Everything was so smooth for him even after the horrifying monstrous beast they had encountered .. it was like he was never worried or scared .. everything was just like a game to him .. he walked around in the canteen where most of the soldiers who didn't join in on the fight relaxed and enjoyed eating .. Theo walked past and headed for a certain place he had passed when he was going on a mission with Rose .. a quite isolated spot just through an open door free space ... he sat outside in a lotus position and gazed at the beautiful sky and wondered how long has it been since had watched stars .. he sighed deeply as he retrieved something from his system .. a few beeps were heard as he tapped on his window interface .. a brown vein looking thing floated in the air in a shape of a single horn ..
Once he retrieved the emblem he began consuming its essence completely drying it up .. but since it took longer to have control over the power he had to wait for at least 4 hours or so before he could have an immeasurable strength which could turn the whole military upside down .. of course without generals and lieutenants ... his body was starting to rip through his tank top and black shirt he was wearing .. his muscles were growing bigger and his veins popping out making them look like little snakes ..
The current state he was in made him even feel more stronger but on the other hand he still had to endure the pain he was feeling for at least 4 hours .. he continued with the process of absorbing it's whole energy spreading it out in his body enhancing his physical strength and his body .. sweat trickled down his head to his bulky body making him look like he was bathing in oil .. 2 hours had passed yet the pain was no close to subduing infact it increased its intensity even causing the popping veins to have small cuts with blood seeping out of his body .. his body continued to grow bigger until it had reached its limit to where one could say he was a replica of the ninth stage Bronze minotaur .. only he didn't have horns and ugly facial features .. after 3 hours had passed the pain continued to grow more intense and it was even making it harder for him to breathe as his skin was starting to boil up with redness all over it .. he felt like he couldn't breathe or move he was helpless .. if he was attacked by a soldier rank right now he wouldn't even dare compare himself to it because he'd be too helpless even with his ripped body ..
Theo focused his energy into transmitting the emblem into his own physique and soon 4 hours passed but still he held on to his lotus position as his body began shrinking to what it once looked like .. his sweat could be seen under him as he stood up feeling stronger and powerful than before .. and without resting again he took out his 'Two elements Rose' before drinking it's rosey water in the middle just in the tiny point where the liquid flickered in blue and a little bit gust of wind kept escaping from the tiny hole causing Theo to be mesmerized by its power despite being just a drop of rose water ...
Immediately after he drank the rose water he felt changes from within .. the lightning attribute which caused the area around him to turn hot enveloping the whole place with fervid heat ... followed by the wind attribute that slightly lifted him from the ground a few inches before falling on his butt .. "Let me try my new .." before he could say anything he felt a hand on his bare shoulder ..
"Oh my .. you're half naked .. can you at least cover your torso .." Rose said before turning around to look into the empty space 'What a refined body ..' that was all that she could think about right now as Theo opened his window interface purchasing a black leathery shirt ...
Just then the black shirt materialized infront of him with a few crimson coloured trims on the edges of his shoulders .. "Ah , so captain Rose what brings you here .. and how'd you find me ..?" she looked at him with an innocent smile and her hands behind her back .. "Actually it's not me who called you .. it's the commander and is accompanied by the head general .." although she was a little bit proud of those and very glad that he was okay she couldn't help but feel jealous for being so favoured by even the most strongest person she had ever known her entire life ..
Both of them looked into each other's eyes before averting their gazes from each other as Theo followed behind Rose who led him straight to commander Britt's office ..
Rose inhaled and exhaled deeply before entering through the door with two pair of eyes glaring at them with curiosity and their eyes mostly stayed on the individual behind her .. "Greetings commander Britt .. head general Brassard .." he lowered his head slightly finding it off and unforgettable to bow down even slightly to someone especially when he didn't like it .. "Enough with the formalities now soldier .. I've called you here for a reason .."
He listened carefully waiting for the commander or the head general to say what they wanted to say when he got here ..
'Of course you called me for a reason .. but I think that reason is now not important .. it's like you guys just wanted me to just stay here with you giving me weird glances .. .. oh I forgot you don't even see ..' he chuckled inwardly and at the same time he scolded at himself as he made fun of head general Brassard .. "Soldier 120 993 .. " head general calmed himself as those words left his mouth .. 'Huh .. I have only managed to skip 7 soldier ranks .. what joke is this ..' Theo thought as he cursed at the military for being so blind .. he then looked at the head general who had stood firmly with his chest out while his face remained nonchalant ...
