494 Eight Years Later (2/2)

The eyes of the man narrowed in amusement. \”Alright, if you don't feel like cultivating anymore, then we might as well leave..\” Said the man. He then stood up, walked towards the door, and opened it, allowing the light to land on his face. \”Come on.\” Said Daniel to the adult demonic wolf, which stepped out of the room ahead of him, and once in the open, grew to the impressive size of a mountain which towered in front of the small shack in which the two were hiding to cultivate.

Daniel looked at the impressive size of the demonic wolf with satisfaction. He knew that the demonic wolves could grow as big, or even bigger, but he had yet to get used to seeing his companion in its full size. This size in particular was one he had seen only a few times, but instead of standing there to admire the sight, he teleported right above the arch in between the wolf's eyes, and sat comfortably over the patch of fur, which was now as wide as a road. Once Daniel was comfortable, the wolf jumped towards the sky, and disappeared in the darkness of space.

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After about an hour of travel, the two arrived in an odd looking system composed of five planets of different compositions. These planets were all extremely close to one another, enough for a cultivator at the high immortal stage to cross the distance in only a few minutes.

What was odd about this system was the fact that there wasn't a star at the center of it, but an even number of large orbs of light created with the concept of sunlight of light essence. These orbs were placed outside of the atmosphere of each individual planet to simulate a day and night cycle.

Even from outer space it was clear that each planet was inhabited by a different kind of entity, as shown by the peaceful and vibrant color of the biggest of these five planets, inhabited by elementals and low level beastfolk, by the nightlife that shone through the dark side of the second biggest planet, which was inhabited by humans, by the volcanic and desertic composition of the smallest planet, inhabited by the citizens of hell, who had moved out of what many called home, and others called prison, and finally, the rocky planet covered in high peaks and snowy mountains, home to the draconic race, and other legendary beasts.

These four planets were respectively controlled by Nova, Daniel's teachers, the demonic tribes which had survived the second war of hell, and finally, Xargy, who in the last eight years, thanks to Daniel's help, had been able to defeat the Tamer, and release the draconic races and other legendary beasts from her control. The power demonstrated during that fight was enough for the royal family of draconic race, including his grandfather, the former Dragon King, to acknowledge him as the most powerful entity of their race, and therefore, their new ruler.

In the middle of these four planets was the fifth one. Third in size and average in appearance, but while there didn't seem to be anything special about this planet, each inhabitant of the previous four planets would never dare to underestimate its importance. This planet was Daniel's group base, and was home to Hiel Academy, and Daniel's group, to which the inhabitants of the other four groups had sworn allegiance.

The demonic wolf ignored the presence of the other four planets and directly moved into Daniel's world, entering its atmosphere, and shrinking to a reasonable size right before touching the ground outside of a small town.

This town was built in a breathtaking valley, surrounded by woods, rivers, and ills covered in grass and flowers. However, despite the large space available for expansion, this town only contained a dozen large houses, all inhabited by Daniel's closest friends, and family members.

The two did not make a big deal out of their return, as they had only been missing for a few days, so they walked into the small town and towards the northernmost house without making their presence known.

As they walked through the city, Daniel heard the chatter that came from the first house, inside which he could hear the challenging words thrown towards Heimart by his oldest son, which was now old enough to challenge his ability in the martial arts of their family. In the second house, Daniel heard the clashing of wooden swords. These noises were something natural in this town, and came from Jerigh's house, where he and Cynna would train and duel almost every day with the same result, Cynna's inevitable defeat.

Daniel could remember when one day he had suggested letting Cynna win to Jerigh, but when he saw him the next day with the mark of a slap on his cheek, he realized that he had meddled with something he didn't understand. Unwilling to find himself in that situation again, he quietly walked past their house, as well as Ligart's, Imblen's, Aeron's, his sister Reila's, and a few more, only stopping when they finally reached the northernmost residence. A well kept villa with numerous rooms, but from which came no sound.

As they reached the residence, the wolf immediately ran around the house in hope to find someone to play with, but came back to Daniel a minute later, disappointed about the fact that the house seemed to be empty.

Just as disappointed, Daniel walked towards the house, but right when he was about to open the door and enter, a portal formed in the front yard of the residence. From this portal walked out Edmund, a young man in his mid teens, and finally, a set of twins. A little girl, and a little boy.

Edmund had an uncharacteristic wide smile plastered on his face, which matched the excitement shown by the little girl, whom he was holding in his arm. The teenager was less enthusiastic about their travel, and was the first one to notice Daniel.

\”Uncle Dan!\” Than shouted before dashing in Daniel's direction with the speed of a cultivator at the peak of martial cultivation, a stage which he had voluntarily maintained in order to avoid being unable to age past his early teens.

As these two words left Than's mouth, the two twins immediately turned towards the man that stood a few meters away, and in unison, while running in his direction, they screamed, \”DAD! YOU ARE BACK!\”