The mood of the area became so sutle the word of Paul became a delight to Soon's ears he finally had a chance of becoming stronger, even if it would help him so little, he'll still take it.
They didn't have anything to do, the sun was still rising from the sky and their journey was still quite far. The time they will need was still long.
"What will you teach me?"
"I don't know really."
Paul said he'll teach but didn't mention where to start. He knew the boy was timid weak and easily given up by situations. Although these traits are quite bad, a sudden reminder that he was once the weakest men to lived motivated him to at least teach some important moves, or so he thought.
"Maybe some Mental training." He said as he gathered twigs for some sort of reason,
"Mental?! Come on Hei I want physical stuff." Soon complained he watched Paul get some twigs for some sort of reason he doesn't know. He wants to say more only to be stopped by his tongue. He knew even if he did he will not win the debate at all.
"Oh come on Soon, This training might be easily said but I'll tell you. It's hard." As his eyes widened he seemed to find a perfectly shaped one. "Here once you passed this will go straight up to your sect, and oh. Why did were you in the ravine in the first place?" He questioned he seems curious as he didn't even think about it for some while. He tried making theories of himself although some were quite good, he still wants the real man to say his story.
"I don't even know..." Soon, which he couldn't recall anything, he tried thinking what did he do before such events happened but to no prevail. His memories seemed to be erased from existence.
"I, I- I only remember going out from the sect..."
"This method will train your mind, it will make you seemed rather confident about yourself. Its called Brain Hijacking, ever heard of it?"
Soon shook his head in confusion, Paul sighed, "It's quite a demonic technique as this was a part kc training by the demon race. I will hijack your brain making you succumb to your fears. It will gain you a precious scenario that you will need to defeat. Your weakness is your enemy Soon," Paul pointed seemingly a twig like a wand.
"This I only know because suddenly popped from my mind a while ago, it should work right?" He said into himself he gulped first and just bet on his luck. He knew the technique was combined but it seemed he had experience using it from the past.
He took and deep breathe and focused in, Soon also took a deep breath and nodded signalling he is quite ready.
Or so he taught, he was quite frightened really. He didn't know what to expect, he didn't even know such techniques exist in the world of Cultivation and Magic.
Paul closed his eye momentarily and opened it, he seemly mumbled and then.
"Santo Grindalo"
A word nobody understood,
*
"What kind of spell was that?!" Paul confused on such thing, he looked on the man who seemed to be in pain. He also looked on a happy expression a young lady had.
She was quite tall, had black hair and a body of indeed a young lady, Roxanne.
"Well, it's a spell only crucial mages or witches should learn. I learned it because I have a demon friend at one point." She blew the tip of his wand seemingly cleaning it out of the dirt. The man on the chair kept making faces that indeed looked like he is on Pain. He has his eyes closed shut and his head moves quickly.
"Is even Nico alive right now? I will not let our greatest swordsman die like that you know" Paul said, he quite worries as he observed he felt sick. And was feeling he needed to step in.
"He said it he said he is afraid of cockroaches and wanted to overcome such a thing!" She rambled. A sighed took over his face as he sat down on a wooden chair and leaned on it, he puts her wand on the table and his large hat too. It seems they are somewhere in a library.
"What will you do know? We've been together for a year now and not even one except us is on your side." She was worried about the situation they were in. She even prepared for events brewing potions and hiding her books even some burning them.
Paul just sat across her, "Fight, it seems fun right?" Paul didn't felt discouraged about it, instead, he laughed at it. He knew there was nothing wrong about his rule and that the world was indeed greedy for power.
"Luxanna might out be our bet, I mean she just the best lancer out there. Plus she scares me the most!" She even felt scared talking about her that her legs shiver in fear. Although Roxanne was the most powerful witch she still has fears like a human.
"He even said she'll go to the Tower of God next year. She's about to retire this year too." Paul thought for some bit as the guy on the chair finally stopped from making such sounds of pain. He grasped and breathe very loudly instead, Paul's eyes rolled back as he couldn't believe cockroaches scare him the most. Out of all arrogance, he was the best at it.
"Wonder what that tower looks..." as Roxanne's eyes imagine what could've been living there, she was powerful and so Paul and her other allies, he smiled thinking they should rule that tower next.
"Maybe if we got out of this sticky situation, we can," Paul replied so suddenly and stood up to check on the man.
"Nico come on, you are-"
*
"Hei!"
"Hei"
"Wake up!" Paul's eyes went suddenly opened his head quite is hurt. He looked around and saw he was in the forest. He recognizes the face of Soom and even touched it with his hands.
"Did I passed out?" He asked as he held his head.
"Yeah"
"Spell works?"
He nodded. "Man is such a weird place really you were there and all of these decisions I need to make were a lot it seems I was forced to-"
Soon continued rambling on and on while Paul was stargazing upon the leaves he knew he needed to be strong, stronger than before. He felt weakened by such things he was supposedly strong at. A new path for a new beginning, he didn't know much about Demonic Path. But he needed too, the first thing he'll do is train and cultivate, he had decided he'll meet up in the tower of god.
They felt so much none the like, Paul was this mysterious dude who never let the truth come out of his mouth, no Soon who is a boy who just wanted to learn more about the world. They both look young as if they were the same age, however, Soon didn't know that an experienced warrior was facing him.
They both sat together under the shade of the tree, they looked up over the decomposing body of the mother which was being eaten by carnivorous animals.
"Hei is it really your name?" Soon asked, even though he has spent quite a time with Paul he never knew everything about him nor his past it's just they are there caring for each other.
"Nope. Have better names?" Paul replied so suddenly. He has new motivation to gain more strength, even though he has experience. His second chance was straight back from square one. He taught of the name so quickly and didn't trusted soon yet in their first meet up, now as time progress he felt he had gained a new ally he could trust upon.
"My name is Jung Woo. That's my real name. I didn't trust you for the first time. Might as well tell you this."
- Woo family, I remember you guys. Your family fleed from this country and didn't come back for quite some time. Maybe they have come back.
Paul smiled for quite a while, "Any good names?" He questioned, seemingly wanted a new name for himself.
Jung Woo think for some bit, and realized one thing,
"How about Kahlel..."
"Seems about right."
They went on and rested for quite some time, Jung Woo thought himself right all along. Although he wanted to ask more question about Paul, he never had the courage. Instead, he remembered the scenarios he had when he wants through the mind training a while before. He never wanted to be a weak guy forever in his life. He gulped for a moment and took a deep breath.
"You're the King, are you? Paul Hei iso your whole name..."
Paul didn't react and smirked for a bit, he has expected this for quite a while and now he gained each other trust may their own secret be revealed.
"You're quite right..." He replied on a calm tone sound, they both felt relieved their secrets been out even though spending small time. They gained new opportunities in their life. Making sure they succeed and never fail is their new goal.