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The hallow tale: Sylka's ascension

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The sun hung low over Dryska,a small community, casting long gloom that danced mysteriously along the cobblestone streets. Awaju, once a proud demon council member, now traversed the haunted remnants of what was once a thriving city. The calamities had swallowed it whole, and among countless losses, he mourned the death of his beloved wife. Despite his demonic lineage, Awaju clung to his humanity, his heart aching for the child she bore moments before her demise. That child, JEFUG, however, was cursed, possessed by demons due to his father's blood. Awaju lived in terror that his son would succumb to a life of ruthless ambition and betrayal, becoming a heartless agent of destruction. He entrusted the boy to an underground refuge, a hidden world built by his grandfather—a sanctuary for those who escaped the grip of darkness. As years passed and the gloom deepened, the boy grew into an unexpected rebel, rejecting his father's tyranny and twisting the fates of demons. In a cruel twist of fate, he killed Awaju, believing he had to eliminate the past to forge a different future—one that would facilitate his rise to power. His ambition was boundless, and he became a stronghold within the demonic realm, earning the respect of Sylka, who elevated him as head of the seven councils. Yet, fate had other plans. While surveying his conquered lands, JEFUG stumbled upon an ancient river and encountered Xin Yun, a mesmerizing river goddess bathing under the moonlit sky. She captivated him with her ethereal beauty—a beauty that concealed her true nature as both a goddess and an adversary. Enraptured, he wed her without a second thought, unaware of the storm their union would unleash. Together, they bore Wan Sun, a child prophesied to bear the powers of both demon and goddess. As Wan Sun matured, he discovered the hidden journals of his grandfather, revealing the legacy of power and responsibility intertwined in his bloodline. The weight of expectation pressed heavily on him, but rather than giving in to despair, he chose to become the protector of Dryska, a beacon of hope for the non-infected and a thorn in the side of his family's legacy. Filled with phobia and guilt, he ventured into the glooms, battling demons that threatened to overrun the city. In a desperate quest to reclaim Dryska, he faced not only external adversaries but also the internal struggle of his father's ambitions and his own desires. Wan Sun wielded newfound powers of light and darkness, forging alliances with both allies and ancient spirits he awakened along his journey.
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Chapter 1 - CHAPTER ONE: THE JOURNEY OF NO RETURN

Once, a great city of Japan was known for its extraordinary people. These people exhibit various reiki , but there is a corrupted energy, that's dark power and which has the ability to corrupt one's mind and the nature of a man (from good to evil). Which was successfully cursed by the ancient 10 Samurai (protector of the kingdom) who fought a serious war between the darkness and the light that resulted in serious casualties in many cities in Japan, the Samurai seize the dark power originator into captivity who is a very powerful immortal, he can be eradicated with a secret power which no one in centuries have been able to wield even the samurai themselves, the only thing the samurai could do was to incur a sacred curse which is " Whosoever can release this demon will lose his entire family and will be the last of their generation and also be able to master the seven keys of Xushi and be capable of break the red dragon skill seal", the samurai were the only ones alive that is capable of mastering those skills that's why they procure the curse.

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Centuries have passed, everything seems normal, and everyone has forgotten the long, everlasting war that transpired in the era of the last samurai.

In the temple of Junfuneg, a powerful sensei trained in secret having revenge in his heart because he read about how the samurai destroyed his lineage except him which was a miracle vowed to release the great immortal Slyka (Demon king) who has been imprisoned in the middle east belt of Japan beneath a mountain covered with thick forest and frozen waters due to it was abandoned for thousands of years making it hard to identify his prison except those who can perceive transmission of reiki flow.

The powerful sensei who is capable of anything, well known as Master Yin Yun, has a self actualisation of freeing the demon king no matter the cost, he trained in an ancient storeroom covered with dust and cobweb mastering different reikis of different ancient skill, which some might have almost took his life in the process like the seven keys of Xushi, documenting all his progress each day in a scroll, he even noted the steps to take to acquire those skills even the red dragon skill but was about to take action to acquire such a tremendous skill.

As his preparation to wield the skill proceed, he was surprised to master it without an internal injury, so happy at his progress, he went out to drink, but eventually got drunk due to the excitement.

The next morning, he was found naked in a dump arena in the streets of Japan.

After two market weeks, he decided to embark on the journey of NO RETURN, he wrote a letter to the emperor about his journey through his emissary it was successfully delivered to the emperor in secret and approved his letter because he was half demon human and part of the mission so he showed them a secret path and even handled to Master Yin Yun hus most experienced royal guards adding to his troops, they all knew he wasn't able to complete the mission alone so a backup is required.

His preparation started by sending spies to get valid information for him so that he would be able to draw his map in order not to lose track during the journey, with so much information he drew his map on a smooth rock plate with an assistant of the royal architect, well prepared with full armours and tangible information from different sources, he gathered his disciples and royal guards telling them the danger of unforeseen journey and the repercussions but he was astonished at their response "TOGETHER WE ARE STRONG, TOGETHER WE CONQUER, TOGETHER WE DIE"

All retired to bed, waiting for midnight for them to vanish, in order not to be suspected.

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They all disappeared into thin air at midnight while everyone was fast asleep.

They all sang an ancient Japanese song in a low tune to make the journey interesting as they proceeded into a thick forest where the real journey starts. The forest was cursed with an ancient dragon who is positioned to destroy any intruders from opening the gate, as they beat around the bushes looking for a way out setting each other in teams to different directions, they all appeared at a big center covered with freshly burned grass, the disciples not knowing where they have entered became very nervous, out of fear one of the disciples ran as he was about to enter the forest his head was chopped off in a flash, the others became alerted and form a ring round their master vowing to protect Master Yin Yun with their life. 

As they were fully armed and ready to take immediate action on anything that touches the ground, they were pushed by the force of wind of an ancient dragon before them that possesses the features of the head of a falcon, the body of a dragon and the claw of an eagle but its speed measures the speed of a peregrine falcon, it was magical because it could talk, it asked WHAT BRINGS YOU TO MY DEN? Master Yin Yun replied, "We come in peace. All we want is to open the gate." The dragon breathed in anger, exclaiming: Run for your life, I am giving you a chance. I just finished my meal not too long ago), but master Yin Yun shouted in anger, Never!! I'd rather die than be a coward.

The dragon flew up into the air and said, "So shall it be!"

He commanded his men to form a strong circle 

"MERKCARYSKA" was the name of the dragon bird. MERKCARYSKA was wise enough to know their plan, and he had experienced a lot of war and strategies before and considered it a success.

He breathed a powerful air from his mouth which produced a fire to create a breach but it was rebuilt again due to the army were like grains of sand in the beach, Master yin yun took with him 700,000 foot soldiers and cavalry soldiers, but he was amused at the reflexes of the dragon that not even a blade of his soldier sword or spear could touch it but, on the contrary, he noticed something that each time his men weapons clang together generating noise which seems to make the dragon dizzy and confused so without hesitation he ordered his men to clang more of metals but the dragon bird endowed with so much wisdom noticed one of them must have noticed his weakness so pissed he spit out fire from its mouth to stop the disturbance and stope low to regain its energy which has been lost due to the metallic clang, Yin Yun sensed that if he should regain its energy there would be ultimate destruction gathered up his strength and charged at the dragon alone saying IN PEACE I CAME BUT YOU WANTED WAR SO SHALL IT BE, the fight was tough but Yin yun killed the dragon with his knowledge and his mastered martial art skill but he sustained a inner injury so bad that he couldn't even feel his feet.

So he ordered his men to find a nearby cave where they could camp for about a week to fully recover.