Fenrir's Journey : I Shall Devour The Heavens!

Hearing the 'child' before them refer to herself as a 'King', many people within the Guild wanted to retort. However, after she had killed two people in an instant, nobody was willing to risk the chance that she was actually at the Foundation Realm, as offending her was the same as washing your neck and waiting for her to claim it. Since it didn't seem like she carried any weapons on her, they could only pray it would be a quick and painless death...The Receptionist woman, who had previously been pale, had now turned white as a ghost as she hesitantly asked, "King...? Are you rea...I mean, at what Stage are you, if I may ask...?" Fenrir had turned her attention to some of the surrounding Mercenaries, sending them warning looks. When she heard the question and was about to answer, a man's voice suddenly rang out through the Guildhall, saying, "Don't ask what you have no need to know. Fill out her paperwork and finalize her registration!"When she heard this loud voice, the Receptionist startled and began quickly moving her hands while exclaiming, "Y-Yes, B-Branch M-M-Master!" Without questioning the girl in front of her any further, the woman began quickly filling out the necessary forms as the man, appearing to be in his late twenties and with stark black hair, walked over with a smile on his face, saying, "It is the honor of our Branch to welcome such a young King into our midst, though, I should perhaps say 'Queen'...?" Since there was a strong Yin aura forming around the young woman before him, even though he couldn't quite sense her cultivation, the Guild Master could easily tell Fenrir was a girl. However, as there was no way of knowing all things under Heaven, any number of surprising existences could appear before you, even what looked like a 13-14-year-old girl that had enough strength to wipe out a small army...For a few seconds, Fenrir remained silent, thinking about the man's words before nodding her head and saying, "Queen. Fenrir." The first word had been directed towards the Branch Master while Fenrir had turned her eyes to the Receptionist for the second. Hearing this, the Receptionist filled out the area for Fenrir's name on a golden Guild Card while the Branch Master laughed in a lighthearted manner. Since he could tell that the girl, Fenrir, wasn't very sociable, he decided it would probably be better if he leaves her be for now.It was more important to research her background right now anyway, especially since he had already known about the event involving the Flame Jade Sect's Fourth Young Master. Ice Elemental Qi wasn't that rare for female Cultivators, but being able to create a pillar of ice that not even the Elders of some Sects could melt was 'exceptionally' rare. He assumed this girl before him previous belonged to a Sect that cultivated Ice and Yin Elemental arts, especially considering the aura following her body...After confirming that all the paperwork was complete, and that the new 'Queen' had her Guild Card, the Branch Master smiled, saying, "By the way, Queen Fenrir, my name is Liang ZhenKang. If anyone in the city gives you trouble, make sure they know you are a member of the Mercenaries Guild. Other than the Inner Disciples of the Heavenly Moon Sect, most of the other Sects should give our branch face. If not, well, I'm sure you can handle yourself..." Having seen the murderous glint in the young girl's eyes, the Branch Master pitied the idiots that tried to pick a fight with her. She might have registered as a King but he, at the 4th Stage of Core Formation, couldn't even see through her cultivation realm...it was starting to look like a storm had come to the Heavenly Moon City...or perhaps a Blizzard?(Fenrir's Commentary: 'Queen...I wonder if Master would be proud of me...?')

