Chapter 40: Advancement

Not far away, on a wooded meadow the fairies were flying from flower to flower, chased by their young, freshly born little butterflies while the gorilla’s, with the help of humans, were building up stone and wooden houses. They learnt quite fast from them and soon were able to wield any tools the humans brought and started to make their own houses, while some fairies were happily assisting, carrying it for them or just bringing refreshment. 

 

“Pretty incredible seeing them work together.” said Feynor, standing at the edge of the new, building town

 

“Not really,  I’d bet further up north there are cities made or repurposed by others. They are not animals anymore, they just need a little push. Look, the fairies since meeting with us have taken a liking to our clothes.” smiled Ren as most of the adult fairies wore freshly made, human-like clothing, be it shirts, shorts and skirts, especially if they were decorated and could swirl around the air as they flew.

 

“Because they look pretty!” giggled Rem as she flew up to her, sitting down on her head, wearing a white skirt and a similar blouse.

 

“Sure, they do look great on you! How’s the tribe?”

 

“Good! Everyone is so happy now! The big ones were scary when they came but they are nice! Friendly! And fluffy! It’s good to hug them!” said happily as some of the gorillas had small fairies hugging them as they slept, nestling up to their furs, even while they were working, seemingly not bothered by it. 

 

“Glad to hear it. Shaman should arrive soon, you will have another group joining you.”

 

“We will become good friends!” laughed Rem innocently, clapping happily 

 

It was close to nightfall when Shaman arrived, in tow with both tribes of chimps who were looking around curiously as Niji kept them in line and silent while Olup stood next beside him and when he saw Ren, closed his legs by reflex.

 

“You left a deep impression on him.” smiled Feynor, whispering it to her

 

“Good. I’ll give him another lesson soon. After that when they are integrated, we can move on the last two tribes.” said as she walked up towards Niji

 

“I hope I’ll get my own house.” grinned Shaman, seeing the still ongoing works 

 

“We already drew up the plan for your own workshop. It’ll be made from stone completely so it should withstand your experiments.” responded Feynor making the grin on his face even wider 

 

“Niji.” nodded Ren but before he could respond, Olup stood forward, looking at her like he met his greatest nemesis “What?” asked Ren with slanted eyes

 

“We have some things to settle.”

 

“Sure. Want to do it here and now or would you wait until tomorrow.”

 

“Right now.”

 

“Ohoho, okay, but don’t come to me crying, you lost because you were tired from traveling.”

 

“Loose? Why would I lose if it’s not a surprise attack? Shameless.”

 

“Hah!” chuckled Ren while Shaman and Niji just shook their heads as Leinor appeared from nowhere, looking at Olup with cold eyes. “Follow me.”

 

She led him to a clearing while happily whistling and not soon after they were facing off, every other monkey, fairy and human arrived to watch the spectacle. 

 

“I can break it.” said Kang, towering over everyone else, grumbling in a deep voice, making even Olup gulp as the pressure he felt was enormous. 

 

“Thank you, but don’t worry. It’s just a spar.” smiled Ren, while stretching her limbs “You can attack whenever you wish Olup.”

 

“Fine by me!” said, shaking his body and holding her new staff, previously strapped to his back 

 

His strike was fast and quick, but Ren countered it by summoning a lightning spear, taking a few steps, distancing herself before launching a counter attack but Olup’s reflexes were sharp and precise, fending off her stabs. 

 

“You are pretty fast.”

 

“You too, being a human and all.”

 

“Ahaha, this? I’m just warming up.” smiled then the next time she was already behind him stabbing straight towards Olup’s buttocks 

 

He let out an embarrassing cry as he jumped up, narrowly missing the lightning spear but still, some of his fur was burned. 

 

“Shameless!” screamed as he tried to smack down at her but Ren just avoided his attack while some of the spectators tried to stifle their laughs

 

“So what? It’s such a big red target.”

 

“Screw you!”

 

“Maybe a baboon would screw you.” retorted cheekily making the other chimps break out in a loud laughter as they were slapping the ground and their knees 

 

“Shut up you lot!” screamed Olup, enraged, attacking faster and fiercer but Ren just avoided his stick elegantly, keeping on a provoking smile.

