Trip to The Heavens - Risa MV (e book reader for pc TXT) 📗

mouth with my lips just touching each other.

 

After a few seconds, huge insects were crawling on me. Even with the cotton in my ears, I could listen to the screams of a few of the group members.

 

Nearly fifteen minutes later, the insects started to go away from me. But for safety, I kept still for another fifteen minutes.

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“But how did you know what was about to happen?” Sohe asked.

 

“Well, I read about them in a book. The Desert Flies are huge insects that enter the human body through their nose, ears or mouth for warmth at night. They suck our life force for food and some even eat human flesh from the inside, as it is soft. Also, they do not attack in—“

 

“Stop, this much is enough. Thanks for the information.” Sohe said.

 

Eight of our group members had died, even a few animals had died. Only the magical beasts and a few bulls had escaped from the Flies. They were brought back after an hour and then everyone went off to sleep.

 

 

Leveling System

The power level of cultivators is divided into Ranks and Ranks are divided into stages.

 

There are 10 ranks in increasing order of power:-

Disciple Practitioner Master Grand Master King Emperor Legend Sage Immortal God

These ranks are further divided into 7 Stages. There is a bottleneck found on every 3rd and 7th stage.

 

There are five elements namely

Fire Air Earth Lightning Water

In the same series, they are dangerous to each other. For example, Fire is a tough enemy for Air but looses to Water. In the reverse order, they are promoters of the elements. For example, Air promotes Fire.

 

 

The Rank of Skills/Weapons

The rank of different skills in the increasing order is:-

Bronze Silver Gold Black Ghost God

Bronze rank skills are available almost everywhere, but God rank skills are very rare. Only the Lord of the City of Fire and the shady organization has a few of those. They are hard to practice, even dangerous for the practitioner’s life.

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This is all about the ranking system and description of the skill levels.

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Chapter 3 : Respected and Dear sister

I could not get a wink of sleep even after laying down. I saw Nick getting up and going somewhere. He set his camp near ours so I was able to see him. It feels a bit weird, him getting up and going somewhere, after all, that has happened. I quietly got up and followed him from far. He went behind a huge rock. I also hid behind a bush so that I could see him.

 

He was there with a girl, holding her hand. Then they started making out. This is bad. Sohe likes him and he showed her the same signs. Now he is doing something like this with someone else. I have to call her and show her his deeds.

 

Then suddenly someone tapped me on my back. I almost got a heart attack. I turned around and saw Sohe. She followed me until here and she has seen everything.

 

“Lia, let’s go back to sleep” Sohe whispered.

 

We walked up to our camp without making a noise. When we got there, I said, “Sohe, I know you don’t like to listen to me, but still, don’t trust anyone on this trip. The Priest told me that many people here are scammers and they come to the trip just to get the rewards of others. So, please don’t trust anyone, not even your friends.”

 

“OK…” Sohe said.

 

She had gotten a huge shock, so I should not press on the matter. We went off to sleep for real this time. However, sleep was not a relaxing one. I was worried about Sohe.

 

The night went by and the sun rose. Everyone woke up and we got ready to leave. Nick was trying to talk to Sohe but she ignored him and kept on packing. The slut who was with him last night, Ashley, kept on disturbing us. She had been a nuisance since day 1, throwing herself on the group leader Kevin, and now Nick. She even showed off in front of Sohe by hugging him.

 

We started moving again.

 

Sohe was getting tired of walking for that long. It was noon and we didn’t stop to get some rest. Everyone agreed to rest and we stopped. It was like we were walking on the lava in a volcano. It was unusually quiet. There was no sound other than the chewing of food, gulping of water and our breathing. Then suddenly, from behind the rocks on the sides came a wind, blowing sand here and there. I closed my eyes to stop sand from entering them. When the wind stopped, I opened my eyes and saw a few humans like figures coming towards us.

 

Those were the Stone Monsters!

