Chapter 6: Captain!
It has been 2 weeks since I've been in training. Every day, I attend my classes from morning to noon then I run to the forest and train with Prof. Jeon. All of these are making me so tired. I am learning all of the sword's basics. Thanks to the professor he also brought me a sword from the academy. My training is in two sessions. Physical and meditation. I have to spar with the professor and after sparring so many times. I need to sit on the ground and start meditation. Professor told me meditation is for giving my body a rest. It's true. After meditating, my body gets a proper rest after hours of training. And this place's air is also fresh. It recharges all the energy.
Right now I just finished my classes, and I am going inside the forest. Only the professor and I can enter here. Professor told me yesterday he'll teach me how to use the electric ability by combining the sword.
I arrived at his place as always. He looks at me and grips his sword. He says,
"Erik, I think you are ready now. For using some magic into your sword."
"..."
"It has been two weeks since you have been training with me. I can see your movements are quite better than before. Today I'll use my magical abilities when fighting. You should prepare yourself well."
All this time the professor was just fighting without any mana. He was just simply fighting with a sword. This will be the first time watching and facing his attacks like real. I draw my sword by standing and keeping my eye on his movements. He flows the mana through the sword and attacks me.
*clash*
The fighting goes on. It's my first time seeing his magic. The surroundings start to change shape. I can feel my body getting colder and heavy. His movements are starting to become illusions. It's like he is controlling the atmosphere. His movements are getting faster gradually.
"Don't lack on your movements. Erik, If you are fighting and observe that the opponent is increasing his speed. Don't be nervous. Always remember that you have the electric ability. No one in the world can surpass the speed of an electric ability user." He was saying those words while running at a fast speed.
*Slash*
A few hours later;
I just finished my training. My body is sticking to the ground. It is like I am unconscious. I am so tired. Today I trained more than usual. It was a hard experience. I am laying on the ground. I move my head toward Prof. Jeon. He is standing, polishing his swords and weapons. He is not tired at all. I can think about why he is not tired. He told me that this place is filled with mana. Then that means his mana level is almost unlimited in this place. He is not even using dictation. I wonder how monstrous a Space Dictation can be.
I stand up and pick up my bag. Then I asked him to open up this place. He opens the ground and I get outside. It's getting dark. The evening sky can hardly be seen. I start to walk to the male dormitory. The field and yards are full of students. The classes ended 3 hours ago, and they are still here. I start to walk by the gym. I am walking, and suddenly a familiar voice interrupts my way. I looked at his face. It is Peter.
"Hey, Erik. How are you?"
"Hey. It has been so long since I last saw you."
"Sorry about that. I was at the academy. But not here I was in training."
This guy too. So it's not only me who is training. I was wondering why this guy was missing from the second day of the academy. I didn't get any traces of him.
"That's good but if you were training in the academy then you should join classes at least."
"No, I couldn't because I was training in a mana shell."
"What's mana shell?"
"Ah, don't you know? Oh, sorry, it's a costly item. That is used to separate dimensions. One mana shell can create and separate two dimensions for a month or week. That is why I couldn't get out of there."
His father is the king. If he wants, he can hire his private teacher as well. Well, I'm getting training for free. That's a good chance. I replied to him.
"Then it was hard training. Lucky you that your father is that rich to afford something like this."
"Yeah, it's all thanks to my father. But I told him I don't need this kind of thing that much. I told him after our academy ends, I'll visit a beast forest or a dungeon." Peter says.
It seems he has all the precautions to become the next king. He is working hard though. I liked his idea of visiting a dungeon. A dungeon is a place that is created because of a high-quality mana object. That object needs to be a very powerful one. That object pressurizes the area with its mana vapor. It holds the land or area for years until someone takes that object from that place. I say to him,
"Yeah it's a good plan, you should do it. An outdoor experience is best at the end."
He nods and after some moments he changes his expression. This expression is familiar. When our conversation started he made the same facial expression. Like he is trying to say something from the start. I gave him some time then he finally says,
"Erik, after I came out from my training. I heard you had a spar with Luke."
"Yeah, it's true. Luke didn't visit the academy after that as well."
"Oh bad then I also heard you saved someone from him, that's great."
He pauses for a second. He is thinking about something. It's like he is unable to accept our fight. Or he does not even believe that I fought with Luke. I remained silent for his next words.
"Hey, I don't think Luke just ran off. I think he is also training in the academy like me." He said with a frustrating face. His face is telling something. It's like, he doesn't trust me that much.
