Martial Arts Worlds

The Second Volume - The Two Geniuses.

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The water of the sea splashed against the port city's harbor walls. The sky above was a brilliant shade of blue as the sun was hovering high in the sky.

The seaside city was right beside the vast, almost endless sea that was commonly known as "World Seas," and the salty scent of the ocean lingered in the air.

The world of martial arts was a strange place, and so was the look of the world. The World Seas circled around the world, splitting it into two main regions.

Those two main regions stood at separate poles of the planet, separated by the World Seas.

The region where the majority of humanity lived was called the Martial World, while the other region on the other side of the World Seas was infamously called the Dead World.

Those two regions were immensely large, and thus, Martial World, even though it was only one-third of the world, still housed thousands of countries.

The World Seas, on the other hand, had thousands of islands.

It made the population of the world nearly ten billion, but no one actually knew the exact number because of the Dead World.

No one actually knew whether anyone was alive there.

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Seaside City, the second day of the year.

A wild-looking young man walked down the city's streets. It was quite warm here even though it was winter in most regions of New Rakuya, but Seaside City had a tropical climate all year round.

The young man was tall, with long, unkempt hair that blew in the gentle breeze. The hair, while unkempt and wild, still made him look quite dangerously attractive and mysterious at the same time.

With the tropical climate, he wore a loose, white linen shirt that billowed in the wind; black trousers and then sandals completed the outfit.

'What time is it?' Kiernan took out his phone and saw that it was about an hour before the ship departed from the harbor.

He'd already finished his preparations for his trip to Nightingale. The backpack that was dangling from his shoulders was filled with everything he needed, and he'd already purchased the tickets.

He was taking a usual passenger vessel, but he paid some extra; well, his father did, because he was poor as hell, and got a place for himself in a vessel that was specially built to withstand the sea monster attacks.

The World Seas was a dangerous place, and its vast watery depths housed many dangerous beasts that even the strongest martial artist would struggle to defeat.

However, they weren't going that deep into the World Seas, luckily. The closer they got to the Dead World, the more dangerous the creatures became.

After a short walk, he arrived at the harbor, and there were many shops, some selling food, such as fish, some selling fishing equipment, and others selling trinkets and souvenirs.

A few were even offering some boat tours around the mysterious sunken islands.

Kiernan entered an open bar, which was quite small and looked like a stall but cozy and inviting.

He took a seat in one of the five seats available, ordered a drink, and struck up a conversation with the bartender.

When the bartender went to make the drink, which was non-alcoholic as Kiernan didn't want to get drunk, he heard something interesting from a television that was mounted on the small bar's wall.

"A terrifying incident had happened just behind me." The reporter was standing on the deck of a ship while pointing at the island behind him.

The island looked empty and was clad in a misty fog that looked slightly like smoke as if something was on fire.

"A few days ago, this island behind me—Swording Port—was attacked by the pirates, and as far as we can tell, there are no survivors.

"The Navy is currently investigating the motive for such a brutal attack. Swording Port was known for its blacksmiths, and…"

The television kept displaying the news.

"Here." The bartender gave Kiernan his drink.

"Are those attacks common?" Kiernan asked as he took a sip of the drink.

"Not to this extent," the bartender said with a sigh and glanced at the television. "Terrifying incident. Swording Port is quite a small island, but it still had thousands of people living there, and now all of them are dead."

"Huh…" Kiernan finished the drink, then paid for it, and with backpack in hand, started heading towards the ship.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

While checking his ticket number, he soon found the ship, and while it wasn't the biggest ship available, it had fortified walls and looked sturdy enough for the journey ahead.

The passengers were slowly boarding the ship.

After Kiernan reached the deck, he gave the ticket to the ship attendant and then sat on one of the wooden benches along the railing.

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Enjoy exclusive adventures from empire

"?" Kiernan looked over and saw one of the passengers lying on one of the beach chairs, fast asleep with a loud snore.

He was also a young man, around the same age as Kiernan, and he was very handsome with crazy, white spiky hair with some red strands of hair mixed in.

'I haven't seen anyone with such crazy hair before.' Kierna thought, and then saw that his skin was quite tanned as if he was sun-kissed. 'A foreigner?'

"The ship is leaving!" The captain shouted, urging the passengers to board quickly.

The last passengers hurried up the ramp, and then the gangplank was pulled up as the ship started to sail away from the port.

The ship cut through the water like a knife, and the Seaside City started to slowly disappear.

"Whoo…" Kiernan leaned over the railing, enjoying the fresh air and the feeling of freedom.

'I was already getting used to the freezing temperatures of Irio, but in the World Seas, it's so warm. I've read about this place and how strange the climates are there.

'There are islands that are fully covered in snow with freezing climates, but the surrounding waters are still warm without any ice in sight.

'Very strange, and I've read about some islands having only night time—Nightingale being one of them, known as the City of the Night.'

Kiernan smiled, excited about his incoming adventure.