Fenrir's Journey : I Shall Devour The Heavens!

Having been unable to even follow the movements of the young girl in front of them, Huo Yan Er knew he would be inviting a tragedy unto his Sect if he antagonized her. They had already heard the reports of someone wiping out the Fen Clan and, as it was likely related to the person who killed his nephew, Huo Yan Er had allowed his brother to go investigate. The fact that she was here, while none of their members had returned, meant that his younger brother was likely dead. However, though he would have normally sought vengeance, Huo Yan Er knew what kind of person his nephew was and it wasn't worth sacrificing their Sect trying to avenge the father-son pair of fools...Lowering his head in a subservient manner, Huo Yan Er deferentially stated, "Forgive us, Senior, but it was never our intention to seek trouble with you. Though you have the right to redress the offenses that were brought upon you, please do not direct your anger towards the innocent. If it would please you, allow us to compensate you for your troubles...I believe we would both benefit from a mutual friendship..." With their Second Elder bowing, the other four men also bowed, even the one who was desperately using his energy to keep blood from squirting freely from his arm.Fenrir snorted but didn't take any action to bring harm to the men, realizing they had already given up the fight before it even began. She didn't want to be the type to bully the weak and, unless they offended her, Fenrir didn't want to kill people arbitrarily. Instead, she pointed to the jade rings on each of their fingers and said, "I will take those rings as compensation. Since I would have taken them from your corpses anyways, it shouldn't cause you any significant loss to part with them willingly..."Huo Yan Er felt like he was going to choke on his own blood when he heard the young woman's words. The majority of his personal wealth and collection was contained within his interspatial ring, much like most cultivators. However, knowing there was truth in the woman's words, Huo Yan Er begrudgingly took off his ring and tossed it over, prompting the other four men to follow suit. When one of his friends was going to help the one-armed man remove his ring, Fenrir furrowed her brows slightly and said, "You have already paid the price...keep your ring..."This small mercy that she had given them came as a surprise to all five of the men, including Huo Yan Er. He realized that the girl before him wasn't actually a ruthless and domineering expert, but someone that their Clan had likely wronged unjustly. Now, instead of feeling grief towards the loss of his brother and nephew, Huo Yan Er was cursing them for offending someone they likely would have been able to befriend. Having such a young expert on their side would have been able to elevate their entire Sect to a higher status. Now, however, he had to part with more than a century's worth of accumulated wealth to pay off the debts of a dead man...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'Hmph...it seems there are some smart people in this world...')

After taking the four rings, Fenrir noticed there was ambient energy preventing her from inserting a thread of her consciousness into them. It didn't really make much difference to her, however, as she unhesitantly tossed them into her mouth, causing the energy of the items contained within to break down within her mouth. She didn't care about the look of shock on the faces of the five men and swallowed down the energy-rich liquid, allowing it to be processed by her body as she said, "I am Fenrir, a Mercenary Queen. Since you have apologized, I will spare you this time. You should teach your disciples to show more restraint and humility. If they go around acting like idiots, they will likely offend someone that can't afford to offend...this is the only warning I will give you..."Huo Yan Er was shocked to the core when he saw the emblem that had been produced by the young woman before him. He knew she was strong, but the fact she was associated with the Mercenary Guild meant they had just survived pulling on the tail of a dragon. A cold sweat began to spread across his body as, much like the four men behind him, he bowed at a forty-degree angle and exclaimed, "Thank you for your mercy, Queen Fenrir! We will take your words to heart!"Fenrir gave a small nod when she saw the men bow, deciding they could be useful for information so she asked, "Tell me, what is the most powerful Ice, Water, or Yin cultivation technique you have heard of...?" Since she hadn't been able to get any information on cultivation techniques from the Mercenary Guild, even with her rank, Fenrir decided that it wouldn't be a bad idea to ask a Sect. They were supposed to be a group of people who focused on cultivation so, even if they didn't have a method of their own, it was possible that they would know of a suitable technique located elsewhere.Though he was a little confused about why such a powerful person was asking them about cultivation techniques, Huo Yan Er buried the matter in his heart as he answered, "The strongest technique I know of personally would belong to the Palace Master of the Heavenly Moon Sect, Wen Xiulan. She is a known practitioner of the Sacred Ice of the Divine Phoenix technique...as for other techniques, I'm afraid this old man is unaware of anything stronger..." This wasn't entirely true, but Huo Yan Er didn't want to inadvertently offend the young girl by telling her about rare techniques that were only passed through rumors. If she came back, accusing him of lying to her, there would be little he could think of to escape her wrath the second time...Fenrir turned her eyes towards the massive mountain looming to the north, asking, "Is she at the top of that mountain...?" Even without waiting for the answer, Fenrir knew this was the case since the men were startled by her words. Since she had the information she wanted, Fenrir left the area without bothering to listen to what they had to say. She suspected they would try to warn her, or say something about trying to foster friendship between them, both things she didn't care about at all. Since she already knew where to go in order to increase her strength, the only thing Fenrir needed was a cultivation technique that suited her. If this person, Wen Xiulan, had such a technique, Fenrir would ask her to hand it over...whether she was willing or not...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'Wen Xiulan...I hope the compensation you seek is not too severe...for both of our sakes...)

