Eve is a successful romance book author and forever singleton who doesn't believe that romance could exist in real life. But with her last novel flopping in the market, she felt like she put herself in a rut that she can't get herself out of. On the day that her publisher threatens to drop her as an author, she finds an ad online about a guy selling an entire romantic wedding package at half the price. The catch, buyers should be genuinely in love with each other. 
In Eve's head, it sounds like a good idea to trick the seller, a practical business journalist, into thinking that she has a boyfriend whom she loves very much. Her heart says otherwise.

"I have to get away from here!" Maya, Estella's personal maid immediately came with a big luggage carrying Estella's stuff. 

"We can use the secret escape route if you want, Your Highness." Estella nodded as she changed into a civilian outfit prepared by Maya to disguise herself.

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"Find her and bring her back alive! Let she knows who is in charge." The finality in Adrian's tone brings a darkness that he will forever regret.

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"I never seen you here before. I'm Luca." He approached Estella with a warm smile, something that she never experienced from her own husband.

"I'm Estella." She blushed and immediately looking away from him, wary that she may have reveal herself to this strange man.

"Your Ma- ah Estella, I see you have know Luca." Maya interrupted the awkward exchange between the pair. She smiles knowingly to them as she walked away unnoticed

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"Tell me Adrian. Have you ever, even once treats me like your own wife?!" The formality between the rulers of the kingdom is gone and the only thing left is a pained wife and a regretful husband.

"Forgive me."

"I would never." 

How Adrian wishes he could turn back time...

Ameera Saveri, adalah seorang mahasiswi yang memiliki pekerjaan sampingan sebagai "Pacar Sewaan" dengan tarif yang cukup tinggi. Namun dia tidak menyukai sentuhan, sehingga dia melarang kliennya menyentuh.

Lalu dia bertemu dengan seorang lelaki yang ternyata berprofesi sama seperti dia, hanya saja dia bukan manusia melainkan "Setan" yang diasingkan.

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Berikan dukungan untuk penulis ya, karena kalian akan mendapatkan kisah yang luar biasa ^^

Luv

Ameera Saveri, adalah seorang mahasiswi yang memiliki pekerjaan sampingan sebagai "Pacar Sewaan" dengan tarif yang cukup tinggi. Namun dia tidak menyukai sentuhan, sehingga dia melarang kliennya menyentuh.

Lalu dia bertemu dengan seorang lelaki yang ternyata berprofesi sama seperti dia, hanya saja dia bukan manusia melainkan "Iblis" yang sedang menjalankan hukuman di dunia manusia.

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Luv

She cares for him but hates the way she does.  He is always on her mind since that day. But in contrast, he hated her for that. She wants to make it up to him but he avoids her like dirt. Sometimes he is good, sometimes he is the worsest. She hated how unpredictable he is and how he messes with her life. But she loves him, and she doesn't want to admit it.

That was in the last year of middle school.

Ria wakes up early on her first day of school in junior year. Bringing a nightmare with her she goes to her school and found out Keith and her will be classmates. New sets of problem arises then. But is this going to be a hell of a year for Ria? Or is this going to be a chance to get close with Keith and clear some issues?

"I can't take it anymore. I've gotta get out of this place. Are you with me, Hammie?" The thin woman ran her long, pointy nails through her short spiked hair and then stretched her arms, arching her back sensuously. 

The curvacious brunette shook her long, soft curls. "Snake, you know we can't get out. There's guards. We'd never make it. And don't call me Hammie."

"Not now, Hamster." Snake stressed the full name. "But soon. And I know just when." Snake grinned evilly.

"What?" Hamster bounced in place.

"Keep it down! If they hear us, it won't work."

"Okay, okay! But what do you mean? Don't leave me hanging!"

"You in there! Lights out was ten minutes ago. That means it's quiet time. Do I need to come in there?" A chubby guard leered through the bars keeping the two in their cage. The women hurried into their bunks and lay demurely on the scratchy blankets. "Aw, such a shame." The guard moved away, walking down the aisle between cages. They overheard him as he walked away. "I know that cutie Hammie's got a buyer lined up, but I wouldn't mind a piece of that Snake if you know what I mean." Coarse laughter echoed off the high ceiling.

"Dude, you'll get us both fired if they find you messing with one of the pets. Just … don't."

"That's only if they catch us."

"Hey - don't include me in this! And there's cameras everywhere. There's no way YOU wouldn't be caught."

"Oh, don't tell me you wouldn't tap that if you had a chance. Or if not Snake, then one of the other pets. Working stiffs like us will never earn enough to buy a pet. But I have a way around that. The key is …" Snake crawled to the foot of her bunk, straining to hear the rest, but he was too far away.

"Oh no!" Hamster wailed before bursting into muffled sobs.

"Hey, it's okay. Don't worry about it, Hammie. I've got us covered. Just you wait and see." Snake leaned off her bunk, dangling upside down as she tried to comfort her friend. 

*****

Christmas Eve was a busy day for the pet store, and customers in designer clothes and diamonds browsed for last minute gifts. A skeletally-thin woman half-hidden in furs and heavy make-up paused in front of Snake and Hamster's cage. Their bunk had retracted into the wall like always, and there was little to do other than take turns on the tread-wheel. Hammie was on it now, frantically running, and Snake leaned against the wall, picking her nails and glaring.

"Oh, she's perfect! Just as you described on the phone. Darling will love her. But I simply can't pick her up today. We're hopping on a shuttle to visit his parents - they're at the new Mars resort until after New Years, and we're joining them. Could you hold her until mid January?"

