'What's wrong Hope? Why does it seem you're giving Lachlan death stares?' Phoebe asked with concern. Similar to her other turtles she named it Hope; due to it having the ability to predict future catastrophes it would also give them hope because they'll be able to avoid them or even prevent them.
'That young lad; my senses are going off in all different directions. My calamity senses are going haywire yet at the same time he's also the only one that's able to prevent the calamity' Hope responded in a wise old feminine voice, similar to that of a grandma.
'What danger does a calamity represent?' Phoebe asked with curiosity. From what Lachlan's told her, Hope can sense calamities, catastrophes, and any immediate danger to itself. But what's the difference between a calamity and catastrophe.
'From how I see it; calamity is an event that will result in a great loss of life while a catastrophe is some type of natural occurrences such as tsunamis or earthquakes. Since it's my calamity sense that's going off it'll have to do with a great loss of life, whether that be human or beast' Hope explained calmly. 'As for my initial reaction to it, I didn't even know how to react since that sense had never gone off to such a scale before. I've only ever encountered one other calamity but that didn't provoke even close to as big of a reaction'
'That probably has to do with his other half then' Phoebe replied. 'Unlike most humans, Lachlan has another soul apart of him, one which desires completely destruction and death. Fortunately, we know how to prevent it, it'll just take a great deal of time to do that which is why we're quickening the pace by travelling around the world in search of treasures that increase willpower'
'I think I know a place that could help, granted it'll be rather dangerous due to the nature of that place but it'll be worth a visit if it helps prevent a calamity' Hope said.
Due to her excitement Phoebe swiftly turned around and picked Hope up, she didn't even take notice that she wasn't using her internal voice. "Really? That'll be wonderful, so, where's this place?"
"Where's what place?" Lachlan asked as he tilted his head in confusion.
Phoebe's face went red. "Uh, I was just talking to the new turtle, Hope, she says there's a wonderful place that might be able to help increase willpower."
"Alright, that's some great news," Lachlan said before going quiet, letting Phoebe finish her conversation with Hope.
'It's roughly 100 kilometres away from this island eastward, an island shrouded in the aura of death, constantly tempting the mind into doing unspeakable things. However, successfully warding off these temptations should increase the willpower, there might even be something on the island that'll be able to increase it instantly to a certain degree' Hope explained.
'Is that dangerous? The other half might take advantage of a lapse in Lachlan's concentration' Phoebe told her concerns about the island since she wasn't exactly sure how the other half worked either.
'Well I'm not exactly sure either, it isn't as though I know everything about this so-called other half either. From what I know, this island will just increase willpower through a series of temptations; some of which should be easily blocked and others might be slightly more difficult' Hope explained as she reassured Phoebe that Lachlan should be fine.
'Alright, you're going to have to make sure we get to the island soon and in one piece' Phoebe said.
'Yeah, yeah, don't worry so much and relax, I have this covered, just spend some time with the young lad to make sure he knows the possible dangers of this island to him and I suppose everyone in the entire world' Hope said
'Don't worry I got this' Phoebe said as she unsummoned Hope before turning back to the group. "Alright, so fortunately, I have some greats news involving Lachlan's situation, a method to increase the willpower," Phoebe said proudly. "There's an island roughly 100 kilometres eastward, one which will constantly tempt you into doing something unthinkable, so stay focused."
"Alright then, I'll change the course we're going right now, let's hope that that turtle didn't lie out of spite," Lachlan said with a smile, Phoebe chuckled at the pun while shaking her head. Lachlan continued. "So does it know what's on the island?"
Phoebe nodded before turning back to Hope. 'You heard the question; what's on the island? Do you even know what's on the island?'
'Of course I know what's on the island, that's where I used to live but it was some real survival of the fittest on it. On this island, I can take life easy and relax, that was until you all came but that doesn't matter' Hope complained a bit before finally getting onto what Phoebe was wanting to hear. 'The island contains undead beasts, a lot of undead beast due to the nature of the island and the one that controls it'
'The one that controls it? Have you ever seen the beast before?' Phoebe asked with great concern, wondering whether or not visiting the island will be in their best interest right now.
'Of course, a great beast that shrouds the island with its deathly aura, the one that resurrects the dead and commands them with its mighty strength. It's also the first beast that made my calamity sense go off, granted to a much smaller scale compared to that young lad' Hope explained with a hint of fear in her voice.
'What does it look like? Is it large? Small? It'll be best if we prepare well beforehand' Phoebe said.
