Samuel took a few days off, to stabilise his aura in his sword, and get used to it.
Hemdall didn't mind , as he was completely aware of the process Samuel was going through.
Hemdall suggested him to start practicing his swordsmanship, while using aura to get used to it quickly.
Samuel started performing basic swordsmanship as well as Vulcunus swordsmanship , while circulating aura through his sword.
After couple of weeks of trail and error Samuel finally managed to master his aura, and became a full fledged ' Seven Star Knight' as got complete grasp over his aura.
" I Guess it's time for the test." Hemdall said with an anticipated face.
Hemdall brought Samuel in the middle of the forest where he almost died once.
"Survive inside the forest for One day. If you encountered an 'Eight Star' you might have a chance to flee."
After pausing for a while Hemdall continued.
"But if you encountered a 'Nine Star Monster' don't worry I'll hold a grand funeral for you, that's the least I could do as your master."
Saying such omnious words Hemdall left, leaving Samuel in a sudden daze, before he snapped out of it as he realised where he was right now.
Even a slightest negligence, and he might become a feast for those wild monsters.
~Swisssssh~
A 'Six Star' Monster was cleaved in half with a swing of Samuel's sword.
As Samuel looked at the dead body of the ' Phantom Wolf' that he killed effortlessly with a baffled eyes.
"Now I understand, Why master was so obsessed about not being able to use aura ."
To be honest hemdall was really strong, except for the fact that he is unable to use aura , he can overvelm other's with just with his swordsmanship.
His swordsmanship has already surpassed the stage of a '9 Star Rank' but not being able to gather aura was what holding him back for almost a decade.
He felt Hemdall was already strong enough, but after witnessing how he cleaved the tough body of this monster as if it's a Butter, he finally sympathised with Hemdall.
"If Master was able to wield an aura, he would have been one of those Ranked Swordsman." Samuel though so.
Just as Samuel was about to leave this area, a sudden large figure jumped in front of him.
A Sillhoutte of roughly around 3 meters was projecting in front of him.
A large lion , apparently about twice the size of Samuel sprang in front of him, but unlike ordinary Lion, it was completely Black in color. , with red eyes and Black eyes , it is one of the most dreadful beasts inside this forest.
"Haah ! , it's you again, why the hell do you keep bothering me ?, Did I so something to offend you?."
Samuel complained, as if he was being wronged.
The Monster in front of him was called 'Chaos Lion ' that almost killed him and chased after him throughout the entire forest 2 years ago.
It was one of the last things, Samuel ever wanted to see, as it brought several unpleasant memories.
Chaos Lion completely ignored Samuel's childish rantings, and pounced towards him , while opening it's large mouth to bite his head off.
Samuel quickly filled his sword with all the aura he could muster and swinged it towards the Chaos lion's neck.
Choas Lion instantly felt the danger coming towards him, as it tried to shift its weight to change it's direction.
But because he was already mid air, he couldn't completely dodge Samuel's sword strike, leaving a large slash mark on his abdomen.
The Chaos Lion growled in pain as he looked at Samuel with fiery eyes, and stook a stance as if it was ready to pounce at him at any given moment.
Samuel didn't let these action intimidate him as he rushed towards the Chaos Lion , and performed several basic sword moments.
Choas Lion is known for their Superior physical strength and reflexes, as if to prove its not just a baseless rumour, the Chaos Lion used it's cat like reflexes to dodge and parried several sword strikes from Samuel.
After 10 minutes of constant exchange between them, there was a sudden stalement as both of them looked at each other.
As if they both came to an silent agreement to decide this fight in a single strike.
Both of them took a few steps back, before dashing forward with all their might.
Just as both of them reached infront of each other , Choas Lion raised it's paw and attacked Samuel with all it's might.
Samuel raised his sword pointing towards the Chaos Lion and murmured.
FIRST FORM OF VULCUNUS SWORDSMANSHIP.
" Water Sword :- Leviathan's Wrath "
Samuel's sword was filled with light blue aura ,as it passed through the paw's of the Chaos lion, like a water snake, leaving a streak of blue light behind.
the Paw of the Choas Lion stopped midair before it reached it's target, as their was a sword impaled on its neck, killing the Chaos Lion instantly.
Samuel heaved a sigh of relief as he saw the cold corpse of the chaos lion laying besides him.
It was the toughest battle he ever had, of course he was not counting his spars he had with Hemdall and Bane , as it was not something he would loose his life over.
"tsk, it would have fetched quite a price." as he looked at the corpse regretfully, but no matter how regretful he was, he had no intention of dragging this thing back with him.
Samuel made a post in the corner of the forest, as he waited for a day to pass by , so that he could get out of this darn forest.
After almost dying here several times while training, Samuel felt a strange sense of repulsion from this place.
Hemdall who was watching all this from the far corner, while hiding his presence nodded inward as he thought
'Not bad','Not bad' at all , he already mastered the first form and even defeated a Chaos Lion by himself'
"Although he is average at learning swordsmanship, but he has excellent battle sense." Hemdall murmured.
Hemdall came to this conclusion after witnessing the fight between Samuel and the Chaos Lion.
As he was already aware that Chaos Lion is one of the strongest species in the '7 Star' Category ,even rivaling some low level '8 Star Monster's.
"I guess there's not much left for me to teach you" Hemdall murmured, as strange and complex emotions filled through his entire body.