After revising the information he had been given Darians magic class had ended with only one class remaining I wonder what my Combat instructor is going to be like he thought he seemed prideful somewhat dumb and a man of few words who relies solely on instinct but I'm not going to lie to myself if I had that physique I would of been prideful too it probably took years of training and effort though what I'm more interested in is those masks on his side their pretty cool I did some research and the clan he comes from are known monster hunters relying on applying magic to their physical strength and using their skills in fighting such creatures with their bare hands what an experience that must be
Finally he had arrived it was a dojo in the castle similar to the one Claus owned it had windows to reflect the suns light and curtains over it and clear wooden floors this style stood out inside the Room were wooden training dummies a black punching bag and a wrestling ring infront of the ring looking forward with his back facing Darian was none other than Girin himself you've arrived early kid I can see the anticipation in your heart of course that's how it should be magic and muscles conquer all as he turned around revealing a smile and pulling a thumbs up
Darian gulped to him girins presence released a casual Aura but he just sighed and shook it off you know other servants simply wear suits you know formal attire when teaching why do you still wear this same old Gi and do you even wash it your bold girin replied I like it !! He said loudly suits are tools for men to hide their deepest darkest desires under the pretence of formality and status it's an illusion making man believe that they have moved on from their beastial Nature that their somehow more civilised than the rest But I say to you a true man is always ready for Battle in what ever form in whatever hour it pokes it's head I walk with my Gi on eat with my Gi on Copulate with my Gi on that's the sign of a true warrior your back must have no weaknesses
Infact the only time I take it off is in the shower one must connect to his body and it's natural urges afterall don't inform my enemies that he placed his large hands on Darians shoulders okay Darian said in an awkward tone what were you doing before just standing their ah simple one of the most basic things to learn in the demon cutting fist school sleep analysis ofcourse you don't actually sleep girin said Darian had noticed girins tone was inconsistent most of the time his voice was deep and his words slow in coming out but sometimes he spoke with such passion but only on useless things and his beliefs girin continued by observing your opponents fighting style and using combat theory you can analyze their weaknesses or create a mental image within the mind To spar and train with and I was simply imagining fighting myself within the ring
Girin placed his hands in a folded manner his one arm massaging his chin first I'll teach you what magi arts are then I will give you some physical training then theory and mental imaging practice OK let's begin Darians note book that he placed in his pocket was half full so he could only take in as much knowledge as he could besides with the way girin speaks he should be able to catch alot even once he spent too much time forming coherent sentences I guess a temple lifestyle does that to you Darian thought
Magi arts are martial arts that incorporate magic into their creation and flow their believed to have appeared during the first division when men gained the power of the elements to do as they pleased these naturally came with movement and fighting styles that best suited the element and gave a greater advantage in battle for example the enhancement of one's fists and surrounding it with fire would be magi arts
Do you need magic circles Darian pondered asking Girin ,Girin replied with no internal use of magic is the easiest ofcourse the more complex spell or action the more magic circles seem to be required but the thing is magi arts focus on improving the mind and the body so developing intense focus through meditation and muscle memory is apart of that training process
It is said the average magic user would lose to a average magi arts practicioner because of their greater movement speed and faster casting but a master mage would beat a master magi arts user due to greater versatility a mage gains with their nonsensical spells but ofcourse I don't believe in such things I've yet to become the ultimate magi arts master myself ,lucky me Darian thought he used a nonchalant tone to describe everything not too fast not too slow he isn't that dumb
Okay let training begin we will do some jump rope push-ups squats and planks shadow boxing and heavy bag drills and later a few dips and jumping Jack's and some pull-ups then we will be done for the day let's begin with a 100 of each when you reach fifty you rest and complete the other 50 that's fair correct if you want results the Quickest way possible the only real answer is to work harder Darian was left speechless his eyes wide open at this moment the desire for death to have him was all their infact it could have him at this moment only his mother's face and her trust in him gave him courage at that point but nonetheless he would have to climb this hurdle to prove he meant something to this world if he couldn't atleast try to do this then he was not worthy of being called Edward edison
