James woke up early at 5 in the morning. Laying there in his bed he could hear the occasional car drive by the house or person walking down the street. The sound out the ac filled the room like a quiet hum and crickets outside making sounds. James didn't want to get up, however he sat up after a few minutes. James couldn't go back to sleep so he got dressed and went outside sitting down on the grass, 'System.'
*Yes?*
'What would be requirements for me to get my fallen wings?' The system was silent for a moment.
*Bing*
[1 fallen angel wing]
[stage 1-skeletal]
requirements-
5th stage of cultivation
'what is my current cultivation level'
*The fourth stage*
'Ok so not to bad then'
*For the skeletal stage of the first wing no, however you are still only lvl 1 as you have yet to gain any XP*
'Right...'
'Hm....should I bother with it right now then....Guess I'll do it later and set my primary focus on getting friends, as well as making Isaiah stronger before everyone gets a system.'
James waited until it was time to go back to school and talked with Jess. After classes James sat on the grass again and helped Isiah meditate.
"Sense you got the first step down well, lets go for that seconded step. Try expanding the air through your muscles while you breathe like that"
"Uh... I can try" Isaiah struggled with the concept of this after all they were barely seven years old at this point and most people don't even know how to do this at the moment.
Though James was still happy that Isaiah was trying his best. He hoped his brother will learn this rather quickly so that way they can get a head start before everyone gets a chance. If his brother could soon catch up with him...no, his brother could just learn how to cultivate soon before their teens, then his brother would be able to train effectively and be able to make a strong protector. Once the systems are gained to all of humanity, monsters will probably start to appear as well as dungeons. This can cause a major shift in modern life so he'd like if his brother were to be prepared.
"James, James, James" Isiah kept poking James.
"huh?"
"I did it"
"._. you did?"
"mhm"
"show me"
"ok" Isaiah sat down with his eyes closed and took a deep breath, distributing the air through his body then pulling it back out after letting it sit for a moment. James stared at Isaiah speechless, his brother must have been a martial geniuses. This made everything much easier on him, although It may take a while his brother can at least catch up to him in cultivation stages before there thirteen meaning it should work out fine.
"Great job," James said this before patting his brother's head. "Now you just need to do this at least once a day, eventually you'll become strong like your big brother"
Isiah stared up at James with determined eyes. even though James was a year older he will eventually catch up one day and try to surpass his brother so he can be cool too.
The next day James went to school and sat down again. Jess followed soon after, then the rest came. Jess turned to him, "Hi"
"Hi"
"Wanna hangout later?"
"um sure"
"K"
The class went on as usual learning basic stuff with no real surprises, James easily went through his classes as he knew all this already.
After school...
James and Jess waited for Isaiah for a few minutes. James felt like Jess was starring at him but didn't react to it. Isaiah soon joined up with them as they walked home, but Jess came with this time. When they got home their parents stared at Jess for a moment before assuming it was James's friend. They sat on the couch and watched TV all day before Jess had to go home. It was around 6 pm and the sun was starting to set. James got up and walked Jess home and talked with her along the way.
When James got to his bedroom he saw Isaiah cultivating a bit, this made James nod in approval before going to his bed and doing the same. Although he(James) wont be able to break through to the 5th stage it would help in the long run. The rest of the week went similarly to this process without much deviation. One change was on Friday when Isaiah went to his friend's house for the night and came back later' the next day.
Sunday morning came along and James woke up barely able to get out of bed. James got dressed in some shorts and a t-shirt before heading downstairs. He went and grabs some cereal to eat and watch tv on the downstairs couched while he relaxed. 'This is a great change of pace honestly, back in Hell, I had to constantly deal with the parties of nobles, and with people trying to take advantage of me, thinking just cuz I'm young I wasn't able to see their goal. Here I'm mostly free of that issue.'
….12:00...
The doorbell went off ringing as someone at the door waiting. James got up and went over opening the door to see Jess in her casual clothing, this consisted of blue shorts, sneakers, and a T-shirt with a rose-gold hoodie over it with the zipper undone. Looking past her was a man in a BMW car sitting there.
Jess hugged James tightly, and he returned it but with a confused look, "What's wrong?"
"Dad says we have to move now, and I should say bye to my friends while I can." James was set back by this news. Jess was leaving..?
He kept hugging her for a moment while looking at the car before looking back down at her. "Don't worry, we will see each other again one day ok?"
With a slight hesitation she responded, "..ok.." Turning around she left and got in the car before it took off. James laid back down on the couch and thought for a while...He had many emotions to sort through. His friend is leaving and he probably won't see her for a few years...
'Wait ..why am I thinking so much about this girl... I knew her for a year...did I start to like her..no that's not it...guess she reminds me of my sister...' James wasted the rest of the day doing nothing and looked like he had questioned his own life on the couch. He noticed something after this...a lot of characters in stories have goals and whatnot, but he didn't have any specific goals at the moment. '..I'll make goals for myself at least in the short term, I can't let my self get too down on myself for long or I'll risk everything.'
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