Morning arrives as the bipedal sun howler belches it's call inside the castle Darians Room his instantly awoken by a clock his father had installed with his torso bouncing up the moment he heard the noise coming from it as If he was a reanimated corpse one thing was sure he planned to meet the day head on
Knowing his father was busy and that it would take quite sometime before he would call for him Darian decided that today he would speed run through everything he began by wearing his puffy slippers custome made with his blue pajamas and pointy blue hat and brushing his teeth with the finest of brushes and rinsing his mouth after that he he saw that the maids had rudely already been here while he took his nights rest causing him to let out a scoff the audacity he said did they not trust in his fashion sense as his right hand formed a fist he finaly gained lucidity he was talking to himself again after thinking it through he decided to put on the clothes the maids had selected anyways his reasoning being he was doing them a favour a kindness afterall he did not want there jobs to be obsolete
After that he Quickly went out into the hallway and straight downstairs were breakfast was he didn't care about leaving his room or bed as neat as possible that was what maids were for and he took full advantage of it when he got to his destination what appeared before him was a buffet of food he knew better than to be greedy today of all days he had eight hours of class and training and if he did not want to extend that time greed was his worst enemy
He selected a modest 5 pastries and a cut stake two domino bird wings a vegetable stue and egg wheat bread in his opinion everything had to be balanced and this was a true balanced meal he held his eyes closed as he circled his chest to represent the sun and drew a vertical cross to represent the act of giving and unity or as they say the annihilation of the interests of two things to make one agreed upon interest that worked for both after he finished eating he waited five seconds like a gentleman until his food had digested enough to allow walking around
Doulos walked pass grabbing his own breakfast Darian could not help himself from teasing him by sticking out his tongue and slight pulling down the cheek of his right eye a gesture signaling deformity and low intelligence at that moment doulos almost made his plate fall but he was a different man he decided not to feed the young troll as he would describe him Quickly remembering today's goal Darian stood and began to walk but his stomach was so full and he had attempted to eat so fast he began to wadle from the weight
Lady Rose has arrived the maid shouted as she came over running her hips swinging from side to side as she waved both her hands while keeping her arms bent on each side her elbows bent near a 90 degree positions she held the skirt of the outfit so she would not trip the maid outfit and running seemed to be an oxymoron Doulos knowing this new information decided to go pay lady rose a welcome as the third in command of the household after lady liedia and Sir Conrad ofcourse it was only natural besides the fact Rose and him had some history very recently rose
Despite Darian always making fun of him saying he looked older than Conrad or Claus Doulos was the youngest and was only 27 turning 28 this year meaning four years ago he was 24 but his grumpy stern demeanor to most gave off a older vibe the maids were surprised once they found out his age he welcomed it as a sign of maturity
On his way Darian found out he still had time so he had decided to watch the maids do the laundry outside it was either that or going to the Pegasus stall but Landen was too strict as he watched he saw how the maids stayed open armed for a second right than flickers of light and an Ethereal aura began to emitt out the body right then it flowed towards the water basin of the maid at speeds Darian could not percieve another made came to help as they lifted up the water within were clothes and the made had already put detergence in the water the outer bubble of water stood still but the two caused the inner bubble of water to spin at high speeds after they they deemed the clothes on the inner side was clean enough they would placed it on the clothesline and generate air out their hands to dry it they avoided producing fire because it was too volatile this magic was something all people could do with a bit of training and or had basic education in it he would begin his formal training at 4 years old times up he said to himself
Okay up next religious theology Pierce said I can't wait for this Darian replied well let's begin in the beginning well in the beginning was something and that something was the true light and the light formed and gave Darkness it's meaning in 6 days He formed the heavens and Earth and all who live in it And in the tenth day was the abyss
Theologically we don't know the reason for the abyss only that it's a prison now I know what your saying isn't that the reason but the Question is much deeper than that why imprison instead of eradicate and why does something capable of defying the light exist many arguments have arrived through the years the free will arguments by Areownius of bethel or saint Scottfrin of gaul with the true judgment arguments
A main standing agreement has always been that God is perfect so everything that is not God is imperfect because to be perfect you must than be God so man or anything physical or any spiritual thing cannot compile multiple layers of perfection that extends to every layer which explains the defiance of the beings said to be in the abyss
