We all eat breakfast and went to our respective activities. Irene and I stay at the training ground. Reynard went to the river, he said that he can use the earth beside the river to manipulate.
Wilfrid, Selena and Kyla go outside of the domain to see the monster pattern. Irene is rather quiet since our previous conversation. We spar a few times. It was boring because Irene is weak compared to Ryfin.
Yeah, she can utilize the elemental augmentation but it is weak. Maybe the earlier attack was stronger than this spar. I can easily counter her flames with the regular energy-coated sword.
" You purposely lower your power during the wolf fight," Irene asked. She is now laying on the ground.
I shake my head. " No."
Irene gets up and takes a stance. She charged at me like a wild beast. Her attack pattern is simple-minded. Too straightforward. She doesn't use faint attacks. Her energy consumption is high. She can't maintain the augmentation state for a long time. Her previous energy flow flaw is fixed so new weaknesses appear.
Or maybe she is like this.
I try to guide her with my sword. But she keeps repeating it over and over again. I could kill her a long time ago if we fight like enemies.
I stop attacking. " Hey how about we fight the monster?"
Irene also stops her sword and uses it to support her tired body. She is huffing. She shakes her head, " No, I don't think I can fight and support you. We are not equal. You are much stronger than me so I will become a burden to you."
True.
I sit down on the rock near me and look at Irene. She is using energy flow to recover stamina. Seeing her training like this makes me feel like an asshole. Thinking back on those memories, I feel regret not killing the demon king.
But why did I feel like this? Was it because I was made from a hero's soul?
I sighed. Do I feel this way because I have a hero's soul?
What am I? Hero or outer God.
I have no purpose. I can't even start my life from zero now that I know who am I. " You seem angry."
I heard Irene's voice. Sitting on the rock, a blank look appeared on my face as I listen to her. I was angry. Angry at what?
" Like super angry?"
She nodded.
I asked with a hollow voice, " That is why you don't speak to me like yesterday." She nodded again.
" I see." I look down at my feet. Thinking why did I look angry? Maybe I was pissed at God for making me. They could have just killed me so that I won't suffer. I saw a glance at their experiment in my memory.
Why bother healing my soul?
I stand up and head in the opposite direction from Wilfrid's group. Irene asked, " where are you going?"
" To cool me. I will be back in a few minutes."
I don't want to interact with people. I feel like trash. The guilt I feel affects my physical body, feel like my gut is just ripped by claws.
I walk. The beauty of the tree and the breeze calms me. I took a deep breath. The energy around me reacts as I meditate. Using natural energy I refine my energy to become pure.
I found my feelings difficult to control and introspect. I tried, but I still lost my focus on this feeling.
Why would I feel guilty about something I don't even do?
And it is really painful!
Over time, it doesn't hurt as much as before. I just accept my duty. I have to kill the demon king. Sure, it is not my fault but I must respect the feeling of my soul.
What about Outer God's soul?
I open my eyes ready to face my problem. I decided to return to the camp.
While feeling refreshed, I sense a predator peeking at me. Subconsciously, I turned around and shift my gaze to the left.
In mid-air, the monster was floating. It has one eye and no facial features. Its limbs are covered by fur. Looking at me, the one-eyed monster disappeared in a flash.
My instinct told me to put on guard. I unsheathe my sword.
It attacks my left leg with its body. I jumped and slash the monster. Instead of meeting flesh and bone. What I cut was air.
I was thrown away from my side in midair.
CLASH!
I smashed the tree near me. I land on the brush.
" Ahh!"
Due to my luck, I land on the thorn. My arm, leg and face, were all scratched. Although it doesn't hurt that much, it hinders my movement.
The speed of the monster was faster than that wolf. Its attack doesn't do much damage but over time it will cause.
The monster again attacks me but this time it uses a hand to punch me. I bent and roll over the side of the monster. Because of the momentum of the monster, it can change direction. Taking advantage of the situation, I cut its neck with my full strength.
SLASH!
Because of the speed, I only cut its leg.
The monster was on the ground, rolling due to the pain it suffer. I immediately dash towards the monster and end its life by stabbing the head.
My buttocks slammed heavily on the ground, catching my breath.
Ha!
The fight was okay but I drained my mental strength. I had to think three steps ahead to kill this monster.
Not worth it. The core was bigger than the wolf but I don't know how to use it.
I directly went to the camp.
All five of them were sitting. They hear the leaves rustle, Irene turns in that direction and found Lucian. He was in a mess, his hands and feet were bleeding. His clothes were torn.
Irene asked with worried, " What happened? And Where are you?"
I noticed the worried expression on Irene's face. Immediately knew that I make a mistake. I apologize to the group.
" Sorry."
Wilfrid make made me sit down, and Kyla heal me with her skill. The light manifests around my body and enters the wound slowly healing under my eyes.
After explaining the situation, they all listen to my fight. Wilfrid told, " you should not do this."
I nodded while taking the orb and showing it to the team. " It drops the orb. Do you know the grade?"
Selena shake.
" I see."
Wilfrid stands up, " Well, it is about time we train. Let's go back." Selena and Kyla both stand up as well.
Kyla spoke to me with a tiny voice, " Take care." It is so faint that I had to listen carefully to hear. Reynard also warmed me.
Leaving me with quiet Irene, she seems sad. She also went back to training. I watch her train.
With that incident, six days passed. Irene and I only talk a little. Making the atmosphere between her and me awkward. She and I don't spar since that day. She was training diligently so I decided not to think about it.
What about others? I don't know. They come here to sleep and went to their respective training ground.
I am also training as well. I want a long-range attack. I don't even have the skill to use it.
I decided to train to change my elemental augmentation. I don't know how to do it but I feel like it was getting closer.
I use the energy in my body to change into something. I don't have a particular element in my mind.
I just imagine it to be fast and have destructive power.
Focus, focus, focus... I absorbed natural energy. And change it into something.
At that moment, Lucian's body was covered in lighting.
The feeling of tingling appears around my body, even with my eyes closed I can see the white light. I open my eyes slowly and saw the spark forming all over my body.