Chapter 172: 172
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At this point, Juin had no recourse but to sigh deeply at his fate of having such a teacher. Sure, Tucker was strong, but was it worth having a strong teacher if it meant constantly being pushed to his death?
Memories of his training session flashed past in his mind, and in those memories, Tucker was like a monster who constantly pushed him to his limits and made him stay there. It even gave Juin nightmares every now and then. If he were like Luca, he would have burned down Presley's mansion by now.
Sure, those hellish training helped Juin train faster, but a lot of the times, he wanted to cry and give up. If not for the thoughts of protecting his loved ones, he would have given up after a while.
Pinching his glabella, he could only blame his fate.
"Calm down, Juin… Calm down. Just take this as another brutal training…" Juin mumbled to himself as he rubbed his c.h.e.s.t in an attempt to calm himself down.
Thankfully, he did not have long to mull over anything, for in the next second, their names were called upon.
Stepping up to the front of the tombstone, they cleared their throats and declared their names one after the other.
"Tucker Lee!"
"Juin!"
"Cyrus!"
Their words loud and clear, ringing in the ears of those within a few meters away. When the other members of the Order heard their names, specifically Juin's, they immediately looked over to take a glance at the newest member of Presley's mansion, as well as the one who caused so much commotion this year.
"That's him…"
"I heard he's quite small… but he looks fine…"
"He's possessed though."
"Who cares… Look at him! There's no negative effect on him! If I can get a demon to possess me without any harm, I would have done it! Do you know how beneficial it is? President Presley even assigned Tucker to be his teacher!"
Not knowing that they were being discussed about, the trio stood in front of the tombstone with excited expressions, each of them was being excited about the different things that would happen in the other dimension.
ZING!
The same portal lit up, and the three of them walked across the portal in unison.
…
The moment they stepped in, Juin and Cyrus' jaws almost dropped to the ground. Surrounding them were water… No, not just water. They were standing on a small floating land in the middle of an ocean with no land to be seen, and oddly enough, there were five erected pillars of water that shot up into the sky from the ocean.
Within each of the pillars, there was some sort of a dark blue stand, and when someone was waiting in front of one of the pillars, the water parted in halves, allowing that person to step into the stand inside the pillar.
When the water curtain closed again, the stand then slowly descended down until it hit the ocean, before it went straight into the ocean.
As Juin and Cyrus watched in fascination, Tucker could not help but chuckle at their innocent expressions.
"Other than not being located on Earth, the myth about Atlantis has been mostly true. And instead of a city that was submerged in seawater, it's actually an entire world. Welcome to Atlantis!"
As he said so, he opened his arms wide dramatically.
"Are we taking one of those?" Cyrus asked, holding tightly onto Juin's shirt while looking at Tucker. While he was a good swimmer, he wasn't that comfortable at being surrounded by nothing but water.
Tucker laughed. "Of course not! Those are for people who have yet to learn how to fly using their soul power or even using a soul power shield. We can just fly down, then use our soul power shields to protect us from the water. It's a lot more fun since we can control the speed ourselves. Once we reach within 50km within the largest country of Atlantis, Terre D'eau, also our destination, we won't need the shields as there are wards there that helped to generate fresh air."
"So, these Atlanteans need oxygen as well?" Juin asked as he watched some of the Atlantean guards, who were half-n.a.k.e.d and were directing the newcomers to the pillars. These Atlanteans looked similar to them, except that they were all almost 2-meter tall, and on their bodies, there were some strange tattoo-like markings that glowed in either yellow, green, or blue every now and then.
Tucker glanced at the Atlantean guards before explaining, "See those markings on their bodies? Those markings have similar functions like a fish gill. It helps to filter the oxygen from the water. However, unlike a real fish, or seaborne supernatural creatures, Atlanteans still require fresh oxygen from the air. Without it, they can survive, but their bodies will get weaker and weaker. See how they are glowing now?"
Juin and Cyrus both nodded, upon which, Tucker continued to explain, "The Atlanteans' biggest weakness is that they can't be in the water for too long, nor can they be out of water for too long."
At this point, Juin was still staring at the guards, and he noticed some peculiarity. "Mr. Tucker, do the markings denote their ranks?"