This is why the light is called the truth it is the objective reality it's thoughts are objective and its laws which govern the universe are an example of that this thought is the reason why the heavenly scriptures are given so much importance and authority even over the priests and the church heads forcing a type of order within the body like a chain or a code of DNA keeping the rest from going asstray and creating structure as Pierce said this passion burst from his eyes as he surrounded he made a hugging motion towards himself Darian watched in awe and inspiration wanting to have such faith
as for magic it's origins lies in the fall the light at some point made a male and female human being one after the other and made them swear an oath of blood they were perfectly suited for each other in personality and thoughts the flaw of one was sure to be seen in the other and it oversaw civilization as all men sprang from those two unfortunately there names are not recorded
At this time magic was once just elemental abilities that could only be used in farming and in the betterment of people's lives in the attempt to find a loop whole to abuse creation magic was born I've been told by your father to keep this segment short so the priests themselves will explain this to you when you go for your initiation but the issue of the use of magic has been a big thing that created many schisms across the churches history and is a complex but controled topic
Well that's it we've done history Geography finance and we've started with the basics of theology I'm going to give you some reading recommendations to study alright yes sir Darian put up a solute
Now to meet Claus his probably in the garden
Sure enough Claus was in the garden at the centre of the Garden was a statue of lord douman near him was a connection hound as he bent his back and was on one knee drawing out water it was a very well sculpted fountain statue Claus was responsible for trimming the hedge Maze and making sure the garden was not overgrown by doing some topiary work he used this to practice his swordsmanship
Instead of going to Claus Darian heard how busy he was so he had gone up to the balcony that overlooked the garden to see the master at work Claus took out his blade using one leg for balance and stability the other leg for advancement his right held the blade as he closed his eyes he took two fingers from his left hand and gently stroked it on the blade indicating the pouring of mana or Aither into the blade he leaned further with one leg at a 90 degrees angle one leg digged into the ground as he released creating a contained boom in the air as he spun his torso and began ingaging in what could only be described as an intense fast pace walts with the blade
He switched the blade between both hands spinning it as he slashed the air and the shrubs of the plants with efficiency he moved his one leg straight as he went for a thrust to the right the direction of that one leg would describe the direction of his strikes his skill was so unique in a few seconds only five moves could be seen but actually made 104 moves as each small leaf was cut in its centre one leaf would small at the blade and it's enhanced sharpness would cut them in two at the end of this motion Claus opened his eyes and looked at Darians direction as Darian clapped as a show of respect
At the bottom of one of the castles Towers on a barren straight terrain near the stable Darian would face Claus in a head to head duel both had wooden swords Remember what I told you Darian use your small stature to evade when attacking get I'm your opponents blind spots Claus said putting one hand behind his back and putting the wooden blade vertical to his face Darian would spread his legs holding the blade with both hands one on the hilt another on its flat pommel trying to put enough force into it as he dragged it across going straight for Claus
He Quickly closed the distance dragging the momentum with his posture signaling a upward swing as claus prepared to parry at the last moment and taking a slight step back in seconds Darian spun going for Claus legs yes that was a feint he pretended to go for a slash in Claus abdomen to obstruct from his real target only to he met with a Quick parry from Claus such a masters reaction time could not be considered slow with or without mana enhancements the force from Claus parry Pushed Darian slightly back he Quickly regained an attacking position by pushing one leg deep on the ground and making a forward lunge using that moment to perform five thrusts in a row each targeting different areas unfortunately Claus dodged them easily and replied with a side slash using only 8% of his strength without magic enhancements the swing too fast to be dodged by running Darian would place his sword directly infront of the slash the force would destroy his balance causing him to fall atleast that's what was expected he fell he did a squat a Quick roll forward and side sweep on clauses leg seeing this Claus jumped in the air to keep it fair he made sure it was only slightly shorter or close to Darians own height using Claus Arial unbalance Darian Quickly stood up to give a forward thrust using both hands Claus countered by using his blade as a shield mid air countering and giving off an excited smirk his student was growing fifteen more years and this could of been a fair fight although at that time old age would be his handicap after that last monouvre Darian collapsed from exhaustion he had spent all his energy on those few exchanges and dropped his sword breathing heavily
Claus gave a smirk you've improved Darian I remember myself when I was your age lazy and care free but such is the fate of the rich to keep that wealth naturally the standard must be raised for what you get in wealth is multiplied with physical and mental torment Claus added sayingyour stamina needs some work next time we will be doing more stretching with some running exercises
It's finally over Darian exclaimed he had successfully speedran his schedule