“For today’s training Scepticus, you’re in for a treat. Sparring,” Serbius daid. “Hmm interesting. Sure I guess. Although I just came out of a cave with a bastardly man that tried to kill me. Oh well it should be fine,” Scepticus replied. “Are you like guilt tripping me right now? Because it won’t work,” Serbius replied, “Alright in 3.. 2.. 1.. GO,”. Scepticus dashed towards Serbius so fast it essentially looked like a teleport but mid-dash, Scepticus was hit by the white ball causing him to lose speed just enough for Serbius to grab Scepticus and slam him into the ground. Serbius then summoned another white ball and slammed into Scepticus' chest. “This is fun,” Serbius said. “Oh right before I forget,” he said as he snapped his fingers and the white ball in Scepticus’ chest exploded.
“Well if you can’t survive that then you aren’t worthy of being my student,” Serbius said. Serbius then felt the wind behind him move. “Whoever said I was dead?” Scepticus said as he attempted to cut Serbius in half. “I knew you were a worthwhile student,” he said as he grabbed Scepticus’ sword by the blade and then threw the sword into a tree. “So… What will you do now? You no longer have your sword,” Serbius told Scepticus. Scepticus then set his hands ablaze. “Hmm… You’re resistant to your own magic. That’s good,” Serbius said as his normally calm expression turned into the grin of a battle-crazy maniac. He then summoned another ball and shaped it into a sword. He then tried to stab Scepticus in the stomach but Scepticus disappeared and appeared with the wind behind Serbius.
Scepticus then grabbed Serbius by the neck from behind, slammed him into the ground and then kicked him towards a tree. However as soon as he was about to hit it, a white ball materialised behind him cushioning the impact. Serbius then says, “Hmm… it might be worthwhile to get slightly serious,”. Suddenly three more balls materialise and all start flying towards Scepticus. Scepticus cleanly dodged them but then one of the balls turned into a spear of water, as Scepticus gets impaled by it. The spear then deforms into water again and turns into a hand and slaps Scepticus into a tree. “What the hell are these abilities?” Scepticus muttered to himself as the tree he crashed against him fell backwards. “Just what are you, Master Serbius?” he said. “I’ll tell you. If you ever beat me. Although highly improbable,”.
Serbius then fires a white ball at Scepticus however he just about manages to say before the ball hits him, “Blitz,”. He then appeared at the place of his sword, grabbed it and then used ‘Breath of the Wind’ to appear behind him. “Lesson No.1 to my student. Never attack the same spot twice,” he said as all the white balls converged into one giant ball and hit Scepticus through a giant rock. Scepticus then faints. “You did pretty well for your first spar against me,” Scepticus heard a familiar voice say as his eyes slowly opened. “Oh, Master Serbius. Did I get knocked out?” Scepticus asked. “That is indeed what happened,” Serbius replied. “Well it’s also sunset now,”. “Oh okay,”. “Of the next day,” Serbius said.
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“Oh SHIT. MY MOTHER IS GOING TO SLAP ME TO THE SEVEN HELLS AND BACK. I BETTER GO BEFORE I GET SMACKED TO AN EIGHTH HELL,” Scepticus says whilst running away into the sunset whilst waving at Serbius. Serbius just smiles and waves back. Serbius then proceeds to sit down by a tree whilst hugging his legs. “How long has it been? Since I essentially became an absolute being? Silas… What would you have done if you were like me?” Serbius says as his words get swept up with the wind.
10 minutes later in an unknown location
A boy with olive-green hair and eyes looks at a butterfly perched on his finger. “So how’s Serbius doing,” he asked the butterfly. The butterfly then chimed something and the boy said, “Ah interesting. Serbius found a worthwhile student? Well good for him. But soon his resurrection will be complete. And when that time comes, salvation will be brought upon all of us,”. “Well at least that’s what I want my followers to believe. They don’t need to know that he is already alive. And he has come for salvation. But to feast,”.
Back to Scepticus’ town
“AH SHIT. I HAVE TO GET HOME BEFO-” Scepticus noticed that his mother was shopping with a very sad face. She then pulled out a picture from her pocket. Scepticus couldn’t quite make out what it was but it looked like it had a child on it. Suddenly, his mother’s face brightened up as if that entire scene hadn’t even happened. “Well I should get home and find Devlin, since he’s probably back by now,” his mother said whilst rubbing her hands together. “Well, I’m in for a treat,” Scepticus said. Scepticus quickly ran home through a side alley so that he could get to his house faster. He eventually arrived and jumped in through the back window into his room since his mother was already nearby.
“Ah shit,” he said, realising that he had broken the window. “How will I explain this to her?”. As soon as he had said that the door to his room burst open, “Well you should speak up then,” she said before noticing the fragments of glass on the floor. “Scepticus,” she said. “Isn’t this the second time you’ve broken something in this house? Don’t you remember my rule? There’s always a first chance but no second,” she said as she grabbed her broom and began chasing Scepticus around the house.
Meanwhile in Mortuus Flumen..
“Boss, the mission has failed,” said the Hunting Dog. “SHIT. WHY CAN'T YOU BASTARDS DO ANYTHING RIGHT?” the man with the goatee said. “But he lives in the town nearby, we could probably raid it again,” the Hunting Dog said. “THE LAST TIME WE WENT THERE WE LOST VALROCK. ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? Whatever it is that is hiding there we will find. And we WILL kill you,”.