Fenrir's Journey : I Shall Devour The Heavens!

Rumors had the tendency to spread quickly, even in worlds where the communications infrastructure was almost nonexistent. Nobody knew the exact reasons how but, whenever an event of a significant magnitude occurred, rumors would spread far and wide, seemingly overnight.By the time a week had passed, the entire Oyone Continent had heard about what happened in the now-infamous Devouring Moon City. This included the Searing Sword Palace who, after learning how some outer member of a Branch Sect was using their name, had been intending to send an Enforcer to quell the incident and everyone involved.Upon learning that the arrogant Young Master of the Peng family had been killed, the Enforcer's new task had been to investigate the person who killed him, the Guardian of the Devouring Moon Sect. If she had a powerful backer, they would establish contact before reporting back to the Palace so that a more powerful Elder could be dispatched to deal with the situation.Ideally, both the Guardian and her Master could be recruited to the Sword Palace but, as was often the case, fate rarely allowed things to be settled so easily. Since Fenrir had attacked someone even loosely related to the Searing Sword Palace, they had to make an example of her in order to prevent other forces from looking down on her. It didn't matter if she had been doing her duty as, when it came to powerful Sects, they had their pride to uphold.Because of this, the Enforcer from the Searing Sword Palace had already visited the Devouring Moon Sect and, finding it largely abandoned, tracked Fenrir to the Soaring Dragon Kingdom. Considering the palace was still covered in a layer of ice, while the city itself was buried in several centimeters of snow, it wasn't difficult to find.Believing his mark to be within the castle itself, the Enforcer flew towards the ice palace only to find that it was completely devoid of life. Even after he sent a few meteors formed from Qi to destroy a few buildings, there wasn't a single sign of anyone coming out to meet him. This annoyed him quite a bit so, after entering the deepest part of the palace, only to find several frozen corpses, he made his way out to the city to ask the citizens what had happened.Adding to the Enforcer's frustration, none of the citizens seemed to understand what had transpired inside the castle. The only thing they knew was that a battle had taken place and, by the time the sun had risen the following day, only silence lingered around the frigid structure. Ever since then, a large amount of snow had been falling in the evenings and, while they had been able to harvest most of the crops ahead of schedule, many were wiped out as a result of the sudden onset of winter.Since he had even tortured a few dozen people for answers, the Enforcer determined that his quarry had fled after killing the castle's inhabitants. He now had no leads, causing the man to flex his jaw a few times in frustration. Returning to the Sword Palace without any pertinent information was not an acceptable outcome so, with no other clues, he decided to gather information from the surrounding settlements to try and determine where Fenrir had fled...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'You dare track Fenrir...?')

Noticing that her powers were quickly growing beyond her control, Fenrir had been forced to find an isolated area to try and calm herself. She was still determined to destroy the current system but, with her power beginning to affect innocents, Fenrir had no choice but to try and calm down before she could continue her purge.Now, in an area several thousand kilometers from the closest settlement, a massive abyss had appeared where a mountain once stood. It seemed to stretch down into eternity but, if you allowed yourself to free-fall for nearly three days, you would eventually find yourself face to face with a large black star that was illuminated by blue light.At the very center of this star, which had spread nearly 500m in diameter, a figure could be seen floating in the air. They were seated in the lotus position, completely naked as the energy around them devoured everything that came into contact with it.In the beginning, Fenrir had been unable to calm down, no matter how much she tried to focus on her cultivation, so she had resorted to just letting her energy flow freely as she did her best to seek comfort. This was fueled by the memories she had of her Master and, by the time she awakened from her frenzy, she had already carved a massive swath of destruction through the planar world, passing through hellish landscapes and icy planes along the way.Fortunately, due to the inherent nature of Devouring Laws, they could not be sensed through normal methods as the energy would simply devour anything attempting to probe it. Thus, unless you knew what you were looking for, even the most perceptive practitioners wouldn't be able to sense Fenrir's presence in her current state.This wasn't exactly Fenrir's intent but, if it allowed her to be left alone, she didn't mind letting her energy continue to run rampant. Her strength was rapidly increasing along with the size of her aura so, in order to obtain enough strength to wipe out all her enemies, she continued to devour the very environment around her with impunity. This included various precious resources and, in some cases, her energy even discovered powerful figures who had been sealed away and forgotten by time.The only downside to allowing her Devouring Laws to run rampant was that, alongside her increased reserves of energy, Fenrir's hunger had continued growing. She was able to keep it at bay but, the more her shroud devoured, the larger her appetite became. Her instincts told her that, if she could not gain full control over it, the energy would eventually expand to devour everything, including the very heaven's themselves.In order to prevent this, Fenrir was repeating a custom mantra within her mind. This was the same as the Activation Key for her Magic and, without an anchor to rely on, Fenrir could only repeat, "Master, give me strength..." in her mind. She had even stopped thinking entirely as, if her focus drifted even slightly, the shroud around her would cause her to sink further into the planar world as it absorbed an ever-greater amount of energy...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'Master, give me strength...Master, give me strength...')

