A year later.
Early the morning a young red-haired girl who just got up, was shaking the young boy next to her,
"Wake up" She shook Raiku,
"Not again... I'm dead"
"C'mon you need to get back to training"
"I might quit....." Raiku said,
"C'mon please" she asked cutely,
"UGHHHHHHHHHHHHH, why do I keep doing this" He got up to freshened himself as Nell did too,
She and Raiku wore a special training clothes.
Raiku wore a red top and black pants that looked slick and thick,
while Nell wore a blue armor, that covered her completely. Making her look like a small guardian Knight.
They went to the training grounds after eating breakfast, as they met Lubert and Clement already waiting for them.
"Good morning" Raiku and Nell greeted,
"Morning youngster~" Lubert said smiling,
"You're in a good mood what's the occasion?" Raiku asked,
"Heh, it's a Suprise, right? clement" Lubert turned around,
"If that's a Suprise it's a real dangerous one..." Clement said inwardly,
"Come come, follow me"
Lubert led clement and the others to the private colosseum, and left Raiku inside in the center while they went to the stands.
"What is going on?" Raiku looked around shocked,
In a corner a certain Draga was watching in amusement,
On the other end of Raiku a gate opened slowly, as something slowly came out.
Tap Tap Tap Tap
"GRRRRRRRRRRRR"
A two-meter beast with four legs came out, it had the body of a lion, the head of an eagle and the shell of a tortoise. A Voris beast called Lioise.
"HAWWWWWW"
The Lioise screamed as it lunged at Raiku,
"???" Raiku moved his foot to the right as he spread them wide as the eagle came close to him, he used his right foot as a pivot as he raised his left part and dodged the eagle while grabbing his iron sword and slashing down its neck with a sword.
SLASH
The Lioise dodged as soon as it was touched and raised its leg to kick at Raiku,
Jumping back. Raiku raised his sword as he pierced while lunging forward again.
Seeing this the eagle opened it mouth as it was about to bite the iron sword.
Raiku then moved to the right as he changed the pierce to a slash, horizontally.
Raiku side stepping to the right as a Paw smashed where he was and the ground trembled.
He then saw the head chasing after him as its huge mouth next to him, he then once more used his right foot as a pivot to turn as he narrowly dodged and cut down, dropping its head to the ground.
The Lioise died.
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The place went dead silent as everyone watched with big eyes,
"Huh?? Am I dreaming??? What the f*ck??? Wasn't that way too fast??" They rubbed their eyes, as they looked at the huge beast and Raiku.
It had only been less than a minute, but Raiku had slayed it easily.
"Wow, impressive." Draga said smiling, as he vanished from the corner, he was watching proud.
"Well, Nell it's your turn."
Nell nodding left as Raiku also turned back, they arrived at the passageway connected to the stands and arena. They were hidden in the passage as they hugged and left.
This time Nell faced a different Voris beast, it was a Barix.
A bear with four arms, scaly skin and lizard eyes. It was 3 meters tall. It looked very intimidating as it Rushed slapping its paw right at Nell.
She parried with the back of the spear as she spun it and sliced it stomach. Moving to the right she aimed to attack again but the bear fell on its side on her. Seeing this she hurriedly jumped back, but it was a feint by the barix as it opened it mouth and jumped. Panicking a bit, she rushed at it as she slid down with her spear cutting it open from under wide as its organs and blood spilled out.
Staring widely "Are you kidding me" Lubert and clement said, as they shook their heads.
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Later that day.
In Raiku's room he was having fun bathing and playing with a toy duck with Nell beside him. They played as she threw water at each other. After that they simply relaxed as they enjoyed the warm water together.
"Those beasts looked really scary" Raiku said while laying staring up with his body relaxed,
"Yeah" Nell said, laying right beside him,
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It soon became quiet, but it wasn't the awkward quiet. It was a comforting quiet as they enjoyed the warm water using it as a hot spring.
After some moments, Nell stared at Raiku as she quietly thought back to when they first had a bath together, as they did it every day now.
It had started one day last year, when Nell this time planned to freshen up first then wake Raiku, so she woke earlier. One day he just came in as she bathed. They just blankly stared at each other as Raiku brushed his teeth and joined her to bathe. The tub was long and huge like a swimming pool and not that deep with steam everywhere. So Raiku just joined, Nell didn't mind him, though she was taught about things, and exceptions were only unless they were special as in married. Though small she had already considered Raiku hers, or Raiku's. Either way she was his maid.... Soon they left for breakfast...