 

I made a move and asked everyone to cluster their vehicles. They did the same and hid behind them. Nick and Ashley were standing near Sohe in the corner. I knew she had been jealous of her because Nick was giving all his attention to Sohe, so I tried to call her to stand near me. Suddenly she pushed Sohe out of the shade of the vehicles.

 

“SOHE!!!”  I ran towards her and helped her get up.

 

That b**ch, I will get you one day.

 

However, by that time the Rock monsters had started throwing the stones from the road, some stronger ones were able to form there energy or chi to stone-like form. The stones were coming towards us. There was not enough time to take Sohe and hide behind the barrier, so I shielded her with my own body. We walked towards the barrier, in the middle of the way a stone hit my head. I was feeling dizzy but we managed to get behind the barrier somehow.

 

“Are you OK?” Aron asked. He helped me get up. After getting hit I didn’t have any energy left and was quite unsteady so he kept me steady while holding my waist. I was not in any position to decline him. 

Aron is someone, who had been friendly to everyone in the group. He was there to help out, whenever someone needed it.

 

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Sohe was alright. Aron, Nick, and the others were asking me if I was hurt somewhere.

 

"I am alright.  Is anyone else hurt?"

 

"You should be worried about yourself. You were the one who got hit and everyone saw it. You don't have to deny it." Aron kept on insisting that I get a checkup from Ms. Beth.

 

"But I am fine. Look, am I bleeding, do you see any blood?"

 

He sure was a stubborn one. However, in the end, I won.

 

That night was the most painful night of my life. But there was one thing that made me happy. 

After the nightfall, Sohe came to talk to me.

 

"Thanks... If it weren't for you, I would have been dead by now."

 

"We are sisters. Anyone would have done this much for their sister." I taunted while slapping her face playfully. 

 

We went off to sleep and didn't talk till morning. I couldn't sleep well, my entire back was hurting, but more than that, I was angry at that slut Ashley. I would get my revenge someday.

The next day arrived and we continued on our journey to The City of Fire.

 

 

Chapter 4 : The Godly Art of Cultivation

 Note: Hey Readers! The chapter this time is a bit longer than the previous ones as it has something which will be a turning point in the lives of the characters. I hope you like it and give me your views about it.:-).

 

We kept on walking and searching for treasures on the way, as many places were still unknown in the outer lands. The roads were dry, the weather was windy, the sun was bright and we didn’t have a shade. We took a break at noon and rested for a while. ‘I need to do a check on the wounds on my back from the last day’.

 

So, I told Sohe, “I am going freshen up, will be back in a few minutes”

 

“OK” she replied and I started going off-road.

 

It took me some time to reach a spot, which was far away from the resting area. It was well hidden too, with a huge pyramid-shaped rock. ‘Who would have carved this huge rock in such a way?’

 

I took off my top and tried to feel the wounds with my hand. I had another white-colored top, which only covered my chest. Most of my back was exposed to the sun.

 

“Ouch! Damn those Rock Monsters!”

 

The wounds were not bleeding, but they hurt more than that. I was sure that the entire back was bruised. It had bumps and a few places where the skin was peeled off with pressure.

 

“Do you need any help?”

 

It was Aron!! He saw EVERYTHING!! Now I won't be able to get married!!

 

I was so embarrassed that I didn’t say anything. I picked up my top and started running away from him, away from the resting area. He didn’t chase after me. Maybe he knew how embarrassed I was.

 

I saw a huge cave on my way, so I stopped by to look. It was a dark and long one. I should have bought a torch with me. I kept on walking for nearly fifteen minutes. The cave was going downwards and suddenly it bent sharply towards the left. There was light coming from that side. I took a peek towards the left with caution.

 

The cave opened up in a huge room-like space. The room was bigger than the classrooms we had at school. They contained nearly 50 people and another 50 could be accommodated easily. The light was from the Energy Crystals* which were on the walls