Girins Class the tall Giant stood without a hint of fatigue his eyes fixated at Darians training damned Darian thought judging from yesterday I really thought I could skip today's class but his recovery is on another level Darian stood in a battle stance wearing his white Gi his arms raised, infront of him a punching bag positioned to accommodate his height
Today after redoing yesterdays exercises but faster Girin tested his flexibility by making him do a horizontal split and a few stretches before telling him to raise one leg as high as he could while balancing on the other leg he had to keep this up for an hour after the first 30 minutes Darian felt as if his lungs were being smutthered by water causing him to pant heavily only sustaining himself by mentally focusing with all his might 1, 2,3 .... he went on and on as he estimated the time, was this torture he thought his mind so exhausted as he pursed his lips managing to balance for an entire hour before falling Girin was fully expecting Darian to fail only to be astonished he laughed inwardly not showing any outward emotion only intense fixation and a light frown with his arms still folded Darians legs were shaking his face sweating his arms on his knees releasing his signature look of determination Girin in acknowledgement gave a light tap on his back saying next
Leading to his current circumstances Darian had to perform a sequence of 3 hooks alternating between his right and left hand and 1 kick 100 times Darian said in a scoffing manner what's next your gonna have me wear weights while kicking as he chuckled Meanwhile in Girins mind he thought to himself how did he know Darian pursed his lips again after not getting a response did I give him any ideas
At night Darian had his bed sheets tucked till his neck besides him on his right sat lady liedia she wore a two piece sleeping gown the inner half being white with gold lining the outer half being a transparent light green his mother had just finished reading him a bed time story under the orange yellow light of the oil lamp liedia conversed with her son on his day and kissed him goodnight
The next day Darian woke up his resolve unshakable he wore black shorts ,long black socks black shoes a white ruffled linen shirt with black lining and buttons in excitement he practiced a round house kick a move he had seen Girin do in his fight with himself and even did the pose compared to Doulos even if Girin was not the talkative type and the two both enjoyed using short sentences if possible but Girin way more manly having a rebellious attitude compared to his obedient entrail eater of a Butler hence Darian preffered Girin more and thought he was just too cool
In his first class Sir Pierce explained the history of the kings father he was known as the norn king or Alexander of norn he fought in the hundred year war that ended 70 years ago between the tribes of beastmen who teamed up with the dragons and residents of the black mountains in order to take over the the entire land pushing humanities forces to the brink with the tacit agreements of the Elves who supported the beastmen with their medical arts this war was named the norn wars after him because these battles would decide how humanity's past ,present and future would be viewed if they had failed they would have been abject to slavery under these creatures as lesser beings the king had inherited this war from his father king Claud but he very much ended it
In lady Roselles classes Darian learnt a few new equations and problem solving Questions because of the nature of her contract she could choose the way she taught her curriculum
In sir Francis Class Darian learnt about the mannerrisms of the Elves for example how instead of worshiping only wind who gave them life they Also worshipped Earth and nature similarily with the Dwarfs, Elves always greeted with both hands placed on their chest accompanied by a bow depending on the ranking in the social hierarchy the lower one would go the max being completely bending your waist to near hip level and if you were social equals to someone then you would only place one hand on your chest with a light bow
Compared to the Elves who are known for being honorable and respecting treatys Dwarfs were all about money and gain only putting that below their own families and communities things like honor and pride was a smoke screen that only counted when something was a dwarf they were true scammers during the norn wars they forged weapons for both sides they worshipped the spirits of fire and Earth and many other deities and enjoyed smoked food while the Elves enjoyed more cold food because they lived in very warm regions
At sir Clauses Class Darian focused on parrying continuously and taking advantage of the strength, weight ,and speed of the opponent reading the rythm and mindset of those he clashed swords with good,good! Claus said with a chuckle predicting your apponents moves and taking advantage of them mentally and physically seperates an average swordsman from a great one he said
Sir Doulos Class Darian sat down his face calm and ready well I see your attitude is ready to be broken down and rebuilt for a single purpose Doulos Chuckled as he moved the windows curtains one hand behind his back yesterday I brought up monsters and evolution let me go into it with more detail today But first what are monsters Doulos asked Darian replied instantly creatures who bring harm to the very environment they reside in good Doulos said Theirs a system we use to classify these creatures known as the monster scale so pay attention
The lowest is at 7th demonic ravings these creatures cannot cause physical harm or are very easy to kill or deal with their strategy is simple mental manipulation and causing others to break down these include weaker imps and some mermaids Ghosts and specters these types of monsters travel in groups it's very unlikely for one to find them alone
