On the same weekend I invited the little monsters to my humble abode...
Christian Chamberlain, looking at the mansion with sparkling eyes. — Awesome! This is a dream house… — amazed, headed towards the garden.
In the Garden's leisure area…
Me, resplendent in a luxurious brown suit and a golden Italian beret, as always, was sitting at a round table. — Your father had an excellent idea Grey...
Sarcasm.
Kim Yukimura, dressed in a white sweater and black pants, speaking animatedly while eating. — It's true...
Havanna Thundergaze, her blue dress flowing, seated nearby, laughing at Kim. Her laughter held both warmth and mischief. — What a pig...!
— Ugh! — disgusted, I sighed. — Where is Christian…? — changing the subject, I looked around.
Christian, in a luxurious blue suit, greeted radiantly. — I'm here, did you miss me? — the rich and mischievous blonde fox teased with giggles.
Drake Gray, the strange one, seated with his backpack on the table, glaring at Christian. — Did you travel to Aquay in the middle of the academic year?
Giggling, Christian smiled. — Of course, Drake, you will also have an opportunity like that, you just have to want it… — shrugging his shoulders.
Drake's annoyance flared, and a grunt accompanied. — Not all of us are children of a member of the Council of Elders…
I intervened, my patience thinning. — Oy! Oy! No fighting! Let's rush to the questions!
Minutes later…
Drake with a notebook and a pen in hand, leaned forward. — Another question, what is Qi? Natural Qi Core?
I took a deep breath. — One question at a time, child. Qi is an energy present in everything, the air, the living beings. It transports vital force. There's inner Qi (individual) and exterior Qi (environmental). The Qi core, or natural core, assimilates and stores exterior Qi. Humans and humanoids absorb outer Qi, which can be transformed into inner Qi. Inner it's used for manifestation (external use) or manipulation (internal use).
The four, writing all down. — Uh-huh…
Kim, looking at me. — This Core Formation, Unrestrained Master thing, I never understood...
That was strange, but I only sighed. "I don't believe this…" I mused. — Those are cultivation levels. The levels are, Qi Condensation Realm, here you find the Beginners; Foundation Realm, the Experts; Core Formation Realm, the Proficient Experts; Nascent Soul Realm, the Masters; Spiritual Realm, Experienced Master; Transcendent Realm, Transcendent Masters; then the Unrestrained Realm, the Supreme Masters, or Unrestrained Masters; the Profound or Bright Realm, the Supreme Grand Masters, or Profound Masters; and finally the Mystic Realm, the Legendary Master, or Mystic Master...
I continued, ignoring the stupidity. — Until then, it was only known about the existence of these levels, we will talk about the others later. Meditation and training are the basic processes for breakthrough, the more the person evolves, the more training and meditation they need. The last three levels were nearly impossible to achieve, so it was unusual to find someone at that level, but it wasn't so rare…
Christian's eyes narrowed as he leaned in. — Now I want to understand this nanotechnology guy, Alfred. Nanorobots, nanomachines, what is that?
I drank a glass of water, then sighed again. — As you know, carbon dioxide production has been strictly prohibited since the great changes. The fall of asteroids, nuclear wars, the Alcana continent's seismic shifts, and relentless global warming. These events shaped our laws, and this nanotechnology, Alfred, can only be a relic from the past.
I took a deep breath. — Alfred, the pinnacle of nanotechnology, consisted of precisely 10,842,102,000 nanomachines. Pendragon Industries created these microscopic wonders. Implanted throughout Arthur's body, they connected directly to his brain. Undetectable due to their unique composition, they remained within Arthur until his death. Alfred communicated with Arthur through thoughts, enhancing his attributes, almost limitless capabilities.
Major changes are mass extinction events.
I leaned back; my expression thoughtful. — It's an artificial superintelligence, in short, Alfred is a robot that is inside Arthur...
The four exchanged glances, the wrote. — Uh-huh, makes sense…
Havanna Thundergaze leaned forward. — I have one, no, two! Pendragon, who exactly is he? And the amazons?!
I looked at her for a few moments. How could someone not now about that? I looked at the child with veins on my face. — I can't believe you asked me that question! Don't you know the ancestor of the Pendragon house?! Emperor King Pendragon was the founding emperor of the first empire, a revolutionary genius, respected by everyone, he was the strongest of his time thanks to the King's Force. He was the epicenter of the golden age. He became emperor of the continent Eurus; he is the ancestor of Emperor King Arthur Lionheart. And the amazons, I already explained, they are a species of humanoid women, rational and with superhuman attributes, they still exist, they are not humans thought...
"I forgot I'm talking to kids..." I mused, releasing the pent-up rage.
Havanna, with her hand on her chin, whispered. — Okay, and what is law of Pendragon? And invoke the law? And Constitution Pendragon, and blah blah blah…
I passed my hand through my face. "These children…" — The Pendragon Law is a group of national and international statutes. National laws apply only within the empire's territory, while international ones span the world. Invoking Pendragon Law happens with national rules. For instance, if a descendant of Pendragon on the throne refuses marriage, an elder can invoke the law, compelling the king to wed each daughter of the twelve elders.
Drake, reading his notebook. — Once you mentioned divergent, convergent, and what is the importance...
I didn't have more strength to be mad, only sighed. — Divergent are people who can manifest and manipulate Qi. Convergent are people who can only do one of the two things. Manifesting Qi is using your inner Qi, on the outside, to create Qi barriers, improving your weapons, creating Qi explosions, Qi bursts, Qi blades, etc... And manipulating Qi, is using Qi to improve your senses and physical attributes, used mostly by martial artists…
Reading, Gray blabbed. — Still on the Qi wave, what is black Qi, aura? Balls or Pills of black Qi? And what happens when the core is sealed?
