《The Demon's Gate》Chapter 72: A bloodbath to herald your birth.
Advertisement
Chapter 72: A bloodbath to herald your birth. “You should chew on this, it will neutralize most of the poison in your body. Since the poison is already in your body, it won't be able to remove it completely, so you should still leave this forest immediately and return to the Yang clan.” Yao Jun took out the same herbs that he and Guo Luo were chewing on and handed them to the three people from the Yang clan, stuffing the herb into their mouths. The two men were slightly suspicious, but when they saw Yang Yuhuan chew away without worries, they too followed suit. “Once you return to the Yang clan, you can send a message to Yantian that he doesn't need to worry about what happened at the Guo clan. There was nothing he could do about it.” After he fed them the herbs, Yao Jun turned to Yang Yuhuan and shrugged his shoulders. Yao Jun had never expected Yun Yantian to be able to save him. The Yun clan could not afford to antagonize the Guo clan over a single stranger, even if that stranger was a friend to the future patriarch. “I can try to send him a message, but there is no telling if he will receive it. After Yun Yantian sent me a message, asking me to come here and save you, he left the Yun clan and hasn't been seen since.” Yang Yuhuan started chewing on the herb, slowly neutralizing the poison in her body. As she started talking, she could already move her shoulders and most of her arms, causing her to slightly roll her shoulders to regain the feeling in her arms. “He left the Yun clan? Why?” yao Jun was slightly surprised at this. Yun Yantian was the future patriarch of the Yun clan, he had also seemed rather nervous to return when they split up at Soaring Cloud City, why would he leave now? “He said that he couldn't stand the atmosphere, so he left to go traveling.” Yang Yuhuan slightly shook her head as she spoke. She had also been surprised at Yun Yantian's decision and questioned it, but he refused to give her a proper answer, only saying that he could no longer stand the atmosphere in the Yun clan. “I guess you don't know where he went?” Yao Jun had wanted to head to the Yun clan in the future, to meet up with Yun Yantian. Yun Yantian held an un-awakened god gate, if they manage to find out what could awaken it, there was no telling how strong Yun Yantian would become. “No, he was last seen using a Spatial Array to leave the Yun clan.” Yang Yuhuan shook her head once more. Yun Yantian was last seen using a Spatial Array to leave the Yun clan, but he never arrived at the other end of the Spatial Array. This meant that something had gone wrong with the Spatial Array while he was using it, or he had used an item to stop the transfer early. “Seems like I will just have to wait and see if we will end up meeting again at some point.” Yao Jun shook his head and shrugged his shoulders. Yun Yantian was someone that he considered a friend, so Yao Jun would check around while he was traveling, seeing if there was any information. But if there was none, he would just have to keep traveling and see if they would ever end up meeting again. After he finished talking, Yao Jun stepped away from Yang Yuhuan and walked over to Guo Luo and Sirius. The three of them then started to head towards the forest again, continuing in the direction they were heading in earlier. “Where are you going?” Yang Yuhuan called out when she saw that Yao Jun had no intention to stay behind any longer. Yao Jun was capable of easily killing Guo Shui Kang, so it was clear that he had some strength, he might even have more strength hidden away. He was also a friend of Yun Yantian, making more friends like this was always worth it. “We still have business in Zhenya valley, so we have to keep looking around. You should leave immediately.” Yao Jun didn't turn around, only waving his hand as he walked. He was not worried about anything happening to the people from the Yang clan. With Yang Yuhuan's strength, despite her being poisoned, it would not be hard for them to leave Zhenya valley alive. After his words finished, he, Guo Luo, and Sirius vanished into the forest. They would still have to hunt that Serpent type Demonic beast. While Yao Jun and Guo Luo were slowly making their way deeper into Zhenya valley, there was a meeting taking place in a certain building in Xieren City. The people taking part in this meeting were Wan Yi as well as a large amount of people whose entire bodies were covered in black robes. “This is the person I want you to impersonate during the missions, his name is Yao Jun. After the missions are complete, we will also spread the news that it was him who killed the people in Ash Barrens City.” Wan Yi sat at the head of a long table and placed a small piece of jade on the table as she spoke. After putting some Qi into the jade, an image of Yao Jun from the day the two of them met in Xieren City appeared in the air above the jade. “These are the targets, all of them have to die.” Wan Yi took out a large amount of jade slips and gave each person sitting around the table one jade slip. Inside the jade slip, a large number of names and locations were written. Each name was a person belonging to either the Demon Race or the Human Race, each one of them had a slightly important position, and each one of them could be called a terrible person. These names were not chosen at random by Wan Yi. Each person listed was someone that Yao Jun himself would be able to kill, they were also people Yao Jun would most likely kill eventually. But they all shared another trait. The people who were listed that belonged to the Human Race were people who kept fanning the flames of war between the Human Race and the Demon Race, trying to escalate their fights from training excursions into an actual war. While the people who were listed that belonged to the Demon Race were all people that stood against Wan Yi's ascension to the throne. A few of her own people were also written down as targets, so as to prevent people from believing that Yao Jun was working for her. “Is this much really necessary?” One of the men sitting at the table couldn't help but ask when he saw the amount of names written down. Killing all these people would cause a massive stir, it could even turn all three continents upside down. “Yes. For the peace of the Demon Race, we need to do this.” Wan Yi gave a strong nod as she spoke. If anyone else ascended to the throne of the Demon Race, they would only continue keeping things as they were, letting