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      "body": "<html>\n<center><h2>CHAPTER 05</h2>\n<h2>WOMAN OF HIS DREAMS</h2></center>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>As the three children of the Faceless clan climbed the staircase, the stairs behind them disappeared at the pace that matched their climbing speed. As they got closer, it gave them the impression that the ship had grown a lot in size.</p>\n<p>All the clansmen and clanswomen waved their goodbyes, and made their children do the same.</p>\n<p>\"The stairs behind them are fading away. Will they be alright?\" Some people from the crowd were worried.</p>\n<p>Sariyu was the first to notice that the stairs behind them were disappearing. \"Look behind.\"</p>\n<p>Hearing her words, Burton glanced back, and his eyes widened a little, before his feet picked up pace.</p>\n<p>\"Why is he running, so sudden?\" Lirzod chortled, as he glanced back, when he saw the stairs turn into nothing. He looked at Sariyu. \"Well... Shit.\"</p>\n<p>He bolted ahead, and so did Sariyu.</p>\n<p>The shore was one thing, but if they were to fall in such a place where the water depth would easily exceed a couple dozen feet, those snakes and crabs which acted passively at the shore, would now act like monsters in starvation.</p>\n<p>Crabs ate flesh. Sea snakes drank the blood that leaked out of the wound. Even certain fish would want to bite few chunks off them.</p>\n<p>That thought alone made the people, and those three be cautious and worried. Sariyu and Burton only looked ahead, while Lirzod turned back at times and waved to his people.</p>\n<p>Time flew by fast, and they almost closed the distance between them and the ship.</p>\n<p>Soon after that, the stairs entirely disappeared, and the ship began to sail. Everybody still waved to those three, wearing brightest smiles on their faces.</p>\n<p>Allda vented his bursting anger by choking a snake and killing it then and there.</p>\n<p>Syam sculpted a snake using a crab's scissors. The snake hissed in pain as its skin got sliced over in a serpentine fashion.</p>\n<p>With lips curled down to the max, silent tears streamed down Duera's cheeks. Her arm mechanically moved, and said goodbye. Memories of the past flashed in her eyes.</p>\n<p>\"I'm gonna go out of our town one day, and explore this world. I will become a hero by the time I come back,\" Little Lirzod, said to Duera.</p>\n<p>\"What? You want to go out without me?\" Duera who was about to hand him a packet full of nuts, put that packet behind her back.</p>\n<p>\"I-I was just joking.\"</p>\n<p>\"That's a bad joke.\"</p>\n<p>\"Why would I ever go out without you by my side? Who will supply with me with nuts, then?\"</p>\n<p>\"Am I only a nut supplier in your eyes?\" Duera threw the packet at him, and after hitting his check, all the nuts fell to the ground.</p>\n<p>\"My nuts!\" Lirzod began to quickly pick them, which only made Duera even angrier. She stomped on all the nuts, making sure he didn't eat them. Though Lirzod was greatly angered, she had great fun out of it.</p>\n<p>Coming back to the present, her heart beat irregularly, but each time it grew heavier. Even her robotically waving hand, was affected by it.</p>\n<p>I<em> never thought that your bad dream would become a reality. </em>Her streaming tears only strengthened in their course.</p>\n<p>Primera curled her arm around Duera's shoulders.</p>\n<p>A second later, Duera leaned on Primera's shoulder and her open eyes still reflected the disappearing Windy Way.</p>\n<p>Standing a couple feet away from those two, Trirera just watched Burton. She glanced at Duera. \"Is the crying worth it?\"</p>\n<p>Primera looked at her and placed her palm on Triera's head. \"It is, if the relationship matters to you.\"</p>\n<p>Trirera pouted a little. \"Young Master Burton matters to me the most. Then why am I not getting any tears?\"</p>\n<p>\"... It's difficult to express how one's feeling on the inside, through the face. Not everyone can do that. You do it by staying silent, don't you?\"</p>\n<p>\"It's so complex. Relationship sucks.\"</p>\n<p>\"At times it sucks... At times it rocks. Got it?\"</p>\n<p>\"Got it? You got his habit as well.\"</p>\n<p>\"No. I didn't.\"</p>\n<p>\"No. I'm shore of it.\"</p>\n<p>\"Not shore. It's sure,\" Primera pulled her cheek.</p>\n<p>\"I sea. My bad.\"</p>\n<p>\"Did you say 'see or sea'?\"</p>\n<p>\"I said 'C'.\"</p>\n<p>\"Playing word games with me huh...\" Primera twisted her cheeks. \"You are ten years too early to do that.\"</p>\n<p>\"My cheeks! I'm sorry!\"</p>\n<p>The clouds began to rumble, and tiny droplets of rainwater greeted the ground.</p>\n<p>\"This stupid weather, it's never good when we take a day off,\" The crowd were disappointed, and waved their hands at the clouds, telling them to leave.</p>\n<p>As the three of them reached the ship, they could see half-a-dozen workers dressed in blue, scattered on the deck, some of whom got the luggage off the horses. The moment they stepped on the deck, the entire staircase behind them vanished. And the ship began to sail, without a moment's wait.</p>\n<p>As the ship moved, those three turned back and waved at their people. The faces of the clan heads were filled with hope and worry. Still, they managed to smile, and wave back.</p>\n<p>\"Let's hope they come back home safely...\" Picazo said out loud, and the other clan members roared.</p>\n<p>Their roar reached all the way to those three, before the fog in front of them thickened and blinded their view of the shore.</p>\n<p>For a couple seconds, those three stared at the fog. Both Sariyu and Burton had left their town, Helenia, multiple times before, but it was their first time leaving on a ship. Moreover, this time they were unsure of their return. They might never be able to see the faces of their parents, friends, and people again. That thought alone brought forth sadness in their hearts.</p>\n<p>Unlike those two who appeared broken-hearted, Lirzod wore a mirthful smile on his face.<em> He-he, I'm finally free. I'm no longer the Young Master of a clan. Now, I can see for real if I got what it takes to attract girls with my skills and not by my background. My real adventure, my real struggle for love... Starts now. </em>He resolutely clenched his fist. \"Hmm?\" He glanced at the other two. <em>Hu-hu... Are these fools getting emotional?</em></p>\n<p>\"I didn't know that only a hundred kilos of luggage was allowed,\" Sariyu sighed. \"More than ninety percent of it was left behind.\"</p>\n<p>\"You are worried about that?\" Lirzod startled. \"Just what kind of things did you store in them?\"</p>\n<p>\"Hmm? You shouldn't question a woman in that regard,\" Sariyu put her index finger on her mouth.</p>\n<p>\"You three. Enough chattering there and get going!\" One of the guys standing nearby the horses, shouted. \"You shouldn't stay here for long.\"</p>\n<p>\"Huh? Why is that?\" Lirzod turned to the guy.</p>\n<p>\"Don't ask questions, and just go,\" That guy looked at few other men and nodded, before looking back at Lirzod. \"These men will show you the way to your rooms. You can ask them anything regarding the journey.\"</p>\n<p>\"Don't ask questions?\" Lirzod raised his eyebrows. \"You think you're my dad or what? Huh? Why aren't you saying anything?\"</p>\n<p>\"Lirzod!\" Sariyu twisted his ear and pulled his head close to her's. \"Stop running your drainage of a mouth. We are not in our town anymore. So, keep that in mind!\"</p>\n<p>\"Y-Yes,\" Lirzod said, and only then did she let go of his ear. \"But still, telling us to not ask questions is silly. Who does he think &nbsp;he is? I don't like him.\"</p>\n<p>\"If you don't like me, then that's your problem, and you have to bear with it,\" That guy said. \"Now, if you please excuse me, my work here is done.\" Saying that, he left. <em>These fools who aboard the ship today, thinks they are hot stuff? Can’t wait to see them get clubbed in the coming days.</em></p>\n<p>\"That bastard...\" Lirzod twitched.</p>\n<p>\"Why are you getting angry when you're the one in the wrong?\" Burton snorted.</p>\n<p>\"Don't butt in my business, Big Brother,\" Lirzod snorted back as well.</p>\n<p>\"I've had enough suffocation for the day,\" Sariyu put her palm over the head. \"I need to go and get some sleep first.\" She was about to step forward.</p>\n<p>TAP~!</p>\n<p>A soft sound came from their behind, which made those three turn back. Their eyes enlarged in bafflement, as they laid on the figure that stood in front of them. Their daze deepened when that loose-limbed person pulled the white hood back, exposing her entire face.</p>\n<p>Without knowing, Lirzod witnessed her grandeur, mouth agape with incredulity.</p>\n<p>Beauty didn't only come in shiny looks. It came in many ways, from how one showed compassion and kindness towards those that deserved it, from how one used their intelligence to achieve great things, from how one used their elegance to handle the hurdles, from how one used their confidence to walk through the hurdles they faced.</p>\n<p>If a girl didn't just have an external beauty, but also many other aspects like the ones mentioned above, then her beauty would multiply with her. Such was the case with the woman those three had their eyes laid on.</p>\n<p>Those slender eyebrows, velvety eyelashes, ebony-black hair, rapture-blue eyes, dainty nose, rubescent lips, nitid oyster-white teeth, non-sculptable angelic ears, swan's neck, and the imp-thin yet shapely body under the speckless cloth — transmuted Lirzod's mind into thinking he's born just for that moment.</p>\n<p>Nothing he ever saw was as abstruse as the look of that woman. He had seen many magic shows, but all the tricks of those magicians paled in front of her smile — which seemed slier than a fox's, yet veritable like that of a mother's — an immeasurable wealth. The raw effervescence that oozed out of her, before she even spoke a word, was too much for Lirzod's wee-little heart to bear. His eyes didn't miss a single gesture made by her — &nbsp;be it the motion of her braid whose spools plunged her picturesque visage, or the movements of her pupils, the flight of her hands, the sparkles on her skin — every single one of those filled his stomach and he wasn't able to even take a breath. All of it made him go mad, but he didn't dare look away, fearing that he'd come out of the spell that her god-given prettiness and self-earned beauty put on him. And he was thoroughly — madly — satisfied.</p>\n<p>That willowy woman was without a doubt, the woman of his dreams.</p>\n<p><em>This kind of woman is the reason for my journey. I didn't think it would be fulfilled so soon... </em>Lirzod was in so much of a bliss, that he didn't know that he was actually drooling out, thrice as he would for his favorite food. <em>Mother, father... I've accomplished my life's goal. I've found your daughter-in-law!</em></p>\n<p>\"You must be Sariyu,\" She looked at Sariyu. Her voice was so pleasant than the sound that came when an ice cube fell into the water. The waves of her voice traveled smoother than the ripples produced in the water. It gave an ear-gasm to Lirzod.</p>\n<p>\"Yes, I am. And you are...\"</p>\n<p>\"I'm Stussy. Stussy Junksman.\" She glanced at Lirzod. \"You must be Burton.\"</p>\n<p>It took him a couple seconds to force his throat into gulping all the drool gathered in his mouth. \"Yes, yes,\" Lirzod nodded, in haste.</p>\n<p>\"What?\" Burton weirdly stared at Lirzod.</p>\n<p>Lirzod who was smiling brightly, suddenly startled. \"Che, I'm not Burton. I'm Lirzod. Lirzod Basha!\" He put his hand forward. \"N-Nice to meet you.