《GREED : ALL FOR WHAT?》Chapter 16-Origin essence? It is to die for.
Advertisement
When Gerald opened his eyes after the teleportation, he noticed he was in a swamp.
"It seems this is where I get to start with the meet and fight." He thought.
The will of the realm descended on him along with soothing energy that instantly healed his injuries and fatigue. She also said to him
"Congratulations to you Gehald Oakstein for getting to this stage. Truly impressive, you were just a notch away from a perfect pass. What a pity."
He didn't think she truly pitied him, her voice sounded monotonous just like ever. He heard some rumors that the will of the realm didn't start talking to her children until after the realm Lord ascended. She used to just send her intents to inform them unlike now that she is talking to every sovereign that has reached here with a personalized message. Meanwhile, she was still talking.
"It isn't the end of the road for you, even though you weren't part of the 12,624 sovereigns and Grand gods that died you must continue to thrive for life. The available reward of origin essence amounts to exactly 1,800 beads. Of which the 461 with perfect pass get two each, which leaves 880 beads. The remaining 10,238 of you will fight to the last 4,500, of which the top 880 fighters will get the opportunity to challenge for each of the remaining origin beads. A mark will save you from death once, if you still have a mark and are part of the top 880 you can skip the challenge and get your Origin essence. If you have at least two marks after the meet and fight, and you are within the first 2000 then you can challenge the top 880 without a mark for their spot. Priority is given to those with most marks left."
Advertisement
"From now on you can view your position and score within your status. The number of points you have will be used to exchange for your rewards after this section of the trial. You have until a day cycle to rest. Then the Meet and fight will start."
Mother High Heaven left with her will when she was done. He was left with his thoughts, he couldn't move from his position because of the barrier around him. Everyone that survived the first section will be teleported randomly within the world within this space, well except for those that had perfect passes. When the trial starts they would seek each other out. If you meet someone you must fight that person, the both of you will be teleported to a small enclosed arena for a battle to the death. The winner will get his or her energy fully recovered and teleported to a random location, while the loser dies. If the loser has a mark he or she can surrender and be teleported out of the arena. If the fight doesn't end after a day, which is unlikely, the will of the realm will descend to decide the fate of the fighters, their life and death will be based on the sincerity and effort put into the fight. No one should hope to deceive mother High Heaven.
To rank high in this trial, you have to win enough fights before the ten thousand or so competitors are reduced to 4,500. The marks are very important, to preserve them you either hide or win your fights. If you rank in the top 880 you will be challenged by someone if you don't have a mark, and the chances are that you will be challenged by someone strong because that person would have to have survived deathmatches and still have two marks left. For you to be eligible to challenge the top 880 you must survive, have at least two marks and be within the top 2000. But challenging isn't sure because the top 880 might have just a few that have exhausted their marks, the people that will be chosen to challenge will be prioritized based on the number of marks they have. It is rare but they will be people in the top 2000 with 5 marks. Some truly powerful people consider the trials a piece of cake and didn't try their best especially for the battle trial, Dragons for example. There would be some Dragons that lazied around during the all-out battle or other trials they consider time-consuming or too intensive for them, they know that as long as they have a single mark they would live.
Advertisement
Gehald and probably everyone else will plan to try their best to reach the top 880, it is the safest option. So about 6 thousand people will die again for their hopes and dreams. Sovereigns and grand gods that are the highest power within High Heaven, respected and adored, will die like ordinary men. All for the chance to grow stronger, all for origin essence.
There are only two ways for a sovereign to become an origin god. The first option is to obtain a bead of origin essence, this bead of precious origin essence is the size of a peanut. To get one you either go to the trial of heaven to acquire one or go to the upper realm in search of the secret realms of incapacitated origin gods. Origin gods have immortal souls that can produce Origin essence, but this essence is unusable by anyone else unless their soul suffers from such a terrible injury that they don't have any choice but to lose their consciousness. Only then can you purify the Origin essence they produce of their soul marks. But the Origin essence of incapacitated origin gods isn't just lying about. You could only find some in their towers or stronghold. So for your options, it is either you go to the trial of heaven with a one in five chance of survival and succeed or you go to a wounded tiger's cave to ask for its skin.
Advertisement
- In Serial7 Chapters
Smoking Iron
A land ravashed by an old war and left to rot away. Desolate wastes are the only thing more common than death in these parts. We begin by a wethered old timer that describes the world that stands and some of what used to stand. He tells also of a man, one of his closest friends who left during a time of struggle, off into the wastes in an effort to end the suffering. This land has only one currency, water. The controlling authority over the water is Oasis, and they are as corrupt as can be. In a war against Oasis led by the man, named Griff, was going well until suddenly Griff dissapeared and the war was lost. This story is one of struggle and hardship, one where a legend was made out of a man reborn from suffering, come along for a ride through the eyes of a tired old man who has seen to much sorrow, and knows too much pain.