"I was informed by the commander that you saved lives when the monstrous creature attacked them .. I respect you for that .. and you deserve a good reward for that ..." Rose was looking at the head general with disbelief as she heard him say he respected Theo .. which was an uncommon thing a head general to say unless it was directed to one of high authority but now today with her own ears she heard her hero say he respected a soldier many ranks below him ..
After remaining quite for a while commander Britt stood up with a brass badge that had wings engraved on it and what was interesting about this badge was that it had an immense energy running inside of it .. although Theo took it as nothing he knew that the badge had some kind of authority .. "Eh ..?" he became to get nervous and even more dumbfounded when the commander approached him in hurried steps sticking the badge on his shirt ... "We now pronounce you Head Soldier 60 000 ... " Theo now understood why the badge was so important because now on his window interface a message was received from the badge itself .. 'You have become Head Soldier 60 000 ..
60th ranked
Pecuniary -14 0300' and unbeknownst to him the message had been sent to every soldier in the whole military base .. and they were all confused by the name 'Theo' .. and a few that remembered him started spitting out their lunch as they saw the message .. "Head Soldier ..??¿¿" commander Britt wanted to laugh at him but she held on to her common sense .. "Yes .. the rewards is little compared to what you did .. you saved the commanders lives even the soldier's .. and you sacrificed yourself for captain Rose here .. and to be honest it's a little ridiculous to just give you the little title instead of giving you a captain title .. but unfortunately that would bring many unwanted questions .. and considering your strength I could probably put you up a few commanders ... but to rise up in the ranks continue being the best soldier could ever ask for .." with that the commander and captain Rose stood firmly with their chests out giving Theo a salute to his title ..
"I'm a Head Soldier ..??!" Theo still thought it was a little bit too early to announce such a thing .. after all it hadn't been long since he arrived in the military base yet right now he was being promoted ... it was a great achievement and at the same time cheating ... but he couldn't just refuse the reward .. it was more than satisfying to have some authority sometimes ...
"O-k-a-y I will do my best .." everyone was dumbfounded by Theo's reaction and nonchalant face and his voice .. they thought maybe he'd jump in joy but instead he stood there with his index finger rubbing his chin .. 'Hmm ..' suddenly from inside head general Brassard [Soul Inspection] skill he obtained due to his blind eyesight .. he felt something about Theo a bit off as he sensed two elemental attributes surging everywhere in his energy ..
"Head Soldier 60 000 .. do you mind if I ask you how you got your hands on two elemental attributes ..?" Theo smiled slightly rubbing the back of his head ..
"Ah well .. after I saved Rose .. I fell into a deep hole that was at least 100 metres high for its depth .. my energy was all used up .. so I couldn't get out .. the oy thing I could do was wait for someone from the military to rescue me .. but unfortunately that wasn't the case as cries echoed inside of the hole causing the place to be dead silent .. turning it into an eerie abyss if one had to say .. all I could think about was the safety of the soldiers but knowing that I was weak I could only endure the cries a little bit longer until I caught a glimpse of a few streaks of light and a few wind gusting through at me .. I went to check and luckily for me .. I found a rose called The Two Elements Rose' which benefited me by giving me a lightning attribute and wind attribute .." after he finished head general Brassard could only sigh deeply as his jaw dropped down ..
"How'd you obtain elements .. .. ?" Theo looked at him confused because he had only done it by just drinking the drop all up ... wasn't that the method of getting the elements ? "I just drank the drop inside the small hole .." before he. lukd finish Head general Brassard couldn't help but be disappointed .. "You fool .. you're supposed to to concoct it into a potion before you can drink it .. and if you had already drank up the drop it means it has lost its effectiveness .. oh my .." although the head general wasn't fidgeting he was a little bit frustrated as he could've used the rose better than the Head Soldier infront of him ... but alas .. nothing could be turned back ..
'Oh so that's why I wasn't able to get the amount of attributes they promised me .. it's understandable ..' and if head general Brassard knew that Theo was calm as ever he would just have to throw himself off a cliff .. because it wasn't luck that made a person get in contact with such a rose .. it was extremely rare and precious .. and from the question marks that were put next to the worth on Theo's system simply meant that the rose was priceless ..