 

His staff left deep holes in the ground, soon making it seem like a wild mole demon was living here. Panting, he leaned on his staff, watching Ren with bloodshot eyes, huffing and puffing but his face looked like someone who is near to burst out crying. 

 

“It’s nice of you.” looked around Ren

 

“Huh?”

 

“This place has abundant fresh water deep down, thanks for making the soil softer. We wanted to build a well or a spring here.” said, clapping her hand and soon her aura burst out like a storm and the ground started to shake.

 

From the countless fresh holes water started to spurt out and after a few seconds columns, made of water, rose to the air, forming a 2-3 meter tall image of her, only completely made out of water. 

 

“Watching Mom in the past days and training a little with her made me break through. I feel like I’m ready.” said, taking a deep breath “Do you have any moves you wish to practice?” asked with a calm voice but now she looked more serious than before as her water clone started to fill up with lightning as it also looked down at Olup

 

Olup was strong, physically much stronger than Ren, he knew it… yet not once he was able to follow her moves or land a hit, making it impossible to defeat her. Soon he will run out of energy and then Ren just needs to play with him until he collapses to win or humiliate him.

 

“No… I lost.” said, sighing frustratedly, lowering his staff 

 

“Then I suggest you leave.”

 

“You!” raged up again 

 

“No, you don’t get it.” sighed as she looked up to the sky where now everyone could see a tear appearing and rumbling of thunder resounding, traveling far away.

 

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“She’s doing it.” said Anya, standing on the Pass’ wall, looking into the distance as Xendar stood behind to her 

 

“She will be fine.” said, hugging her 

 

“We should be there.” 

 

“She said we should stay here. You are pregnant, you can’t risk it… also, when she goes home, you should go too.”

 

“But…” 

 

“Relax, I’ll be fine, when our second child is born I’ll be back home by then. Plus… trust Ren. She knows what she is doing.” kissed her neck, looking into the distance “She is our child. But after this, she really can’t be seen as a child anymore.”

 

“Heh… when did she act like one anyway?”

 

“A lot of times! I’ve got a feeling our next kid won’t be such a weird kid~”

 

“You are weird! But…” giggled softly, holding his hand on her stomach that was still normal as only she, Xendar and Ren knew about her pregnancy yet “He or she will be more… normal. Ren grew up way too fast!”

 

“Ahaha, you…”

 

Meanwhile, back on the clearing everyone retreated to a safe distance as Ren stood there, her lightning-water clone standing tall, when dark clouds started to swirl up in the sky, flashing with deep red color.

 

“It’s different…” murmured Leinor, watching the sky that now looked like the end days have come

 

“Yes…” nodded Zern “Master is the first of us to take this step… let’s hope we can do the same soon.”

 

“I could.” added Poli “It’s just Master didn’t let me. She said she needs to experience it first so we can maximize its effects.” gulped loudly, watching the red lightning “I’m glad I listened… I would be scared shitless if I was the one ascending…” 

 

That was the moment when the first lightning struck down, instantly scattering the clone, blasting it into puddles of water, passing through it, entering Ren’s body the next moment. 

 

“I knew it…” thought Ren as she circulated the invading energy through her body “No matter how much external help would one prepare… this energy is attracted by my body and soul, it will pass through everything to reach me.”

 

What appeared as red lightning was nothing but pure energy from beyond the Sky, from beyond the Tear. When previously she felt it, she realized there is another realm, beyond the Sky, filled with chaotic, yet powerful energy that could, when passing into our world, assimilate into it, adapting to its surroundings. She realized the other Gods used to prevent it from entering the realm, blockading off any cracks in space, sealing up any possible leaks as soon as possible, keeping the whole realm sparse in energy, making cultivators sparse to appear for who knows how long now.

 

When she tore open the Sky, even though they sealed it, it was like patching a tear on an old cloth. It will never be the same. Now, as Ren’s body was circulating with the lightning from the Tear she could feel as her body and soul were boiling.