the common people of the Demon Race die to keep the relationship with the Human Race. Wan Yi firmly believed that she had to ascend to the throne, or else the Demon Race would never know peace. Yao Jun delivered her the opportunity to pave her path to the throne. He would kill these people sooner or later anyway, all she did was push his plans forward a bit. She could even be considered to be helping him, or so she told herself at least. “Very well. For the peace of the Demon Race!” The man spoke up again, heaving a heavy sigh as he spoke. He finished his words by beating his chest and shouting out his words. The rest of the people around the table also did the same. After they finished, they all left the building and headed their own separate directions, leaving Wan Yi as the only person in the building. “I'm sorry Yao Jun, but the Demon Race needs this. This world has stayed unchanging for too long already. It needs a bloodbath to shake things up, a bloodbath to herald the birth of a true Demon God.” Wan Yi walked over to a corner of the room and stopped in front of a window. She let her eyes drift over the part of Xieren City that was owned by the Demon Race as she spoke, a soft sigh escaping her lips. The world needed something to shake it up, to turn it upside down and force them to change their ways. A Demon God that did not discriminate in who he killed was exactly such a thing. She did not regret pushing this title on Yao Jun, she knew that someone had to bear this title, and there was no one better than Yao Jun to carry this title. The reason she apologized was because she knew that this meant that Yao Jun would become the entire world's enemy, someone that would be hunted wherever he went.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Chrysalis
Anthony has been reborn! Placed into the remarkable game-like world of Pangera.However, something seems a little off. What's with these skills? Bite? Dig?Wait....I've been reborn as a WHAT?!Follow Anthony as he attempts to adjust to his new life, to survive and grow in his new Dungeon home! Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/BFEfytf
8 2545Natural Alchemist
Will is poor. This is a fact he does not like about himself. Even back at his home village he was considered poor, but poor in the big city means something completely different than poor in a small village... It means ten hour days of hard manual labor with barely enough money to survive, and poor living conditions. He's sick of it, and desperate for change. Perhaps that was what made him decide to spend such a large portion of his savings on a mysterious potion from that beggar... That, and it seemed so special when he held it. But ever since that day, he's been having the strangest dreams... And the work is really starting to take a toll on his body... Author's Note: I wasn't sure which mature content warnings I should put on this novel, as I'm pretty much pantsing the story. I'm putting them there mostly as a percaution, but also to not limit myself as to where the story can go. This is my first time writing and publishing anything substantial. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
8 82Fort Administrator
Dear Sir, You are invited to be considered for the position of civil administrator at the distant frontier outpost of Fort Amalveor. You may have heard rumours about this region. While it is indeed beyond the borders of the Polity, I can reassure you that it is a very calm and ordered land, sparsely inhabited, and largely untroubled. Should you decide to pursue this opportunity, please write back with the utmost urgency! The position has already been vacant for some time, and a talented administrator is needed with haste. Yours faithfully, Jessaire Sev-ConteneSenior ClerkNorth Hill Waypost Sebastian Lewis has been offered an administrative position at a minor outpost in a relatively obscure frontier territory. It isn't a position he's particularly well qualified for, but it's also not something he can bring himself to pass up. Packing his spare clothes, his outdoor boots, and of course his stationery set, he begins his journey into the unknown. This is a fantasy story with mysery and horror elements, following a protagonist with no special powers.
8 135Bloodline
In a world where the blood you carry through your veins is what separates you from the rest. A world that bows before strength and disdains those who are weak.A world where your Bloodline is the source to your rise or down fall the difference between devouring those above you and being devoured by those around you. Read the tale of Raegan Redding and his forgotten Clan as they once again appear in this world forgotten by society itself.
8 68Lost Things
"In this disordered continent, where everyone seeks to be the heroes of their own tales, there are still some rooms for smaller stories to breathe." "Past, present, and future—keep your eyes open, and see where they lead you to." This story follows three housemates’ lives: Carson Calding, Virgil Barion, and John Salore—onto their adventures of finding Carson’s past, Virgil’s present, and John’s future. Despite their clashing backgrounds and circumstances that forced them together, they’re definitely going to find the things they had lost, for sure. Each entire chapter will be updated biweekly. There'll be three smaller parts per each chapter. Note that this story was written to be an interactive one, with polls at the end of each parts deciding on what happens next. Though, the polls for this story won't be available on Royal Road updates. (I also upload this in Arcane Odyssey forum, and it's currently the only place where I open the polls and use the poll results from.)
8 255Secret Trio: A New Start (Old and discontinued)
(DISCONTINUED. READ THE OTHER VERSION INSTEAD.)Danny moved to Norrisville a year ago, due to some personal issues. Jake was sent to Norrisville to complete his training. Also, Haley will be the new American Dragon in Training since Jake is almost done with his, almost completing it. And Randy brought them all together to form the Secret Trio!Good thing too, because there's a new evil coming towards Norrisville to claim the souls of the three heroes. Of course. But how will these three boys focus when they can't even focus on their school life? That includes love life. This is basically a story about how the Secret Trio was born. Also, this is FANFICTION. Meaning, not real. NOTE: Characters do not belong to me. Also, art cover was done by:-ikimaru-sof_draws-leonaOcan
8 75