\"</p>\n<p>\"Oh, so you are Lirzod,\" Stussy glanced at his hand and smiled, before turning to Burton, \"then, you must be Burton.\"</p>\n<p>\"Yes,\" Burton glanced sideways unable to make prolonged eye contact with her.</p>\n<p>\"You two seem to be fine, but..\" She turned her head to Lirzod. \"You look a bit young.\"</p>\n<p>Lirzod forgot to answer her, and ended up losing his senses thanks to staring at her eyes. But her finger snap brought him back to the world. And he startled. \"W-What's wrong?\" Lirzod looked around. \"Did someone dared to tease you? Where's that bastard?\"</p>\n<p>\"Hmm?\" Stussy furrowed her brows.</p>\n<p>Sariyu sighed and lowered her head in embarrassment.</p>\n<p>\"No one's teasing anybody,\" Stussy said. \"I just asked you, if you feel old enough to take the Sect Test.\"</p>\n<p>\"O-Oh, so no one's teasing you?\" Lirzod startled. <em>Shit, that was a dream, just now. </em>\"Thank goodness. But if anybody teases you, just call me okay?\"</p>\n<p>Stussy just stared at him with a blank face.</p>\n<p><em>That Idiot...</em> Burton frowned. <em>She's the one who spoke to us from the ship, while we were at the shore. You can tell by her voice. Was it too hard for that idiot to recognize that? At this rate, he'll get himself killed.</em></p>\n<p>\"Why don't you just answer my question?\" Stussy said, stressing her words a little bit.</p>\n<p>\"Oh, I didn't? My bad... How can I not answer a question asked by a beautiful woman?\" Lirzod took a deep breath, and made his chest become as bigger as he can. \"To answer your question... A man is safe at home, but that's not what he's born for.\"</p>\n<p>\"Then what about women?\"</p>\n<p>All the air in Lirzod's chest escaped out ten times as fast as it entered in before. \"Uh, uh, w-well... Women too!\"</p>\n<p>Stussy stepped in. \"Our world is in its current state, because most men in the world think like you... That they're superior to women in every aspect.\"</p>\n<p>\"I... I never said that.\" Lirzod was unable to think straight, as her scent forced its way into his nostrils and jolted awake all of the neurons in his brain.</p>\n<p>\"Are you saying, I'm mistaken?\"</p>\n<p>Sariyu signaled Lirzod to just accept it from behind.</p>\n<p>\"... Maybe?\" Lirzod hesitantly said.</p>\n<p>Stussy narrowed her eyes and stepped forward, leaving only a distance of one foot between those two.</p>\n<p>Lirzod's heart began to beat wilder than ever. <em>Is... Is she coming for a kiss?</em></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><strong>Author's Note:</strong> Hope you’ve fancied the chapter. Have a great day or night wherever you are.</p>\n<p><strong>Chapter Length:</strong> 2600+ words.</p>\n<p>Visit my Patreon for advanced chapters and supplemental chapters: https://patreon.com/vkboy</p>\n<p>Join my discord server as well: https://discord.me/vkboy</p>\n<p><em>\"The Earth below me may crack, the sky above me may collapse, every chapter of mine will still release in time and be 2000+ words longer. To boot, the sun in the skies may no longer shine, the water in the oceans may no longer well up, every reader of mine shall still show perpetual support and be my greatest strength.\"</em></p>\n</html>",
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      "body": "<html>\n<center><h2>CHAPTER 04</h2>\n<h2>CAREFREE CLAN</h2></center>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>\"Stop!\" Kwame's loud voice echoed all around, and it surprisingly reached the ears of the people and made most of them stop. \"What are you all running away for? There are so many of us, yet we are scared to face three creatures? Isn't this enough reason to justify why we Hollows get looked down upon?\"</p>\n<p>His words were an eye-opener for those who stood and even to those who were still running away. The next second, even those who were still escaping stopped.</p>\n<p>\"Clan Head Kwame is right.\"</p>\n<p>\"Yeah, we are the members of the Faceless clan. There's no need for us to fear, as long as our clan heads are here.\"</p>\n<p>One after another, people began to walk back to the spot where they previously stood before. Some of the snakes, crabs, and all other sea creatures that bothered them before didn't bother them now at all.</p>\n<p>Picazo and Sinario looked at each other and smiled.</p>\n<p>Sariyu and Burton's hearts filled with pride as they saw the magnificence of their clan heads with their own eyes. Their respect over the clan heads grew by leaps and bounds. Howbeit, they both looked at Lirzod, and couldn't help but freak out as he danced in a weird manner, putting his hands in his pants, bringing them out in a haste, and repeated the process.</p>\n<p>\"What’s he monkey dancing for?\" Sariyu was puzzled.</p>\n<p>Burton, who almost forgot what he did, covered his mouth and concealed his laughter.</p>\n<p>The attention of some of the crowd did turn towards Lirzod, and it puzzled them. But their observation quickly shifted towards the three creatures which were almost upon them. Though their identity was unclear before, now they could see that those three were just horses. And most people breathed sighs of relief.</p>\n<p>\"What, so they are just horses.\"</p>\n<p>\"We were scared for nothing.\"</p>\n<p>The crowd settled themselves as the horses almost reached them. Seeing those captivating horses that dazzled in the darkness, people couldn't blink. The mane of the horses danced in the wind and arrested the viewer's attention. Towering a little more than seven feet, the scenery of such creatures galloping on the surface of the sea, jumping over the waves as if they were the wooden hurdles in the stables, was simply grandiose.</p>\n<p>Upon reaching the masses, the horses stopped after kicking their front limbs in the air, making some people step back momentarily. The waters receded back a little and brought the level back to their ankles.</p>\n<p>The horses no longer stood on the water, but on the ground. Seemingly, countless snakes and crabs crawled about, some of which fought with the other.</p>\n<p>\"Not just fine… but what handsome stallions!\" Allda couldn't help but envy their appearance. <em>Pure white breed and are perfectly healthy. It's hard to put a price on their heads.</em></p>\n<p>Lirzod was still dancing and stomped over some of the snakes and crabs, which in turn tried to bite and choke him.</p>\n<p>\"Young Master! What happened to you?\" Duera was still sitting on Primera's waist. \"What are you standing here for? Go and help him!\" Her voice rang in Primera’s ears.</p>\n<p>\"Get down, and I will,\" Primera said at her own pace.</p>\n<p>Duera looked down, and there were clusters of creatures all around her. She hugged Primera even tighter. \"Go and help him or I'll squeeze you to death!\"</p>\n<p>\"Feel free to try,\" Primera's concentration was rather elsewhere. It wasn't on the horses, but at someplace else.</p>\n<p>Duera used all her strength and squeezed, hoping to achieve her goal, but she didn't even get a response from Primera. She narrowed her eyes for a moment and stared at her. Still, there are no responses. She nodded to herself twice before moving her face closer and blew air in Primera’s ears using not her strength, but her practiced rhythm, which made Primera jump like a deer and fall on Lirzod, who fell on Sariyu, who fell on Burton, who fell on Triera, who fell on the guy beside her. Like in a chain reaction, dozens of people fell to the ground and got themselves wetter than they already were.</p>\n<p>\"What the heck are these people doing?\" Kwame placed his palms over his head. \"This is so shameful.\"</p>\n<p>\"Nothing's shameful enough for the Faceless clan,\" Picazo patted once on Kwame's shoulder.</p>\n<p>\"Yeah, you say that, whenever your son is involved in the incident,\" Sinario shook his head, and looked at Lirzod who was still rolling on the crowd.</p>\n<p>\"How in the world did crabs in my underwear?\" Lirzod didn't bother about the fall and instead was busy in pulling out the tiny crabs out of his pants.</p>\n<p>\"Kya!\" Duera freaked out as some crabs and snakes got on top of her. She stomped over the people, including Lirzod and ran towards the clan heads. \"Save me!\"</p>\n<p>\"Freaking out over simple things,\" Sinario shook his head, again.</p>\n<p>Picazo helped her get those things off of her.</p>\n<p>Sariyu came to Lirzod and sat on top of him, before slapping him hard, and slapped him again with both her hands. His focus then shifted from the crabs to her. \"Oi, why did you slap me?\"</p>\n<p>\"Why did you fall on me?\"</p>\n<p>\"Can't you see that others fell on me?\"</p>\n<p>\"I don't care. You mess up everything that’s around you. Look at my dress. It's totally spoiled now, thanks to your fooling around.\"</p>\n<p>\"You talk as if only your dress has gotten spoiled.\"</p>\n<p>\"If others don’t mind about their dress getting dirty, that's their problem. But because you spoiled mine, you better remember this... You owe me a dress as costly as this.\"</p>\n<p>\"W-What?\" Lirzod was shocked.</p>\n<p>Sariyu caught a handful of crabs and touched the top of his pants. \" Do you, or do you not?\"</p>\n<p>\"I-I do, I do!\"</p>\n<p>\"That's good. You just saved your python from getting shredded,\" She got off him, and stood, before shaking off some crabs that caught her dress, with a wave of her hand. Some of those crabs fell on Lirzod, which forced him to mimic her moves. \"These damn crabs, I wish I can send them all packing back to the sea floor in one swoop.\"</p>\n<p>\"Ha-ha, you wish for too much,\" Lirzod stood as well and pulled out a couple more baby craps from within his underwear. He looked at those crabs that were still white in color. \"How did these things even get in my pants?\"</p>\n<p>\"Isn't it obvious? Someone put them in there,\" Sariyu casually said, which was heard by Burton. He stood not far away from them and crushed the crabs that bit his dress, and the sound their shells made after breaking felt nice to his ears.</p>\n<p>\"It's not you by any chance, right?\" Lirzod glared at her.</p>\n<p>\"I wouldn't hint you if I were the one who did it. Would I?\" Sariyu began to walk away.</p>\n<p><em>This devil... I’m sure she's the one who did it. Just you wait, I'll slide a slime into your dress one day! </em>Lirzod glanced at Burton, skipping his heartbeat once. \"The heck are you killing them for?\"</p>\n<p>\"They are biting me so I'm responding back, that's all.\"</p>\n<p>\"How silly.\"</p>\n<p>\"Hmph, won't you kill the ant that bites you?\"</p>\n<p>\"Whatever,\" Lirzod ignored his words and walked away. \"I don't have time to waste with you...\" He looked at the horses. \"What did those three come here for?\"</p>\n<p>\"Obviously, for carrying us and our luggage, fool!\" Burton snorted. \"You can't even tell that? I guess Tarqa or Selena... Or maybe, even Megha would do a better job than you in the Sect Tests. An entry ticket is surely being wasted on you.\"</p>\n<p>Lirzod ground his teeth. \"Are you picking a fight with me?\"</p>\n<p>\"I don’t pick a fight with the weak. I just straight out mock them.\"</p>\n<p>\"Yeah, coming from the guy who failed in ten Sect Tests straight.\"</p>\n<p>Both their glares raised the temperature by an unobservable amount.</p>\n<p>\"Enough eyeing out, you two,\" Primera came in between those two.</p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the workers began to arrange the luggage on the horses' backs.</p>\n<p>As everybody began to cheer up a bit, the winds picked up and so did the waves of the sea that got rowdy.