Like a midnight blue phantom, Fenrir dashed across the skies of Heavenly Moon City with the Flame Jade Sect as her goal. Though the City was much larger than the one from her previous world, it only took a few short minutes for Fenrir to reach her destination, standing high above the massive compound with her scarlet eyes reflecting the image of various people below. Because of the differences in her energy, nobody had even reacted to her arrival at first, giving her a short period of time to think about the actions she would take.Fenrir was afraid she was getting too used to the idea of slaughtering people, something she knew her Master would often try to avoid. This time, she decided to reign in her anger and try to keep her mind calm, crippling anyone who stood in her way unless they seemed like monstrous people. She knew that, if a severe enough blow was dealt to their overall strength, other groups would step in to finish the job or, as was likely to be the case, the crippled members would flee. Fenrir wondered if, by living without their Cultivation, the people that had once considered themselves above everyone would become more humble...After a few minutes, a group of people had come out from the interior of the Manor and jumped up to the sky to meet her. Leading the group of five, there was an elderly man with white hair and a long beard, both extending to his waist. Fenrir could sense he was even stronger than the woman she had fought at the Fen clan and wondered if he was their leader. When he gave a polite salute and asked, "Please, Young Miss, tell this Old Huo Yan Er what he could do for you. What brings you to our Flame Jade Sect today...?"Snorting, Fenrir wasn't willing to play games with the old man who smelled like he had been spending the last few years bathing in medicinal herbs. With a cold expression on her face, she turned her gaze over each of the five men, stating, "First, one of your members tried to drug and kidnap me in the middle of the night, even though I had never done anything to earn the ire of your Sect. Then, after I killed the fool for his attempt, another one of your members deigned to believe he could teach me a lesson while trying to steal what was mine. I gave them the option to back down and, as they had refused to listen to reason, I am here to make good on my promise..."Forming a long and thin blade with her index finger, Fenrir focused her eyes on the elderly man in front and continued, "Since he had come to me seeking a reckoning, I am here at the Flame Jade Sect to seek one for myself. I have already destroyed the Fen Clan for harboring ill intentions towards me...now, you have the option of choosing if you will follow in their footsteps..." Towards the end of her words, Fenrir had moved forward with [Shundo] in an instant, cutting off the arm of one of the men who had tried to draw his sword. All five of them, including the man who just lost his arm, widened their eyes in shock as they saw her almost instantly move back into her initial position, the entire action taking less than .04 seconds to perform...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'Maybe I shouldn't be killing them so easily...perhaps it will be better for them to suffer, just as they had forced others to suffer...')

Chapter 50: Compensate