Fenrir's Journey : I Shall Devour The Heavens!

In the middle of her hunt for goods within the Fen Clan Manor, Fenrir sensed the presence of several enemies approaching. As for how she could tell they were enemies, it was that she could smell that the same scent as the man who had tried to attack her ice pillar the previous night. Fenrir had noticed that many of the people within the same Clan had very similar smells and the energy in their body gave her the same 'feeling'. These people all smelled like 'burning' and Fenrir's own internal energy activated whenever they were around, likely the result of their contrary affinities.Leaping out from one of the buildings she had been searching, Fenrir looked up into the sky and saw thirty-one people, most of them standing on swords. The only exception to this was the man standing at the very front, who was able to stay in the sky using his own energy. Even so, Fenrir wasn't intimidated and immediately jumped up to meet them, coldly stating, "Leave this place, or I will come to your Sect next..."Seeing the rather young woman who had just jumped up to meet them, many of the gathered members of the Flame Jade Sect were shocked, especially since she was able to stand on the air. This meant that she was, at the very least, the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, just like their Third Elder. However, given the fact that she had been able to destroy the Fen Clan, it was very likely this girl before them was even stronger, at least, assuming she was alone. The man at the head of the group, Huo Yan San, believed the girl before him must have some secret Master protecting her in the background. After all, she looked to be around the age of 14-16, making it almost impossible to consider her a 'real' threat.Snorting, Huo Yan San responded, asking, "Tell me, lass, where is your Master? I can see that they used Ice Elemental Qi in their attacks, similar to the person who had murdered my son. I have come seeking a reckoning from them...I will give you three minutes to bring them to me before I force them out using you..." As he spoke, Huo Yan San and several of the Disciples behind him began to eye the woman before them up and down.Though she was young, the girl had already become very attractive and, given the fact that she was able to stand in the air for so long, her cultivation realm was very high for her age. She must have a powerful cultivation method and, if they were able to capture her and extort her master, there was a chance they would be able to increase the overall level of their disciples in the future. At the very least, if the girl's Master didn't show up, they would be able to pry some information out of her. The methods with which information could be extracted from women...well, there were a few amongst their number that had gained some proficiency with those methods over the years...Seeing the way they were looking at her, Fenrir took in a deep breath through her nose and closed her eyes for a few seconds. It was starting to seem like every man in this world was a despotic cur, so far removed from the image of her Master that it was genuinely disturbing. She didn't understand how so many people could be so vile, even though they put on pretenses and tried to act 'above' everything. Now, Fenrir would show them the reality of the situation, laying them low upon the ground like the worms they were...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'Not worms...nematodes...bacteria...disgusting...!')

After taking in a deep breath and thinking for a few seconds, Fenrir opened her glowing scarlet eyes, unnerving the people before her in the process. Repeating back the same words, albeit modifying them for her use, Fenrir icily stated, "You have three minutes to leave this place. This is your last warning. If you do not listen, I will cut off all of your hands and feet and make you watch as I hunt down your Clan..." Though part of Fenrir's mind was telling her not to take such extreme action, she was very quickly growing tired of dealing with people like this. She didn't understand how a world could produce so many despicable people, as it seemed like every male Cultivator was her 'enemy' at this point...As if they had just heard the most ridiculous and entertaining joke in the world, nearly half the group began laughing. Those that had looked directly into Fenrir's eyes had hesitated for a short moment but, after hearing their companions laugh, they quickly joined in. Even Huo Yan San released a light chuckle before unsheathing his sword and saying, "It looks like this Old San will have to educate you in place of your Master. Know this, girl, there are always mountains beyond mountains and heavens higher than Heaven. You have become very strong for someone so young but, with that arrogance of yours, you are nothing more than a frog in a well..."Fenrir felt like something inside of her brain 'snapped' as she heard the man's words, making it impossible for her to even form thoughts. She had never, in two different worlds, encountered someone as foolish as the person in front of her. However, it wasn't his ignorance that had 'broken' her, but the fact that he believed he was in a position to lecture her. In her entire life, the only people whose words had any weight were her Master's, and her Master's Master, Eva. Having learned from them, Fenrir simply couldn't believe someone had the audacity to try and 'educate' her, especially when he couldn't even qualify as a frog...he was more like an amoeba...Disregarding her previous words, Fenrir turned into a midnight blue blur before 'vanishing' from the sight of all thirty-one men, including the one who had referred to himself as 'Old San'. This unbelievable speed made the latter try to form a trail of flames with his sword but, long before he was able to swing his hand in an arc, all the muscles in his body had stopped communicating with his brain. Then, before he could even open his eyes wide in shock, Huo Yan San felt an unbelievably fierce cold begin to spread through his body. It seemed to have taken less time than a thought for it to completely encase his entire being, freezing him solid as he began careening towards the earth below, thirty human-shaped snowflakes trailing behind him...Fenrir watched with cold eyes as they all smashed into ground below, shattering into small pieces that would take hours to thaw. For a short moment, Fenrir watched as life slowly faded from their eyes and, similar to what her Master always did, she gave them a small moment of silence before looking away. Then, without sparing them another glance, Fenrir followed their scent in reverse, tracing it back to the Flame Jade Sect, the second bunch of fools who had triggered her hatred in a single day. If they were anything like the group of fools, Fenrir would slaughter them, just like the members of the Fen Clan who had harbored intentions about her body...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'Single-celled organism...brainless...stupid...!')