</p>\n<p>\"Greatness may begin slowly, but it will always end beautifully,\" A melodious voice came from atop the figurehead of the ship upon which a woman in a white hood, stood and sang a beautiful song, while the floating violin beside her, composed music without evening her having to touch it. \"Those who lose are those who deserve more than a snooze at the bottom of the sea. Every loser gets a lasting slumber from which they never awake.\" As the song reached its climax, the winds strummed the violin faster, and the air in between them shape-shifted and formed a staircase out of thin air, shocking everyone who saw that. Some even fell to their backs in a stupor and dread. \"My name is Stussy Junksman. The three entries are welcome to climb up the Windy Way...\"</p>\n<p>\"Oi, oi...\" Syam had a deep frown on his face. <em>Commanding wind so easily with her music... Even my emotions are being affected by it. He gulped the empty air. She must be a Martial Elect! This is my first time seeing one!</em></p>\n<p>\"How can her voice reach us from miles away? Such an intimidating show right off the bat!\" Allda tried to clench his fists. <em>My hands won’t stop shaking.</em> &nbsp;He used all his strength and barely managed to form a fist.<em> Tarqa... I don't know how good Shatterfist Sect is, but I swear on money, it's shit as compared to this one.</em></p>\n<p>\"Where's this voice coming from?\" The people's heartbeats sped up. \"Is it coming from the ship?\" They couldn't tell, no matter how hard they focused on the hearing. Other than some people, most people couldn’t even locate the source of the voice. As for being able to see her appearance, even fewer were able to achieve that feat.</p>\n<p>The foggy staircase was as wide as ten of the streets in their town combined. Its sheer size awed them, and they all wanted to step on it, but the voice from before explicitly welcomed those three. Unable to even dare to probe their own luck, the crowd could only curse their own bad luck.</p>\n<p>The clan heads kept gazing at the ship, wearing a complex expression on their visages.</p>\n<p>Kwame slightly narrowed his eyes. <em>That woman... She's not just controlling the wind, but also the waves of the ocean. She's not your average Martial. </em>He glanced at Picazo and Sinario who cast glances at one another before stepping forward and took their children towards the stairs.</p>\n<p>The workers kept on adding luggage on the horses and didn't seem like they'd stop any time soon.</p>\n<p>\"Each of the entries is allowed to carry an additional hundred kilos with them,\" A voice came from the ship. \"So make sure of the package weight. And make it quick.\"</p>\n<p>Listening to that, the workers had arranged the packages and didn't add the bags those three told them not to. In less a minute, all the packing was done.</p>\n<p>Those three talked with their parents — the clan heads — for one last time.</p>\n<p>\"There's nothing more to say,\" Picazo palm gently rubbed over Lirzod's cheek. \"Stay safe.\"</p>\n<p>Lirzod smiled. \"I have your eyes and mother's mouth. I will be safe no matter where I am, father.\"</p>\n<p>\"Win the whole thing,\" Sinario said to his son.</p>\n<p>\"That is my intention,\" Burton replied back with confidence.</p>\n<p>Sariyu and Kwame just stared at each other.</p>\n<p>Those three turned back and went to the horses. When they were about to get onto them, the horses turned away. Though they were puzzled, they tried to climb them again, but this time, those three got the treatment in a similar fashion — a rear kick without even looking.</p>\n<p>The three of them fell back.</p>\n<p>\"Heh heh heh!\" The three horses began to make noises, which sounded like they were laughing, closer to how a human would.</p>\n<p>The entire clansmen felt enraged upon seeing that. \"How dare a damn horse kick our Young Masters and Young Mistress? Beat them to death!\" They all bolted ahead, startling the horses, which ran away using the staircases.</p>\n<p>Being humans, their legs carried them far slower as compared to the horses. The people stopped at the edge of the staircase. It's not that they didn't want to chase after the horses anymore, but it's only that they didn't dare step foot on the stairs, as they weren't given permission to do so.</p>\n<p>\"Calm down, everyone,\" Picazo's voice came from behind. \"I'm glad that you all showed worry for our young ones. But don't take what happened to them as an insult to our clan. As compared to those horses owned by Extensive Voyage, our entire clan wouldn't worth as much be it in wealth or in prestige.</p>\n<p>\"Well said,\" A voice came from the ship. \"Our horses... If you can't subdue them, you can't ride them. If they kicked anybody, it only means those people are not worthy to sit on their backs. Don't take this in any other way, and just have the entries climb up using their own feet.\"</p>\n<p>Picazo glanced at the crowd. \"You heard her. I think she's right.\"</p>\n<p>The crowd was forced to nod, even though some still felt angry for what happened. \"Clan Head Picazo, forgive me for saying this. We may be faceless, but not heartless. We can't act to be liking those whom we don't.\" Saying that, some separated themselves from the crowd and just watched the things from a distance.</p>\n<p>\"Don't mind the crowd that left,\" Sinario joined in and reassured the remaining crowd. \"They are just acting on their impulses, that's all. Not many get an opportunity to witness something like this. Take in everything you can, every inch of the ship, and capture all of its wonders. You can tell your grandkids about this with pride.\"</p>\n<p>Lirzod, Burton, and Sariyu began to climb the stairs on their foot. 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      "title": "SHAMBALA SECT CHAPTER 03 - EXTENSIVE VOYAGE",
      "body": "<html>\n<h2><center><p>CHAPTER 03</p>\n<p>EXTENSIVE VOYAGE</p></center></h2>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Inside the kitchen room of Lirzod's house. It was an extravagant room that had a separate storage section embedded on one side of it.</p>\n<p>\"I don't want dried meat. It's stinkier than my sweat,\" Lirzod tried to pursue Primera into not packing dried meat in his luggage for the imminent journey.</p>\n<p>\"Like it or not, Young Master, this lasts longer than your vapid fruits, and give lots more calories as well,\" Primera forcibly put meat packets in his bag. \"These sorts of food will help you greatly in the journey. Who knows what kind of food will be available on that Extensive Voyage...\" Despite her words, he pulled the packets out and put them aside. She stared at him in a bate, before grabbing them again, and put them back in the bag. Lirzod took them out of the bag, and she was forced to take it from him and put inside again. Lirzod did it again, but this time, he hid the packet behind him and didn't let her take it. Despite her glares, he didn't back down.</p>\n<p>\"Should I put Johr[1] instead of that?\" She glanced at the stack of bread packets lying nearby, at the wall.</p>\n<p>\"No, no, not that!\" Lirzod put forward the meat packet in double-quick time before she picked up the Johr package.</p>\n<p>\"At least let him pack a hundred apples,\" Duera barged into the room, carrying a cover full of freshly harvested apples. \"Journey at sea might be tougher than I can imagine.\" Seeing the apples, Lirzod felt somewhat relieved.</p>\n<p>He whispered in her ears, \"Did you get the groundnuts for me?\" She almost got tickled by his lips.</p>\n<p>\"I'm sorry, Young Master. I sneaked in, but that Tigress was inside the home,\" She replied in a low tone. \"All I could do was fetch few kilos of these.\" Her gaze shifted towards the tiny black cover that hanged at her waist. \"These will be a kilo at best.\"</p>\n<p>\"Hmm, thanks,\" After a quick inspection, he was somewhat relieved.</p>\n<p>\"No problem, Young Master. Though I couldn't get fresh stock, I still made my useless father buy a fifty-kilo package on yesterday's evening itself.\"</p>\n<p>\"Oh, that's great!\" Lirzod was elated. \"I'll be sure to bring you great stuff when I come back. Just wait.\"</p>\n<p>\"He-he, I'll look forward to that,\" She leaned closer and murmured to him. \"Just make sure to bring me an extra item than the number you bring to her.\"</p>\n<p>\"Sure thing,\" Lirzod nodded.</p>\n<p>Primera who was packing the luggage coldly glanced at them both. I can hear you both. She sneakily put a Johr package in between two dresses and stuffed them in the luggage.</p>\n<p>\"And by the way, I asked Trirera, but she said she wanted nothing,\" Duera exposed both of her palms.</p>\n<p>\"That's too bad. I guess I'll bring her something of my own choice then.\"</p>\n<p>\"I'm not sure if she'll take it or not.\"</p>\n<p>\"If she doesn't take it, I'll just irritate her until she takes it.\"</p>\n<p>\"He-he, good plan.\"</p>\n<p>\"Good plan?\" Primera didn't know whether to laugh or cry. \"Have you both ever seen her give a damn about what you two do?\"</p>\n<p>\"W-Well, we will do what we can.\"</p>\n<p>\"Try your best then. I'm not wishing good luck though.\"</p>\n<p>\"Hmph, who wants your luck?\"</p>\n<p>Sparks flew between Primera and Duera for a brief moment.</p>\n<p>Duera was the second highest authorized among maids, only after Primera. These women were the clan's maids and standardly, they were as many as the number of primary families that made up the clan. Unlike Primera, Duera was even shorter and petite. Despite her looks, she was many years older than Lirzod.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Being the top maids of the clan, Primera, Duera, and Trirera only worked for the three clan heads' families.</p>\n<p>\"Also, add hundred Phoenix Fruits,\" Lirzod pointed his finger at the package that contained the Phoenix Fruits.</p>\n<p>\"Hundred?\" Primera startled. \"Our clan only buys a thousand of them per month, and you want ten percent of it? Stop dreaming, Young Master.\"</p>\n<p>\"This is my order.\"</p>\n<p>\"Politely rejected.\"</p>\n<p>\"Please, please,\" Lirzod came closer and rubbed her chin, and Duera also joined and pulled her cheeks.</p>\n<p>\"You two...\" Primera, though initially showed resistance, later eventually sighed. \"Alright, fine. But, if someone asks, I won't cover up for any of you two.\"</p>\n<p>\"Fine,\" Lirzod laughed. I will have left by that time anyway. He looked at the garden through the open windows. \"Where's Gouse? She didn't come for breakfast yet.\"</p>\n<p>\"S-She probably went out to bring a gift for you,\" Duera said, looking down with a blank expression.</p>\n<p>\"Geez, she's putting an unnecessary burden on herself. She knows I won't take her along for such a journey.\"</p>\n<p>Duera stayed silent.</p>\n<p>\"You know her persistence,\" Primera said and gave a duping smile.</p>\n<p>\"You're right. She was already in a temper last night, for not bringing her to the party. If I refuse her request again, she'll look for a different owner.\"</p>\n<p>Tears leaked out of Duera's eyes, while she hid her face and wiped off the tears.</p>\n<p>\"Maybe she's sulking in some street,\" Primera said, coming in between those two.</p>\n<p>\"You may be right. I'll go and check for her once,\" He was about to go, but then he saw Duera taking the luggage out. He came and plucked the luggage off her shoulders and carried it all by himself. Though Duera tried to get the luggage back, he simply refused to let her win. They both headed out into the streets quarreling like a cat and mouse.</p>\n<p>At Pudota's family house, a crest of golden crab could be seen on their dresses worn by workers that were doing their daily chores. The location of their home in the entire street was where the business thrived. Businesses of all sorts from food products to fabrics and all sorts of infrastructure could be seen in the street, all of which kept it busy for the entire day.