Battle - 218
The mountain was not in the shape of a typical mountain. Instead of starting with a big base and becoming smaller until there was a peak, this mountain resembled a cut down tree trunk.
It went up around 3,000 miles before it became a flat, stony land that was millions of miles large. Despite its ground which was obviously unsuitable for farming in any way, Tian Ren and the mysterious man felt that it was the best place to settle down.
After all, dirt could always be added later, but such a significant and striking mountain was likely the only one on the entire planet.
At the same exact time, both men flew up to the flat top of the mountain. They reached past the mountain's walls at the exact same time as well.
The first thing each of them noticed was how truly flat the mountain was. The next was each other.
Both Tian Ren and the mysterious man paused when they saw each other. Neither person expected another being to be on the mountain. A wild beast wouldn't have been hard to believe, but a fellow sentient being wasn't even considered.
The mountain seemed to have a slight wind as it blew past both of the men staring at each other.
Eventually, Tian Ren raised his hand and waved it. The mysterious man did the same.
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Tian Ren had never been so wary as he had in this moment. The appearance of another sentient being was out of all his considerations.
It would have been easier to accept if it had been another humanoid being with skin and eyes, but the man in front of him, while seemingly humanoid, appeared to have cloth for skin.
There was no indication of eyes or ears, and the man's arms gave off a weird feeling. In fact, his entire body gave off a weird feeling. Despite his wariness, Tian Ren decided to be friendly until aggression was shown.
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The mysterious man was in a situation similar to Tian Ren. The closest thing he had ever seen to him was a monkey.
Even then, the man on the other side of the mountain was clearly different. He gave off a cleaner and purer feeling than any beast the mysterious man had come across. He didn't like it.
Yet he also decided to be friendly. At the very least, he would make his decision after talking to the thing in front of him.
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After waving at each other, Tian Ren and the mysterious man began to move closer to each other. It wasn't anywhere near their top speeds as they didn't want to come off as aggressive, but they were nowhere near slow.
The mountain was far too big for any sort of slow movement.
Once Tian Ren and the mysterious man were within a hundred feet of each other, they stopped moving and touched the ground with their feet.
They were now in the very center of the mountain.
"Hello. Do you speak english?" Tian Ren asked.
"English? I suppose." The mysterious man said. He simply assumed that they called their languages different names.
"Are you a native of this world?" Tian Ren decided to ask after a moment of silence.
"No. And I assume you aren't either." The mysterious man responded.
Another pause ensued. Both began to realize that they were likely going to be enemies if they were on the planet for resources.
After a while Tian Ren spoke.
"Have you heard about our lord and savior Heaven?" He asked.
"I do not know of any heaven." The man responded seriously.
"Oh..."
Silence ensued.
"My name is Tian Ren. I am a heavenborn, the race of the children of heaven, and I have come to occupy this world, this mountain, and all the resources on them in the name of Heaven." Tian Ren said.
He knew that his words were equivalent to declaring war on the man, but he decided to not back down.
"My name has been long forgotten by all. I have decided that this world, this mountain, and all the resources on them are mine." The mysterious man responded.
"Then so be it." Tian Ren responded.
A final moment of silence ensued as clouds gathered above the mountain.
In an instant, Tian Ren raised his hand and a lightning bolt struck it. From the lightning, a sword formed. It was made out of the pure power of lightning Qi.
At the same exact time as Tian Ren, the mysterious man put his palm to his side and it seemed as if all the darkness in the surroundings gathered on his palm, forming a whirlpool of darkness Qi.
The two men moved at the same time, reaching each other in a moment. Tian Ren struck down with his lightning sword, another strike of lightning from the clouds above following its downward motion.
The mysterious man raised his palm to meet with Tian Ren's sword and collided with it. An extremely powerful force shot out in an instant, putting a large crater in the huge mountain. The two men used all their strength to push against the other, forming a gravitational force that harmed the surroundings even more.
After a moment, the two men's hands were knocked back from each other. That seemed to start the high pace battle that followed.
Tian Ren moved to the mysterious man's side and sliced the lightning sword horizontally.
The mysterious man read his move and sent a large blast of darkness Qi towards Tian Ren and his sword.
The blast of darkness Qi was big enough to hit Tian Ren's entire body, but he did not falter and continued the swinging motion of his lightning sword.
The mysterious man, lacking in experience of battling with an individual of equal strength, did not expect Tian Ren to take the blast head on.
Due to the large surface of his attack and the small focus of Tian Rens, The mysterious man's darkness blast was cut through, allowing the sword to make contact with his hand.
A small cut formed and he backed away a bit. As the attack of darkness Qi faded away, he saw Tian Rens disheveled clothes from taking an area attack without any defense.
'He can't afford to do that too many times. Regardless, I won't make the same mistake again.' The mysterious man thought to himself as the cloth healed nearly instantly without spilling any blood.