Chapter 906 The Soul Harvest Festival



"It won't be long until you are getting ready for the Soul Harvest Festival, Keng." Fan'r looked over at the silver fox. He swirled his cup and smiled. "I remember mine. It was a glorious time… I wish I could go back to that moment. A splendid moment for a Fox Spirit and their journey."

"What's the Soul Harvest Festival, sir?" Keng asked. "I have little to no knowledge on it. I just know it happens when you're on the brink of final evolution." He scooted forward in his chair, ready to learn more about this 'festival.' "Is it a party?"

"A party, ahah no." Fan'r shook his head. The pink fox took a sip of the last remnants of his drink and set it softly on the table. "They call it a festival, but it's so much more than that… The Soul Harvest Festival activates when you're on the cusp of nine tails. It's an innate thing that triggers in your soul. You hunt and gather as many souls as you can. Whatever extra souls you gather in that time after your initial million, it'll influence how you are…. But I doubt you'll need any more influence. You are Biohuman, Fox Spirit, and a Blessed champion. You and Lee Seng both…"

It grew quiet for a moment in Fan'r's home. Keng slowly nodded, understanding what Fan'r meant. The Soul Harvest Festival would have its final influences on them. 

"I wonder how he'll change after the festival." Keng whispered. He sighed and straightened himself up. He downed the rest of his drink with his Elder and stood up. "I should go, sir. I need to check on my brother."

"Go ahead, Blessed Champion." Fan'r stood up. "You've entertained an old man like me. I'm grateful to be able to repay you for what you've done for me and my family." Keng smiled softly and nodded. They moved over to the front door and Fan'r watched Keng slip on his shoes.

"Fan'r, sir…" Keng looked over at the pink fox. "Do you believe what the doctor has said? Do you think my brother will wake up?" Fan'r's expression didn't change. He simply looked at Keng with hope in his eyes.

"I believe so." Fan'r nodded. "After all, you are the Twin Souls. Your brother refused to become one entirely with you. He wanted a friend, a brother and he got it." Fan'r patted Keng on the shoulder. "I do not understand the God King's wishes. I am not on the holy path and even as a mere hunter, I see the gods weaving all about the forests. Lee Seng will wake up because you walk just fine without fail. Get some rest, Blessed Champion."

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The memory faded from Keng's mind as he ran with Lee Seng. The Soul Harvest Festival had finally come and that meant they needed to gather as many souls.

"Do you know what the Soul Harvest Festival is?" Keng asked Lee Seng. He had asked like Lee Seng didn't already know. They had rejoined many times before, so information would be shared between them.

"The last leg of our journey." Lee Seng answered. They busted through the Academy doors, jumping and landing outside. "Let's get information from the Deimons with this." Keng glanced at Lee Seng, noticing his emotions had vanished. It was replaced with a serious expression like Lee Seng understood what was happening. 

"Let's stay close to each other." Keng suggested. "I have a feeling we won't be able to move far from each other during this." The two exploded into the air, making a beeline straight for the nearest gate.

"Deimons." Lee Seng whispered. Lee Seng diverted down into the Fourth Year's city streets. Screams grew in the twins' ears as Lee Seng ripped through a Deimon. A man and woman cowered in fear as they yelped. Lee Seng continued forward, ignoring the survivors. 

[+10,000]

[+5,000]

[+10,000]

[+2,000]

Lee Seng and Keng easily cleared the Deimon runts. They gave random amounts of souls which quickly over-filled the Golden Protocol. 

"Ahh!" A little girl screamed. She ran as the Deimon pulled away from the building side. They left the old woman and made chase for the girl. A thin line of yellow flew out, carving the Deimon's body into many pieces. The Deimon exploded in blood, crumpling onto the floor as the little girl tripped. She screamed as Lee Seng grabbed her and set her on the floor before continuing on.

'You don't know anything either.' Lee Seng thought. 'Any luck on your side?' Keng came to a stop, grabbing the Deimon by her throat and lifting her up. His eyes glowed for a moment before breaking the Deimon's neck.

