A week passes as Flint keeps training and comprehending the law of space, Flint is on the training grounds practicing. Flint swings his sword as space seems to bend with his sword.
"297. 298. 299. 300." He drops his sword and rests on the ground, "I didn't think it'd be this tiring. Somehow this feels harder than Teacher's training." Flint raises his hand as a ball materializes in his hand. "Space ball." He throws it at a tree. *PING* The tree is twisted inwards and outwards till it breaks *CRACK THUD*
Flint is able to materialize space, move and control space with ease. Flint grins, "To think I can do this with just 5% Comprehension. I wonder what I'll be able to do when I master it. Time to return to Thorn, I'm done with the training." Flint gets up and starts walking back to Thorn's cave.
Flint arrives before the cave with it's big door and many locks, "Did it have so many locks?" He knocks on the door…..Silence…..He knocks again.
"Yeah, I'm coming!" *THUD THUD BANG BANG CLANG CLAN BRRRR BANG BANG* the door opens to see a fully rested Thorn with a bright and handsome smile. Flint covers his eyes due to too much brightness. Thorn notices Flint before him, "Ah, if it isn't Flint. What brings you here this fine morning?"
Flint can finally see Thorn's face as his thoughts, "Was he always this bright?" and he speaks, "I've completed the training you gave me." He bows his head.
Thorn nods, "That's good. Let's have a sit down." Thorn waves for Flint to follow. They go deeper into the cave to the same seat they sat on a week ago. Thorn looks at Flint and appraises him, Flint gets an uncomfortable feeling as if he's being stared at while naked.
Flint shivers, "Could you stop looking at me like that?"
Thorn raises a brow, "You can detect my APPRAISAL?" Flint nods, Thorn's thoughts. "That's impressive, INFORMATION MAGIC is the most difficult skill to level up. Despite living for 1000s of years I've only raised mine Information magic to level 4."
Thorn shrugs, "I see you have comprehended a law, even if it's only a little." Thorn's thoughts, "What a monster! I guess the project the Xenos worked on paid off."
Flint nods, "Yes, but somehow I feel it's not enough." Thorn looks at Flint with wide eyes and Flint asks, "What?"
Thorn rests his hand on his face, "I guess that's to be expected. Flint," he takes his hand off his face and looks into Flint's eyes. "Do you know what a law is?"
"I think a law is a skill." Flint says as he looks back at Thorn.
Thorn shakes his head, "That is wrong." Flint sighs, he somehow knew he was wrong but he said what he thought. Thorn continues, "Law can be considered the highest form control of basically anything. You start of with magic, let's say barrier magic."
Thorn demonstrates with a simple sphere barrier in his hand, "With barrier magic, you can only make the same kind of barrier. You can only alter it's size. When barrier magic becomes a skill, you can alter it's shape into various kinds." He makes the barrier a box, "And include attributes." The box barrier catches fire but only inside burns.
Thorn grips the barrier as it changes, "When the skill becomes a law, you can do anything you want with the barrier." He molds the barrier into a knife, "Even if you have 5% of Law of Space, you can at least control space beyond the realm of skills to a certain degree."
Flint's eyes are wide, "Waaoow, I didn't know it was so impressive."
Thorn folds his arms with a proud look, "Impressive is an understatement. With any law, even the ones not part of the Reality Laws. Your combat potential can multiply over 10 times, that is if you can fight well enough."
Flint smiles and bows his head, "Thank you for explaining this to me and training me. Also, I'd like to ask another favor."
Thorn raises a brow as his thoughts, "Training? I just sent you away so I could sleep." Then he speaks to Flint, "Okay, what is it?"
Flint looks at Thorn, "I want to spar with you."
Thorn has an exasperated look, "Seriously?"
Flint nods, "Yes, since Teacher isn't here. You're the only person I know to be closer to her in power, I want to see just how far I've come."
Thorn rubs his chin, "Alright, just don't get depressed when you lose." Flint nods as they bot get up to leave the cave.
