Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

The beast people clench their teeth, Rain had a point, but their hatred was real… if they were truly that indignant, then it was true: their king died at the hands of a human, but Rain was definitely the strongest human. Maybe he should create a martial arts tournament to confirm that. One where killing was allowed, and people would be able to vent their anger at him.

"... Did you see the person who killed the beast king, any witness?" Rain asked.

"A single person challenged our leaders, and he had the smell of a human," the beast queen said while clenching her fists to the point that they began to bleed. "He killed them all by smashing their heads in our sacred arena. Such disrespect won't go unchallenged. You all will suffer the same fate."

Now that was something insane to hear… a single human defeated all of the tribe leaders? Maybe the current Rain would be able to pull it off, but not unscathed… considering the tone of the beast queen, the enemy didn't even show their face, and through those hard battles, they didn't suffer a single scratch, even against the beast king, that wasn't something that Rain would be able to pull off.

"I won't say that I understand your anger, but we didn't do that. It was probably a criminal," Rain said. "If you give us the details of the appearance of the criminal, we can help you look for them."

"We didn't see his face, but if we kill all humans, he eventually will die… prepare yourselves," The beast queen said while her eyes were bloodshot thanks to her rage.

"Is that so… well, that is a pity," Rain said and then shrugged.

Rain touched the ground, and then the mountains began to tremble. The beast people raised their guard and prepared to fight, but soon something else happened. The moment was surreal, almost apocalyptic. As the ground trembled and mountains that had stood for centuries seemed to defy nature, they split in two with a cataclysmic rumble.

A massive, unrelenting force tore through the heart of the range, creating a colossal fissure that extended for several kilometers in a straight line. It was a gaping chasm, a hundred meters wide, that seemed to hunger for the very earth it had ripped apart. The once-majestic peaks now stood like broken remnants of an age-old empire, dwarfed by the sheer scale of the geological upheaval.

The ground shuddered, and the land itself seemed to mourn the violent transformation that had befallen it.

When the trembling ended, the beast people saw that the fissure was insane deep as well, it was impossible to see the bottom… they gulped, imagining that they would have to face Rain, someone who was able to do that, but soon they recovered their fighting spirit… if he were truly that strong, he would have killed them, but he didn't it.

"This won't stop us," The beast queen said.

"I know, but I will," Rain said before turning around and leaving the area with Impulse.

That fissure had been created thanks to the hard work of Rain's sisters. They lived there for many years and slowly increased the size of the underground fissure. Rain just gave the final push…

In the end, Rain sighed when he met the others and explained the situation. As much as him, they were completely shocked by the fact that there was a warrior stronger than Rain able to defeat all the tribe leaders of the beast people. They also felt much more troubled because another war was going to start, and a lot of people would die thanks to some bastard.

"Who is this guy?" Roan frowned. "It is hard to imagine that a powerful warrior would lay low for so many years and suddenly just do such a thing. If Joanis had such a person on his side… then why didn't he use him?"

"Maybe it was his son?" Leiah asked. "Although he supposedly lost his family twenty years ago, maybe he had another that he actually treated well…"

That was also hard to imagine… in any case, Rain and everyone else had to be careful of this person, and they had to inform their allies. If that person could kill all the tribe leaders, then his friends, or even Rain, wouldn't be safe.

"We have to alert everyone and make them move in groups of at least five… Jori and Reca need some help," Rain rubbed his chin thoughtfully, wondering what he could do about them.

"Why not call them to live with us for a while?" Leiah asked. "If both incidents are connected, then we all need to stay together."

"Rain, you should inform the magic people of that as well. We should have some time until the beast people make their move," Roan said.

Rain nodded… he had to inform everyone, and he was the fastest person for the job, so he soon left the area in a hurry. After saying bye to his kids for a moment, Rain flew to the capital as fast as he could. He quickly informed Terra, Branden, and Esmeralda.

"... It seems that the times of peace ended…" Terra said while showing a complicated expression. "I will ask someone to take my place in the orphanage. It still is my job to make sure that you won't kill yourself in some of those fights."

"We were about to start the plan to train more soldiers in a smarter way, but that will have to be delayed," Branden rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Maybe we should ask the sea folk for help."

"That won't do it… that will put them at odds," Esmeralda said. "We can't let this war escalate. We just have to keep repelling them to avoid problems."

"I guess it makes sense…" Branden said and then sighed. "Rain, alert the magic people of the danger that they might face, but you shouldn't reveal too much information about our situation."

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