The Grey Ghost: Book Two of the Archaic Ring Series by Reed R. Stevens

Author:Reed R. Stevens [Stevens, Reed R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-two: A Spark in the Night

Out in the flowery meadows that made up the Verdurian province of Flora, a young disciple of the Bloodhand Sect stood a short distance away from an eerie mass of shadowy woodland, his dark robes making him all but invisible amid the moonless night. The endless sea of veiled flowers were jostled by constant winds, yet not a single strand of his golden hair stirred, not a fold of his clothes influenced in any way. Eyes closed, a blanket of pulsating energy covered every inch of his body with an ominous scarlet glow.

By now Brecht had developed a decent understanding of the offensive martial skill that his grandfather had passed on to him, though it would take a few days before he could use it. Since leaving the Southern Plains region, he’d spent most of his time experimenting with the three alternate circulation routes for inner essence that served as the foundation of the technique, and had grasped the first set of patterns with relative ease.

With his dantian as the focal point, he sent several pulsations of inner essence throughout his body, the reddish energy meticulously arranged in slithering tendrils that trickled throughout his inner essence channels at regular intervals. A dozen silent rotations bolstered the natural energy within his blood, which lent the resultant aura a more aggressive hue of scarlet.

Maintaining an iron focus, he held out a hand and projected this altered energy out of his body, a small sphere that hovered above his palm like a tiny, dying sun. Although the energy had severed contact with his dantian, it still responded to his will. He steadily altered his breathing pattern and transitioned into the second circulation route, one that enabled his dantian to resonate with his external energy more proficiently than what he was naturally capable of achieving.

Spiritual sense on full alert, he fought back a surge of triumph as he noticed that the sphere of energy had begun to move around as he wished it. He had successfully executed the second circulation route.

Calming his mind, he began to shape the sphere into a phantom hand, stopping once the scarlet, translucent substance had grown to the size of a man’s arm. Stilling his mind, he attempted to undertake the third circulation route and began operating a sprawling net of delicate energies all throughout his body, with his heart at the centre.

The expelled energy began to distort almost immediately. Within seconds it fell apart with a resounding concussion. The force of the fallout sent Brecht tumbling backwards at least ten paces and left a sizeable patch of barren soil where the small blast had shredded all plant life within its area of effect.

Although his latest attempt had failed, Brecht was far from displeased. Rather, for him to have progressed to this stage within such a short amount of time, and without a mentor for guidance, he felt nothing but well warranted vanity. Of the countless disciples in his domain, how many could

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