The Reign of the Outlander

Chapter 15: In The Land of Waterfall

Alas! Everything is settled in the parallel universe, in the land of waterfall called Hiwaga. Amaris was able to complete preparing the obstacles, the battleground, the challenges she made for Altalune and Lune. It's about time for her to return to Mahika Academy. She's certain that the two were complaining about her sudden disappearance.

After seeing what she had prepared, she closed her eyes and reappeared in front of the two person, waiting for her arrival.

"Mother!"

"Amaris!"

Both called her name, and they were happy to see her back outside her house, nearby Mahika Academy. Altalune is the one excited to hear about her whereabouts while Lune just watch her start news.

"Are you ready to return to Hiwaga?"

"Yes! Yes!"

Her fifteen-year-old daughter were the first in line to respond. Lune smiled at her as a sign of his attention to what she asked.

"Are we going to count again, mother?"

"From ten to one or one to ten?" Lune added, giving her a frown.

"No, not at this time, Altalune, Lune. Just close your eyes, and I'll bring you to your training ground," she giggled when she remembered what she did to them earlier. But, this time, she'll allow them only to close their eyes.

Amaris directly edged her pointed and middle finger together in her forehead. An abrupt ray of light swallowed all of them away from Mahika Academy, and emerge in front of the waterfall.

"You can open your eyes now."

Altalune saw a different Hiwaga in front of her. She compared the place she was in earlier from the one she's now watching in front of her. There was a giant waterfall surrounding the circled V-shaped floating land mass, but what she sees now were barrier, spikes, tower, battleground, and battlefield, intentionally made for training.

"So, this is where you have been earlier, Amaris?" Lune was curious to know what she did with the place, and he was only confirming it from her.

"Yes, Lune. I brought you here, then return you back, so I can prepare something for each one of you. Do not fret. These are simple challenges that I am confident that you both can outweigh."

She was raising her hands, showing her that entire area while Lune still unable to believe that she did it all ready in a snap of her finger, or in a blink of her eye.

"My rules are simple. You trained yourself first from the top before you get in the battlefield, here, right in the land you were standing," she started giving her rules in front of them.

"Are you telling me to battle with Lune later on, mother?" Altalune suddenly agitated by her words, that she needed to confirm that what she said wasn't true.

"Yes, my dear Altalune. But, only your physical strength, unless you know how to wake up your inborn power," she replied, feeling belittled.

"Don't worry, Altalune, I won't give my one hundred percent strength to fight you, but I will allow my one hundred and fifty percent ability to surpass you," Lune joked around her, and she gave him a deathly glare.

"I was just taunting you, Altalune. Stop being serious. You're the most powerful from Mahika Academy. I'm sure you can defeat me in one blow," Altalune give him another deadly stare before Amaris stops her from getting angry.

"All right, let's continue. The first obstacle you are going to face is the water barrier." She was pointing at the floating water boundary that suddenly began sealing the waterfalls.

"What happened, Amaris? Why are those waterfalls suddenly changed into a barrier? Where are the waterfall?" Altalune is curious to know what happen. Amaris replied by staring at her purposely, reminding her to stay quiet and listen. "I'm sorry."

"Like I said, your first obstacle is to remove that barrier and let the waterfall back to life. This requires your physical strength. You can do any tricks you want to destroy that boundary. It is up to you what method do you think can erode that barrier in front of you. Do you understand?" Amaris was looking at them seriously, without giving any sign of smirk, giggle, or chuckled.

Altalune and Lune looked at the giant barrier made of stone in front of them. They were thinking hard how to destroy it, but Amaris was waiting for their response.

"Is it a go, or a no, Altalune? Lune?" Both turned their gaze to Amaris and answered her promptly.

"Yes, we understand!"

"Then, let the first challenge begin!"

Amaris move ten steps away from both of them, crossing her arms, watching them behind. She also opened her hearing ability, so she can hear completely what they're about to ask, or talk to each other.

