'Since they are disciples I should head to the sect grounds' Using his only lead Ed formed a plan in his mind and started executing it.
Ed passed by the training area and made sure his brother wasn't there. He knew his brother would be in the sect so he had to get there.
He headed to his father's office and found his butler at the door.
"I would like to talk to my father, please inform him for me" Usually Becky would take care of such matters, but Ed was alone now.
"Understood" The butler went in and Ed heard his father's voice. "Come in".
"What do you want Ed" His father went straight to the point.
''I would like to study some techniques so I want your permission to enter the sect" Ed wasn't a sect disciple like his brother or Griffin so he needed permission to enter sect grounds.
"I see. Very well here is a written statement, it had my signature so you don't have to worry" Arthur didn't find anything wrong with his son's request. He wanted to get strong so why stop him?
"Thank you father" Ed left afterward but didn't find Raikou.
"Raikou where are you?" Ed looked around but couldn't find his friend at all. Suddenly Ed's shadow expanded and Raikou came out of it. Ed was scared beyond belief. He couldn't understand what had happened.
"Woof!" Raikou looked very pleased with Ed's reaction.
'Oh, that's right! His name became shadow wolf!' Ed finally guessed how Raikou was able to hide in his shadow. But he still couldn't figure out when he did that.
"Let's scare my mom and sister the same way, OK?" Ed suddenly thought of a prank to play on his family.
Ed then headed towards his mother's room, after speaking with her maid he got in and found that both her and his sister were inside.
"Hey mother, hey Bella, come here I wanna show you something" Ed immediately tried to play his prank.
"What is it, Ed? Why can't you show us from there?" Although his mother had he doubts she was still coming toward him.
Ed then asked them to look at the ground below him. They both looked down and suddenly Raikou came out.
"Aaaaah!" Both Elizabeth and Bella screamed and backed away.
"Hahahahah!" Ed was very amused but didn't forget his true objective. He activated his Sharingan and took a look at both their Qis', it was disturbed but soon calmed down.
This showed that Ed's mother and sister were not being controlled. Ed let out a sigh of relief and deactivated his Sharingan before they could notice.
"Why did you do that? Why would you scare us? Is it that amusing? And you Raikou, why did you agree to play a prank on us?!" The secret weapon was let out and Elizabeth wouldn't stop talking.
Ed was laughing while Raikou was barking happily. Bella was pouting because she got pranked but soon laughed as well.
After making sure the two were alright, Ed made his way to the sect. He showed his father's letter to the guards and got in.
It was the first time Ed entered the sect so he was watching everything closely. The sect was huge. It took at least a quarter of the city's total size.
It had houses which Ed guessed were for the disciples. He also noticed that the training grounds were full of people practicing.
Ed got back to his mission and started looking for his brother. Although Ed wasn't running, thanks to Shadow Steps he was very fast. He covered the training grounds but still couldn't find him.
He then jumped up on top of a house and started looking around from a high point. Ten minutes later Ed found Eric. He was in a secluded area far from the entrance of the sect.
Eric was surrounded by three other people who had their sect's clothes. Ed was about 200 meters away from them but still felt that something was wrong. Something kept telling him things are not what they look like, so he activated the Sharingan.
Right after its activation, one of the disciples started losing his form and suddenly transformed into a middle-aged man.
'Illusion?! That should be the man controlling my brother!' "System scan the man in the middle" Ed wanted to know how strong his opponent was before taking action.
[The man in the middle is an Earth establishment level 4]
Ed got shocked after hearing the results of the scan. There was no way he could defeat that man even with Raikou and Suika's help.
"What about the other two?"
[Knight establishment level 1]
Ed was relieved; if the other two were as strong he would have no choice but to give up on the mission.
'What to do now?' Ed kept thinking. He didn't plan on a strong opponent to appear in this mission. 'I should have expected it since the exp was generous'
Ed took a look at his Inventory and saw a Transformation card there. "System what can this card do?"
[The transformation card can transform the host into a person he knows]
"Great!" A plan formed instantly in Ed's head.
"Use the transformation card and turn me into the guard we met at the door"
[Transforming please wait]
Ed now looked exactly like the guard; even his mother wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
After that Ed started walking towards the four of them. The three men were on guard and tensed up, only Eric was okay since he knew this guard from a long time.
Ed got close enough to Eric and spoke "Young master Eric, your brother is here and he wants to talk to you so he asked us to come to get you. He can't come inside the sect after all" Ed made his story sound believable.
As soon as Eric wanted to go with him, the man stopped him "Eric your brother can wait, let us continue our talk" Eric like a machine tried to go back but Ed stopped him.
"So you really are the one controlling my brother! Don't think we'll let you leave after that!" Ed undid his transformation and punched Eric in the stomach. He used all his strength so Eric immediately lost consciousness.
The three men were stunned because of the sudden transformation. Ed used this chance and conjured two fire arrows. He targeted the earth and dust filled the place.
"Gale" He then used his Wind magic to keep the dust circling around while he ran away with his brother on his back.
He got back to the training grounds and shouted at the disciples. "Take my brother back and inform my father we have enemies around".
The disciples knew Ed was Arthur's son so they followed his orders and left. The 3 men soon caught up and Ed withdrew his two swords and unsheathed them.
'Now then, to buy some time until my father is here!' Ed made up his resolve and got ready to fight.
Hello everyone, Eric's controller is finally found. How will Ed fare against this strong opponent.
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Knowing that he could not defeat the man in the middle, Ed thought of ways to separate him from the other two. However his worried were swept away.
"To think that the incompetent son of Arthur would be the one to stop our plan. I'm both impressed and disappointed, glory sect seems to have lost worthy people" The man spoke an stood still while the other two moved towards Ed.
'Seems like I don't have to fight all three of them' Ed was relieved. But it was still 2v1 he couldn't relax at all. 'This is the second time I'm fighting a human other than my father'
Ed kept swinging his swords around, to other it seemed like he was trying to hit a ghost but in reality, he was trying to establish his full reach with his Seikūken. He would be relying on it a lot this fight.
As the two were getting closer they each went to one side and pulled out their swords. They did not seem like they were underestimating Ed at all.
His opponents were as strong as him; however, he had more special abilities. Ed knew he should take his time and not rush out at them.
The two suddenly moved at the same time, anyone in Ed's situation would be scared but Ed kept his calm. He had fought stronger opponents before.
After getting close enough they swung their swords at Ed hoping to beat him in no time. They knew they didn't have much time.
However, Ed moved both his hands at the same time and blocked both of their swords. He did not even have to turn around to look at them thanks to his Seikūken. His Two-swords Style also allowed him to be ambidextrous.
The two were shocked and retreated. They switched their formations and were now attacking him from the front and from behind. But to no avail, Ed's sword skills and overall abilities were much higher than theirs. He also sparred a lot with Raikou and so was used to all kinds of fast-paced attacks.
'How can react to both of them at the same time. Not even masters can do that when fighting opponents of the same strength' Ed was occupied with his fight and didn't notice the other man squinting his eyes in shock; you could also see appreciation in his eyes. Although Ed was an enemy now, the man knew Ed was weak and bedridden not too long ago. 'To be able to get this strong... Just how much talent is he hiding' A little smile could be seen forming in his mouth.
Ed's opponents were now getting tired. They were attacking a lot at an incredible speed but Ed stopped them at their tracks every time. 'I should end this soon' Ed wanted to defeat his two opponents; he was afraid the other man would change his mind and join the two.
Ed then switched his stance from an open one to a closed one, he kept his swords in front of him rather than at his sides. The two saw this and thought he was getting tired so they attacked him at once. The one behind him was a bit faster and got to him first, he put his sword above his head and attacked with all his might. He wanted Ed to block with both his swords so his friend could attack his freely.
However, Ed activated his Shadow Steps and dodged the sword just as it was about to hit him. This guaranteed for him that his opponent wouldn't escape. His opponent was shocked and turned his head around to look at Ed but all he could see was a sword coming at him. Ed aimed at the man's throat and killed him mercilessly.
*Ding*
Obtained 1000 exp.
Ed wasn't happy about the notification; after all, he had just killed a human for the first time. If it wasn't for the fact that they had targeted his family Ed wouldn't have killed him. They had also seen him transforming into the guard so Ed couldn't let them know too much of his secrets.
The other man looked at his friend falling to the ground and lost his cool, he then rushed at Ed. Ed was able to react easily to him; after all, he was alone now. Ed pointed his swords at the man and stabbed, the man got scared and tried to step back but Ed capitalized on this chance and rushed at him. He swung Murasame and knocked the sword out of his opponent's hand leaving him defenseless. He then swung Murata-tou and slashed, leaving a deep wound on the opponent's body.
Obtained 1000 exp.
Ed heard the notification and relaxed a bit. He needed to focus now on his remaining opponent. The strongest one out of the three.
"I can only offer you my greatest of praise. I had heard you were a failure of a son, but anyone who would look at you now would have to eat those words." The man started approaching Ed.
"I accept your praise gratefully" Ed started to get tense. The aura the man was letting off was suffocating him. It just showed how much of a difference there was between them.
Suddenly the man in front of him split into two. Ed was surprised but he activated the Sharingan. He looked at the split man and saw no Qi in the two in front of him. He then felt an attack coming from behind him. 'The two were only a decoy!' Ed turned around and blocked with both of his swords.
"Great reaction speed, and those eyes, it seems like they can see through my illusions" A blurry appearance appeared behind Ed and swung his sword at him. Although Ed blocked with both his swords he was sent flying. He checked his HP and saw that this one strike took almost half of it.
'This isn't going to end well for me...' Ed could only smile wryly and get back on his feet.
"Oh, you can still stand up. Then let us have some more fun!" The man said and rushed at Ed.
Ed now was fully focused and used all his skills to defend. As usual, the Sharingan and Seikūken combo proved to be an indispensable duo for Ed. He could now react to the attacks of the man, although just barely.
Suddenly Ed lost his footing and fell down. "Only a Knight establishment and you can hold me off. what a waste it is to kill you" The man was swinging his sword at Ed's head but suddenly swung it to the side. He split a rock that was thrown at him.
Ed used this chance to back away and get back on his feet. But as he looked at who saved him he was shocked. It the young orphan who got hit by his brother.
'Seems like he didn't hold a grudge on our family' Ed was glad he saved him when he had the chance.
"It seems like the heavens do not wish for you to die hahaha" The man was laughing.
"Kid, Thanks for saving me but go back now this place is dangerous!" Ed didn't want for the child to get hurt.
"It's okay he won't get hurt" Another voice sounded near the kid and a silhouette appeared and placed its hand on his head.
It was Griffin, the number one disciple of glory sect.
"I heard there was trouble in the sect and came to help, young master Ed" Griffin smiled and joined Ed against the man.
"Took you long enough" Ed smiled and was relieved.
Hello everyone one. Sorry for the late update, I was a little bit tired and decided to rest for a little.
I hope you enjoy the chapter and don't forget to leave your thought on it in the comments! :)
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