"Wake up!"
Philip shouted, pulling the bedsheets, Free yawned and sat on the bed.
"Hmm?..."
He murmured, half asleep, but Philip without any warning lifted him up from his bed and ran to the garden.
Free rolled himself in his blanket, eyes half lidded, he looked up.
Stars gleamed in the night, not even a faint hint of the sun rising from.
"What is it dad?..."
He yawned again, and fell flat on the wet grass on the garden.
"TODAY IS TRAINING TIME, MY SON!!"
Philip declared, and grabbed two wooden sword out of the storage room.
Then lifted Free again, this time from the ground and handed him the sword.
Snatchhing the blanket, rolled it before throwing it to the second floor—his room.
"Aahhh!!!."
Her screamed came, the blanket Philip threw landed on her face. She was still asleep in Hina's room.
"Was that Hinata!?."
Free's eyes jolted open8.
He turned to the house and rushed, to go check on her but Philip seized his collar and put him back into place.
"No running today my boy."
He grinned with his teeth somehow shining in the night sky.
Free sighed, he stood infront of Philip, and pointed the wooden sword toward him and moved to strike but it was wobbly, even with years of training, the child couldn't even do a decent strike.
"Aaaahhh...."
He screamed in a low pitched voice, become lower and lowerwith each seconds, Philip casually blocked the wooden sword using two fingers.
"Uhhhh?....what just happened?"
He said, and Philip let out a loud laugh.
"As expected, your sword skills are very weak and wobbly. Even a Slime won't flinch."
He stated, placing a hand on Free's head, Philip then stood straight and raised the sword straight to his face.
"See my swing."
He told him, and swung the sword, it was so fast and swift, Free's eyes weren't able to grasp it.
the wind brushed past his shiny black hair.
"That swing..."
Free muttered, unable to expressed what he saw.
Looking at Philip like he was some kind of monster, which he was.
"Can i do that too?."
He asked, his hands instinctively tightening in the wooden hilt.
"Yes you can! But you will need to learn Physical Essence first."
Philip said, tossing the sword and catching it with his left hand.
"That again."
Free groaned, Philip just flashed a grin.
"Physical Essence is more interesting than you could imagine!."
He exitedly bumped his fist to his palm.
"And how is it more interesting?"
"Well for example. A beast is going to attack you, but if your Physical Essence is higher than the beast, the beast will either flee or fear you knowing who is stronger."
He explained, raising the wooden sword to the level of Free's neck.
"Really?."
"Do i look like a liar."
Free eyed him, still not convinced.
"Demonstrate."
He requested.
"Absolutely!!!."
Both of them stood in the garden, Free waited for the demonstration, while Philip just gave a wide grin.
"Please start–."
Before he could finish the ggravity suddenly felt a heavier, struggling to stand upright, like someone had placed something very heavy on his head.
Free's breath turned into gasps, his knees buckled and dropped on the ground.
"Anddddd... That's enough."
Philip compressed his overwhelming Physical Pressure, letting Free to finally take a deep breath.
"W-what's that?."
His breath hitched, sweat pouring down his neck, Philip dropped the wooden sword to the ground.
"That is Physical Pressure, the superior version of Physical Essence. I always wanted to teach you this, but never got the time to."
He said letting out a sigh, wishing he could have managed more time.
"It felt like something heavy just dropped on my head"
He told him, his breathe gradually becoming normal, while his hand slowly stopped trembling.
"Cool, right?."
Philip asked, eyes on Free's face, seeking any
"But why didn't i achieved it for the past 3 years?."
"Because you sneak out of training everytime and the only thing i taught you was how to fight with bare hands. Physical Essence and Physical Pressure need years of deep meditation and physical training."
he said, and pressed his index finger on Free's chest.
"Your heart needs to train on how to control Physical Essence."
"I skipped trainings that's why i only have not reached Physical Essence?"
He mumbled to himself, dissapointed and regretting the years he wasted thinkibg it was just useless, and avoided training at all cost, losing the opportunity he had all these years.
"All these years..."
"Yes. To master Physical Pressure, you'd need years of training and meditation, which you lack in."
Philip added, eyes dismayed, he pointed the sword at Free's chest, again.
"Physical pressure is something that mages lack and you're one of them."
"So how can i achieve it."
He asked, his spirit filled with determination.
'Still better than being forced'
He thought.
"First is morning meditation."
He sat on the ground as hementioned, cross legged and closed his eyes in deep meditatiom.
"Follow how i do it."
He ordered.
"Okay."
Free obeyed and sat beside Philip, micmicking how he meditate.
2 hours later—
The sun had fully rose half an hour ago, illuminating the world with it's radiant light.
