Wudang: Legends Of Qi Earth 115 The Forbidden City I : Khan's Rank Up

The flight was silent, there was a heavy atmosphere in the airship that not even the raucous antics of Khan could lighten the atmosphere. But for Alex, the situation was entirely different, and that could only be attributed to the fact that he has been staring and wispy translucent being, that was tethered to the dead body the secret guard had dragged into the Airship. Though nothing has been said, based on the pale green veins stretched from his neck, all the way to his brain, Alex reckoned the guy had been poisoned, or rather he poisoned himself just so that he wouldn't be caught alive.

But the point was, this transparent being, that looked as if it was fading in and out of focus, could only be seen by Alex. He had moved his eyes through the entire cabin more than once over the past hour, but no matter what he did, it all ended up proving one point, that he was the only one who could see this being. Well him and the Spirits under his service.

"Are you sure Nezha?" Alex asked as he placed his entire focus on the being.

"Of course I'm serious, do you think Ébié would have the answers for you, she's just been born! That there is a Remnant, an echo of the dead man's spirit. His Spirit has moved on to reincarnate, he killed himself out of his beliefs, so there's no need for his spirit to be tethered, however he probably still has quite a few attachments to this world, which is why there's a remnant left behind. You're going to have to cleanse it once you get the chance, remnants can turn into wraiths and hologhasts, a type of ghost that can just as easily drain you of your soul, but you can also learn exactly what happened to him.

Remnants usually have memories of the last few days or important events from the life of the person they belong to. But you'll have to wait until you're alone with the body, a small ritual is required after all." Nezha explained before going silent.

Alex felt that; at the very least, he should be able to find the person who's truly responsible for this tragedy and bring them to justice, and if Cleansing that remnant would give him the information he needs, then he's all for it, that way he won't feel as crappy as he was feeling right now. Few minutes later, Kimiko came back from the cockpit, her face was still hidden by the mask, so Alex had no idea what she looked like, or what kind of expression she had on her face, but it seems like she has something to say.

"I just got word from the clan master, we're to head to Imperial Palace in Beijing, Childe Spirit Wind and his friends have become guests of the emperor, he wants to reward you All for the part you played in stopping the demons. Which is even better as Beijing is closer than the Sect, we should be able get you some proper healing young Master. I also suggest that all of you take this chance and rest, we'll be landing in an hour or there about, and you've all had a rather long and exhausting night, I doubt what's to come will be any easier."

They all felt that she was right about what she just said, they were all stressed and quite frankly mentally and physically drained. A chance to rest was something they appreciated, and even though they knew that the moment they closed their eyes, all that may beyond it was blood, fangs, death and unnerving roars of demons, they still closed their eyes, their bodies would not have let them do anything else.

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When Alex woke up, it wasn't to a room he recognized, and considering how well rested he felt, the young man reckoned he didn't wake up once they landed. The room was huge, and everything in it was in one shade of gold or another, and quite frankly Alex hated it. He was about to get off the bed when he felt a pulling sensation from the depths of his mind, in seconds he found himself within his mantle, and right in the middle of it; he found Khan in a glowing blackish red cocoon.

"What the fuck is going on here?" Alex suddenly asked, he didn't even realize that he had cursed out loud, using a word he wouldn't usually or normally use.

"Khan is evolving from the Embryonic stage, you need to be here for that." Nezha's voice rang out across the mantle, startling but also putting Alex's mind at ease.

Even though Alex could see Khan's form through the cocoon, it was just an outline, he couldn't tell if there were any changes currently happening to his body, or if he was feeling any sort of pain. For some reason, their connection seems to have been cut off, or at the very least temporarily blocked as the Kamaitachi underwent it's evolution. The blackish red cocoon, that for some reason reminds Alex too much of the demon commander's energy blast skill and energy, was pulsing slowly. It was like a heartbeat, and at first Alex thought that it's rhythm was probably to Khan's heart beat, but then he quickly realized something.

