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Chapter 20 - Effort

Ray wakes up right before the sun started to rise. Even though he went to sleep very late, he was to anxious to try out his rune circle causing him to wake up early.

After the sunrise began an extreme amount of solar energy starts to rush toward and into the run circle. It is as if a spotlight was pointed right at the rock he's on.

Ray controls the solar energy around him and moves it like a vortex while absorbing into his core.

As the energy flowed into him, his skin starts to glow like a light bulb being overcharged. His body is reinforced by the constant energy while his core is also strengthened.

"Well done, Ray!" Arthur says while looking at the massive flow of power around him. "You've progressed so much in such a short time that this tournament will be child's play for you."

Ray thanks and continues to cultivate. In only two hours he had broke through to [rank-D]{Basic stage}!

The black goo that leaks from his body is evaporated by the excessive solar energy in the circle.

Ray decides with all this solar energy he could work on his next body rune. Arthur calls it the [sun orb rune].

"It allows the creator to quickly condense orbs of solar energy without the need for focus. All it needs is to be activated." Arthur explains.

Ray tries writing it on the ground but he failed. Not willing to give up he tries over and over again, then after twenty attempts he was successful.

He decides to write it on his palm next to make ease of access. After doing that he tries it out in the absorption circle.

A orb of solar energy quickly condenses and he is able to move it around.

It's still absorbing energy but it maintains the same size as it grows brighter.

He shoots it at the training dummy that sits on the other side of the arena.

As soon the orb hits the dummy it breaks like a glass and a large blast of solar energy burst out, destroying and burning everything in a 12ft radius. The explosion flings Ray back. 

"Wow, I need to regulate the amount of solar energy in the orbs or learn to release it in a less destructive way." Ray says studying the explosion from the ground.

"That's very true." Rebecca comments looking at her from over his shoulder.

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Two months have passed and Rebecca has been making Ray train his hardest, while Arthur teaches him techniques to better control his solar energy.

One of these techniques He introduces is the Rune called [contain sun].

{This one stops solar energy from leaving the shape you create the with the rune. This one shouldn't be drawn on a person but it can be made out of solar energy in the area. More could draw in, but no energy could break out}

Ray is practicing coupling this rune with the [bring sun] rune. 

He can now see and fight Arthur who is a master fighter in the domain of energy manipulation. Every night he manifests himself with the abundant solar energy and trains Ray through more combat.

although he is just a mind inside Ray's head he has the power if he has the mana to project himself in the outside world. 

At first Arthur easily avoided Ray's basic punches and kicks. Then Ray saw this and grew more creative with his attacks. Having the sun out gave him almost limitless mana, he could recharge in the sun circle faster then he could empty his mana!

During the day he practices with his sister. Facing her is a quite different. She is extremely fast and powerful and a prediction monster. 

Although she only uses simple attacks, the rate of attacks made it seem as if she was everywhere.

Occasionally they would spend time with their mom, baking and tending to the garden with her.

The Brings the two women closer together much to the joy of both.

Emily is a [rank-C]{master grade}, and her plant element is a support force to be re-conned with. Her element is a spirit type flora element called Elden spirit vines. Her class Architect is one specialized in utility.

She uses it's skills to make a hammock for her children that nurtured and heals the spirit as well as body. This is only one of the many effects her spirit vines can achieve.

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Another two months passed and Ray has grown considerable greater than before. His training takes his rank to [rank-C]{Basic stage}.

His reaction time, control over solar energy, rune writing efficiency, and many more things have been greatly refined.

His father Rowan arrives there with his other brothers and sisters in a large carriage, picking them up for the tournement. 

Ray is in the kitchen with his Emily and Rebecca enjoying a meal when they arrived. the three of them grab their things and head down when finished eating.

"Been a while since I last saw you, lil bro!" Roy says with a care free attitude.

He runs up to Ray along with Ren. It's a complete 180 to how they acted the first meeting.

"You've really proven us wrong, lil bro." Ren says with a bright smile "but we can talk on the way." he quickly says seeing the impatient look on their father's face.

They speed over to Emily and give her a tight hug since they weren't allowed to see her before grabbing her things. She returns the hug and thanks them, feeling a warm sensation enter her heart.

Rose makes room her to sit next to her and she does while Ray takes the other side by his mother.

The first thing Emily says when she sits down. 

"I've missed all of you, my wonderful children. I know you haven't seen me in so long but I'll be staying with you all more now thanks the amazing and reliable Rowan Solaris." She says the last part while she coldly gazes into the eyes of the man opposite to her.

"Now we will be a family again since Ray has shown you can grow just as well with me around."

They took the turns talking to her and telling them about their achievements. Stories of Rebecca's adventures are still going, by the time they reach the entrance of the arena.

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There are thousands upon thousands of people moving around most of them are waiting to go through the gates of the grand arena. 

However they all stopped and turned towards the street as luxurious carriages arrive one after another. The bystanders stand and watch as the carriage doors are opened by butlers. 

They could tell by the blue and white color scheme who's carriage this was.

The door opened and a man wearing a blue suit with red waist coat and a cape with the number 3 on it. The cuffs of his shirt and pants faded to white.

He looked very young with his silky smooth skin and his hair was like crystal blue quartz. He is the youngest of the family heads but he was in charge of the educational and training branch.

This man was Aron Solaris known as the man of the painted blue sky! He steps down gently onto the red carpet stretching towards the arena VIP entrance. 

The butlers close the door and send the carriage forward to make way for the next 

Soon another grey and white luxurious carriage followed.

The carriage stops in the same place and out steps a man with a long grey beard. His face aged face covered in scars and with a long scar across his eye which was hidden by an eye patch.

He's wearing a deep gray and red robe with a white belt and a number 2 on it.

He is the head of 2nd branch the law enforcement branch.

This man is Walter Solaris known as the shield of the empire!

The next carriage was much larger than the others and it floated on air glimmering in the sun. The carriage itself was made of gold with red and yellow sun on the left and right sides of the carriage.

Behind the image of the sun is a large sword with a star shaped hilt.

Everyone knows who's carriage it is because it's none other than the royal branch.

The 1st branch!

A resplendent man steps out of the carriage he has a gold crown on with 5 different colored gems on it.

He has white robes on with intricate gold designs around the edges. In the middle of the chest is a sun that has the number one in the center.

His glowing white irises with gold pupiled eyes sweep across crowd. 

The man who wears the robe, the crown and bears the white and gold eyes is the strongest in the kingdom. 

This is the king of Solaris aka the Emperor of light!

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