"Today you will learn to control your blood energy, and you won't be able to eat or sleep until you do." Lilith calmly told Viktor that he was bound and gagged with her red aura in her yard.
Viktor had barely woken up, and right after eating he was in another bad situation again.
Lilith picked up a small book that appeared to be in pieces and threw it to Viktor after releasing it, although the gag was still in him mouth, preventing him from speaking.
Viktor opened the small book and saw that it was a blood energy control technique. He wasn't against learning this, as it would be a good thing for his revenge. Not knowing how to control the Relics he knew he didn't stand a chance against Lilith.
After a few minutes, Viktor had already finished reading the small book that had only a few pages, so he closed his eyes and tried to follow what the book said, trying to focus his blood energy on a single point.
After a few more minutes, he finally managed to gain some minimal control over his blood energy and perked up, before trying to focus it on just his right arm.
But after trying, he felt it was like trying to move the ocean, only drop by drop. It was slow, it was difficult, and it was tiring him extremely fast.
Even with such difficulty, a glow of determination rose within him and he continued to move his blood energy, albeit very slowly.
Although it also drained his energy, it couldn't compare to the tiredness he felt as he tried to blow out the candle.
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5 days passed, and Viktor remained motionless with his eyes closed, but he had finally concentrated all his blood energy on his right arm.
He slowly opened his eyes and saw Lilith staring at him blankly, and as soon as he saw her nod, he closed his eyes again and fell asleep right there.
Lilith took the unconscious Viktor into his small room and looked at the boy approvingly.
The boy hadn't given up even with such difficulty and monotony, which was commendable for someone his age.
Lilith knew that probably the biggest reason for this was the trauma she'd caused the boy, which made him fear Lilith and scared what would happen to him if he failed.
But even so, that doesn't change the fact that the boy really exceeded his expectations.
3 days, that was as long as Lilith believed she could take, with him only focusing half of her blood energy on his arm.
She had no expectation that he would be able to fully control his blood energy by moving it to his arm in the first place, nor did she believe that it would continue for 5 days, so she was obviously surprised.
An expectant look gleamed in Lilith's eyes as she thought of the great potential her 'disciple' had.
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After sleeping for a day and a half, Viktor woke up and shortly after eating the tray of food that was beside his bed, Lilith's red aura again dragged him out of the house.
Seeing Lilith in the yard, Viktor wanted to say something, but the gag was in his mouth again, preventing him from saying anything before Lilith threw another book at him and released him.
This other book was slightly larger than the other, but contained fewer pages.
Viktor wasted no time and soon read the book without Lilith having to tell him.
"Probably without food or sleep if you don't do that and blah blah blah..." thought Viktor darkly before reading the book.
The book was different from the last one, and it also contained a blood technique, but instead of control it was a technique to increase your blood energy.
The technique seemed to have been done by some kind of masochistic madman, as it consisted of first wounding and bleeding, and then drinking a specific part of one's own blood, being only the part that contained the blood energy.
The technique guaranteed him a great regeneration and was divided by levels, from one to five, also talking briefly about a supposed legendary sixth, where even after being evaporated, even a drop of blood would be enough for his body to regenerate perfectly.
Viktor thought this supposed sixth level was a bit over the top, but other than that, all the others were at acceptable levels.
As soon as Viktor finished reading the book, he looked at Lilith, who looked at him with a warm smile, which scared Viktor greatly.
"Don't worry, you'll be able to sleep and eat before you learn this technique." Lilith spoke slowly, seeing Viktor's relieved look who thought she wouldn't have to practice this masochistic technique.
"But... Every day from today until you reach at least the third level of the technique, this will happen for 5 hours." Lilith spoke calmly and before Viktor could even think, she reached out her right hand and her red aura threw 2 cups in front of Viktor, and then immediately cut Viktor's right wrist, which bled to a dangerous level.
Viktor looked at his slashed wrist and wanted to scream in pain, only to remember he was gagged.
He didn't despair though, and quickly ripped open his own shirt, using it as a bandage and stifling his wrist before following the book's technique and separating the blood that contained blood energy in one cup and the one that didn't in the other.
It was not difficult to identify the part that contained blood energy after reading the technique, but it was difficult to separate that part when it is your wrist that is cut and bleeding at a rapid rate.
He didn't have time to feel resentment and continued to part his blood, before finally managing to completely stanch his pulse and looking at the glass of blood in front of him and drinking it after some hesitation.
"Control your blood energy towards your wrist." Lilith spoke in a calm voice.
Viktor then used the technique he had learned earlier and was surprised as the blood energy moved many times faster compared to the first time he used the technique.
Instead of drop by drop, they were now like great waves and he quickly managed to focus his blood energy on his slashed wrist, which began to regenerate slowly but at a visible rate.
After several minutes, Viktor's pulse was in perfect condition, and despite being exhausted and several times paler, this time it wasn't something that would knock him unconscious like other times.
"Good job! Let's continue then." Lilith spoke in a warm voice and with a gentle smile on her face, before again slashing Viktor's wrist, only switching to his right wrist this time.
Viktor's gaze grew even darker and he decided he would definitely be strong enough to torture Lilith one day.
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