"The path to become stronger is hard. To become the strongest and stand at peak you have to give your best and challenge the heaven while making the impossible to become possible. It is easy to say, is not it? But only those who have attained it knows the hardships and pain."
"From today my training with the weapons have started."
"Run daily 10 Kosas with the sword. Swing the sword as long as your hands can withstand. As long as you can hold the sword, you are not allowed to stop swinging. Learn about your strength first. Then practice hard to become better. Then do it with another weapon."
The training is not easy from the start. But it has gotten rougher and tougher day by day. The size, weight and uses of weapons vary from one another. Even a similar type of weapon has different ways of handling. Even the double edged sword and single edges sword has different techniques to use. Not only that if you are not sure and distracted for a while it can cost your limb or your life at most.
The training to become stronger was going slowly but steadily. Ramabhadra always guides Vasusena while practicing any weapons and then looked after his practice for a long time. After passing a long period while training with all types of weapons Vasusena has become more powerful, more agile and sharper than before. After learning about the weapons finally he understood that he can use the sword best.
"So, You have finally reached at that point where you can use all of the weapons. And your conclusion is to wield the Zweihander sword."
"Yes, master. It is a good double edged sword and is heavy. When I hold it I feel like I can win against anyone in the world."
"You know, you have been training for 2 years for now. Why don't you try to use 'Virya' now."
"But master I have never learned how to use it and also you didn't teach me how to use it."
"Ohh, so you are telling me that you have not grasped it till now. Why don't you try to punch me?"
"Master, but how can I...."
"Don't worry. You are not still enough powerful to give me a wound. Just punch me."
"Ok, here I go."
He punched him instantly with all his might, but there is not a single bit of movement in his master.
"So, this is your all."
"Yes, master."
"Ok, now. Why don't you try to kill me imaging me as your enemy and you are going to kill now?."
"Yes, master."
Vasusena put all his force in his right fist and punched him with all of his might. This time he managed to make his master move a bit.
"You are an idiot. You are still helpless and weak."
"I am not worthy of being your opponent. You are too strong."
"Stop saying that. You are still weak even after 2 whole years and admit it. Don't say those lines again. These are the words only a powerless man will use. Your training has ended here."
He could not understand what is going on at that moment. He has not able to grasp the thought of his master. But the words of his master started to echo in his head. "You are still weak even after 2 whole years."
At night Vasusena could not able to sleep at all. He has only one thought in his mind,
"You are still weak even after 2 whole years."
"What am I doing for the last 2 years. After living with master, I trained like a madman who have lost all of his reasoning. But even after going through all the hardships I can't even considered as strong. I am aiming to become strongest in the world, but I have become weak let alone become powerful."
After thinking about all of that Vasusena went outside of his room and began to roam around the forest.
"The air is cool and the sky is clean. The moon is bright and the stars are gathered around it."
"I know I have become stronger than before. I have now a power of 10 men. But when I will face again a man who can use 'Virya' I have no chance to stand before him let alone defeat him in the fight. In this world you are powerless if you can't use 'Virya'."
"The world energy is everywhere in this world. Both Living and non Living possessed the world energy. It is initially present in a living organism. But if you train hard you can absorb the world energy from the outside world. The more world energy you can absorb the more powerful you can become. But even if you can absorb the world energy and can't utilise it, it is useless for you. I have trained hard for last two years but even after all the training I have done I still can't use 'Virya' of mine, let alone absorbing the out side world energy."
After roaming around he came back late and night and fall asleep on the ground.
"Vasu! Vasu! Vasu!"
"Who is calling me?"
"Vasu, did you forget about me?"
"Cecilii, you are alright. I am so glad to see you healthy."
"Do I look like healthy to you, Vasu?"
Suddenly she started to burn and become a corpse walking on fire.
"Vasu! you could have saved us, you could have get the avenged us. But you did not avenge us till now and also you have not become strong till now. You are still weak, Vasu."