"Certainly. And if you'd like, we can have her wrapped and delivered on a day of your choosing." The smarmy salesman rubbed his hands, anxious to close the sale before the holiday. 

"That would be lovely." The woman smiled frostily. "What gift wrap options do you have?"

"If you'll come this way, I'll show you the options." The salesman tapped his tablet, and Snake sneered at the red "Sold" stamp that flared over Hamster's holographic description.

"Oh no," Hamster moaned quietly, slowing on the wheel. "What am I going to do? They're going to take me away!"

"I told you. Chillax. I've got this. Keep running and don't let them suspect anything." Snake used an emery board to sharpen her nails into even sharper points. She watched the passing customers with unblinking eyes.

*****

With a flash of the lights, bunks slid out of the wall and the tread-wheel slid into the opposite wall. Hamster hopped off the wheel and sank onto the bottom bunk. The lights dimmed by half, a five-minute warning for the pets, after which only the nightlights would be on.

Snake remained propped silently against the wall. When Hamster opened her mouth, she held up one sharp-pointed finger. Hamster closed her mouth and pulled off the scratchy blanket to wrap around her shoulders. She huddled, shaking, as semi-darkness fell in the pet store.

Snake looked up at the camera in the corner. This tiny device tracked their every move, waking or sleeping, and had since they'd been placed on display. The blinking red light could drive one to madness, and perhaps it already had. 

Through the long night, Snake watched the light blink unceasingly. The chubby guard didn't patrol their aisle tonight, and the other guard chose not to say anything if he even saw Snake as she waited motionlessly. 

Snake smiled as the light blinked one last time and stopped. She sauntered over to the cage bars and looked out. All across the store, the myopically blinking red lights had mysteriously ceased. Silently, she crept toward the cage door, making sure to stay on the side farthest from the bunks. Hamster nestled on the bunk, pretending to sleep. 

Barely visible in the dim lighting, a chubby figure approached the cage. His attempt at stealth might have been successful if the inhabitants weren't awake. A low beep sounded as he pressed his keycard against the cage's door and he slipped through with a lewd chuckle.

"Merry Christmas, Danny-boy," he whispered to himself. In his haste, he did not seal the door behind him. In his eagerness for his long-awaited prize, he did not see the shadow lurking. He only had time for one muffled shout before sharp nails pierced his carotid artery. Two pairs of hands lowered him to the ground and then, after he bled out, drug him to the lower bunk and arranged him neatly. The scratchy blanket scrubbed the floor clean enough to pass in the low light. Then a thin figure and a curvy figure slipped into the aisle on their first steps toward dawn's new light.

An unlikely team, Snake and Hamster, put their heads together to escape the pet store on the only day of the year there is no staff; Christmas.

A one-shot for a writing prompt - target length 1k words.

*Early morning, three days later.*
Shi Mu trotted alone to the rolling mountains where he had previously hunted wild animals. He was carrying a huge parcel with him, which was about half the height of an average man. He climbed seven or eight hilltops without resting, and eventually found himself on the periphery of a bamboo forest. It seemed to be unusually verdant, shining with an emerald green lustre.
It took him a full hour to fully investigate the bamboo forest, spread across an area of about 17 acres. He put that huge parcel down gently only after he had found the traces left by his target. He then began fumbling to take out a rather small shovel and started digging a pit trap in the nearby ground. 
Strangely enough, his movements of digging the pit were excessively cautious. It seemed as if he was afraid of attracting attention.
In this way he was able to finish the digging of a water jar sized pit only by noon. The pit was several meters in depth.
Shi Mu then took out some bottles and jars from the parcel, and dropped an unknown powder and some fluids into the pit. He covered the pit entirely with twigs, and added many bamboo leaves to the surface. He scattered some mud onto the pit, finally finishing his arrangement, having laid a delicate trap.

Shi Mu seemed quite content as he observed his arrangement from every angle, and a trace of a smile flashed across his face. 

He had learned the arrangement of the trap as well as how to make the powder and fluids from “Zhong Gong Mi Dian”, which contained the secret arts of the Zhong clan. His confidence of conquering his target would have been low in the absence of these skills, despite his ability to manage seven cuts in one movement.
He gauged the time by looking up at the sun, high in the sky, and then fished out a paper ball without hesitating. There was mysterious golden coloured dough inside it.
Shi Mu emptied out the fluids contained in a small bottle.
Immediately, an overpowering and indescribable fragrance began wafting through the air. 

“I hope that this secret bait recipe from the old hunter in the city will turn out to be useful. Otherwise, the thirty-two liang of silver I paid for this material would be a waste.”
Shi Mu murmured to himself as he shook his wrist, sending the golden dough down into the middle of the trap.
He then took out a black wooden knife and a rather large emerald green cloak to cover himself up. He threw the parcel behind a huge rock and walked back to his trap. He then lowered his body to the ground and lay flat beside the trap, becoming as still as he could be.
From a distance, the ground where the trap had been set up was completely flat, and nothing strange could be seen.
Shi Mu held his breath as he lay still on the ground, and the warm air that puffed out of his nostrils was thin enough to be invisible. He barely blinked his eyes as he stared hard at the bamboo wood. The information he had obtained flashed through his mind once more.

