Part 1

The highest authority of the Bulka tribe, chief Al-Karony was said to have three right hands. Raf-Mataya, Roric, and Crohnam are each in command of an army. In addition, there is the defense force army, known as the sand warriors who are led by Crohnam. They are said to combat in harsh environments, right now this army of five thousand men has come to aid their chief.

"I can't believe it the chief has been fighting for three hours straight yet no victor has come out."

Crohnam knew when the emergency bell rang their enemy was strong to the point that it came unnoticed and caused such huge damage.

To be humiliated by one beast is unbecoming of us who are the pride of this country.

And the worst thing is that we have a lot of envoys coming yet no one is welcoming them.

A barbarian is generally proud, but if he is weakened in front of outsiders, he finds it hard to be so domineering.

Please do not lose so we are not looked down on chief because you are the pride of our tribe.

"Sand troops we are to commence when I make the signal."

Crohnam walked to where the battle was taken in place.

He was ready to step in, in place of his leader if the worst comes as the enemy seems weak but hasn't fallen yet.

A large crater shaped formed looking like a fist as the chief jumped in the air throwing punches.

However, despite hitting the scrawny lion nothing was on the lion's body.

The heat in the temperature could suffocate any living being near him yet there was no ice ability in the display from the lion because early on anything that got close to him was frozen.

It seemed like this lion was not taking him seriously, only tanking his punches without retaliation for three hours.

Was it to demonstrate what his body was capable of or is he not familiar with how to fight?

"Man seriously… every time our chief fights he goes overboard." Going close to the battle proved that it would be challenging for his troops to stand near the chief.

"Maybe we should consider his feelings since he hasn't fought for a long time."

He was right on that note because Al-Karony was on stress after his daughter said she wanted the biggest wedding in the world.

While he was in his thoughts the battle was getting more intense.

"Admirable young lion you sure took my hits without getting knocked out hehe,…it sure is nice to find a worthy opponent like you."

"Considering this I'll go all out on you so be ready for what's to come."

Since he was done warming up his body which didn't get any action for years the mad warrior the indestructible barbarian fist went into action.

"Yes, funny of you to say that two-legged creature." The lion got up from the ground and started to circle the barbarian chief.

"You know… I was wondering why was I here without any servants to welcome me into this world?" He stretched his boy like a cat that awoke from a long nap, every bone inside his body was visible.

He looked so malnourished that it seemed he was one step away from death yet the experienced barbarian jumped back in fright.

A few seconds after Al-Karony jumped back a large clawed palm appeared where he was standing.

"Wow, you dodged that and, I thought you were no different from those idiots." The lion was surprised as this was something he'd seen done by one of the people who were attacking him when he was inside the cocoon.

"Well you might be wondering how I came here I'd say I don't know either but I… I remember my mother being cut while I was inside her and that's when this thing in her started freezing everything and fusing into me." He seemed to be saddened by this fact.

[It tore my flesh apart taking away my warmth now it's next to my heart wanting control over it…ahh my heart is so cold.] He said while tears of ice dripped from him, and this did not sound like him but a different being speaking through him. And none of them thought about it as they didn't hear that part.

"Nngghaa"

"Rrraaargh"

"Raging fangs"

The lion bit the air in front of him and an illusive beast head with fangs appeared wanting to rip the chief apart.

"It can't be"

Just as he thought earlier this was the beast Ki art used by the easterners it is a martial art that imitates beasts.

One uses the Ki energy inside them to form an illusion beast by imitating beast postures.

This martial art is both distant and close combat depending on how it is used, the raging fang, the lion used does not require him to bite his opponent as he could bite him from a distance.

After the barbarian chief jumped back the first time, he wanted to confirm whether it was the same as the easterners since it was destructive enough to injure him.

"I'm relieved by the fact that you are not human because it would be a shame for me to be injured by someone who uses martial arts but you are an animal who will die by my very own hands."

Al-Karony has vouched in the honor of his tribe name to never be injured by a martial artist, even by any humans no matter how they fight or what powers they possess. "Say I have been wondering how is your body… I mean I can see you're not well?" After dodging the fangs he became more serious as this was not exercise anymore.

"Rejoice two-legged creature for I'm not aware of how things work in this world but I am King and you should bow down." A flattering gesture was displayed by the lion by pointing one toe displaying a long claw. It looked horrifying as an adolescent scrawny lion set down in front of a barbarian his bonny hand shaking, his eyes about to come out, and skin attached to what looked like bones put together.