6th are known as the evil eye or cursed they are more so vengeful spirits who curse the mortal plain with bad luck that overtime can lead to death and they watch over their targets the spirit type can posses objects in order to infict harm and an entire village or small building could be wiped out because of them they are much smarter then the previous
5th Nightmares they are creatures of hideous appearance or commit hideous actions the way they eat leaves around blood baths some can even enter your dreams or make contracts leave others without souls to speak of, a coalition of villages or a large village could be threatened they can be found in the sea of dreams near the burning isles
4th is Monstrosity fortunately most of them aren't too intelligent and their no tricksters but unfortunately they make up for it in huge physical strength,size and weight no Question a city to large city would be effected or wiped out example of these are adult dragons except dragons are intelligent and monsters of the sea of monsters ,chaos sea or the sea of Ruin are in numbers their
3rd is a destructive Calamity multiple cities a state even an entire country may be effected not many creatures register on such a scale but dragons
2nd is life wipers the power to end all life with ease if annoyed or so willing the king of dragons and human beings are classified here these are threats to all life and even include the vast expanse of space and it's astral bodies
1st is Eldritch horrors which many Gods take the top spot especially evil ones its said humanities patriachs reached those levels and to my knowledge a they possess power beyond imagination to turn reality to nothing
Wait Darian exclaimed isn't it only a monster rating Doulos scoffed it assess overall threat level but that doesn't mean all eldritch horrors are equal same with the rest or are you surprised humanity is on there we fit the standard dont we, where were we oh yes evolution most monsters when they die cause a mana core to appear the average shape is that of a pearl in a crystal like shape monsters from demonic ravings and up experience this as long as they are physical this phenomenon normally does not occur on spiritual beings unless refining methods are taken By consuming these as long as it's only one rank above a lesser creature it can cause an evolution a growth in power threat level and appearance this is the only way some species such as imps, mimics and slimes can choose to evolve
The next day Darian had completed a knowledge test based on the information he was given so far and passed with 100% accuracy the theory portion had mostly ended It was time for real practice Matilda the maid came to his room to excort him to the new training grounds at the right side of the hill was a forest that trickled down the hill and stopped near the river behind the village was a great mountain range it's river broke in three one going across agner village the other two surrounding agner village creating a sort of natural moat ,built deep in the forest located on the hill owned by Sir Conrad was a red shrine with an iron bell located in it ,it had a black tiled roof being held up by red cylinder like columns infront of the shrine was a red Torii gate on the cement stairs of the shrine sat Doulos with his legs wide open clasping both hands directed down he was waiting
Darian was being taken deep in the forest in it the sun could barely shine as it's rays were covered by tree leaves the grey bark of the tree eminated a somber tone as Darian and Matilda walked on a selected path when Darian finally saw the temple he was surprised by it's unique structure it was something he had never seen before when they arrived at the gates Matilda left him to go deeper by himself on the other side was a vertical columb of rectangular slab pavement stones leading to the base of the shrines stairs on each side were 5 ,40 inche black stone lamps with intricate patterns carved on them with unlit wax candles inside on each side of the shrine were stone tablets each having words and symbols representing the four elements including spirit ,body,light and darkness at the stairs of the shrine Doulos sat hands clasped pointing downward in contemplation
You sure took your time Doulos said well if you wanted me so bad you could of gotten me yourself don't you know the old saying Destiny favors the active Darian replied with vigor well let's begin Doulos skipping the conversation
On the pavement Darian sat in a meditative position breathing in and out concentrating his mind as he focused in an instant he was in a wide black void again floating going deeper and deeper in what felt like an unfathomable distance finally a bright blue light could be seen eminating from deep in the darkness the closer Darian went the more Ethereal his body became he reached out with his hands his arm becoming large enough to grasp the ball of light Meanwhile in the outside world mana burst forth from Darians body eminating from all corners it was similar to a bubble that was deformed not maintaining a circular shape his emotions bubbling up, Doulos began speaking calm down he said reign it in visualize it let your senses become one with it feel it covering your entire body moving in every cell of your body breath in and out then pull it all back just then Darian took a breath and the energy shrank first thinly covering his body then disappearing within his body Darians eyes opened widely amazing he exclaimed you managed it on your first try I'm surprised Doulos laughed Darian Tsked I'm all about surpassing expectations after saying that a thought came into his mind
Now I just need to learn each key