"Well, I also gained 2 abilities as well. The first is called "Phantom Shade" it has 2 purposes, it allows me to increase my speed up to five times! its other purpose is a forbidden practice that comes at the price of life force! it can make me phase through and teleport for a certain distance, it is an escape ability! The second is almost like Eric's yet different, It is called "Soul Immunity" which makes my senses go another level beyond and makes harder for me to fall to illusions! its sub-ability is called "Hyper-Focus" which allows me to feel anything within a certain field or area! making it extremely useful to read the opponent's moves before he even made them!" explained Vince.

" That's awesome! "Phantom Shade" is already Op enough but that "Hyper-Focus" is just an outright cheat!" Said Cross!

" By the way, Fat pig! what happens if your Doppelganger dies?" asked Eric

" I get a backlash rendering me unable to exert more than 50% of my strength for 3 days! and a permanent decrease of 3% of my strength! sucks huh?" Said Cross with a bitter smile

" Yeah, For me, if I overexert "metallic burst" the metal element will seep into my veins and start onstructing blood flow! and if I use Essence Eye too much I will go blind for a week or so!" Explained Eric while shaking his head

" Well, everything comes at a price! Anyways from now, listen well! Cross Never EVER show your doppelganger unless it's a life and death situation and kill anyone who sees it! we can't have other knowing you have that ability , it's too dangerous for now as we're still not well informed of the outside world! Berserk on the other hand, don't try to use it much, anything that overdraws force from the body will definitely have repercussions in the future just like my Phantom Shade!"

"As for you Eric! Don't show your Essence Eye to anyone! I imagine its value exceeds our imagination! it is just way too convenient for many professions! As for my abilities they can be explained as talent for battle prowess or passive talent!" Warned Vince

" Yeah! I agree! but now we shall work up new strategies for our fights that include these new abilities! the duo between me and each of you can be upgraded but you both have to find a new way to coordinate fights as you are both melee fighters!" Said Eric

He can coordinate with Vince's speed and Cross's strength creating combos but these two has not yet managed to find a suitable formation for them both.

" I already have plans for that! With Cross's doppelganger this is gonna be unpredictable!" Said Vince.

Just as he finished the door opened and Rolland came in. He looked at them with a smile and then asked :

"well now that you have woken up! when do you plan to get your asses out of my house?"

the trio got suprised then laughed.

" well not anytime soon!" Eric stated

" yeah we'll train here for six months then head to Candor city" said Vince

"well good enough! your mother can't stop crying and each time she thinks of you leaving I end up sleeping on the couch! at least this will calm her down a bit " Said Rolland as he rolled his eyes.

"hahahaha" Eric and Cross laughed while Vince smiled

Rolland laughed and turned around to leave.

" hey, vince always smiles but does not laugh heartily!" stated Cross

" yeah true, but it did happen once when he played the bastard!" Eric said with a disgruntled look on his face. And just as he said this, Vince burst out laughing.

" huh see, each time he remembers it , he laughs it was always like this!" said Eric

" well yeah that truly was a bastard move!" Said Cross

They were talking about an event that took place in their previous life! Eric was courting a secretary at a company, she was indeed beautiful and well endowed. It Took him a week to take her to bed, and when they started rolling in the sheets and moving Cross took control and with his fiery personality and started going at it like a beast! Eric fumed and took back control so the pace changed once again! they kept going on and forth like this, the girl was screaming her brains out!

and when they were about to reach climax! Vince stepped in! at that last moment and his face instantly became indifferent! The girl has already went limp! The second round they went at it they took guard yet still the same happened! so they started calling him a bastard for a month! Imagine doing all the work just for it to get stolen at that last moment , one would be angry as hell yet Vince just kept on laughing!

After the girl woke up, she found it hard to walk and stayed sitting at her office the hole day! she changed Eric's name in her cellphone from Eric to "Beast in bed"

the trio looked at each other and laughed! indeed these memories were good ones even for Eric and Cross as they saw that Vince had fun, they did not mind at all but the anger of remembering made them still call him a bastard.

Six months passed by! They had now efficiently develeppoed new tactics! and prepared themselves for their Journey to Candor City! Their mother had Tears all over her face!

" You are now grown up! listen to me! Always be careful and don't trust anyone but each other! Pay attention to every minor detail as it could save your lives!And take care of yourselves and each other! Eat well and don't chase girls around every corner in the city!"Elena said as she wiped her face and embraced her three sons. The trio nodded and hugged back.

" waaaah! NO! NO! waaaah ! don't leave! you can't leave! aaaaaah stay with me!" Ella kept on crying!

The three squated down, smiled and patted her head saying:

"Ella we Have to go now but we'll always come back and visit our darling little sister" Eric hugged her and kissed her cheek.

"Big Bad bro stay, waah! i won't call you bad anymore!" she hugged Eric and refused to let go. Eric that moment really had the urge to stay!

"Ella will you stop calling big fat bro if I stay ?" asked Cross

" No! big fat bro will always be big fat bro!"Ella replied

Cross had tears streaming down his face

"litte Ella we will now leave, eat well , and listen to mother and father, when we come back we will bring you a lot of presents and gifts" Vince said , he then kissed her cheek as well then pinched her nose, she giggled each time he did this. he got up then she pointed to Cross and said

" hug!" with her hands in the air

Cross smiled and picked her up, she hugged him and bit his shoulder, his eyes had waterfalls falling down! there was no way she could her him with his skin!

" Come here take this paper and open it after you leave the village! come on now ! be on your way! the Next time you come , you will be men , and at least one you brats has to bring me a daughter in law or i won't let you recognize the ancestry!" Rolland said with a smile yet red eyes holding himself back .

They nodded and hugged him as well! then advanced turned back and waved at the villagers who had come to see them off and looked on forwards!

this was the start of their journey! The begining of the Rise of the three forsaken brothers!the rise of the three Gods! One has to know forsaken is race of defiance bonded not by blood , but the trio is indeed the first case! the journey where anyone who stood in their way had a dark destiny ahead!