</p>\n<p>On the lawn of his house, not just humans, but also squirrels could be seen working together with them. They helped break different sorts of nuts from their shells and stacked them in basins. The other workers poured the nuts from the basins into woven cover packages.</p>\n<p>Experienced squirrels worked together and carried packages in groups. If an outsider who visited the town for the first time, watched this incident, it would be weird if he wasn't left in wonderment.</p>\n<p>Allda Pudota was resting sideways on his swinging bed with Pentera blowing a worn-out fan for him. \"There's no movement in the winds today.\" He removed a couple of his shirt buttons and tried to welcome as much air onto skin as possible. \"I guess I'll smoke once the winds cool down a bit. I can't feel much air coming from your side, Pentera... Blow it harder!\"</p>\n<p>\"I'm sorry, Master. But I'm already doing my best,\" Pentera raised her eyebrows. Having just had a shower, her long orange hair danced in the wind and glowed as bright as the morning sun, and made her appear a lot more beguiling. Her hand movements appeared so refined, which only showcased her experience. Her presence alone brought sunshine to the lawn. She was such a stunner. \"This fan is twenty-three years old. So it's four years older than me. It's time, we —\"</p>\n<p>\"Enough! That fan is not just any fan. It's my lucky fan. Other than my family, you are the only person I gave the privilege to hold onto it. So, stop sulking over it and do as I say.\"</p>\n<p>\"Yes,\" she pouted. Every day, most people passing by the house would chuckle at her for using such a fan as that. Even a poor person of the clan would be using a better fan than the one she held in her hand. Twenty-three years... Not even marriages are lasting that long these days. When will I get to hold another fan other than this awful one? Wearing homely clothes, she appeared appealing, thanks to her transparent eyes and a round face. She was the only clan maid who was known for her stylish nails, which she looks after with great care. She might not comb her hair every day, but she wouldn't forget to polish her nails, not even a single day. Even though Allda himself ordered her to change that habit of hers, but it wasn't effective in the long run of things.</p>\n<p>A fat boy holding a bag full of sweet potatoes walked in, \"Father, is it true that the Scarface dared to take the test?\"</p>\n<p>\"Yes. In which hole were you living all this while?\" Allda shook his head in distress. \"Both of you are only one year apart in age, and you are more intelligent than that brat, but because of your piggy appearance, I couldn't even ask the clan leaders to consider a ticket for you.\"</p>\n<p>\"I-I was just playing with Sasha.\" I just got this physique from your genes, father. If you want to blame someone, first blame yourself.</p>\n<p>\"That hooker again? She's twice as old as you,\" Allda knitted his brows, \"Don't waste your time with her.\"</p>\n<p>\"I'm not stupid enough to listen to her requests, father. I'm just enthralled by her charm, that's all.\"</p>\n<p>\"That charm itself can swallow all of our assets if you aren't careful,\" Allda lit up a cigar using the burning end of a ripe, He took a couple whiffs, before resuming, \"Since you're my only son, all of my wealth will be yours one day. But if you keep buying things for hookers, there will come a time when I'll kick you out myself.\"</p>\n<p>\"I won't let that situation befall to me,\" He knelt, with a frown on his face. \"I, Tarqa promises that I will become the martial child of our clan.\"</p>\n<p>\"Oh, is that a baseless claim, or..\"</p>\n<p>\"I recently met with a member of Hollowford clan,\" He pulled out a green card from inside the gaps between his shirt buttons.</p>\n<p>\"That is...\" Allda's eyes widened, and he quickly grabbed hold of the card and took a closer look. After reading what's painted on it, his eyes turned rounder as well. \"The entrance card of the Shatterfist Sect. Wasn't it ranked around two thousand and five hundred?\" He looked up at Tarqa in bewilderment.</p>\n<p>\"A little below that.\"</p>\n<p>\"How in the world you get your hands on this thing?\"</p>\n<p>\"Through a friend.\"</p>\n<p>\"Is he trustworthy?\"</p>\n<p>\"For now, yes.\"</p>\n<p>A capricious smile occupied Allda's face as he lifted his son up by his shoulders. \"Why didn't you tell me this sooner? So you were on the money all this time... Ha-ha-ha!\"</p>\n<p>\"I was just waiting for the right time,\" Tarqa said and showered a similar smile.</p>\n<p>\"You've done great, Young Master. I'm really proud of you,\" Pentera was in a frenzy of delight. \"Now, you will climb far too high for that Bare Butt to ever reach you. You will become the most popular guy in the clan. There will be no looking back for you.\"</p>\n<p>\"Hm-hu, you are absolutely spot on, Pentera,\" Tarqa's nose appeared to have grown twice as big in the past few seconds.</p>\n<p>\"But aside from all that... When's the party, Young Master?\"</p>\n<p>Tarqa's shoulders jerked. He glanced at her and sighed. \"You and your fetish for parties... When will stop lusting over them?\"</p>\n<p>\"Please, Young Master. This is the biggest occasion of your life. How do you think our family will look if we didn't throw at least half as grand a party as the one the clan heads threw last night?\"</p>\n<p>Tarqa's heart skipped a beat for a moment. He slowly turned his head and looked at his father.</p>\n<p>\"Ha-ha, fine. I'm in a good mood,\" Allda appeared to be in the seventh heaven, and he even forgot to take a whiff from the cigar, since he heard the news. \"Let's have it tomorrow night.\"</p>\n<p>Pentera almost blissed out from hearing that.</p>\n<p>Tarqa looked into the distance. \"I can't wait to see the Scarface react when he hears the news of me getting an entrance ticket to such a high ranked sect...\"</p>\n<p>The beam on Allda's face instantly vanished. \"Son...\"</p>\n<p>\"Hmm?\" Tarqa just became conscious of the fact that something was off. His father who should be so satisfied and be walking on air after hearing the news, instead, he acted a lot more reservedly than he was looking forward to. And he couldn't get his head around the reason that could realize such a thing.</p>\n<p>\"Regarding the chosen sect of this year... Do you not know what it is?\"</p>\n<p>\"Oh yeah,\" Tarqa startled. \"I totally forgot about that. But, no. I was busy with, you know. So... Which sect did they announce? I'm sure it's a little lower than three thousand in the rankings. Is it the Bronzebow Sect, or the Eyeslinger Sect?\"</p>\n<p>\"Son, that is... How should I say it...\"?</p>\n<p>\"C'mon father, what are you taking this long for? Don't tell me, you don't even remember the name they announced?\" Tarqa chortled, which only deepened Allda's frown. \"Have they chosen such a 'bottom of the pile' sect this time?\" Placing his hands on his waist, he laughed in a gleeful way, a second time.</p>\n<p>\"No, son,\" Allda turned away, unable to show his face to his son. \"They chose something that the likes of us can never choose.\" His face grew solemn, while Tarqa's expression turned weary, \"This year's chosen sect is Shambala Sect.\"</p>\n<p>Tarqa's face froze, and the parcel that's full of potatoes, which hanged by his fingers, slipped and fell. Pentera handed the fan to Tarqa and stopped down to put the potatoes back in the parcel and picked them up at full speed. \"W-What... Say that again!\"</p>\n<p>\"You heard it right, son.\"</p>\n<p>\"You mean, the... THE SHAMBALA SECT? The illustrious sect that spreads across hell, earth and the heavens?\"</p>\n<p>\"... Yes.\" In recent years, Allda's face never turned ashen to such an extent, as it did at the moment. His throat almost couldn't spew out that single word, that held the weight of an immeasurable act behind it.</p>\n<p>\"C'mon, don't joke with me, father!\"</p>\n<p>Allda didn't speak, rather, he couldn't. Tarqa took a look at Pentera and she nodded. \"What master said is true, Young Master.\"</p>\n<p>\"That... That can't be true. How... H-How can they?\" He almost pulled his hair. All his efforts seemed worth less than the worthless, after everything he heard.</p>\n<p>Allda who's still turned away placed his arms on his back. \"It is true and we must digest it all by ourselves.\"</p>\n<p>\"This...\" Tarqa's eyes enlarged further, to the point they began to throb. \"This is partiality!\" The burning sensation in his stomach twisted his intestines, which made his hands make a separating move, that tore apart the fan in his hands. \"Who don't I get such partiality and preference shown by the clan heads?\" He almost lost his balance and fell sideways.</p>\n<p>Allda turned back at full tilt and grabbed hold of his son. \"Tarqa! I know it hurts, but worry not.\" He made his falling son, to stand stiff and straight. \"Be calm and think for once. It's impossible for those three to pass the Sect Test of the Shamabala Sect. If they don't return, the clan head position is likely to change heads. Then it will either come to me or to Syam, hoping that Fidelis wouldn't get in our way. If you did something worth noting in the Sect Test of the Shatterfist Sect, then I will without a doubt become a Clan Head, if not the Clan Head.\"</p>\n<p>\"That's right,\" Tarqa tried to reassure himself. \"There's no way that he can come back from such a top-level test. His doom is certain. Everything is progressing quite faster than like how I wanted.\"</p>\n<p>\"It is, but trust me, only good days are ahead of us!\" Allda began to laugh out loud.</p>\n<p>Pentera came closer to give the potatoes to Tarqa when her eyes laid on the torn fan. Her entire heart felt like escaping out through her throat, as her gaze locked at Tarqa, who also was in a fright after noticing what had happened, and hid the fan behind his back in a haste.</p>\n<p>\"Hmm?\" That sudden movement of Tarqa attracted Allda's attention. \"Is everything on the money?\"</p>\n<p>\"Y-Yes, father.\" Shit, I'm done for. \"E-everything's on the money. Everything's just fine.\"</p>\n<p>\"Yes, Master Allda,\" Pentera also voiced from her end.</p>\n<p>\"Everything... Really?\"</p>\n<p>\"Yes, father!\"</p>\n<p>\"What are you hiding behind your back?\" Allda's eyes darted straight towards his hand that concealed something out of Allda's view.</p>\n<p>\"T-They are potatoes!\"</p>\n<p>\"Potatoes?\" Allda shot a glance at Pentera, who was still holding the potato packet. \"She's holding those. Ha-ha, what are you hiding there? Enough of this 'keeping me off the money' thing, and show me that stuff you are trying so hard to put out of my sight.\"</p>\n<p>\"T-That's...\" Sweat had long soaked the skin on Tarqa's face and neck.</p>\n<p>\"Master, it's time for breakfast,\" Pentera's stepped closer. \"The food might go cold.\"</p>\n<p>Allda raised his hand, stopping her. \"The food can wait\" His stare didn't turn away a degree from where Tarqa was. \"First, let me see what he's holding.\" It better be something not related to that swine, Silver Pin Sasha. &nbsp;Controlling his welling aggravation, he came to Tarqa and put his hand behind him, and softly pulled what's in his hand. And what came out — the fan, which almost got split in two and suspended in air as such — shook him to the core, and spread the pain which sunk his heart all the way to the stomach and forced its way down further through the intestines, and beyond. All the pleasantness in his face evaporated and he glared at Tarqa with whitened visage. \"You imbecile!