Chapter 4: Its White Blaze
Days after days went by in training,
Soon four months have passed by.
Zeph was now able to perform a technique but it is only for one slash because after starting the burning of elemental energy it resulted in a chain reaction of destructive force which can only be fed with short bursts.
After one slash whole energy got burned quickly and he has again started from the start.
Zeph asked Makon about the white curtain because in the scroll it was written curtain will be formed of terrifying blue color over the sword.
Makon shrugged him off by saying that maybe his energy is a little weird because of disease.
How could he have told him that he had seen only once this technique in use and it was blue when his grandfather performed in real scroll maybe something else was written which he didn't remember.
Blaze formed depends upon users' innate affinity to different thunder energy that is Blue stand for destructive force, Red thunder Stands for burning force, Yellow for shocking force, and so on. White thunder stands for penetrative force as it can be terribly fast.
But Makon didn't know as he read that technique only for fun at that time if he knew how important it is going to be in future he sure has thoroughly remembered it even he was fire attributed.
Sun was setting and Makon was sitting on the veranda practicing his calligraphy. It was his form of meditation every individual after opening two or three chakras get a very good understanding of themselves it helps them in forming training methods more suited to self.
Makon practices his meditation while writing calligraphy. As he was drawing the last stroke his hand started writhing with pain soon his whole body began trembling. He soon brought his body back into control and looked toward the horizon at the setting sun.
"So it's time"
sighed Makon.
He knew it was approaching fast but day by day he wanted to postpone a little by little to give time to Zeph. Soon he chuckled maybe it's time to polish my already shinning image in front of the brat.
To tell him who was once this Makon was. A wave of wind came as blurry human shadow reached the house. Zeph returned from his evening sprint.
"So time for food boy" yelled Makon.
Tomorrow morning as soon as Zeph walked out of his room he saw A person with a sword on his waist wearing baggy cotton trousers and coat over shoulders standing facing towards east.
"Grandfather " he spoke.
Makon turned around to give him his usual serious gaze.
"Now I have decided that I will spar with you all morning before noon. so get moving I will not wait for you ".
He soon turned into a yellow gale and disappeared into the forest.
Zeph was totally awestruck by his grandfather's words, but he still noticed the fantastic control over the fire he was burning furiously but not a single blade of grass was burned. Makon soon followed after his grandfather.
In the patch near the lakeside, Zeph was standing facing the Makon who was casually channeling elemental fire energy into his sword. His sword was blue named 'Fotia'.
He had not touched a sword for the last 17 years and out of his sheath in so many people years sword was again burning brightly as it always had.
"Come show me what you got boy"Makon made a beckoning gesture to Zeph.
" But what happened? you never was like this, I have never seen you picking a sword before. You said that in the incident in which father mother died you swore never to lift weapon again "
" That was true but how are you going to learn by yourself, you are too slow so I have to teach you something and fighting is never learned at home by training with dummies you have to face death to learn fighting, now enough chitchat strike or you will lose the chance"
"Don't think me as your partner think me as of your enemy and strike to kill"
Zeph closed his eyes as he calmed himself. Then he started running towards Makon. He closed the distance and slashed at him. Makon who was closely observing him shakes his head and said "what is this you call slash?
Idiot, you don't have strength so even if it was for distraction or testing move or opening move never attack full frontal. The enemy will never wait to give you time for the second chain move it is a life or death fight.
If you can finish it in one move never use the second." simultaneously blocking his attack and pushing him back.
Zeph felt enormous crushing force coming through impact which his thin arms almost could not bear and he went flying back to the end of the field, he forcefully twisted his body to land back on his feet.
So this real force damn! and here I thought I have enough strength.
"Move child, no time to rest!" yelled Makon as he jumped and slashed toward Zeph.
He quickly dodged out of way by retreating but fire moved to form thin rope on his sword which continued towards him.
Zeph was scared daylights out of him. the fire wave was just beginning to fall over him, he could smell burning air through his nostrils when it all vanished like it was a dream. His full body was covered in sweat due to fear.
"What was that you FROZE? if it was not a continuous part of my sword I would not have been able to disintegrate it.
You would have burned yourself. Never stop if you are fighting a more powerful enemy. Think you will be casually slain by only one move then what should you do keep moving don't stop. Make changes to attack "
Zeph nodded then again blurred to Makon He switched his positions by changing the direction of the sword and slashed at him.
"This is only good if you are fighting someone of your level it doesn't work against me"
Makon once again blocked correctly through several illusions due to speed.
But as he blocked he planned to give a kick to throw him backward but as he lifted his leg Zeph suddenly increased thunder output on his sword
'White Blaze'
He activated it just at the moment the sword was separating after the collision
.Due to the blazing sword once again increased in speed and momentum and moved forward by sliding through Makon's sword.
Makon was surprised to see the sword moving past his sword towards his shoulder. He doesn't have time to pull back the sword but he continued with his kick.
Zeph was surprised to see no reaction of Makon but soon understood as a sword connected with a thin layer of fire cloak over his body.
He has protected his body with the thin cloak of elemental fire energy.
His sword stopped there as struck in mud and soon kick connected with his stomach. He soon flew back while vomiting blood and struck the tree at another end.
"Good, boy that was neat but not enough force to break cloak still you can rest for thirty minutes to heal from injuries.
Staying injured is not good for your frail body Makon said as he went on another side of the lake.
He eyed Zeph and seeing him in meditation, he quietly removed the coat from one side to expose his shoulder which was struck.
He found that the shirt sleeve over the shoulder has burnt off and inside there is a whole chunk of burnt mass. His sword had been stopped by cloak but white lightning still penetrated inside and burnt off tissue.
Looks like he will give me quite a surprise in the next few days. Makon chuckled at the thought. Soon he went back and started beating oh sorry.... sparring session.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone