17 Sword Totem (1/2)

Han Yi walked out of the rubble unscathed his expression was flat as he spat out some blood. In front of him, the white mist was constantly seething inside of it were the silhouettes of three different people.

Han Yi raised his palm and gathered lightning energies into it shooting out a lightning bolt. The bolt slashed through the mist and suddenly there was a deafening boom. The mist parted slightly revealing a white-haired young man wielding a moonlight sword.

”To think even you would betray me, Maven.” Han Yi growled with anger as he stared down Maven.

”I only joined your kingdom to gain resources. I never swore allegiance to you.” Maven said coyly with a playful smile.

”Do you think this infighting will get us anywhere? Illathar is coming soon we'll be killed.” Han Yi said warily.

”That damn beast will be too late especially now that I have backup...” Maven chuckled sinisterly as the mist parted again from it emerged a young man in black robes with eyes darker than an abyss. His every step gathered cold auras all around him.

”To think you were working with him too.” Han Yi said with furrowed brows and gritted teeth.

”Hehe, what do you mean working together?!?” Maven chuckled as the mist parted again and from it emerged a seductive woman dressed in a strapless black evening gown.

”You...mind control?!? Who are you?” Han Yi said with a horrified tone.

”You'll just have to see.” Maven said sinisterly as Ye Yuyan jumped forward, the cold auras around him condensed along his hand becoming two beasts like claws. He slashed down at Han Yi who formed a lightning sword with one hand, and slashed away the cold auras.

With a swift motion, he stabbed forward towards Ye Yuyan's abdomen. Ye Yuyan tried to regather the dispelled cold auras but it was too late. Han Yi stabbed out and then there was a clacking sound.

The lightning sword was stabbing a snowflake along Ye Yuyan's black robe it crackled but was unable to stab through. The cold auras at that moment gathered back to Ye Yuyan who grabbed them with one hand.

The energies condensed in one palm and he blasted it at Han Yi. Han Yi firmly gripped the hilt of his lightning sword and raised it to guard. The cold auras spread quickly as Han Yi flew back a few meters, everywhere the aura past froze entirely.

Han Yi backflipped in the air and stabbed his lightning sword into the ground, the remnant cold auras brushed past him. He looked up at Nesilia who was holding a chalice in her hand then looked down at the ground. He suddenly backflipped again leaving the lightning sword behind.

The ground started to rumble and from it emerged a seething white aura with agonizing faces emerged. The faces howled in pain as the destroyed everything in their path.

Han Yi stabilized himself and looked at the sleeve of his clothes and noticed ice slowly gathering on it. His expression turned flat and a spark flashed in his eyes.

Suddenly his entire body became ignited with lightning, everything from his toes to his hair was crackling intensely. In his eyes flashed the image of a thunder dragon with red beady eyes.

Suddenly a roar came from inside Han Yi's body. The sound reverberated through the valley making the very air tremble. Maven's mist, Ye Yuyan cold auras, and Nesilia divining clouds were completely dispelled leaving no trace.

”So you do have a Thunder Dragon Physique...” Maven said with a gleeful expression.

”That'll make this much easier.” He laughed and raised his sword around him gathered intense sword forces. The metallic sword forces drifted around uncommanded until he raised his moonlight sword he roared into the sky.

”By the rights of power, I call to you Illusory Sword!” The sword forces stirred intensely as sword marks appeared along the valley walls and ground.

Then the seething sword forces gathered as one right above. The sword forces rippled as they phased in and out of existence and transformed into a replica of the moonlight sword.

In flew down and fused with the moonlight sword, the sword looked as though it was both there and not at the same time. Han Yi's eyes focused on the sword closely and he clenched his fists.

”A sword totem...you've hidden quite a lot from me.” Han Yi said coldly his emotionless eyes left a bad taste in Maven's mouth.

”It's nothing compared to you.” Maven said sinisterly and he stomped down on the ground and suddenly he was in front of the prince slashing down.