At Crossroads: Of Death?

y to t

ese statues, their branches hiding the face of the sun; thus allowing little specks of light to seep into the dark forest, illuminating it. Birds could be heard chirping, filling the environment with their sonorous melody.

d, shaven clean of hair and as smooth as polished stones. Dotted black lines ran vertically across their heads from the forehead to the back head. Aroun

ile. "Won't it be awesome?" His name was Lung and loved talking alot. He was also a great joker and loved saying

rritated! His brown eyes which were sharp stared at Lung, sizing him up. Then his lips opened

.

fellow with no regard for jokes. Children like him

ould it be

e in front Qi; he was a senior monk while the latter wa

ng chipped in. "There are lots of

ke a pendulum. His beady eyes stared at the young monk who lacked enth

stening attentively. Their Abbot seldom talke

a glamour of beauty to his nature

is nothing like the oth

thought. The Monasteries were orthodox organizations set up to teach people the ways

im. Sneering he said, "Didn't k

ou should let th

ate

Abbot still viewed him as a child. Inasmuch you were still a monk, you are a ch

The Western Monastery broke awa

ld a Monastery which had existed for millennials suddenly break away from the teachings of

"There are things yo

was definitely not going to tell them

g and treading on rocks for support. They avoided the narrow pat

itated by this. He hated silence but seeing that the others had no intentio

go? Is the Northern Mona

impossible for it to be discovered by the six kingdoms. To even travel to a city in Crosslands would take days much more traveling to the North. They had to pass through several forests, cities, villages and then the Bound

rect question, he would receive a direct answer. He did not want to waste time beatin

r if he was doing it in order to mock them. He said,

wasn't coming up. The Abbot was asked to escort them to the Northern Monastery to submit a scroll. They were the ones hosting the annual competition this year! This competition would be held among the five Monasteri

n they discovered they were the one

ed all form of life had been silently stolen. Th

rt of the forest. Or should 'dangerous' replace 'weird'? They watched as leaves dropped from the tall trees. Then ther

clothing made of hides and had th

onks couldn't discern. With those looks, t

id. His eyes were red and bloodshot, his face as ugly as a baboon. His height added more to his monstrous looks for he was about seven feet tall! When he spoke, a set of

imitated his moves. Though they were agitated, they found it surprising to s

d, his voice railing across t

h

amping the ground ferociously. The ground

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cks of feathers and tossed them into the air. Folding the sleeves of his robe, he curved his back and ex

a

to the ground, emittin

o

thereens. The chi energies had travelled through the groun

um

t with blood. The crimson liquid flowed lik

a

r after being dropped. What martial arts was that? How did the Abbot move so f

e then found himself saying, "C-chi manipulation!" The other pa

a

t of yellow light and as fast as the glint appeared, the man felt his blood bo

zz

elting rapidly. He then collapsed, pores appearing

zz

gradually, leaving nothing but

bot said calmly to

is part of the forest as soon as possible. Maybe the next ambu

thought. It sent shivers

s the man who had disintegrated. He was st

s mouth, h

ons of

ands o

thee,

chill down the spines of the three monks. Their h

bot also knew the incantation. It pertained to the domain of Death and was summoning underworld beings, creatures of darkness. He knew who the Sons of Darkness were and the thought of this made his mind run adrift.

em! They could feel the auras of death, their life forces slowly seeping out of their body. The trees

a fight. Raising up his hands, he channeled his chi into the surrounding. A

.

re to be seen. He looked around hoping to

und for the people but couldn't see them except their shadow

Thump

e shadows, he felt his body disintegrate bit by bit. Dark t

sound came out. The dar

, his organs dropped to the ground, blood spewing out of his body

the darkness following them. In a short

ess had returned

known

orld. The only material which was visible in this place was a book. It was glowing, preventing the

. Then words began appearing on the page, on

surfaced in the real world and this will attract

evil forces are t

undoubtedly be th

d would

four

fterwards, shrouding i

of Crosslands. The

wind as his brown eyes stared into empty space, oblivious to the enormous white pillars which stood in the gigantic palace, supporting it. White chandeliers hung down from the white ceiling, holding white candles which were lit, feel

arly 20s walked in briskly. He was dressed in a white leather military outfit. Two white katan

lips were pink and rosy, his face unsmiling. He was full of vigo

lled me

d be dead, Regent." It was a law for no one to enter the palace without the Elite's permissio

y stole a cargo worth thousands of gold coins," the Elite continued, sitting upright.

nd the cargo with them. It's likely th

, revealing deep w

pack of hunters to s

without an army. This Regent was aware of this

well

omewhere in

heard and seen laughing merrily, their voices reverberating ac

orrible looks, looks that law abiding citizens wouldn't want to have. Like

er military outfit which clung to her body tightly, making her breasts and perfect curved stand

ring beauty, but quickly resumed thei

them. Then she walked towards the table wh

as

the bottles to fall to the ground, brea

men smiled lewdly. "Y

g. Ignoring the remar

myself if I were you,

d. "I would rather think of your white

oar of laughter, making the

rgo?" she asked,

d drew out a dagger, the blade reflecting his face. "It t

nto the table, causing

't ask

ed. Immediately, all the bandits s

g ten bandits. You didn't even come wit

warm body," another s

rst man commanded. From his tone, it was

ves, obeying the command. Two men

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palms into their torso. Then she channeled her chi in

ac

. Blood was spewed across the floor as the men fell

ff. Well, not the bandits. They continued attacking and before they could rea

. The chief grinned at Feng. This woman had easily finished

a

himself. The hue seeped into the whole tavern, making it dark. This was

s up, they reflected balls of light which shone, illuminating the tavern. The

oo

e dagger, she infused it with her dark chi. Her dark chi ran acr

a

e face. The impact caused his jaw bones to

a

to the wall, burying hi

n

e same time. No bone was spar

ng man who was stuck in the wall,

of gold to a pack of mercenaries," he sa

peated, digestin

Boundary. A week'

kno

ng...it may erupt into two

tered everywhere, staining the whole place with crimson liquid. She stared at her blood-dripping fist and wipe

bandits. That's a jo

upted and four men dressed in red n

the

and vanished. She smiled