Michael let out the breath of air he was holding in his lungs as he opened his eyes and looked at the wood around him. He is currently in the mountains near the city and inside the forest.
His mother was sleeping when he left the place, mostly because she was still tired and her body didn't have the needed nutrition due to her being in a coma. Which is why she was currently sleeping to regain her strength after eating and allowing her body to adjust.
Gayatri had decided to stay at the hospital room despite the fact that he had told her that she doesn't have to. Her reason being that she wants to talk to his mother after she wakes up as she hasn't talked with her for a long time.
In the end, he relented to her words as he told her about the fact that he will be going for a bit. Which is why he is currently in the mountain as he looked around him and made sure that there weren't any dangers in the area.
"Alright, time to get started." Michael said to himself as he summoned his rings.
He looked at them on his forearms as he smiled at the sight of the weapons. While they were unusual and unassuming at first glance, they are very deadly and also very helpful with how it boosts his stats, even if it's only for a moment. He's pretty sure that he would be really powerful if the boost lasted for a longer time but he wasn't going to complain as it is a good weapon to have.
And it also has good range as well as he can also use them as ranged weapons, like a whip, to hover, as a platform, and many other ways. Unlike with swords, spears and other conventional weapons, the rings were quite unconventional.
And the rings made use of that unconventionality by being able to be used at both close and long ranges, and in a variety of different ways. The rings could be used in many different and versatile ways unlike with the normal weapons, and his versatile nature of the weapons was a good thing as he can surprise his opponents using its attacks.
But he also knew that he needs to have good body control and coordination so that he can effectively use the rings. And he also doesn't want to always rely on the rings when push comes to shove, as he does need to make sure that he can fight in close combat without launching his rings at the enemy.
'Now that I think about it. That is usually my strategy. Give a few punches and kicks while the rest is done with good and powerful shots from the rings.' Michael thought to himself as he remembered how he fights.
"Well, now that mom has woken up, some of my worries has gone. Now it's time to test out ways to use the rings." Michael said to himself as he looked at the rings as they lit up.
After that he started doing some stances for punching and kicking which he had searched and tried to help with his fighting style. After that he started to use more power was wind was starting to get pushed from the force of his limbs.
He smiled as he increased the speed of his attacks as more wind was starting to form. He then slashed in front of him and a slash of energy shot from his hand. The five slashed carved through the earth in front of him as it gouged the ground before stopping as he nodded to himself.
After that he went a few more attacks of similar type as he would sent energy slashes, punches, kicks around him as he infused his attacks with the skill. After he kept on doing that for a good amount of time, he stopped as he took some breaths to calm himself down.
He then got a notification saying that his Energy Projection skill has reached level 2. Something which put a smile on his face as he liked that fact, as it meant that he will be able to use his skill with more power than before.
But he would shelve that for later as he needs to practice with his rings now. He looked at them and nodded to himself before he started to attack using the rings, using the rings and the energy like whips, punching them into the ground as they shot out of it towards his target, he also shot then when he punched as they would come back after going out and he would keep up with it as he got used to the feeling of it.
He knows that he has to incorporate the rings into his fighting style. And even though he has cleared a good amount of Gates, he was able to handle them, but his skills with the rings aren't that great yet and he usually just shot them without much of an idea how to incorporate them into a fighting style.
He wanted to get the money for his mother's treatment quickly and he was making good headway so he only trained a bit to make his coordination a bit more accurate, but not enough to make him an above average user of the arts.
He hummed to himself in satisfaction at the attacks as he kept on doing the same as he adjusted himself slowly as he got used to the way of attacking as he made sure to memorise the feeling of the body moving and the rings shooting and returning to him.
'Maybe there is a martial art which I can learn to use to better use these rings. It would certain help.' Michael thought to himself as he went back to doing the attacks.
He kept doing various maneuvers with the rings as he tried to make more ways to use the rings effectively. After all, they are versatile and can be used in many different ways in comparison to other weapons. If he were to master it's use, then he will be able to use it in many different situations quite easily as well.
And versatility is a great strength in and of itself as his rings might not be suited for one thing, but he can use them in various different situations without much of a problem and can adapt to things. Not to mention the fact that he can fight in both close and mid to long range ensured that he can be a danger in either of those ranges.
He just has to learn how to effectively use his weapons and not let them go to waste. And that was not counting the ability of the rings to multiply his stats which will be valuable to him as well.
"As long as I keep on training and correcting my mistakes I will be able to get stronger and better. If I have to make sure that mom won't be in danger again, I have to get more stronger." Michael said to himself as he looked at the rings in determination before he started again.
'Don't worth mom. I will do my best to protect you from now on.' Michael thought to himself as he kept up with the training.