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Chapter 80 - Our Journey Began With You

Gaulin grew tense at the words of the child looking figure before him.

Null had just threatened him, a royal guard with decades of experience fighting imeni and beast alike.

He was a foremost water and ice manipulator who had rendered some of the more powerful beasts tactless against his might.

He could channel mofei as simply as breathing air and manipulate as nimbly as he could use his hands.

Of the manipulators under the Kingdom of Linomei's name, Gaulin was the furthest developed as a third level dry ice manipulator.

Mr. Yanni had explained the levels of manipulation by element as follows:

Water, Torrent, Ice, and Burning Frost

Ignition, Fire, White Hot, and Plasma

Air, Wind, Flurry, and Cyclone

Earth, Stone, Metal, Crystal

And of course, when you were capable of advanced manipulation there was a chance to manipulate multiple elements. 

Some of the wider known fusions between the elements were as follows:

Fire and water became scalding water, fire and earth became lava, and fire and air became steam.

Water and earth became swamp, water and air became water vapor.

Earth and air became dust.

The spectrum of elements allowed for more than just this, but in general elemental fusion mainly allowed for versatility rather than function.

There was nothing Gaulin could do as Null stepped forward with his level of cultivation boosting his speed.

As he arrived next to Gaulin, Null reached out with an arm covered with a slimy black gauntlet.

This was Void in his semi-collected form.

On the three-year trip to Planet Mamon, Null had not only focused on cultivating but also focused on introspection.

He thought back to his experience with the Creator and all of his run ins with Ego.

Because Ego was a product of Null's mindscape and the soul soothing vase and the cosmic vortex produced Void when he willed it outside of his body, he could draw some conclusions together.

Ego was something of another spirit inside Null's mindscape now that he coalesced the remnant spirit water into a sentient being.

With Void however, the dark mass of violent substance was something like a living tool that Null had come to realize that there was more to it than he previously assumed.

So, when Gaulin attempted to block the slimy, black gauntlet with an impromptu ice shield, he was surprised to see it slowly melt into the gauntlet itself.

This was something Null had practiced on the ship at Theef and the pauper's expense.

After absorbing the mofei based shield the gauntlet continued to Gaulin's body and gave him another shock.

Once the gauntlet made contact with Gaulin he was immobilized and swiftly drained of the mofei in his body.

The buildup was more intense than was quickly ended by the properties of the void gauntlet. 

Gaulin was invaded by a trace of Void's invasive aspect.

Whenever he controlled the mofei to enter his mei veins, the traces of Void that entered his body immediately jumped to consume it in its entirety.

"What have you done!? Why does it feel like I have been disconnected from the mofei," he shrieked in fear.

It was then that the scout sensed the danger behind the seemingly innocent child and sought to help out.

The guards too stepped in closer and begun to draw in mofei to manipulate with.

Null simply thrust the gauntlet deeper into Gaulin's skin and warned, "You all better step down unless you want to see him dead!"

"Argh! Please cease this!" Gaulin screamed to no avail.

"Let him go!" One of the caravan guards rushed at Null with a powerful cast charged.

"Fool." Null simply held Gaulin up to the guard who immediately regretted his actions.

The guard had to forcefully redirect his attack which Null took advantage of and used Gaulin like a weapon and hit the guard into the ground.

Both Imeni groaned in pain but the rest of the guards along with the scout knew to back down now.

"Look now Klein. Now that you're with the crew, these baddies won't do nothing to hurt you."

He threw Gaulin to the ground and declared, "Now that you're with the crew you don't have to be tested to know your worth!"

Null allowed Void to seep out onto the surface of his skin and gave one final declaration, "Now that you're with the crew, the whole world can be your playground and these people your playthings."

In his Void Cloak state, Null asked a simple question, "Where to?"

Klein was sure now more than ever that he was riding with the right crew, "Let's journey across the planet and witness all these magical lands have to offer."

He then looked to the scared caravan members and said, "To the Kingdom of Linomei!"

The guards and scout turned to Gaulin who then turned to the cloaked Null and said, "'Twould be my honor sirs."

And that was how the two children began their journey around the world in a matter of days.

Gaulin gave Null a charm that was explained to Null that when they arrived in the kingdom that the charm would allow them the identity of the chosen kids that would become a retainer in the future.

They took the charms and left in a hurry as they wanted to enjoy the entirety of the planet before they were to leave with Theef and the pauper.

A message was left with Meior and Klein hugged his mother they were ready to leave for a prolonged amount of time.

They were running free with Null taking some time to allow the Allbeast to take on some more forms.

They practiced their manipulation and advanced along the way before finally reaching the grandiose walls of the tremendous Kingdom of Linomei.

"Are you ready to take on the world one step at a time?"

"As long as I've got this feeling in my soul, I'm ready to face the world head on with you."

"This world is yours. Our journey began with you."

Null punched Klein's shoulder softly, "Together we rule the world, not these phonies."