8 62 - In Serial40 Chapters
The Chronicle of the Ex-God of War Who's Given a Second Chance
Takazaki Ryu is one of a human who has successfully achieved the 4th tier, the so-called God Tier. To be specific, He's the first man to take the alias of Ares, the God of War.He also successfully reach the top of Babel tower, the core of all dungeons by going solo. This is all for him to take revenge for the death of his family, friends, and most importantly, lover.Although, when he's finally able to confront the one who's held responsible for the Dungeon creation, he simply gets played around and utterly destroyed without even able to land a hit on her.Prepared to die, his nemesis suddenly announced that she will give him a second chance before sending him back to when he's still 14 years old. What's actually her motivation behind those actions?
8 188 - In Serial9 Chapters
MMORPG: Dual Cultivation Online
Ben got scammed on ebay when he purchased a broken VR pod for playing the game 'Land of Cultivation'. Of course, the broken pod gave out on his first try and electrocuted him while he was still in the pod! But with misfortune, also came good luck! A weakened immortal's soul wandered into his body, thinking he was dead, but Ben successfully managed to absorb it, instead of being absorbed. "What? You want to take over my body and make a comeback in this life! Just fck off and die already!" And this was how... Ben, a shameless NEET, suddenly came to possess decades and decades of cultivation knowledge and experience, drawing everything from the soul that laid dormant within him. And with this knowledge, his road to success in the 'Land of Cultivation' game was all but confirmed!! Let the cheating begin...
8 175 - In Serial45 Chapters
Before the Morning [BEING EDITED]
[This story is free as of February 10, 2021]"Move over A Walk to Remember, and make way for one of the most heartwarming stories this side of Wattpad. It's so cute, I could cry (again)." - Grace @ HQAfter tragedy strikes, Nolan loses all faith and never expects to love, let alone smile again until Nora-perky and persistent-walks into his life. ***** 15-year-old Nolan Haynes has everything. A loving family, a promising future as a filmmaker, and a pretty cool group of friends. That is until tragedy strikes and he's forced to move towns. Nolan vows never to let anyone in ever again-they always leave. But on a summer day two years later, when the super upbeat, Nora walks to his lunch table-Nolan has to try a bit harder to keep a smile off his face. Little does he know that Nora is fighting a battle of her own, one that no one could even imagine. And as the two get closer, they not only find solace in each other but in God. When Nolan is faced with a situation in which he has to break Nora's trust to protect her, can their budding relationship still stand and will God show up in all of this?[[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]Content and/or Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of verbal and physical abuse that may be triggering for some readers.NOTICE: Before the Morning is currently undergoing revisions! A sensitivity reader (someone who goes through your manuscript and assesses representations in your work) identified a number of issues surrounding the Filipino representation in BTM. I'm rewriting with the goal of creating a more authentic and respectful story. I'm sorry for the pain I caused by failing to include accurate Filipino culture and in having written from Nora's point of view.
8 176 - In Serial61 Chapters
Hidden Fox
Fox Shifters aren't supposed to exist, but that's where the world is wrong. April Anderson is the only Fox Shifter anyone knows about. Except, not many people do. She lives her life hidden from the other weres, and any wolf that isn't in her pack thinks she's human. When the greatest war between Hunters and Werewolves finally ended seven year ago, April had no relatives left save for her immediate family. Or that's what she thought. In a blur of three days, her family picks her entire pack up and moves East across the country to be near their new-found family: Emerald and River Williams. While this sounded like an adventure, April now has to start over at a new high school; one that conveniently has her mate. And he just so happens to be the Alpha of the Rising Moon Pack. How long can she keep half of herself hidden from the world, let alone her soulmate? And even worse: what if her secret lands in the wrong hands? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-Book 3-COMPLETE-Under heavy editing as of July 2022-#128 in Werewolf 9/23/19-#37 in Werewolf 9/28/19 -#2 in Fox 1/1/20-#23 in Werewolf 1/28/20
8 195 - In Serial81 Chapters
Killer Bay
After putting an end to the Crimson Order back in Grimsborough, Adalet Sadik-Halvorsen must move on. Now, she starts her first day in Pacific Bay as the newest Captain in the PBPD. A new team, new murders and new killers await her in this city, but she won't back down no matter what comes her way.
8 240