Chapter 5: Yin is a ball of meat
[Inside the dome]
Adam kept walking towards his destination while gritting his teeth at the foreign sense of pain.
After a while, Adam could see a bright white light pillar contrasting to the dark background. It didn't slowly appear from the background but as he stepped, it suddenly appeared without warning. Adam was blinded by the light and so disoriented that he almost fell.
Steadying himself, frustrated he thought, 'Why is my body so weak!?'
He continued to walk towards the light.
The light pillar was growing bigger and brighter. By the time he reached it, it seemed to be 30 meters in diameter. But, the light seemed to continue to grow even when he came close enough to touch.
'So, it wasn't my imagination. The yin dome is indeed growing and the pillar of yang is growing proportionally. If I calculated it right, the diameter of the yin should be about 300 meters.'
Adam touched the pillar to feel a thin film which his hand easily penetrated. It was warm inside. He also felt the familiar tingling sensation of his lightning within the pillar.
He proceeded to enter the pillar with his entire body only to suddenly feel resistance at his left arm which was carrying Yin. 'So, the yang pillar will only let me enter? Should have expected that.'
Adam gently lay the wolf pup on the charred ground 2 meters away from the yang pillar.
He went up to the pillar and pushed through again and was easily able to pass.
Inside Adam could see a world of white and in the center was a ball of electricity. He walked to it. The distance covered was surprisingly not charged with static and he felt no shocks, only a comfortable hum. As he neared, Adam could feel a current radiating out from the lustrous ball. He reached out to the ball in an attempt to touch it.
As soon as the hand neared, the ball surged into it on its own volition. The sudden action startled Adam but, not too greatly. He let the current flow into him. The tingling sensation flowed through his entire body rejuvenating him from the inside. He soon felt the energy coursing through him in a familiar manner. But soon, he began to grow doubtful. The lightning used to be spread evenly throughout his body at all times. But now, it seemed to settle in his pubic region after a cycle. The tingling sensation made him ticklish and disrupted his calmness.
After a while the sensation stopped and Adam could think clearly again. He tried to feel the energy inside himself. Instead of coursing through his blood like it used to, the power was now completely concentrated in his pubic region. He tried to call for it but except a slight ripple, the ball of energy made no other movements. He searched for any other signs of the lightning in his body and was surprised to find trace amounts in his head and chest but nothing anywhere else. He tried calling the trace amounts and instead of obeying him, they too turned into balls of lightning which entered his brain and heart respectively. Seeing that the autonomous energy was beyond his control, he stopped trying any further.
Adam then turned back to leave. Just as he passed through the film separating the yin and yang regions, the surroundings grew chaotic. 'Seems like the lightning being removed disrupted the balance. This place is getting dangerous. Even with my power back I still can't control it and even if I could, I don't think I would survive.'
Adam hurried to pick up his wolf and ran towards the way he started from. As the surroundings were no longer charged, he couldn't feel any more pain and with his enhanced speed recovered, he charged forth like a bolt of lightning. But then the lightning surrounding him was gone again and he fell face first. Still uninjured he started to run again. Not stopping to think of anything else proved to be the best decision because as soon as he looked back, he saw that there were cracks in the air and the place he had fallen at was sliced by a clear blade light like web.
Adam had read about these anomalies called space cracks. They would be formed when the space itself is injured so much that it just breaks. Space cracks would usually instantly heal unlike the one he just saw. In fact the only known artificial space crack was caused by the Kronos Aurelius Maximus, the last of the line of the royal line of Maximus who was killed by the first Emperor of the line of Salamander. That too occurred accidentally when he used the last of his strength to try to kill Winston Salamander and in avertedly broke the surrounding space which caused the Brihot mountain range where they fought the epic battle to disappear. Luckily, Emperor Winston escaped the affected area losing only the right side of his body which was later healed. Kronos Maximus was however not so lucky, he was sucked into the space crack leaving no sign except a red fog of blood which rained down on the earth.
As he recalled this event he had read, Adam felt a chill up his neck and leaned down to avoid being fatally executed.
The pressure made him exert his limbs to their utmost. Avoiding space cracks which came with no warning by dint of his sense of danger which he didn't know he had, Adam ran for more than 175meters when he saw a ripple in the air. Thinking that it was another space crack, Adam turned a bit only to realize that the ripples he saw covered the entire field of his vision. Turning back he saw more faint webs which were spreading towards him fast. He firmed his heart and rushed to the wall of ripples he had seen.
3meters…2meters…1meter….when suddenly Adam felt a cool slicing feeling from his back which he had never felt before. Not stopping, Adam completed the last leg of his journey and passed through the black ripple in space and was greeted by a bright light.
He stopped to realize that he was outside the dome and that it was shaking unstably. He looked at his back to find his skin and flesh sliced off and bones grinded. At first surprised at feeling no pain and seeing no blood flow from his wound, it was soon replaced by horror when he realized what fate he had just survived.
