Book 1 Of The Immortal Warrior Series: The Idiotic Strongest Fighter

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Arc 1 - Chapter 2: A Quick Grab And Go

(Continent: Grimmland: Salem's Castle)

"Can we decline this?" Mikumo ask Salem, clearly not wanting her husband marrying to someone that seems... off?

"Sure, you can. You just have to promise not to help anyone to come here and fulfill the last condition for the others. Seeing how you already fulfilled two out of the three tasks. Otherwise, you could have helped the other candidates if you only did the first task only." Salem replied in a calm voice, seem like she expected this. Like it happens to her multiple times in the past.

"Quick question. Is there currently anyone trying to get your hand in marriage?" I asked out of pure curiosity than anything else.

Mikumo raises an eyebrow at me, but didn't comment on this. As she knew that I wouldn't want to marry this Salem person, who we could clearly feel her being so weak, that just blasting her with our [Ki] would destroy her in seconds.

Salem tilts her head to the side, as she thinks about her latest and still alive, that pursuing to marry her.

"There are many, but I can't seem to remember all of them as they are mostly dead by now. I do happen to know the latest one, who goes by the name of Ozpin. I kind of curse him with a type of immortality due to him being the last hundreds of years. Kind of make thing lonely, so I made him immortal, giving him all the time to find a way to fulfill the last condition to marry me." Salem gives us a smile, looking a bit happy to have someone to continue working hard to marry her.

"Okay then. Do you know anything about the Heaven Realm or Hell Realm?" Mikumo ask Salem, seeing how neither herself or her husband rather not fight Salem, which won't be much of a fight, to be honest.

May as well ask for a way to get to the Heaven and Hell Realms instead.

"Not that I know of. If you were asking for the Nature Realm, then I know where the entrance is, but I would warn you that, thanks to the people in this world had caused Mother Nature's wrath to occur. So, I wouldn't go there right now until a [Fate Soul] is born to correct the world back to the state before the mortals have corrupted the planet in the past." Salem informs Mikumo and me about how she doesn't know about the Heaven and Hell Realms, but she does know a Nature Realm.

It easily for everyone tells what kind of realm, it is by the name of it.

"Do you need to go to the Natura Realm for anything, because I don't." I ask my wife, who thought about it for a few seconds before shaking her head. Letting me know she has no reason to head to the Nature Realm.

"Do you know anyone that has any information on how to enter the Heaven or Hell Realms?" Mikumo ask Salem, who didn't even need to think about it like last time and answer right away.

"I have a friend who I met after my experience in the Nature Realm. Who should know? Oh, wait. I think she died a couple years ago. Hmm. I think you could use one of the [Four Relics] to find your answer." Salem was about to tell us who her friend is, that has the answer to our request until Salem just remember that friend of hers is likely to be dead by now.

Of course, Salem is mostly thinking about someone killing her friend than die a natural way, like dying from old age or died from a disease that's incurable. And seeing how Salem could gift immortality to others, then it's likely someone killed Salem's friend is the possible answer.

"And what are these [Four Relics], you speak of?" Mikumo is a little interested in these [Four Relics], maybe one of them is a spatial storage artifact, that we really need, with how many time we continue to have to search for food so often.

"The [Four Relics] ties to the [Four Maidens]. I forgot who created them, but I just know they are the personal gears for the [Four Maidens], but others can still use them after fulfilling the conditions to power them without requiring the power of the [Four Maidens]." Salem starts off by explaining how the [Four Relics] are actually personal gears for the [Four Maidens].

The first one being the [Fall Maiden of Choice], with the ability to give her the choice to increase the might of her [Semblance] or reviving someone at the cost of her [Semblance]. Along with the [Relic of Choice], that allows one to see the results of the choices they may pick.

The second is the [Spring Maiden of Knowledge], with the ability to gain complete mastery over their [Semblance], giving her all she needs to know how to use her [Semblance] to the fullest, but if they haven't found out what their [Semblance] is, they are given the ability of foresight as their [Semblance]. This option is given to the [Spring Maiden] either way, but very limited compared to those that gain the [Semblance: Foresight].