"Yeah, I didn't think of that. It can be."
When we both are chatting. I felt a different feeling suddenly. I looked behind. I know him. It's Ashier. Tall guy, with long hair, an academy uniform, and a noble badge. His body muscles are still visible outside his uniform. Peter looks at him and says.
"Hey Ashier, how are you? It has been so long since I last saw you all."
"Yeah, it is. I heard you were in training. In a mana shell."
"Yes, that's true."
While he was talking with Peter. Ashier suddenly looks at me with no expression at all. He somehow manages to hide that face and says.
"Erik, how are you? Your body seems quite stronger than before. I also think your height increased a little."
"Oh really? I didn't notice that."
Peter point at someone,
"Hey guys, look who is in training it is Alex isn't it?"
Ashier says,
"Yeah it is him, I didn't think this guy would be found in a training hall."
Peter replied,
"Yes, he doesn't like training that much. What is he doing?"
I replied to them,
"I think he is waiting for someone."
"It can be. But who waits at the training hall?" Peter said.
Alex is standing, and suddenly he moves his eye to the door. A boy enters the hall. He is looking nervous. That boy starts to look at his surroundings with a suspicious look. He starts to walk fast. Then stops at Alex. They both looked at each other for a second. Then Alex takes the school bag from his shoulder. He opens the zip of his bag.
Searching for something in his bag. Then he stops. He pulls a little box from the bag. Then he moves his hand to that boy. That boy's face became more nervous and fearful than before. He somehow pushed his hand to that box. Then he takes that. Alex comes a bit closer to that boy's ear and whispers something. Then that boy walks to the door and leaves the training hall. Peter says.
"What is that fool doing? Those two were looking different."
"That was quite weird. Whatever, I didn't like those two's behavior." Ashier said. He turns behind and starts to walk in the direction of the dorms. He left.
"Why did he leave suddenly?" I asked Peter.
"Well...he is always like that."
I didn't even ask what Peter was doing here. And I even forgot that I was going to the dorms as well. It is completely evening. The night sky is visible. Peter looked at me and says,
"Erik. I am going to the dorms. It was a long time ago when I last stayed the night in my dorm."
"Yeah yeah, you should. You should take some rest. You trained so hard.,"
"Yeah, man. Goodbye. See you in the classroom."
He walks to the dormitory. I think it's getting late. I am also tired. I trained too much. Everyone is going to their dorms. The place is becoming calm. There was so much crowd when all of the students were talking. Now it's calm and there are no crowds. I think I should go now.
When I was about to take a step forward, I felt cold and misty air touching my back. It is so cold. It's not even winter. It is surprising to feel this cold air in this hot summer. When I was feeling suspicious then I looked at my right side. There were so many trees. My suspicion is gone. I remember it was the Tree Yard.
Tree Yard is where most of the trees and plants can be found in the entire capital. The inside of this forest is dark with big trees. Well, I'm used to that environment. I visit that place every day. Well, I train there with professor Jeon. I love this fresh air. It's late. This is not the correct time to get fresh air. I am about to land my foot forward.
Suddenly another air pressure touches my body. Again the pressure is coming to the right side of me. This time I can clearly tell that this pressure is created by mana. I clenched my fists and looked behind.
Suddenly Erik's expression changes. He turns his body in that direction. He is looking at someone. Erik looks at that man's clothing and styles. His eyes got wide when he realized that.
A man with a harsh white face, tall height, black hair, blue noble cloths, and a Platinum Badge on his shoulder. Circumstances are dark. It's hard to see his full body.
He asks from the dark view,
"Erik right?"
"Yeah, it is," I replied after some moments.
"...
Come with me."
"Ok...sir." I couldn't deny his words. My heart is beating super fast. I really can't accept this sudden appearance.
I start to walk on his way. He is walking in the direction of the Tree Yard. He didn't say anything more. Just my name. But it is making my brain fuse. How a man with a Platinum Badge walks into the academy. And it is like he has business with me as well. I can't understand anything. I am afraid. Where is he taking me to? I can't feel any mana from him.
I am walking and getting inside the deep parts of the yard. This place is dark even in the daylight. I never visited this place at night. I can't see anything. I'll fall to the ground at any time. This is so dark. I somehow looked at his left shoulder. There is another badge. This is it. I know this symbol. The symbol of the Eagle. The badge Luke wears. And the platinum badge is more clear. It remains to one conclusion.
He is one of the captains of the Imperial Regiment.
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