I fall over after getting hit in my abdomen.
My sword falls off my hand as I hit the ground.
"Ugh..." I groan as I hold my belly kneeling over.
’Ohhh fuck, that was painful, I’ve never been hit this hard before, but... Ughhh... I think I can take it...’ I think to myself.
"What are you doing Conan!?
Will your enemy care that you are in pain?
Push through it, ignore the pain and strike!
Strike until there is nothing left to strike at!!!" The voice of my Master yelling at me.
The man I call my Master, he’s not even that older than I am but I believe he is more than qualified to be my Master, no I even feel like I am not qualified to be his disciple.
We were once brothers, he was my big bro but I always saw him as something more and now that we are in this Master-Disciple relationship it feels more right.
Though he always says that I’ll remain his little bro no matter what.
He’s a beautiful young man who is just four years older than me.
Yes I said pretty because I feel handsome is not enough to qualify his looks.
His face smooth, his jaw line well defined, his eyes look like they can see through your soul.
His beautiful white hair which used to be a stunning black.
His tall, slim yet muscular build showing strength definition and a well shaped body.
A man who sacrificed his Dantian for us.
A man who even without a Dantian still found a way to Martial Arts.
A man who loves us the most.
That is the man I am most proud to call my Master.
Gritting my teeth in pain I rise to my feet looking ahead.
My Master stood ahead of me, his arms outstretched calling me to attack him.
I take a deep breath and pick up my wooden sword.
I spin it in my hands as I take deep breaths.
Slowy I begin approaching him...
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Conan picks up his sword and began spinning it in his hand.
As he takes deep breaths with his eyes closed he begins walking towards David while circulating his Ki.
His steps which were heavy at first gradually became lighter with each step.
Lighter and lighter until it seemed like his feet wasn’t touching the ground.
His eyes flips open glowing an amber-golden color.
His countenance changed.
The aura around him transformed as he kept walking towards David.
"Yes Conan, just like that, lock in, now strike!!" David yells with a smile.
Moving with incredible precision Conan dashes at David.
His sword swings with intent as it comes down towards David’s neck.
David smiles and with a casual swing of his arm he deflects the sword.
Conan switches position and swings again, this time at David’s ribs.
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Conan pursues and continues launching attacks on David, his eyes now glowing more Golden.
This was happening at a bare spot just outside the cave.
Seated by the side looking roughed up were the remaining children.
They had already had their turn and were now waiting for Conan to finish.
"Wow, brother Conan is really going in isn’t he?" Beom says.
"Yhh, he doesn’t go that hard on us" Hwa states.
"Yhh, probably cause we haven’t been enough to push him that much. Beom, you think you can take on this phase of Conan?" Hoon asks.
"Hmmm, I’m not sure Hoon, I think we might all need to work harder, seeing him this fast and strong is stirring my spirit." Beom says.
"Yhhh, he’s lasted the longest against Master now, how many seconds has it been?" Ae-Cha asks.
"Its been twenty-one seconds" Nari states.
"That’s long, Nari do you think you can beat this phase of Conan?" Byeol asks.
"Naaa, no chance, haven’t even been able to win against him after the first time." Nari says.
"Damn, where does that then leave the rest of us? You three who have been the only ones to successfully beat Conan can’t do that again." Hoon says.
"Huh? when did I say I can’t beat him?" Hwa queries.
"Huh? can you?" Hoon ask.
"Well, no..." Hwa chuckles.
Hoon smacks his forehead with his palm.
"Ughh!" Conan groans as he crashes on the ground.
"Ohh, it’s finally ended." Byeol says.
Ae-Cha fiddles her fingers as she sits there anxious.
"You did well Conan, good work." David says as he offers to help Conan up with a hand.
Conan grabs his hand and David pulls him up to his feet.
"Alright you can heal everyone now Ae-Cha." David says with a smile.
Ae-Cha gets up and immediately rushes towards Conan.
"Hey aren’t we the ones who need more attention since we’ve been here for a while?" Hoon questions.
Ae-Cha doesn’t answer and goes on with healing Conan.
"Don’t bother brother Hoon, you know nothing you are going to say is going to work." Beom says as he pats Hoons shoulders.
Hoon heaves a sigh of defeat.
They’ve grown so much, I think... maybe it is time...
"Thank you Ae-Cha." Conan says with a smile as Ae-Cha heals him.
"Alright then, everyone heal up and rest. No more training today again."
"Huh? Really for the rest of the day?" Hoon questions with excitement.
"Yes, for the rest of the day."
"But it’s still early in the morning? is there any reason Master?" Conan asks.
I smiled as I think of the answer to that question.
"Just know that tomorrow is gonna be rugged, so rest as much as possible today." I say as I turn and begin walking towards the cave.
As I go towards the back of the cave I pull out two substances from my storage ring.
Both were boxes of pills.
I guess it’s time to find who to give them to.