\" With a wave of his hand, he slapped him so hard that Tarqa's head twisted and even his neck muscles made popping sounds. Allda himself felt significant pain in his hand, but the gushing anger brought forth by the raging blood, blinded him from all that he would be bothered with if he was in a quotidian mood.</p>\n<p>That slap made every worker in the house stop in their tracks. The squirrels, however, just continued their work as if nothing worth noticing happened.</p>\n<p>When Tarqa looked back at his father, tears appeared in his eyes and his cheek turned blood red. \"I'm sorry, father.\"</p>\n<p>\"Get lost from my face, you good-for-nothing fathead!\" Allda shouted out of his lungs.</p>\n<p>Tarqa's tears only intensified as he turned back and ran out of the home, his heart becoming heavier and heavier by the second.</p>\n<p>\"My precious fan...\" Allda wasted no time and he began to walk into the house, \"I hope this can be stitched to make it look new.\"</p>\n<p>Pentera followed him inside, at her own pace. Thank god... That worthless fan finally got its expiry date fixed. Or should say, Thank Tarqa? She began to laugh on the inside.</p>\n<p>At Yerram's family house.</p>\n<p>Syam was fuming from indignation. \"They didn't pay heed to my advice. Those three fools think they can win the Sect Test? That thought itself would be the joke of the millennium.\"</p>\n<p>A fifteen-year-old pink haired girl walked into the room. Though she wore clothes that were easy on the eyes and didn't stand out, she looked as salubrious as the Spring itself. She was so healthy that the pinkish glow subtly appeared everywhere over her pale skin — face, hands, legs, chest, neck, and shoulders. Even rabbits would envy the natural sheen her skin had. \"Father, I don't get why you stay in this clan when you don't like its ways.\"</p>\n<p>\"Megha...\" Syam glanced at his daughter who sat beside him. \"You are too young to know the ways of the world.\"</p>\n<p>\"But I’m old enough to see lots of things. Like how our Faceless clan doesn't bother to compete for rankings and cares more about prosperity. If our ranking stoops even lower, won't that affect our trades in the long run? When the current trade bonds finish their term in five or ten years, what would happen afterward? Our clan is sure to get broken into pieces. We should leave the clan before that happens.\"</p>\n<p>\"I already considered that and much more, but you can't hurry in certain things,\" Syam looked into the distance, narrowing his eyes. \"First of all, I should find out how the clan heads managed to get the entry cards for the Shambala Sect.\" Knowing that might open new gates for me...</p>\n<p>\"I got scared stiff when I heard their announcement,\" Megha laughed and tried to contain herself. \"I'm glad I'm not the one participating.\" But then her laughter slowly subsided. \"I hope they don't at least get themselves killed. Our clan won't be in a bad spot then.\" She subconsciously touched her lips, while her eyes flashed out intense abhorrence. More than all, I hope someone teaches that Lirzod a good lesson.</p>\n<p>\"My child, I know that you have no interest in becoming a Martial Child,\" Syam placed his hand over her head and gently rubbed it. \"But Martial Way is the way of the world. Not only does it bring fame and riches, it lets you explore this endless world. Only some get to experience such a jaunt. If you stay here, you may own our household, but what's that, when compared to the freedom you will have when you have become a Martial?</p>\n<p>\"Though I'm not a Martial, I'm saying this from my experience. The difference between a Hollow and a Martial is like the difference between a frog that lives in a well, and a frog that lives in an ocean. Both are frogs, but both lives are nowhere near equally adventurous. The one that lives in a well only has to adapt to the well it lives in, but the one that lives in the ocean has to adapt to the entire ocean. It's plain to see who's superior. It's the same with us Hollows and Martials.</p>\n<p>\"As a Hollow, all I know is to sculpt the rocks that are brought to me by the customers. Though I wanted to explore the world, I was already thirty by the time I became an apprentice at sculpting and was already married. I just couldn't abandon your mother and go off on a journey from which I might never return. But look at what happened afterward... After you were born, your mother...\" His face turned miserable and lost most of its glow.</p>\n<p>\"I...\" Megha paused a moment, and her expression seemed out of sorts. \"Father, mother left us to become a Martial and was killed by thugs as she was returning. I was only a little girl back then, but I still sort of remember how angry and hurt you were when that happened. We are each other's, only family. I don't want to leave you, and go elsewhere. This world may be endless, but you are the world to me...\"</p>\n<p>\"Megha...\" Syam was full of tears as he hugged her. \"To me, your existence is as scarce as hen's teeth.\"</p>\n<p>As those two began to shed tears under a neem tree, a breathtaking woman dressed in green observed them from the entrance door of their house. Her face was filled with too complex of an expression to discern even by those who were close to her.</p>\n<p>The dawn of the next day.</p>\n<p>Though the sunshine should have blessed Helenia by the time, that wasn't the case today. Though there was a soft glow in the skies, the sun was still nowhere to be seen.</p>\n<p>It was even more of the case, at the port of the Faceless clan's territory, where thorny trees such as cactus and other tropical trees could be seen nearby. Many members of the clan arrived at the spot, to send off three of their important members who might never return. But the faces of everybody were filled with joy, pride, and a multitude of emotions that would run wild if kept in check for much longer. A big flag of their clan could also be seen atop the light post not far away from the spot the members clustered at. It had a white-masked dragon face on it, which was designed by Sinario but was painted by Syam.</p>\n<p>The air was still cold, as cold as it would be at three in the night. The thick fog around them, made some children sneeze, and some others rub their skin in an attempt to keep themselves hot. The sea in front of them was even darker and hosted hideous fog and rumbling clouds alike.</p>\n<p>Everybody gathered there was talking about the future of their clan, and their prospects if those three young ones of their clan succeeded in making a name for themselves. Even coming back alive, in one piece, would do that.</p>\n<p>\"Generally, if we keep our expectations low, we are less likely to get disappointed. But in this case, it's the polar opposite,\" Picazo placed his hands on Lirzod's shoulders. \"I have high expectations of you, son. Don't make your mother cry any more than she has to.\" He closed Lirzod's fist and tapped it on Lirzod's chest softly, for three times. \"Always keep the hopes of our people in there.\"</p>\n<p>\"I will not forget our people. And I will give it my best, father,\" Lirzod nodded. \"Take care of Mother. She...\"</p>\n<p>\"She will be thinking of you every day of the year and will be angry at you for your decision... For my decision... But that's only until you come back and give her a warm hug.\"</p>\n<p>\"He-he,\" Lirzod felt slightly better after hearing those words. \"I'll bring her something special, something even better than all the gifts you gave her.\"</p>\n<p>\"Ho... I'll be looking forward to that then. But know this, your mother is hard to impress.\"</p>\n<p>\"Haha, I can only do my best and bring the best gift I can think of and get my hands on!\"</p>\n<p>\"Sounds great, but then what about me? Won't I be getting any gifts?\"</p>\n<p>\"I will give you a hug. Won't that be enough?\"</p>\n<p>Picazo narrowed his eyes. \"I get it. This father isn't so important to you as compared to your mother.\"</p>\n<p>\"It's no ordinary hug, father. It will be the greatest hug ever!\"</p>\n<p>\"You little... Who are you trying to fool with your sugar-coated words? I'm your father!\"</p>\n<p>Lirzod ran away to Primera, as fast as his legs could carry, and stood behind her.</p>\n<p>Picazo didn't run after him and just sighed, before making an amicable smile.</p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sinario tutored austere lessons to his descendant. \"Not just your best, but give it some more, Burton boy,\" Sinario's sharp stare entered directly into the deepest regions of Burton's heart. He seemed like he was being hypnotized by the words of his father, and began to almost mechanically nod in a repetitive manner. \"I know you are not like me, but I will only tell you one thing. Fear not losing the test, but losing to your heart.\"</p>\n<p>\"Your son will bring fame to our family's name, father,\" Burton saluted to his heart and bowed a little.</p>\n<p>\"Not just to the family, but the clan as well. As a Young Master of the clan, you reveled in all sorts of privileges from your childhood, but all of those were for this moment. Don't forget that. As my son, you are duty bound to put your clan's priorities ahead of your family's and even your own.\"</p>\n<p>\"Your son fully understands.\"</p>\n<p>On the other hand, Kwame seemed to be depressed as he had to depart with his precious daughter. He did his best to not shed tears in front of his daughter — and also the crowd — and suppressed all his emotions, which made his heart a thousand times heavier.</p>\n<p>\"You are probably the smartest in the clan among your age group,\" Kwame held her hands gently and took a deep breath. \"But smartness without sufferance can only take you so far. If you come back alive, it means you've gone through a great deal of effort. And that's all you need to show the clan to prove yourself, my child.\"</p>\n<p>\"I will fulfill the wishes of our clan,\" Sariyu softly pulled the hands of his father and placed them on her cheeks, \"and yours as well, father.\"</p>\n<p>\"I know you value your life, but that's the case for most beings of this world. We do everything we can just to survive,\" The corner of Kwame's lips curled down. \"Even if you fail... I will still feel proud of you.\"</p>\n<p>\"Father...\" Sariyu was left in tears as she hugged her father, and sobbed her heart out. All the emotions she tried to contain inside her heart, burst out like the floodgates of a dam would in times of a seemingly never-ending storm. From her childhood, whenever she asked for something, his father bought it for her without objecting to it even once. Though he didn't show it, he loved her more than he loved the clan, and she knew that. And for her to leave such a father in whose arms, she spent significant of her lifetime, she was at a loss of words, and her tears spoke in her stead as they wet her cheeks in a vicious way.</p>\n<p>At the same time, Lirzod seemed to be discussing something private with Primera. \"When I come back, you should let me make love to you,\" Lirzod spoke in Primera's ears. \"Otherwise, I won't bring you any gifts.\"</p>\n<p>Primera flushed ever so faintly, but narrowed her eyes, and twisted his ear with all possible haste. \"First, grow some mustache before speaking such big words, Young Master.\"</p>\n<p>\"Ouch, ouch, I'm your Young Master! You can't hurt me.\"</p>\n<p>\"Master Picazo gave me all the rights to do whatever I want with you, long ago. Did someone forget that?\"</p>\n<p>\"Right, that's right, but don't do this now, not in front of others... Everyone's watching... Please.