"I really can't take this Arnos. It's too much." Said Ross.
"No really take it. It'll help your family."
"You're the best! Mister Arnos!" Said Donavan while sniffling.
Arnos walked through the streets. He had made a name for himself, Silent User. He had wanted to keep a low profile but he guessed it's too late for that now.
He opened his void pouch and dug out a card. It was what Raine had given to him after his match. She said if he ever needed help, call them. Since apparently they owe him one or something.
Shadow Guild
Location: Dark Valleys
Guild Leader: ???
'Interesting... Maybe I should join a guild? I'll probably need Master Romeus's permission first.'
It had been three days since Master Romeus left and Arnos had been doing just fine. He circled around the town for awhile and bought some groceries.
A gust of wind blew while the door was still open. SLAM! Arnos looked outside. The sky was dark and the clouds were grey. It was like the clouds were mad or something. Pitter, patter. Rain started falling down from the sky. At first it was light but then it suddenly grew heavy.
The wind growled and the trees shook. Arnos went and closed all the remaining doors and windows.
'The dummy is outside. Should I take it in? It might break.'
Without thinking twice, after all the dummy was like his sparring partner. He brought the dummy inside. It was soaked to the bone but luckily worked just fine. He grabbed a towel and dried it up.
He sat there on the carpet. He had lit the fireplace because it was getting kinda chilly. He was pretty wet from going outside. Arnos took a warm shower and got dressed into something more warm.
He sat on a chair by the fireplace. He didn't really know what to do. The storm was so bad outside. Occasionally he could hear thunder or lightning in the distance. I know I've said this a lot but he was bored to death. He literally had nothing to do but wait for the storm to stop. He checked the dummy. Maybe, just maybe, the dummy can be used to entertain too.
Ding! The robotic dummy came alive. He checked the options and miraculously he found something.
'This guy can play Knight Battle??? Awesome!'
He selected the option.
"Knight Battle Game Initiated, User please make first move."
A board popped out with all the characters already in place.
The rules were simple it was kinda like Chess but not really. Everything is the same except the pawns are knights. The supposedly knights on horses are Axe holders. They can move one or two squares. Or even three but you can't use three, in a row. Like chess, the board has 64 squares. If a knight reaches the end of the board. AKA the opponents side. The knight will become a master swordsman. Anytime a character tries to kill the master swordsman, they die. Instead the only way for master swordsmen to die is from a King or another master swordsman.
The game was quiet and the dummy was very intelligent. It saw through all Arnos's plans and moves. Arnos kept losing and he began to lose hope. Until he made a random move and got check mate.
"YES!!!! LETS GO!" He was very happy that he finally bet the dummy. Arnos finally realized that the rain had stopped. He commanded the dummy to go outside and follow him. The ground was wet while the grass was muddy. Luckily the flat ground out at the front was just a bit damp.
He called to the dummy and they began fighting. He was progressing a lot.
Ding! "Profile updated."
He checked and surely enough he was Silent Walker Level 7 Beginner 14.
He was glad he was getting stronger. He knew what time it was. It was the time to learn a new skill.
Arnos scrolled through the skills. He needed more attack skills. The only one he could really use all the time was Triple Slash. Unless you count Force Blast but Force Blast isn't really an attack skill. It helps you escape a battle not necessarily win a match.
Brief Cut: Your tralent moves so quickly that the opponent doesn't even know what's going on. You move your tralent in a upper right motion but last second go back down. Left down. It will make a deep cut and blood will be on your weapon. No one can possibly block the attack. Only a few can and if they can. I suggest you immediately surrender or escape.
He selected the skill.
"Brief Cut learning..."
The dummy changed its form and moved its tralent in a swift motion. Indeed it was quick. It then went and picked up a long blade of grass. It threw it up and the dummy moved its tralent. SHING! The blade of grass immediately sliced in two.
"Example performed, now slowing down motions."
The dummy moved slower now and Arnos picked out some details. After seeing it thoroughly many times, he started making the same movements. Arnos decided that he would keep training until he learnt the move. 2 hours passed.
A boy with dark hair tossed some blades of grass in the air. A sound could be heard, SHING! The blades of grass sliced into oblivions.
"Wow, amazing! Thanks dummy." He then turned off the robot. He checked the time. It was 3:30pm.
"Should I go hunting? No, I already have some meat left from those I hunted when Master Romeus was still here. I'll go take a dip."
He got changed into some shorts. He looked in the mirror and inspected himself. He looked way different to what he had looked like before. His leanness has turned into muscle. He grew some height and his hair was no longer spiky. He looked like a young mature boy. Well unless you knew the immature side of him.
He swam for what seemed like forever. 200 full laps of the lake, which was crazy. Of course he had a 10 minute break between every 50 laps. Even though he was fitter and stronger, he's still human after all.
It was 5:25pm, still wasn't time for dinner. He went and had a jog in the forest. It was damp but beautiful. You could see some dew drops left on the grass or flowers. It was very silent. All you could hear was some bird tweets and the rustling of leaves under his feet.
He ran through the forest. It was so refreshing, he made his way back to the cabin and checked the time. 6:40pm.
He took out a knife and some vegetables. Chopped up some onions and poured some sauce onto it while it was frying in the pan. He added the sliced meat he diced earlier too. The aroma smelt absolutely delicious.
He plated the food and got a drink. He started eating, the cabin was quiet.
He went to sleep early. Of course after he washed the dishes and showered. The dreams were all nice dreams that he enjoyed. He saw some faces that felt familiar but he couldn't picture their names.