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Book 5 Chapter Sixteen; Heavens Haven III

  They had crossed over four bridges and were now on their seventh island. The islands with waterfalls all used tunnels and caverns to bridge the distances. So they were making good time across the isles towards the cities.

  “Maybe now would be a good time to rest, before you continue.” Baek offered, he hadn't gotten involved once. But his presence always provided comfort for them all.

  They heeded his words, deciding to rest while they were not being assailed by flying women monsters. Paldane returned from the sky, his scales cool and wet from the clouds. But the flame that remained at the end of his tail burned as bright as ever. Jazmel stroked his side as Paldane curled up beside him, having shrunk to his baby lizard and cat size. For the moment, Jazmel was alright. He hadn't needed to use any potions just yet; the tyrant body ran efficiently as ever. But he was considering his best options.

  Name: Jazmel

  Level: 90

  Species: Tyrant*

  Rank: Ranker Tier II

  Class: Sword Scion

  Trait: HEART OF THE SWORD (BORN TRAIT)

  Tempered body; Domineering tyrant

  Health: 5960/6110

  Stamina: 3400/4079

  Mana: 2756/3960

  STR:170(+5) PER:187

  VIT:171 END:173(+3)

  INT:168 WIL:175(+7)

  AGL:165 DEX:170

  Skills:

  


      
  • Raven’s Cleaving Descent (tier II)


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  • Great Rumbling Dragon (tier II)


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  • Sunder (tier II)


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  • Flaming Evisceration (tier I)


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  Title(s):

  FIEND BANE (ACTIVE)

  BEASTIAL BYAKKO SENSES (PASSIVE)

  TYRANNY OF THE TYRANT DRAGON (PASSIVE)

  SERPENT SLAYER (UNACTIVE)

  DEMON SLAYER (UNACTIVE)

  AWAKENER (PASSIVE)

  BASTION OF THE TYRANT (PASSIVE)

  Unused Stat points: 0

  442X PLATINUM COINS

  782X WHITE GOLD COINS

  4X GOLD COINS

  Item(s):

  TIER II 2X COLD IRON ORE

  TIER I 1X GREATER GRAVE IRON ORE

  2/3 PIECES OF THE PLAQUE

  TIER III TUNIC OF TUMERIN

  TIER II ARMOUR OF THE STEADFAST

  X8 TIER III GORGON SCALES

  TIER III GORGON HEART

  TIER III MOON LOTUS FLOWER

  TIER III BOG HAG MUCUS SAC

  TIER III SWAMP WITCH MIASMA POTION

  X5 TIER II ROCK SALAMANDER FANGS

  X9 TIER II ROCK SALAMANDER SKIN

  TIER I MAGELLANIC MEMORY MOULD

  X4 TIER III ACIDIC SCORPION CARAPACE PIECE

  TIER I 10 YEAR MANA GINSENG

  PRIMORDIAL CORE OF SOLIS

  TIER III REAPING GRIM BEAST CORE

  TIER III RED MASK

  TIER III LAMP OF LELUTHIAN

  X10 TIER II BRUTE BOAR TUSKS

  TIER IV DREAD HERETIC CORE

  TIER III ARMOUR SET OF THE NIGHT WING

  TIER III SKILL EVOLVE TOKEN

  X10 TIER II GREATER MANA POTIONS

  X7 TIER II GREATER HEALTH POTIONS

  X10 TIER II GREATER STAMINA POTIONS

  TIER III ALCOLI THE GHOUL CORE

  TIER III GARGAUNTUAN SABRE OF CULLING

  TIER III LION HELM OF ADVERSITY

  RANKER TIER SCOURGING SCARAB

  MASTER TIER GOURD OF SANCTITY

  MASTER TIER CELESTIAL CARP

  MASTER TIER ASHES OF THE FALLEN

  TIER III RUNE OF THE ART OF THE SWORDPLAY

  MASTER TIER SONG OF THE SUNDERING

  RANKER TIER TITLE OF THE DRAGON SONG

  TIER III LEVEL UP TOKEN

  X3 TIER III MITHRIL INGOT

  X2 TIER III SWORDS OF THE SHIELDMAIDEN

  TIER II KEY TO THE GARDEN OF THE AESIR

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  SIX WINGS OF THE FALLEN VALKRYIE

  COMPANION: NIGHT DRAGON

  LEVEL 10

  PARTY:

  5/5

  BAEK LVL 117

  Jazmel nodded, admiring his hard work.

  Sadé came over, sidling up between him and Paldane. She scratched Paldane who purred like a house cat. She leaned against Jazmel and used his sturdy side to prop her up.

  “I am worried.” she said, he was about to ask her about what. But then he knew what it was, because in truth. He too was worried about the same thing.

  “I don’t know what to do about it though.” He said, trying his best to not make it noticeable what they were discussing. Being around people who had remarkably high stats, meant his words would travel loudly even if he whispered.

  “I need to do it alone, somewhere where others cannot intrude or interrupt.” He explained and she nodded, listening to him keenly.

  “We can figure it out here, someway anyway.” He said, picking himself up and dusting off the grass he had picked absentmindedly. He helped Sadé to her feet and she smiled, before tiptoeing up and kissing him deeply.

  “What was that for!” he almost exclaimed while fighting the urge to swoon.

  “For good luck of course.” She said and he laughed as she walked away. He noticed Baek watching them and when he caught his gaze, the old master tier simply inclined his head respectfully.

  They rested for another hour but then Jazmel made to move them all. Hurrying towards the biggest floating island before they would be just a bridge within distance of the city.

  DING!

  YOU HAVE OVERCOME MANY HURDLES TO REACH THE FINAL FLOATING ISLAND!

  BUT YOU HAVE NOW BECOME THE QUARRY OF THE FINAL FOE!!

  VANQUISH YOUR FOE AND ADVANCE!

  …

  As soon as the system screen had finished a shriek pierced the sky. Then, several others sounded in chorus and answer. Jazmel looked up and stared in abject horror. The sky was filled with monstrous birds, so great was the one flying at the vanguard. That the island was covered in shade as its four wings blot out the sun.

  DING!

  TIER III FOUR-WINGED THUNDERBIRD HAS SOUGHT YOU OUT!

  IT LAYS CLAIM TO THE SKIES!!

  …

  “Paldane let’s go!” Jazmel said and Paldane morphed into his larger sized form. Jazmel climbed on the back, and they leapt into the skies. The smaller birds were hardly birds, or to Jazmel that’s what they looked like. They were made up of more like spirit and Mana then flesh and feathers and Paldane roared.

  Langdrin’s lark!

  DING!

  YOU HAVE ENTHRALLED THE FLOCK OF JIGWI FOR 4 SECONDS!!

  …

  So these were the Jigwi, great spiritual birds of Mana and anger. He could feel it wafting from them, that, and hunger? They felt hungry and enraged by it. They stayed stricken in the sky, Paldane’s skill keeping them stuck and static in the air.

  “Let’s get them!” Jazmel howled over the winds, the thunderbird had decided to attack those on the ground, so Jazmel decided to try his luck with the flock.

  Flaming Evisceration!

  Great rumbling dragon!

  Flaming Evisceration!

  He had chosen to use Yoru No Tsubasa, and it worked. Wings were frozen and splintered from the power of his skill. Frigid figures fell from the sky and shattered on collision. The Jigwi fell to ruin and flame from Paldane.

  DING!

  X4 TIER II JIGWI KILLED!

  EXP ACCRUED!

  …

  Aeonic flame!

  DING!

  YOUR COMPANIONS SKILL HAS EVOLVED!

  AEONIC FLAME HAS BECOME AEONIC BLAST!!

  …

  The flame that roared from Paldane’s mouth intensified and expanded. Jazmel watched as the spiritual forms of the Jigwi all burst asunder. Paldane roared his victory, the thunderbird shrieked in response and changed its target. It soared through the skies chasing after Paldane. But Paldane was just as agile, though he was smaller he was still a dragon.

  DING!

  TIER III FOUR-WINGED THUNDERBIRD RAILS AGAINST YOUR CHALLENGE!

  TIER III FOUR-WINGED THUNDERBIRD USES CRY OF THUNDER!

  THUNDERSTORMS APPEAR IN THE SKIES!!

  …

  BE CAREFUL!

  …

  Jazmel watched as the blue skies and white clouds, suddenly became darkened and dull. The rumble of thunder could be heard, blue and white flashes in the clouds made him know lightning was bouncing around inside also.

  Be careful! he told Paldane, who simply focused on flying ahead of the thunderbird. Its beak hissed with steam as it exhaled and edged forward trying to catch its prey.

  Paldane dived low and then flared his wings to spin out of it and end up beneath the belly of the thunderbird. he made sure he was flying on his back, Jazmel did everything he could to hold on and was hanging off the back, clutching ridges of scales.

  Winged sever!

  Paldane slashed with his wings, scything torrents of air Mana hit the underbelly of the thunderbird. it careened; wailing in pain and crying out. Just as thunder and lightning clashed like cymbals above them. the thunder was loud, the lightning bright. Jazmel’s keen eyes showed him the trajectory of the bolt and he squeezed with his knees to urge Paldane out of its strike pattern.

  It missed them, skimming past them. but the energy of the lightning sizzled near them. collecting the ambient Mana around and causing them to burst. The flashes blurred Jazmel’s vision, and he almost missed the thunderbird as it swung its own wing in a scything attack.

