-NEXT DAY-
Kaito decided to keep the matter with the demon a secret to his grandfather . He knew it was too dangerous for everyone but he can't reveal it now . The city will fall under panic . He was called again in the training room in the morning . Both the siblings came as they stood beside each other . They didn't talk about anything as both remained silent .
After some time , Kiyoshi entered the room . He arrived as he forwarded towards the sword stand . Kiyoshi took one and tossed another towards Kaito which he caught without a flinch . Kiyoshi kept one hand on his back as he held the sword with his right hand .
"Kaito , are you ready ?"
"Yes"
"Then , come at me"
Kaito didn't spare any words as he vanished and appeared just before the eyes of Kiyoshi . He stepped back one step as Kaito's attack didn't connect . Kaito fell on the ground on his hands as he didn't spare time and used his leg to attack . Kiyoshi dodged it too as Kaito kept attacking . Each attack was either dodged or couldn't penetrate Kiyoshi's defense .
'No this won't do'
'I guess I need to use 'aura blade' '
Kaito released his aura as his blade got covered in a blue light . Kiyoshi's eyes lifted a little bit as Kaito caught his blindfold and pulled it . Kiyoshi got surprised a little . Kaito's eyes were not only beautiful but the gaze made by them even made Kiyoshi feel intimidated for a bit . Kaito on the other hand was standing still , he wasn't moving even a muscle of his body . He was carefully observing Kiyoshi's mana flow .
The amount was terrifying but Kaito realised Kiyoshi lacked something but he wasn't able to pin on it . He just focused on looking at the change in mana flow . Kaito vanished once again but this time he surprised Kiyoshi as he wasn't able to track him . He came back of Kiyoshi as he slashed his aura blade . Kiyoshi dodged the attack but the aura spread like a cresent moon .
Kiyoshi smiled a little.
'This level of swordsmanship ?'
'He is indeed the family heir of Sakura family . His understanding of sword will reach astronomical heights'
'This child is blessed by the heavens'
Kaito attacked him as Kiyoshi's sword only either blocked the attack or dodged it . Kaito wasn't able to keep up with him even though both of them were at the same rank . The match ended with Kiyoshi as the winner .
"Good job , Kaito"
"Thank you"
"But , you will have to grow more stronger"
"Yes"
"Your agility increased and the strength behind each attacks also increased . It seems you have taken my advice seriously"
"Yes"
Kaito went towards the resting side as he sat down to take a short break . Akari went ahead and stood in front of Kiyoshi . His eyes became even colder as he looked towards her . Kaito wore his blindfold once again as he wasn't fighting as he looked towards Kiyoshi .
'Sis , handle this'
Kiyoshi looked at Akari . She had a confident posture but there was a bit of sweat on her forehead .
"Did you reach SwordMaster ?"
"Yes"
"I had a conversation with Kaito last night . Do you know about that ?"
"N-No sir"
"Are you sure ?"
"Y-Yes"
"Okay . I told him that if you didn't reach SwordMaster then you will have to be expelled from the family"
"….."
"Do you understand ?"
"Y-Yes"
"Good . Now show me what you've got"
Akari held her sword as she took the same stance as Kaito . She didn't vanished instantly like Kaito but she forwarded towards Kiyoshi at full speed as she held the sword . Kiyoshi predicted the direction of Akari's attack so as soon as Akari started to attack he blocked the place with his sword but to his surprise Akari changed the direction at the last moment as she struck an entirely different part . Kiyoshi jumped back after receiving the impact .
Although , Kiyoshi had reached Peak of SwordMaster level but still he needed to use his complete understanding of sword and perfect time to pull a strike like that . It wasn't that he was shocked but he was a little surprised . Akari started forwarding again as Kiyoshi predicted the move as he moved his sword but once again Akari's attack struck an entirely different region opposite to the predicted move .
Kiyoshi understood Akari's motive . She was deliberately trying to make him predict the movement and at the last moment he feigned the attack and took a different course . Kiyoshi felt relieved that Akari's claim in her increase in sword understanding wasn't a lie . Kaito was watching the fight intensely from the sidelines .
He could feel that Akari needs to move her sword in a very calculative way to attack Kiyoshi with that kind of attack . She only used it about twice but her mental strain was already increased tenfold . The attack pattern was simple yet complicated . She attacked once again but this time the attack was blocked . Akari tried a few more times but all were blocked . She realised that Kiyoshi had already seen through her .
Akari wanted to atleast break Kiyoshi's defense as she held her sword strongly . A layer of white mana released from her body as the blade was covered in a white light . The temperature around suddenly started dropping . It was Akari's 'Aura Blade' which had ice properties . Kaito opened his blindfold . He needed to look at the mana carefully because he thought that if he tried he could immitate the process and thus the entire aura .
Currently , it was known that a person has their own unique aura blade even within same attribute and each person was capable of holding only one type of aura but Kaito didn't believe it . He could tell by looking at the aura blade that he could immitate the aura blade .
['Clairvoyance' activated]
[Skill : GrandMastery of Skills activated]
[Learning the properties of the aura blade]
[Creating an 'unique skill' with the information collected]
[Congratulations , you have gained an Unique Skill : Aura Immitator]
[Unique Skill : Aura Immitator]
[Rank : SS]
[Type : Active]
[Description : You can copy the aura type and form of any person . The number of aura you can copy is infinite]
[Skill Restriction : Can't be used twice on the same person]
[Cooldown : 1 week]
Kaito was quite amazed by the authority he received .
['Aura Immitator' activated]
Kaito looked at Akari with cold eyes . The system was using his eyes to understand the method of aura .