Far from the location of Devouring Moon City, a figure could be seen flying through the sky with such speed that a black trail was left in their wake. This was Fenrir and, though she had a hardened expression, there were tears building in the corners of her eyes which, upon release, were devoured by the shroud of bluish-black energy cloaking her body.Fenrir knew that abandoning the Devouring Moon Sect would ensure its destruction but, as staying didn't prevent attacks, she would rather kill her enemies than just wait for them to attack her. While this may not be the best course of action, Fenrir didn't know what the 'best' decision to make was so, in order to vent her frustrations, she had to make her enemies pay the price.Since the first moment she began interacting with the people of this world, Fenrir had been growing progressively more frustrated. This world was so drastically different than her own that it made her brain buzz just trying to comprehend how things had reached this point. It almost felt like there were no truly good people in this world or, at the very least, they didn't care about making the world a better place to live for others.Now, more than ever before, Fenrir wished that she had her Master at her side. She didn't have the strength to try and correct the world using more peaceful means. The only thing she knew how to do was train hard and, when he was feeling lonely, alleviate her Master's anxieties. This, in turn, made her feel safe and secure so, without that familiar warmth to calm her heart, each moment of duress she experienced seemed to compound on her past frustrations...After flying for several hours, Fenrir reached a large city that was more than three times the size of Devouring Moon City. She knew that her strength was probably lacking when compared against the strongest forces within the Searing Sword Palace so, after viewing the majestic city from a distance, she lowered her altitude and significantly reduced her speed.Unlike Devouring Moon City, there was a large palatial structure on the northern end of this city. It even had a second set of walls that separated it from the rest of the population so, while there was a fair chance the structure just belonged to a powerful Sect, Fenrir felt like she was looking down at a Kingdom.As if to clear up any confusion she might have, two figures emerged from the interior of the castle with extreme speed while all around the city large ballista-like weapons began to turn toward her. This caused Fenrir to begin breathing rapidly as she had yet to fully calm down after dealing with the situation in Devouring Moon City. She hated having weapons pointed her way, even if she knew why they would resort to such extremes...Without reducing her speed further, Fenrir continued to fly forward as the two figures, an elderly man and woman, moved to intercept her path. Once they were in range, Fenrir could smell a potent and lingering aura of blood around the man so, without the need for conversation, her pupils shrank as she rapidly accelerated.Not expecting to be attacked before they could even exchange words, the slightly rotund cultivator tried to muster his Qi to form a barrier but, with her shroud of devouring energy enveloping her body, Fenrir passed through him with extreme speed. This caused his body to simply vanish from the world and, as a result of possessing a Golden Core, Fenrir's own foundation was strengthened quite a bit.The woman of the duo was stunned by the sudden loss of her partner but, before she could take any action to try and retaliate, a large wolf head opened its massive maw before snapping its jaws shut around her body. In this manner, the two Guardians of the Soaring Dragon Kingdom ceased to exist. Shortly after, the majority of the royal family followed suit and, by the time dawn arrived, the castle itself had been replaced by a massive fortress of ice...(Fenrir's Commentary: 'ALL WHO STAND IN MY WAY SHALL DIE...!')

Chapter 93: Rumors