SOMEWHERE FAR FAR AWAY
IN A DARK ROOM
WE SEE A MAN
LONG DARK HAIR
PREPARING FOR SOMETHING
ENVELOPING HIS HANDS
WITH DARK BLACK CLOTHES
TAKING HIS ASTRA, HALBERD
WITH A FIERCE LOOK IN HIS EYES
HE SAID WITH CLENCHED TEETH -
"JUST YOU WAIT RAMAYUKI
I'LL KILL YOU FOR SURE!!!"
IN THE MEANTIME WITH OUR HEROES -
KRISSHO SEES RAMAYUKI IS COMING
OUT OF THE HUT -
A MAN, TALL ELEGANT MAN
WITH THE PHYSIQUE OF A WARRIOR
BRUISE ALL OVER HIS HAND
HAIR DANCING IN THE WIND
LIKE A FIRE WALTZES IN THE DARKNESS
HANFU SO BLACK THAT IF HE STANDS IN THE DARKNESS
ONLY THE GOLDEN VEINS ON HIS CLOTH WILL GLOW
HE WORE THE NIGHT ITSELF WITH A AUREATE RIVER
AS HE LOOKS UPON KRISSHO
HIS SCARS ON THE FACE CAME TO VIEW
THREE SCAR ON THE RIGHT EYE
FROM THE LEFT - ONE SHORT
ONLY HUGGING THE EYE SOCKET
ONE LONG - CARVED A SILENT TRAIL
FROM HIS BROW TO THE LEVEL OF HIS LIPS
ONE AT THE RIGHT IN LENGTH
STARTED FROM HIS EYEBROW
ENDING JUST ABOVE THE LENGTH OF HIS NOSE
EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM WILL TELL YOU THAT
- THIS MAN WENT THROUGH A LOT
HIS EYES ARE TIRED OF LIFE
LOST HOPE IN EVERYTHING
BUT STILL-
HE DECIDES TO LIVE
TO STRUGGLE
TO STRIVE
AND SURVIVE
WHAT FOR?
ONLY HE KNOWS
AS HE COMES TO KRISSHO
HE SHOUTS AT HIM COMING FACE TO FACE
"ARE YOU BLIND OR SOMETHING?!!?
WHAT IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY STEP ON THE CROPS?"
AS QAYOMI SHOUTS -
"AND WHAT ARE YOU?
AN IDIOT OR SOMETHING??
WHAT IF YOU CUT HIS LEG OFF???"
AS KRISSHO LOOKS DOWN
RAMAYUKI LOOKS WITH HIM TOO
THE AXE HE THREW TOWARDS HIM
JUST DESTROYED THE CROP
THAT KRISSHO WAS ABOUT TO STEP
"YEAH, AS IF STOPPING KRISSHO FROM STEPPING ON IT
SAVED YOUR BELOVED CROP FROM DESTRUCTION"
WITH EMBARRASSMENT RAMAYUKI SAID
"IT'S MY CROP
I CAN DO ANYTHING I WANT WITH IT
SO, WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?
AND WHO'S THIS ???"