After getting the information she had wanted, which had been obtained for free with her status as a Mercenary Queen, Fenrir decided it would be better for her to leave the city. Though there were some quests that were available to her, Fenrir didn't really care about increasing her rank that much and, now that she had also obtained a map, her goal behind entering the city had already been met. Since she didn't really want to deal with the weaklings lurking about in the shadows, it was easier to just move on and go about her business. At least, that was her intent when she was leaving the Mercenaries Guild...Drawn by the crowd, which had gathered to view and discuss the two corpses on the ground, there were a group of 'girly' men wearing white robes asking about the identity of the attacker. When the man they were talking to saw Fenrir come out of the building, he pointed in her direction, causing the four men to turn in her direction. The leading man, looking especially girly, showed a surprised expression on his face while his three fellows all had moderate reactions of their own. It was obvious at a glance that the three 'less' girly men were followers of the smaller, 'especially' girly man.In the next instant, just as she had been blocked previously, Fenrir found the girly man standing in front of her with a smile on his face while his lackeys loosely encircled her. She could see a glint in his eyes that looked at her like a possession and, before he was able to stay a single stupid word, Fenrir reached out and grabbed the girly man by his makeup covered face. Though she was nearly 20cm shorter than he was, Fenrir lifted the man by his face and, in less time than it took to blink an eye, buried his head into the ground below, shouting, "STOP STANDING IN MY WAY!"The three other men moved to attack her, with one immediately drawing his sword since he had noticed that his Young Master had already gone to greet King Yama. Just as he was about to exclaim injustice for all the surrounding crowds to hear, the man suddenly felt a peculiar sensation pass through his body and was no longer able to move. He watched as the murderous girl walked away from them, having completely missed her previous movements. However, the onlookers had seen it clearly when Fenrir made a strange 3m long blade of energy with her finger and ran it through all three surrounding men. By the time she had 'vanished' from the city center, four more corpses had joined the previous two...Fenrir was now completely pissed off, so much so that the hunger in her stomach was rising up, encroaching on her brain as it threatened to take over. However, instead of running towards the periphery of the city to hunt monsters, Fenrir charged towards where one of the men following her was located. Before the man was able to say anything, Fenrir swiped her [Severing Claws] across his body and left him in five pieces before moving on to her next target. If they wanted to keep pestering her, Fenrir was going to make sure they couldn't pester anyone anymore...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'They just keep coming, one after the other! If they want me so badly, I'll go to them then...!')

Ignoring the increasing volume of the outside, Fenrir walked to one of the information desks where there was a young woman with long black hair, tied loosely in a braid. Within her hair, she had two white sticks in her hair with bands of gold around the ends and, as she looked towards Fenrir, her fair complexion became progressively paler as she asked, "This...Young Miss...how can the Mercenaries Guild help you today...?" Never in her life had she seen a young girl with such a fair and icy complexion, causing people to instinctually double-take only to become stunned when they saw her scarlet red eyes...Squinting her eyes slightly, Fenrir coldly stated, "I need information. If it is cheaper to obtain, I also wish to join the Mercenaries Guild. If not, I will take the information alone." Knowing that some information would likely only be accessible to members, Fenrir knew it would likely benefit her if she joined before procuring the information she required. As expected, the woman nodded her head and pulled out a piece of paper and a jade tablet, explaining, "The Guild does provide information cheaper to its members, so I will process your registration. However, there are rules and regulations you will have to follow after you join..."Fenrir noticed that the woman looked over her shoulder, observing the crowd gathered near the entrance with a hint of fear on her face. When she turned her eyes back, the woman became even paler and quickly started explaining the rules and regulations she mentioned. Apparently, it was against the rules to fight and kill other members of the Guild, at least within the boundaries of the cities that had Guild branches. If there was fighting outside the city, as sometimes missions could be very competitive, that was just considered the fate of the losers. As for other things she needed to be aware of, there were several grades ranking from F, being the lowest, and SSS, being the highest, at least for 'general' mercenary ranks.Above SSS, there were the ranks 'King', 'Emperor', and 'God', bold titles that designated people with Cultivation Realms above the Qi Refining Realm. When Fenrir asked her to explain in better detail, the woman went on to detail how ranks were assigned, and how they corresponded to Cultivation Realms in general. From this, Fenrir learned that the weakest Cultivation Realm was called the Elementary Refining Realm, where the practitioner would focus on developing their body, mind, or spirit. Generally, anyone within this realm was stuck at F-Rank in the Guild until they had completed a number of quests.Beyond the Elementary Refining Realm, there was the Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and Nascent Soul Realms. Even further above that, though it was only a legend, there was the Immortal Realm but, as there hadn't been anyone in the Oyone Continent to reach it in the last thousand years, it was called the False Immortal Realm. Each of the ranks, F-SSS corresponded with one of the nine stages of the Qi Refining Realm, though it was possible to earn higher ranks based on your completed quests. As for the King, Emperor, and God ranks, they were associated with the Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and Nascent Soul Realms respectively.When the woman was finished explaining, Fenrir nodded her head and said, "Then you can put my rank down as a King." The moment these words left her mouth, the somewhat chaotic Guild became absolutely quiet as the majority of the surrounding Mercenaries, all of the Receptionists, and even a strange blue cat, all looked at Fenrir as if she was a monster.(Fenrir's Commentary: 'Since I'm a girl, should I have said 'Queen' instead...? King sounds cooler...difficult decisions...')

Chapter 41: King