Not only did he notice that the colors of the markings when they glowed were different, but he also noticed that the numbers of guards were different for each color as well. There were one guy with yellow glowing markings, 8 in green, and the rest in blue… It was almost a pyramid like system, which piqued his curiosity.
Tucker nodded. "Good observation. The color of the markings that they were born with would set to indicate the paths that they should follow, and also, what they are supposed to do. That one in yellow, that's the leader for today."
As they flew down from the stand, Juin asked while carrying Cyrus on his back, "Can it be changed?"
"It could, not so much in the color of the markings but the ranks… But attempts to change one's life will result in execution," Tucker said in a low voice. He then indicated Cyrus and Juin to activate their shields before following him into the sea where their voices would be muffled.
When they were inside the sea, Tucker said, after enveloping all three of them in a huge air bubble, "While here, remember something. Do not attempt to change the Atlanteans' fate by telling them things. Status quo is extremely big here and is not to be challenged. The colors that they were born in will determine the jobs they could do in the future."
"But…" Juin clenched his fists as he said, "To be told that they can only achieve this much because of something they have no choice in…"
"That's the life here," Tucker said, placing his hands behind his back and clasping them as he looked ahead. "Humans on Earth are always wondering what's the purpose of life and why they were placed on Earth… Atlanteans don't have those. Their purposes have been set. From young, they were raised to fulfill some purpose, to be a guard, a princess, a king. These are something that have been set in stone and something they can't escape from."
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At this point, Juin had no recourse but to sigh deeply at his fate of having such a teacher. Sure, Tucker was strong, but was it worth having a strong teacher if it meant constantly being pushed to his death?
Memories of his training session flashed past in his mind, and in those memories, Tucker was like a monster who constantly pushed him to his limits and made him stay there. It even gave Juin nightmares every now and then. If he were like Luca, he would have burned down Presley's mansion by now.
Sure, those hellish training helped Juin train faster, but a lot of the times, he wanted to cry and give up. If not for the thoughts of protecting his loved ones, he would have given up after a while.
Pinching his glabella, he could only blame his fate.
"Calm down, Juin… Calm down. Just take this as another brutal training…" Juin mumbled to himself as he rubbed his c.h.e.s.t in an attempt to calm himself down.
Thankfully, he did not have long to mull over anything, for in the next second, their names were called upon.
Stepping up to the front of the tombstone, they cleared their throats and declared their names one after the other.
"Tucker Lee!"
"Juin!"
"Cyrus!"
Their words loud and clear, ringing in the ears of those within a few meters away. When the other members of the Order heard their names, specifically Juin's, they immediately looked over to take a glance at the newest member of Presley's mansion, as well as the one who caused so much commotion this year.
"That's him…"
"I heard he's quite small… but he looks fine…"
"He's possessed though."
"Who cares… Look at him! There's no negative effect on him! If I can get a demon to possess me without any harm, I would have done it! Do you know how beneficial it is? President Presley even assigned Tucker to be his teacher!"
Not knowing that they were being discussed about, the trio stood in front of the tombstone with excited expressions, each of them was being excited about the different things that would happen in the other dimension.
ZING!
The same portal lit up, and the three of them walked across the portal in unison.
…
The moment they stepped in, Juin and Cyrus' jaws almost dropped to the ground. Surrounding them were water… No, not just water. They were standing on a small floating land in the middle of an ocean with no land to be seen, and oddly enough, there were five erected pillars of water that shot up into the sky from the ocean.
Within each of the pillars, there was some sort of a dark blue stand, and when someone was waiting in front of one of the pillars, the water parted in halves, allowing that person to step into the stand inside the pillar.
When the water curtain closed again, the stand then slowly descended down until it hit the ocean, before it went straight into the ocean.
As Juin and Cyrus watched in fascination, Tucker could not help but chuckle at their innocent expressions.
"Other than not being located on Earth, the myth about Atlantis has been mostly true. And instead of a city that was submerged in seawater, it's actually an entire world. Welcome to Atlantis!"
As he said so, he opened his arms wide dramatically.
"Are we taking one of those?" Cyrus asked, holding tightly onto Juin's shirt while looking at Tucker. While he was a good swimmer, he wasn't that comfortable at being surrounded by nothing but water.
