Chapter 395 - The Maze (Part-2)

"Eww, this place smells so bad.", Zywia grimaced at that as she held her nose before her eyes fell on Ryuu as she spoke with a glare, "Ryuu hand over the array you are using."

Ryuu looked at her before he sent her a talisman upon its activation Zywia let out a sigh of relief as the terrible smell disappeared.

Ryuu sighed at that as he shook his head at her antics only to be taken aback upon seeing many giving him an expecting look on their face as such he could help but ask out loud, "What?!"

"Well could lend us some more of your talisman."

Ryuu's jaw slackened as he gained a look of disbelief before he retorted back, "Why would I give you some, it is a simple array so make it yourself."

"But, you gave her.", only for the speaker to slightly swatted at the head by his fellow cultivator who spoke in a gruff voice, "Of course he would, after all, they have entered together."

Ryuu coughed slightly drawing attention towards him as he clasped his hand looking like he was praying, and then all of a sudden a warm light came from behind him as he spoke in a revered voice, "Helping the old helps my karma, next time you see an old lady well past her prime help her, like helping her cross the street at the very least it helps your karma…."

Ryuu ducked his head as a shoe went passed over his head missing him narrowly before it embedded firmly on to the wall before an insane amount of KI hit him as a deranged Zywia shouted at the top of her lungs, "I WILL KILL YOU RYUU, I WILL KILL THEN PISS ON YOUR REMAINS."

Ryuu knew he was pushing her too much and if he continued she might break, and the thought was enticing to him only to make him shake his head, 'Damn, why am I acting as such? It must be the poison acting in my body yes that must be it.'

He cleared his throat before he gave a dull glare towards her as he spoke, "Zywia you are a lady act as one, your set a bad example to children such as I with such bad words.", he shook his head like someone deeply disappointed at her.

Zywia saw red as she went to lunge at him only to be stopped by Frost Flames and Frozen Ocean as Frozen Ocean rebuked Ryuu, "Brother Ryuu please stop making fun of her like that by referring her to as 'grandmother'."

"Then maybe she should learn not to act like one, she did not ask let alone request me for a talisman but she ordered me like an impudent child and since she is so adamant about acting as an aged old grandmother I will treat her as such."

Everyone including Zywia was taken aback at the cold tone in Ryuu's voice they never thought that the normally easy-going Ryuu would act in such a way as Zywia's eyes widen slightly she had forgotten how her brother had once told how prideful Ryuu was and her speaking and treating him in such a way might have bruised his pride, the fiasco with his brother and the way he crippled that cultivator in the thousand-year banquet in front of so many seniors was proof of that.

She remembered how once when she was present with her mother and Ryuu's older sisters had visited them, they had mentioned how a seven-year-old Ryuu stood defiantly against a Dao Father, was he afraid? Of course, he was yet the only reason he kneeled was because of the aura of the Dao Father forced him to, her mother snorted at that as she had replied to them, 'What do you expect from a Dragon except for their immense pride and rage.', and it seemed that Ryuu had finally reached his limit with her.

Zywia composed herself as she spoke, "Sorry Daoist Brother Ryuu I apologize for acting in such a way against you."

Ryuu's face did not betray any emotion as he gave a small nod before he began to move the others slowly followed his example as they floated slowly through the dark corridor in front of them.

"Zywia are you alright?", Frost Flames voice came to her ears as Zywia shook her head at that.

"No I am not, I made a mistake a terrible one. Since I have stepped inside Eden, I have taken advantage of brother Ryuu many times and seeing I am his family friends he indulged me a lot, but it seems that he might have reached his limit after all."

Frozen Ocean gave her shoulder a small squeeze as she spoke, "I will speak with Ryuu, I understand why he acted, but that was way too much."

Zywia shook her head hastily as she spoke, "Don't you will make it worse he is very prideful even when he was young."

Frost Flames had a curious look on her face as she spoke, "Care to tell us more."

Seeing the curiosity mixed with expectancy made her sigh, 'If they want a story I will give them but slightly embellishing it would not be a bad thing', as such she began to speak, "I know about an incident when he was seven years old.", she noticed that many were listening to their conversation.

"Well it so happened he went to a market and got separated from his family, and then accidentally bumped into an Immortal who got incredibly angry at being bumped at and even though Ryuu apologized the Immortal wanted him to prostrate and ask for mercy.", by then others had slowed down as they listened to her intently trying to learn anything about Ryuu, while the person of the hour suddenly reminisced a slightly similar incident.

"Ryuu refused a seven-year-old refused t bow before the person who was halfway into 'Golden Immortal Stage', and no matter how much threats he gave Ryuu did not budge, as such the person resorted to breaking his legs but did not submit nor did he bow. Ryuu had always been like that, and if you notice carefully he simply tilts his head forward slightly, but Ryuu never gives a proper bow to anyone who is not his family or his teacher, consequences are damned."

Seeing that Zywia had stopped speaking, Frost Flames could not help but ask out loud, "What of that Immortal that was bullying him?"

Zywia looked at Ryuu's back as she spoke, "When his family caught they found him struggling to stand up with his broken hands and legs at the same time glaring back at the Immortal even if his aura was pressing down at him Ryuu did not lower his hand nor did he submit, and as for the Immortal I doubt even a shard of his soul is left, his family is very protective after all."

"Ryuu is always like this, he is friendly, respectful and helpful, but you cannot force him to do something he does not want."

"Hey, you all are going too slow we have to hurry up and regroup this place is a maze.", Ryuu's shout back towards them as they hurried after him shortly but not before Zywia collected her shoe.

It had been a few hours since then all they did was moving through an endless corridor with nothing except the dark and murky water beneath and the constant sound of dripping water that was driving everyone against the wall, they simply wanted the noise to stop.

Suddenly some of them were stopped by an invisible wall as Devaraj shouted out, "What in Heaven's name is this? If someone is playing a prank stop it immediately it is not funny."

The cultivators at the front turned as one of them made his way towards Devaraj only to be stopped similarly, making everyone stunned when all of a sudden the wall on Devaraj's side collapse showcasing another corridor.

Frozen Ocean suddenly pointed towards the ground as she spoke, "Look, the invisible wall is becoming visible."

"Stand back we will breakthrough, a simple wall will not separate us.", as Devaraj moved to the side as a cultivator swung his war hammer hard and hit the invisible wall hard but instead of breaking the part that was hit became solid.

"Stop it stop it, your plan is not only not working but making it go faster."

As the cultivators paused and looked at the invincible wall forming, Ryuu's eyes went towards the further back of the group as he shouted out in alarm, "The ceiling is collapsing look out behind you."

The second group turned back and was horrified to see that the ceiling was coming down.

Ryuu frowned as he spoke with urgency in his voice, "I think the maze is separating us even further, and for now we have no choice but to abide by it."

"Stay safe and be careful, and we will meet again.", someone shouted from amongst the group.

Many from the second group gave Ryuu and his group a small nod as they sped off through the new opening.

As Ryan and his did through theirs as the sound of ceiling collapsing came nearer and nearer.