"THIS IS KRISSHO
HE FELL FROM THE LOST ISLAND
A FEW DAYS AGO
AND SINCE SYKON IS IN CHARGE THIS YEAR
HE'S GONNA TAKE HIM AWAY AND RUIN HIS LIFE
JUST LIKE HE DID WITH YOURS
SO GRANDPA WANTED HIM TO MEET YOU
BEFORE HE MEETS SYKON"
"I SEE" HE SIGHED, FLASHING CORPSES IN HIS MIND
"BUT WHAT IF YOU'RE HERE
AND SYKON COMES TO GET HIM BACK"
"DON'T WORRY
THE TOURNAMENT OF LOKARA
IS COMING SO HE IS SUPER BUSY"
"MOREOVER I WANT YOU TO TELL HIM
ABOUT SYKON AND OTHER THINGS
ABOUT THE WORLD"
"I SEE
LET'S GO INSIDE"
GOING INSIDE KRISSHO LOOKS AT HIM
THINKING IN HIS MIND
SO THIS IS RAMAYUKI
THE ONE HE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT
THE ONE WHO'S NAME WE CAN'T EVEN UTTER
THE SPY WHO FOLLOWED THEM HERE
BY HEARING THE NAME OF RAMAYUKI BACK THEN
WHEN KRISSHO MENTIONED HIM
SEEING RAMAYUKI SHE BECAME NUMB
CHILLS DOWN HER SPINE
AS SHE SEES THE GOLDEN DEVIL
SHE COULDN'T THINK STRAIGHT
FOR SOME MOMENT
HER HANDS AND FEET BECAME COLD
SHAKING SO FAST AND SWEATING LIKE HELL
YEP, THAT'S HOW MUCH AURA
OUR ANGEL OF HELL HOLDS
AS THEY WENT INSIDE
SHE QUICKLY WROTE A NOTE
TO HIS MAJESTY
SHE TIED IT UP
WITH HER PIGEON'S LEG
AND TOLD IT -
"KOBU, DELIVER IT TO THE KING"
AS IT FLEW AWAY
THAT SPY WENT IN THE
OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE PIGEON
AS SHE RUNS SWIFTLY LIKE A DEER
SHE'S SAYING -
"DAMN!!! THAT BASTARD!!!
HE WAS HERE ALL THE TIME???
RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSE??!??!
AND WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT????!!!
THAT'S A SHAME TO MY HONOUR AS A SPY
BUT NOW HE'S NOT GOING TO ESCAPE ANYMORE
WE WILL KILL THAT BASTARD!!!
WELL IT'S A SHAME TOO THAT
I WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE HIS DEMISE
I GOTTA GO DELIVER THIS SCROLL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!"
"COME....SIT DOWN"
AS RAMAYUKI RAISES HIS HANDS TOWARDS THE GATE
HIS AXE CAME FLYING TOWARDS HIS HAND
KRISSHO SAYS -
"I'VE NEVER SEEN AN AXE OF THIS COLOR
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL"
"BECAUSE IT'S MADE OF GOLD"
"OW, I FORGOT, YOU GUYS
PROBABLY DON'T HAVE GOLD UP THERE, DO YOU?"
"GOLD??? OW YOU CALL IT GOLD??
WE CALL IT AURUM UP THERE
UP THERE
CHILDREN PLAYS WITH IT
SINCE IT'S SO SHINEY
KIDS LOVE THIS
SO WE MAKE TOYS WITH IT"
"YOU GUYS MAKE TOYS WITH GOLD 🙂?!"
"YEAH? WHY SO???"
"NEVERMIND 🙂
JUST KNOW THAT DOWN HERE
GOLD IT ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE
AND EXPENSIVE THING YOU CAN EVER KNOW"
"I SEE, WAIT! IF YOU CAME FROM THE LOST ISLAND
WHY DON'T YOU KNOW THAT IT'S CALLED AURUM??"
"BECAUSE I FELL WHEN I WAS 4"
"WTH??"
"OKAY, ENOUGH CHIT CHAT
TELL ME WHAT DO YOU WANNA KNOW???"
"FIRST OF ALL" - KRISSHO SHOUTS
"I'M CURIOUS!
WHAT'S YOUR POWER????
LIKE WHAT SPIRIT DO YOU HAVE???
IS IT COOL LIKE FIRE??
OR CALM LIKE WATER??
TELL ME!!!! TELL ME!!!
IS IT FAST LIKE LIGHTNING???
OR BLOWING LIKE WIND???
I WANNA KNOW!!!!
IS, IS IT STABLE LIKE EARTH?????
WHAT SPIRIT DO YOU HAVE ????
THAT MAKES PEOPLE SO AFRAID OF YOU!??!"
"UMM....
I WONDER WHY HE MENTIONED
ONLY THOSE 5 SPECIFIC SPIRITS"
RAMAYUKI SIDE EYES QAYOMI, SHE SMILES
"NO YOU DIDN'T!!!!"
"WHAT!?? HE HAS TO KNOW THE TRUTH!!!"
