Ch.119 Siwang Village

Prologue 

Ch.1 End of a New Beginning 

Ch.2 End of a New Beginning Pt. II

Ch.3 End of a New Beginning Pt. III

Ch.4 End of a New Beginning Pt. IV

Ch.5 Return of the Champions 

Ch.6 The Champions History 

Ch.7 Power Orientation 

Ch. 8 Into the Marsh

Ch.9 Fear of Demons

Ch.10 The Underground City of Belrim

Ch.11 Night of the Betrayed 

Ch.12 Unspoken Truth  

Ch.13 The Redbeard Pt. I

Ch.14 The Redbeard Pt. II

Ch.15 Reunion 

Ch.16 Before the Storm

Ch.17 Flashpoint

Ch.18 The Fatal Swordsman

Ch.19 Rebirth

Ch.20 Into the Abyss

Ch.21 Overseer 

Ch.22 Demon General Balor Balor Pt. 1

Ch.23 Demon General Balor Balor Pt.2

Ch.24 Demon General Balor Balor Pt.3 

Ch.25 Demon General Balor Balor Pt. 4

Ch.26 Fallen King

Ch.27 Last Wish

Ch.28 Awakening 

Ch.29 Aftermath

Ch.30 All That Remains 

Ch.31 Chances

Ch.32 Gearing Up for Yalti

Ch.33 The Jungle of Yalti Pt. I

Ch.34 The Jungle of Yalti Pt. II

Ch.35 Armlocke Village 

Ch.36 A Rogue Healer  

Ch.37 Moving Forward 

Ch.38 Invasion

Ch.39 Tempo Blaze

Ch.40 Scream of Liberation

Ch.41 Retaliation 

Ch.42 Green-Band

Ch.43 Green Band Pt. II

Ch.44 Serpent Pool

Ch.45 The Silent Swordsman

Ch.46 The Serpent King Pt. I

Ch.47 The Serpent King Pt. II

Ch.48 The Serpent King Pt. III

Ch.49 The Serpent King Part IV

Ch.50 Prelude to Freedom 

Ch.51 Queen of Elbaronce 

Ch.52 Bounty

Ch.53 New Horizons

Vol.1 Afterword

Ch.54 Tyranny in Darmin

Ch.55 The Pink Sea

Ch.56 Wreckage 

Ch.57 Gathering of the Most Wanted

Ch.58 World of Champions

Ch.59 Womcos Wasteland 

Ch.60 Making of a Marksman 

Ch.61 Outfit Three

Ch.62 Unspoken Truths Guild

Ch.63 Goals & Decisions 

Ch.64 Captain Butch Jones Pt. I

Ch.65 Captain Butch Jones Pt. II

Ch.66 Captain Butch Jones Pt. III

Ch.67 Dragon Foot

Ch.68 The Message Pt. I

Ch.69 The Message Pt. II

Ch.70 The Message Pt. III

Ch.71 Time Will Tell

Ch.72 A New Adventure

Ch.73 A Deserted Island

Ch.74 Chimpa's Animal Kingdom

Ch.75 A Rising Threat 

Ch.76 Devil of the Sky Pt. I

Ch.77 Devil of the Sky Pt. II

Ch.78 Vessel of the First King

Ch.79 Humbled 

Ch.80 Kanon

Ch.81 Becoming a Symbol 

Ch.82 Emergence

Ch.83 True Colors

Ch.84 Phoenix

Ch.85 Our Beginning 

Ch.86 The Sixth Member

Ch.86 The Double Agent

Ch.87 The Astlin Pirates

Ch.88 A Worrisome Threat

Ch.89 Whistling Bounty Hunter

Ch.90 Stone Island Zetra

Ch.91 Havok

Ch.92 Out of the Shadows, Darmin's Rebellion

Ch.93 The Third Brother Pt. I

Ch.94 The Third Brother Pt. II

Ch.95 Locked Away

Ch.96 Prisoners

Ch.97 Examination

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Chapter 119:&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;Siwang Village&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;This is Siwang?&#x201D; I gawked, unaware of the area. My eyes gleamed with a superstition. Like the sight of a tourist overwhelmed by a big city. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;The villages foundation reminded me of an old western town, where there are buildings on both sides, lined up together. A large bell tower was at the end of eight buildings. Wind blowing behind lead us into the village, becoming the only peaceful hum in this forsaken badland. Haybales carried by the wind. Saloon doors opening and shutting on their own. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;An odor scent pass my nose shortly after we arrived in the center of town. Many of the townspeople were outside of their homes in the seeping desert exhausted. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x3C;em&#x3E;Are they dumb&#x2026;? It is blazing hot out here&#x2026;&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;About time you came. Leif, do you have any more herbs?&#x201D; Zeo asked, bent down helping a frail woman. Her body was covered with black spots all around. It was if she rolled in a mud pool. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Afraid not. These lands have no kinds of herbs. The ones I crafted were from a pouch that was confiscated at Zetra. Make sure you stay away from those spots. Who knows what they are&#x2026;&#x201D;?&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Damnit. Leif said you came to Zetra with a doctor. Any idea where he is, Jai?&#x201D; Zeo turned and asked me. The spots on the civilians grew exponentially larger in every second. A tar bubble nearly imploding until it shrunk back to shrivel. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Um&#x2026; Belrim. He is gathering an army for us. You know, the more guys we have, the stronger we will be.&#x201D; I said, looking more at the people of the country who sat around the village, plagued. Calum disappearing in the moment, we would need a doctor, left a feeling of guilt inside of me. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x3C;em&#x3E;What caused this&#x2026;? &#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Siwang Village is a genie pig, for Unspoken Truths doctor. From what some of the members of the rebellion spoke off, they use these people as test subjects for their plans.&#x201D; Magnus explained.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;You mean&#x2026; living people are being tortured for their plans?&#x201D; I asked. My eyes nearly popped out, thinking of the horrors these people went through.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;And it&#x2019;s all because we were unable to put him to rest, back then.&#x201D; &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Yeah&#x2026;&#x201D; Magnus agreed with Zeo. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Ss&#x2026; what are the two of you going on about?&#x201D; Leif asked.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;The two looked off the side of their shoulder and nodded. A signal to go forward with answering the question. Magnus stood forward and cleared his throat. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Long ago&#x2026; when we stepped forward to fight Kaiju, we had an opportunity to defeat Layek.&#x201D; Magnus explained.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Jalalala! Though we had a chance, we did not take it in that moment. He escaped death and has tried ever since then to hunt down members of the Seven Imperators who stepped up to the Demon King Kaiju.&#x201D; Zeo added. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;The legendary Imperators who saved the world!? The same group of seven individuals who banded seven different races for a common cause?&#x201D; Leif fanboyed over. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Jalalala! We were not just some group that banded for one cause.&#x201D; Zeo stood up away from the sickly person, he cared for, or tried to. He stood over Leif and I, making it appear we were mice to a giant cat. &#x201C;We were seven of the strongest warriors in the world at one point. A group of elite men and a single woman.&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Kroque&#x2026; Omar&#x2026; Myself&#x2026; Zeo&#x2026; Mayhem&#x2026; Mitsuki&#x2026; and Vittoria. The seven who saved this world. Yet, we failed to seal away all the evil.&#x201D; &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Magnus downplayed the feeling of accomplishment. His eyes sobered with deep memories of those times before everything went to crap. By that saddened expression, many of those names did not survive, including Omar. My arm brushed his shoulder with a soft punch. He looked sinister in a hurry, shocked I acted so playfully. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;I made a promise to turn the world upside down and end the cycle. I will not hold back!&#x201D; I responded. &#x201C;When we end this for good, no one will ever look sad again. That is the world I want to create. A world where becoming successfully does not mean being happy. Living is being happy, is the true idea, I want to create.&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Jalalala!&#x201D; &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Ss&#x2026; so wise.&#x201D; Leif sarcastically implied. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Indeed. He has a torch that has been lit, by the hope of our future.&#x201D; Magnus responded. A sudden crash right after Magnus spoke out, caught the attention of everyone helping the villagers out. It came from a bar with curtain doors blocking the entrance. Red Ten and the other prisoners readied themselves, after hiding people from the heat&#x2019;s humidity. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Where are you going, Gray-Coat?&#x201D; Zeo asked. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;I did not respond to him. My hopes prayed for another wild animal, that would be caught in the kitchen. Then slowly trample me, so I know the coast was clear. Or it was just another person in dire need of help. I could come in my shiny silver color and save them. Pass the curtains the bar was destroyed, if one of Leif&#x2019;s tornados came through here. Chairs, tables, and glass everywhere. The sound erupted again, this time in the kitchen. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Hello?&#x201D; &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Hm&#x2026;&#x201D; A fearful voice responded. &#x201C;Uh oh&#x2026;&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;I slowly made my way to the kitchen area, where someone had been cooking a disgusting smelling stew. My nose was covered from the horrors of the content within. A brown stew, with purple and black drops popping out of it. It was almost alive. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x3C;em&#x3E;A person was in here and left in a hurry&#x2026;&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Hello? Anyone in here?