It could be a result of the old woman being unable to open her eyes, but Fenrir didn't feel the same 'disgust' as what she felt around the people she had killed. Since she didn't want to kill indiscriminately, if she could avoid it, Fenrir explained in an icy tone, "Only they would be able to confess their crimes...all I know is, they harbored ill will towards me. They also carried a powerful stench of blood, death, and negativity. The number of people they have killed unjustly may be a secret they take to their deaths, but I'm sure others would be able to give you an account..."Speaking so much for the first time in a long while, Fenrir felt a little strange and couldn't help but frown when she heard the dull tone of her voice. She didn't remember sounding so 'cold', even when she was angry and upset. When she left the city, Fenrir decided she would have to train her [Mimickry] ability and practice talking more, lest she forget how to converse with people. For now, however, she was readying herself to deal with the old woman standing in the sky across from her.For several seconds, the old woman stood in silence before finally releasing a sad sigh, muttering, "So, it is by our own hand that the Fen Clan has fallen...it seems the Heavens could not turn a blind eye to that foolish boy's actions..." Shaking her head, the old woman pulled out a blue shortsword and said, "I can tell that you are not a cruel person, even if your actions are vicious...please, take my life, take our treasures, take our techniques...but leave a path for the Fen Clan's future..." Fenrir's only response to this was a snort but the old woman put on a knowing smile and moved forward like a blur, completely ruining her frail image.The old woman's attacks were smooth and flowing, far different than the overbearing attacks used by the other members of the Fen Clan. Fenrir even suspected she had come from a different Sect but was unable to confirm her suspicions as the old woman had died moments later. She had tried to swing her sword at a shallow angle, almost as though she were thrusting forward, carrying a powerful water elemental energy that surged outward like a river crashing against boulders. Fenrir, however, had used [Koku Shundo] to get behind the woman, placing her palm against the unnamed elder's back and freezing her body in an instant.Unlike the stinky men she had killed previously, Fenrir didn't want to cut up this woman and instead carried her corpse down to the ground, leaving it laying there for the members of her Sect to tend to, assuming any returned after having run away. The old woman had been buying time for their escape and Fenrir hoped they would at least give her the courtesy of a proper burial after she left.Since she had 'permission', Fenrir took a series of blue and green rings off the bodies of some of the people she had slain, putting them into a pouch at her waist to investigate later. She knew it was 'wrong' to take items from the dead but, with the woman's final words, Fenrir would accept her conditions. In exchange for the lives of her Clansmen, though she hadn't planned to hunt them all down, Fenrir followed her senses to various hidden locations on the property and took all the most valuable items she could find. As for how she determined their value, it was by the concentration of energy contained within. For the rest, she threw them into her mouth to replenish the energy she had expended earlier, feeling her strength increase marginally as the hunger in her stomach was slowly satiated...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'Not every person in this world is bad...')

Chapter 47: Worms