It was like a stray skinny dog sitting opposite a muscular man demanding the man to bow to him.

"Your looks are misleading and the fact that you defeated two of my warriors tells me you are not to be underestimated."

"Enough chit chat I grow tired of what you are saying come fight me otherwise I would destroy everything."

"Well said, …here teste my power."

The totem tattoos on his body came together resembling a giant burning figure.

"Argh"

As he screamed into the sky like an erupting volcano everything around him started melting even the earth was cracking and hot air was gushing out from it.

In the distance where Crohnam and his force were, it was getting difficult to breathe as the air was heating up and the oxygen was being blocked.

"Retreat we can't stay here anymore." Crohnam freaked out as this was not something he was expecting from the chief going all like, does he want to destroy this city?

Meanwhile, miles away in the port where there were many people from outside they noticed the change in the air making them distressful about what was to become.

"Hey, what the hell is going on?" Someone asked as his whole body was sweating.

Many of the people gathered there asked the same question because the temperature was skyrocketing.

"Ahh, my skin's burning captain, let's pull out of here my heat drying up?" People started panicking "Me too I feel like my skin is burning. What is going on here? Is there some fire? Is the Bulka tribe attacked?"

"Captain I can hear the sounds of fighting and it seems all the barbarians have left the city." A man looking into the distance said.

"Yeah, let's retreat I don't think it's worth it to be here when there is a battle that's affecting the whole city like this."

The same thing was occurring on the many ships gathered there everyone wanting to leave this place because their lives were more important than some wedding or gaining the connections of other wealthy people who came there.

Only two ships were left in the vicinity waiting to see what would happen.

"Sir Anderson why should we also leave maybe don't you think if we help them we can gain something from it." Lady Cassandra asked wanting to stay and observe the events that were taking place. Her butler jumped in, "No young mistress Cassandra, don't think of such a thing it is dangerous for us to stay here anymore besides from what I can sense the Ki in the air seems to be of a strong person, likely that chief they call the fire giant." Tightening up his sleeves he looked at the ship's captain. "He is right and we have no business in being here let's go." Sir Anderson's goal has been to retire after this trade and from what's happening he does not want an early death.

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Part 2

The sound of sizzling could be heard back where the battle was taking place as if a burning torch had been thrown into the water. There was a huge flaming giant on one knee extending his arms up high and condensing a ball of fire, and everything in his field of view looked like it was being illuminated by a brilliant yellow light as he looked up at the sky. The exothermic conflagration generated a rapidly expanding wave of heat that consumed a three-mile radius of the land around it.

The flaming giant stood holding, what could be described as a mini sun between his hand and he looked at the lion.

"If you don't use your ice powers you will die." As he spoke it could be seen that his entire body has transformed into a literal fire inside out.

"Cruel Sun"

He threw the fireball at the lion intending to end his life.

"Ahhh, you damn bastard" the lion crazily charged at the fireball unleashing every ounce of his strength and putting it into his right palm, sharp claws popped out becoming larger than him.

"Raging Claws"

The two attacks met, but a winner was yet to be determined.

Despite the fact that this clash lasted only a second, it felt like dozens of times longer due to the push between the two parties. Yellow fireball on one side and large lion claws on the other. Whether it was broken houses or standing houses, the aftermath of when these two sides clashed was awe-inspiring, as all building and nonbuilding materials were carbonized due to the extreme temperatures. A deep crater formed emitting smoke and in it, no life could be sensed.

Step by step Al-Karony shortened the distance between himself and his opponent who was charcoaled to death and was shrinking rapidly. By the time he got close to him, he was back to his normal size from 38 meters giant to 12 meters barbarian.

"So, how does it feel? Hmm, let me guess you can't talk anymore since you are dead." When he was about to turn around something caught his eye, brilliantly shining blue it was leaving snowflakes as it flew in the air, it was a blue gem.

"Fascinating, so you are what caused everything the ice and all that? And I thought it was that beast so much is explained from your appearance." He grabbed the gem and walked off into the distance not even giving one look at the lion he burned to death.

Far off into the distance about 3.5 miles a barbarian was flying over to see the aftermath of the battle, and with him was the girl named Ariel. She asked to ride along with him to see the remains of the monster.

Ahh, I wonder why I feel like I want to see what the monster looks like. Maybe it's still alive… wait why would think that. Shouldn't the fire giant be as strong as the rumors say if so that monster is as good as dead, or unless, no that's impossible those monsters are very rare? As she rode behind the raptor bird these thoughts loomed in her mind.

