It has been a few weeks. They had managed to kill a few high-level monsters from the planet Arg used live.
Arg had barely revealed a fraction of his abilities, only showing off his physical and elemental prowess, hiding the space-time abilities he possessed.
From what he had learnt, the type of abilities he possessed were very rare. His phasing ability had either never been heard of or was kept very hidden.
"Alright, Arg... I must say that you're pretty good, but you lack all control, wasting precious energy in your attacks. Before we go to the Grade-1 planet, I will teach you a few basic control exercises for you to do. This way, you can use your attacks more precisely and effectively," Kurel said.
"Hmm? I thought they were pretty off limits," Arg replied questioningly.
"They are... but your energy reserves are pretty high, meaning that you need it. Plus, they are only off limits for weaker beings, not someone like us," Kurel replied.
Arg nodded, waiting for Kurel's instructions.
"Sit down and relax," Kurel said, taking out a flat piece of metal. "This is called Sentinum. A very unique alloy made of Iridium and Zinc. What I want you to do with this is to use your energy to attach it to your forehead."
Kurel tossed the metal piece.
"Once you manage to keep it stuck on your forehead for 10 minutes. You could try advancing the exercise by making it float above your palm by using your energy to repel the Sentinum," Kurel instructed.
Arg nodded, activating his eyes. He started to send his energy to his forehead and attached the metallic piece on his head.
2 minutes later, Kurel got bored, so when he started to turn around...
"At last!"
Kurel turned, looking at Arg. He gave out a surprised gasp, looking at Arg, who had the Sentinum plate stuck on his forehead.
'It took me nearly a whole day just to grasp how to keep it attached! And he did it in less than a couple of minutes?!' Kurel thought in surprise. He knew Arg had a lot of talent, being able to survive on such a monstrous planet requires a lot of power and talent... He just didn't know how prodigious Arg would be to pull off something like that...
'Heh! Having the power to sense energy really helps out,' Arg thought. It was quite a cheat ability that boosts his learning speed... It helps him do a lot of things easily. (Just an unfair ability that a lot of prodigies he will meet in the future will have, but in varying levels)
"Catch," Kurel said, tossing a small box.
"It contains a few more advanced techniques. I will be in the gravity room. You can come in there if you want help," Kurel said, leaving the small training room.
Arg nodded, trying his best not to drop it.
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Gravity Room,
"Set g to 30," Kurel yelled, his face snarling.
Kurel's knees buckled due to the increased gravitational force. He slowly got up, straightening himself...
After completing his warm-ups, his demeanour changed...
He got into his fighting pose and started to punch the punching bag.
"Just... WHY?! WHY IS IT ALWAYS ME?!" Kurel yelled out as he punched with effort.
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"Hmm? Someone set the gravity room to 30 g... Do you think it's the new guy getting full of himself?" Ron asked with a smirk.
"No... I just checked on him a minute ago. He is in room TR-1. It must be Kurel..." Vynra said with a frown.
"Kurel? Why would he do something so reckless?" Rimbo asked in surprise.
"He is probably venting out... He spoke with someone a few minutes prior... Prolly his parents," Vynra replied, crossing her arms.
"Tch, those stuck-up pricks," Rimbo said with disdain. Ron frowned at that, knowing all to well how it is to have parents like Kurel.
Kurel was from a very high-class race in their region. He was a prodigy, even among his people; he could be considered an upcoming star. But compared to his younger siblings, he was easily outclassed. And being compared to them often made him resent his clan and his parents.
That is why he chose to deviate from the path set by his clan, instead joining up with the military to both get away from them and to show he can achieve great things without them.
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Kurel's punches got faster and faster as he used his energy to enhance his strength. With each punch, his appearance slowly turned feral. His hair was growing at an unnatural speed, a side effect of using his special ability, which was passed down from his clan through blood.
"100 g!" Kurel yelled, realising his power was getting way out of hand, which might end up destroying the surrounding equipment.
Kurel now looked a bit more like a dog now. Just an upright one with some human features. He stopped his onslaught of punches; instead, he started to kick the bag.
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"Damn, he is a beast! Even Ron would feel the pressure at that gravity level!" Bimbo said as he looked at the screen, which displayed Kurel kicking the punching bag.
Ron grunted, but didn't protest at Bimbo's assessment. "He IS our leader for a reason," Vynra commented, looking a bit serious.
"To think his siblings are supposedly stronger... No wonder the Worf clan is so... powerful," Ron commented with a frown.
"Hey, let's see the new guy now," Vynra said, trying to change the topic. Ron clicked a button on the control panel, and the live video feed of Arg training popped up.
"He is already floating the junkie!" Bimbo said in surprise.
"And talk about prodigies..." Ron said, looking at Arg with a small frown.
"Look at him, he has near-perfect control over it," Bimbo commented.
"He might actually become someone super strong. Better treat him well," Vynra said with a teasing smirk.
"Ugh..."
"Imma start training," Ron said, getting a bit pumped after seeing Kurel's and Arg's training.
"Same," Bimbo said.
"I will just relax here for a bit," Vynra replied, settling down.
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A/N:
I am sorry for the slow uploads. I don't use AI unless I really need its help, Eg: For big fight scenes and such, but I do edit it to my liking.
So I spend a lot of time doing this. It's just a hobby, and I have a lot of schoolwork coming up, like exams and assignments.
Thank you.