The lightning ball which had remained inactive all this while started to release wisps of energy to his back. This energy started to heal his bones and then remade his back. The flesh and muscles could be seen as they started to grow back. The skin also grew in a speed followed by the naked eye. First tender pink skin appeared which became increasingly white until the newly grown area looked no different to the rest of the body. Beneath the exterior, the healing process had yet to complete. The healed bone started to produce new blood which filled the gap that been formed during the healing process. Once filled, the blood in his back resumed circulating. After this, the wisp of lightning began to strengthen the newly regrown area. Once finished with reinforcement, the cut off nerves joined with the new nerves to bring sensation back to his…back.
The entire healing process took 20 seconds. In this time, Adam looked around himself to realize that the area was surrounded by soldiers and that an epic battle between his father and a middle age aged man he didn't know was finishing in the distance when he saw them flying towards him.
"NO! ADAM RUN!"
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Gron and Archus had clashed multiple times with no victor to be found. Gron in his Flegomai armor wielding a spear skid back under the force of the impact same as Archus who wielded the Salamander royal spear wearing the salamander royal armor.
Gron and Archus stood up at the same time. Gron knew that despite being a weapons master, he could never defeat his father with them both wielding spears. He also knew that Archus was not really serious in trying to kill him else he would use his signature Tenebris blade instead of a spear. His father was a blade master after all. No one had ever forced him to use his full strength. He was dealing with a monster.
As he was thinking, he saw his father charge at him with his spear. The spear was coated with flames which from his point of view looked like a beautiful flower. But, he would not be able to admire this beauty as he to raise his spear in retaliation.
He pumped the energy from the surroundings into his spear automatically transforming it into yellow flames. The two burning spears clashed with each other. Gron swept his spear breaking contact and stabbed it only to be blocked and parried. Sidestepping his opponent's weapon, Gron sliced at him with the tip.
Archus dodged the attack and punched Gron in the side. Despite being hit, Gron remained unfazed and swept his spear overhead. Mid strike the spear turned into a club.
Archus blocked the club but staggered due to the weight and was kneed promptly. This caused him to drop his spear and move back.
Gron kicked away the fallen spear denying his father the use of a weapon.
"Hahaha it has been sometime since we fought and you have improved, my son. Its time I use a bit of my skills." Joyfully laughing Archus unsheathed his Tenebris Blade and a red aura became visible surrounding him until the air ignited.
Seeing this Gron thought with a grimace, 'Shit…shouldn't have kicked it.'
The Flegomai set is a low grade divine weapon and armor set made of an unknown liquid metal. It could only be used by the worthy. The gold armor had red and violet patterns running across it. The armor was a one piece which covered the entirely of the wearer besides his face which is protected by a transparent thin film. The Flegomai Weapon is actually a fluid which takes the shape of a wide array of weapons from swords to spears to sabers. The weapon produced always looks plain but contains powers similar to other divine weapons.
The Salamander royal attire consists of the royal armor, the royal spear and the royal seal. The armor is the original armor worn by Winston Salamander which has an unknown origin. It has been tempered and melded with new minerals found by the reigning Emperors. Presently, this divine armor provides protection superior to low grade divine armor. The red armor covers the entirety of the body except the head.
The royal spear is an imitation of the spear used by Winston Salamander as the original had been destroyed due to a space crack. But, it can still be considered a top grade holy weapon. It is similarly red in color and covered by gold and black runes. The royal seal is a thick red ring with the image of a Salamander engraved on the flat surface in front of it. The ring was crafted with the remains of the original royal spear and still contains a wisp of spear intent. It serves as the symbol of the Emperor of Divum.
Gron changed his weapon to a sword and released the restriction placed on his bloodline. This caused the surrounding energy to rush to him and upon contact with his skin, ignite.
Now, both men coated in flames, Gron with a serious look in his eyes and Archus with a grin, looked at each other.
Gron charged at Archus but couldn't find any openings unlike when they were using spears.
Archus simply stood where he was with his sword hanging by his side unmoving. But, when Gron closed in, he suddenly felt a faint danger and quickly moved his weapon to the side and transformed it into a shield which was sliced apart as soon as it was formed. The arm holding the shield now had a long thin cut and the Tenebris Blade dripped two drops of blood.
Gron's forehead dripped sweat as the wound healed.
Archus smirked, "Your senses have improved as well. Else, you would have lost your head, just like Cornelius. Or was that just a lucky block and you're still weak? Anyhow, I don't have any more time. The kid should be coming out by now if ever."
Gron looked at the dome and saw an injured Adam staggering out with what seemed like a ball of white meat in his arms. Archus smirked at the scene of Adams back healing. "I'm gonna go meet him. Will probably kill him too. Care to join?"
Archus jumped off the plateau and flew towards the boy.
"NO! ADAM RUN!" Shouting so, Gron flew after him.
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