"No." Keng sighed. "These guys are literally runts." He tossed the Deimon to the side and took a moment to look around. 

"Well, well, well! It looks like you really made a mess of things!" A gunshot fired straight for Keng. A silver crest appeared, blocking the gunshot. Connie smiled as she appeared forty feet away from Keng. "Running through these losers like nothing. Hmmm… It's really a shame you did that."

'Found her.' Keng turned. Connie smiled as she held a large rifle in her hands.

'Coming.' Lee Seng replied.

"Hm, you aren't exactly him, but you give off the same vibes… Why's that?" Connie asked. "Don't answer. I already know." She sprayed Keng who immediately vanished. Connie laughed loudly as she emptied the clip. As soon as she was done, she began to reload, not caring if the person she had found came for her.

"Resonance Art: Silver Flash." Keng reappeared mere inches from Connie, swinging Hydrosphere forward. Connie continued to load as the bullets flew straight for her. Connie and Keng lit up in smoke as the silver fox blinked, reappearing back in his space. The silver rune faded as Keng listened to Connie finish reloading.

"I gotta hand it to ya, vibe-alike. You're much better than the actual Lee Seng. You saw it coming and waited until the last moment before blinking. It's like you know how it works." Connie pointed the gun straight at Keng. Water bubbled around Keng as he casually tossed Hydrosphere into the air. "Are you even listening?"

Connie watched as Keng continued to toss his daggers into the air. She knew they had water-affinity magic attached to them. It was strong, too. She wondered if that was why the person in front of her was confident. She gritted her teeth and shot at the dagger, watching it turn in another direction, escaping Keng's hand. 

Keng didn't bother to grab the dagger. It clattered off to the side as Keng flipped the dagger in his left hand and rushed straight for Connie. She grinned, expecting the strange silver Fox to attack her. She let the bullets go, watching Keng quickly and precisely hit every single bullet without fail. 

"Devouring Sea Dragon." 

"GRAH!" A roar flew out of Hydrosphere, spilling into a large water dragon that flew at Connie. Connie cursed as she tried to jump out of the way, only to be snatched by the dragon. The dragon slammed Connie against one of the house buildings, crumbling it in an instant.

"Gravitum: Meteor Rush." Lee Seng pointed his hand into the sky and watched as a large  magical circle appeared. He swung his finger downwards and watched as meteors flew out of the magical circle and collided with the earth below.

"You think she's dead?" Keng asked, reappearing next to Lee Seng. A silver mark faded from his right arm, quickly being replaced with another one. 

"No." Lee Seng answered. The twins watched as the meteors destroyed everything around them. 

"You shouldn't have used Meteor Rush if that was the case then." 

"Watch." 

Connie's energy bubbled, growing immensely. A scream came from below followed by a set of energy hounds. The hounds exploded in purple energy bullets, tracking Lee Seng and Keng. The two split, dancing around the sky as they  watched the bullets easily collide with each other. 

"That's why…" Connie's distorted voice growled. "He's your little pet!" Connie flew straight for Lee Seng, firing purple energy beams at him. 

"Devour." Lee Seng lifted his right hand up towards the energy bullets. Connie watched as Lee Seng easily swallowed the bullets this time and grew closer. Lee Seng released a breath of Celestial fire, temporarily blocking Connie's view of him.

'Switch!' Keng flashed in place, collecting energy. 'Luminous Fury Wave!' Keng flew out of the fire, slashing at Connie with the first strike. She howled in pain as she released bullets in every direction. Keng absorbed the bullets in front of him, moving to slash, again. Hydrosphere hissed as steam flew out of it as Keng missed his mark. 

Connie continued to fire bullets, keeping the twins away from her. Lee Seng and Keng absorbed the bullets, rushing forward in an attempt to collide with her.

"Deimon Release." Connie sighed. A blast of energy flew outwards, pushing the twins backwards as Connie's energy skyrocketed. Purple smoke clouded Connie from the twins as she cackled. "I'll show you the epitome of power! I'll show you what its like to fight me!"