Writting is hard -.- Hopefully this one turned out okay..
Sidebar:
The world is obviously way different. The method in which I will reveal this will be ascosiated with Honem's own journey instead of writting a hole essay about it during one single chapter. Hopefully that's okay with you people :p
Big brother means, someone they respect in this case.
And lastly I am currently on vacation, will write during it but internet access may be limited therefore 5 chapters might come out at the same occassion hopefully that's fine...
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As Honem was approaching the wide entrance in a happy mesmerized state a well-built man came into his path. He was wearing nothing but farm clothes but definitely had the aura of a warrior hanging on his shoulders.
“Hey, I don’t recognize you. Identify yourself stranger!” The well-built man couldn’t help being rather suspicious. I mean this stranger was dirty from head to toe and had mysterious golden eyes shining bright from a mostly dirty covered face.
“Ehmmm…” Honem was hesitiating, I mean he hadn’t spoken with any one in god know how long. This moment carried an undying weight.
“Can’t you understand me? Where are you from?” The well-built man was getting more and suspicious. The common tongue was something that the entire continent could speak but this man was not responding.
“Ahh sorry, I just got nervous when I saw your build.” Honem obviously wasn’t but that was everything he could muster up after that embarrassing first sentence.
“hahaha, that’s an honest answer. Well don’t be freighting stranger I am not as dangerous as I may appear” That honest and straight forward answer softened the well-built man.
“I am Honem Bha.. I mean, I am Honem Bahi” He was going to say Bhazi, but having the same name as an empire might turn out problematic.
“Mr Honem, I don’t mean to be rude but you look like shit, literally”
“You can’t blame me for being a bit suspicious of a man looking like yourself can you?”
Honem couldn’t say much so he just nodded in complies.
“I guess you have your reasons. You look incredible thin though, I presume you don’t have any money looking like that?” The man was obviously showing pity as he stretched for his coin purse, picking up some bronze coins and forcefully putting them in Honem’s hands.
“Take these and clean yourself up, my name is Ryan by the way. Welcome to Laky village.”
“Why are you being so nice to me?” Honem was obviously dumbfounded. He had done nothing for the man but here he was forcefully putting money in his lap.
“I hate to say it but you appearance in just too pitiful. You look even worse than the beggars in town for god sake”
“Now hush away towards the inn and get yourself cleaned up before you actually scare away people”
Honem was almost in tears. Even if it was in pity, this kindness in such a ruthless world was truly rare. Leaving the eternal prison and witnessing the kindness of human beings was nothing short of breath taking.
As Honem was moving along the path in this small village he couldn’t help but being brought back to reality. People was constantly starring in disdain, pointing and laughing. As he met with breath taking might of human’s kindness he was slammed by its cruelty. What an odd turn of events. The beast and the beauty was the name of the local inn. The meaning became clear just as you entered the establishment. The inn was run by a father and daughter and you guessed it, the father was an awful looking brute. Crooked teeth, bad complexion and dirty hair were just the tip of the iceberg. The daughter though was a beauty at least in the eyes of the common. Long black silken hair hanged down her back and a well-shaped face came with it. She had a childlike body but for some reason it only amplified her little sister kind of charm. Even the father and daughter was known to treat every guest with respect, they couldn’t help but frown when they laid their eyes on Honem. His currently appearance was just too awful. Torned up clothes and completely covered in dirt made him come across as the poorest of men.
“Excuse me mister but can you really afford to stay here?” The charming 18 year something daughter asked. Her father couldn’t keep himself from telling Honem to just plainly leave but the daughter didn’t have to stomach for it and had therefore decided to reason with the man.
“Yes, here take these” Honem’s dirty palms extended with a couple of bronze coins. Honem felt that he couldn’t get mad in this situation. I mean by his appearance he did indeed appear poor.
The daughter couldn’t help but get rather amazed by the amount of money this man had. Eight bronze coins was by no means a fortune but in the hands of the dirty Honem it had to be.
“Okay, with this you can stay 5 nights. The hotel includes baths and breakfast in the morning. Lunch and dinner does not include the package but can be purchased when they arrive. By you appearance I think taking a bath should be your first concern.”
“This is the Key to your room and that bath is in the back. Room number 5” The surprise regarding the money had quickly dispersed as she saw the opportunity to make some money.
“I’ll bath soon.” As Honem said that he picked up the remaining coins from his purse and ran to the tailor that he had seen on his way here. Pick up the cheapest of village clothing he quickly returned to the inn rushing for the bath. That warm water, he couldn’t wait to experience that sweet and divine sensation.
“Ahh this is the stuff……”
Getting clothed Honem walked out from the bathhouse. The amount of customer had increased quite a bit during his bath time, not bothering much about that Honem took a left up the stair in preparation to finally go to sleep.
