I woke up To my mother, Who was staring at me with a clear anger.
I shot up and immediately Began to apologize.
the older man was sitting behind her in an earth made chair still.
He was patting the Sheep like creature as he began to speak.
" This does my Heart good."
He looked at me before finishing his talk with my mom.
She didn't change her look as she finished talking to him.
He turned and added a comment before he took his leave out of the court yard.
" A few teachers will be issued from the guild they will be here to meet you in one week.
It is up to your mother if they will be hired."
My Body flinched when my mother looked at me.
She walked over as she said.
" You have a long way to go."
She passed me and walked inside.
I shuffled in behind her as to not fall behind and even though I was running almost she didn't care.
She brought me to a room, Turned to me and grabbed my cuff.
I was lifted off the ground And tossed clear into the room.
I hit the ground Like a rock Before she spoke At me not to me.
" This rooms a gravity barrier, It will increase in weight every Three days.
It will reset in six days.
If you cannot manage to stand By tomorrow...
I will increase it."
She went to turn around and my muscles and felt like stone as they ground.
I stood up before she could leave and she Turned to me Looking at me trembling she snorted.
" Now walk to me!"
I took one step before my body succumbed to the weight.
She slapped the wall and then continued to walk out.
I felt the weight grow once again and she closed the door.
It took my everything just to lift my head which slammed back to the floor.
I was stuck like that for about ten hours.
I just laid there.
the weight made it hard to breathe.
After I was able to breathe I made my body Move into a sitting position I could sleep as I cultivate.
I sat in a crossed leg position as I surveyed my new room.
Their was a bed, A chair, A toilet, and A small Shower that was it.
I Began to cultivate, my pocket was vibrating as I was slowly falling into the trance.
I felt my pocket Or more specifically the crystal in my pocket.
I quit cultivating as I held the stone.
It was a small iron Crystal that revealed a blue shine after I rubbed it clean.
I Began to circulate once more which Made the raven in my Soul Move If greedily absorbed the Crystal's power.
The burn didn't happen, Yet I felt my soul Grow.
I formed my soul mark in my hand.
a small raven With blue glow and a small black dot wiggled.
I looked at it for a while, I didn't remove it or put it away.
I just held the stone in my hand near the raven in my other as I circulated my chi and my Qi simultaneously.
There was a Tingle in my head As the Little bird Danced around.
I felt a fresh feeling as the bird molted its feathers.
It shook as the weight grew lighter.
I stood up and walked over to the panel she touched.
It was a plain panel that had five buttons.
It was Open and close buttons.
With Low, mid, and high buttons.
I blessed the low button and the room Grew even heavier?!
It took me a moment to move my hand up to the panel under the weight but I was able to do so.
I clicked it and I felt the weight lift but, It was like I was holding a rock on my shoulders.
I clicked it once more and felt the exact pressure I was under to begin with, I Grit my teeth as I pressed it once more for the end of the low cycle.
I didn't dare press the mid button...
I didn't want to worry about going throughout the Three mid Options...
Let alone accidentally pressing the High button.
If I was retarded enough and pressed it once I would probably be crushed to death instantly.
I felt a cold sweat and fought against all my instincts as I thanked Buddha and the gods above.
The gave me The luck of not touching those first...
I felt the pressure which was like holding a small Boulder on my back I sat down and began to cultivate.
This time I circulated mana and Telepathic energy.
I felt the core next to my brain that produced mana and Telepathic Channels.
It was like my dantian?
The mana was the external cores power and Telepathic Energy was the inner cores power.
It didn't help me any But the pressure was lightened as I encased myself in Energy to lighten my immediate area.
It was a small Bubble barely clearing my head, But It helped Ina small Way.
I tried my hardest to circulate Chi and Qi also but it was only one set or the other.
Don't get me wrong, I did not stop Trying but I did forget about time.
My mother walked in and sat down in the only chair.
She looked at me as I was circulating my chi and Qi.
She snorted at me and spoke.
" That is Really something..."
She went silent as she Moved her hand over to her ring a small bottle of Sake and a little porcelain cup appeared.
She took two shots as she continued.
" I Can't help But Envy your smile..."
She paused as she looked at my face.
I subconsciously put my hand to my face and felt it as she sighed And took her shot as she looked at me.
' Why can't you just hate me?
Despise me just a bit, I survived unlike your father...
Unlike your brother!"
when she lost he voice her eyes looked void of emotion Before her eyes Began To Sob.
She Leaned back Took a deep breathe and began to laugh like a maniac.
" My Heart is Black but my blood still Feels like Fire.
Before my blood runs cold I will have my revenge also."
She looked Past me before getting up Taking a full drink Straight from the Bottle.
She walked to the panel and Repeated.
"Despise Me just a little..
Please Just a little so it can Ease my guilt!"
She pressed the Middle Button once And I lost consciousness.
I woke up To a Light jazz Sound There was nothing else to be honest I couldn't even Move my Head?!
I heard the music as it became louder and louder.
This song was one loop growing closer it masked the sound of the feet.
They shuffled into my view as I heard from above me.
I was staring at the sneakers of a man When I crained my eyes, I saw a sweat suit pants.
" Don't fight the weight on your body."
He walked over and sat down before speaking to himself.
" I think We should Think about Rythum!"