"Ahhh, this is useless why must I have thoughts like this?"

"Ohh, right big sister told me I should look for a unique beast for her when I come here." Finally, like a puzzle coming together, she remembered what bugged her mind for so long.

"Wait, what?" the barbarian Jotun was surprised by her sudden action.

"Can you please not say stuff like that." He suddenly changed his tune to serious as the topic she was going at isn't something an outsider should talk about.

"Huh?" This puzzled her as she knitted her brows.

"Are you saying you guys don't sell monsters or did I hear you wrong?"

"No, you are right as part of our tradition we form bonds with them and do not sell any of them, not even if you offer lots of money." A concern could be seen on his face as he mentioned this to her.

"Please do not speak of such matters in the chief's presence, he gets emotional and might cut ties with your country."

"You know, that was not what I meant but your reaction sure was admirable"

"You see my big sister formed bounds with them just like you guys do and I wanted to thank her for saving my life once, thus she told me if I want to repay her I should bring her unique beasts."

"But beasts on our island are either weak or not to her standard." She was cheerful as she talked about her sister and one can see the admiration on her face.

"Okey I get you, we are here do you want to go down, or should we go talk to the chief?" He asked, while looking below them the ground that was solid like a man-made road, it all turned into carbonized charcoal sand.

There was a deep crater in the center and around it, for two miles all of it was charcoaled. They could see smoke rising in the sky as the remains of the charcoal beast were turning into ashes.

"Huh that's odd isn't there supposed to be a core remaining after a monster is killed?" Ariel asked in confusion.

When monsters die their hearts become a core of energy, inside it is the abilities the monster used. If another monster eats it strengths their physical strength and boosts their spiritual energy, this spiritual energy is energy different from Ki. Ki is within all living beings except animals and monsters. Spiritual energy on the other hand can be acquired by eating a monster as it's in their core allowing them to use supernatural abilities.

Ariel jumped from the raptor bird's back into the ground, while jumping down she threw a scrolled letter to Jotun.

"Give that to your chief, it's an important message from our queen."

Catching the scroll he asked "Why can't you do it yourself? No never mind that just make sure you don't do anything that would lead to war in this land."

"Hehehe, don't worry I'll head back after my curiosity is quenched."

Hearing her say that he did not even wait for a second to look at her, he just flew to catch up with his chief.

After seeing him leave she went down into the crater to see what piqued her interest. When they came to this place she sensed something or rather she heard something. Her ability, Speech Command allows her to manipulate living things or nonliving and has animal hearing sense.

She walked to the scorched lion trying to examine its body, as soon as she touched it the whole body turned to ash and there was a small lion cub that was bonny.

"Oh, my!" What greeted her eyes was shocking as the little thing was about to die but it was meowing like it just came out of its mother's womb.

"Sleep"

She used her ability to put it into a sweet never waking up sleep, at least she was about to but the whimpering made her do otherwise, so she decided to make it sleep first and think about the other option.

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Part 3

A few hours ago

"Your blood is full of impurities, I was hoping for my host to be a pure-blooded flame lion but this I'd say it's a big disappointment."

Two being were staring at each other, a blue gem creature and a little lion cub.

"Do not look at me like that, did you think I would pass up the chance to take over the body of an unborn beast." The blue being spoke to the lion cub knowing it can't respond to it.

"You see my previous host was the perfect host for me because he was a duel Elementalist which would compensate for my weakness against fire but something interfered I don't even know what it was."

"And now I'm here in an unfamiliar body but I also remember being a mere object with no purpose following my instinct to merch into other beings. And now I'm born as a being of my own." The blue gem creature started to develop facial features seeming evil as it laughed.

"Hahahha"

"Now watch as I take control over your body and become a being of pure power… hahaha."

"I will be the king of this world." The blue gem creature engulfed the space inside the lion cub taking control of its body as if it belong to it.

"Let me start with this body." Like when a creature develops its body when growing up as time passes.

The small lion cub's body started to bloom into an adolescent lion, but it was scrawny, devoid of any muscle and meat.

"Hahaha, this is what I mean your body is full of impurities, I must clean it well when evolving later and form a two-core something that has never happened before." The ice cocoon shattered.

Hmm, what is this? where are the servants I'm hungry. And where am I?

And who is this two-legged creature I remember two idiots attacking me when I was in the process of taking over this body.

It matters not since I'm… oh there they are.