All the villagers are cursing him togather and turned into corpse and while cursing him they went into the sea of the flame.
"Nooo...."
"Huh... Huh... Huhh..."
Vasusena started to breath heavily and his face is covered with sweat.
"What a ominous nightmare. I have not see it after I started training. But after a long time why did I see it again. Was it a reminder not to forget about the revenge."
"Take revenge, huh. How can a weak man like me take revenge."
Vasusena woke up and search for his master. But he could not find him anywhere. He remembered, "Your training has ended."
"So, finally even master has abandoned me."
The feeling of hopelessness chewed him from inside. It's not new for me. First my parents have abandoned me. Then the previous world has abandoned me. After that the whole village was taken down from me and made me live all alone. Then even he has abandoned me."
"How a useless weakling like me can be of any use? What should I do from now on? I have disappointed my master. I was not even worth to be a disciple of him from the beginning. But he still gave me a chance but I even could not satisfied him and made him disappointed."
In a depressed mood Vasusena went towards the cave of the weapons. The weapons are there as usual. The divine axe is also untouched since the last time he tried to pick it up.
"I have to become strong with these weapons. The hardships that I have gone through the past two years, will pay me back sooner or later. I can't let the two years of training go to waste like this."
Vasusena prepared himself. He started to train on his own. Everyday he ran more than 20 Kosas everyday with the weapons. He trained with all the weapons as long as his body didn't fell on the ground. His desire to become strong has increased by a lot, that he even forgot to eat and drink. The degree of his training increased day by day. The aura around him began to increase incredibly day by day. The power of his aura can not be handled by the ordinary weapons any more. His aura began to destroy the weapons one by one. His aura destroyed every weapon in the cave except the devine axe. After training at the same place with different types of weapons he had already changed the geography of the mountain ranges. But Even after spending his time in training without any sleep, eat and drink; he couldn't still able to grasp a knowledge how to use the 'Virya' inside of him.
"The last 2 weapons of the cave. Zweihander and The divine axe. It is the first weapon I chose and it the only weapon that did last all the time. All other weapons, every last weaponof the cave was destroyed by me. The durability of the sword is also not going to last much more than two or three days. Even after all those hard training, I can't even grasp how to use the world energy. I really am useless."
Vasusena took his sword and went for his regular training. But this time he was depressed and he has lost all his strength and courage. He couldn't even control his breath while running. The depression and the uneasiness of his mind made him a hollow bring.
Suddenly a loud noise came from the north direction. He stopped and looked at ge direction from where the sound came from. He was curious and ran towards that direction to see what is going on.
He rushed towards north in a great speed.
He arrived at a cliff, the origin of the noise. A young woman of same age of him, wearing a white dress was surrounded by three middle aged men. Vasusena was watching a of these on a tree right above them.
"What is going on? Why are those people chasing that woman?"
"Should I help or not. If it is a big matter it will be troublesome latter to deal with it. But even I want to help her what can I do with my pathetic self."
His mind was clouded with thousands of thoughts at that moment. He finally decided to leave the lady and forget about everything what he has seen.
"Even if I have to die here I will not let anyone to step on my pride and dignity. As long as I live I will not stepped to the bottom of the pit as like you."
"Bark like a bitch for now. Say whatever can you say now. Because after today you can't even open your mouth again."
One of the three men shouted and made a fireball on his palm and threw it towards her. He was looking everything and can't muster his courage.
"The weak can never live in this cursed world. No one help the weak. The fate of the weak is to bear the burden of suffering and die a miserable death. But I want to live more. Some one please help."
Vasusena heard her words. He jumped down from the cliff without even thinking. He landed right in front of her. At the time he landed on the ground the fireball was reached near on his face. In the face of danger, his senses worked as fast as lightning. He pull out his sword and sliced the fireball into half and stopped the attack with a single swing of his sword.
The three men surprised to see what happened at that moment. All of them has worn a black dress with two sets of daggers with them. The three men got ready for battle immediately with the intension of killing Vasusena with the lady.