The wind brushed past Free's gleaming black hair, one of his eyess opened, looking around the garden. had been sitting in the same place for 2 hours and nothing much happened, his eye twitched.
'Nothing is happening.'
He thought, and time passed by while Philip was deep in his meditation.
On the other hand Free stiffly shifted his legs, feeling them going numb.
"Brother?."
Hinata peered out from the window, om the second floor. Free quickly closed his eye.
"Hinata you shouldn't get close to the window you could fall from there."
Hina immediately retrieved her back inside the room.
"Mommy, what is brother doing?."
She questioned, her curiosity piqued.
"Oh that. Your brother is training with papa to become a strong man."
Hina answered, with a bright smile
"I wanna be a strong man too!."
Hinata yelled, she entangled herself and rushed downstairs, heading straight to the garden.
"Papa!! can i train too!."
She spoke, her eyes sparkling with curiosity and delight.
Philip opened his eyes and nodded with a proud expression.
"Why not! Do what i am doing!."
He instruncted with a voice full of affection, and closed his eyes again.
Hinata giggled and sat beside Free, and mimicked him, crossing her legs and squeezed her eyes shut.
'She's better than him.'
He thought, scrutinizing Hinata as faint aura started to leak from her body, while Free struggled to awaken his Physical Essence, his two years old sister already reached the first stage.
Another two hours later.....
Philip finally finished his meditation and stretched his hand and body.
"Ahhh...Good meditation."
He said with joy, and turned to Free and Hinata.
Hinata had fall asleep during the process whole Free sat like a statue.
"My whole body is stiff, my legs feels like they are being pierce by needles."
He remarked, and fell flat on the ground, as the blood slowly circulated.
"You last till the end. I honestly thought you wouldn't ."
Philip commented, giving Free a thumbs up.
"Also if you want, i can teach you a technique that can give you a overwhelmingly boost your power."
"What kind of technique is that?."
He enquired, and got up from the grass as his legs no longer felt numb or ache
"it's called Adrenaline Burst and i invented it!"
Philip yelled, beimming with pride.
"Dad has a self created technique... Is this a joke."
Free gave him a skeptical look, not believing the words his stupid father just said.
"NO, IT'S NOT!!."
He clarified, coughing in his hand and focues his eyes at Free again.
"Adrenaline Burst is a technique that boosts your strength temporarily and it get stronger the more attacks you get and more hurt you are."
He explained,clasping his hands togather.
"isn't it a natural thing?."
Free sighed deeply.
"Yes, it is but i made it much, much times better."
He bumped his hand on his chest, before continues.
"It also has five forms, first is like a few times stronger than aa normal veteram, the other are above saint-class."
He explained, but suddeny, his face turned serious.
"But the fifth, the fiftyh is under almost any conditions not to be activated, as it is the most dangerous one."
"What is that first to fifth."
Philip heaved a sighed and stared at Free with clear dissapointment on his face.
"The forms of Adrenaline Burst is THAT, it increase your strength and boost it from two to six times minimum."
Philip restated again, and seized the wooden sword back from the ground.
"So basically, it means it will be stronger than normal adrenaline rush."
Free repeated thoughtfully.
"And why is the fifth so dangerous, does ut have fatal side-effects?."
"Yes it has fatal sid-effects."
Philip affirmed with a nod, he raised two fingers and Free looked at them, his ears and eyes focused.
"First is that you will sometimes lose control when you are mad, which is if you don't master even one form out of the five, and second is if you used the fifth form. Your body will receive side effects so fatal amd severe you would need at least light or holy magic for it to be healed, and right after you used it, so the chances of surviving it is almost impossible unless you have a priest by your side."
"That is very dangerous."
Free said, pondering if he really made a good chouce to learn the combat-class technique, whole Philip firmly incluned his head in agreement.
"Brother?..."
Hinata suddenly woke up, she brushed her eyes and yawned before turning to the two.
"Hinata you're awake!."
Philip demeanor instantly changed, as he embraced his daughtet in his arms.
"You've done way better than your brother!
"
He praised her, and Hinata's face lit up.
"Really!."
"Really!!."
"You three, breakfast is ready!."
Hina shouted from inside the house.
"Coming!."
Philip responded, walking inside the house with Hinata leaving Free, who sat alone in the garden.
"Adrenaline Burst."
He muttered to himself.
"Will i one day be able to master it?."
He talked to himself, as the wind howls throught his hair.
He tilted his head upward, gaxing at the morning sky, before marchibg in the house, while setting another goal for himself, which this time was just about magic, but also physical combat.
To be continued.....