Wait, wait! Before you go! I know, I know it’s a VAMPIRE novel. I read ahead, it was beautiful. There’s 3 reasons I decided not to drop this, you’ll see, I can’t give spoilers, I had read ahead to chapter 7 and decided that the beginning is BEAUTIFUL trust puttty. So, please give it a chance （・◇・）/~~~.
Shinjoiu: I had a choice between a GoT chapter and this, so… I thought I might be mean and continue the cliff hanger. Expect GoT’s next chapter in 24 hours or so.
Also, if this novel has any of those stupid romance elements, I’ll drop it, I mean puttty is here for the blood! (And I wasn’t disappointed （＾ν＾）)
I mean, in terms of ranking, this is a few places higher than GoT! （＾Ｏ＾☆♪
King of the Eternal Night Chapter 2: The Standing Silence.
(Please read the note if you want desu~)
(Apology chapter!)
The boy was pulled out of his little nest without suspense. The remaining half of the bread wasn’t able to escape, and was placed into the hands of the strongest child. These kids were all over the age of ten, the leader already 12.
The leader of the big children took a deep whiff of the bread’s aroma, and, without hesitation, he plucked off a big piece and shoved it into his mouth, swallowing it in an instant. The watching children at the side had their mouths full of drool.
The one mouthful of bread did not calm the bigger child’s anger. Instead, his eyes turned red. “How dare you to hide food! Where’s the other half? Where did you hide it? Not speaking? Hit him!!”
The little boy was kicked onto the ground as a large number of big children crowded around, kicking and punching him, putting their full strength into every strike. The small boy was like a doll, rolling around as they hit him.
The little girl took two steps back as she panicked. She knew that if the little boy said that he had given the other half of the bread to her, then she would most likely be beaten to death on the spot.
However, the little boy’s mouth was sealed shut. He did not speak a single sentence. He didn’t even make a groan, he merely silently withstood the beating.
Finally the big children got tired from beating him, and their hands gradually slowed down. They had already searched the little nest of the small boy and got the same result, nothing.
“It looks like that other half was eaten by him!” A big child spoke hatefully.
“Cut open his stomach! Maybe we can still find it!” Another scrawny dark skinned big child spoke up maliciously.
The leader of the big children viciously kicked the small boy “Where’s the other half?! If it was you who ate it, then go and die!”
The little girl’s face instantly went ghastly pale.
But to her surprise, the boy did not speak but struggled to stand up.
The boy’s mouth moved as if he was speaking, but no one could hear him clearly. The big children involuntary moved to the small body, wanting to hear what he was saying.
The small boy’s right fist suddenly rose and viciously rammed into the big child’s face!
The big child made a pitiful noise, and, covering his face, he staggered backwards. His face was extremely b.l.o.o.d.y. While the boy was being hit around, he had secretly grabbed hold of a metal sheet. When he struck, the sharp edge protruded from his fingers, cruelly slicing open the face of the big child.
“Hit him! Hit him to death!” The injured big child shouted madly as he covered his face.
The small boy fought desperately, but was. .h.i.t to the ground again at the blink of an eye. Gritting his teeth, he pulled his small body together in attempt of protecting it. He did not plead for mercy or even make a noise.
The big children had become tired again, and their hands stopped. The child who had been injured was not satisfied and pulled the small boy up, wanting to speak. However, he did not expect the small boy find the strength to smash his head into the his face!
The big child’s nose instantly caved in.
Covering his face he cried pitifully in pain. The other big children looked at the small boy, and were shocked to notice a sense of dread in their hearts. With those kind of wounds, they would probably not be able to hang on. No one knew what kind of power supported the small boy enough that he could continue standing.
This time, without any instructions, the big children gathered again to cruelly beat the small boy down. Once they had become tired again, the small boy only moved slightly, and unstably stood up again.
This was an incomparably stubborn child. Even if he died, he would die standing.
“Let’s kill him!” A big child suggested, his voice shaking. If they did not kill this small boy, then he felt that he would not be able to sleep peacefully in the future.
No one echoed his suggestion, but the small boy was beaten down yet again. This time the big children’s blows were much softer. They were scared and tired at the same time. Their loot today was very small, and their physical strength was also limited. If it wasn’t for the Blood Moon’s maniac effect of catharsis, then perhaps they would have sped off after obtaining the bread.
