The Rise of the Black Plain

After a few days in this coastal city in the far north of Oqia, the group had obtained the information they needed to begin their journey to the more central areas of the great continent.

Leaving the city at the dawn of a new day, they flew through the same area that Minos and five of his companions had passed through on their way to the Ganaway Refuge.

This area wasn't as dangerous, after all, it was further away from the continent's most interesting places to live, and the sea was nearby, limiting the area available for cities and tribal territories.

As a result, most of the dangers common to traveling on the continent were a few weeks' journey inland to the south.

The party would experience this while gradually getting to know Zocarro better, seeing the different races of creatures in this vast world.

But while they were traveling south, someone was looking for them in the far north!

...

As Minos' group moved south, about 20 kilometers from their current position, a being with an immense body, several legs and arms, level 112, paused.

Until a few moments ago, he had been moving at a slow pace in this area, searching for the scent he had been chasing for decades.

The moment he felt that scent become stronger than ever, he looked in front of him, where the signal came from.

"Minos!" His black mouth, dripping with a strange and disgusting liquid, opened and uttered a horrible voice capable of frightening even assassins.

He quickened his pace, sprinting towards where he was sure he would reach his mortal enemy in a few minutes, moving as the ground he stood on turned purple, the surrounding plants dying while the terrain lost its life.

After years since the incident after The Obsidian Shore, the result of the two enemies who tried to assassinate Minos after he left that special place was about to reach him!

...

Minutes later, Minos was leading his group when he felt a negative sensation in his being and stopped, causing his companions to pause as they looked around for a justification.

"A powerful enemy is approaching. Get into formation!" He ordered as he raised his guard. "Don't let him touch you, no matter what the cost!"

"Who's coming?" Ruth asked anxiously, sensing the seriousness of the moment.

"You won't believe it. Remember the young master from Silverdawn?"

"The one who tried to attack us after The Obsidian Shore?" Ruth remembered that day well, when her group had almost been killed, but Minos had used some of the black liquid that was so precious to the Armhands to occupy those two enemies while they fled.

"Yes, that's the one. I don't know what happened, but I feel an aura like his coming from the creature in front of me. But this creature has the body of his former bodyguard." Minos alerted his group, causing Armhands' companions to become more serious, aware of how strange the black liquid Armhands wanted from such a place was.

"He seems to have survived and merged with his bodyguard and survived the worst of the black liquid. He's at level 112 now, so be careful."

After Minos said this, he did not hesitate and used the cultivation of one of his daughters to increase his strength, causing her to retreat to the middle of the group while he increased his strength to level 107 and took a few steps forward.

Then, the dark body of the creature that had spread death and destruction from the center of the continent to the far north came into view.

Everyone stared at this macabre-looking creature, corroded by death and capable of poisoning everything it touched.

"That thing..." Abby put her hands to her mouth, sensing something was very wrong with this individual.

As the one with necromantic powers there, she obviously felt different as soon as she saw and felt this being's aura.

"There's something strange about him. I feel like he's alive and dead at the same time."

"That's because of the black liquid." Minos said, aware that what he had encountered on The Obsidian Shore was not normal.

"Do you think your powers can affect this thing?" Gloria asked Abby, but her focus was on the creature that was spreading death and destruction wherever it went.

"I definitely can't do anything about it. It's much stronger than me. Even though I'm only level 112, I feel it's stronger than the level 114 Sovereigns of The Enchanted Realm." Abby was sincere as she considered the possibilities. "But I think if I had some of that black liquid, I could do something with a dead person who I revived with my skill."

"We'll think about it when we get back to the guild. There's more of that black liquid I collected on The Obsidian Shore." Minos said, interested in the possibilities Abby might have.

The black liquid was definitely terrible for living people, but for a dead person, it could have a very positive effect.

"Minos!"

As they spoke, the creature opened its mouth, screaming with hatred and resentment at the person who had destroyed its targets and put it in this terrible situation.

"I don't know what to call you. You seem to be the brother of the Sovereign who almost killed me, but your spirit seems to be that of the young master of Silverdawn." Minos said as he summoned his ultimate weapon, quickly fusing three of his techniques to create the Divine Sword.

"Bastard! You really are that much stronger. How did you do that? Show yourself!" this individual shouted as he raised his arms and legs to prepare for an attack.

Ruth linked her powers with Minos' body, while Abby supported her, stimulating her husband's senses to the maximum.

The moment the enemy attacked, he moved, spreading his wings and quickly approaching the dangerous creature.

With his indestructible body already activated, Minos made a seal appear around his enemy's body, creating an extra layer over his opponent's skin, while several small dark rings appeared in this layer to devour his energy.

Then the surrounding gravity changed terribly as Minos sliced diagonally through the air toward that body, temporarily immobilized by the Temporal Sands.

As the blade of the Divine Sword touched one of the creature's arms, Minos frowned as he realized how strong this level 112 being was, possibly his current limit.