&#x201D; I asked, talking to Casper. The most oblivious thing to do in this situation. &#x201C;I am not trying to be one of those poor girls in the horror movies who die first. So, can you respond?&#x201D; &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;It was brief, but my body almost sensed someone&#x2019;s presence. My Rai ability has the occasionally glance to sense a presence, like I did with Edmon, on the ship before. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Ah! Watch out!&#x201D; A squeaky voice of a little girl, came crashing down from above me. My body noticed her presence, but not where she was hiding. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Her right root connected on the top of my head, having no effect on me. She did a backflip and postured in her body if we were in a judo match. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;The young girl was of average height for a ten-year-old. She had blue hair, with matching coral blue eyes. Her cheeks were filled with jawbreakers and had one spot of freckles on each of them. She wore a sleeveless black robe to her knees, with a karate belt strapped to her waist. Her legs wore bandaged from ankle to calves on both sides, with straw sandals. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Hold it right there, evil doer! I Monko Haas will take you down, with the power of justice.&#x201D; The girl shouted. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x3C;em&#x3E;Who?&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;She then lowered her stance, as she noticed my bland reaction. My head turned and stared at her with such curiosity. Blinking and questioning what I was supposed to say to the young girl. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Sorry&#x2026; who are you?&#x201D; She immediately fell to the ground in disbelief. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;What!!!? Do your ears not work?&#x201D; She yelled out, pulling both of her ears. &#x201C;I am Monko Haas, the protector of this villages people. My fist of &#x2013; &#x201C; &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Justice&#x2026; yes, I heard that part. But why did you kick my head?&#x201D; I asked, stopping her mid-sentence. &#x201C;Where are your parents?&#x201D; Seemingly the only logical answer besides why she kicked my head. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;I have been alone for a while now. My parents are gone, and my brother has been taken captive by the bad guys above. One of the nice men, with bright iron hair, from the scary tigers group comes to see me, sometimes.&#x201D; Monko whiffed at me with her arms crossed, leaving me in dis array. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x3C;em&#x3E;Bright iron hair? Does she mean white&#x2026;&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;You are with the bad guys, aren&#x2019;t you?&#x201D; Monko pointed at me and demanded, that I answered her. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Ehh&#x2026; no.&#x201D; &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Well, if you are&#x2026;. Then I am here to &#x2013; whattttt! You&#x2026; you&#x2026; you are not with them?&#x201D; Her voice escalated in shock. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;I shook my head, with my eyes widening in question. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Then&#x2026; then who are you?&#x201D; &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;I am Jai Marshall! Otherwise known as, Gray-Coat Marshall. The champion. I am pretty famous.&#x201D; Monko gave the same look, that I responded with in her introduction. She was just as lost as me. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Doesn&#x2019;t ring a bell&#x2026; we never get newspapers or anything here. You are just a strange man.&#x201D; My heart was crushed, in a fraction of a second. She laid a harsh opinion of me, to the floor. Sending me in utter agony. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x3C;em&#x3E;No one knows me. I&#x2019;m just a boy&#x2026; I&#x2019;m just a boy&#x2026; I thought I had developed finally&#x2026; &#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;You okay, sir?&#x201D; She asked. I crossed my legs and sat on my but, while talking to the girl. My head nodded, as she began to interrogate me. &#x201C;If you are not with the bad men, then why are you here?&#x201D; &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;To rescue friends, beat up the bad guys, and be the hero this world needs.&#x201D; I replied with a glistered smile. Do you want to beat, Unspoken Truth?&#x201D; &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Yes! I want to grow up and be strong enough to beat the big tiger man! All the people who follow him and finally see a real light in the sky.