He saw two other men unconscious on the ground. Well since I have the chance to see what this body can do why don't I entertain this creature?

Inside the lion, the little cub watched as his body was taken not even resisting.

Not because it knew the consequences of what that meant but rather because something caught its attention as this gem creature fused to it, the memories it held were shared giving the little cub knowledge.

As they merged the cub seemed to be gaining rather than losing. This process was maturing the cub into an adulthood mindset.

After seeing how the gem creature fought and lost greatly despite its arrogance the little cub watched silently not saying a word.

The cub didn't even feel pain when its body was scorched in fact, it helped him greatly as it separated the two giving him back his body.

"Revenge it says, what is revenge when you are in the wrong, you want it so badly I'll show you revenge."

"You have desecrated this land, using my body." The little cub open its eyes weakly and closed them immediately as ashes were covering its body.

"I'm a King…why don't you come for me that thing is a deceiver, come I promise you victory over all your enemies."

"Noooo, I don't wanna die…help me." A small cream that can't be heard by humans echoed only the bird monster could hear it.

But the raptor above it faints ignorant of its scream for help.

And the only other person who heard it was in confusion looking for who was speaking.

"I'm down here…waiting for your help but who are you to help… for I to become a disgraced king that has lost everything with no power whatsoever, this indeed is the sorrow of life dying without accomplishing anything ."

Woosh

A figure flew into the Amazon's ship landing on the deck, the women looked at the person who landed on their ship seeing as it was their sister they went back to what they were doing.

"Oh, sister Ariel what is that cloth on your back?" One of the females asked.

"It's a present for big sis!" Instantly the mood on the ship became dark as she was not her usual self saying that.

She looked unusual because she is always energetic when she mentions her big sister especially when she is going to gift her.

"Are we gonna wait for the wedding or go back?" One of them asked unsure of what to do and lighten up the mood.

"Haha let's go home." After saying that with a cringy face, Ariel went into the ship's cabin.

Slowly but surely they were leaving the Bulka tribe's territory.

Their ship was the same as the other Amazon ships a colorful ship made of unique wood and pulled by a sea serpent but there was only one sea serpent pulling this one and it was a smaller ship.

Splash

A man was running on the water chasing after the Amazon ship.

"Ki Art Greater Agility Boost."

"Ki Art Greater Physical Boost."

The muscles on his body bulged out when he ran on the water like a cheetah.

"Moon Blade"

He swung his rapier unleashing a blade of energy that looked like a moon.

Bam!

The stern of the Amazon ship was hit, making a dent in of blade mark.

The Amazon ship shook alarming all its passengers.

"Something hit the ship, go check if it's a sea monster." Someone shouted.

But before they could check what was happening they saw a man running next to their ship with a big smile while stroking his mustache.

"You thought all would be forgiven and walk away?" He asked while unleashing another devastating attack on their ship.

"Moon Blade"

This time he cut the port side of the ship in half only the upper part where it's connected to the deck.

"You bastard, sisters take out your bows and shoot this foolish death-seeking man."

One of the females in charge ordered.

One by one they started shooting arrows at the man, but every shot was dodged perfectly as the man jumped in the air deflecting their arrows.

"Tell that brat to come out or I will sink your ship, no I will sink your ship, hahaha." He started to laugh maniacally preparing for a deadly attack.

"Twin Head Hydra Water" Suddenly a voice was heard making the surrounding water take the shape of hydra heads launching at the man.

"Hahaha, this is the spirit." He dodged one of the hydra heads swinging his rapier to cut the other head.

Ariel came out of the cabin looking at Em-Walter with bloodshot eyes.

"So this means you're looking for death imperialist scum, huh?"

"Hahaha, death…death, know your place brat."

"Right here right now, let's fight."

"Fly"

Ariel's body floated hovering in mid-air, she looked at Em-Walter ready to devour him whole with her piercing eyes.

"Your look does not intimidate me." He grinned slashing his rapier at her.

Clank

Many arrows flew out from the ship clashing with the rapier.

But all of them broke in two, the rapier did not stop there as it went to cut her neck.

"All Mighty Push"

A great force of air pushed him away from her.

He was pushed back quite far as he bounced across the water like a flat rock.

"Sisters bring out my bow and arrows." She asked her sister for her weapon, taking this fight seriously.

"Hahahaha, you keep surprising me again and again what is your name brat?"

He finally asked for her name as before this he thought nothing of her.

"Here I come."

End of Chapter 4