Going along with the [Spring Maiden] is the [Relic of Knowledge]. Giving the [Spring Maiden] and others, the ability to ask any questions and they will get their answers, but be warned. They have to be very specific of their questions or they won't get the answers they wanted. This is for those that not the [Spring Maiden] and limited to three questions only instead of being able to ask any amount of questions for a limited of time before entering a cooldown phrase until it recharges enough energy back to reactive for the next questions to be answered.

The third is the [Winter Maiden of Creation], with the ability to create a massive amount of [Dust], but at the cost of their lifespan, making the [Winter Maiden] that is known to have a short lifespan compared to the other [Four Maidens] due to this ability alone.

Of course, the [Winter Maiden] could discard this ability and is able to create weapons made purely out of ice itself. Making the [Winter Maiden] the second strongest out of the [Four Maiden] with this ability alone.

Then, the [Relic of Creation]; giving the [Winter Maiden] the power to copy anything and replicate its creation at the cost of losing one's [Aura] or [Magic]. Where the [Relic of Creation] give one use for other than the [Winter Maiden], while the [Winter Maiden] herself is given two uses before she becomes a normal person, with being the [Winter Maiden] in name only until her death, where a new [Winter Maiden] arise.

Of course, if there was a group of people, then they can continue to use the [Relic of Creation]. Sadly, for those that thought about this. Will fall into despair, as the [Relic of Creation], can't be used once a year. As only the [Winter Maiden] isn't restricted and can use the [Relic of Creation] twice in a row without waiting.

Finally, the [Summer Maiden of Destruction], with the ability to destroy the other's ability to use [Aura], locking away the [Semblance] in the process. Along with [Dust] itself as well. Making the [Summer Maiden] the worse person to face for those that rely on their [Aura] and [Dust] to fight.

The other ability the [Summer Maiden] can choose upon becoming the [Summer Maiden]. Is the ability to amplify their own attacks by many folds at the cost of using up their [Aura] faster. Increase the rate of [Aura] usage in exchange to increase the attack power. Making them a glass cannon.

The [Relic of Destruction] doesn't have many usages, but only a single ability. Making this a last resort and can only be used by the [Summer Maiden] unlike the other [Four Relics], where others than the [Four Maidens] could be used. Restricting to the [Summer Maiden] only. Giving her the ability to turn herself into a giant massive bomb. Destroying everything in a large radius.

The [Relic of Destruction], of course, wouldn't be destroyed, but teleport to a random location in Remnant until the next [Summer Maiden] find it. As all the [Summer Maiden] have the passive ability to locate the [Relic of Destruction] at all time, the moment they became the [Summer Maiden].

As long there is a [Summer Maiden], then the [Relic of Destruction] can be found.

"So, I would think you should find the [Relic of Knowledge] to get your answer. Because I have no other ideas to help you." Salem finished explaining to Mikumo and me about the [Four Maidens] and the [Four Relics].

"Do you happen to know where the [Relic of Knowledge]?" Mikumo ask Salem, seeing how Salem picked the [Relic of Knowledge] to help our situation.

Neither Mikumo and I worry that this is a trap. Since we have our own way to take care of this or we can have Mikumo random walk in a direction, to escape. Worked many times without any fails. That's how strong Mikumo's family curse is.

"It locked in some academy, that Ozpin must have locked away for his usage from what I got back from my minions. So, you may want to find him to get it. I think you require one of the [Four Maidens] to unlock the vault to get the relic." Salem didn't bother to hide anything like she has nothing to lose from this.

In fact, Salem seems and interest for the two before her, to see if they can get the [Four Relics] unlike her minions, who continue to fail to get them.

What? Did you think she doesn't want them for herself? How do you think she learned all about it. It's because she, Salem, has a d.e.s.i.r.e for them and want to use it for her own personal use.

"Anything else? Like the name of the academy that contains the [Relic of Knowledge]?" Mikumo ask Salem, wondering if she has to continue asking question after question, to get the entire answer.