\"</p>\n<p>\"Since when did you bother about what others think about us, Young Master?\"</p>\n<p>\"Since now.\"</p>\n<p>\"Fine, but promise me you'll never talk to me like that again,\" She put her palm forward.</p>\n<p>Lirzod paused a moment before bringing his hand forward. \"I pro-miss.\" He placed his palm over hers.</p>\n<p>\"Not pro-miss! Say promise!\" She twisted his ear again.</p>\n<p>\"Aww!\" Lirzod squealed in pain. \"Duera! Save me!\"</p>\n<p>Listening to his words, a girl came out of nowhere, and tickled in Primera's armpit from behind, making her let go of Lirzod's ear. The two of them got onto her left and right and began to tickle her everywhere.</p>\n<p>\"You two... Stop it!\" Primera jumped all around, losing herself.</p>\n<p>Some of the members of the clan that watched the scene from far were quite surprised. \"Even that Primera who always appears so professional is not immune to tickles. This is great news.\" Some men who had first seen such a thing had begun to form future plans.</p>\n<p>Putting an end to Primera's misery, a girl came with a water spray and sprayed onto Lirzod and Duera, making them go away.</p>\n<p>\"You saved me, Trirera. Thanks. I almost died from laughter,\" Primera was still out of breath. It's been weeks since she laughed to such an extent. \"Those two would have never stopped if not for you.”</p>\n<p>\"No problem. Trirera always has your back.\" That red-haired girl, Trirera said, spraying some more water on in the direction those two were in. Her voice contained slight sleepiness in them but was quite soft and childlike. She was taller than Duera but shorter than Primera, and she didn't have any vivid expression on her face and seemed to be in normal spirits, which was the way she appeared most of the times.</p>\n<p>Both Lirzod and Duera still rapidly moved their fingers in the air, trying to tease Primera, who grabbed the water spray and chased after them, herself.</p>\n<p>\"That's my spray...\" Trirera mused to herself before she turned back. \"I guess I'll go and give send off to Young Master Burton.\" She didn't make any unnecessary movements. Even her walk was slow paced as if she didn't care what's happening in the world around her. She stopped after seeing a starfish on the ground. She picked it up and brought it to Burton. \"Young Master,\" She stretched out her hand.</p>\n<p>\"Oh, a starfish!\" Burton smiled and took it from her. \"Trirera, I didn't ask you, but do you want anything from the outside world.\"</p>\n<p>\"I...\" She looked down and began to slowly play with her fingers. \"I...\"</p>\n<p>Burton leaned closer. \"Don't be shy. Whatever it is, I won't say to anybody and will secretly bring it to you.\"</p>\n<p>\"Hmm,\" She softly nodded. \"I trust Young Master Burton. I... I want the...\" She spoke secretly in his ears.</p>\n<p>Her words surprised Burton and made him stand straight. \"Ahem, you, you want that, right?\"</p>\n<p>\"Yes, is it possible?\"</p>\n<p>\"O-Of course. Just leave it to this Young Master,\" Burton made his chest appear bigger.</p>\n<p>\"Hmm!\" She nodded and smiled.</p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Duera and Lirzod ran quite far away from the crowd, and Duera could run no more in that sand, so she stopped. \"Young master, don't forget about the Volcanic Turtle Shell Cream,\" Duera also murmured in his ears, while still out of breath.</p>\n<p>\"How can I?\" Lirzod said, \"I will bring you even more pleasant things.\"</p>\n<p>Primera reached the spot and began to spray water all over those two.</p>\n<p>\"Primera! This is my journey dress, so stop it, please!\" Lirzod said out loud.</p>\n<p>His words halted her. \"You're right. I forgot about that. I'm sorry, Young Master.\"</p>\n<p>\"It's fine. What happened has happened,\" Saying that Lirzod lunged at her, and swept his hand at the water spray, but Primera simply stepped back once, making his effort a failure.</p>\n<p>\"Young Master, you should have stepped in again!\" Duera said in a haste, which seemed rather like a slip of the tongue.</p>\n<p>\"Mm?\" Primera turned to Duera, widening her eyes.</p>\n<p>\"N-No, wait! I can explain this... Wait... No, no, no!\" Before Duera could raise her hands to defend herself, the stream of water had splashed all over her face and body. She just stood like that for five seconds, until Primera finally stopped.</p>\n<p>A few minutes later.</p>\n<p>Lirzod seemed to have worn a new set of clothes since he was forced by his father to wear fresh and ironed clothes. \"Geez, this pant is so elastic. If someone pulls it down, I'd be ashamed in front of everybody!\" He tried to joke, but the two girls on his side didn't seem to be affected by his words.</p>\n<p>Primera and Duera were on his both sides and seemed downcast.</p>\n<p>\"You both are mourning before my journey even began!\" Lirzod placed his arms around their shoulders, \"I have lots of girls to watch, ahem, I mean lots of things to do and achieve great things on this journey, and come back as an entirely different person who oozes out nothing but greatness. And no matter what happens, I want the two of you to hang around here till that person comes back, got it?\"</p>\n<p>\"Hmm, We will be waiting...\" Both of them said with smiley faces which again quickly turned into pitiful looks, \"So, don't die out there, okay?\"</p>\n<p>\"Stop worrying about my death!,\" Lirzod choked their throats with his arm grip. \"I'm not going to my funeral, you know. Wish me good luck, or I'll dip the both of you in the sea right now!\" He took them closer to the waves, which wetted them up to their ankles.</p>\n<p>\"Yeah, all the best! All the best!\" Both of them wasted no time in saying that.</p>\n<p>\"That's more like it,\" He removed the grip and patted on their spines in a rough manner, \"Cheer up a bit.\"</p>\n<p>\"We can't cheer ourselves while you are squeezing our throats,\" Duera softly clutched her throat, trying to breathe freely.</p>\n<p>Primera, on the other hand, was staring towards the ocean.</p>\n<p>Lirzod looked back at the shore, and his eyes scanned for a certain someone. \"Where's Gouse? I couldn't find her anywhere. How far did she run off to?\"</p>\n<p>Duera startled. \"W-We will take care of her, so don't worry.\"</p>\n<p>\"Alright... But tell her I'll bring her something as well. Got it?\"</p>\n<p>\"Sure, sure,\" She said and turned her face away, as her lips curled down.</p>\n<p>Primera who was staring at the ocean that was filled with dense fog glanced down without titling her head, and the sea level slowly rose from her ankles up to her knees in a matter of seconds. She turned back and shouted, \"Everyone, get back! Get back!\"</p>\n<p>\"Hmm?\" Many people were puzzled, but they listened to her.</p>\n<p>\"What's wrong, Primera? What happened?\" Lirzod got to her, but she didn't reply and just dragged him and Duera to the shore in a hurry.</p>\n<p>After almost moving backward for hundreds of meters continually, they no longer stood on the sand of the shore but were on a solid ground. Howbeit, the water of the seas still slightly hit the mark above their ankles.</p>\n<p>\"What's going on? Why is the sea welling up like this?\" Many people were still in quite a worry. They would have long run away, if not for their clan leaders standing calmly in front of the rising sea, which seemed like a living monster coming to devour them all in one subtle swoop.</p>\n<p>\"Don't panic!\" Picazo's voice reached many ears. \"Just stay where you are. The water levels won't rise anymore.\" Hopefully...</p>\n<p>His words, though they failed to settle the masses, they succeeded in settling their nerves.</p>\n<p>As the crowd murmured, they heard the noise of something swashing ever so slightly, which grew in clarity. That low-frequency voice emanated from the fog, resonated with their hearts and made almost all of them be at unease. As they stared at the fog of the sea, it began to swirl and separate as it took form in the shape of a gigantic ship which appeared out of nowhere in that fog of the sea, and closed in, alerting everyone. Its sheer size made them all look smaller than ants, and they paled in comparison to its magnificence. \"Holy God! It's bigger than our Manjaro mountain!\" Lirzod was wide-eyed and slack-jawed.</p>\n<p>\"Is that really a ship?\" Duera placed her loosely closed fists on her chest, and her dilated pupils reflected a hideous image of the ship.</p>\n<p>\"How did this colossal thing come so suddenly, out of nowhere?\" Burton's blood ran cold, and his feet instinctively stepped back.</p>\n<p>Most of the crowd had clutched their own hearts, in fear that it may fall down into their stomachs. Many starfish, tiny fishes gathered at the locality in front of them and began to jump out into the air. Though those fish didn't like the arrival of the ship, which forced them to come out to shore, their commotion seemed like a dancing for those humans. And it seemed like those fishes were welcoming the arrival of the ship, which made its presence all the more penetrating. Hundreds of crabs walked onto the shore and tickled their feet. Being accustomed to seeing them, most people weren't afraid of them at all. Howbeit, some people like Duera jumped and sat on Primera's waist.</p>\n<p>Even water snakes that thrived in salt seas made their way out, though they avoided coming closer to the humans, unlike the crabs.</p>\n<p>Trirera, on the other hand, picked up a couple baby crabs and put her hands forward, at Burton.</p>\n<p>\"Hmm?\" Burton, who was intently watching the ship, glanced at her face before his eyes looked at the crabs in her palm. \"T-This isn't the time to be gifting around, you know.\"</p>\n<p>But Trirera didn't move an inch, and she stared at him without blinking even once.</p>\n<p>He stretched out his hand, and she put the crabs on his palm. Only then, did they turn away and focus on observing the ship. Burton also turned away, and came to Lirzod and sneakily pulled his pant and tossed them in, making sure that neither he nor Trirera noticed him. Though Primera noticed him, she stayed silent and did her best to refrain from smiling.</p>\n<p>The air turned colder by the minute, but sweat began to surface on the skins of many people.</p>\n<p>As the ship closed in, her features became more prominent, but her top couldn't even be seen clearly. A total of thousand decks, with each other having an exquisite detail, she oozed out nothing but quality and intimidated the hearts of the mortals that stood before it in fascination-filled jouissance. Despite being miles apart, her sheer size made most of her features undoubtedly clear. The symbols, paintings, sculpted marks of various beasts made one and all watch in awe, and none blinked in the last entirety of the minute.</p>\n<p>The towering figurehead of a sculpted angel, looked down on the mortals as if they deserved to be. Her garb was plain pretty. &nbsp;A tiny silhouette stood on one of her wings, which couldn't be clearly seen yet.</p>\n<p>Each deck taller than the tallest building of their town, every inch of her wood lasted the test of time and the wicked weather it brought along with it, and still appeared unworn. The same was the case for all of the metal and stone that bejeweled her. She had no visible masts but had water lines and some circular hallways that toured around only some of the decks. No smoke can from her, other than the fog that surrounded her, which gave such a deceiving effect. Tens of thousands of tiny portholes could be seen on each of her decks, which sort of gave away the number of mortals that aboard her in general.