MTLNOVEL chapter 288 - Back to the Future
#A/N - "Sorry for the past two days, there was a little problem, this is a long chapter as compensation, hehe~"
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- On Marzuki's side.
After Marzuki entered the Portal by himself, he felt a very severe nausea even for someone who was often at sea like him, but other than that, nothing strange happened to him.
After experiencing nausea for a while, which was less than five seconds, Marzuki finally arrived at the other end of the portal, namely the Timeline, where he was supposed to be.
*Ugh~*
After exiting the portal, he immediately fell to his knees due to the nausea.
"... Ugh~ This is the first time I felt this kind of nausea even in my time on the sea"
Said Marzuki while trying to calm himself down and collect his thoughts. Then added.
"... But where's my son though? And where is this? I thought he said that we would immediately arrive at the house, but all I could see was a tree..."
Marzuki suddenly panicked a little when a thought crossed his mind. Continue reading at empire
"Wait! Is this even still earth? Shit! Am I lost again? And this time is on another world? *Sigh* I shouldn't have acted understanding and gone alone, Aiss~ Let's check The Mana first, let's see if this is still on Earth"
Said Marzuki who then closed his eyes to concentrate and then tried to absorb the Mana around him.
The large flow of Mana immediately headed towards Marzuki and directly entered his core; for an Aura user like him, the process of collecting Mana is not much different from Magicians; the only difference is how to use it.
Magicians collect Mana in their core and will release it later when they use magic, while Aura users will condense the Mana in the form of 'liquid' in their Core and sharpen it, the Mana that has changed will be contained in their Core, the Mana will be distributed to all body cells like blood, this can buff the Human physique to exceed Humans, and when the Mana is distributed to Weapons, whatever Weapon it is, then it will produce a sword Aura.
Another thing that distinguishes Aura users and Magicians is the size of their Core, Aura users no matter how high their level is, the size of their Core will remain the same and will not change, while Magicians are different because every time they step into a new realm, their size will also increase, or in other words, get bigger.
Can Aura users use Magic? Yes, but its power will not be comparable to the Magic used by Magicians even though the magic used is the same magic and the Aura user and Magician are at the same level, but it's a different story if someone has two Cores like Arman, which is a case that never happened because Arman can have two cores because of Taufik's help, but if there is someone who does have two cores, becoming a MagicSwordman who can use Magic and Aura is not impossible.
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- a few moments later.
'... Hmm ~ The Mana structure is the same, but why does it feel a bit... Impure? Well, it's not to the point where it's threatened, But if the Mana is absorbed in large amounts in a short time, it might be a bit threatening, but at this level, it will be fine I think. *Hufft~* At least I can make sure that I am still on Earth'
Marzuki said inwardly, then opened his eyes, he still saw the portal, but Taufik had still not come out from that portal; another worry began to emerge in Marzuki's heart.
'... Why is he still not coming out? Did something happen to him? No, he's that strong, so there's nothing to worry about, but... Why he's taking so long?'
After that, Marzuki decided to wait longer; after almost half an hour had passed, Taufik was still nowhere to be seen; at that time, Marzuki's worry grew, but he tried to appear calm and continued to wait. But...
*rustle!* *rustle!*
"!!!"
Marzuki suddenly heard movement from behind him; Marzuki's senses immediately became tense; his hand was already holding the hilt of the sword hanging from his waist, and he was ready to draw it at any time.
Marzuki was ready with his horse stance while trying to catch every sound around him.
*rustle!* *rustle!*
However, the rustling sound that was initially only heard behind him was now heard all around him, and this made Marzuki even more tense.
'... One, three, ten... F*ck, there are so many of them; who are they?'
"... You look familiar, who are you? And is that portal yours?"
"!!!"
Hearing someone's voice, Marzuki immediately turned towards the voice while drawing his sword towards the voice.
What Marzuki saw was a man who, by Asian standards, could be said to be quite handsome. Brown eyes and black hair were typical Asian characteristics, but what was different was the man's clothing; it looked like clothing that was usually worn by tribal people, but at this time, that was not important.
"... Hey, I'm asking you, do you hear me? Or do you even understand what I'm saying?"
The man said again when he didn't get an answer from Marzuki.
"That's my question, who are you? And why if it's this portal is mine? What will you do?"
"Ohh~ so you understand me, this will be easy, do you know where are you now? This is our tribe's territory, our sacred forest, only a few outsiders are allowed to enter this forest, and here you are, now do you understand your situation, OUTSIDER? So answer my question first, or it will not end well for you and... Us"
Said the man, and a moment after he said the word 'Us' while raising both his hands wide, those who had been hiding one by one began to show themselves.
There were dozens of them and they stood around Marzuki in the middle.
Seeing the only way out of this disadvantageous situation was to break through with all his might, Marzuki then manifested his Aura.