"Nope. I've already helped out beyond I should have. The only reason why I'm doing so, to make sure neither of the two of you would return here too soon in the future." Salem gives Mikumo and me a smile, that seems too calm.

I raise an eyebrow at this; now, I'm curious if Salem found out by now that Mikumo and I could finish her last task, with just by ourselves.

However, I don't feel like staying here any longer. As there wasn't much challenge here, besides learning about important information that is unlikely to be known in the public.

Neither Salem or Mikumo and I said anything for a few minutes before Salem wave her left hand towards us, where the door behind us open up by itself, letting Mikumo and me know that it's time for us to leave.

Seeing as Salem won't be speaking to us any further.

Mikumo and I walk out of the door, where Mikumo took the lead after she grabs my hand, preventing me from losing her.

A few minutes later*

(Unknown Forest)

"Have any idea where we are?" I ask my wife, as we find ourselves in some kind of forest.

We're literally in a castle, then in the next few minutes, we're in a forest now.

Mikumo's family curse is really something, if they can bypass physical walls and restricted areas created by powerful immortals or beings.

"I have no idea, but I sense some people up ahead; they should be these [Huntsmen] and [Huntresses], with their [Ki-Level] being above average than the rest. One of them happens to have more than the rest. Maybe they are the leader of the group or the expert that watching over the group." Mikumo said to me, as she already detected a group of people with high [Ki].

Of course, it isn't really [Ki], but [Aura] we're sensing after having a few faunus back in the Menagerie.

Took a couple tries until both Mikumo and I could sense [Aura] that almost similar to [Ki], but a little too different; however, that's enough for us to learn how to detect other [Energy] that not [Ki].

In a couple of seconds; Mikumo and I appear in an open grass field, where we notice a ruined temple, where we see a group of 8 kids, with 6 females and 2 males.

As we watch one of the girls rushing towards what looks like large Grimm, with an appearance of a scorpion, but with different color patterns and have bone-like armors.

"Should we leave them? Last time, we tried to help someone. They didn't look grateful at all." I ask my wife, seeing how we save those faunus back then, like a couple of days ago. I think.

Kind of hard to keep track of time after spending too long as an immortal.

You tend to forget how to keep track of time after a long time, and I have been alive for who knows how long and I lost count after a billion of years.

"I think we should watch this time. We can't just help everyone we come across. Plus, last time was because we needed information. So, there no need for us to get involved with these kids." Mikumo replied to me, persuading me not to take action and made sure to explain her reason why we shouldn't.

I stare at Mikumo and wonder if she has anything against helping others, then remember how we're in an unfamiliar realm.

The time we helped at Menagerie. Was to get more information without resorting to violence, which may work most of them with certain people, but not all the time and in the result of the victims' death before we get anything out of them.

So, we watch how the group of kids fights off the Grimm, where another large Grimm appeared, this time it was a giant bird of some kind, causing the group of 8 to split into 4s, where one took care of the other large Grimm in teamwork.

What Mikumo and I gathered so far. The one we thought with a large amount of [Aura] was an expert until we realize the kid just possess above average [Aura Reserve]. Seeing how we can see how experienced the other 7 doing compared to the blonde kid, with large [Aura].

Of course, we can just toss it up with lack of fighting experience and the blonde kid has more experience in leading, where we just watched how he command his team, to kill off the first Grimm that chase after them with the other team.

After we finished watching everything; we resumed our random walk, with Mikumo once more leading, seeing how we didn't know the location of all the academies and may as well just take the leap of faith and bet on Mikumo's family curse to send us there.

After all, it happens more than once we bypass all the obstacles to reach where we wanted to go to. And the only thing stopping us is the multiple other locations straying into our pathways, making the journey longer than it should.

A couple of hours later*

(Unknown Desert)

"Think this the [Relic of Knowledge]?" I ask Mikumo, as we glance at the weird unique looking lantern, that's floating above a small tower made out of rock in the middle of this desert.