I rubbed my temples, the weight of countless questions pressing upon me, I was already too old. — If you ask too many questions, I won't be able to remember them all... Black Qi is unknown, I won't tell you so as not to spoil the story, just know that it is much stronger than normal Qi.
Looking at them, I continued. — Aura is an energy that a person emanates, it can be used to oppress people, block sound, create illusions, with the aura it's possible to know what level the person is at. The balls of black Qi are cores of black Qi that were extracted from living beings, or humanoids, black core is the core that has been corrupted by black Qi. And the sealed core, to seal someone's core you need to be at least one level above that person, and when the core is sealed, the person cannot use their Qi, otherwise they will die...
Havanna, sipping her soda. — Mister A spoke of Qi explosions, improving your weapons, but how does it actually work? What about concentration and substitution techniques…?
I looked at the kids, seeing that they are writing everything down. — Are you doing your homework?
Christian laughed. — But of course, Mister A. The history, martial arts and Qigong teachers don't come close to your explanations...
Annoyed, I drank my glass of water. "If I were paid to put up with these kids, I'd be the richest man in the galaxy…" I thought, looking at each one of them. — Qi explosion happens when the inner Qi of two people meet. And about improving, just use your inner Qi to let the weapons, swords, katanas, spears, arrows, etc. more resistant. Total concentration is a technique that improves a person's senses, it is very good when one wants to cultivate, and when fighting. The Substitution Technique is when the person uses Qi to increase their physical abilities…
Reading, Gray looked at me. — Here is a question about the King's Force, what exactly is it?
Kim, Havanna and Christian onlookers. — True, good question… — they leaned in and awaited enlightenment.
I smiled. — I will explain according to the information we already have, later it will be re-explained. The King's Force is an unknown force, we know that it is an enormous power, much more powerful than normal Qi. Has a will of its own, chooses its heralds by hand, the last user of the King's Force was Pendragon, and he was what he was. Mount Everest cut in the middle already gives a basic idea of what the King's Force is...
Herald is the same as user.
Gray raised an eyebrow. — Heralds? What?
Gesturing, I explained. — Because the power wasn't theirs, it was just borrowed. They used a strength that wasn't theirs, they didn't assimilate the power, unlike Arthur...
Reading, Christian looked at me. — Another one is about the Union, the princes of war...
Checking my watch, I called. — TERRA! MY PILLS... — the cleared my throat and continued. — The war princes were chosen by each king to represent them before the Union army, each prince represented a kingdom...
Terra, dressing a black dress that flowed alongside her long dark hair in the morning breeze. She brought sweets and medicine with a smile that accompanied the beauty of the garden. — Good afternoon boys, I brought you some sweets, and the pills are here, boss...
— Wow... — amazed, Christian looked at her with his eyes wide open and mouth agape. — You are so beautiful...
— Thank you, little master, you are such a gentleman... — Terra smiled, leaving the plates in the table.
Gray sighed, scratching his head. — We're about to finish, hmm... What are King's Force candidates, Guardian Knights and the Primordial Guardian?
I swallowed a pill, then looked at Terra. — Thank you, Terra, you are a daughter to me... — I smiled.
— It's because I am your great-granddaughter, sir... — she teased with a grin.
That... We will have time to talk about her...
Looking at Drake, I sighed. — At the time, one of the ways to know that someone was chosen by the Force was through the eyes, the eyes turned gold, sometimes shiny. The candidates were the chosen ones, those who would probably have the power, and if this choice was noticed by the eyes, the Guardian Knights were the ones who guarded the descendants of Pendragon, waiting for the user to appear, because their true purpose is to protect the user of the King's Force, and the Primordial Guardian is the Guardian of the Cave of The Kings, where the King's Force was located...
Gray, reading, asked. — Lastly, why didn't Arthur want to defend the amazons? And when did these events took place?
I smiled, looking at the sky. — The phase from adolescence to youth is very sensitive, complex and confusing. Teenagers are ninety nine percent children, and one percent teenagers, so, naturally, Arthur was not responsible, he was selfish, insensitive, childish, but over time this came out. These events date back to one thousand and two hundred years ago…
Kim wiped his mouth, then swallowed. — My last, what is Alexia? And what about her father?
Havanna raised her hand. — Me too! Was the academy completely destroyed? And why did they send Qin and Eleanor away?
I remembered thinking. "Several questions…". — I'll try not to forget the questions. Alexia was a hybrid, the rare fusion of a Phoenix and an amazon. Her father was an alpha Phoenix, among the strongest of their kind. Alexia was born a Stigma. For Phoenixes, stigmas are gods, rare, appearing once in centuries.
I took another glass of water. — Yes, it was completely destroyed in the attack, all that was left was the female or male dormitory, I don't remember exactly, and the library. Years later the academy was rebuilt here in the Floating City, a curious fact, the name of the empire's capital is Protoss, in honor of the amazons. They were sent away because what they did dishonored their families, it was a shame for the family, they tarnished their family's name with what they did...
— And about gods... You said that there is only one God and there are no other gods, but you talked about the gods of Olympus, and I've heard something about Indrithian gods and others... And about Hera II being a goddess... — Christian raised his hand with energy.
I smiled, passing my hand on his head. — That is a great question. That one I liked. That has something to do with magic and cultivation levels. Magic was always forbidden but there were always those who used and the Olympian family was one of those, they reached the Immortal Ascencion Realm and became Immortals, they used Qi and magic. Making them think they were gods... — Gray interrupted.
Gray raised his hand. — Ahh yes... I want to ask a question that everyone wants the answer!