Waking up in the small hut just reminded the young boy that this was now his reality. He no longer could go back to the days of knowing that his Sister was watching over him.
He had to now take care of himself as no one else would do so. He knew he needed to grow strong enough to never worry about his own safety but most importantly, become strong enough to locate and save his sister.
'' Its time to go Seiya ! ''
Sakura said to the young prince as she was headed out the small hut with Seiya coming not long after but before he had left, he had noticed a training uniform that prioritized mobility and having complete absence of sleeves on the white gi.
He changed into the outfit after Sakura left, having barely noticed that she herself had already changed into it before he had waken up.
Once he left the hut, he saw the amount of students shuffling towards the center of the town and chose to follow after them.
Contained at the center of the town was the organized group of students preparing for their daily dose of instruction by their teacher Hieki Meiryo.
'' Good Morning, Students of the Free Flowing Palm. ''
The Elder said to the group and in response they would speak.
'' Good Morning Sensei, please guide us towards the summit of understanding! ''
The students bowed to their Master before preparing for their first instruction of the day. He chose to make it easier on the more experienced students as he gave them a light duty for the time being.
'' All of those who have received more than a day of instruction are to practice with sparring buddies. I have to carefully guide the newer students. ''
The majority of the students left to spar amongst themselves leaving Seiya and Sakura to approach the Teacher who was waiting for them at the steps of his building. The black haired male from the previous night was next to him, holding various scrolls since he served as Hieki's personal assistant.
'' You two have to begin learning how to fight properly if you wish to survive and I have to ensure that you have the necessary tools to hold your own. With that being said, I'm sure you didn't forget that skill I used to send you flying yesterday. That technique using my middle finger and index finger is called Focus Rupture. I inject my spirit power into two fingers and force it onto my opponent but that's not to say it's only done one way. Hakai, demonstrate for the two of them. ''
The black haired male stood seven feet away from a nearby wooden training dummy and performed the gesture and despite not being near it, his fingers produced a rapid beam that pierced the air and tore a hole through the wooden training dummy.
'' As you can see, Hakai's variation of the technique is long-ranged as his affinity produced such a result and I can't expect people to perform my technique the exact same way. Alright, let's have Sakura perform the skill. ''
Hieki gestured towards the Wooden Dummy that was next to the one Hakai had used since the former had a tiny hole in it and they were meant to compare the people who had performed the skill. In this case, the female wanted to attempt doing it similar to Hakai although when she performed the action, a large exploding hole appeared right in the middle of the dummy.
'' Was that good? '' She asked hoping that it was the case.
'' Yes although I fear it might be quite fatal for your opponents. I would say reel it in but who knows who or what you might face in your future. Their defenses are surely going to be more sturdy than this. Alright, now let's move on. Seiya, you now have the floor. ''
The Teacher lead Seiya to the final training dummy that was lined up next to the two others. He remembered how it felt to get hit by the technique from yesterday, just thinking about it made him shudder for a second but this vivid memory helped him envision how to replicate the skill. He channeled the Azure Legend Technique although he had done so ''quietly'' as to mask the fact he was using it in conjunction with the Focus Rupture skill.
Seiya's left hand was glowing a faint hue of blue as he walked up to the training dummy and performed the action. In this exchange, a small imprint of a blue dot was visible and was releasing a cold mist off the point of contact. Seiya loosened up the Azure Legend technique as he could only recall the fact it helped him focus and manifest his power in a very controlled manner although this was not the true purpose or power behind the skill.
'' I can't keep up the skill for long...''
Seiya thought to himself as he moved away from the training dummy but he obviously wasn't referring to the Focus Rupture skill. He had performed the attack similar to how Hieki had done although his had an elemental affinity added to it as opposed to Hieki's purely physical variation.
'' Alright since you've learned that skill, its time we get into foundation training for the two of you. If you'd like to sustain yourselves in prolonged combat and hope to hold your own, you must train the entirety of your body in all facets. I can't continue to teach you further skills without ensuring your bodies can handle the strain of the other techniques. ''
The Elder and Hakai had lead Seiya and Sakura to the backyard of Hieki's house where various weighted boulders awaited them. Hieki and Hakai prepared ropes to bind various smaller rocks together before tying them to Seiya and Sakura.
'' Forgive me. ''
Hakai said to Sakura as he tied the ropes hard onto Sakura while Hieki had done so for Seiya. The rocks didn't seem to weigh much to the both of them but after a few seconds, their mass changed and it made Seiya and Sakura hunch over.
'' These rocks are molded by my power and I've made it so that they continuously siphon the spirit power of the person who is in close proximity to the rocks and converts that power into weight. As a youkai you wield physical strength and spiritual power that converts itself into physical strength stacked upon your natural reserves when you call upon it like yesterday. Right now the focus is on making your body rely on your native strength. ''
Hieki prepared to leave while instructing Hakai to stay, indicated by him whispering to the black haired male who nodded in response. He had almost left but before doing so, he'd ensure that the two would at least know what exactly was the point of this particular training session.
'' You will have to gain the strength of a muscular adult in your native state since your spirit power is multiplicative of your physical strength when they are put together. Many humans such as myself have focused greatly on refining our physical forms and cultivating as much as we possibly could to reach the status that we are in and you must not become complacent otherwise you will become your own undoing. I will return in five hours, I expect you two to be more tone by the time I come back. ''
The Elder left, leaving Hakai in charge of observing the two throughout the five hours before the ensuing lesson had begun.