Flint leads Thorn to the training ground. He takes his position before Thorn by a few meters. Flint readies his sword in a sword stance, "I'm ready."
Thorn nods as his thoughts, "Should I make it an instant battle? Hmmm, I'll play along for him to acknowledge his combat potential." Thorn snaps his fingers and Flint takes a step towards Thorn but stops.
Flint closes his eyes as his thoughts, "Do not rush. Stay calm, stay in control." He opens his eyes to see Thorn tilting his head at him. Thorn raises his hand as 8 blood swords appear around him, he swipes his hands as the swords charge at Flint.
Flint stays still staring right at Thorn. The 8 blood swords all pass by Flint with none touching him, Thorn raises a brow. Thorn's thoughts, "Even if I'm holding back, he did good to take my concentration of him."
Flint's thoughts, "Use Information magic to make him miss and counter with Space law." Flint goes for a vertical swing as an energy slash leaves his sword towards Thorn. Thorn makes a pushing motion as the earth rises to form a metal wall before him. Flint grins, the energy sword slash passes through the wall and keeps advancing towards Thorn.
Thorn blinks his eyes as the slash vanishes, leaving Flint dumbfounded. Thorn notices that, "Don't be so surprised Flint, you aren't the only one capable of using a Law." Thorn's thoughts, "Afterall, the requirement to be a Ruler is to master a law." Thorn blinks his eyes as giants blade wheels appear before him rolling towards Flint.
Flint lowers his center of gravity, "I can't throw it's targeting away from me. Then." He sees a pattern overlap with his vision. Flint leaps forward and goes down on a knee as the blade wheel passes over his head, he jumps to the side dodging the next wheels.
Flint raises his sword behind him *CLANG* Flint swings his sword behind him. Thorn who appeared behind Flint jumps back and throws 4 blood daggers. Flint bends to the side and takes a step back making all the daggers miss.
Thorn smiles as his thoughts, "Good, though he would've landed a bit on me if our ranks were the same. Too bad he can't get me to lose focus on him. But, is he mocking me?" In Thorn's eyes, Flint becomes transparent as he charges at him.
Flint swings his sword as Thorn bursts into bats and gathers behind Flint, Thorn hovers in the air. "Flint, why are you holding back?"
Flint is confused, "What do you mean? I'm not holding back and you haven't given me the chance to use stronger skills."
Thorn frowns, "Your bloodline, do you know what it is?"
Flint nods, "Yes, it gives me access to a powerful skill, but the cooldown is too much so I'm saving it."
Thorn facepalms, "I'm not talking about the bloodline skills." Thorn sighs, "Just activate the bloodline without using any of its skills."
Flint is more confused, "I don't know how to activate it."
Thorn shakes his head, "Boy, your teacher must have been the worst." Flint flinches, "She didn't tell you what the bloodline is. She must have been a big idiot."
Flint frowns, "I know we're sparing but I won't let you insult my Teacher. Apologiz- "
"Oh please," Thorn smirks, "I'm sure your teacher was so bad she didn't know what to teach you, so she left. Just as pathetic as she came to train a pathetic lowlife like you." Thorn points at Flint.
Flint is enraged, "DON'T YOU DARE TALK ABOUT MY TEACHER LIKE THA- "
"Or what?" Thorn grins, "What're you going to do about it? I'm certain she sent me here so she could hide how pathetic her teaching is." Flint is agitated clearly boiling with rage. Thorn's thoughts, "Such simple taunts wouldn't be enough but I'm not a Ruler for nothing. Messing with emotions is another one of my traits." Thorn grins at Flint.
Flint grips his sword as his pupil bursts into flames, lightening crackles around Flint as fire appears on his chest. His sword gets covered in a thin light with wheels appearing behind him. "HOW DARE YOU SPEAK THAT WAY ABOUT TWENNY!!" Flint swings his sword as a sword ray travels at light speed towards Thorn.
*CLANG* Thorn blocks with his nails as his thoughts, "Ho, demi-god level? Good for a warm up."