The Blood King

At the west gate .

An old woman floated in the sky . she wore a large black, sleeveless and hoodless cloak, with a golden string around the colar, knots tied at both ends of the string . Although this woman had wrinkles on her face, a vigorous fire burned in her eyes, while her deep purple hair was fitted into a neat and intricate bun, with some left over hair falling to the side of her face . the wind blew ocasionaly, causing the smell of the ocean to enter her nostrils, as her cloak fluttered . " hmm?! those brats down there have sure been taking their time . " the woman mumbled to herself . the current master of the lightning fist clan had brought about 45 children from his clan to face the 10-15 thousand soldiers who had invaded the imperial city"s west gate . " but this is strange . why did he only bring 45 people? and moreover, all of them are children . i don"t understand these martial clans . each of them holds about 500 people, and yet, with much more skilled worriors they could have sent out, they send children . unless i am missing something . . . " The woman spoke as she looked down at the city . " i will be supervising you, but don"t expect me to come save you when you are in danger . pay attention to your opponents, and deal with them accordingly . " The lightning fist clan master said to the children of his clan . " yes, master . " they had been trained to control their emotions since young, but although they looked composed, the clan master could still see the anxiousness and fear of some of them .

" . . . " A horseman rode up behind the clan master silently, and raised his sword . " master! behind you!" one of the disciples shouted . bzzt! bzzt! " focus at all times . " the master said before turning around exceptionally fast, and punching out . " huh? what the f.u.c.k were you trying to do? are you senile?" bzzt! bzzt! " huh? AaAaAhH!" before the man realised it, his entire body was engulfed in a powerful lightning-like qi . thump! the man was thrown off of the horse as it ran off madly from the pain, leaving a smoking soldier lying on the paved road . " amazing . . . " the disciple said, as sweat flowed down his face . the disciples of the lightning fist clan then spread out, each of them facing different soldiers, while the clan master looked for the general .

" a brat? what the h.e.l.l do you want? move, before you make me kill a child . " A soldier was blocked by a youth with a long blue-ish black braid over his shoulder, his eyes sharp, with a st.u.r.dy looking body . " i cannot . " the youth replied seriously . although he said this firmly, his legs were shaking slightly . " humph! die then!" the soldier lifted his sword, before slas.h.i.+ng down without mercy . woos.h.!.+ the blade whistled pa.s.s his face, as the youth dodged to the side . " hmm?" the man attacked over and over, while the youth dodged . " hoho, you . . . you are scared aren"t you? hahah, this is quite funny . you blocked my path like some bigshot, but in the end, you are scared . And not just of being attacked, but also of attacking!" the man said as he lifted his sword once more, before coating it with qi and slas.h.i.+ng downward . vivivi! " I! I have to dodge! otherwise!" the youth thought, as he tried to move his body, but finding that he was stuck, he could only close his eyes in fear .

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At the north gate .

" general!" a soldier rode up to the cold general . " Luca boy, don"t your soldiers have any respect?!" the old man asked . " i"m sorry for my man"s disrespect, elder . what do you want? don"t you see that i am speaking with the Elder?" the cold general turned to the soldier, a dissatisfied expression on his face . " i-i apologize, general, but, some of our soldiers spotted someone walking towards this direction . from the same direction that we did . " the soldier held his fists in front of himself respectfully . " from the same direction? do you mean this person came from out of the forest?" the cold general asked . " yes, general . " the soldier replied . " hmm, ok then . keep an eye on this person, and set up a defensive line . i will be there after speaking with the elder . " the cold general, general Luca, said . " yes, i understand, general . i will take my leave . " the soldier said, as he turned his horse around, before leaving . he understood what the cold general meant, " i am talking to the elder right now, so don"t disturb us again . when i am done, i will come and deal with this person you are talking about . " this was what he got from the exchange .

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At the west gate .

" for crying out loud, what are you doing, Kaiden?" Opening his eyes, Kaiden saw a girl shorter than him by about 2 heads, with the same kind of braid as him, and a blue four leaf lotus mark on her forehead . " big sis aliyah!" The youth, Kaiden called out . weng weng weng! " something feels . . . . odd . " The man looked down at his sword, which was still vibrating . He had seen the girl knock the sword off course with the back of her fist, but he still felt like he was missing something . " scared of being attacked, scared of attacking, and now even getting saved by a little girl! how pitiful . . . " The soldier put on a regretful expression . snap! The sound of something snapping rang out, as veins bulged on the girl"s forehead . "hii! oh no . . . he said it . . . " Kaiden hurriedly covered his mouth in shock, as the color drained from his face .

" who . . . did you call little, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d?" Aliyah said through gritted teeth, as she glared at the soldier . " hmm? did you say some thing, LITTLE . GIRL?" The soldier said with a provoking tone . " humph! how about i show you how little i am?" Aliyah dissapeard from her spot . " humph!" weng weng! the sword vibrated, as she once again redirected it . she vanished and reapeard multiple times, at either the sides or the front . " oi oi, what the h.e.l.l is this? first is a scaredy cat kid, and now a foolish LITTLE GIRL? you keep attacking me from the front and sides, are you an idiot? if you want to get a hit in, then you should at least try to attack my back! but then again, i guess this is all that LITTLE GIRL brain of yours can come up with . " The soldier said .

" well whatever, i guess i will kill you two now . or maybe i should keep the girl to play with later?" The soldier mumbled . " you are the fool . didn"t you know that c.o.c.ky b.a.s.t.a.r.ds die early? and h.o.r.n.y ones die even eariler . " Aliyah said poisonously . " humph! i will deal with you later, but i will kill that coward now . huh?" The man suddenly looked down at his arm . " you fool . you f.u.c.king fool . didn"t i tell you? h.o.r.n.y b.a.s.t.a.r.ds die early . did you really think that i couldn"t attack you from behind? i purposefully attacked where you would be able to respond to . did you think that i redirected your filthy sword for fun? everytime my hand touched that sword, i injected some of my lightning qi into it, and it traveled up to your arm . you can"t feel it, can you? your arm is so numb, that you couldn"t lift it if it were empty, let alone with that heavy sword . " Aliyah spoke non stop, with a cold look in her eyes .