&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;You&#x2019;ve never been outside?&#x201D; I asked, surprised. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Not at all. I grew up here in this village, with nothing more than scary monsters passing by. I want to see the endless sky and the cute animals that hide in the water or fly high in the bright sky.&#x201D; Monko pleaded, looking into the roof of the kitchen. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;It became evident this was her lifelong dream. You begin to notice sometimes that in life we take advantage of those little things. The sea and the open world. Some people are not free like us, to even have that type of luxury. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x3C;em&#x3E;You hate to hear it&#x2026;&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;I gripped my fists in my hand. &#x201C;Monko&#x2026;&#x201D; I called as she was caught off guard. &#x201C;My friends and I came here to beat Unspoken Truth. We are going to set you free and let you see the open world.&#x201D; I stated. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Her face glew up in a bright red smile. The color of her eyes sparkled, just like the stars in the sky she has yet to see. &#x201C;Really?&#x201D; &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Yeah. We are going to make it happen, so count on us!&#x201D; &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Hmph.&#x201D; She hummed inside of her head. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;I quickly asked her what she was thinking about. &#x201C;I don&#x2019;t know. You just look pretty weak, compared to tiger man&#x2026;&#x201D; Glass broke which was my heart, being snapped in two. My eyes were forcefully opened to my statue state. A simple child, said harsher things then my friends do. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x3C;em&#x3E;What&#x2026; the&#x2026; hell&#x2026;&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Oh, well. Not the first person to say that. Everyone in Darmin is affected by the big scary tiger.&#x201D; Monko mentioned, bringing a topic I wanted to ask about. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Hey Monko, what happened to everyone out there?&#x201D; I asked, as she looked down and was saddened by my question. Jamming both of her pointer fingers together, she continued to be overthinking with herself, slapping herself silly. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;It is called the Black Death. People are used here as dummies for the dummies in another country. The reason I want to escape is because, the doctor said if I was touched by it, a child like me would die. It already eats big people up, from the inside. A kid like me, would not last long.&#x201D; &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Something inside of me triggered, upon hearing her fear of this disease. A doctor, one like Calum, who is supposed to heal people. Using them instead, to create a harmful disease to kill people. Why do people do such things. My jaw was dropped to the floor, while she told me about the Black Death. My fists gripped my pants tightly enraged. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x3C;em&#x3E;Layek&#x2026; you and your people must be stopped&#x2026;&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Are you okay, big bro?&#x201D; Monko asked me, with an unfamiliar nickname. I smiled and told her it would all be okay, hiding away my rage that would make her afraid of me. &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;You act funny.&#x201D; She chattered. &#x201C;But if you say that I can see the sky finally, it&#x2019;s okay! Hehe.&#x201D; &#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Of course.&#x201D; I muttered, patting her head, as I stood up.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;A war that has caused a continuing rift between two worlds!&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;Mysterious rifts open around the globe, transporting regular people to another world. On a normal day a teenage boy, Jai Marshall and friends are sucked in. The group is forced to serve as champions of the world. This sequence of events is not at random considering Jai&#x2019;s older brother Omar was formerly a champion of this world. Jai will do anything to ensure the safety of his friends inside a world where the unexpected is constantly broadened. Even though the group is equipped with ancient abilities from past champions, the task they have been given is a great mountain to climb. Can Jai and his friends survive this world?&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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