The golden hamster, also known as the medicine-hunting hamster, was a unique animal found only in Quan Zhou. It was a variation of the common piebald mountain mouse which would bite its brood siblings to death as soon as it was born. In its third month, golden fur would begin to appear on its back. After this, it would achieve the ability to find and take some herbs needed to advance to a higher level.
After a year, the golden hamster would reach its age of maturity, and its talent would be awakened. This would enable it to find rare herbs without any difficulty. Hence, it was considered that possessing a tamed golden hamster was equivalent to living with a born master of herbs, who could seek rare medicine. However, although it was worth an enormous amount of money, the hamster could rarely be found in the market. This was because few would be willing to sell their medicine-hunting masters, even if they did have one.
Shi Mu had found one by accident when he chased a wild fox all the way to the edge of the bamboo forest. He was overjoyed at finding one of these hugely famous animals of Quan Zhou.

However, he had been too cautious to take immediate action at that time.
Though the golden hamster did not belong to the rank of holy animals, it was still capable of deceiving many. It seemed to vanish into thin air by dashing at the speed of lightening, keeping its shadows invisible. Because of its inherent vigilance, it would be nearly impossible to catch it again if it wasn’t caught in the first attempt. 

During this period, every time Shi Mu came to the hilltop to practice, he went out of his way to observe this gold hamster’s routine.
By now his progress had reached a point where he could do seven cuts in one movement, using his ‘Thirteen Series of Gale Force Knife’ Art. Moreover, he had also learned the trap, as well as the bait-making method from “Zhong Gong Mi Dian”. Therefore, he had finally made up his mind to putting his plan into action today.

*****

At the time when Shi Mu was finishing laying out the trap to hunt the golden hamster, something else was happening inside the hall of the Jin Gang martial arts club in Feng City. A sandy-haired elder was angrily reproaching Wang Tian Hao, who stood in front of him.

“What tricks are you playing this time? I had asked you to find a girl to marry from the Jin Family, not to beat up and pick a fight with the youngsters of the Jin Family!”

“Uncle Xu, how could you blame me for beating them? Those guys asked me to instruct their arts themselves. It’s just that I lost some control of myself. But as far as their skills are concerned, no Jin other than Shi Yu Huan is capable of withstanding even my first strike. They turned out to be a pack of good-for-nothing idlers, wasting half of my day!” Wang Tian Hao stretched himself with a yawn, displaying an air of complete carelessness.

“You bastard, the Jin Family is Wang Family’s ally in Quan Zhou! Who told you to attack them instead of looking at their girls? Well, well, now I will have to clear up your mess myself by going to their manor to apologize to their head. From now on you are supposed to just stay here and practice your Blazing Spear. Before you accomplish the next stance of the Blazing Spear Art, you are confined to the club!” Elder Xu ordered as he stared at Wang Tian Hao with his eyes wide open.  He found it rather difficult to handle his nephew.

“I don’t care about being confined at all. After all, the day of the competition is only half a month away. So I just need time to save my energy,” Wang Tian Hao answered in a cheerful and excited manner.

“Humph! I have no hope for you till you start paying attention,” Uncle Xu snorted.

“Why? Do you mean to say that there are other powerful people in the various clubs?” Wang Tian Hao said with his spirits highly elated, as he sensed some overtones in his uncle’s reprimand.

“You crazy kid! I guess you’d lose sleep if I refused to tell you,” he said, not sure whether to laugh or cry at his nephew’s response.
“Ha ha, Uncle Xu knows me so well,” Wang Tian Hao said demurely, his face now compliant and sweet.

“As far as I know, the Fei Hong club has this time asked a genius to help them recover from their misfortune of always coming last. It is said that although the guy is not a blood warrior, he has an innate body of ‘solid earth’,” Uncle Xu answered with a solemn face.

“The body of ‘solid earth’, also known for its defence force? Could that be the legendary body which is immune to bodily harm?” Wang Tian Hao asked, surprised.
“Ha ha. As you may know, it’s rather difficult to handle. Judging from your current skills, I don’t think your Blazing Spear will be able to break his defence,” Uncle Xu replied with a sneer.

“Maybe I won’t be able to break the defence of a ‘solid earth’ body, but I do know a Martial Disciple in our city who would definitely be able to. It will be worthwhile to watch the fight if he takes part in this competition,” Wang Tian Hao laughed heartily as something struck him, after pausing for a brief thought.
“Oh? Do you mean the ‘Fierce Fists’ you mentioned the other day?” Uncle Xu’s eyes now were alight with excitement.

“Exactly, I’ve witnessed his skills with my own eyes. The reach of his strength must be at least 500 kg, or there is no way he could snap the iron spear with his bare hands,” Wang Tian Hao answered without hesitation.

“Well, that does seem to be true, according to what you’ve told me. This ‘Fierce Fists’ could really confront the ‘solid earth’ body to a certain extent. But it’s a shame that competitors have to be Martial Disciples under the age of eighteen. If ‘Fierce Fists’ is already the leader of a small gang, he must be over eighteen,” Uncle Xu said, quite sure of his reasoning.

“That’s true. But if he turns out to be of my age, then I’ll definitely fight him with all my strength. Even if it is only for the title of the city’s top Martial Disciple,” Wang Tian Hao said in a proud tone, nodding his head.
Uncle Xu was speechless when he heard such an ambitious proclamation.
He was proud of his nephew in every aspect, except for his arrogance for Wang Tian Hao was always showing off.
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Whiz! Whiz!
Seven black knife shadows rolled and vanished.
After smashing several invisible shadows of light yellow, the knife finally returned to its owner in the shadows.
“Creak.”

