I was walking through a narrow hall,and I thought...<\> I've been to this place before...I was having the same dream I had a few days ago again....Everything started feeling nauseous as I stumbled upon the room again.
It was her,the woman whose face I couldn't see,engulfed in a dark aura....she said...
"Huhu....you've come again....I guess it must really be you..." Ugh...what is she talking about again...
"But you shouldn't be here now,should you....if you stay any longer,you might die in the real world!" She didn't seem to be bluffing...I immediately started feeling dizzy again,I thought it was because I was waking up...but I could feel the numerous kill intent directed to me.
And suddenly,I woke up just to instinctively jump up and dodge the attack that was directed to me....
<\>A Monster,No.....Monsters!<\> I thought deeply as I was immediately surrounded by a group of monsters of different species.
A flurry of thoughts ran through my mind such as whether this was an ambush,but something was strange....I wasn't sleeping in the tent,I was in an open area that was much colder than where Master's base was.
I get it now....This is my third training,if not,why would there be a sword on the floor where I just woke up from.
But I've not learnt any battle techniques or trained for this...So it must mean one thing:
<\>I have to always be prepared for the worst possible situations <\>
I quickly resolved my thoughts and glanced at the sword,I immediately ducked as a goblin jumped towards me with a dagger...<\>What is a goblin even doing in a snow mountain...I read that they normally reside in rain forests and swampy areas...well I guess anything goes for training<\>.
I immediately slid through the floor and picked up the sword that laid there...it was shorter this time and around a meter in height....I immediately jumped towards the goblin that had attacked me and smashed of its hand.
I guess I'm still weak,if I wasn't I should've easily killed that monster now.
I started thinking of what to do as the goblin stepped back holding it's severed arm and the other monsters stoond on guard too.
Master always told me to visualize something while training...but what should I visualize in this situation.
<\>Aha...that's it!!!<\> I immediately caught on to an idea and I immediately visualized my self covered in mana also shrouding the sword...
My mana was still light besides I still just activated my core.
I immediately engulfed myself in blue mana and held up my sword.
I remembered a few tactics we had been taught in the training center last three years....I entered a basic fighting stance..
My left leg stood right before my right leg which was in an angular posture backwards....
I held my sword now below on my right side as I immediately linger into attacking.
I felt anew....I was suddenly faster and my first attack cut off a wolf's head before it could even attack.
I had more precision than before and my accuracy was better.
I stopped in my tracks and increased my senses the same way I decreased it...
I totaled the monsters to roughly 100 of them...
I entered the same stance again as I started killing them....It wasn't easy as killing them got harder because I had to maintain the mana surrounding me.
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<\>I Managed to kill off all the Monsters.....<\> Is what I thought as I felt the presence of a hunter kobold right behind.....<\>Shit!!!<\>
I immediately turned to kill it and to my greatest surprise...It was dead already...
I saw a shadow coming from the direction the Kobold had attacked....<\>Is it Master....no...this shadow was in the form of a human...<\> I thought.
"Who are you!?" I asked out loudly as the shadow entered my view...it was still very early.
I started killing the monsters from around 4 am in the early morning and I spent roughly an hour killing them off...
But I could still make out the person standing before me.
It was the same girl that cast a stinging glance at me when we were being addressed by Sir hermann after being abandoned by the escort knights. She had a silky blue hair that potruded downwards to her back...it was well kept.
Her jawline was well shaped and her red pupils stood out in the dark....She wore a black gown that stopped directly at her knee..A belt on the waist and a bow and arrow hung at her back through the side...She was well prepared as she was even holding two daggers at hand.
"Thanks for helping me....ummm...My Name is---Huh?" <\>Shit<\> I was still saying as she immediately lunged at me.....
I immediately ducked to her first attack that would have slit my throat had I not dodged....
She used both daggers in her flurry of attacks as I could barely keep my calm...breathing became harder as I put of the mana surrounding me...
<\>Shit..I need to hide..Why is she even attacking<\> I thought as her last set of attack pushed my back and to my knee.....I used the one meter sword that was now blunt after taking the rash attacks from the girl....
<\>Why did she help me...Is she an aquintance of master....<\> and on a second thought... <\> Is she a Friend OR Foe<\> As she was about to attack again I heard a loud voice shout out,Master's voice....
"Enough!!!....You shouldn't be fighting,now...should you?" Master said as the thought of her being his aquintance Summed up to a Yes.
"Ugh..she attacked out of nowhere after saving me from a monsters attack...Talk about weird" I said as I was now standing up and was staggering a bit....
"Sorry master....I didn't know you knew him" She said
"Haa..You should introduce yourselfs...She is my first student..I took her in A bit while before you" Ohh...Now I get why he reffered to me before as Apprentice number two....
"My Name is Renys" She said and I replied:
"My Name is Ivar" She was glaring hardly at me after I introduced myself...Tsk did I do anything to her?,Damn it!
"Okay...Now that you both have completed the third stages...You both will participate in the fourth training to the last at the same time....Go get some rest now...I'll Tell you when we will start after making preparations." Master said
Haaa...This is becoming a pain.
Back at Regis Castle...
Rin Von Regis POV
Father had said he wanted me to join in for breakfast,I had just come back from an Imperial Mission yesterday.
The Maid that brought the message said my other siblings except my older brother who has being adventuring for years now.
I reach the dining room and the table was all set with food and drinks ...
My Younger siblings except Durham the second son and third heir and Finn the fourth son and sixth heir,Ivar the the third son was...Well you already know all the other were present...Durham and Finn had started apprentice knight training under Expert knight,Sir Forsh.
The others were present...Carla The Second daughter and Fifth heir,Vincent the Fifth son and Seventh heir,Lindsom the last son and eight heir.
My Mother,Lady Hazel was sitting with Giana,The Last daughter and heir besides my father...
I took my sit and we started eating.
The conversation in table held between me and Father was mainly about Ivar's Banishment....
I wanted to know a strong reason for that but he couldn't give me any....
I guess someone was behind it in the shadows.
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Ivar POV
"The Fourth Training down to the Sixth is going to start from tomorrow.....It will be in an Illusionary world where you could die in...But you will not be affected in the real world"....He paused to see if We were listening..Me and Renys...that weirdo was too focused.
"All experiences in the Illusionary world will come back to you when you wake up in the real world.This training will last for long and depending on how fast you are...It could drag on for Six years at most...Its up to you guys to figure out a fast way to complete it"
<\>Six years huh....I want to finish it fast but considering my usele-- No,I have to stop thinking of myself as the same person I was in the past....I have to start thinking maturely<\> I said in my thoughts.
The Real deal Begins now.