"I didn't want to do this on my first day back but if the situation forces it then I have no other choice"
The blackish-purple sword aura that enveloped Marzuki's sword radiated a threatening pressure; every muscle in Marzuki's body that was forged through battle tightened, the slightest threatening movement made by anyone around him, Marzuki would be ready to face it.
"... Come if you dare"
Marzuki said in a cold tone, making everyone around him feel threatened as if the Grim Reaper himself was ready with his scythe, which was attached to their neck and would take their lives if they made the slightest wrong move.
Everyone immediately looked doubtful, making them steal glances at the man who had spoken to Marzuki, but the man also looked a little nervous after seeing the sword aura that Marzuki manifested, especially since it was a blackish purple sword aura that was one step away from entering the black sword aura which was the highest level for Aura users.
With cold sweat falling down his cheeks and then smiling awkwardly at Marzuki. Then said.
"... W-woah~ woah~ easy man, Put down your weapons, let's talk this out, there's no need for violence... Please~"
"I'll do it if you and your person drop all of your hidden weapons. Do you think I will not realize it? I know it's my fault for entering your territory, but I don't have control over it, it's just happening, so drop your hidden weapon and we will talk"
"Alright! Alright! I know, I'll drop it, so calm down, okay?"
"..."
"... See? I just have this one"
Said that man, while dropping something like a Needle to the ground.
"D-Did you see it? I dropped it, now calm down"
"... You have, but your people haven't done it yet, do you think I am a fool?"
"N-No, no, no, no! How can I think something like that"
Said the man who then looked at his people around Marzuki.
"... What are you guys doing? Drop your weapon now"
"But, Rij-"
"There's no But, this is an order from the next Chieftain!"
No one answered after those words came out, and they just followed the man's orders; they took off all the hidden weapons on their bodies and then dropped them to the ground; the process took a few minutes before it was finally completed, and the tense atmosphere still continued.
After everything was done, the man looked back at Marzuki, and still with his awkward smile, he said to Marzuki.
"... S-See? We've done our part, now it's yours"
"..."
Marzuki didn't answer anything, but his sword aura slowly faded.
Seeing this, a satisfied smile slowly began to form on the man's mouth, and when Marzuki's sword aura was about to disappear, the man immediately shouted.
"NOW!!"
*woosh!*
The moment the man said that, dozens of needles coated with poison suddenly shot out from the bush, and they all shot toward Marzuki from every side, which would make it difficult for anyone to avoid them.
"AHAHA~ HOW NA-"
*woosh!*
"Eh?"
The man immediately fell silent after the purple blade aura passed by his side and slightly scratched his cheek, causing blood to drip.
He then looked at Marzuki who was in a position like someone who had just slashed, but now Marzuki was covered by a purple aura all over his body and also his sword.
Around Marzuki lay many needles that should have been stuck in Marzuki's body but now they were lying on the ground.
The man then looked behind him, several trees behind him had now collapsed as if they had been cut down by something sharp. Cold sweat filled the man's face as he slowly looked towards Marzuki.
Dejavu, the man felt Dejavu, like this had happened to him before, his mouth was speechless when his eyes met Marzuki's eyes which now looked like the eyes of a predator looking at its prey, not only him, but all the people around Marzuki and those who were hiding also felt the same feeling as the man 'Fear' was what they felt, even though their numbers were dominant, but they felt like a group of goats facing a predator, it would be good if the predator was a wolf, because only one of them would be the victim but what was in front of them was not a wolf but a predator of all predators, they were like a group of goats facing a dragon that would devour them in one go.
*Gulp*
"How Naif? Is that what you're going to say? What a shame, it seems it's you who is naive... get ready, my next attack won't miss"
"W-W-Wait!"
"Too late"
*Woosh!*
After saying that, Marzuki disappeared from his place, which made the man and the others immediately panic.
"W-Weapon! Grab all your weap-"
"I gave you a chance but you wasted it, don't blame me for this, blame yourself, goodbye"
Said Marzuki who suddenly appeared in front of the man and was ready with his sword to slash the man.
'Oh, Shit! Rati, forgive me for leaving first, please take care of our unborn child, I love you, Mother'
The man said inwardly, closing his eyes, ready to accept his death because he didn't see any chance for him to avoid the attack that was coming at him, ignoring the hysterical screams of the people around him who told him to avoid him, not that he didn't want to but he just couldn't.
*Clang!*
But what he found was not pain but the sound of iron hitting iron that was heard in his ears.
'... Clang?'
Said the man then slowly opened his eyes to peek, and someone appeared in front of him, using his black katana to ward off the attack for him, the man recognized the person who protected him, instantly he felt a deep sense of relief that his eyes watered.
"You're here, Taufik... Sir, Thank you for protecting m-"
"*Sigh* I was only gone for a while, and it's already like this; what are you trying to do to someone I know... Father"
"Yes, what?"
"Oh~ Rijal, long time no see, I see, you're getting braver, it's good"
"... Long time no see... No! What are you saying again? Father? Who? Him?"
"... Yes?"
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