Shu woke up in a dark dungeon with chains on his arms strapped to the ceiling badly beaten and bloody.
"You're Awake how nice, you have quite the sturdy body, But no doubt your years as a mentor made you weaker. Now tell us who it was who you gave the scroll to and what are they capable of?" the mysterious voice called out from the dark.
"You will never break me isn't this what you trained me to endure? You know I'll never tell you Vulcan' he said with a shaky voice.
Footsteps begin to ring out from the darkness one after another step, step, step revealing, And the old man with white hair and beard with a scar on the left side of his face over his glazed over the eye.
"I also know that I didn't teach you everything I know and that I will break you. it's just a matter of when." the man put out a glowing hand on Shu's face and Shu begins to scream.
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Shen wakes up on the floor of his room groggy and is greeted by a system message.
[Energy restored.]
Shen looked at the message and remembered why he was knocked out. he decided now was the time to test out the system to know what he is dealing with.
He began to think about how he summons it in the past And remembered that it responded to his thoughts.
'System I need answers' Shen attempted to communicate in his thoughts and after a few seconds.
[What would the host want to know?] It responded.
"What are you?" Shen asked.
[I am prototype one of the system of power] The system responded promptly.
"Why did you knock me out before?" Shen continued to ask questions.
[Host energy capability not sufficient for prolonged use of skill water blade.]
"Why didn't you tell me before used it then" Shen was getting frustrated.
[Would you like to calibrate the system for easier use? yes/no] The system asked.
Shen was stopped dead in his tracks. Could he have done this all this time? WHO IS THE IDIOT WHO MADE THIS MACHINE!?!
"Yes," The second that shen said this a screen popped up in front of him causing him to jump back on the screen were settings to be turned on and off the list went as follows.
[Enemy detection On/off]
[Energy meter and information On/off]
[Health updates On/off]
[Threat analysis On/off]
[Trainer mode On/off]
[voice activation on/off
[Custom mode On/off]
[Gain knowledge to unlock more settings and upgrade existing ones]
Shen was surprised by all the things the system could do, But most of all he was interested in the idea of gaining more, But, for now, He just turned on all the settings that he could except trainer and custom mode and would explore more settings later.
[Enemy detection on, Energy meter and information on, Health updates on, Threat analysis on, voice activation on,]
As soon as shen did that he saw another screen pop up the screens detailed how much energy he had, And how much health he had.
[Energy 10/10]
[Health100/100]
Shen looked at his energy and frowned 'why is my energy so damn low???' Shen was about to collapse from sadness his chest felt like a black hole of which no happiness can escape.
[Would host like increase energy stores? Yes/no]
Shen saw a ray of hope and immediately said yes and the system responded.
[To increase energy storage the host must train an energy manipulation skill. for example
Shen looked at the message and was elated 'Yes I can improve' As soon as the finished looking at his stats he began to set to work using < Energized body> And a timer began to count down.
[4:59:59]
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On the other side of the castle in Cain room cain and Leo discuss over Shen
"I don't trust him at all and I don't know why our father does, " Cain says with anger present in his voice sitting across from his brother on a chair where his feet barely touch the ground
"You distrust anyone and anything that crosses you, But I must admit he was acting strangely yesterday but it must be the fact that he is still settling in its only been two weeks"Leonidas replied trying to console his brother.
"If you're so sure he is not up to something how about we go check in on him, And see what he is up too he has not left his room in over a day And id like to see what he is up too" Cain had Sebastian keep watch on Shen's door to gather information on him.
"Cain!, How could you treat a guest of our fathers this way? With contempt and suspicion" Leo said angrily at his brother's rudeness.
"Just one peek and I'll stop watching him I swear but you have to come with me and we do it quickly it won't matter aren't you curious as well"
After a few seconds, Leo thought it over and agreed to the terms "Fine but only if you promise to stop spying on him got it?"
"I promise," Cain said with his fingers crossed behind his back.
Cain and Leo both exited the room and made their way to shins door, and slowly pull it open just a crack, and they both saw Shen sitting in his room legs crossed practicing
"That's the
"But how that technique takes at least a month to learn correctly even I took two months before I could perform it perfectly-" Before Cain could finish his sentence both him and Leo were picked up from the ground by their neck collars.
"What might i ask are you two doing? Invading the privacy of our esteemed guest" Aceton roared holding the two kids in the air "It seems like you two need to learn manners and i know who would love to teach you them" Cain and Leo's faces went pale white and their blood ran cold "I'm taking you two to ms monsoon
"No father, not her! Anyone but her! It was Cains's idea." Leo pleaded.
Cain began to explain "Father we were just checking if he was ok he hasn't been out of his room for a while you see and-"
"Stop it with the lies cane your tongue may be made of silver but my ears are made of gold come now we have to teach you guys manners," Aceton said sternly and carried them both to their punishment as they left kicking and screaming.
Shen smiled as he had felt their energy when the system had alerted him to their presents, and now that they were gone he continued to practice.