The Messenger of Death

Kymani gave out a loud sigh of relief as if she had just lifted a stone from on top of her chest. She then turned and faced the rest of Jarja's men as her killing intent continued to soar towards them.

Due to fear, some of them fell to their buttocks and shivered. Those that were strong enough to keep themselves standing started retreating without turning their backs to Kymani.

Kymani was about to make her move on them when she realized that Xander was increasing the distance between them without looking back. She closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose hard, forcing herself to control her bloodlust for these men that used to be led by Jarja.

After a few seconds, she finally calmed down and turned her attention towards Scar who wasn't far off from where she was standing. "The deal that I made with that kid was the best choice that I could pick. If I had tried to force him or showed threatening hostility towards him, my heart would have turned cold a few days ago." She started as she pointed at the back of the walking Xander.

"That guy is the scariest kid I have ever come across. He is one scary kid with terrifying secrets." She added.

Scar stared at Xander's back with squinted eyes as if he was trying to see what Xander's secrets were. Kymani didn't have to tell him about Xander being scary, Scar was able to figure that out on his own after experiencing the terrifying killing intent that Xander emitted previously. That alone was enough to make them know that he had killed more people than they had, or so they thought.

However, they were wrong about one fact. Alexander hasn't killed more people than they had killed, there were even prisoners here that had killed more people than Alexander, but their killing intent was nowhere near his.

This was because Alexander started killing at a young age, moreover, as a mortal with no cultivation. To Alexander, killing intent was a part of him, not a trophy from murdering, but something that had seeped into the core of his bones and soul at a young age…

"Scar, I might be vulgar, but I have rules that I live by. My guilt keeps on eating at me and after all the assistance that you have rendered to me in the past, I cannot leave here without repaying those favors. Nonetheless, I have to leave this prison with that boy, and he is more in a rush to leave here than we are. He hasn't even been here for a week.

So, how about I make this offer to you. As long as you and your men are prepared to leave this prison tonight, I will gladly invite you, and your people, to join us on this journey, I am willing to carry the weight of you and your men." Kymani offered.

She made sure that her voice was loud enough for the distant Xander to hear. If he had any complaints, she would figure out a way to convince him.

Xander heard her but didn't stop or refute what she said.

Kymani smiled at Xander's back; "So what do you say?" She said to Scar.

"While I wish to have the strength to properly protect myself on the Sea, I don't want to remain in this forest anymore. Who knows when I can finally make a breakthrough to Heaven realm? And also, we don't know if that passage to the Ordain plain realm will close in the future. I will join you, wherever I go, my men will go." Scar replied as he turned to look at his men to see if there was anyone amongst them that wasn't in agreement with his reply.

None of them said anything, they just looked at Scar and nodded their heads.

"Splendid, Let us be on our way girls! And gentlemen." Kymani said and they all began walking.

After a few minutes, they increased their pace so that they could catch up to Xander. By the time they caught up with Xander, he turned and looked at Kymani and Scar. "Are you sure that you don't want to kill the rest of Jarja's men? They seem to have mistaken your invitation to him as an invitation that is being extended to them too." Xander pointed at one of the men that was following them from afar.

Kymani shook her head and said; "No need to worry about those cockroaches. I will make sure that they wouldn't be able to follow us into the Sea. I'm very sure that they are terrified of staying in the forest now. With most of us gone, the monsters in the forest will attack those that remain, and believe me when I say that their numbers are like that of an ant's colony. Most of them are comparable to Sky realm cultivators. Leaving them as food for the monsters is a befitting way to end them." She smirked as she glanced at some of Jarja's men that were trying to hitch along.

She made sure that her voice was loud enough for all of them to hear, aiming to mentally torture them. It was either they committed suicide by tagging along with Kymani or they stay in the forest as upcoming food for the monsters.

Either those two or they actually take their lives with their own hands. Whichever option they pick, Kymani felt that she would be satisfied.

A few hours later, Xander and the rest arrived at the shoreline of the Sea. The cold air that came along with the waves of water blew on their faces, giving some of them goosebumps and making them feel more excited than they were already feeling.

The dim light coming from the moon, lit up the night sky partially, its ever distorting reflection on the Sea, and the high possibility that they – the prisoners were going to take a step forward to their freedom; all of this exaggerated the features of the scene to their sights and perceptions, especially to the prisoners that had been imprisoned in the forest for hundreds of years.

They felt as if the divinities of the moon were lighting up the part for them. It was quite a fantasy-like sensation to most of them that had been dreaming about their freedom for a long time.

Kymani walked into the water until the water was reaching her chest before she stopped. She waved her hand, subsequently removing a miniature, Regatta-class ship from her storage ring. The deck of the ship was only filled with necessities, no weapons, and nothing fancy. Following her lead, 5 of her subordinates went into the water and did the same thing that she did.

Now, on the bed of the Sea, there were 6 similar ships. "This should be enough to carry all of us, even if we've had our differences in the past, we have to work together this time, let's get along amicably. If any of the ships get damaged during the journey, we have enough replacements." Kymani announced and flew to the deck of the ship she removed from her ring. She then turned to Xander and Scar, "Wouldn't you both like to join me on this ship?" She invited.

Scar wasted no time in accepting her invitation, he also flew to the top of the deck. Everyone by the shoreline rose to the air and randomly went to the deck of the ships in sight, everyone except Xander.

It was then Kymani realized that Xander hadn't reached the stage where he would be able to use his QI to manipulate the gravity around him. She was about to head back to the shoreline when she saw Xander walk forward. This didn't change her mind from going to pick him up, but what happened next after the water touched Xander was what stopped Kymani.

The water that sought to touch Xander's feet froze, just until the ice was strong enough to hold his weight. He then took another step forward, and when the sole of his shoe touched the surface of the water, that particular spot froze.

To others, it looked like Xander was calmly walking on water with his hand clasped behind him until they saw ice-shaped footprints on the bed of the Sea before they realized how he was walking on water.

Kymani smiled, astonished once again by what Xander was capable of. "As I said, this kid has terrifying secrets." She said to the astonished Scar, unaware that he had seen more of Alexander's powers than Kymani had. He had witnessed Alex use fire, Lex using his spatial ability and he was aware of Milo's existence.

A cultivator creating ice from thin air wasn't something new, cultivators with a high affinity for water could achieve it. What was surprising about this now is the certitude that Alexander had a high affinity with more than two elements. To Scar, it was mind-blowing.

['I thought you said that we should keep this ability a secret for our safety?'] Alex spoke up.

['Yeah, but is there any need for that now? Kymani is bounded by the contract, we have no need to be too paranoid at this point.'] Xander replied.

['Ah, paranoid Alex, it's been long since I heard from you.'] Al mocked with a chuckle.

['Hmph,'] Alex replied to Al.

In a short while, Xander arrived on the deck of the ship and they sailed into the distance.