Fifteen hours passed by, and Shu finally woke up; sitting up the moment he opened his eyes only to turn to his left, finding his son staring at him with a serious expression in his face
" Good afternoon father "
Dio said, only for Shu to sigh a bit as he would then drag himself out of his bed, wearing a blue robe around his body
" What time is it?
Shu questioned, walking toward his closet of clothes, grabbing one of his battling kimonos, putting it on in a matter of minutes
" it's 4 in the afternoon "
Dio replied, seeing his father dressing up, only to watch him walk toward the door
" Okay thank you— "
" Wait father, before you go, I have a request to ask of you!! "
Dio yelled, running after Shu who would look down at the boy
" Can you take me with you? I want to know what you do all day, maybe it'll help me become stronger "
Dio said, explaining his reasons for stopping the man
" Sure, lets go "
He replied as he would then Pat his son's head, proceeding to walk out of the room, walking through his halls, being bowed to by many of his maids and butlers
" Good afternoon sire "
" good afternoon young master "
Were the only things the two of them heard as they walked past the massive amounts of maids and butlers.
After a minute of walking, they had stepped out of the castle and were now in a garden
" What are we doing here father? "
Dio questioned, seeing as his father would then sit down beside a bunch of flowers
" Meditating "
Shu replied, as sanctuary energy began to spread across his body, rippling throughout the room like water if a rock was thrown in it.
Soon, Shu's body began to levitate, as well as his hair.
The flowers around him moved slowly according to the way the ripples would spread across the room.
This simple sight was beautiful to Dio, who at the moment saw his father as a being covered in glowing clothes and flowing white hair
" Meditating? Are you certain this is meditating father? Because when me and master Ean was making me mediate, all he taught me was to make my mind go blank "
Dio explained as he would then start to walk around Shu's body; he seemed oddly divine and felt warm to be around, unlike meditating with Ean, this wasn't just relaxing, this was some sort of attempt to connect with something.
Even the flowers looked more beautiful with the touch of Shu's energy, it seemed almost as though, his presence was angelic
" Hmm. By the looks of it, he's just moving his energy across his body and the garden "
Dio thought to himself as he would then sit on the ground, crossing his legs together and closing his eyes, ridding himself of any thought, any emotion and any instinct.
Then he started to control the energy across his body, forming a strong aura around his body that would make him levitate, but unlike Shu, his body didn't release ripples but rather pushed the wind around him with extreme force, shaking the flowers like how a storm would shake the trees, making Shu open his eyes.
The moment the man sat sights on Dio's body, he simply sighed, the boy wasn't controlling his energy at all, he wasn't even meditating, but rather releasing his energy across the room, and in a matter of seconds he would fall against the ground letting out a small moan of pain
" What happened? Why did I fall? "
Dio questioned, looking up at his father who looked back at him with an expression that showed no interest in what the boy was doing
" You weren't meditating, you were just releasing your energy, wasting it unnecessarily, now you have to wait for your energy to restore, whilst you wait, I suggest you observe what I am doing, instead of mimicking me without knowing anything "
Shu explained, as Dio would then frown a little, walking a few feet away from Shu, allowing him to mediate.
Half an hour passed by and all Dio did was watch how Shu mediated, and after he was done, he stopped levitating; his clothes was no longer glowing, the flowers around him weren't moving and now he seemed to be more calm, and his presence felt more welcoming.
" Are you done? "
Dio said as Shu would only stare at him, turning away from his son, walking into the castle and exiting through another door, which led to directly to a forest, all whilst being followed by Dio who was rather confused.
Once in the forest, Shu began to jump from tree to tree, gathering fruits at a very fast pace and placing them down underneath a tree, once he was done, he sat down in front of the pile and began to eat.
Dio could only stare at his father with confusion, first he mediates now he eats? What kind of pass time was this? Because as far as Dio knew, his father wasn't even training.
Once Shu was done eating, he got up, clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and bowed his head for a few seconds
After those seconds passed, Dio would look over at his son and then at the sky
" What now? "
Dio questioned, bored out of his mind, he was expecting to see his father training insanely hard just like Ean did everyday.
Shu would then leap into the air, looking around as if to try and find something, only for his son to jump up and grab onto Shu's leg; an action that didn't really annoy Shu at all.
After a few seconds of looking around, Shu would fly toward a mountain, landing on top of it to then look over at his son
" Step back "
Shu ordered; an order which Dio immediately followed, taking a few steps back allowing his father to do whatever it was he was going to do, only to be disappointed the moment he saw him start to kick and punch the air.
Normally this wouldn't disappoint Dio, but the way his father was throwing around his punches and kicks were almost as slow as the movements of a sloth.
This would go on till sun down, and Dio almost fell asleep watching his father train, but would soon wake up the moment he saw his father take off the top of his Kimino, showing off a body and back covered with sweat.
And then, Shu sat, his legs crossed and his eyes gazing upon the rising moon's beauty
" Is that it? You mediate? Eat, move around slower than a sloth? And finally you just gaze at the moon? What kind of training is that!?! "
Dio yelled as Shu would then scratch the back of his head, sighing a little to then turn to look at his son
" Come sit with me "
Shu ordered and Dio listened with annoyance, sitting beside his father
" Now allow your energy to flow to the center of your belly, this will cause it to bounce off of your core, and it'll create ripples, just like I did this afternoon "
He said, only to receive a look of doubt from Dio
" Go on, try it "
Shu said, encouraging his son; Dio would then do as his father instructed, and his body began to float, then ripples flew from him, causing grass and flowers to spread across the mountains, but the boy would then fall on his back, only seconds after doing what his father told him, feeling pain all over his body
" You feel it? That is the result of my mediation, by condensing the energy across your body, you make your muscles and bones react in a way they aren't used to, shaping them differently, and then the energy reacts, so it starts to press against the muscles, trying to shape it back to its normal state, so it can flow again, bringing pain to your muscles and also placing weight upon them "
Shu explained, as Dio panted, breathing heavily as he couldn't move with all the pain he was feeling
" This type of meditation makes your muscles stronger, but pure strength is nothing if there is no technique, so soon after you are supposed to recharge yourself by eating the most natural of foods, for this posses energy and nutrients. Then after all that, you begin to train, just like I was a few minutes ago "
Shu added, as Dio would then try to sit up, receiving help from Shu who placed his hand behind the boy's back, raising him up
" How are you able to mediate like this for so long? And how come you are able to move after doing so? "
Dio questioned, breathing heavy and panting loudly as Shu simply smiled
" I force myself to do so. If I don't, then I won't have the will to continue, it's that simple "
Shu whispered, as Dio simply stared at his father, seeing him in a completely different light right after experiencing the pain his meditating method brought him
" He's able to train for hours even with that much pain on his body? "
Dio thought to himself as he would look up at his father, blushing in excitement as he would then smile to himself
" My father's so cool.. "