After the naming of the flow of energy into energy flow Shad Darc decided to take rest from his short battle with the large snake so as to rest and recover his energy.
After an hour or so of good rest Shad Darc woke feeling refreshed and fill with energy though he ricks of the smell of blood With his clothe all torn in different places which made him feels like shit.
Looking up the fogging forest to determine what time it might be even though the time here is messing up his mind it looks more like an early afternoon.
Commenting on himself he said "Damn, I smell like a corpse."
He didn't let the smell to be a problem for him after all, this isn't the first time of him smelling or looking this bad.
"Hmm, so anytime I sleep and let my entire body to rest, my body seems to magically heal and repair itself somehow " saying this he begins to ponder the current situation.
"I think I would have to experiment on it first to know what is happening."
With this he begins to take a different approach on how to use and control energy flow.
"Maybe instead of just using it to boost my overall physical capabilities I should try to make it to be able to actively heal me when needed."
Thinking about it for while on the approach he should take one of his identity then spoke to him after about three days of silence.
"Why not just use it in reverse in the sense that instead of boosting your strength and physical capabilities it should boost your vitality and not your strength."
"I really don't understand what you just said."
"What I am trying to say is that instead of focusing on boosting your strength you try to internalise your energy Flow into your Inner body to improve your vitality which correspond to your endurance, durability and stamina".
"Also it should be in such a way that it doesn't really power you up but instead supports you in times of need, surely your overall physical prowess might drop to some certain degrees but it is worth it after all if you are able to properly control energy flow outwardly to some certain extent the worry about your physical prowess won't be too much of an issue anymore."
After the long talk from the pondering fighter identity Shad Darc began to think of his words in earnest thinking of ways to make it possible.
"And how am I suppose to do that?" he asked
"Let say, you won't have to focus entirely on strengthen your physical strength anymore rather you would have to internalize the energy flow inside you which will boost your recovery rate even while you are active, and please don't ask me how I know about this things because I don't" said the lonely king identity.
Shad Darc was about to talk back when he heard the third voice of his identity spoke cutting him off from whatever he was about to say.
"The best way to achieve this is to first have a proper control on the energy flow that is you should be able to control energy flow both inward and outward control far much better than your present capabilities be it on your weapons or on yourself secondly you should internalise energy flow as much as possible so as to increase your present capacity of energy flow storage, well it is a good thing now that the quality of your energy flow has increased and then thirdly you should increase the speed at which you absorb and control energy flow. If you are able to reach a certain stage of mastering it in this three ways then you should have less worry of How to increase and boost your vitality and also don't ask how I know because i don't."
"Damn you all and don't ask me on how I know, what the hell are your problems woth don't ask me how I know" Shad Darc said sounding a little bit pissed and frustrated.
"Damn it I can't believe I am getting pissed off at myself for no good reason, I am truly going mad or maybe I am already mad"
"Off course you are mad" said the bored observer identity.
"Shut up I didn't ask you in fact can you just shut up I am trying to think".
"Talking to myself can truly be annoying sometimes"
"But useful" said one of the identity
"Yes, useful at times, wait I just said you all should shut up I need to think".
"And what exactly do you want to think of when we have done the thinking for you already" said another identity of his.
"You truly are crazy you know right" said plainly by the lonely king identity.
Releasing a stressed sigh Shad Darc can't help put feel as if he is truly insane as if his head is about to give birth to another him.
"I wonder sometimes why I have these split identity and personalities"
With that he set a short term goal which was based on what the bored observer identity has said concerning energy flow.
He would first start with the first one which was to solidify his control on energy flow both inwardly and outwardly and to that he would have to fight and observe the creatures of this strange looking forest and secondly he would have learn to spot the changes and movements in the energy flow of the outside and the inside. The outside will be that of the world and the inside will be that of him.
Giving himself one week to achieve a reasonable result Shad Darc begins to proceed forward with his short term goal.
"First of all i would have to look for a place to get water."
Looking up around the cold fogging forest at the early Afternoon hours with his mind wondering on how to get a water supply because he would need it after all he is still human.
He might be able to go for a week without food but he can't go an entire week without a drop of water considering the fact that he is in a completely unfamiliar place not knowing what might happen next, because of that he choose to head out further away from the huge tree in search of water.
And on his way to search for water he would also train on his control on energy flow.
He set out at the early afternoon's holding the horns on each hand while putting the two giant snake dagger like fangs around his waist, hoping to cover a considerable distance by the late afternoon time he set out.
After he came down from the tree he then looked at the huge tree while looking a bit sad which was kind off odd for him.
"I will be back soon my dear friend."
"Strange I wonder why I feel sad leaving the tree alone, no why do feel as if the tree is alone, strange"
Rubbing his chin as if pondering while looking down, afterwards he looked at the tree once more with a strange expression he can't fully explain he turned back and walk away.
"I better get going I can't waste my time on things I can't yet understand yet."
After walking for hours without him meeting any beast or creature on the way Shad Darc has been activily trying to strengthen his control on energy flow in general. Well he went about training the horns by feeding it his own energy flow and also manipulating the outside energy flow on it which was proving to be far much difficulty than it should.
Well considering the fact that he was able to control energy flow around his short dagger better than now to some certain degrees he was expecting it to be less stressful even now, but that seems not to be the case.
He didn't feel frustrated or bad about it rather he sees as a welcome challenge another huddle to cross.
One thing he now knows for sure about controlling the energy flow on weapons or tools is that it heavily depends on the type of weapon or tool one is using, if it is an organic or belongs to a living thing be it dead or alive and also the type of the tool material then the process will be harder but if it it is inorganic or does not belong to a living thing then it becomes less difficult.
And how did he know about that. Well along the way Shad Darc experimented with other materials like stones, leaves and sticks.
And so through the experiment he carried out he noticed that it was easier for him to channel energy flow into a stone than that off stick or leaf even if it is a falling leaf or dryed stick.
It is as if the energy flow somehow detects what tools or materials belongs to a leaving thing and what does not and by this he came to know that energy flow be it outwardly or inwardly can somehow differentiate between living and none living thing which made him to come up with a thought.
"Does energy flow produces life force or does it strengthen it." that he isn't sure of yet but what he knows is that energy flow seems to strengthen non living or inorganic things better and faster than organic or living things.
Feeling a bit intrigued he commented "It is like helping the poorest of the poor even among the poor so that they can become rich by the poor standard. Interesting."