Ryuu ran fast through the obstacle course his master made for him, it had been almost a year since he began learning alchemy or what he called gorging on books, thinking about them still give him nightmares. As he jumped over a pit fall and landed on the other side, how he wished he could used his ki, but no I have to learn to fight without it, how I hate my demonic teachers, he winced as he was grazed by the pendulum blade.
He huffed as he finished the obstacle course, he looked like a beggar with his clothes shredded.
Maheswara: "10 minute and 53 seconds, what are doing boy I want you to finish it below 10 minutes, seems like I have to increase your training weights you are too slow for my liking.", he chastised Ryuu although he was inwardly pleased with Ryuu.
Ryuu: "Sorry master, I will try better next time.", while inwardly crying tears the last time he spoke out of turn his teacher spanked him so hard he couldn't sit for a week.
Maheswar then removed the limiters on Ryuu which was suppressing Ryuu's peak Xiantian cultivation making him just a mortal, "Well child today's lesson is over you are free to go."
Ryuu cupped his hands bowing to his master before scampering off towards his home. His mother was fully cured and now he could walk freely now for the past few months he was really grateful towards his teacher, seeing his mother unable to walk anymore stuck in bed made him sad. As he was making his long trek back toward his home, the sky darkened and it started to rain heavily, he always loved the rain it cheered him up, nature seemed to be freshened up and he always liked the smell of moist soil it calmed him, he remembered those days with his mother and aunt Zhu Zhu playing in the rain with him. His aunt was another sore topic for him, whenever he asked his mother or his teachers they replied she would visit Ayindril eventually, he hasn't seen his aunt since that day, and it hurt him a lot was it too much for him to wish his family to be together. Looking at the rain he thought may be his aunt was playing in the rain somewhere at least that would form a connection to her as he jumped prancing in the rain as he went back home.
As he was playing in the rain a long forgotten memory came to his mind, his aunty once showed she skillfully moved in the rain without getting wet, moving like a snake. He was broken from his stupor when he heard something hitting on the ground with a small thud, his eyes widened as he saw hail falling he quickly ran towards the nearest possible tree to take shelter from hail, as he waited for the hailstorm to end he got engrossed in watching the hail striking the ground, cutting through the air, the rain poured down with great intensity, a thought came to his mind if his sword attack could have the same intensity it could be nice, as the sword fell like rain blotting the sun.
In the past year he has completely mastered the basic foundation of sword techniques, he was ready to learn a new technique and third mistress has promised she would teach him a new one soon, he still remembered all the stages involved in mastering the technique, novice, apprentice, advanced, one with world, one with sword, perfection. He has already reached the complete mastery thus solidifying a very powerful foundation; he focused the sword force which he gained from getting an insight on the Grand Dao of Sword, he was currently able to use level 4 of sword force according to his mother it was amazing to form such a powerful at such a young age. He wanted to reach the highest realm level 0 to see how strong it would become, but easier said than done, how long it would take to reach such a level.
He looked at the cloud his sister had once taken him near a cloud, he learned from them how water vapor collects in cloud and comes down as rain, if he could turn this sword force into a form of vapor then solidify into tiny drops could he form it like a rain, then he could form a rain of sword.
He tried again and again but could not form the rain at all what am I missing the sword force should be like water, wait water how did he not think of it as such, water can take any shape and form, but can be deadly when released in a compressed jet it can even cut diamond. Vapor I need to form water vapor,
He changed it like a gaseous state the solidified it before releasing like tiny droplets towards the tree trunk he watched in amazement as it riddled the trunk with tiny holes he could see through the tree trunk, he was inspired and as such took out his wooden practice sword from his space ring, which he got on his 6th birthday, he then began going practicing the movement and sword strike he learnt from his Basic Sword mastery skill, but this time he added his sword force to emulate the raining effect, he was so engrossed in his deadly dance that he lost track of time as well as the fact that he was subconsciously getting insights on the Supreme Dao of Water, he went on for few hours but then he woke up from his dance, it was clearly night time the rain had stopped a long time ago and moon light shone from the clear sky, he was brought out of his musing when he heard clapping, he saw his mother, Biskha and his eldest sister standing there clapping at his wonderful display.
"Mommy", Ryuu into his mother's arms.
Xiao Xiao:"O I am so proud of my baby boy he created such a beautiful sword technique."
Antariskh: "That is a very good technique Ryuu, congratulations."
Ryuu blushed at the praise before turning back and became slack jawed at the destruction he caused.
Ryuu stammered out," Di-Did I do this?"
Xiao Xiao:" Of course my baby boy and it was very beautiful to look at. So what are naming your technique?"
Ryuu gave it a thought before replying," Joyous Rain."
Antariskh: "A fitting name for technique derived from rain."
Ryuu blushed at the praise before asking a question plaguing his mind," Why are you all here?"
Xiao Xiao: "Well you were very late and I was worried hence I asked Biskha to locate you, and I came across your eldest sister, when we finally found you, you were to engrossed in creating your technique thus we waited for you to finish, and judging from the moon's position it is currently past midnight, let us go and eat something tomorrow you have to wake at dawn you have to go for your alchemy classes."
Antariskh: "Aunty, I will explain to mother, that brother might be late tomorrow, so get him well rested, and I think we might hold a small congratulation party to commemorate Ryuu creating his own skill.", she replied with a smile on her face, truly since the mother son duo arrived it has cured up of their boredom, each day came with Ryuu's new antics.
Looking back those days were the best of my life if given chance I would rewind freeze time to live in those memories forever, those innocent years of my life naïve and care free how I wished I did not grew up anymore, how I wish I ....