 

As she guided it through her energy points, she soon realized the energy points in her knees and below her bellybutton were soaking it up hungrily and started to emit it outwards, washing her cells with it.

 

“First is the lower part huh? Well… you start building from the bottom upwards…” thought, focusing on absorbing it while letting it circulate through her. It was like letting ants and nails flow through her veins, yet she still wore a calm expression outside when the second lightning strike came, hitting her on the top of the head.

 

The shockwave from it was devastating, the ground under her feet sank 2 meters deep, and soon a big crater was forming around her, yet she just stood there, with closed eyes, while under her feet ground water started to rise up.

 

“This is definitively different… only two came down, by now she should be at the fourth… At least! Yet just one felt like it had the strength of three…” murmured Leinor with anxiety all over his face 

 

“I wonder if I will have the same… I started much later than you guys.” sighed Isha, looking up at the dark skies “Lady Anya had a normal advancement.”

 

“We will know when Poli attempts it. It will show itself then. Probably there is a threshold and later you change the smaller effect it will have.” added Zern, concerned about Ren who just now, after receiving the second strike let out a moan and struggled a bit before standing straight once again.

 

Meanwhile in her body, now hit by the second strike the energies were making their rounds as another trio of energy points, the two in her hands and one in her neck started to absorb it greedily, while the dissonance in her became bigger and more prevalent. 

 

“It’s like not even my body…” 

 

Moaned as she tried to keep it revolving, maintaining control but she felt like an invader inside her own body as it started to defy her, not listening to her commands. It was hard to keep herself standing or even breathing as she started to lose the feeling in her limbs, unable to move a muscle.

 

“I kinda get why they named it Harmony…” chuckled to herself as the third lightning bolt came stimulating the last three energy points, the two in her chest and one inside her head.

 

As it struck, she felt dizzy and she spurted out a mouthful of blood, yet it made her feel refreshed.

 

“Yes… I can feel it…” murmured, revealing a small smile, as after all of her energy points were soaked with red lightning and finally started to resonate with each other, forming a cycle between them.

 

Ren focused on following the energy along, assimilating it and trying to get it under her control, slowly guiding it with her spirit, immersing herself in thoughtless cultivation. 

 

After the third strike had fallen, the sky started to clear while Leinor questioningly raised his eyebrow yet looked worried more than before.

 

“Just three?” asked Poli, watching as the clouds dispersed and the Tear faded away, yet Ren still just stood there as violet and red electricity were crackling around her.

 

She was now standing in a small pond, only it’s water was boiling from the heat of her as her once snowwhite body was reddish in color, releasing steam all over.

 

“Somethings up…” gulped Isha as they saw her skin slowly cracking and blood flown out, filled with electricity, evaporating before landing on the ground, yet she didn’t move, just stood there like a statue, close to breaking. 

 

While all this was going on, Ren felt more and more confident than ever, as she was getting the flow of her energy under complete control, expelling the excess out of her body.

 

“Good. Now I can sense my body more clear than ever before, down to my cells. Heh~” mulled over in her head “If I had a bucket of water as my energy reserve before, it now feels like I have a whole pool. Ahahahaha! Laughed out loud as she opened her eyes, while her skin slowly cooled down and the cracks started to mend and she got back the feeling she was under full control of everything

 

After letting out a turbid breath she just flew up to the sky and punched out with all of her strength, sending a giant, violet web of electricity everywhere.

 

“She did it.” laughed out Xendar as both he and Anya could see the blinding flash, shooting up towards the sky

 

“Yes, she did… she did!” wiped her tears, finally able to calm down, leaning against Xendar, almost collapsing but smiling proudly 

 

“You really scared me.” whispered Leinor, who was now holding Ren in his arms as after that one punch she was spent and just fell down like a rock

 

“Fufufu, I knew you would catch me.” grinned weakly.

 

“How’s the advancement?”

 

“Hard. I need to collect my thoughts and go through the steps inside my head again, after I sorted it out I’ll tell you all everything… Now I need some rest.” snuggled up to him and soon she was fast asleep, while the others were still watching the sky where violet lightning were still flashing around, soon making it rain, filling up the new crater with more water, quickly forming a new, small lake.

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