It had been 2 years since Xavier was created or born.At 11 years he stood three heads taller than most people of his age.The once scrawny body was now a slim athletic one showing signs of budding muscles.The first couple of weeks were grueling but his will remained firm,even burning brighter.He almost died a couple of times to the wild beasts in the forest but memories and fighting instincts from the sword demon saved him .From clumsy punches to solid forms.He even began practicing wielding a sword using a stick.His body and mind became moldable mud adapting to every form he trained using the sword demon's memories.Hints of displeasure and approval from his soul guided him sometimes.
His body also showed some interesting characteristics as he trained .Minor wounds started healing faster taking about a few hours rather than days.Deeper cuts depending on severity also bled less and took less time to heal also.From a month or two two three weeks leaving behind no scar.The gift came with an annoying side effect ,hunger.His body demanded a lot of food to be even able to function .It was a bottomless monster that forced him to constantly hunt for food.The demand increased exponentially when he had wounds to heal .
"Roar!!"a huge bear roared as it unleashed a flurry of furious swipes at Xavier wearing a wooden mask that didn't muffle his laughter.He moved with impressive speed.Ducking ,jumping over,landing punches and sometimes palm strikes on the bear making it stumble from the force.A surprising thing though happened each time Xavier landed a palm strikes on the bear.The palm strike.didnt contain force to make it stumble but a cut magically appeared bleeding.No knife or sword used just a cut appearing magically even bleeding.
This is an ability he discovered when he was pinned down by a tiger about to make him dinner.Its legs on his chest claws digging in.Looking down on him,mouth drooling.Despair ,pain followed by anger set in.
"Was he going to die like this?.what about his dream of cutting down this filthy world .What about he's dream of spreading his legend as the sword demon?.Will that all end here to some measly tiger?".
"No!No!No!"Three wills refused to fall as some nameless nobody.
"Our dream is to cut down all existence ,that means you too beast".He's eyes glowed a purplish red colour as he unleashed his will and unconsciously they used the ability.
Blood sprayed from the tiger which had gone unconscious, sparing it from the pain .Starting from its legs up to it's body blood gushed out like a geyser, spraying Xavier laying down .The tiger fell into a hip of flesh pieces ,somehow an invisible blade had turned the tiger into sashimi .
It took some time for him to make heads or tails of what had happened.After washing of the blood he set out to experiment.Almost dying again, he finally got the gist of how to activate the ability again though it had somehow reduced in potency.From Turning a tiger to sashimi to only leaving shallow cuts and using alot of Stamina.
Back to the fight
Xavier dodged the bears attacks he landed punch after punch and when the bear showed an opening he used his abilty.It seemed to require him to touch the item so it could deliver an invisible cut on the place of contact.The depth of the cut depended on the user's stamina.
The bears brown fur turned red multiple cuts littered it's body though only a few were deep because of Xavier's stamina.The shallow one's number was great.Even for huge bear the bloodloss became significant that it's speed and attacks reduced. Xavier felt his stamina drop.Looking at the panting weak red furred bear and the ground around red with blood.
'body art:flash step'Xavier muttered as veins bulged on his legs, force gathering as blood filled his veins and muscles."Swish!"Like a spring he burst out, launching himself into the air.
'body art flash fist palm'his fist turned into an open palm as it met the bears neck.His arm bulged with veins as he used the earlier technique to move blood into his muscles generating strength and speed.
"Slish!diii!"The bear fell down.Head hanging on it's back held by the white bone from its spine and other bits of flesh.The front part of its neck was spurting blood like a geyser.A perfect surgical cut ran along ,from the front to back.The spine stopping it's head from being decapitated.
Xavier landed down panting his right palm red with blood some of it his and the rest from the bear.He had focused almost his entire stamina and strength into his right hand .A technique from the sword demons memories,where you manipulate your blood to carry nutrients and energy to one part of the body.This increases strength and speed but leaves you feeling tired and hungry.
"Seems my stamina is still not enough.If only l could release my ability through my fists .A palm strikes doesn't carry that much force and it also leaves me injured".
Xavier looked at his split .The depth of the cut depended on the amount of energy he put in and the resistance of the object to cutting force.Bones were still something he wouldn't cut including wood and stone.Atmost leaving shallow marks was the best he would accomplish till his strength and comprehension of the fruit increased.
After a few hours of training,the sun went down.Xavier sat infront of a fire ,the bear corpse turned into grilled bear stake.
"I need to get of this lsland and find some genuine food .Grilled meat and mushrooms are becoming really bland ."
Piece by peice of meat was shoved down his throat.Fire crackled illuminating the surrounds.He wasn't afraid of predators anymore.