Ch.181 The Grey Underworld 

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;&#x9;Chapter 181:&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x3C;strong&#x3E;The Grey Underworld&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Jai and Layek were transported into a world between worlds. A shrieking crumbling downtown area. Rusted cars and broken buildings. Nothing moved and no one could survive in the harsh gray sands below. It felt like they were underwater, but they could both breathe. Bubbles foamed out of Jai&#x2019;s mouth who continued to finish his punch.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;He let go, creating a whirlwind that separated the two men from each other. Knocking them both back twenty feet apart.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Jai observed his surroundings and realized where they were. &#x201C;This is&#x2026; the gray foundation. Where Malakai trained me. But how did I end up here?&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Gray-Coat!!?&#x201D; Layek screamed out. He immediately charged toward Jai, with a large raptor claw. &#x201C;I don&#x2019;t know what you did, but I&#x2019;ll tell all your friends how you brutally died when I escape this place.&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Jai refocused on charging Layek. He pulled out the black blade from before. Launching a horizontal attack toward Layek. &#x201C;Like hell!&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Both of their energies united and collided in an outstanding forceful attack. The claw and blade were not even touching each other. Layek and Jai&#x2019;s energies surrounding their bodies were so thick. The auras did not allow anything inside their protection to touch the other.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Both of their abilities kept them afloat for a time. They still descended two hundred feet down into the destroyed downtown metropolis. They continued to fire away haymakers at each other. Layek went for a killing blow each time, targeting Jai&#x2019;s throat. Jai aimed for Layeks chest, even without his armor, it was the toughest protected area for him.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;The speed they attacked each other with, continued to build up steam. A burning meteor steam formed around them. They were a living meteor shower.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Gray-Coat, I am going to be the one who controls both worlds. You are just a ploy!&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;I don&#x2019;t care nothing about controlling a world. I just want to get rid of all the hatred created by the people here.&#x201D; Jai spat back.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;An idiotic approach but you&#x2019;re a boy&#x2026; how could you understand what it is a man needs to do.&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;And you&#x2019;re an idiot if you think someone will actually follow you. Look at how your guild crumbled, and you don&#x2019;t even care about them. That&#x2019;s an idiotic idea if you think you can control a world. You couldn&#x2019;t even control your guild!&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Layek growled heavily. Like the predator began to defend his own turf. His raptor blades became swordfish arms. His eyes steamed with a red blood color. &#x201C;Damn you, brat. Gray-Coat!!?&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Jai yelled back &#x201C;Layek!!&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;The two bounced off each other and quickly fired back for another attack. Every day their auras collided thunder struck the air. Even falling to death, the two battle as if they were in an endless free fall.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Layek drove both his swordfish arms in front of his body, charging at Jai like superman. His lioness growl drove any predator in front of him to the shadows. Jai turned and sidestepped away from the attack. Not without one swordfish blade scrapping through his aura.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Jai quenched his eyes and fired a large black slash toward Layek, after hopping above him. &#x201C;Raigun!&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;The large black slash opened like a black hole, engulfing Layek. The slash pinned him down, sending him crashing into a destroyed taxi. Jai continued to freefall, below the large twin towers, smashed towards each other.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Baron! Skateboard&#x2026;&#x201D; Jai said, creating a skateboard underneath him. The contents of the board were covered in a cloud of black smoke. The tilted tower is just in front of Layeks position. He flipped the board and began to ride down the tower&#x2019;s broken foundation. He looked like a version of Tony Hawk, doing neat tricks and three-sixty flips to descend downwards.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;He held his black blade with both hands, charging up an attack. The blade rested over his right shoulder, carrying the weight of the millions hoping for change. His eyes closed, envisioning the wise words of his mentor.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Envision the position of the target and see what you want to create. Broaden the ability to be more than you could ever dream.&#x201D; Malakai Blade said to him in training.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Jai&#x2019;s eyes lit up and gathered an electric voltage all around his body and blade. He jumped off the skateboard, halfway down the tower. Layek finally fell off the taxi, back to one knee. He saw the overwhelming presence of a black phantom falling above him. The phantom had the skies in the palm of his hand. A glow about him caused ultimate panic.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;This isn&#x2019;t the same Gray-Coat from before&#x2026;&#x201D; Layek finally realized.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Baron&#x2026;&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;The only person who can stop Marshall is himself. By holding himself back&#x2026;&#x201D; Layek remembered Cassiel saying.&#x26;nbsp;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Layek grew this anger he had never seen out of himself. A bitter hatred for everyone praising Jai repeatedly. Everyone knew of Layeks abilities but he heard more praise about a boy who hasn&#x2019;t done much, over himself. He created fear and panic for years in Darmin. Now seeing someone come close to him, created anguish inside his heart.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Layek clenched his fists so tightly, he squeezed out the blood vessels inside his hand. &#x201C;You are nothing more than a false prophet. There should not be a mass following behind you&#x2026;&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Layeks veins popped out of his head. Blood rushed down his eyes, dripping to the crumbled ground below him. &#x201C;I won&#x2019;t put up with it&#x2026;&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Golden Current!&#x201D; Jai yelled out.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;A streaming current electrifying the winds, made of pure gold fired towards Layek. Layek sat in the way of the blast, keeping his head down. The blood quenched from his furious rage dripped continuously.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;Take this!!&#x201D; Jai yelled out.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Layek shook his head. Everything above his fangs was covered in an abrupt shadow. &#x201C;I will not be the one people look down upon. I am Layek, Demon of Predators. Housing the soul of the first king, Astaroth.&#x201D;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;If you think taking me down is going to be this easy&#x2026; well, you are mistaken,&#x201D; Layek stated.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;The blast connected right on top of him. Everything in the vicinity blew up on the impact of the blast. Jai sat amazed by his own ability.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;I&#x2019;ve really come a long way from hammers and pillows&#x2026;&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Smoke covered the air all around the downtown area. The blast alone could topple any small third-world country in the human world. Luckily enough, the two were all alone in this grey underworld. Not even the legendary Malakai stayed here. He is all but a distant memory, living inside Jai.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Out of the smoke, Jai squinted his eyes. A small blue beam fired out of it, exploding beside Jai. He fell from the tower landing on the pavement below. He moved his battered body from the explosion, back to his feet. A phantom blue glow surrounded a beast in front of him.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;&#x201C;You might have improved. It still isn&#x2019;t good enough!&#x201D; Layek stated. His whole body was corroded with darkness no one could have imagined. &#x201C;I am one of the strongest in the demon army for a reason. The role of Demon Commander was given to me for a reason. It&#x2019;s time I prove to this rising rebellion, why that is so.&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Jai moved to dust off his lip, gripping his sword. &#x201C;And people believe in us for a reason&#x2026; I am going to show the world why.&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x9;Layek chuckled, having claws come out of his nails, long as ten swords. &#x201C;The Demon of Predators versus the Berserk Demon of Creation&#x2026; Only one of our futures will come true.&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#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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