Hope nodded. 'Indeed, sorry for getting sidetracked. The beast is medium sized, roughly 5 metres tall and 9 metres long. Unfortunately I don't know anything else, due to the deathly aura I didn't stay for any long'
'Do you know where it spends a majority of its time? Will it be at the centre of the island or somewhere else?' Phoebe asked.
'It'll be at the centre alright, it has a temple that was built there for it and loves to spend all its time there' Hope explained.
'Great' Phoebe then turned back to the group. "Alright, so the island has a lot of undead beast, most of which are being controlled by one beast at the centre of the island inside its temple."
"So it's an intelligent beast?" Lachlan asked.
Phoebe thought for a bit before turning back to Hope. 'Is it an intelligent beast?'
'Nope, similar to that griffon tamed by the young lad it's just a beast that wields incredible strength, although it seems no different to those that you call intelligent beast due to it controlling many other beasts' Hope said.
"Alright, it isn't an intelligent beast but rather something similar to Aaron; a beast possessing great strength at its disposal, not to mention its undead minions that it creates through resurrection," Phoebe told the group what she was told.
"So it's basically an intelligent beast but stronger," Simon swiftly summarised. "It has the ability to resurrect the dead and control them which is similar to how intelligent beasts work, they just don't need their soldiers dead."
"But I will say, this one is mine," Simon said before turning to Lachlan. "I'll take care of this one, you aren't allowed to take it."
'Huh, suppose he stills has that grudge' Lachlan almost forgot about the time he took care of the intelligent beasts in Sydney singlehandedly. Simon was rather annoyed by that since he also wanted to have a good fight.
'How about we give him that good fight' Aaron said threateningly. 'I'll show him what true strength is, I'll also crush that arrogant Wildfire into the ground'
'Now, now, no need to get violent, we'll give him this one. After all, if this beast possesses strength similar to you then he won't stand a chance against it and all its undead minions, you four will be able to come out and fight till your heart's content' Lachlan explained, he felt through his soul that they were rather pumped up to fight.
'I'll crush that beast to the ground singlehandedly' Catastrophe said with confidence.
Aaron let off a slight chuckle. 'If that beast has strength anywhere close to mine you won't even be able to handle a sneeze from it'
'Alright, stop, stop, stop' Disaster immediately stepped forward to stop the arguing before it intensified. 'We'll decide what to do when we get there first, Catastrophe can get the first attempt at fighting this beast, the Aaron can finish it off if Catastrophe can't handle it'
'Oh I'll handle it alright' Catastrophe said before turning mute. Lachlan could feel that Catastrophe was pouting right now in annoyance.
"Alright Simon, you can take the first crack at it," Lachlan quickly returned to what was happening and decided he would give the fight to Simon. It would be good experience as to whether or not his four beasts can fight together in harmony.
Lachlan knew the three Rocs could fight together without any problems, that's the reason they were able to beat Aaron so easily and quickly in the cave. As for whether or not his four can fight together, he already knows the answer is a resounding no.
Although Aaron now possesses a strength that'll be able to contend against the combined force of the three Rocs. Granted that's entirely due to Aaron's aura which heavily suppresses everything, without it, Aaron would probably get dominated by the three Rocs.
After chatting a little while longer Lachlan unsummoned Aaron and went into the hut, where Sarah was taking a nap. Her body wrapped up in a fluffy blanket like a burrito.
Lachlan quietly walked up to the bedside and squatted down, giving Sarah a kiss on the forehead. He then looked back up at a mirror, one that got from Patagonia for convenient reasons.
'Analyse'
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Name: Lachlan Wilson (Half-Human, Half-???)
Age: 18 (Adolescence)
Soul Contracts: 2/5
Compatibility: Winged Beasts (Perfect)
STR: 119(+2), AGI: 118(+4), VIT: 77(+1)
INT: 44(+2), PER: 47, WIL: 45
Weakness: Heavy Injury
Strengths: Maximum Speed (Level 10), Grip Strength (Level 6), Water Control (Level 7), Fire Control (Level 7), Wind Control (Level 7), Leg Strength (Level 2), Body Defence (Level 2)
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Lachlan still wasn't completely sure whether or not he'll be fine with using combined willpower of both his and all his tamed beasts. Whether or not it would work, not to mention he also wouldn't mind just being well above the estimate.
The only problem with that is that it'll take too long and with the world constantly advancing around him he needs to grow with it. To stay on top to stay in control over his own fate, stay respectable, and keep Sarah safe.
Although if push comes to shove, Lachlan wouldn't be completely against taming another beast right now. He just needs to find one worthy enough, or even a group of siblings worthy enough.