“Hey who are you?”
-“Is he talking to me?”-
As Honem turned around almost everyone in the tavern was staring at him. Their eyes were glowed to Honem, views of surprise and admiration could be seen everywhere.
-“Why are they staring at me?”-
“Uhm, what do you mean I am your guest right?” Honem couldn’t help feeling rather puzzled. I mean he was just in here meeting the person currently speaking. The brute father couldn’t help but get even more puzzled in response.
“Wait are you that beggar just now?” his hair was wet then it couldn’t possibly someone else right? But this person… The brute father couldn’t help being surprised I mean the man currently standing before him was very handsome but that was not the most mesmerizing thing about him, those eyes, those golden eyes stared right through you. Ancient beautiful noble was the direct feeling that came to mind; the beggar had this collected air about himself something that few men ever had.
“Beggar, that’s rather rude” Honem felt that the situation was turning out weird so turned around and left. Luckily no one called out for him and he could peacefully enter his room.
The next morning when Honem walked down to get breakfast something rather surprising happened. The ugly brute had completely changed his personality. Instead of frowning at mere presence of Honem he instead curiously welcomed him, he even went as far as specially preparing a table for him. He was convinced that the man was some noble that had lost his way.
As Honem was eating breakfast the young daughter sat herself down opposite of him. The first minute she was just staring, it was after a while becoming something of a nuisance.
“Sorry but could you stop staring at me?” Honem said as he was slightly annoyed
“Mr Honem, my name is Julia” She couldn’t help smiling as she introduced herself. The handsome face was nothing to snort about but the air around the Honem was what had made her intrigued.
“Nice to meet you”
“Mr Honem, who are you?”
“Who am I? Well, I am Honem. But I guess that don’t suffice as an answer. I am a traveller I guess” Honem didn’t really know what to say. If he said I am Honem Bhazi emperor and founder of Bhazi Empire, the situation might get a little weird. The Bhazi Empire probably had another emperor by now also.
“A traveller hum, where you from?” This inn was the local meeting point for everyone passing through the region. Therefore meeting a traveller was by no means weird.
“Bhazi Empire” Hopefully it still exist, right?
“Bhazi Empire, the north I see. Then you have travelled quite far” Honem couldn’t help getting rather confused. Bhazi Empire the north? Bhazi Empire covered moth of the west and east also? Then have my empire declined? Well without me there would certainly be decline.
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“But how could you have travelled so far without cultivating any Ki?”
Wait what? I am the third level of Spirit Profound Realm, she is at the first. Why can’t she feel my cultivation?
“Or are you already in the Nascent Profound Realm?” Julia couldn’t help feeling rather excited. Would she really have the change of meeting someone of the Nascent Profound Realm in this small town? Not only that, this man was not even in his twenties. Such a genius was certainly special. Julia couldn’t feel this man cultivation, therefore there could only be two explanations. The first one he was a cripple and had the inability to cultivate any Ki or that he was in a higher realm and could therefore deliberately hide his Ki from someone in a lower realm.
“How long has the Bhazi Empire existed for?” Honem felt rather complicated at the moment. He didn’t feel like lying, but how could he explain that he was actually at the third level of the Spirit Profound Realm? If she couldn’t feel it maybe there is something wrong with me? I don’t know.
“Ewh, so you are a cripple” Julia’s expression of disappointment was clear as day as she said that. This man was currently too young for the Nascent Profound Realm so it had to be the only explanation.
“Well let’s not talk about it. The Bhazi Empire hum, why do you ask me when it’s where you are from? You are kind of weird” Julia couldn’t help but laugh a bit from this rather strange question.
“I think it has existed for maybe ten thousand years? Or at least something close to that”
“WAIT what, ten thousand freaking year. I have been in that cave for ten thousand freaking years. Really…….” Honem thought to himself as he was lost in thought.
“Well I have to get back to work. Come and see me some more okay?” Julia felt like she had uncovered some of the mystery behind Honem, satisfied she continued working.
As she left Honem was still deep in thought.
“Ten thousand years and my empire still stand? How is that possible? I only had some few Heavenly Profound Expert following me but the other empires had numerous. I was what made up that unbalance. My strength and might was what lead us to victory.
One most understand that the war in Sun Continent was fought by experts. The difference between someone in the Nascent Profound Realm and Heavenly Profound Realm was like heaven and earth. One Heavenly Profound Expert could wipe out numerous experts of lower realms and many empires therefore sought after them.
“Something intriguing must have happened when I was gone”
As the day passed Honem just locked himself inside his room grumbling over the menacing problems. But as the day went further he came no closer to the truth.
