I started my morning with Diana, we ate breakfast and immediately went to the usual mountain where we train, it is named The Skyscraper
And from there, I started my warm-up exercise then went to Diana for her last part of training.
"So as you already know we'll be testing your mental perseverance and it seems that the 2 balls aren't enough, so we'll turn it into a giant cube", Diana said while taking out 2 large cubes enough to cover his body for about 4 times.
"Same old rules, Lift these two for a year and we're done, got it?", Diana spoke like a strict teacher holding her imaginary eyeglass.
"Yes, Ma'am", Rapier responded then immediately prepares himself and slowly lifted the two cubes.
4 months went by smoothly, nothing major happened but after those 4 months, Rapier noticed some changes.
He felt nauseous and about to puke, at first, he thought this is like lifting a feather for a year, little did he knew that this is how hard getting pressured mentally.
Diana watched him struggle with a straight face but worried deep inside. She is so worried but she can't show pity since he must get stronger without the help of others to grow with stability.
"You must endure this, Rapier", she shouted in her mind with hope that he can finish this without any major problems happening.
Amiera went to Diana and patted her back, "He's our King, if he can't do it, who else? Just place your trust in him and all is good", Amiera said assuring Diana that all is fine.
"Yeah...But I'm still worried even though I knew he can do it, He's the type of guy to finish things no matter the consequences, even at the expense of his own life", Diana said while holding both of her hands, worried.
"I don't know but it feels he changed, you might not have noticed it yet, but I can feel it he has different personalities even though he's still our same old King", Amiera said while staring at Rapier with his legs crossed and sweating intensely.
"How so?", Diana with a questioned face turned to Amiera with hope for a significant answer to her question.
"Remember how our King's life started back then?", Amiera said. Diana looked at Amiera and Amiera started talking while Diana pictures everything Amiera is saying in her head, "Did you remember a story where a kid with long black hair in a slump can be seen eating dirt to live".
"Although he's having a severe stomach ache from eating dirt every day, he still continued on doing what he can to survive. Until one day, a kind woman took him in her shelter in a deep part of the forest, she fed him until you can see a lot more meat in his body".
"Although hard the boy eventually trusted her after a few observations. The boy felt never-ending gratefulness to the woman who took him in. He grew up splendidly until he turned 10 years old, they grew up together like Mother and Son and they spent a lot of time together in that past at least 2 years".
"Until one day, He felt that working on the farm is not enough for them. He went to his 'Mom' and asked her permission".
"The boy said, "Mom, can I work in the town nearby?", The woman just smiled at him and said, "Of course, you can"".
He went on his little adventure towards the town hoping to earn money enough for them. Luckily, there is a kind woman who is a shopkeeper. She offered him delivery service with a decent amount of payment, he happily accepted and finished his job with ease.
Until it's about time the sun is about to set, the kind shopkeeper went to him and handed his payment and happily went back to his home just to be destroyed internally.
When he is nearing their home, a large fire can be seen from afar, He immediately realized what is happening and ran towards it, it was his...no it was their home, their house was caught in a large fire.
Without any hesitance, he ran towards the house on fire and kicked the door in hope of finding her. When he kicked the door he instantly saw her lying on the floor.
He ran to her and tried to carry her on his back, although it was hard dragging a body about twice of him, he continued doing it still, and finally, they both got out of the house.
He gently put down her body and took a rest for a while. He looked at the burning house then turned his gaze to his Mom, he didn't notice it when he carried her due to the sudden turn of events.
But his Mom can be seen half-naked with bruises on most of her lower part body and some at the top and a sign on her neck being choked.
With his intelligence, it's impossible to not know what just happened. He clenched his teeth and let out his anger on his shout while crying and hugging his not-breathing Mother.
After crying for hours mourning for her with his hope of her coming back to life, he realized that there is nothing he could do but dig a pit for her.
He dug out a hole for her body and placed her, he looked at her recalling his memories with her then shoved back the soil, while he closed his teary eyes.
After He finished burying her body he went to the town in hopes of finding who went out of the town and found their home.
He searched for days but couldn't do anything since he has the same authority as an average farmer only, he wants to search the records who went out that day but he couldn't even apply as a bodyguard of the town.
Few months have passed, He gave up although the thing about giving up hurts his feelings so deeply, He still gave up thinking about what could he do about something impossible.
Eventually, He just wandered the town, He had nowhere to return to, he stole food at the stalls and sleep with the other beggars at slums and luckily he didn't get caught stealing food, until one day, he met the shopkeeper once again
She saw how malnourished the kid who used to be all smiling, it's like he is dead inside, she talked to him, "What are you doing here?", she asked with a worried face even though they're complete strangers to each other.