Tucker laughed. "Of course not! Those are for people who have yet to learn how to fly using their soul power or even using a soul power shield. We can just fly down, then use our soul power shields to protect us from the water. It's a lot more fun since we can control the speed ourselves. Once we reach within 50km within the largest country of Atlantis, Terre D'eau, also our destination, we won't need the shields as there are wards there that helped to generate fresh air."
"So, these Atlanteans need oxygen as well?" Juin asked as he watched some of the Atlantean guards, who were half-n.a.k.e.d and were directing the newcomers to the pillars. These Atlanteans looked similar to them, except that they were all almost 2-meter tall, and on their bodies, there were some strange tattoo-like markings that glowed in either yellow, green, or blue every now and then.
Tucker glanced at the Atlantean guards before explaining, "See those markings on their bodies? Those markings have similar functions like a fish gill. It helps to filter the oxygen from the water. However, unlike a real fish, or seaborne supernatural creatures, Atlanteans still require fresh oxygen from the air. Without it, they can survive, but their bodies will get weaker and weaker. See how they are glowing now?"
Juin and Cyrus both nodded, upon which, Tucker continued to explain, "The Atlanteans' biggest weakness is that they can't be in the water for too long, nor can they be out of water for too long."
At this point, Juin was still staring at the guards, and he noticed some peculiarity. "Mr. Tucker, do the markings denote their ranks?"
Not only did he notice that the colors of the markings when they glowed were different, but he also noticed that the numbers of guards were different for each color as well. There were one guy with yellow glowing markings, 8 in green, and the rest in blue… It was almost a pyramid like system, which piqued his curiosity.
Tucker nodded. "Good observation. The color of the markings that they were born with would set to indicate the paths that they should follow, and also, what they are supposed to do. That one in yellow, that's the leader for today."
As they flew down from the stand, Juin asked while carrying Cyrus on his back, "Can it be changed?"
"It could, not so much in the color of the markings but the ranks… But attempts to change one's life will result in execution," Tucker said in a low voice. He then indicated Cyrus and Juin to activate their shields before following him into the sea where their voices would be muffled.
When they were inside the sea, Tucker said, after enveloping all three of them in a huge air bubble, "While here, remember something. Do not attempt to change the Atlanteans' fate by telling them things. Status quo is extremely big here and is not to be challenged. The colors that they were born in will determine the jobs they could do in the future."
"But…" Juin clenched his fists as he said, "To be told that they can only achieve this much because of something they have no choice in…"
"That's the life here," Tucker said, placing his hands behind his back and clasping them as he looked ahead. "Humans on Earth are always wondering what's the purpose of life and why they were placed on Earth… Atlanteans don't have those. Their purposes have been set. From young, they were raised to fulfill some purpose, to be a guard, a princess, a king. These are something that have been set in stone and something they can't escape from."
At this point, Juin had no recourse but to sigh deeply at his fate of having such a teacher. Sure, Tucker was strong, but was it worth having a strong teacher if it meant constantly being pushed to his death? Memories of his training session flashed past in his mind, and in those memories, Tucker was like a monster who constantly pushed him to his limits and made him stay there. It even gave Juin nightmares every now and then. If he were like Luca, he would have burned down Presley's mansion by now. Sure, those hellish training helped Juin train faster, but a lot of the times, he wanted to cry and give up. If not for the thoughts of protecting his loved ones, he would have given up after a while. Pinching his glabella, he could only blame his fate. "Calm down, Juin Calm down. Just take this as another brutal training" Juin mumbled to himself as he rubbed his c.h.e.s.t in an attempt to calm himself down. Thankfully, he did not have long to mull over anything, for in the next second, their names were called upon. Stepping up to the front of the tombstone, they cleared their throats and declared their names one after the other. "Tucker Lee!" "Juin!" "Cyrus!" Their words loud and clear, ringing in the ears of those within a few meters away. When the other members of the Order heard their names, specifically Juin's, they immediately looked over to take a glance at the newest member of Presley's mansion, as well as the one who caused so much commotion this year. "That's him" "I heard he's quite small but he looks fine" "He's possessed though." "Who cares Look at him! There's no negative effect on him! If I can get a demon to possess me without