"QAYOMI IF YOU TELL THIS OUTSIDE
PEOPLE WILL BURN YOU DOWN ALIVE
SAYING YOU'RE WITCH! YOU KNOW THAT RIGHT???
YOU'D BE ACCUSED OF BLASPHEMY!!!!!!"
"I DO KNOW THAT!!!
BUT I ALSO WANT HIM TO KNOW THE TRUTH!!
NOT SOMETHING CONFUSING MADE UP PARTIAL TRUTH!!!"
"YOU'RE CRAZY!!
YOU TOLD HIM THE DERIVATIVE PART???"
"YES, I DID"
"WAIT A MINUTE?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE
WHY MENTIONING SOMETHING LIKE THIS
WILL GET QAYOMI KILLED???
I'M SO CONFUSED"
"LET ME EXPLAIN IT TO YOU
IN SHORT
EVERY RELION ---
"WHAT'S A RELION??"
ASKED KRISSHO CUTTING HIM SHORT
"IT'S A ----"
QAYOMI CUTTING HIM SHORT -
"TELL HIM ABOUT SYKON FIRST!!
GRANDPA WANTED HIM TO MEET YOU
HE WANTS YOU TO TELL THIS KID ABOUT SYKON
SO THAT THE TRAGEDY HAPPENED TO YOU
DOESN'T HAPPEN TO HIM"
"YEAH RIGHT, OKAY SO FIRST OF ALL ---"
"HEY! HEY! HEY! WAIT!!!! WAIT!!!!
YOU DIDN'T TOLD ME WHAT SPIRIT DO YOU HAVE????"
RAMAYUKI SHOOK HIS HEAD AND SAID CALMLY -
"HE'S ANNOYING"
"I KNOW" SHE AGREED FIRMLY
"OKAY SO IF YOU WANNA KNOW IT SO BAD
LET ME TELL YOU
I HAVE - THE GOLD SPIRIT"
"THE GOLD SPIRIT???
WAIT WHAT???
HOW ???
I'M CONFUSED???
LIKE WHY'S GOLD SPIRIT A THING???
I THOUGHT YOU SAID
PEOPLE DOWN HERE HAVE THE POWER OF THE NATURE
THE ELEMENTS OF NATURE
LIKE FIRE OR WATER
HOW'S GOLD A NATURAL ELEMENT???"
QAYOMI AND RAMAYUKI ASKED AT THE SAME TIME -
"HOW DO YOU GUYS GET GOLD UP THERE???"
"OPPS 😬 ! YAH, YOU'RE RIGHT
GOLD IS A NATURAL ELEMENT
I FORGOT ABOUT IT
SHAWRY 😶"
"OKAY SO
ENOUGH TIME PASS
LET ME TELL TOU ABOUT SYKON
I'M GONNA TELL YOU ONLY ONE THING
STAY AWAY FROM HIM
IF YOU WANNA LIVE THAT IS"
"RASOV-SAN TOLD ME THE SAME THING
TELL ME PLEASE
I WANNA KNOW
WHO IS SYKON
WHY'S EVERYONE IS SO AFRAID OF HIM???
MOREOVER WHO ARE YOU???
WHY'S PEOPLE AFRAID OF YOU TOO????"
"MY STORY CAN WAIT
RIGHT NOW
LEARNING ABOUT SYKON
IS MORE IMPORTANT FOR YOU
LISTEN UP
SYKON IS INTERESTED IN THE PEOPLE
WHO FALL FROM THE LOST ISLAND
IT'S SO MUCH THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN
CALL IT "INTEREST" AT THIS POINT
IT'S OBSESSION - A DANGEROUS ONE"
"WHY SO INTERESTED IN US??"
"BECAUSE WE ARE THE FIRST ONES TO UNLOCK - STATES"
LET'S DIVE INTO RAMAYUKI'S PAST A LITTLE BIT -
RAMAYUKI GOES -
"AT THE AGE OF 17
I LOST MY MEMORY
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE THAT
I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING
WHERE I LIVED?
WHO AM I?
WHAT'S MY NAME?