Lachlan decided to worry about everything tomorrow. He laid down on the best right next to Sarah. He took out the air stone and gave it some commands, bringing in a warm wind that swirled around their hut.
He quickly fell asleep.
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When Lachlan woke up it had already been a few hours and the island has long since reached the destination. An island shrouded in a deathly aura so thick it could be cut with a knife, the waters surrounding the island were pitch-black, with boney fins surfacing every now and then.
There was a stench that came from the island that even reached them, although they didn't exactly know how to describe other than saying it smelt like death. A smell that could only be found in hospitals and cemeteries.
The trees were twisted and dead, painting a haunting scene as the island seemed to have natural darkness to it. As though the sunlight struggled to pierce through the death aura that shrouded the island in its entirety.
"Well I suppose this is the place then," Lachlan joked to try and lighten up the mood. Everyone was staring at the island, slightly hesitant at its ghastly sight. Although Simon was still fairly pumped up, Wildfire was already summoned and stared at the darkness in contempt.
"Do we really have to go down there?" Phoebe asked slightly fearful of what she might see down there. Her mind was running wild, imagine all the horrible things that could happen to them as if it was a horror movie.
"Well you don't have to, remember, this is for me to increase my willpower," Lachlan reminded them of their purpose here, which was for him to increase his willpower. Whether or not the group stayed on the island or not didn't matter, he needed to go down.
"Alright, I'll go with you," Phoebe braved it out and decided to pull through with a plan. She would go with Lachlan while the others would go with Simon, just in case something doesn't go to plan and he ends up in a disadvantageous position.
The group nodded at the plan and jumped off the island. They swiftly penetrated the shroud of death which sent a shiver down their spines, they felt as though they were getting watched from all angles.
When they landed on the ground Lachlan quickly analysed the surrounds but aside from the status screen that came up for the trees and bushes, there was nothing else. Lachlan and Phoebe calmed themselves down with deep breaths before separating from the group.
They weaved through the twisted trees, stepping on the cracked rocks that crumbled under their weight. The feeling of being looked at never going away, Lachlan and Phoebe stared at their surroundings, looking for anything abnormal.
Lachlan suddenly sensed something and ducked; a tree branch passed through where he was running with some force behind it. The branch was hidden spikes on it, the tips looked as though they had been coated with poison as they had a purple hue to them.
Looking to the tree the branch was connected to Lachlan swiftly analysed it.
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Name: Undead Ent
Age: Adult
Attribute: Darkness/Ghoul
STR: 31, AGI: 26, VIT: 100
INT: 28, PER: 19, WIL: 10
Weakness: Immobile, Fire Attacks, Holy Attacks
Strengths: Darkness Control (Level 3), Sense Share
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Lachlan looked at the bizarre status screen for a few seconds before an Ent behind him launched an attack. He swiftly dodged it by sidestepping, Phoebe did the same when she was attacked. They were surrounded by ents.
Lachlan already knew why these ents were so unique, it was because they were resurrected. At the very least that's a decent explanation as to why they don't have a grade, level, or innate talent. The other idea was that it was because the ent was a plant type beast.
"These things are that beast's undead minions, and since they're already dead how about we just finish them off completely," Lachlan said as he summoned all four of his tames. The four swiftly went into action, ripping apart the ents in the surroundings.
Phoebe summoned Faith and Joy, Hope wouldn't be very useful in their current circumstances. She then turned to Lachlan. "Sure, we'll go with that idea."
Faith's massive body already crushed a few trees into the dirt. Spears of water began to form around him before shooting off, slicing the trees in half, leaving none untouched. It let out a roar that shook the surroundings, it was pumped up since it hadn't fought in such a long time.
Joe was in a similar situation and using his control over the water he gently slid across the ground, smashing into ents and breaking them apart. Lachlan his four tames watched the scene unfold in front of them.
'Indeed, truly a fitting partner for master' Aaron said pridefully.
'She sure is something' Lachlan admired Phoebe's change. Not to long ago she was hesitant and scared but now she was fighting furiously without a care in the world. Letting her turtles annihilate the Ents.
Lachlan walked up to Phoebe with the four trailing behind him, he stood next to Phoebe and watched the two turtles rip apart the ents like they were nothing. Faith was sliding across the ground, smashing apart Ents with its huge body. Joy was doing something similar.
'This is great, absolutely wonderful!' Faith shouted with joy as he continued to shred through ents one after another.