  Watch out! Paldane yelled, he dropped like a weight and as quick as he was. That was the only thing to save Jazmel from being cloven in half. The gap between Jazmel and Paldane was only a few inches. But Jazmel felt the skill scythe through where he had been but a moment ago. Gingerly he stepped on the skill for a second, using it to right his body in the sky. Paldane was far under him but was trying to catch himself to catch Jazmel.

  Don’t worry about me! Get the thunderbird! Jazmel screamed across their mental connection. Going into his ring, he pulled out the small cloud as he fell through the clouds and from the sky.

  “NIMBUS!” He yelled and the cloud grew, leeching from his own Mana pool. It floated in the air, and he clutched onto it. Using it to right himself in the air, he crawled onto it and found it soft. It felt like a cushion, a really springy and yet soft cushion. He leaned forward and it zoomed forward, drinking deep from his Mana. he realised it was like a surfboard that he funnelled with his Mana. righting himself and trying his best to not fall, he urged himself forward and around. The Jigwi were rushing forward to him, but he wasn’t worried.

  Raven’s cleaving descent!

  Raven’s cleaving descent!

  He carved black Mana slashes through the skies. The flock of remaining Jigwi burst, the Mana too much for their flimsy ethereal forms. Yoru No Tsubasa was too much for them, especially after gaining another tier. The frozen flames of the grave and cold iron burned brilliantly. The frigid frost of death, burning the life from the spiritual birds of hunger and rage.

  DING!

  FLOCK OF JIGWI DECIMATED!

  YOU HAVE KILLED MORE JIGWI THAN ANY OTHERS IN A LONG TIME!

  TITLE EARNED!

  THREAT TO THE SPIRITUAL BIRD! All spiritual flying forms will suffer 5% more damage from your attacks!

  EXP GREATLY ACCRUED!

  +2 STR

  +2 INT

  …

  Jazmel came about on his cloud, almost smiling at how awesome it felt to fly on his own. the drain on his Mana wasn’t too bad, especially when he was controlling his speed and movement now. It helped that his dexterity was so high, he was able to find balance and buoyancy almost immediately. His high intelligent stat, although it was connected specifically for his Mana. it also allowed him to understand things quicker, his eyes helped with that immensely. The fact that the nimbus cloud used his Mana, just allowed him to perceive its uses that much quicker too.

  He could see the battle taking place. Paldane was nimbly flying around the thunderbird and was letting loose a barrage of flames. wherever he could hit the flying behemoth. The thunderbird was almost triple the size of Paldane and so any stray strike would do more than enough damage.

  Jazmel urged the nimbus cloud forward, pushing himself to support his companion.

  Great rumbling dragon!

  His Mana dragon, formed from his Mana and might. Soared through the sky the thunderbird heard or noticed it. the challenge of another dragon not allowed to go unnoticed. It made to meet the dragon in the air and as they collided, the Mana burst; exploding atop the thunderbird and buffeting it with extreme forces.

  Aeonic blast!

  Flames of black and blue poured down on it from above. The thunderbird being blasted on two fronts. But it wasn’t enough, even though the damage was substantial. Jazmel could tell they were still struggling against the four-winged thunderbird.

  “Oi give me a leg up!” he heard and looking to his amazement. To his shock, he saw Katie hurtling through the sky as she tried to ascend. She flung her chain out, he let it lash around his arm and using all he could. He wrenched his arm and propelled her forward as she swung off his arm. She sailed past him and as she rose just a little higher than the thunderbird. she struck.

  Chain maiden!

  She coiled all her chains up into one form that resembled a hammer. She raised it, rearing it back and with all her strength and might. She slammed down her chains onto the top of the skull of the thunderbird. it cried out, before swooning. Its skull surely fractured, it fell from the sky and Katie with it. but Jazmel was not going to let her die. He soared down towards her and caught her.

  “Hey.” He said and she looked at him.

  “Come round here often?” she said, clearly trying to lighten the mood, even though she had nearly fell to her death.

  “We should talk.” He said and smiling, he hoped she would accept his words.

  “We will, but not now. Right now I just want to feel the thrill of the labyrinth with my friends again.” she said, and he understood.

  “Not now, but soon.” He compromised and she nodded, before hugging him in his arms. It was strictly platonic, but he felt tears blur his eyes. He care deeply about Katie, and he was glad she was not avoiding him anymore.

  DING!

  YOU STAND THE VICTOR OF THE CHALLENGE!

  YOUR CHALLENGE OF THE TIER III FOUR WINGED VALKRYIE HAS WON OUT!

  REWARDS ARE BEING CALCULATED!

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  • 10+ STAT POINTS


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  • RANKER TIER FOUR-WINGED THUNDERBIRD FEATHER


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  • X3 TIER III JIGWI SPIRIT CORES


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