Khan was an incorporeal spirit with the ability to make himself solid and not the other way around, hence in his real form, Khan had no heart, talk less of having a heartbeat. The pulses from the cocoon were not following Khan's non-existent heart beat, it was actually following Alex's heart beat. Pulsing slowly with a thrumming of power and life, and then something more, something else.

"There's something you should know about spirits Alex." Nezha's voice suddenly came to Alex, and this time he felt so close, like he was hanging over Alex's shoulder. But Alex knew that Nezha couldn't come out of the fire mask, at least not until it's circle was fully consolidated and trifecta of power for the fire mask was complete.

"There's not been too many chances for me to teach you about the secrets of rather the important factors of spirits. I've only for you the most important of them all, but still things like biology, physiology and energy comes into play, but this is not my area of expertise, so it would be hard for me to make any sense about them when even I don't fully understand them.

Either way listen to this; Spirits of all kind can never change their fundamental race. In my case, I'm a Heroic spirit, what I am can be called an ascendance of sorts. When I was still on Earth I was pretty much considered a god, spirits born from legends, from gods, from myths are known as heroic spirits, we're an entire race all on our own. The point to this is, the jump from embryo, to commoner, to soldier can happen either naturally over time, or pushed forward by training and the use of special materials.

But this special materials will sometimes change the physique of a spirit, give it extra abilities, extra appendages, make it bigger or smaller. It all depends on what sort of material was used as a catalyst for the evolution, it's also smart to play tonight strengths. While the kind of skills a spirit can get is based on the schools it's a part of, the catalysts used in it's evolution plays a big role, so it would be wise to build on it's strengths.

Khan is evolving now, because he hate not just the core and heart of the demon commander, but also the cores of countless other drones. His evolution would fully out him on the demonic path, he would still be a Kamaitachi, but there's a high possibility he would gain demonic abilities, also it could also awaken a second racial bloodline in him, probably making him a Kamaitachi and something else. My advice is in the future if you're trying to evolve him, make sure it's with materials that are demonic, wind or spirit in nature. Spirit energy is neutral, and he's a spirit with wind and hopefully demonic abilities. Think this through carefully, his strengths if properly trained would only be to your advantage."

Alex made sure he divested every facet of knowledge Nezha had just given to him, Khan was a soft of his strength, not to mention the tiny annoyance was like his let, he had to make sure to take care of him in the best was possible. Alex turned his focus back to the cocoon, it didn't take long as cracks began to spread from it, Alex took a step back, watching as light began to seep from the cracks, before suddenly it exploded everywhere, releasing a rush of wind and blackish red energy that spread through out the mantle. Alex turned his gaze towards Khan, and couldn't help but drop his jaw in surprise.

Previously Khan was tiny enough to fit in Alex's hand, he was a baby weasel, dog like creature after all. But now he was big as a German Shepherd, silver scythes with weird runic scripts short out of his legs, just over his paws that had gleaming silver claws too. Two curved horns grew out of his head as scales covered his back and his fur had changed into lustrous and glossy black.

His tail was bushy, but Alex with his keen eyes could tell that his tail wasn't covered with hair, but rather quills, like the ones in the back of a hedgehog. On the back of his neck were feelers similar to the ones on the demon commander, except Khan's were pure white and the tip had a dark green coloration, making for a stack contrast with his now all black frame. Khan then opened his double pulled blackish red and green eyes and said.

"You should close your mouth master, or a fly might get into, Hehehehehe!"

"Damn it! Now he talks, what bloody rank is he!?" Nezha's annoyed voice boomed through the mantle, guess he still didn't like the fact Khan was a Kamaitachi.

• SPIRIT NAME: Khan

• SPIRIT RACE: Kamaitachi/ Demonic Brood Wolf(ALPHA)

• SPIRIT RANK: Soldier(Stage 1)

• SPIRIT SCHOOL: (Apparition)(Manifestation)(Mind Sight)

• SPIRIT SKILLS: (Wind Coat: Level 3)(Cursed Bite: Level 1)(Perception: Level 1)(Demon Wind: Level 1)

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