He stood Up walked over to Me putting his hand on my back I felt His warm hand.
He Laughed and said.
" I understand that loosening your muscles Seem like the best idea, But it is not.
Roll onto your Left side.
After You do Find your own Rythum."
He removed his hand and I strained to move.
It took me a whole Twenty minutes but I did it.
I listened to his advice as I chose a Rythum.
I couldn't exactly remember a song so I Chose my own heart Beat.
It beat As I listened to the sound I was slowly able to move my finger.
It was a wiggle, to a tap, To a Small pound.
Eventually my whole arm was set to the beat of my heart.
I was able to move both my arms As My chest tightened.
My muscles Burned Like I was about to Catch fire.
I saw steam Rise from my Whole body as the sweat Was pouring Like a faucet.
I saw My sweat Build as Black particles seaped out of my body I felt fresh.
Followed By Quick regret As My skin Was Itching so bad But before I knew it I was moving!
Although it Was sluggish It was still Free movement.
I looked over at the man Who was sweating Like a fool Also.
He looked at me and said.
" You must have Blocked Meridians like I do."
He looked at me Seriously before I walked Out Without a Word.
I needed a shower Immediately and felt like I needed to rip My skin off and scratch my Muscles themselves!!!
I Ran Throughout the Medium Sized mansion.
I didn't care about the layout, I just needed lot of hot water and a few scratches!
I found the shower room and forced all my mana into it The whole Room filled with water, I applied heat to it making it steam.
Without a second thought I dropped the torrent on myself hearing a scream from behind me.
The room flooded and The water began to swirl down the drain.
I focused my attention on the person That made the scream.
I was hoping for a naked flash but instead I got a bright blue bubble with a woman in Wash clothes.
She was wearing a Very thin grey robe that accentuated her curves wasn't even wet it was just clingy.
I don't think I needed a scratch anymore.
Just a chisel.
I was In a block of Slushy ice it was just solid enough to hold me.
The rest of the room drained and the girl in the bubble looked at me before she Released the bubble she was in and landed on the ground.
I had never seen this girl before but she looked a lot like One of the statues...
She shuffled the water as it melted I felt my temperature rise with it before it quickly cooled and drained out of the room also.
She Spoke Harshly.
" You dare enter the Inner clans bath?!"
She looked me up and down before continuing with flat tone.
" It seems Peeking was not enough and you wanted to see my true form!
You will be taken to the outer clans stables and be whipped Seven lashes."
Before I could make a sound a Butler clad in green Made his way past her Covering my mouth and tying my down.
Before I knew it I was on my way out of this house.
He took no Normal method as he dashed out the house and cleared the yard in one step.
It seemed like we were Falling before I noticed, I actually was falling.
I Fell a far way before being yanked by my collar, I felt the air in my lungs be replaced by the dust that was knocked into as the air was knocked out!
He Stepped once more And I felt us Rush upwards.
Once again I felt myself falling and Preparing for the Yank, I Didn't happen I gasp as k felt the floor grow closer.
The moment I took a breathe in to scream I felt the back of my collar Rip up And I was yanked seconds before the floor.
Once again my Air was Crisp As this time my neck made an odd Noise.
This happened another Four times.
My back Hurt, My neck, My upper chest And My Lungs were weak.
Every breath felt like Trying to Breathe through a straw.
I had no air As I gasped For it Like a Beggar.
He Landed and I didn't know my Location.
I grabbed at the floor as I shuffled and crawled away with all the power I had.
He scoffed before kicking my side He made short sentences.
" She said Seven Whipp lashes."
He grabbed a two tailed Whip Out of A small Rack of Whips, Chains, And Harnesses.
" This Two tail Can do."
He walked pasted me.
" One tail for Peeping of the eldest Princess."
He laughed in Gruff tones before saying.
" The other Is for making me Work."
He swung and My body felt Like Someone Hit me with Lightning, Then I felt the burn of the spot that connected.
He Leaned back And said.
" ThIs will deter all Lower sect trash."
He struck me Twice more as The breathe and the pain was Unspeakable.
I tried to scream But nothing came from my voice as he whipped a Fourth time he said.
" The Sound has left you in your guilt.
You cannot even scream in regret!"
His hand swung Down and I heard the crack of the whip Then felt it burn.
By now the pain was so high I began to black out.
He Shifted his Voice As he said.
" NO, You will not accept these reminders Unless you are awake and properly feel them."
He grabbed a bucket of water that was being used to wash the creatures in this stable.
It splashed across me as I Took in a cold breathe.
The water in the Gouges the whip had made Was like jumping In to a river of ice that Cut him with daggers.
Even though the blade went through his skin it stuck in his opened making the pain Multiply.
I was alive again with a whole new pain As he screamed.
" Good, Now accept your punishment!"
He swung it one way and I saw the whip pass Me.
It had Blood on the Two prongs Metal and Yet flexible.
It whipped And I saw the snap in the air as it flashed past me This time it landed on my Cheek.
I felt the pain Send me into shock.
I heard his voice as I faded into black completely
" Let this be your last Warning Peasant."
I Was Dead?
I think either way I am floating in a pitch black space With no real issue.
Just A floater, Like that one who wouldn't flush...
I Thought up all kinds of hand signals to try if I even have hands again.
Don't get me wrong I looked around a bit?!
But found nothing.
Nothing!!