I COULDN'T RECALL ANYTHING
AS I OPENED MY EYES
LYING ON THE BATTLEFIELD
BESIDE A LAKE FULL OF CORPSES, WITHOUT ANY BLOOD
BUT ME MYSELF WAS DRENCHED IN BLOOD
AN UNEXPLAINABLE AGONY
EATING AWAY MY HEART
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY
AND I COULDN'T REMEMBER IT
I WAS ABOUT TO GO INSANE
BUT THEN, THEN A PERSON CAME INTO MY VIEW
THAT PERSON CALMED ME DOWN
IT WAS HIM - SYKON
HE SEEMED SO SWEET AND KIND
A GENTLE AND COMPASSIONATE KING
BUT LITTLE DID I KNOW -
"RAAAAAMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYUUUUUKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!"
INTERRUPTING THEIR CONVERSATION
A SCREAM CAME FROM OUTSIDE
A SCREAM OF HELP
"RAAAAAMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYUUUUUKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!"
AS THEY ALL CAME OUTSIDE
THEY SEE
A YOUNG GIRL WITH DIRTY
AND TEARED UP CLOTHES
COVERED IN BLOOD
HAVING A SERIOUS BLOW ON HER HEAD
BUT STILL GIVING SHOULDER
AND SUPPORT TO THE BOY SHE BROUGHT
THAT BOY'S LEG WAS INJURED
SO HE COULDN'T WALK
RAMAYUKI BECAME SO SHOCKED SEEING THEM IN THIS STATE THAT HE COULDN'T EVEN MOVE FOR A WHILE
BUT QAYOMI SHOOKED HIM BACK TO HIS SENSES
"BRING THEM INSIDE HURRY!!!!!"
"W--W--WA---WAI--WAIT
THE---THEY---- ARE---- CHA----
SING----US---!!!!!!"
A BUNCH OF FIRE USER CAME AFTER THEM!!
KRISSHO SAID LET ME HANDLE THEM!!
BUT THE MOMENT THEY SAW RAMAYUKI
AND THAT DEATH STARE IN HIS EYES
THEY BECAME SO SCARED
THAT THEY WERE RETREATING WITHOUT A FIGHT
BUT RAMAYUKI CHASED THEM BACK
CALLED HIS AXE AND IT ANSWERED
CAME FLYING FROM THE HUT TOWARDS HIS HANDS
AND THE MOMENT HE GRABBED IT
HE SWANG THE AXE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT
AND IT JUST SLICED 1 OF THEM IN HALF
THE OTHER 5 ESCAPED
SEEING THAT LEVEL OF BRUTALITY
KRISSHO'S HEART SANK
AS HE BEGAN TO QUESTION HIMSELF
THE FIRST QUESTION CAME INTO HIS MIND
IS HE HIMSELF REALLY WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE???
AS RAMAYUKI WAS ABOUT TO CHASE THEM
KAYA STOPPED HIM SAYING
"DON'T GO AFTER THEM
THERE'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO KNOW
IT'S ABOUT SHRIKAL!! PLEASE!!"
AS THEY ALL WENT INSIDE
CAME TO KNOW A TERRIFYING TRUTH
ON THE MEANTIME THOSE 5 TOLD THEIR LEADER
THAT THEY FOUND RAMAYUKI
THE CLAN LEADER RAKA IS NOW IN RAGE
"LET HIM COME
I KNOW YOU WILL
WON'T YOU RAMAYUKI????
AFTER ALL
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN CASORA FOR A WHILE"
AS ELSEWHERE WE SEE A GIRL IN A DARK ROOM
AS A SILHOUETTE IN THE WALL GROWING UP
WITH HORNS IN THE HEAD - FIGURE INHUMAN
NARRATOR - SO WHAT HAPPENED HERE???? WHO IS THIS YOUNG GIRL NAMED KAYA AND THAT BOY SHRIKAI ???
WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM???
WHO'S CASORA???
WHAT'S WITH THAT SILHOUETTE????
HORNS IN THE HEAD??
WAS HE A DEMON???
WHO DID ALL OF THIS????
FIND OUT ON THE NEXT CHAPTER
OF KING OF INFINITE ELEMENTS!!!!