The big children had currently hit him to the point where their legs were wobbly and their hips hurt and had decided to stop. Suddenly, a tiny silhouette suddenly appeared at their sides.
That was a small girl carrying a stone that was rather big in size for her. She carried it with difficulty and squeezed through the crowd.
The big children all stared shocked at her. Her beautiful face was distorted with determination and madness. She shakily raised the stone on top of her and then smashed it down towards the small boy’s head with all her strength!
With a ‘Ping’ sound, the boy finally stopped moving, a pool of blood appearing under his head and gradually increased in size.
A wave of coldness pa.s.sed through the surroundings. The big children unconsciously took a few steps back, moving away from a small girl they could easily kick to the ground.
The small girl then ran towards the stone that had rolled to the side and struggled to carry it again. The stone was coated in blood. The girl’s body and face were similarly covered in blood. Her tiny frame staggered towards the boy, causing even the big children’s heart to run cold.
At this moment a gust of wind suddenly swept pa.s.s the landfill, twirling up the small pieces of paper. The originally cold night had become even more freezing. All the humans that had been rummaging through the rubbish had suddenly been thrown into a chill.
What they did not know was that a formless force field had already covered the whole landfill.
Most of the people was ignorant of this, and they continued ransacking the rubbish. While a small amount of people felt as though something inside of their body had jumped for a bit, but that feeling was very small, as if it was a phantom feeling. No one really thought deeply about it, and quickly resumed to look for their sustenance for today.
An extremely small number of people stood dazed, stunned at the sight of their own two hands. Their hands had unknowingly started to radiate a pale light, extremely eye catching under the dark of night. It was not only their hands, but even their whole bodies started to glow. A mysterious power was appearing in their bodies.
From a high position, one could see many spots of light in the vast airship cemetery, as if the galaxy had fell onto the ground.
On the little girl’s body shone the same light. Her strength suddenly increased greatly. Her originally wobbly movements were gone as she sped up her steps towards the boy and smashed the stone towards his head with all her strength.
All the big children waited for the moment the small boy’s flesh would be mutilated. An uncomfortable feeling appeared and their gazes shifted to the sides, unwilling to watch any longer.
At that exact moment, a bright radiance also suddenly appeared from the small boy’s body. There were even red beams that reached dozens of meters upwards, the sight incomparably eye-catching in the night! Surrounding the light beam were several aura routes, moving along a mysterious trajectory.
The heavy stone smashed down into the light, but was blocked by an invisible force. The rock rebounded. This sight shocked all the big children. Some even jumped, unsure of what to do.
In the sky, at the lower half of the Blood Moon, a floating boat about 10 meters long was drifting across the moon.
It was a vintage looking boat, the mast, the ship foundation, and the deck were a full set. The entire boat was gray. The front of the ship was a copper statue with a human shape, its face distorted with anger. It had a mighty look, and in its hands was a baton.
Protruding from the sides of the ship were wings equipped with propellers, spinning away busily to support the ship, allowing it to steadily face forward. There wasn’t a gasbag float or any other equipment for it to move, no one knew how it was able to float.
There were smooth and elegant lines on the ship. It did not seem to be gorgeous, but both the splicing rigs and the glyph railing had an incomparable simplicity and elegance.
Currently in the boat was a man with a head of silver hair who stood near the window, looking down at the airship cemetery below.
His features were not old. It seemed that he was in the prime of his life, his eyes deep and clear, his chin raised in an elegant and firm angle. His clothing was black, the standard military uniform of the empire, but it did not have any signs of rank. It only had two rows of sliver b.u.t.tons. The patterns of fire swords on the b.u.t.tons showed his extraordinary status.
The sliver h.o.a.rd man stood there, naturally giving off a sharp look, as if he was an unsheathed sword.
In the room was a man about 50 years old. His head was rather square with big ears, and his face radiated kindness. His figure was round. He was currently staring at the chessboard before him. In his hands was a white chess piece made from a high quality jade that he had to place down no matter what.
The game on the chess board was already reaching the end, the white side approaching loss.
After pondering for a while, he finally sighed and placed the white chess piece onto the chessboard, admitting his loss.
“Brother Xi Tong, even after seven years of not meeting, your chess skills are still as good!” The fat middle aged man stood up and walked towards the ship window, standing next to the sliver haired man. He looked downwards.
Through the window, they could see many lights weakly shimmering in the airship cemetery that had the area of a few hundred kilometers, like dots of sparks.