any harm, I would have done it! Do you know how beneficial it is? President Presley even assigned Tucker to be his teacher!" Not knowing that they were being discussed about, the trio stood in front of the tombstone with excited expressions, each of them was being excited about the different things that would happen in the other dimension. ZING! The same portal lit up, and the three of them walked across the portal in unison. The moment they stepped in, Juin and Cyrus' jaws almost dropped to the ground. Surrounding them were water No, not just water. They were standing on a small floating land in the middle of an ocean with no land to be seen, and oddly enough, there were five erected pillars of water that shot up into the sky from the ocean. Within each of the pillars, there was some sort of a dark blue stand, and when someone was waiting in front of one of the pillars, the water parted in halves, allowing that person to step into the stand inside the pillar. When the water curtain closed again, the stand then slowly descended down until it hit the ocean, before it went straight into the ocean. As Juin and Cyrus watched in fascination, Tucker could not help but chuckle at their innocent expressions. "Other than not being located on Earth, the myth about Atlantis has been mostly true. And instead of a city that was submerged in seawater, it's actually an entire world. Welcome to Atlantis!" As he said so, he opened his arms wide dramatically. "Are we taking one of those?" Cyrus asked, holding tightly onto Juin's shirt while looking at Tucker. While he was a good swimmer, he wasn't that comfortable at being surrounded by nothing but water. Tucker laughed. "Of course not! Those are for people who have yet to learn how to fly using their soul power or even using a soul power shield. We can just fly down, then use our soul power shields to protect us from the water. It's a lot more fun since we can control the speed ourselves. Once we reach within 50km within the largest country of Atlantis, Terre D'eau, also our destination, we won't need the shields as there are wards there that helped to generate fresh air." "So, these Atlanteans need oxygen as well?" Juin asked as he watched some of the Atlantean guards, who were half-n.a.k.e.d and were directing the newcomers to the pillars. These Atlanteans looked similar to them, except that they were all almost 2-meter tall, and on their bodies, there were some strange tattoo-like markings that glowed in either yellow, green, or blue every now and then. Tucker glanced at the Atlantean guards before explaining, "See those markings on their bodies? Those markings have similar functions like a fish gill. It helps to filter the oxygen from the water. However, unlike a real fish, or seaborne supernatural creatures, Atlanteans still require fresh oxygen from the air. Without it, they can survive, but their bodies will get weaker and weaker. See how they are glowing now?" Juin and Cyrus both nodded, upon which, Tucker continued to explain, "The Atlanteans' biggest weakness is that they can't be in the water for too long, nor can they be out of water for too long." At this point, Juin was still staring at the guards, and he noticed some peculiarity. "Mr. Tucker, do the markings denote their ranks?" Not only did he notice that the colors of the markings when they glowed were different, but he also noticed that the numbers of guards were different for each color as well. There were one guy with yellow glowing markings, 8 in green, and the rest in blue It was almost a pyramid like system, which piqued his curiosity. Tucker nodded. "Good observation. The color of the markings that they were born with would set to indicate the paths that they should follow, and also, what they are supposed to do. That one in yellow, that's the leader for today." As they flew down from the stand, Juin asked while carrying Cyrus on his back, "Can it be changed?" "It could, not so much in the color of the markings but the ranks But attempts to change one's life will result in execution," Tucker said in a low voice. He then indicated Cyrus and Juin to activate their shields before following him into the sea where their voices would be muffled. When they were inside the sea, Tucker said, after enveloping all three of them in a huge air bubble, "While here, remember something. Do not attempt to change the Atlanteans' fate by telling them things. Status quo is extremely big here and is not to be challenged. The colors that they were born in will determine the jobs they could do in the future." "But" Juin clenched his fists as he said, "To be told that they can only achieve this much because of something they have no choice in" "That's the life here," Tucker said, placing his hands behind his back and clasping them as he looked ahead. "Humans on Earth are always wondering what's the purpose of life and why they were placed on Earth Atlanteans don't have those. Their purposes have been set. From young, they were raised to fulfill some purpose, to be a guard, a princess, a king. These are something that have been set in stone and something they can't escape from."