A little golden animal, the size of a fist, fell squeaking from mid-air and into the huge pit waiting below. The trap had already been half revealed.
Shi Mu was too overjoyed to hold his wooden knife when he saw that his sudden sneak attack had hit the target. He threw the knife into mid-air and grabbed it with one hand. He then threw out a huge silk net to cover the surface of the pit.
Peng!

As the little golden animal tried to dash out of the pit, it bumped against the silk net and was forced to drop down to the bottom again.
After about ten attempts, the golden animal’s jump grew powerless. And soon, no sound could be heard from the pit.
Shi Mu then approached the pit cautiously, and stole a quick glance inside it.
The little golden animal was now weak, and was no longer able to move its body as it was glued to the colourful fluids at the bottom.

Shi Mu’s mind relaxed at the sight, and he turned to a large nearby rock. He fumbled with his package to find an iron wire cage, and rushed with it to the pit in excitement.
However, he became pale at sight he saw upon turning around. 
A blue robed man with a sword over his shoulder stood beside the pit, which nobody could’ve known about. The little golden animal was already in his hand, struggling fiercely. The man was rocking his head back and forth, observing it from every angle. The little one had to be the golden hamster which had earlier been glued unconscious to the bottom of the pit.
“Elder warrior, I believe that golden hamster is mine!” said Shi Mu politely, containing his anxiety with a deep breath. The sight of the golden hamster in the blue robed man’s hand made Shi Mu’s heart leap to his throat.
“Well, young boy, do you think I am a thief who would grab your prey?” said the blue robed man in a cold voice, as he turned his body.
Shi Mu could make out that the blue robed man was a Daoist priest, probably in his thirties. His eyebrows had grown out all the way to his temples, and his eyes were as sharp as a knife. His eyes displayed a fierce countenance which seemed to be murderous and brutal.

“A glance is enough for me to tell that this senior is an outstanding warrior. But I caught this golden hamster with all my effort,” thought Shi Mu, scarcely bracing himself to persuade the blue robed man. Just then, he suddenly felt an unusual and strange sense of coldness rushing onto his face. Immediately, he was frozen as though in ice, and his whole body was cold and numb.

The enigmatic blue-robed man had resorted to violent treachery in no time.

“The notorious Cold Sword, intending to kill a mere Martial Disciple for his treasure. I wonder if anyone would believe my story if I made it public.”
Shi Mu heard a heavenly melodious voice as he was frozen into stillness, 
nearly falling unconscious.


A wonder falling down from heaven! A boy possessed by strange blood! Gods tremble! Demons flee! A boy from the land of Dong Zhou. A pink skull as his sworn friend until death. A story of a determined warrior struggling for power. A legend that shakes the galaxy and disturbs the worlds of god, demon and man.

Chapter 30
Before heading out Althea packed some dry rations and other necessities. After everything was ready, she summoned Northem.

"Young  Miss, what is your order?", asked Northem who was kneeling on one knee.

"Get up, next time you don't need to kneel before me", said Althea.

Getting up, Northem said, "As you wish Young Miss"

Althea nodded and said,  "I will be going out to train in the mountains for a few days. I will be entrusting my mother's safety in your hands in case if anything happens, understood!"

Northem was slightly taken aback by Althea's words. He knew that Althea will be going out to train but all along he thought that he will be going out with her to ensure her safety because he is well aware of the dangers lurking in the hollow mountain range. Moreover, Furiana is inside the Baro clan so, who will be daring enough to harm the only daughter of the clan leader inside the clan.

After an internal debate Northem still decided to voice out his concern, "Young Miss, the mountain is filled with dangers. Won't it be better if I followed you besides, the Lady will be safe inside the clan"

Althea flicked a glance at Northem and he immediately shut up.

"You don't need to worry about me, just follow my arrangements"

"As you wish young miss" answered Northem. Even though he was worried about Althea he didn't dare defy her orders and thinking about how Althea brought many surprises to him during the journey and also by the way she handled Ryab, he was sure that Althea had some tricks up her sleeves or else she wouldn't be confident she will return unscattered from the Hollow mountain range.

After listening to an earful of concerns and warnings from her mother and grandfather, Althea quickly set out.

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Inner region, Hollow Mountain Range

"Second Lady, are you sure we can find a talented Beast Tamer here", asked Gufian with a doubt.

"Did we find any in Withering Valley then!", instead of answering, Lady Tsiru threw him a question.

Gufian gave a wry smile and didn't question further. He had no idea what Lady Tsiru is up to. Almost all the geniuses and people from five great powers have gathered in and around Withering Valley, only they have come to Hollow mountain range. Gufian couldn't help but speculate that Lady Tsiru is up to something.

After some time, Lady Tsiru halted and said, "we are now at the periphery of the inner region of the Hollow mountain range. The reason why we haven't come across any young talents till now is that the inner region is filled with dangers and only those at senior level or above could walk in and out safely. If we want to find some geniuses we have to lurk around the outer region of the hollow mountain range"

With that Lady, Tsiru turned around and went towards the direction of the outer region. Everyone quietly followed behind her. Only Gufian furrowed his brows looking at Lady Tsiru's back and complained inwardly, 'then why did we waste our time lurking around in the inner regions of the hollow mountain range! Surely she is hiding something from us"

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Outer edges of the hollow mountain range

Althea was currently sitting on one of the tree branches. It has been two days since she set her foot inside the hollow mountain range. Due to her weak strength, she didn't dare to venture deep inside. Even though she had few tricks up her sleeves in case of imminent dangers she still decided not to take risks. Besides the main reason, she came here is to practice beast taming.

