Ray woke up right before the sun started to rise. Even though he went to sleep very late he was to anxious to try out his rune circle.
After the sunrise began an extreme amount of solar energy began to rush toward and into the run circle. It was as if a spotlight was pointed right at the rock he sat on.
Ray began to control the solar energy around him and move it like a vortex while absorbing into his core.
As the energy flowed into him, his skin started to glow like a light bulb being overcharged. His body was reinforced by the constant energy while his core was also strengthened.
"Great job, Ray!" Arthur said while looking at the massive flow of power around him. "You've progressed so much in such a short time that this tournament will be child's play for you."
Ray thanked him for the compliments and continued to cultivate.
In only two hours he had broke through to [rank-D]{Basic stage}!
The black goo that leaked from his body was evaporated by the excessive solar energy in the circle.
Ray decided with all this solar energy he could work on his next body rune. Arthur called it the [sun orb rune].
"It allows the creator to quickly condense orbs of solar energy without the need for focus. All it needs is to be activated." Arthur explained.
Ray tried writing it on the ground then after twenty attempts he was successful.
He decided to write it on his palm next to make ease of access. After doing that he tried it out in the absorption circle.
A orb of solar energy quickly condensed and he was able to move it around.
It was still absorbing energy but it maintained the same size as it grew brighter.
He shot it at the training dummy that sat at the side of the arena.
As soon the orb hit the dummy it broke and a large blast of solar energy burst out, destroying and burning everything in a 12ft radius. After that Ray got flung back by the blast wave.
"Wow, I need to regulate the amount of solar energy in the orbs or learn to release it in a less destructive way." Ray said as he studied the explosion from the ground.
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Two months have passed and Arthur had been making Ray train his hardest while teaching him techniques to better control his solar energy.
One of these techniques He introduced was the Rune called [contain sun].
{This one stopped solar energy from leaving the shape you create the with the rune. This one can't be drawn on a person but it can be made out of solar energy in the area. More could draw in, but no energy could break out}
Ray was practicing coupling this rune with the [bring sun] rune.
He could now see and fight Arthur who was a master fighter in this domain. Everyday he manifested himself with the abundant solar energy and trained Ray through brutal combat.
although he was just a mind inside Ray's head he has the power if he has the mana to project himself in the outside world.
At first Arthur easily avoided Ray's basic punches and kicks. Then Ray saw this and grew more creative with his attacks. Having the sun out gave him almost limitless mana, he could recharge in the sun circle faster then he could empty his mana!
"Think outside the box Ray!" Arthur shouted almost every day and every failed hit. His head echoed in Ray's head pushing him to grow more creative.
halfway through he would spend time with his mom, baking and tending to the garden with her. In return she would help him train by being his opponent in the fights.
She was a rank-C master, and her plant element was a force to be re-conned with. He's grown up with the gentle side of her element, which was her element was a spirit type flora element called Elden spirit vines. She used it's skills to make a cradle for my that nurtured his spirit as well as his body.
Facing her was a quite different. She was fast and she was powerful and a prediction monster.
She attacked from everywhere!
Vines ripping out of the ground trying to wrap up his legs or stab through his legs. Ray managed to dodge them but as he got closer they became more lively and faster. They would whip him so hard he went flying backwards and being in connection to spirit the attacks would pack ten times the punch.
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Another two months passed and Ray has grown considerable greater than before. His training has taking his rank to [rank-C]{Basic stage}.
Not only that he constantly fought the family's greatest ancestor.
His reaction time, control over solar energy, rune writing efficiency, and many more things have been greatly refined.
His father Rowan traveled over with his other brothers and sisters in a large carriage.
Ray is in the kitchen with his mother when they arrived. Both of them grabbed their things and headed down.
"Been a while since I last saw you, lil bro!" Roy said with a care free attitude.
He runs up to Ray along with Ren. It was a complete opposite to how they acted the first meeting.
"You've really proven us wrong, lil bro." Ren said with a bright smile "but we can talk on the way." he quickly said to end the conversation.
They sped over to Emily and gave her a tight hug since they weren't allowed to see her until Ray was born.
After their first meeting then all went over to eat with their mom and now she is going with them to tournament.
Rebecca and Rose made room her to sit next to them and she does while Ray takes a seat by his mother.
The first thing Emily said as she sat down.
"I've missed all of you, my wonderful children. I know you haven't seen me in so long and your dad isn't the most caring but I've entrusted you to him because he is the amazing and reliable Rowan Solaris." She said the last part while she gazed into his eyes.
"Now we will be a family again since Ray has shown you can grow just as well with me around."
They took the turns talking to her and telling them about their achievements. Stories of Rebecca's adventures where still going by the time they reach the entrance of the arena.
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There are thousands of people moving around most of them are waiting to get their seats. They all turned to watch the carriage open.
They could tell by the luxurious appearance of the carriage that it belonged to one of the eight heads.
The door opened and a man wearing a blue suit with red waist coat and a cape with the number 3 on it. The cuffs of his shirt and pants faded to white.
He looked very young with his silky smooth skin and his hair was like crystal blue quartz. He is the youngest of the family heads but he was in charge of the educational and training branch.
This man was Aron Solaris known as the man of the painted blue sky!
The carriage rode forward to make way.
Soon another luxurious carriage followed.
The carriage stopped in the same place and out stepped a man with a long grey beard stepped out. His face was covered in scars and with a long scar across his eye which was hidden by an eye patch.
He was wearing a blood red robe with a white belt and a number 2 on it.
He is the head of 2nd branch the law enforcement branch.
This man was Walter Solaris known as the shield of the empire!
The next carriage was much larger than the others and it floated on air with sparkles in it. The carriage itself was made of gold with red and yellow sun on the left and right sides of the carriage.
Behind the image of the sun was a large sword with a star shaped hilt.
Everyone knew who's carriage it was because it was none other than the royal branch.
The 1st branch!
A handsome man stepped out of the carriage he had a gold crown on with 5 different colored gems on it.
He had white robes on with intricate gold designs around the edges. In the middle of the chest was a sun that had the number one in the center.
The man who wore the robe and crown was a tanned man with glowing white irises, which if you looked close enough you could see a golden light in them.
This was the king of Solaris known as the Emperor of light!