Back in the training ground, I start to go over the techniques I was taught recently with the combat instructors I have started to learn from.
From what I've learnt, all the skills I've gained from the warrior profession and it's sub-classes(e.g swordsman, brawler and archer) is that they all follow a similar path. Or more accurately that all originate from the same source and lead back to their origin when refined to a certain degree.
A brawler enhances his weponds, which in this case is their fists, durability to the maximum they can bring it too by going all in one concept, making their fists as hard if not harder than steel.
A swordsmen enhances both the weapons durability and its sharpness. The enhancement split between two effects weaken them slightly but makes it up in versatility.
And lastly an archer needs to enhance the bow, the arrow as well as create an effect the user wants the arrow to have. Such as muffling the sound, a buff to the piercing power or even make the arrow explode when inside the target and creating a primitive explosive that's power can rival, if not surpass modern explosives from earth.
All in all, to me it feels as if they are all branches, connecting to the same tree even if they seem far apart.
Though other than the wepon enhancement technique, the movement and body strengthening are basically the same and just dependant on preference and talent in the certain technique and the individual .
Anyway, that's enough about that thought let's move on.
"Status"
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Name:Azrael
Age:5
Race:Human
Profession: warrior
-Class skills:
use mana to refine the body, shed the impurities and push it past its natural limit is.Stats:
Strength:5
Agility:5
Vitality:5
Intelligence:9
Endurance:5
Mana points:125
Skills:
Magic:none
Technique: burst step, body strengthening(full/ partial), weapon aura, enhanced slash, piercing shot, crushing fist.
(All techniques In the novice rank)
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While checking my status page, a habit I developed ever since starting my training, I'm cut off by the sound of two pairs of foot steps entering into the training ground I'm currently in.
Though still engrossed in analysing my stats and the mental images I'm going through in my mind and not wanting any interruptions, I just ignore them, having already an inclination of who they are by their steps.
That's is until…
"Hey! Az what are you up too?"
…. A youthful voice of a boy, now revealed to be Felix shouts from the entrance to the area.
With I small I sigh I turn my body to face the two, and I'm my view I'm greeted by the Image of a boy slightly older than this body I am residing in and a girl a bit younger than the boy, my siblings Felix with Audrey following along side him.
"Hey." I of course respond to the duo, though my voice comes off more colder than intended, and give them a nod of acknowledgment before getting back into a sword stance. "Was just on the middle of training. What about you two, Here for a reason in particular?" I question back to them, though considering where we are it was probably a bit stupid and sounded better in my head.
"Oh! Yeah, I was going to show some stances to Audrey as she is going to be starting sword arts soon as well, thought it might help a bit haha." Felix exclaims in a loud voice which irritates my sensitive ears for a moment and with a smug grin plastered onto his face arms also crossed in a arrogant manor.
*sighhhhhhhh*. He's in one of 'those' moods now huh.
What I mean by 'those' moods is when suddenly it's like a switch is flipped inside the boys head causing a 180 in his personality, turning a kind and caring boy into an arrogant young master like those you see in Chinese cultivation novels. Well not that bad but still enough to give me the desire to hit a child.
I'm brought back out of my thoughts as swiftly as I entered when I hear an exited cheer from Audrey.
"Yeah yeah! Why don't you join us Azrael! I'm sure we will have fun." Audrey shouts out excitedly, already running off to grab a three wooden swords from the rack of to the side.
"Ohh what a great idea Audrey! Perhaps I shall test Az with a small spar to see how his trained has been fairing." Felix decided on his own, not giving my opinion a single thought while already receiving a sword from Audrey and throwing another to me.
And so, under an slightly arrogant but filled with hidden positive intentioned gaze of Felix and a overwhelmingly excitined stare from Audrey, I let out a sigh of resignation and give a brief nod before sheathing my metal sword and placing it to the side.
All the while the two sibling are jumping with joy in the Center causing my perpetually hardened gaze to soften ever so slightly.
Walking back I rember the reason that even though the two haven't formed a mana core yet they are already practicing a combat art.
Unlike what most would think, a nobles child have more responsibility Than the average child. By 6 they start intensive lessons in noble etiquette and basic education which takes up a majority of the time of day, by 8 they have to either learn combat arts or magic if they have the talent. And this is even without being an heir to the house which is Arina, poor girl has a lot more responsibility forcing her to grow up faster than her sibling who even while training can play around like this.
Though luckily, Mary is a lot more lenient is our education but still strict enough to not be lazy.
Moving on. Even though they haven't formed a core which is normal, the abnormal ones being myself of course and Arina, as the age where children stop absorbing atmospheric mana naturally and a core starts to forms on its own being around 13-14. They start training earlier on to give a head start and foundation better than others.
So when they eventually form their core, they won't have to waste time relearning all the physical aspects of sword arts and can focus on the mana manipulation part solely, giving them more attention span and time.
After finally making it to them and coming out of my though, which I instinctively hastened making less time pass outside while think for what was more than 5 whole minutes to me which was less than half a minute in Reality.
Damn this is getting bad! I need to get this habit under control already, control being something which this body seriously lacks it so.
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