After a while, Althea heard a noise coming from the nearby bushes. She had already concealed her breath so no beast of human below the divine level can perceive her existence.

From a nearby bush, Althea saw a low-level Amethyst Hamster popping out its head and looking around. After making sure that there was no one in the vicinity, the Amethyst hamster slowly came out from the bush.

After waiting for two days, Althea finally found a low-level beast suitably for practicing her beast taming skills.  Amethyst Hamster is a type of beast with zero combat abilities, it has a keen sense of smell for herbs and can aid the Beast Tamer in finding medicinal herbs. Though it is not an ideal beast for forming a contract, the beast tamers can make use of the Amethyst hamster if they came across it in the wild so that it can help them in finding precious medicinal herbs.

Beast Tamers can tame a beast only for a certain period depending on their strength and mental strength. A beginner or low-level Beast Tamers can only tame a beast for few minutes to one hour maximum.
If a Beast Tamer wants a certain Beast to follow them forever, they have to form a blood contract with the beast.

Althea slowly summoned her Golden spirit light on her palm and making use of the heaven-grade Beast Taming technique she had learned in her past life, she chanted a few words without making noise. One could only see her lips moving. After few seconds she slowly and quietly descends from the tree branch. When the Amethyst Hamster spotted Althea, it tried to go back inside the bushes but it was late as Althea flicked her index finger, and a small translucent golden-colored orb the size of a pill flew out from her fingertips and it directly went inside the head of the Amethyst Hamster.

The Amethyst Hamster was frozen on the spot and Althea was standing ten meters away from it. It was Althea's first time taming a beast, she doesn't know whether it will be a success or failure. Although she followed the instructions as written in the book and the heaven-grade technique she learned during her past life, she was still nervous. At the moment besides being nervous, she was also excited because the heaven grade beast taming technique she casually flipped through in her past life out of curiosity had now being put to use. Althea was very interested in Beast taming in her past life even though she didn't possess golden spirit light, she was always envious of Beast Tamers as they can have their contract beast which Althea longs for. But only Beast Tamers can form a contract with beast regretfully.

Fixing her gaze at the Amethyst Hamster, Althea slowly moved forward. Even if it failed she had already made mental preparation for it as it is her first time.

The Amethyst Hamster regained its composure and stared at Althea with its small and round golden eyes, then it made a small squeak and rushed towards Althea.
Coming near her foot, the Amethyst Hamster rubbed against Althea's shoes and started to run in circles around Althea.

"it succeeded!", Althea couldn't believe that she succeeded on the first try. Her eyes were beaming with joy.

As Althea was immersed in joy, few men emerged from the nearby woods.

"wo.. look who is here"

Althea quickly recollected herself and shot a glance at the newly arrived people and frowned.


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In the land of Dura, there exist five great powers that rule over the people. 

The Rainbow Cloud Academy 

The Hall of mage

The Beast Tamer org.

The Alchemist Guild

The Black Tower

Even though the five great powers look peaceful on the outside, they have been scheming against each other internally to gain the power to control the whole land of Dura. The power struggle had been going on for centuries with each wanting to stand above the other four powers.

There was a prophecy in the land of Dura that says.

'The one with the Flame Dragon shall rule all the land under the Heavens'

Althea Rion, the Sovereign of The Hall of Mage had a dragon token passed down to her from her mother which only a few people know of. Due to a traitor, the dragon token in her possession was exposed and she became the target of the four major forces. After being chased by the four great powers, Althea crushed the Dragon token with her last remaining strength. Her Spirit seed exploded and the red flame engulfed her before the eyes of the four great powers.

.......

Opening her eyes again, Althea found herself in the body of a sixteen-year-old girl with a damaged spirit seed. But to her surprise, she found a Flame Dragon encircled around her spirit seed.

"I am Althea, the sovereign of The Hall of Mage. Since Heavens had given me a second chance at life, this time, I will be the one to destroy The Four great powers, wait until I regain my former strength. The path of Revenge is what I chose" 

...

Will Althea regain her former glory?

Can she take down the Four great powers that had been standing strong for nearly a thousand years?