Behind us, is a tall stone door, that should lead to somewhere, with three stone pathways in the form of a circle, that causing the ones to crumble away to the sky.

With each step, scatter the sand where it would slowly float into the sky, making it look like this place has some kind of weird gravitational field.

In fact, both Mikumo and I could tell that this place is a pocket dimension, that have no life at all with our [Ki-Sense]. Plus, this pocket dimension is pretty small compared to the ones we visit in Murim.

We checked just to be sure if there anything else in this pocket dimension after realizing it is one.

Even if it is kind of a very low ranked pocket dimension. As this pocket dimension seems a bit unstable. Close to being destroyed soon, no clue when, but we experience enough pocket dimensions to know when it's unstable or not.

"Who knows, with my family curse. It's almost 20% chance of getting what we want in our travel." Mikumo didn't drop the thought of the idea this lantern being the [Relic of Knowledge]. But, wasn't 100% sure it is.

"Isn't it 70% for you, though?" I look at my wife, as I grab the weird looking lantern. Then held my wife's hand, so she could lead us out of here.

"Sure, but there is the 30% of failing what I want. Remember? We literally had to go through many places before we even reach location we are aiming for. I even remember we ended up next to an acted volcano. And we were lucky enough to cover ourselves with our [Ki] or end up getting burnt alive." Mikumo started noting off many different places we have been to before we get to the place we want.

Sure, Mikumo has a 70% chance of getting to where we wanted, but after failing for the first time. Then, the chance will decrease to the point we have to give up and try again next time, where we have to wait until next month until she regains back 70% chance to pick where she wants to go.

As each fails will decrease that 70% by 1%. So, Mikumo and I would wait for half an hour or more before trying again.

So, we have 70 tries before Mikumo's curse will become even more powerful, where it takes a few minutes and require taking a corner turn before it takes in effect, but upon reaching 0%.

Then, Mikumo only need to take a single step for her family curse to take into effect, making each step teleporting to random places and the only way to stop this. Is for Mikumo to not take a single step at all and require me to carry her for an entire month or risk her teleporting to another location, far away from the previous spot she was just before.

And to make it worse, upon reaching 0%, Mikumo taking a single step before the month is up. Will be reset, not even if one minute remaining is left before the month is over, it will still be reset back to an entire month of random teleportation for Mikumo.

So for an entire month; Mikumo would temporarily be a cripple without the ability to work on her own, not even inside the bathroom for herself. Making it very embarrassing for Mikumo at the beginning, for me to take care of her for many months.

As Mikumo and I wanted to figure out all the ins and outs of her family curse since she technically the last remaining member of her family.

Of course, Mikumo and I could try our best to have a child of our own, but we rather not let innocent lives enter the dangerous world of Martial Arts, where it's the strength eat the weak, and only the strong live kind of world.

"Well, let just find someone, maybe Salem, to see if this the one we're looking for." Mikumo accepts the hand of her husband, then lead us out of here.

Without even blinking; the entire surroundings rapidly change like everything is speeding up without stopping, that's beyond anyone could see with their n.a.k.e.d eyes. And it would easily hurt someone's eyes if seeing this for the first time. Worse case, going blind for a while.

A few minutes later*

(Unknown)

Mikumo blink.

I blink.

The people next to us blink.

The people sitting all over the place in this giant room, with us on the stage, blinks.

Without any warning; a white hair male a.d.u.l.t, with glasses, charge at me with multiple jabs at me, with his cane, and I could see the panic look on his face. As I continue to dodge his attacks.

"GLYNDA! PROTECT THE STUDENTS!" The white hair man, who shouted at the other a.d.u.l.t, who's blonde and wearing a glasses as well. And the way this white hair man said, then this Glynda person and himself are teachers.

Glynda, who the blonde middle aged lady, toss something into the air, then start waving what looks like some black rod, and a barrier of the color purple formed around us.

I narrow my eyes, then start using the [Earth Rebellion: Reflection Technique]. To parry away this Ozpin person, that attacked me out of nowhere, without saying anything.

