'Its been nearly eight months since I started my training and needless to say, it was hell. After three months of what my grandfather called "basic training", He literally threw me into a den of monsters. At which I had to kill my way out.
After 2 months of that hell, I entered into another hell. Weight bracelets, anklets and a belt were placed on me which restricted 90% of my movements. It was difficult to walk let alone carry something. Which is what my grandpa had me do.
I had to carry a box ten times my weight. Now this would be rather easy since I coul already carry things that weigh a tonne. But now I had to start from scratch! Every day he would keep on adding weight in such an inconsistent manner.
2 months later I was forced to carry a box that weighed 20 tonnes, 20 freaking tonnes! I mean who does that to a 10 year old. I'm surprised I hadn't died yet. But no, Everytime my bones would break and my muscles would tear, My grandpa would just heal me using restoration magic.
During the last month I had to run at full sprint while carrying that heavy box for 3 hours, EVERYDAY!!!. In a nutshell my training has been torture.
It takes all my willpower just to stop myself from crying every night I go to sleep. Anyways that is all for tonight, I better go to sleep coz it's gonna be a long day tomorrow.'
*Jacob closes his diary and goes to sleep*
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*THE FOLLOWING DAY*
The grand sage enters Jacob's Bedroom. He looks on at Jacob's peaceful sleeping face and smiles. After a while he finally speaks "Alright kiddo, time to wake up." "Yeah yeah, But why is it so bright outside?" Asks Jacob in a groggy state.
"Well, its currently noon." The grand sage says casually. "Wait so you let me sleep in?" Jacob asks as he immediately wakes up. "Of course I did, I'm not a monster." The grand sage says this with a smug smile. "Yeah, that....you aren't." Says Jacob with a sarcastic expression.
The grand sage does an awkward cough and changes the topic "Anyways, it's time for phase 2 of your training."
"Phase .....2? what do you mean?" Jacob asks with a frightened expression. The grand sage replies while ignoring Jacob's fright. "Well you see, since you don't possess any magic energy whatsoever, I had to break the shackles limiting your capabilities."
"What are you saying?" Jacob asks with a confused expression. The grand sage continues to explain "In order to proceed to phase two, I infused your body with mana while healing which forced you to constantly break through your physical limits."
"So that's why I keep getting stronger." Jacob comments to himself. "Jacob" "Yes grand sage"
"How strong are you?"The grand sage asks. "hmm, well I can easily carry 20 tonnes without struggling." Jacob replies. "oh and I can can run 800km in half an hour." Jacob proudly claim.
"I see and how did you discover such a feat?" The grand sage asks amused by Jacob's statement. "Oh I used one of those stat monitor watches from your room." Jacob casually replies.
The grand sage's eyes widen in shock and only manages to say "I see". The grand sage then falls into deep thought 'To think he is capable of this with the mana restraints I placed on him, which reduced his physical abilities to a thirtieth (1/30) of his true power.'
The grand sage begins to laugh like a madman. 'Okay, I think he's gone and lost his marbles.' Jacob thought.
"Sorry for that my boy" The grand sage says this as he wipes a tear from his eye. "As I was saying my dear young blood, next phase is step 2 which is energy control."
"Energy control? But I can't use mana." Jacob says this confused by his grandfather's statement. "I'm not talking about mana but rather nature energy." "Nature?" "Yes, the flow of pure energy that makes up both living and non living things, I believe the gods call it by another name but as for us sages we call it nature energy." The grand sage explains.
"By harnessing this power young blood, you'll be able to increase your physical capabilities by a 100 all the way to 1000.
"So it's a buff?" Jacob asks nonchalantly.
The grand sage frowns "Yes Jacob, it's a buff. Usually it wouldn't be such a grand spectacle, but you Jacob, you my boy are very special. due to mana circuits one can only use nature energy to boost stats. However as you don't have mana circuits you have far more potential than anyone else."
"Young blood, I truly believe you'll be able to become the greatest sage to ever exist. To be honest I think with your full power as of now you'd be able to run a lap around the world in 50 minutes. It's kinda scary now that I think about it though you're still far weaker than me." The grand sage says.
"Way to toot your own horn, old man." Jacob says causing the grand sage to cough in embarrassment.
"Anyways rest for now you'll be training starting next week."
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*THREE AND A HALF MONTHS LATER*
"Alright brat you're finally 11 years old, so as a gift you will go and hunt monsters on your own. Now get out of here and don't be late for dinner." The grand sage says this as he throws Jacob out of the house.
'Sometimes I really hate this man's Jacob thought as he went to the forest. 'I mean really who sends a kid to go hunt monsters as a birthday gift, bare handed on top of that. *sighs* "Guess I'll just do it, it's not like I have much of a choice." Jacob says with a tired expression.
Jacob then runs deep into the forest. For a few hours he encounters a multitude of beasts which he easily kills all of them with a few punches and kicks. While still running on a higher grounds he looked down and saw warriors clad in noble knight armour fighting a massive demon grizzly that is easily five times the size of a normal grizzly on the main road leading to the capital.
'This has nothing to do with me, so I'm gonna leave. As he proceeds to leave he hears a girl screams. He notices a beautiful girl with black hair, blue eyes and a fair complexion dressed in a long red dress hiding behind a carriage.
The bear attacks the girl after having laid waste to the guards. 'What? it's already over, those guys are just disappointing.' As Jacob sets his sight on the girl he notices that her skin has gone rather pale and is about to faint.
'Oh, guess I must help after all.' *sighs* "Maximum Effort." he says this as he leaps down. As the bear pounces on the poor girl, Jacob kicks it on the side of it's face sending it flying.
As he faces the girl "hey....you" The girl looks at Jacob in a confused manner. "Me?" the girl asks weakly. "Yeah you, are you alright?" "....um" The bear suddenly attacks Jacob from behind. "Watch out!" The girl screams weakly.
Jacob does a round kick meeting the bear halfway and kicking it's face. It stands on two legs as it growls in pain. During that moment Jacob lunges at the bear and punches it so hard that he blows a hole through it's chest.
The girl stares in shock as the bear's body collapses in front of Jacob, she then drops to her knees. Jacob looks back and stares at the girl.'There's a foreign energy around her neck different from the mana circuits, must be poison. It doesn't seem to have spread, must have been recently administered.' The girl faints.*sighs* "great" Jacob sarcastically remarks.
*HALF AN HOUR LATER*
The girl wakes up and notices that her neck is bandaged and she no longer feels weak. She looks around and sees Jacob carrying around the guards bodies and throwing them into the carriage.
He then stretches his hands out and a translucent wave of energy washes over the guards and their injuries disappear. 'They are at least resilient otherwise They wouldn't have healed so easily.' Jacob thought. The girl stared in awe.
"Hey you, girl." "huh?" "I can tell you're pretty strong so you'll be able to handle yourself right." "...okay" "Good guess I'll be leaving" As Jacob says this he leaps away."Wait, who are you?" The girl shouts as he watches Jacob jumping away.
'Damn that girl was as pretty as Lucy, judging by her bearings she must be a noble and I want nothing to do with nobles.' Jacob thought as he ran deep into the forest. As he's running he senses something approaching.
A pale arm suddenly swings out of nowhere towards Jacob's head but Jacob narrowly dodges it at the last second. He then does a frontflip and lands 10m opposite the attacker.
As he looks back at who attacked him he sees a ghostly pale man with glowing red eyes and black hair dressed in all white.
"Impressive dodging, little boy." The man says this as he slightly smiles. Jacob frowns and narrows his eyes. "Who the hell are you?" is all he says as he stares daggers into the man.