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"I'm no Little Huang or Little White. I'm not your regular household cat and dog! My name is Huangdu!"
The little hamster sighed deeply. "The disciples these days are getting worse with each generation. Forget it, it's not like you'll understand. Let me go now and I'll let this slide."
"Let it slide eh?" Chu Chen nodded. Before the hamster could have said anything, he pulled it out from the vines and held it by its round body. "Little Huang, you've stolen quite some spiritual herbs from me. How will you settle this?"
"How is that considered stealing!?" Hearing that, the little hamster got angry. "I rule over all lands and realms. How would I resort to such a lowly act?! I'm just eating it openly! Kid, do you know that I was framed by a rival back then? When I woke up, I was surrounded by a bunch of random people that placed thousands of restrictive spells on me and turned me into this stupid form! As long as I have enough spiritual herbs to break my restrictions, I will take you in as my true disciple and let you inherit all the secret techniques that I learned over the billions of years. What do you think?"
Chu Chen's mouth twitched.
"Secret techniques? You know a lot of them right? Then give me one example."
"I've been suppressed by thousands of restrictive spells. Those memories about the cultivation techniques were naturally sealed away. How can I tell you about them? As long as you let me go and let me eat all the spiritual herbs in this field, those secret techniques will be yours when my restrictions are lifted and memories restored! Come on, my good disciple, what are you waiting for? Kowtow and greet your master."
Chu Chen's brows twitched, struggling to have suppressed his urge to squeeze the little hamster to death. He took out a little box and placed it in front of the hamster.
"What's this?" The hamster curiously moved closer to the box and took a whiff. Its fat face no longer shook around. "Blood pact elixir! Don't feed me that thing! How can I, a ruler of the universe, be subdued by a human and be their pet! Take this away immediately!"
The hamster had been shouting as it waved its little paws wildly. Unfortunately, its paws had been too short, unable to have escaped from Chu Chen's grasp even after all that flailing.
"You actually know that this is the blood pact elixir. That's quite knowledgeable of you." Chu Chen eyed the hamster curiously, whose stomach coincidentally growled. "Look here. I'll give you two options. You can eat this blood pact elixir and be my pet. I'm sure Junior Sister Tong would love a talking hamster. Otherwise, if you refuse to take the elixir, I'll eat you. I've not had meat for quite some time—"
"Don't be like that!" Hearing that, the little hamster was scared witless. "I'm very fat. My body is oily and the texture is bad. I'm also a carrier of a plethora of diseases, sour and bitter. It's better that you just let me go—"
"Eat, or be eaten by me." Chu Chen steeled his expression and stared at the pitiful hamster. His gaze had been one of a hungry wolf.
"Little Hero…"
"Eat, or be eaten!" Seeing the little hamster making that ingratiating expression again, Chu Chen decided to ramp up the act. He grabbed the hamster and brought it closer to his mouth. "I'm so hungry. That's it, I'll take a taste—"
"I'll eat it! I'll eat it okay?"
Seeing Chu Chen's wide opened mouth, the hamster could not have helped but let out a sigh, seemingly having resigned itself to its fate. It did not expect to run into a human with the blood pact elixir.
Chu Chen immediately made a prick on his finger and squeezed a drop of blood onto the elixir. The scarlet elixir had been like a sponge, having absorbed all the blood in just an instant. On its surface, a vague golden pattern started appearing.
"There." Chu Chen placed the elixir before the hamster. The hamster looked uninterested. Seeing the scarlet blood pact elixir, its paws subconsciously held onto the elixir. Its beady eyes had actually teared up.
"My child...I'll be gone. From today, the supreme king of beasts would be a slave for a human...don't feel sad for me. With my wisdom and intelligence, I won't let myself be harmed by this small matter. One day, I shall—"
Seeing the hamster having rambled on while having held onto the elixir, Chu Chen grew impatient. When its mouth was open, Chu Chen took the opportunity to shove the elixir into its mouth.
"Cough cough cough...are you trying to f*cking choke me to death!?" The hamster that had prepared to make a long winded speech had been choked by the sudden squeeze.
However, the elixir melted the moment it entered its mouth and did not cause it to suffer much. Very soon, a layer of reddish glow shimmered between the little hamster's white fur and a series of light golden colored patterns appeared on its body.
"Sob sob sob...I've finally fallen to such a state…"
Seeing the blood pact elixir's power spreading throughout its body, the little hamster broke into tears. "Back then, I ruled over heaven and earth…" All the while, the little hamster dropped to the floor and tried to run away.
"Where are you going?" Chu Chen looked at the little hamster, asking curiously.
"What else can I do? What do you want me to do? I've already eaten the blood pact elixir. What else do you want?" The little hamster looked at Chu Chen. Its expression had clearly been dispirited, as though a wife that had been bullied. "If you don't nurture me properly with elixirs in the future, I'll never let you go even in death! I need to settle some matters now and will come back for you after that!" Saying that, it disappeared into the darkness angrily.
'This hamster has quite the personality.'
Chu Chen helplessly rubbed his nose. Ever since the little hamster ate the blood pact elixir, an extra awareness suddenly appeared in his mind. He vaguely felt the little hamster's location and controlled its current state. It felt as though he could have easily caused its soul to dissipate with just a thought.
'Alright, I think my junior sister will love this interesting hamster.'
However, Chu Chen had been more concerned about the little hamster's secret. It was obviously no ordinary hamster. Maybe it could have brought him more surprises in the future.
Chu Chen took a stretch. After the whole night's ordeal, he felt really hungry. Just as he was about to find something to eat, he felt a weird sensation in his soul.
It had been the mysterious eaglet clone of his!
It turned out that the hunger had been from the eaglet instead. He had been busy with the herb garden for the past few days and paid no attention to the eaglet. The eaglet had been the key for him to explore the Black Fog Valley!
Putting all else aside, having entered the Black Fog Valley to obtain the sect founder's Ring of Green Fortune Emperor was his first goal. He needed to have this eaglet grow quickly in order to have continued exploring the Black Fog Valley.


Due to a miraculous encounter, a Roc that was bigger than a mountain became a clone for the teenager, Chu Chen. Ever since then, he obtained the key to enter the divine tomb. Within the tomb is an immortal lady sealed inside a jade casket with ice. Inside it were countless immortal treasures, elixirs, magical tools, and so on, free for the taking!