'I'm glad you enjoy it, maybe I should bring you out more often to fight' Phoebe said.
'Indeed, I can't be letting my body get rusty by staying in that tattoo' Faith said. 'Watch out!'
A tail appeared out of nowhere, it was ridged with spikes as it furiously moved through the air.
Lachlan's eyes widened with surprise, but fortunately, to him, the tail was moving rather slow. He held out his hand and ice formed around it, the ice had small spikes covering it. Grabbing hold of the tile he squeezed tightly and yanked hard.
The tail appeared to be floating in the air but Lachlan felt the rest of the beast's body when he yanked it towards him.
Lachlan prepared his next attack, his fist was covered in pale blue flames that were burning brightly. He smashed forward to what he predicted was the body, the sound of bones snapped and flesh tearing echoed as the beast's invisibility was disabled. Lachlan had punched through the beast's head.
Lachlan already knew it was going to be a lizard, he didn't expect anything else. When he pulled his hand away from the corpse it set alight, the blue flames burnt it to ash before dispersing in the cold and haunting wind.
"Sure hope the others are having just as much luck as us," Lachlan said. Although he knew they probably wouldn't, considering the fact that they're heading right to the centre where the temple is. It's probably heavily guarded.
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"Burn these fucks to the ground!" Simon shouted as Wildfire used intense lazar beams to set all the ents on fire.
Joe and Sandy were spewing out fire behind the two, burning everything to the ground without hesitation. Joe was happily using his fire control, shooting out a trail of fire.
"Don't worry I got this!" Joe shouted before turning to Sandy. 'You know what to do'
Sandy smiled before sprinting into the most concentrated part of enemies, it abruptly halted before howling at the sky. Flames began to surround Sandy before spreading, burning everything to the ground.
The earth began to crack, lava started pouring out onto the ents and other enemies no one ever saw. It was a massacre, as Sandy almost singlehandedly wiped out an entire army of undead soldiers. After finishing its special ability it swiftly returned to Joe's side.
'Master, there's so many of them even my ability would have trouble finishing them off; we need to get to the centre quickly' Sandy suggest quickly with a tone of concern. They were slowly getting surrounded, and although the ents were easily taken care of there was also the invisible lizards and possibly other invisible beasts.
'Right' Joe nodded as he hopped onto Sandy, turning to the others he shouted. "Let's stop wasting our time here and just head straight for the temple at the centre!"
"Then why waste our time running!" Georgia shouted as she hopped onto Kyle whose wings were spread out wide. The darkness beneath his feet extended to the surroundings, merging with the shadows everywhere, devouring beast whole. "Let's just fly there instead!"
The others nodded and ran up to the birds, Joe joined Georgia on Kyle while Simon hopped onto Wildfire. Chloe went onto Tempest and Zoe hopped onto Dusty. Zhang was still injured and Brianna was taking care of him on the island. His recovery was sped up when he began eating and drink the coconuts and water.
The group shot into the air, they headed straight towards the centre of the island where a small hill was located. They quickly caught sight of the temple, it was shrouded in a dark purple mist; a completely black liquid surrounded the temple.
They landed on the ground and took a closer look at the temple, its exterior was completely black with white outlines. A tree shot through the centre, its leaves were purple with blacks stems. Its branches twisted and tangled with its black bark.
"The air feels heavy here making it slightly difficult to breathe," Chloe said. The group agreed, they felt their chests heave when breathing as the air felt heavy and stale. It was lacking life, as though it had everything sucked from it.
"Now that I think about I don't see any other beast in sight," Joe said as he searched the surroundings for any life. There wasn't anything, not even a tree in the nearby environment.
*Roar!*
A roar that shook the surroundings and caused the ground rumble. The sound of clinging and clanging was heard from the temple, the group saw the outline of a tale sway through the darkness, purple eyes stared at the group from the far side of the temple.
*Stomp!*
It took a step forward, its strength forced the ground to shake. The eyes swayed as the beast walked forward slowly, a purple air came out of the beast's mouth. It large scaly claw reached out of the darkness and slammed onto the ground. The other followed soon after.
The beast's head escaped the darkness, allowing the group to see in its entirety. The beast's wings extended wide, there were holes through the wing membrane. Its tail slid across the ground, clinking against the stone floor.
Its body was tall, the information the turtle gave them was correct. It was 5 metres tall and 9 metres long. Granted, the turtle didn't account for the beast's wings that extended 10 metres wide on each side.
"I really didn't think I would ever see it," Simon said in awe. "It's a goddamn dragon."
*Roar!*
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