"Please refrain from getting in any more fights until your wounds have fully healed. I estimate that it will only take ten minutes."
"No problem, thanks for healing me," I replied before the klevonian rushed off.
"That fight was bizarre," Avarice commented, looking at the arena floor being mended by a demi-sage klevonian from the Minotaur Crest. "The end looked like you both were moving in slow motion."
"Not from our perspective. He had an interesting power," I told him with a small laugh. Then I looked up at an elevated, open area above the crowd. "Now, since we're here already..."
I rose from the ground and drifted toward the open area, expectedly earning multiple gasps as people saw us fly like pneumarians.
When we landed in the reserved area, I saw a large guy sitting on a throne. And by large, I mean large. This guy had to have been over nine feet tall when he stood. He looked every bit like a minotaur except his feet were normal and bare. He wore chains around his ankles, and there was one connected to a wrist restraint. At the end of that chain was a boulder almost bigger than me.
His bio card said he was the Crest Head. His name was Pown, or Strong Horn. He was a 3-star threat with an EQN of 523,000,000. He possessed the Terrain eutierric cintracy, meaning, as a pneumarian, he was made entirely of the neta element. And he also possessed a temp cintracy called Charge.
Beside him stood a smaller, but still impressively large male klevonian called Minos "The Bull". He wore ragged loincloths around his waist and braces on his forearms. He had four bull-like horns protruding from his head and wore a single nose ring that looped through the bridge of his nose. He was a 2.5-star threat with a base EQN of 41,948,780, and possessed the Pressure eutierric cintracy and a temp cintracy called Flex. Based on the nature of his spirit energy, it seemed he was a sage klevonian.
The commentator, Rune, floated up to the area and entered from behind us.
"She did better than you expected," he said to the Crest Head.
"She did," Pown responded in a voice that seemingly resonated through the ground.
"Your energy," Avarice directed at Rune. "I recognize it."
"Oh, yes, I'm the one who hunted you down and brought you from Pixra," Rune admitted. "Everyone has heard of you traveling around, and thought it would be entertaining to have the new Crest Head show us what she can do. I apologize for the inconvenience of basically abducting you."
"You're a lot nicer than you look," Za'Fia remarked appreciatively.
Rune briefly revealed himself, showing a sickly deformity underneath the darkness. He was different from what I expected, based on what little I'd seen of him before. Even his ascension mark was on his other hand now.
Rune saw me and answered the question forming in her head.
"I use an advanced chair from the Sphinx District that has a built-in image projector. It allows me to somewhat fake my appearance alongside my darkness so that no one can guess it's me should anyone ever see him moving without my darkness."
"You use the chair often?" Avarice inquired.
"Yes. I need it to move unless I'm in my hybrid form."
"I assumed this was a questionable choice...I didn't think a klevonian could be paraplegic. Tell me. How did this happen?"
Rune looked like it was a sore subject, but answered regardless. He said, "In very sporadic cases, ascension marks can permanently change a klevonian's body even without them transforming. When I received mine, I developed this...constant sickness throughout my body, and the bones inside my legs grew more fragile despite my muscles and tendons remaining just as durable as a typical klevonian's. Nothing has been able to fix this condition except when my legs transform during my hybrid form. Until I die naturally and evolve, I'm stuck living this way."
"Surely you've considered putting yourself out of your misery," Avarice said, frankly.
This caused Rune to bite his bottom lip and cover up in darkness again.
"Pretty insensitive coming from the guy who avoids transforming because of his own insecurities," Za'Fia said to spite him.
Avarice glared at her but didn't retort.
"Forget about Avarice," I told Rune. "I have the ability to see people's true selves, and you're one of the kindest klevonians I've met so far. Honestly, it's a bit shocking someone like you is part of a crest known for battle."
Rune slowly removed the darkness from himself.
"Many people are surprised by that," he said sheepishly. "They often mistake our crest for the berserkers, who are more chaotic. We minotaur love fights more than the typical klevonians, too, but we're more honorable than that bunch."
"It allows us to satisfy our desires without senseless slaughter," Pown stated. "Today, that allowed me to see your intriguing battles. I'd love to face you all for the final entertainment of the day to see what you call can do, but I doubt even the three of you could bypass my defenses, so I can't disappoint the spectators. However, should you get stronger as you mature in another few thousand years, then I'd be happy to see if any of you has the power to give me a proper challenge."
He's proud of his defenses. Reminds me of Arne.
Well, like her, he boasts incredible durability thanks to his sacred gift, Toughness, which grants him much higher durability compared to other cindarians, Viraa shared with me.
"Hm. Your abilities are unique, though...perhaps if not for my sacred gift, you'd be able to damage me somewhat..." Pown sat forward as he pondered, then a slow grin rose in the corner of his mouth. "In that case, I wonder how you'd fare against Rave."
The big guy, Minos, shifted at the name.
"Are you sure–" Rune began, but was cut off as Pown raised a hand for silence.
"I'm going to send you three straight to the Berserker District," Pown said, standing. He was definitely over nine feet. "When Rave finds you, he's going to want to fight. I suggest you avoid that. However, if that bastard is too rowdy to hear reason, suggest a Duel of Dexterity. He'll know what it means and know that I've vetted you."
Before I could ask him what he meant, Pown said, "Prove me right about you, klevonian."
In the next moment, we dropped into the darkness of stone and were shot from the ground in a new environment.
--------------------------------------------------------
Fun fact: Inverse Perception - a temp cintracy that gives the user a negative kinetic perception, making fast things seem slow and slow things seem fast to them. The user can also apply this perception to a limited zone, confusing opponents who enter it. For full details about locations, characters, and items, and to check out every up-to-date cintracy, visit the series' Patreon!
Legacies Saga Layout:
The Primordials: New World (Volume 5)
The Primordials: Transcended (Volume 6)
The Primordials: Culling Phase (Volume 7)
The Primordials: Secret Vendetta (Volume 8)
Enjoying the story? Have any constructive criticisms? Leave a like or comment to share your thoughts with me. :)
Hello wonderful readers! If you're enjoying the series please leave a rating 😊! It will help me gauge my audience and help others get a general sense of the quality of the story. Thank you all for your support 😊
Super Supporters: Check out the Patreon for extra perks, lore, images, and character info! Along with other benefits, free members can also catch chapters much earlier!
www.patreon.com/primordials
(Your support will help the series' potential to grow exponentially.) (SPOILER WARNING: If you aren't caught up to the story, viewing the character profiles will likely expose you to parts of the story you haven't reached yet.)
All chapters and books, and audio chapters are accessible for FREE! Express your thoughts, dig into my mind, learn about what inspired such a story, or simply say hi! Lookin' forward to seeing you there!
Words of Virtue:
Don't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am you God. I will strengthen you. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Isaiah 41:10
Jesus loves us all! Stay safe out there, new chapter(s) posting Wednesday/Sunday!
Media
Website: www.patreon.com/primordials58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLMyuxKeRl
YouTube videos available!: www.youtube.com/OtherWorldsJT
IG: otherworldsjt
X: jt_fnx
Patreon: www.patreon.com/primordials
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm71R9yYj0N
and then Add to home screen.