Ivar POV
The second phase of training that master just talked about is to swing this great sword of roughly 2 meters long,The sword is literally taller than me when kept upright.
This sword has a smooth making and large build and weight.
Looking at the situation logically,I should be able to swing for 10,000....Besides I feel like my physique has acually developed a little.
"Now,take stance and begin!" Master ordered....ugh...this is going to be a real pain in the rear....
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This is probably my 3rd time in the row swingingbthe sword.....I have swung for 2,103 in the first round,3,422 times in the second and I broke down just now in the 3rd round stopping at 6,667.....
"I can do it....If I continue i'll reach" I said
"You really are a genius,Now I certainly am sure" Master lamented...
"Well,you've told me that a lot of times and I already told you anyone can do this"
I replied in annoyance.
"No....not even an expert knight is able to swing this great sword for almost 13,000 times without utilizing inner mana...." He paused for a moment....to think,I guess...
"Besides,the highest they might reach is 5,000 at most which you surpassed in one round.....What I mean is,you will have to utilize your mana to reach the mark....Even if you do reach the 10,000 mark without mana,Your hands will be in a vegetative state for over a week,and we don't want that..." Master explained what he had in mind and I think he's correct, thanks to him I can actually do something no one can do...the past wouldn't even reach 500 mark.
"Do I do the same thing I did in the first stage...ummm...'Resonance' is what you called it...." I asked in curiosity...
"No,Resonance is utilizing surrounding mana to balance the surrounding atmosphere.....this time....you will have to utilize your own inner mana to make your physique stable...." I certainly get what he's saying but.....
"I already told you....I don't have a mana core!" I said to master
"Yeah...you don't...at least not yet!" Ugh...he never says things to be understood..he really must be an old man.
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"Okay,do I also have imagine something in order to make a mana core...?" I asked
"No,You already have a mana core.....You just haven't been able to bloom it.....Lets say...you haven't activated it yet..." Master said.
"I see...then what do I visualize?.." I asked
"Oho...You catch on quick.....this time you have visualize a switch that is off....it will be harder than before because this time you will be visualizing yourself and not your surrounding..." Master explained..
<\>Myself huh....It shouldn't be that hard<\> Is what I thought.
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"Ughh....this is rea...lly s...trenous,I feel like my body is burning up...." I said in pain,I was trying to do the visualization while in a position of meditation,I sat on the ground and crossed my leg against each other while placing my hands on my laps.
"What you lack is focus....You have to focus deeply....like you did before...block out all other sensations!" Master explained briefly and I followed his instruction..
I blocked out all other thoughts like putting a lid on an oil barrel...
I felt it...
I felt something inside me.....
I felt energy surging in me as I felt stronger.....
I couldn't control most of it as some leaked out...
<\> so this...is a MANA CORE<\> I
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Ivar's Master POV
The boy must have caught on....
I felt mana eruption from him...
I wasn't supposed to be surprised....
But I was...and why?
Because I couldn't make out what mana attribute he had....
Mana Attributes,All mages and some knights have a certain mana attribute,The four basic attributes are:
Fire,Water,Earth and Wind.....
They are other mana attributes but they are called secondary attributes as they are born from the four basic ones such as Ice,Lightning,Sound and many more....
But I couldn't make out the brat's own....
"Now take stance and try visualizing all that mana flowing inside you like blood flowing through your veins connecting to your heart....This time your mana will connect to your mana core..."
Master said and I tried out what he said and like magic....it work.
I was able to contain my mana inside me and make it flow throughout my body like blood.....
"Now....Continue the training" Master ordered and I nodded in agreement.
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I was able to finish all 10,000 swings in the fifth round....I almost did in the fourth reaching 9,021...But my mana became a bit unstable and I restarted and prevailed with the fifth round....
But with that I am certainly exhausted.
Speaking literally,I just did roughly 31,000 swings.
"Take a Nap.....we'll continue early tomorrow..." Master ordered as I headed into the tent and fell on the hay that was mat that was kept in there.....
Come to think of it,
How did a Wolf make all this....Yeah he said he used to be human but he's in the body of a Wolf....
Guess I ask him during tomorrow's training.