But even more importantly... after getting that seed of the Sinful Black Lotus, why did he suddenly eat it after casually asking if there would be any problem?
Up until now, Song Shuhang had been rather vigilant toward items of the world of cultivators he didn't know well. But after getting his hands on that seed of the Sinful Black Lotus, he swallowed it down without giving it too much thought.
Was it because he trusted Senior White? And this trust extended to Senior White Two as well?
No, that couldn't be. Senior White was Senior White, and Senior White Two was Senior White Two. Song Shuhang was very clear about this point.
In that case, was it possible that it was due to the aroma of the seed of the Sinful Black Lotus, which made him act like a starving man that had just seen some food?
Regardless of the reason, he felt that he had been too careless.
"Shuhang, sob, sob, sob~ are you alright? Sob, sob, sob~" At this time, Senior Sister Ye Si started to weep loudly, looking very aggrieved.
The demonic hamster was temporarily at a loss. He saw that Song Shuhang was in a daze, and that Ye Si suddenly started crying. Thereupon, somewhat worried, it asked, "Hey, are you alright?"
Was it possible that there was really something wrong with that seed of the Sinful Black Lotus and that Song Shuhang had been poisoned?
"I'm alright, there is nothing wrong with me," Song Shuhang replied. When he swallowed down that lotus seed, he felt as if he had eaten a Chinese goldthread; it was extremely bitter. In addition, the demonic technique he should have awakened after eating the seed of the Sinful Black Lotus hadn't awakened yet.
"In that case, what about that head of your [Three Heads and Six Arms Technique]? Why is it crying so aggrievedly?" the demonic hamster asked.
Song Shuhang was also curious, and asked, "Ye Si, why are you crying?"
"Sob, sob, sob~ I don't know why, but when I saw this adorable little hamster injured and looking so pitiful, I couldn't help but burst out in tears."
"..." Song Shuhang.
"..." The demonic hamster.
Soon after, the hamster said loudly, "Wait a moment. Aren't you the very reason I'm so heavily injured? All the wounds on my body are your fault!"
"Sob, sob, sob~ I know! It's I who heavily injured you! But now, I can't stop my tears." Senior Sister Ye Si tried to wipe her tears away, but due to the effects of the ❮Tome of Never-Ending Tears❯, her tears weren't showing any sign of stopping.
Women could cry rivers, but Ye Si could cry oceans.
"..." The demonic hamster.
The hamster had never seen someone so hypocritical before! First, she severely injured it. Then, she said she was crying because it looked very pitiful! These tears were even faker than the tears of a crocodile!
But right at this time, some changes occurred in Song Shuhang's body after eating that seed of the Sinful Black Lotus.
First of all, his self-recovery skills got a boost. He could feel that his ability to recover energy had increased twofold. Then, his lifespan also increased by another ten or so years.
Actually, the fact that his lifespan had increased wasn't directly due to the seed of the Sinful Black Lotus. After the seed of the Sinful Black Lotus started taking effect, it resonated with the power of the seeds of the Virtuous Golden Lotus present in his body. After the seeds of the two lotus flowers resonated, Song Shuhang's lifespan increased by another ten years.
This one was really an unexpected blessing.
Since he had advanced to the Third Stage Realm, Song Shuhang would easily live up to 300 years if there were no accidents. Then, he had also eaten the seed of the Virtuous Golden Lotus and drunk the water of the living spring in his Heart Aperture, which increased his lifespan 50 years each. Therefore, he could live up to 400 years now.
And after eating the seed of the Sinful Black Lotus, his lifespan increased by another ten years.
One shouldn't look down on this ten-year increase. In the world of cultivators, there were many seniors in deep meditation who sometimes needed precisely these ten or so years to break through to the next realm. Therefore, cultivators wouldn't look down on any increase of this type.
Aside from his self-recovery skills getting stronger and his lifespan increasing, the other effects of the seed of Sinful Black Lotus also manifested. After eating a seed of the Virtuous Golden Lotus, one would obtain an extraordinary skill. Likewise, after eating a seed of the Sinful Black Lotus, one would obtain a demonic technique.
Once it was awakened, the demonic technique would work the same as an innate skill. One didn't need to study it, and would automatically learn everything about it.
"How is it? What skill did you obtain?" Ye Si asked out of curiosity.
Song Shuhang had an unusual expression on his face.
Soon after, he said, "I've just awakened a demonic technique, and it should be a pretty good one."
While speaking, Song Shuhang gently raised his left foot.
In the next moment, spiritual qi condensed beneath his left foot, transforming into a black lotus flower that propped his foot up. Then, when Song Shuhang raised his other foot, the same thing happened, and another black lotus flower appeared beneath his other foot.
Just in this fashion, Song Shuhang stepped on the lotus flowers and walked high up in the sky. Each time he took a step, a lotus flower would appear beneath his foot, allowing his body to stay in the air. As for the older lotus flowers, they would quickly wither and disappear.
One step, one lotus flower. The flowers bloomed and faded step after step.
The skill was similar to a buddhist magical technique, with the only difference being that the lotus flowers appearing beneath Song Shuhang's feet were black.
With this demonic magical technique, Song Shuhang had—while still in the Third Stage Realm—gained the ability to walk in the air. Compared to the Lotus Blossoming Tongue skill, Song Shuhang liked this demonic technique, that allowed him to create lotus flowers at each step, way more.
However, this demonic technique also had some limitations, and he couldn't use it indefinitely. With his current level of proficiency, Song Shuhang could only create a hundred lotus flowers at most before needing a break.
But just like the extraordinary skills of the Virtuous Golden Lotus, this demonic technique could also be upgraded.
In order to upgrade this demonic technique, one either had to look for other seeds of the Sinful Black Lotus, or diligently train the skill until it automatically leveled up.