The [Reflection Technique] is one of the [Techniques] belong to the [Earth Rebellion's Techniques], that stops the flows of power and redirects them back to the opponent or elsewhere.

The strength or pattern of the attack does not matter since the [Reflection Technique] does not block the attack, but reflects the force of it. Thus, this [Technique] can be used towards stronger opponents than the user using this [Technique].

Of course, there is a weakness to this [Technique], where the user must be fast enough to see the attacks of the opponent. Otherwise, the user will be caught off guard and get injured, at worse, death.

So, I continue to use one hand the entire time to redirect all his cane attacks the moment he sneaks attack me.

In my opinion, I'm not even using the full effect of the [Reflection Technique], where I could literally reflect the force behind the attacks back at the owner and increase the power by channel a bit of my [Ki] to boost the attack back at the opponent, killing them by their own attacks.

Mikumo wasn't standing by and watching this, and help out by taking on Glynda, who was easily taken down in seconds due to not being prepared when she was setting up this barrier, to protect the students around us.

Not even 10 seconds or so for the barrier to appear and drop down the moment Glynda was knocked out cold.

Yeah, neither Mikumo and I wanted to kill anyone just yet, as we're in an unknown realm, where if we kill these people. Then, the people backing them will send their experts to hunt us down.

Both Mikumo and I rather not have to deal with this again. Since this happened to us more than once back in Murim. Not wanting to repeat it again in this new realm.

I glance at Mikumo, who is currently pressuring the students with her [Ki], preventing them from coming to help their teachers. Along with what looks like the other teachers/experts among the students, where they have their weapons out.

"I don't know how you got your hand on the [Relic of Knowledge] without the [Spring Maiden], but I'll take it back and after taking you and your companion down, for questioning." Ozpin said in a cold tone, as he speeds up the pace of his attacks, hoping to overwhelm his opponent with pure speed.

"Oh, so this is the [Relic of Knowledge]. Thanks for confirming it for me." I allow myself to smirk at the brat before me. Yeah, I think this person is a brat, seeing how I see lots of people as brats/kids due to my age. Unless, this white hair brat is older than I am, with proof, then I'll continue to think him as a kid.

Ozpin look at his opponent with a panic and shocked looks, realizing that his opponent is mostly not knowing what he was holding and just revealed what it is, to the enemy from the way his opponent just said, then he just screw up big time, causing him to increase his speed beyond what his body could withstand.

Not wanting to continue this any further after having someone knowing what the [Relic of Knowledge] look like and confirming it. It's time for Mikumo and me to leave, as we got what we wanted, really liking our luck so far today.

Using another [Earth Rebellion's Techniques], and one that Mikumo copy herself and the first one to learn upon seeing it done once.

Beyond what Ozpin could see and watch his opponent disappear before he let out a painful grunt, where he crashed into the ground, breaking his [Aura Shield] instantly. Ozpin couldn't understand what just happen and already been defeated by this unknown enemy, who managed to get one of the [Four Relics] without his notices.

The [Underground Throw] is something I like using most against people, who are specialized in speed. Great for a takedown, as these people should have a weak body and only take a bit of strength for the [Underground Throw], to take them out of the fight.

Quickly, I rush over to Mikumo, who watched the entire fight while making sure no one tries to be a hero or something and heard everything and ready to get us out of here.

Grabbing my wife's hand; we started running, but we heard a shout from Ozpin, then instead of everything speeding up. We found ourselves in a pitch black void.

"Keep going!" I shout to my wife, who stop briefly, causing wherever we are to drain our [Ki Reserve] and resume running upon hearing my shout.

A few minutes later*

(Unknown)

Slowly, we walk out of the void of darkness and enter the tunnel of life. Usually, I would stay away from that as I heard, for those that are close to death would tend to walk into the light, and then, they are dead. But, for now, I'm going to allow Mikumo to drag me to the light, no matter how much I want to stray away from the light.

A few minutes later*

(Unknown)

Then in just a few minutes, we find ourselves in a blinding light, that would have left us to lose our eyesight forever before it dies down, where we finally see where we are.