[Congratulations , you have successfully awakened a second property of aura]
[You have obtained 'Ice Aura']
[Your second type of aura is sent to your aura core]
[You can use 'Ice Aura' freely]
Kaito was impressed . He didn't think that he could use his system to be able to weild multiple aura as it isn't possible for humans to weild more than one .
The spar between Kiyoshi and Akari came to an end between Kaito's thoughts . Kiyoshi seemed impressed by Akari's performance . He thought that Akari didn't have enough talent to ascend to swordmaster level but it seems he was wrong . Kiyoshi turned towards both Kaito and Akari . He put his hand back as he said
"I'm impressed by your performance"
"Thank you Patriarch" said both in unison
"Now then , as I promised . I will teach both of you 'The Elemental Sword' "
'Finally , the Elemental Sword I have been waiting'
'I have a total of 7 elements i.e. I can have 7 types of elemental swords'
'Well , let's keep aside the Void element . I am still not sure that whether that element can be used'
This is a special skill of all swordmanship families . The user needs to be atleast SwordMaster level to be able to learn this skill . The aura differs from Elemental Sword . Aura is different to each and every swordmaster but Elemental Sword uses the type of elements possessed by the user .
If the user has more than one element then they can possess more than one type of Elemental Sword .
Kiyoshi stood atleast 50 meters away from Kaito and Akari . He closed his eyes and concentrated . The aura released from his body quickly infused with the blade . The colour of Kiyoshi's aura blade was greenish white signalling his wind attribute aura . The amount of aura infused in his blade started to increase as the sword glowed more brightly . Suddenly , the colour of the blade changed to red as Kiyoshi striked his blade .
The heat of the fire attribute released from Kiyoshi's blade was certainly a surprise for the both of them . The strike rushed towards Kaito as he released his wind element and tried to block the attack but was unsuccessful . The attack pierced through the wind wall as Kaito's arm was a bit scorched with the fire as the strike crashed on the wall behind them . The force of the attack faced by Kaito was SSS-Rank power and he failed to block it .
They both were surprised after looking at the skill . Kaito was so surprised that he forgot about the blood dripping from the wound on his hand . This skill was in one word 'remarkable' . Kaito couldn't even imagine the power of the skill when he combines his 6 different elements to the elemental sword .
Kiyoshi again stood in front of them as he kept his hand behind him .
"Did you understand the fundamentals of elemental sword ?"
"Yes Patriarch"
"The elemental sword does not require or use the element of the aura but rather uses the affinity of elements possessed by the person"
"Does that mean , the more the element the more the power ?"
"Correct . I , who has 2 elemental have the power of Elemental sword comparable to the strength of a X-Rank Awakener"
"Understood"
"Now , Kaito , can you show me your understanding ?"
"Yes"
Kaito went ahead as he held his sword and closed his eyes . Kaito could sense the aura clearly inside his body . The aura core was now divided with two colours . The blue colour and white colour which took half of the core respectively . Kaito brought out the power and transferred it to the blade in his hands . The blade slowly got covered in aura as it formed the aura blade . Kaito followed the same process as the aura glowed brighter .
Kaito on the other hand , was standing in a platform which caused ripples to spread with his each step . This place was Kaito's inner plane of conciousness . He saw 6 beads floating in front of him which represented his each element . The essence of the beads was very powerful as even Kaito got intimidated a little . He wasn't sure of the outcome as he grabbed the red bead . The outside body of Kaito had a change in his aura . The colour changed from bluish white to reddish white as Kaito opened his eyes . The attack released from Kaito's blade strike was enough to rival the strength of Kiyoshi's attack even if their was a difference in rank .
[Congratulations , you have successfully learnt the 'Special Skill : Elemental Sword (EX)']
[You can now use your elemental essence beads to change the elements in the skill]
[Current Element : Fire]
[Available Elements : Ice , Water , Wind , Earth , Lightning]
'As expected , the 'Void Element' can't be used as an elemental sword'
'But the amount of elements I possess was the greatest not only in current world but the entire thousand long history'
Kiyoshi looked at Kaito with surprise as he held the sword to perform a sword strike . The moment Kaito released his strike the red aura released in the form of a cresent moon as it rushed towards Kiyoshi . He moved to the side as the strike crossed him and struck the wall forming a crack on it .
Kaito fell on one knee as he stabbed the sword in the ground and panted heavily . Akari rushed to his side as he slowly picked him up . Kiyoshi came towards Kaito as he said .
"Kaito , tell me honestly . How many elemental affinity do you have ?"
"Um.…3 elements"
"No , you have more . Tell me"
"Actually , I have 6 elements"
"What ? You have affinity with all the elements ?"
"Y-Yes"
"No wonder , you are not only weaker in your strength but your sword level is weak too but the strike just now had power rivalling me "
Akari looked at him with surprise . Naturally , having an affinity for 2 elements is already rare in the world but Kaito has an affinity for all the elements . Kaito looked at her as he flashed a smile . Akari immediately knew that this was his 'art of show-off' . This was his habit from when he was a kid . Always showing-off when he received something good from his mother . Though he had let go off that habit when the news of their parent's death came to the family .
"Kaito , this time I have no doubt in my mind . You are the person who will bring peace in the world"
"Thank you for your praise . I will make sure to not let you down"
"Hmm"
Their training session had come to an end . They both returned to their respective rooms . Kaito laid on his bed as he looked towards his raised hand . The thoughts about his days of being powerless ran through his head . His whole life changed from the day he entered the ancient ruins and got to meet the statue . He still didn't know of her identity but from her speech he was sure that she was one of the strongest humans from 1000 years ago . She was probably one of the 'first awakened' but there is no record of such a strong person in history .
Kaito made himself a promise on that night . He will take help from this system and rise to the pinnacle of human strength . He will help others to level up too and eventually annihilate the demon god to free the world .