*This is the final bonus chapter. Be sure to enjoy!!*
A few hours, when the sun was much brighter and the sceneries of the coast was as beautiful as ever, Dante took his students to a little spot on the sandy beach and sat them down for a discussion.
"Now listen up!! Before we start training, time for a little anatomy class!!," Dante said to his students as he squatted on the sandy beach and began drawing a human figure on the sand.
"Basically, every living creature is made up of three chambers: Mind, Body and Soul."
"Body obviously stands for the physical body structure we have and bleed from when we get hurt. This controls our physical abilities in battle."
"Mind makes up our reasoning, emotions, judgement and the overall way we think and perceive, especially during battle. This involves our cognitive and possibly, telepathic abilities in some individuals."
"And Soul -the most important part- makes up our entire Mana circulatory network. It works the same way as blood does in our bodies. This involves Mana manipulation, harnessing and releasing."
"The essential part of knowing all this that each structure is equally important with and without each other."
"When one of them is completely mastered by an individual, the user experiences a different level of power but comes at a price."
Vincent then raised his hand and he said, "It makes the other parts vulnerable and weak, am I right, Sensei?"
"Spot on!! Each chamber needs the full functionality of the other parts in order for the individual to develop at a much faster rate."
He then paused and said, "Any questions so far?"
Jason then asked, "Since every one is entirely different from one another and based on what you just said, won't that mean that everyone has predominantly a superior chamber than the others?"
This was much to the surprise of everyone, which annoyed Jason, saying, "What? Just because I'm not the smartest doesn't mean I don't have a brain at all!!"
Dante then laughed and said, "You kids are one of a kind!! You catch up way quicker than the others!!"
He then replied, "Yes, young lad. That's precisely it!! Each individual has a dominant chamber different from another person. And that directly affects how strong their Mana type is as well."
He stood up and said, "I did some research on the three of you and I know what training regime is appropriate for you!!," with a thumbs up.
The kids looked at him, displeased, with Jason saying, "What's he going to do now?"
Vincent then replied, "I don't know, but I bet it isn't gonna be as easy as we think."
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The next full week was as stressful as taming a wild rock bison; with each member of Team Peregrine undertaking a different training program than the other.
Vincent's training was to master sustaining over 1200 kilos of pressure at the Gargamos Mountains to build his Body chamber.
Maki's training was to master controlling her Mana manipulation in order to improve her Soul chamber.
And Jason's training was to learn how to control harnessing Mana energy and focusing it into his Mind chamber.
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The Gargamos Moutains are well-renowned for their high gravity pressure surrounding that region and only a few people have been known to successfully survive training there - Vincent being the only vampire successful at completely his training there.
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"It was a lot of work, but this will surely pay for these kids," Dante thought to himself as he watched his students training from afar.
"It's a good thing I did some information gathering on these three before bringing them here. Otherwise this all would be for nothing."
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The week passed, and Team Peregrine were returning back to Pardour after a long week of training.
But the results were remarkable: Vincent's body developed at a much faster rate and his Soul chamber -his dominant chamber- grew alongside it as well.
Maki's Earth Mana release has also improved and her Mind chamber -her dominant chamber- developed for efficient decision-making.
But Jason's development was far better than the others; his Mana harnessing has improved significantly and his Body and Mind chambers -the Body being his dominant chamber- rose alongside as well.
"Now then!! The tournament is in three days. Remember all what I taught you this past week and remember: don't go down without a fight!"
"Alright, Sensei!!," the kids replied as they headed back home.
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The vigorous training raised their Knight ranking levels to Silver; only a few Knights in history before reached the same rank as Knights-in-training, so this was good news for Dante.
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