The tribes of the Highlands where a different kind of people from most in the Almace continent.
Because of the peculiar environment added with the raised plateau here, the people cultivated unlike the rest of the continent.
Most of the Almace continent was blanketed with Spirit energy and as such, most plants, beasts and even man cultivated this energy.
However, it was different when it came to the Highlands.
By some naturally formed unknown miracle, the energy veins beneath the Highlands was blessed with a different kind of energy.
One so different that it nearly made entry into the highlands seem like a passage into another world.
In this place, the major energy cultivated was Aura energy.
Yes, Aura energy was most peculiar in the highlands.
The plants, Cored beasts and it's people all lived and dwelled with this kind of energy.
Because of its unique properties much different from Spiritual energy, most people that cultivated Spiritual energy could not feel or sense it.
It took experienced senses or a focus of spiritual energy in one's eyes or other senses to expand the senses to know that one cultivated Aura energy.
The major reason for this was because unlike Spiritual energy, Aura nearly had no physical manifestation that the eyes could catch.
Of course, this was only true for those that cultivated Spiritual energy.
Those that cultivated Aura energy could see it clear as day.
Training to see or sense energy fluctuations as elusive as that of Aura was an arduous process.
It was for this reason that Chiron could walk around his previous clan and even the Vandora kingdom with his Aura energy all over the place.
It was because no one knew the kind of peer he carried.
In his entire life, only a handful of people had ever discovered that he cultivated dual energies.
It was one of his many secrets.
Cultivation of Aura energy like Spiritual energy had its advantages and likewise disadvantages.
An example would be how Chiron got more powerful in the domain title of his power.
However, weaker outside their domain.
For this reason, the highlanders rarely or never left their lands.
For this reason, the technological growth was a bit behind the times, but that did not mean they were weak.
As a people banded together by tribal blood, their bonds made for very terrible enemies to have.
They were a very Petty bunch, not forgiving even the smallest of grievances from outsiders.
However, the mountain ranges these people occupied was blessed with rich Vasma steel Ore. A metal so naturally and miraculously formed that plants could grow on it unlike other metal ores.
This metal was very valuable in the continent, and very difficult to find in other places.
It could be used to make very powerful shields and weapons.
It was used by the Vandora kingdom to make the Gun barrels for their Tesseracts.
With the kind of power compressed Spiritual energy could generate, only barrels and core centers made with Vasma steel could hold that kind of power.
It was both easy and right to say that Vasma Steel laid around the doorsteps of the Highlanders like rocks on the ground.
Nevertheless, these people had rules, and no one knew their environment more than them.
According to the Highlanders, The rich Presence of Vasma was the reason for the presence of Aura energy, and in turn, Aura energy was the reason for the production of Vasma steel.
It was a circle of nurture naturally moved by mother nature herself.
For this reason, the harvesting of Vasma steel was very controlled all year round.
The Highlanders only took what was necessary for themselves and necessary to gift to the Zordiac families.
Coincidentally, this was just enough to not harm the natural environment and allow it to heal itself over time, never overdrafting, taking just enough to maintain the balance of nature and their lives.
Unfortunately, greedy eyes had laid sights on this mountain.
The Zordiac families permitted the usual struggle for land, power, and of course favor amongst the tribes and nations under their rule.
Differences between people of different origins was something even them could not stop.
Therefore they permitted as long as certain dues continued to be met.
The Vandora kingdom were one such pair of eyes very interested in the Vasma Ore.
As the major superpower of the Almace continent, they had power that gave them the right to sort this Ore.
The Vandora people did not cultivate Aura energy. As such they cared little to none about the sacred way of life of these people.
Of course, being as stubborn as the Highlanders were about their culture, they would not allow this.
At the end of the day, the only thing that could determine who was right, and who was wrong was who's blade was sharpest and toughest.
Naturally, against a super power like the Vandora kingdom, the Highlands were always on the losing side.
Losing land, property, and even their people.
Of course they had no choice but to pay tributes in Vasma steel Ore to the Vandora kingdom to maintain peace.
However, the bold actions of the Chanland Kingdom stealing the Treasure town and kidnapping the Prince propelled the Highlanders to once more draw their blades and fight for the right to keep their ore.
Their old time enemy was getting weak.
At least that was what they thought. Going so far as to refuse sending the year's tribute, but that was not all, they even killed the messangers sent by the Vandora Kingdom.
Such was the bold nature of the Highlanders.
The Highlanders had Seven tribes to their form. Each was attributed to a particular spectrum of the Rainbow.
Each color expressing the foundations of their core beliefs.
In truth, if these seven tribes had even taken the bold step to truly unite, then even the Vandora kingdom would have had no choice but to back off.
But their internal disputes were only ever resolved by the attitude towards a common enemy, and even that was very relative to the strength of the enemy and the personal ability of who was leading all seven tribes.
The strongest of the seven tribes was a Man of The Rubrum tribe.
andasnovel.com A tribe known for their fierce ferocity and fiery nature.
They were generally quick to both anger and violence.
They were the most feared and likewise the most respected of the Seven tribes.
His name was Momosa.
As a Bronze rank warrior, he was considered to be nearly invisible.
Every where he went, he was presented only with respect and admiration.
However, during a hunting incident that unfortunately so happen to have occurred just before the battle with the Vandora Kingdom, he was met with a terrible injury that significantly affected his cultivation and his soul.
He fell into a deep coma and had not recovered since.
His younger sister, Barbar, although not as powerful as her elder brother was left to lead.
Uniting the tribes after killing the Messangers of the Vandora kingdom was not a problem.
After all, they were all in this together. The balance of all seven tribes was such that a threat to one side and it's echo system could totally affect the ecosystem of the other six.
As such, their faiths were sealed one to another.
However, the major problem rose when the Vandora kingdom came knocking at their door step with their Tesseracts, displaying their superior technology and also their ability of evasion due to the bear mother's blessing.
Even firing soldiers at point blank with arrows was useless as they could predict the trajectory of the attacks and make quick maneuvers.
The only thing that could truly stand against them was a pure display of power.
After all, if one was strong enough, even if the opponent saw the attack coming, evading it would not be possible.
The ability of the Bear mother eliminated any forward momentum those of lower cultivation could do in the battlefield.
With the Presence of the Tesseracts as aid, it was even harder, as those power houses of the copper and bronze ranks found it difficult to reach their targets.
The Highlanders tribes were losing...
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