The kid didn't respond and just looked at her then turned his gaze down and closed his eyes. The woman got worried more and reached out her hand.
"Come to my house first, it seems that you don't have a home to return to right?", she said with a large smile on her face like an angel saving someone in distress.
The kid felt like he found hope, his saddened mood got lifted quite a bit. Although the woman doesn't know what he had gone through, she tried her best to help him as if her own son.
Few months have passed, "It seems you're 11 this year right? How about going to school?", she asked him with a wide smile, "Can I help you by doing that?", he asked
"Hmmm...Let's see...Of course, you can!", she said with a lot of enthusiasm. The kid felt that this is something where he must help in return done to him, "Ok, I'll go", he said with a face trying to smile.
The next day, he luckily got admitted to a magic school after contacting the school yesterday. So he went to school hoping to return one day with a proud face to show her.
Four years have passed, The kid, 15 years old now, graduated from his school owning the top one of the whole school dominating his classmates and seniors.
He had the capacity and the firepower of a legendary beast, The dragon, at such a young age which leaves everyone fear him.
After settling everything in his school, He went back to his home where his another special one awaits him. He happily kept a proud face upon returning.
But He felt severe pain in his chest, this pain leaves him an unimaginable nervousness, and ran towards his home.
From afar, another, another fire can be seen. He felt emotional and ran towards the building on fire, "Don't do this to me, Please not this time again", he said crying while running towards the burning building
Upon reaching the burning building, he was devastated. It was his home which he hoped it's not. He rushed inside the burning building while covering his body with water magic. He didn't use water magic on the burning building since it may make the feeble building collapse from the force of water.
Upon reaching the inside of the building he saw her lying unconscious on the floor. When he saw her he felt a throbbing pain in his heart once again. It was seemingly the same scene with his mother. But that pain doesn't keep him away from doing what he had to do
He grabbed her body first towards the front of the building and placed her there. He saw the townspeople just staring at him like he saved a monster. These stares didn't mean anything to him.
He looked at her body and it's the same as his mother. He saw many bruises at the lower part of her body and some at the top with signs of being choked while leaving her half-naked.
After seeing what happened to her, He looked up at the sky that is about to rain, "I guess this is my fate, but this shit, I'll remember this and return it a hundred folds", He said while clenching both his teeth and fist.
He realized how the people always time their appearance when he is returning home, this made him think maybe there's some evidence left inside the building, he poured a large scale of water unto the building without care anymore and swept away the debris with air magic.
After everything was settled down, He went straight inside and used his original skill, Trace, his vision went black and white and saw the frame structures of the things he saw and a little item shoned upon him and he went straight into that thing and picked it up
He turned off his trace skill and took a better look at the thing he found, upon seeing what he just found he felt angry enough to destroy a country, it was the badge of the government officials which rules the large town he lives in.
He took this in a calm manner, he first carried his sister in the mountains where his mother is buried, then he made a hole for his sister to be buried too.
After mourning for her for a while, "You fucktards let's see what can you do now", he said and went straight unto the building where the people who manage the town lives.
Upon reaching the gate he used stealth and went straight into the center building where it is most likely that the highest official is there.
He used his original skill teleport and instantly went to the top floor, "Mayor! Mayor, we've done it!", someone is speaking happily. The kid thought, "Looks like I'm at the right place", and he smiled thinking what a day for him.
"Haha...You've done well, slave. Looks like I have to reward you once again", an old man is speaking which looks like he is the mayor
Don't tease me, mayor. All I've done is just do the thing to his Mother, The woman who adopted him, and that bitch at that shop it was so fun seeing them beg that we don't kill the kid, HaHaHa", a voice not older than 30 is laughing maniacally in the room.
On the other side where the kid heard everything, "HaHaHa...So even my very own mother...You're the one who did it, all the more reason to end you this day", he went silent for a while and continued to hear what they say.
"The girls of this town are delicious, Mayor. I can't get enough of it, especially the woman that the boy keeps on getting for himself, HaHaHa", The slave laughing maniacally once again.
"Yeah, thanks to the father of this kid his mother was delivered to us with no problem. Imagine what a dickhead he is, to watch his wife get raped in front of him, HaHaHa", an older voice spoke, The Mayor.
"Ahhh...It seems you're one of them also...Huh? Old man...", he thought and kept silent again hoping to get more out of them.
"How about the girls at the academy did you do your mission?", the Mayor spoke. "Yes, when we saw the kid coming back, we immediately set out and kidnapped them especially the girl where it seems to be his lover", the slave spoke cheerfully once again.
"What did he say?!", The kid listening behind the door got shocked by what he just heard.
>Chapter 7: Getting Stronger 4 finished<