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"It's another skill related to lotus flowers?" Ye Si asked out of curiosity.
"I have no idea what's happening, either. Perhaps it's due to the influence of the skill of the Virtuous Golden Lotus?" Song Shuhang said. The current Song Shuhang could make lotus flowers bloom with his tongue and feet. From head to toe, he was in full lotus flower mode.
Ye Si pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Are these lotus flowers blossoming under your feet also edible?"
"No!" Song Shuhang said. "In addition, I don't think there is anyone that would want to eat the lotus flowers I've stepped upon."
Aside from the 'Lotus Blossoming Walk' skill, Song Shuhang had obtained another demonic technique.
Indeed, Song Shuhang had obtained two demonic techniques after eating that seed of the Sinful Black Lotus!
The other demonic technique was called [strong teeth and good appetite], and it was based on the principle of absorption and rebound.
It seemed like a very cool demonic technique. The user could absorb all the magical techniques heading toward them and bounce them back.
However, it had some very big limitations.
First of all, Song Shuhang would have to swallow down the incoming magical technique, and then use his mouth to fire it back at the enemy.
In other words, if someone threw a fireball at Song Shuhang, Shuhang could use this demonic technique to counterattack. To do so, he would have to open his mouth, activate the [strong teeth and good appetite] skill, and swallow down the fireball, and then use his mouth to fire it back at the enemy. As such, if one didn't have strong teeth and the right mindset, they wouldn't be able to display this demonic technique.
Aside from getting limited by the size of the mouth, this magical technique couldn't throw back 'material-type' magical techniques.
If it was an attack of pure spiritual energy like a fireball, tornado, water blast, or lightning attack... the user could eat it and send it back just fine.
But if the opposing magical technique had the capacity to summon a meteorite—or unleash any other type of 'indirect attack'—this demonic technique was somewhat useless. After all, Song Shuhang would be unable to swallow down a meteorite and then send it back.
This apparently very powerful 'demonic technique' was actually quite weak due to these two limitations.
For some reason, this [strong teeth and good appetite] demonic technique sounded very familiar...
Sure enough, this [strong teeth and good appetite] demonic technique was actually Cave Lord Dragon's technique.
Cave Lord Dragon was that demon that Venerable White had carelessly turned into a meat skewer while in the Netherworld Realm. In the end, Scholar Xian Gong used its body to refine the 'demodragon medicine'.
In the past, Song Shuhang had dreamt of Cave Lord Dragon's life experiences, and he had 'seen' Cave Lord Dragon eat a seed of the Sinful Black Lotus growing in the Netherworld and obtain the [strong teeth and good appetite] demonic technique.
He hadn't expected that this [strong teeth and good appetite] demonic technique would also awaken in his body.
Still, Song Shuhang didn't say anything about this second demonic technique for the moment.
The demonic hamster was still there, and the relationship between the two wasn't so good that they would share their secrets. Therefore, he decided that it was better not to mention this second demonic technique for now.
Other than that, Song Shuhang felt that the [strong teeth and good appetite] demonic technique might be very suitable for him. After all, Shuhang had a supplementary magical technique called ❮Whale Swallowing Technique❯ that strengthened his teeth and stomach.
Perhaps something interesting might come out from the combination of the [strong teeth and good appetite] demonic technique and the ❮Whale Swallowing Technique❯. After getting out of this battle arena, he would give it a try.
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Song Shuhang easily understood how to use the demonic techniques.
Now, he only had to wait for the demonic hamster to recover its strength and then get out of this strange battle arena.
At this time, the demonic hamster was lying on the ground like a corpse.
In the next moment, it saw that one head and one pair of arms of Song Shuhang's [Three Heads and Six Arms Technique] drilled out of Shuhang's body and arrived next to it.
"Song Shuhang, you've deceived me!" the demonic hamster said angrily after seeing Ye Si's complete form. There wasn't any Three Heads and Six Arms Technique; it was all a lie!
"Hehe." Song Shuhang faintly smiled. "Regardless of her being part of my Three Heads and Six Arms Technique or not, I still won."
"..." The demonic hamster.
But right at this time, Ye Si said, "Let's not talk about that. I can see that your injuries are very heavy."
She had finally stopped crying.
The demonic hamster rolled its eyes in contempt, and said, "You are the one that injured me. You should know how heavy my injuries are."
"Ahaha." Ye Si laughed, and then said, "Do you want me to use a healing technique on you?"
"You can use healing techniques? In that case, I'll need a water-type magical technique, and not one of those buddhist healing techniques," the demonic hamster said.
"Of course I can use them!" Ye Si said. "I'm a disciple of the Crystal-Clear Water Pavilion, and water-types magical techniques are my forte."
"In that case, can you use a healing technique to treat my wounds?" the demonic hamster asked cordially.
"Sure. But... do you have money?" Ye Si asked.
"Are you referring to... spirit stones?" the hamster asked.
"No, I'm referring to RMB or USD. Mind you, I don't accept Vietnamese Dong or Indonesian Rupiah," Ye Si said.
"..." The demonic hamster.


One day, Song Shuhang was suddenly added to a chat group with many seniors that suffered from chuuni disease. The people inside the group would call each other ‘Fellow Daoist’ and had all different kinds of titles: Palace Master, Cave Lord, True Monarch, Immortal Master, etc. Even the pet of the founder of the group that had run away from home was called ‘monster dog’. They would talk all day about pill refining, exploring ancient ruins, or share their experience on techniques.
However, after lurking inside the group for a while, he discovered that not all was what it seemed... 

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