A week has passed since the kids awakened as Pro-gudas. They had woken up and were currently inside the training hall,in the part for honing their skills. They stood opposite their father who was in a black tracksuit and holding a huge hammer in his left hand. The hammer had pointy jade patterns running down the handle while the head was shaped like the head of a beast with its fangs bared. The head was silvery black in color with a gold tint in the middle. The boys also wore tracksuits; Vorden in a blue one and Lith in a red one. They also wielded weapons. Vorden wielded a long black katana with a silver tiger head handle. A long silvery line run across the the dull side of the katana. Lith also wielded a huge double edged sword with a black handle and a silver line streaking through the the middle of the sword. The sword was big for his size but that wasn't the case for the boy. The weapons the brother-duo wielded were Silver tier weapons while their father wielded a Gold tiered weapon,the reason for the lines and tints on their weapons.
"We are going to have a little spar. Make use of the skills you got. I want you to land a blow on him."Davies said,grinning. "Dad this is basically bullying. How are two Low Levels supposed to go against a probably Grand Level or higher ranked person like you?!"Lith exclaimed with an annoyed face. "You think it's impossible?" "No…but…"before Vorden could finish his sentence,Davies was in front of him,swinging his hammer at his head. Vorden reached fast and moved his katana to block the attack which pushed him to the back of the room. Davies was containing his power but it was still higher than theirs. They were newly awakened even if they were Pro-gudas not mention Davies was also a Pro-guda. Lith seeing the sudden attack on his brother counterattacked when Vorden was pushed back. He jumped high a threw a fist a Davies's head. A red glowing artim appeared over Davies. It released heat into the surroundings. Davies quickly raised earth to cover him but he was split second late as Lith activated the skill. "Explode!!"Lith shouted. A loud bang like an explosive rang out as flames surged towards Davies causing him to turn his right hand into a jade shield to block the flames. "Shadow Steps!"Vorden's voice reverberated. Davies turned around in time to see Vorden vanish from his spot. Artims would occasionally pop up at uneven places where a black katana would attack Davies. Even though he was blocking the attacks he was starting to get annoyed. That was one trait of the Shadow art, it was annoying. Vorden was like a phantom and the room happened to give him an upper hand. The Shadow art's weakness war light but the light in the room wasn't affecting it too much. When all this was happening, Lith was also slashing and bombarding Davies with his explosives. Vorden wasn't the only reason Davies was getting annoyed. Lith's skill,Explode,granted him the ability of using his flames as explosives. He could cast them over a wide area and detonate them at will but because of his level,he needed an artim to cast it. He wasn't at the level where he could shapes his flames to cast them. The same was for Vorden as he also he needed an artim to perform his Shadow Steps. The real skill allowed one to teleport through shadows whether his own,his opponent's or anything that had a shadow.
The combined attacks of Vorden and Lith put Davies on the defensive. Davies was happy internally. His work wasn't wasted. Lith got the hang of his skill pretty quick. He used Vorden as bait to keep Davies busy while he planted artims in specific places. After he was done, he joined the battle and with their combined effort, pushed Davies into the trap. The moment he fell into place,Vorden grabbed Lith and activated his skill to escape the area of effect of the trap. Davies wondered why they left all of a sudden but his eyes widened with shock when realized he had been led in to a trap. "Explode!"Lith shouted,detonating the twenty artims around Davies. A loud bang followed by a surge of flames and wide hole in the roof accompanied his command. Smoke filled the room for some time. After the smoke slowly dissipated,they could make out an ashen faced Davies who was smiling happily. "Congratulations. You did it. I'm so proud of you." he said. The kids ran to their father but instead of hugs,they got knocks each. "Remember this, never shout or say the skill you use. It gives you out to your opponent. It's very dangerous. Keep it in mind." "Yes dad but aren't we going to get a reward or something?" Vorden said. "Yeah dad. We won you know?" Lith pitched in. "Of course you will get a reward,no rewards." Davies said as he took two rings out of thin air. A glow could be seen on his left index finger before the rings appeared. They gold in color with a blue crystal embedded on them. "Sto….Storage Rings?!"Vorden stammered. "Are you freaking serious?!" Lith exclaimed. "Hehe. The are Storage Rings but not just any Storage Rings,they are Pseudo-Diamond tier rings with a space of 45 cubic meters. Cool right." Davies grinned. "We're not taking them." Vorden said. "What! Yeah we're not taking them." Lith followed suit but in his mind,'what the fuck is Vorden doing. I want them to keep my collection of ice monkeys.' "Why?….." "Dad where did you get them?" Vorden asked. "Oh that… I guess I can't lie. Someone has decided to help you guys. He's a very rich and holds a respectable position in the Brimestone clan. He's been watching you guys and thinks you are worth his time so he decided to help you guys. The Storage Rings contain all what you will need for cultivation till you break through the Low Level." Davies half lied with a straight face. Vorden stared at him for a while before he gave his father a giant hug. "Thank you dad. We will not fail you and that man. It's a promise." Davies handed over the rings and took out two things wrapped in brown cloths. "These are my gifts to you. That was all I could afford." He said as he unveiled the cloths to reveal two shiny swords. One was a katana with a black and gold hilt. It's sheath was golden with black flaming patterns. The blade was 35 inches long and 1.68 inches wide. The hilt was 5 inches long. A silvery gold line run across the dull side indicating the rank of the weapon. The other one was a greatsword with a red gold hilt and flaming patterns on it. A silvery gold line run through the middle of the sword. It was sheathless as it didn't need one. Davies handed the katana to Vorden and the greatsword to Lith. "These are Pseudo Gold tiered weapons. To tell the truth, they are very compatible with Lith as they are related to the Fire art but no worries to Vorden. The Shadow art is versatile so you shouldn't have a problem using it. As their abilities, you have to find out for yourselves." Davies said.
The kids scaled their gifts with longing and greedy eyes before they bowed to their father. "Thank you dad." "Don't think about it." Davies said as he pulled his children into a giant bear hug. "What did I miss?"a sweet voice entered the room as the trio were in the midst of their hug. All heads turned to the entrance with their mouths agape.