</p>\n<p>And behold, the multi-million tonnes of ancient being had a forbidding presence, for her archaic wood chanted a melancholic melody — which strained their senses, drained their verve, and sucked their souls out of their flesh and bones, and laid them bare before her — as she floated and dragged itself above the surface of the sea. She appeared in their eyes like a mountainous whale which was as wide as the horizon could stretch, and as tall as the clouds could climb, and as big as any creature could grow, she was without a doubt, the mightiest monster they've ever laid their eyes on.</p>\n<p>Her arrival alone raised the sea level in the vicinity and the waves that were barely touching their ankles earlier, now almost rose up to their thighs. It was a subtly horrifying gesture from the sea, brought upon those who were beneath her. The little kids sitting over their parents' necks, emptied their bladders. Crabs, snakes, fishes were all around them, almost at touching distance.</p>\n<p>People were scared. They were so scared. They had seen many ships before, but never one of such magnitude. No matter which direction their eyes turned, there she was — the titan whose top seemed to have touched the clouds and what lay beyond. Her subduing image made their legs go weak, and if not for them being in the water, it was hard to tell how many of them would have collapsed. Many women had already fainted in their husband's arms. And especially, the strange noise that the wind carried, lurched their stomachs and ached their intestines alike. Despite being fearful, the parents told their kids that there was nothing to fear; howbeit, the kids heard not their parents voice, but the voice of the fear that the wind brought along from every direction. Though they wanted to run, they felt like they were surrounded in all ways, and had no place left to hide.</p>\n<p>The very few who weren't scared, still had their bodies stiffened. Smiles went extinct and silence replaced its place as it evolved among every one of them. Color drained from their faces and made them appear as white as a chalk, frozen yet shivering, unable to move yet trying to edge backward, hearts pounding either in their throats or stomachs, they were too scared to comprehend what's ahead of them.</p>\n<p>Picazo raised his arm and gestured towards the ship, \"Everyone, this is the ship that gathers the Entries of the Shambala Sect; the second largest ship in the world, Extensive Voyage!\" His voice broke through the barrier of fear that shrouded people’s minds and brought them back to the world of the living from the world of daydreams. They were no longer incapacitated from fear like before, but their eyes still fully opened eyes throbbed, breaths were harsh and painful, and sweat drenched their skin — all of which made them feel drastically exhausted.</p>\n<p>\"It stopped...\" Duera's shaky voice was barely audible. An unknown amount of seconds had passed since she last spoke.</p>\n<p>The gargantuan ship seemed to have stopped almost two miles away from them, and three pure white horses jumped down from the lowest deck into the waters of the sea and galloped on the surface of the sea, scaring the living daylights out of all people — most of whom that were frozen till now, turned back and blitzed away from the shore, without daring to look back, by pushing aside all the crabs and fishes and snakes alike. \"Run! Some critters are after us! Don't look back! Bolt ahead like lightning!\"</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>————————————————————————————</p>\n<p>[1] Johr: A special type of bread made from a special crop, Johr that gets easily affected by fungi. But since it grows quickly, it's sold for less price and the poor class people eat it daily, even though it often brings them a sick stomach.</p>\n<p>————————————————————————————</p>\n<p><strong>Chapter Length:</strong> 7600+ words.</p>\n<p><strong>Author's Note:</strong> Hope you’ve enjoyed the chapter.</p>\n<p>If you want to support my work, please do visit my Patreon. Lirzod highly appreciates it. Early chapters will be posted once patrons start subscribing. I will also be inclined to release more chapters that way.</p>\n<p>Please do upvote, follow and resteem the post. It will help this novel reach more people. Thank you.</p>\n<p><strong>Important links:</strong></p>\n<p>https://patreon.com/vkboy&nbsp;</p>\n<p>https://paypal.me/vkboy&nbsp;</p>\n<p>https://ko-fi.com/vkboyy&nbsp;</p>\n<p>https://vkboynovels.blogspot.com&nbsp;</p>\n<p>https://discord.me/vkboy&nbsp;</p>\n<p><em>\"The Earth below me may crack, the sky above me may collapse, every chapter of mine will still release in time and be 2000+ words longer. To boot, the sun in the skies may no longer shine, the water in the oceans may no longer well up, every reader of mine shall still show perpetual support and be my greatest strength.\"</em></p>\n</html>",
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The symbol of a curling red dragon that spat fire, appeared standing up and out from the card, but if one observed with keen eyes, the word Shambala could be seen subtly hidden in the fire, and those words seemed to be moving to some degree.</p>\n<p>\"Is this fire..?\" Lirzod placed his finger on the fire when his skin got burnt at the contact, and he immediately let go of the card. \"Heavens, what just...\" Though the burn didn't even leave a mark on his skin, it wasn't a threatening one, but it was still enough to give him an incredulity.</p>\n<p>\"That card is no ordinary card, you deserve what you got,\" Sinario sniggered, but after a nudge from Picazo, he controlled himself. \"Ahem, be more careful with it, fool!\"</p>\n<p>\"Che,\" Lirzod looked at Sinario. <em>Yeah, continue to keep waiting for the right time to mock me. 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Women eat the same food as men, but they fart in silent unlike men… which some people may think to be a good thing, but silent farts are the stinkiest and deadliest farts!\"</p>\n<p>\"I don't know about women, but I don't fart!\"</p>\n<p>\"Oh, yeah. You aren't a human. I forgot. My bad. But, if I'm correct… cows fart more than humans, right?\"</p>\n<p>Sariyu ground her teeth, and redness surfaced in her eyes. \"Did you just call me a cow?\" Her hand formed into a feverish fist, and loomed into Lizard's face.</p>\n<p>\"Enough!\" Kwame's voice echoed all around the hall, and made her stop. \"If you two want to quarrel, do it afterwards. Not now.\"</p>\n<p>\"S-Sorry, Clan Head Kwame,\" Sariyu joined her fists and bowed to the clan heads.</p>\n<p>At that time, Lirzod glanced at Burton, his face tilted down, and a cheeky smile forged on his face, \"Your father's the laziest ass of the clan.\"</p>\n<p>\"Still better than your father's!\" Burton snorted.</p>\n<p>\"Stop it, you two,\" Sariyu intervened, as she picked up Lirzod's card off the floor. \"The fire painting on this card is obviously not ordinary... Handle it with more respect.\" She handed it to Lirzod, and gave a secret glare and said in a low voice, \"I'll get back at you afterwards, Bare Butt brat.\"</p>\n<p>\"You are not eligible to say that,\" Lirzod glanced at her chest. \"Why did you hide it there? Didn't it burn your boob?\"</p>\n<p>\"Shut that vulgar mouth of yours,\" Sariyu stuffed her handkerchief in his mouth.</p>\n<p>Lirzod almost puked as he pulled that out. \"Uwah... This thing is filled with your sweat and snot. How dare you stuff it in my mouth!\" He tried to put it in her mouth, but she stepped back twice and made distance from him. \"Your mouth is ten times vulgar than mine. It needs to be shut down the most!\"</p>\n<p>Kwame shook his head and put his palm over his face. \"They don't have a slightest respect for this Center Hall.\"</p>\n<p>\"You can't expect more from the youth of yours,\" Sinario teasingly snorted at the other two clan heads.</p>\n<p>Seeing those three young ones still quarreling in such a way, the busy crowd felt even more displeased.</p>\n<p>Allda lit another cigar. \"It's unbelievable that we managed to get the cards of Shambala Sect, but even so, there's a zero-percent chance for us to make an impact given how these three are cooperating.\"</p>\n<p>\"Right you are...\" Syam folded his fan. \"Needless to say, your words are on the money this time. Without a doubt, Shambala Sect exams will be unlike any other sect exams. Failure will likely mean death.\"</p>\n<p>\"D-Death?\" The entire crowd was stunned, and so was Burton to an extent. For ten straight years, he had participated in ten entrance examinations of ten different sects that ranked over three thousand in the continent. All those sects were ranked in the last hundred, and he made it out safely from those Sect Tests. But the thought never crossed his mind that the top sects would have such cruel methods to take in students.</p>\n<p>As far as Burton was concerned, he was willing to join even the last ranked sect of the continent, as that would elevate his clan status at least by a hundred times. Such was the effect of having a single Martial Child in one clan. However, everything changed when the clan heads announced the name of the sect. It was a lifetime chance, that he had been waiting for, and most likely been preparing for. He stared at his father, who shot back an indifferent glance.</p>\n<p>Like sects... Clans, tribes, clades, groups and other such organizations were also ranked together in the continent as assemblies, and the Faceless clan wasn't even given a rank. There were a total of exactly ten thousand ranks for Assemblies[2], and the rest were not ranked. Almost one-hundred and eighty-nine thousand clans existed on the Loosh Continent, and it could be said that only the ranked clans truly thrived.</p>\n<p>Despite their glaring weaknesses, the unranked clans, tribes, and groups were so headstrong, that they formed a Beta-ranking system among themselves. All the unranked Assemblies competed depending on their social, political and economic status. Among the beta rankings, Faceless clan's rank was one-hundred and sixty-seven thousand, and a bit more.</p>\n<p>If one were to spread the news that such a clan got an entrance ticket to the Sects Test of the Shambala Sect, nobody in their right mind would believe. Only because the legit entry cards were shown, the Faceless clan members could chew the fat off the hefty words of their clan heads.</p>\n<p>\"Does the three of you dare to take such a test?\" Allda chortled. \"As a martial hollow, I can't even imagine how the tests will be. This seems like a curse in disguise to me. I can only hope I'm not on the money this time around.\"</p>\n<p>Burton seemed hesitant. <em>Do you even have to ask? I wouldn't be shocked even if the entries of the Sect Test themselves are Martial Childs. It's the most powerful sect of the continent, we are talking about... I am but an ant among all the other ants of this backwater clan. This is just too much. </em>A moment later, his lips curled up a little. <em>That's what you lot would think I would say. But...</em></p>\n<p>Sariyu clutched her dress as she stared at the ground. <em>What should I do? I don't want to die so young... </em>Her polished nails began to discolor at a slow and an unnoticeable pace.</p>\n<p>As far as one could tell, Lirzod clenched his fists, trying to control the slight shaking movements of his hands, which made some think in one way, but the clan heads thought of it in a varied way.</p>\n<p>\"If you three are willing to dare it, we won't object,\" Picazo's gaze pierced into the hearts of those three and the crowd alike. His attire was one thing, but his subduing voice and his eagle-eyed gaze, outstared and outvoiced everybody else, and none could make direct eye contact with him for a prolonged period.