"Do you think we can destroy that giant wall, Lune?" she whispered into his ears without looking back to Amaris whose listening to her.

"What do you think, Altalune? Are you giving up? I thought you're stronger than I? Are you afraid that I'll defeat you on this?" he started teasing her again without even staring at her face to face.

"When will you stop making fun of me, Lune?" her voice began cracking a sound, then Amaris added one more instruction to them.

"I'm giving you thirty-minutes to figure out what you are going to do, Altalune, Lune. Is that clear?"

"Yes!"

After answering her loud and clear, they set their eyes and mind into the giant wall. Back to back, Lune decided to divide the task.

"I'll stick to this half from your back, Altalune, and you, focus on finding a way to ravage that huge dam-like barricade. You understand?"

"I heard you. Good luck."

Eyes were both set to the tallest fence they have ever seen in their entire life, except for the gate Lune remembered opening it during his challenges, and of course, Altalune, who succeeded in the Land of Illusion. This seems to be the gigantic one that they must destroy.

"Almost fifteen minutes. Are going to stand still until your time is over? Aren't you at least try one trick?"

After hearing those words from her, both jumped as high than they can reach, and punch the wall several times with their fists. They thought they're going to fall down, but the gravity on Hiwaga Waterfall help both of them float. The clock in their head continued ticking like a time bomb, and by all means, they have to destroy the fence.

Altalune is getting ready for another punch, when all of a sudden, Lune from behind release an enormous energy from his eyes. A laser beam came out and destroyed the fence into half. Before, he broke the other half, Altalune was enraged, closing her fist firmly, and punch the wall in front of her.

The wall from Lune's laser beam was destroyed while Altalune's strong punch made a huge c***k, breaking the fence, and saw the waterfall again, splashing in front of her.

...

IN THE LAND DOWN under, about 5,000 feet below sea level, Leviathan is talking to a persona from Mahika Academy, in his favorite golden mirror made of fire.

"Buswang wasn't able to absorb the powers of the Hiwagans here, Leviathan. A certain fifteen years old girl named Altalune destroyed their strategy. Do you have a new plan?"

"I do. But, I also need your help."

"If what you are going to ask is the way to enter the Mahika Academy, I don't think I can do that. I have no idea what barrier Whizka has created to seal the portal, Leviathan. You have a way, don't you?"

"Of course, I do have a way. And my way is going to be a success."

"And how can I help you, Leviathan?"

"I think, I don't need you anymore. I'll contact you once I plan everything out. Goodbye."

Leviathan hurriedly finish his conversation to one of his eyes inside the Mahika Academy. He was a bit disappointed, but he did not show it to the one he was talking about. He planned to use Buswang and his army to capture all of them, then eat their powers. And he'll guarantee that those who won't help him, will end up being throwing in the Land of Restless, or No Return.

"Uwak! Where are you? Uwak!" he was calling to his filthy black crow flying and strolling in the Land of Impyerno.

"Yes, my king Leviathan? Your filthy crow is bowing in front of you."

The half-human, half crow with pointed beak kneel down to Leviathan. The King of Impyerno, the Ruler of the Underworld, saw his bow.

"Rise, my filthy servant."

"Your servant is here to accept your order."

"I'm not going to boss you around. I only need an evident answer, Uwak."

"I'm all ears, my king."

"Go to the Land of Restless and find out what's happening to Buswang. Alert me directly if they were doing differently from what I warned. You understand, right? I don't want to repeat what I said, Uwak. I know you."

"Yes, my king. I heard it loud and clear. Is there anything else you would like to order?"

"How about a crispy fried chicken in the land of mortal? Can you order it for me?"

"I'm sorry, my king. I'll go now and return immediately."

Uwak bent down and bid his good-bye to do what instructed by Leviathan to him. The King of the Underworld laugh at his own joke to Uwak. He made him scared like a filthy rat.

"Does he even think that he can order a crispy chicken in the mortal world? Such a dumb crow!"