Seeing this sort of sight, the fat middle aged man said unsurprised “Brother Xi Tong, this habit of yours must be changed. Da Hang Tian Ji is indeed capable of stimulating and guiding us to potential, but there isn’t the need to use it on a airship cemetery. Maybe you have too much Yuan Li that you can’t finish using? Then I would rather you empower me and let me enjoy your benefits!”
(Puttty: okie, okie, the power I speak of has the Chinese characters 原力, means the force, from Star Wars, but I mean it’s a bit weird putting it as ‘maybe you have too much The force’ so I settled on Yuan Li, but idk :<. a="" and="" as="" da="" direct="" i="" is="" it="" just="" left="" name="" oh="" premium="" qi="" secret="" since="" the="" tian="" tl="" yan="">
Smiling, Lin Xi Tang said, “Brother Tuo Hai is still so straightforward. Look, these people below, some have the potential to cultivate Ying Li.”
Gu Tuo Hai still did not think much of it, and said, “So what? The number of people with potential is so high. You specially came to this s.h.i.tty place to find me and return to Di Du. Going in such a big circle, you couldn’t have just come here to let me see the achievements of your Da Yan Tian Qi?”
Lin Xi Tang laughed for a while, and pointed outside of the window, “I’m not that bored. Look, the ratio of those who have potential in this airship cemetery is not lower than the ratio of commoners with potential in the empire. You too know that when the empire rose up to the higher continents, it was the clans with the pract.i.tioners that had potential who rose. Now, 800 years have pa.s.sed, and the ratio of the commoners with potential is not higher than the ratio in this cemetery. It seems that the good days of the empire are almost up.”
“That may not be true!” Gu Tuo Hai shook his head. “With or without potential, the ability to practice to a useful level is another matter. In the past, the clans that followed the empire up the higher continent all had a special talent. Once they had stimulated their potential, the worst of them could reach to the third or fourth level. These people below don’t have the blessings of the heavens and their minds are perverse, most of them could probably only reach the first level.”
Lin Xi Tang replied leisurely “But there’s the indisputable fact that in desperate environments potential is easier stimulated, which is why there is many people with potential.”
With a hmph sound, Gu Tuo Hai said, “That is your natural selection thing! After all these years, you just haven’t met a person that is able to prove it wrong!”
“Since I am correct, how could anyone prove it wrong? Look at those sparks. Those are the lights that will carry the empire onwards, the hope for the future. I, Lin Xi Tang, also had started my life in that kind of place. A hundred years of beheading countless of the dark race, receiving honor from the lowest level of the abandoned land to the position I have now. Even I , Lin Xi Tang, am trusted by the king and given important missions, giving up my life to do my best for the empire! As long as it is about the empire, I will do it! Small criticisms are not something I will be bothered by.”
Angrily stamping his feet, Gu Tuo Hai said, “That is a little criticism? You know you know your stubbornness won’t understand! Hai, I, Gu Tuo Hai, was also muddle headed enough at that time to give you another 10 years to work under the empire. Anyway, this time I will go there to do what I need to do. Don’t hope for any big missions. Additionally good wine and beautiful woman is something I cannot miss out!”
Gu Ta Hai saw that Lin Xi Tang did not get angry, but smiled mildly. Pointing to something outside of the window, his voice slightly rose. “What you saw was many stars, while what I see is a place of death and murder! If it wasn’t for the empire giving up the Eternal Night continent, how would this place become a abandoned land? Look, this sort of unlucky place, how would any qualified human appear? If there was, then something must be f.u.c.king wrong with my eyes!”
Suddenly a thin red light appeared at the place where he pointed!
Though this was a weak beam of light within the radiance of many lights that looked like stars, it was very eye-catching. Even the Blood Moon’s brightness could not conceal it.
Gu Ta Hai looked dumbly at the sight, and muttered. “This…this…is something really wrong with my eyes?”
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THAT BACKSTABBING, s.h.i.t EATING, UGLY, GREEDY, STARVING RUBBISH HUMPER. I ENJOYED THE NEXT CHAPTER AND I KNOW YOU ALL WILL TOO.
Oh and, hey hey, did you realize puttty used some fancy words in this? Well! This novel is originally written with more fancier characters and phrases, I don’t want the style to be completely lost, honestly, so I tried my best and used many words to make it look fancier!