“I am not hungry but the taste of food really is compelling. I guess I’ll use the rest of the coins to get me some dinner”
As Honem went down stairs he could hear and see the bustling atmosphere of the tavern. Inns were without any doubt at their prime during evening time. Over fifty people were seated across numerous tables; the cute and curious Julia was running around trying to cope with the numerous orders. As Honem walked down he caught the stares of several people, his appearance was just too strange for the village man.
“Excuse me; could I buy you a drink?” A female sitting close to the stair couldn’t contain her intruigance.
“Why?” Honem hadn’t experienced similar situations in thousands of years and had therefor lost the social knowledge.
“Eh, I don’t know.” The women answered as she was getting redder by the minute.
“Come back to me when you have your answer” Honem didn’t understand and didn’t feel like being in some debt situation. Honem walked on and took a seat at the very corner of the inn. Almost like some magic happened Julia appeared ready to take Honem’s order.
“Honem, you want something?”
“A meal please”
“Okay be right back, oh and the drink is on me” Julia showed her brightest of smile as she said that.
“Why?” Honem once again did not understand.
“Ehm, because I want to?” Julia said a bit doubtful
“Oh, Okay, thank you!” Honem couldn’t help smiling. Slightly blushing Julia once again ran off.
Honem sat there drinking and eating. As the night progressed the alcohol gave courage to the weak. Women came asking to join the mysterious Honem all through the evening but were met with a simple response
“Why?”
That phrase was for many very deadly.
“Hey, who do you think you are?!” A man about thirty in age had approached with a rather annoyed face. The rather intoxicated was currently wearing a purple robe with a clear text on it, Purple Giant School. Honem didn’t know what to answer so he just kept quiet for the time being. Saying what do you mean might enrage the man further.
Suddenly three people stationed at the intoxicated man’s table rose to their feet. All of them also rather annoyed.
“Hey, why don’t you answer big brother?”
“Kid, you better answer him before he hurts you”
“You think Purple Giant School is for show? Kneel and big brother might forgive your ignorance!”
“Maybe he is mute? So he can’t speak and have no cultivation what so ever. Why don’t you just end your meaningless existence?”
The Purple Giant School man was getting angrier by the minute.
“Hey leave him be!” Julia came running shouting with a concerned expression.
“My senior here is of the Purple Giant School, do you know what that means? Don’t interfere”
One of the three people from the purple robed table shouted. Julia shout had quieted down the inn. Complete silence. No body dared to speak. Purple Giant School, what Is that? Was everything that went through Honem’s mind.
“Get out of my inn!” Julia shouted with all her might.
It wasn’t until now that the purple robed man diverted his gaze from Honem. He stared straight at the tavern girl Julia with an angry expression. Before anyone could speak up the ugly old father came rushing out from the kitchen.
“Julia! These are not people you could offend” he said as he took her and swiped her aside.
“Please, Master Kolel forgive the ignorance of my daughter. In honor of our acquaintance could you at least take this outside”
The purple robbed man couldn’t help smirking slightly “In the honor of our acquaintance I will take this outside, offend me again and I won’t be as lenient”
“Thank you, Master Kolel” The father said as he bowed his deepest of bows.
Kolel turned around and face Honem with a rather annoyed face.
“Follow me outside”
Honem nodded and followed the purple robed man outside. The people of the inn actually followed along. They knew that this mysterious yet handsome man would most likely lose his life but couldn’t restrain themselves from watching it.
“What a poor young man, why did he have to offend master Kolel at such a young age”
Most of the inn people were both sad and disappointed but what could they do. Master Kolel was of the Purple Giant School and was therefore no someone they could afford to offend. A circle of people was made as they watched the two people stand faced against each other.
“I can spare your life, if you get on your knees and beg like a dog.” Humiliation was worse than death, that’s what many thought.
The purple robbed man’s three followers couldn’t help speaking up
“Master Kolel is such a merciful man”
“Yes, merciful against such a pitiful existence”
“No” Honem hadn’t changed his expression one bit since walking outside.
“Such a fearless young man, too bad that he will die a young death”
One of the bystanders said
“Very well death it is” The purple robbed man couldn’t help but smile as he busted the Spirit Profound Realm Ki in his body.
“Such a strong pressure, so this is the fourth level of the Spirit Profound Realm”
“The young man is dead for sure”
“Please have mercy on his soul”
As the Spirit Profound Realm spread out Kolel didn’t hesitate one bit before rushing towards Honem. Second later he appeared before him trusting out a powerful punch against the head hoping it would explode like a balloon.
Honem raised his hand in accordance to grab the incoming fist. The strong Spirit Profound Realm fist flew fast as lightning as it connected with Honem’s hand.
“He is dead” The bystanders screamed as they closed their eyes