</p>\n<p>\"Just look at them,\" Syam lifted his shoulders in a sigh and shook his head. \"Their faces are drowning in sweat. But I guess, they can't be blamed. Anyone Hollow would shit in their pants if asked to take part in such a test. These three have already done well by managing to stand still.\"</p>\n<p>\"Yeah, not bad I guess,\" Allda forced out a smile, as he nodded. <em>Screw this. I thought they'll back away. But it's not working. I tried my best for you, Tarqa.</em></p>\n<p>On the face of it, the two beside him wavered, but Lirzod began to laugh out loud, puzzling everyone. He placed his hands on his waist and proudly lifted his chin up a bit. \"As the sole surviving heir of the Basha family and the likely future head of our Faceless clan, I couldn't ask for anything less!\" He raised his hand that forged into a fist. \"So what if it's Shambala Sect? Don't the people there breathe, eat, sleep and shit like us?\"</p>\n<p>Everyone was stunned by all means upon hearing such words coming out of someone they least expected to.</p>\n<p>\"Are you out of your mind?\" Syam swiftly opened his hand fan and took a flung at Lirzod, \"This isn't the time to show off, stupid lad! Shove your fake spirit down where you pulled it out from!\"</p>\n<p>Lirzod bent back, and avoided from getting scarred by the fan in his face. But his hand stretched out and grabbed the tip of the flying-away fan. \"I'm not faking it, pointy-chin uncle Syam,\" Lirzod resolutely said, as he blew the air onto himself, taking care of the sweat gathered on his visage. \"I promise you, if I pass the test, and become powerful, I will repair that chin of yours.\"</p>\n<p>\"You cheeky little brat...\" Syam stood from his seat. \"You are going way overboard. You think passing a Sect Test is as easy as catching a fan?\"</p>\n<p>\"I never said that. All this while, I was just speaking my mind, that's all,\" Lirzod said and then shouted, as he addressed everyone in the hall. \"I am taking this test whether you lot want it or not.\" His words made everyone think for a moment. But he secretly began to smile within himself. <em>He-he, fools. Who gives a damn about Shambala Sect? All I care is to meet the foreign beauties that take part in the Sect Test. Passing the Sect Test is a secondary thing. Though the situation arrived a bit earlier than I imagined, I'm not missing this one in a lifetime chance. I'm going to thoroughly make my eyes feast on the colors that attend this test for sure. </em>His thoughts ran wild and the expression on his face changed weirdly, to that of a monkey trying to smile after drinking a gallon of wine.</p>\n<p>Burton's brows knitted a little bit. \"Hmph, you are underestimating the danger this test will possess. I wouldn't want to waste my life by taking part in it, but I wouldn't want to live as someone who didn't dare enter a test that you entered in.\"</p>\n<p>\"Oh...\" Lirzod glanced at Burton. <em>Che, I won't let this bastard disturb my honeymoon trip. </em>\"Are you sure about that? Why don't you first check your pants for poop?\"</p>\n<p>His words made some sections of the crowd burst out in laughter.</p>\n<p>\"I'm not scared, punk,\" Burton rebuked, \"I'm just healthily afraid that's all.\"</p>\n<p>\"Healthily afraid? The heck, that's supposed to mean?\"</p>\n<p>\"Count me in as well,\" Sariyu plucked the fan out of Lirzod's hands and put it to use for herself.</p>\n<p>\"I care not whether you come or not, but give me my fan back!\" Lirzod tried to fetch it back, but she didn't make it easy for him. \"I have dozens like those in my home. I will let you take it.\" Unable to get the fan back, Lirzod could only look away. <em>This devil as well? No, no, I can't let her participate, no matter what. </em>His thoughts alone made a significant amount of happiness escape out of his body.</p>\n<p>\"Yeah, keep diverting...\" She blew air through her noise.</p>\n<p>He turned his head towards her and forced out a smile. \"If you participate and die, I can't live the rest of my life without you.\"</p>\n<p>\"In that case, you can jump into my final fire[3].\"</p>\n<p>\"If you insist it, then so be it,\" Lirzod waved his hand. <em>Che, she seemed to have fixed her thoughts. It's impossible to change her mind now. My sweet journey... Must I say goodbye to you? </em>He was almost in tears.</p>\n<p>\"Are they serious? The three of them are participating?\" Unable to stop the habit, Syam used his empty hand to blow some air into his face. \"If they all die, then there's literally no future to our Faceless clan. We must think again about this, clan heads!\" Till that moment, Syam didn't feel the need to intervene as he expected at least one of those three to back out, but given how his expectations were kind of betrayed, he couldn't just stay silent anymore.</p>\n<p>\"There's nothing more to think, Mr. Syam Yerram,\" Kwame folded his hands and stood relatively comfortable than before. \"We've already spent all of our clan's savings just to get the entry tickets for the Shambala Sect. We should be thankful, that our younger generations didn't betray the hopes we put on them, at least until now.\"</p>\n<p>\"T-That's...\" Syam was at a loss for the words. <em>They've spent all the stock in the inventory? These bastards... Without even saying a word to me...</em> He tried to calm himself. <em>Well, I guess... Saying this to me wouldn't have benefited them in any way. It's understandable why they did it. But still, they made a rash decision, which is so unlike those three.</em></p>\n<p>Allda on the other hand, completed his fourth cigar since the meeting started. <em>Just what made the clan heads have such confidence on their young ones? Do they seriously believe they can make it back in one piece? He scratched his chin. Did they lose their minds?</em></p>\n<p>Fidelis just wore an impalpable smile on his face, like he did for the most part of the meet.</p>\n<p>\"Does anybody else have an objection?\" Kwame's voice echoed in the hall.</p>\n<p>Most people just looked down, and none replied.</p>\n<p>Despite Kwame's words, many members of the crowd, including Syam and Allda were still left with a bad taste in their mouths.</p>\n<p>\"It definitely is an unforeseen chance,\" Picazo began to step down through the staircase of the stage the clan heads were at. \"But I don't get the reason, why you all are so unnerved about this situation. If we fail, we don't lose our face because we're already faceless. It's true that we may lose our three future leaders of the clan, but I'm sure that even in the absence of those three, someone from our clan will rise up to the situation and lead our clan. But even if one of those three managed to win, we'll climb the ladder of fame so fast and so high, that our clan will make history which otherwise wouldn't have been possible. Our clan's name will be known to everyone, be it on the ground, in the air, or on the seas. Our flame will flourish forever under the heavens. The stakes are definitely high, but this is how it should be. Nothing in this world comes for free. We did our best to get them the tickets, and now it's their duty to make our dreams come true.\"</p>\n<p>The words of Picazo surprisingly picked up the mood of many people, and they all rose to each other's voice and began to shout similar words. \"Yeah, rewards reflects risks.\"</p>\n<p>One after another, everybody stood and shouted in unison, \"Rewards reflects risks!\" That was the motto of the Faceless clan. Sinario was the one who took the most risks, and Kwame assisted from behind when necessary. The rewards those two brought were utilized all across the clan as per the rules set by Picazo. Those three were the pillars of the Faceless clan, and though its rank may be among the lowest in the world, its people were still proud of their leaders, who had combinedly done countless commendable deeds for their clan.</p>\n<p>The flag hoisted atop the building in the background of the clan heads had a smiling skull and wore two R-shaped earrings and an R-shaped necklace hanging at its trachea.</p>\n<p>\"Swannie[4], you can still withdraw and no one will laugh at you,\" Lirzod tried to remind Sariyu, but she paid him no attention.</p>\n<p>Standing on the veranda grounds on the top floor of the building behind the clan heads were their wives. The skinny green-haired one was Issa Vesta. The platinum blonde and meaty one was Keira Basuvu. The golden-white-haired gorgeous one in the middle was Valli Basha.</p>\n<p>They held each other's hand and worry could be seen on their faces, as they watched the ongoing scenario at the central hall. \"I hoped none of them would be willing to go, but all of them ended up choosing otherwise,\" Valli touched her chest, as she tried to keep the rising pain in check.</p>\n<p>\"Don't worry, sister, Burton will take care of Lirzod,\" Issa's soft voice was pleasant to her, and the nearby sparrows that munched on the hanging rice grain stalk especially arranged for them, looked at those three once in a while.</p>\n<p>\"Yeah, let's hope they help each other and make good use of this chance,\" Keira's voice was a bit deep, befitting her figure.</p>\n<p>\"If they don't... We won't even get to see their dead bodies,\" A tear stroked a path on Valli's cheek, softening the skin further along its path. \"I can't let him take this test.\"</p>\n<p>\"Get a hold of yourself, sister,\" The other two tried to comfort her.</p>\n<p>\"No, let go of me. I can't knowingly send my son to death!\" She tried to force her way out, but those two tried their best to stop her.</p>\n<p>\"Hmm?\" Lirzod just saw his mother, and his aunties watching in his direction from the veranda. <em>Are they having fun? Geez, these housewives know not to hold back, even for the sake of maintaining some face befitting their position.</em></p>\n<p>&nbsp;————————————————————————————————————————————</p>\n<p>[1] Court Stage: A open stage made of stone that lies in the shade of a big banyan tree. It's used for prosecuting criminals and other judiciaries of the clan.</p>\n<p>[2] Assembly: It's a body formed for a purpose. Sects are also assemblies, but they are excluded and are ranked separately.</p>\n<p>[3] Final Fire: The fire used to burn the dead body and help the soul ascend to the heavens.</p>\n<p>[4] Swannie: A nickname Lirzod uses to call Sariyu. He also calls her Black Swan.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;————————————————————————————————————————————</p>\n<p><strong>Chapter Length: </strong>3600+ words.</p>\n<p><strong>Author's Note:</strong> Hope you’ve enjoyed the chapter.</p>\n<p>If you want to support my work, please do visit my Patreon. Lirzod highly appreciates it. Early chapters will be posted once patrons start subscribing. I will also be inclined to release more chapters that way.</p>\n<strong><p>Please do upvote, follow and resteem the post. It will help this novel reach more people. Thank you.</p></strong>\n<p><strong>Important links:&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p>https://patreon.com/vkboy&nbsp;</p>\n<p>https://paypal.me/vkboy&nbsp;</p>\n<p>https://ko-fi.com/vkboyy&nbsp;</p>\n<p>https://vkboynovels.blogspot.com&nbsp;</p>\n<p>https://discord.me/vkboy&nbsp;</p>\n<p><em>\"The Earth below me may crack, the sky above me may collapse, every chapter of mine will still release in time and be 2000+ words longer. To boot, the sun in the skies may no longer shine, the water in the oceans may no longer well up, every reader of mine shall still show perpetual support and be my greatest strength.\"</em></p>\n</html>",
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