First put on the special training Gi made for you now let's start some heavy bag drills all he had to do was punch it a hundred times consecutively this felt easy to him it gave him back some confidence and he even received special gloves in order for his fingers not to get injured he put alot of strength in his first few punches each blow causing the bag to shake or move slightly each strike gave him some pride but at some point the air in his lungs began to give out I only counted 40 Girin said his arms folded as he observed the entire debacle Darian began to slouch one arm raised touching the bag the other slumpt down while his face kissed the bag even after taking turns with each hand he felt so tired and filled with pain not only were the gloves actually heavy but each strike he delivered head on felt like the force was returning and reverberating back to him causing him to fatigue
Girin tsked their is strategy in even the most straight forward things but many don't notice because of its simplicity and pride in their percieved abilities ignore the pain ignore the journey focus on the destination after Girins words had sunk in Darians eyes burnt with determination his father had once said the mind tempers the body so ofcourse control is what he should seek in this scenario even though his muscles screamed in pain in his mind he began saying 1,2,3 ,1,2,3 this was something he had learnt from Claus not directly from him though but his experience in running laps in his class when his body began to buckle and fall he would distract his mind with such thoughts while using pure instinct to continue running Darian snapped back to reality releasing a barrage of attacks each number corresponded to an attack 1,2,3 ,1,2,3 eventually a voice telling him to stop rang in his ears causing him to tumble and fall on his behind Girin tsked once more but with a smile plastered on his face instead of 50 you did 60 I guess you surpassed expectations after failing it ofcourse but it's only natural
Darian placed the armpit of his elbow on his face covering his eyes his breath out of sink huffing and puffing in and out he said something Claus had taught him eventually he opened both his arms and legs wide appearing like a star Girin looked at the young boy in thought have you watched any professional hand to hand fights Darian replied no but I have read picture books with fights in them
That works girin sighed then it's simple think about how many times did those fighters release a full force direct punch think about it that's your answer after 10 minutes had passed Darian stood up and drank a water bottle that was placed with others on a tray splashing some on his face let's go he thought as he moved in
He had thought of Girins words these 20 minutes and the effects of his constant full force direct punches in a way it was to impress his teacher and to show his strength but it infact turned out being incredibly inefficient the reason why was simple the force from his arms connecting was too damaging to himself and after thinking back on those picture books a Question rose up while he was laying down why were they throwing less straight jabs then hooks he had his answer this time instead of straightening his arms while giving punches he curved them allowing for more force to be released ah so more force is being generated but the straight is faster but doing this only made his arms hurt more as he could still feel the rebound from the force he thought again in the picture book when a punch was thrown it was followed by an immediate retraction Darian thought it was to test if the opponent was going to attack back so they could immediately reposition themselves but what if their was more an old habbit built by years of punching a bag a specific way theoretically in his mind he felt that if the picture book could be trusted then he should be able to pull back his arm before all the force rebounded the first hit was a test putting most of his weight power into the punch but it didn't work he was too slow but when he put less weight and leaned less he was met with progess this was the courage and genuis of a four year old combining his other prior technique he easily jumped to 30 10 left he thought
Just then Girin where he stood snickered I said fifty punches and you gave me 60 impressive but I asked for 50 and that clearly shows a lack of self control and just for that I'll add an extra 30 Darians eyes became wide open I hate you he expressed Girin laughed rapidly and openly not giving a damn in a span of minutes Darian only had 12 punches remaining one after another he went blow after blow 1,2,3, until his knees gave out and he fell on them completing 130 punches
We aren't done Girin said as he picked up the lad and threw some water on his face after giving him some fruit and a 10 minute rest it was jump rope time girin first taught him the basics and Darian Quickly grasped the principles the challenge was simple Darian would have to keep up with the speed of Girins jump rope they faced each other on the opposite ends Darian watched carefully the first hops were wind ups as it gradually became faster Darians shoulders hurt but he tried to keep up
When Girin skipped faster he skipped faster his abdomen feeling pain this was torture Girin slowed down suddenly then Darian slipped on the rope and fell on his face with tears bottled up in his eyes but not wanting to cry their you have spirit Girin said as Darian grit his teeth what proceeded was Darian doing push ups while watching Girin do 1 finger push ups Darian understood intrinsically this was not mana ,because Girin did this infront of him Darian could do nothing but stare his eyes filled with wonder his mouth curling with a smile I want to do that after he finished his push ups Darian did pull-ups while his legs were being held down by Girin then a few jumping Jack's some squats and dips ending then shadow boxing were Girin told Darian to simply envision his opponents weak points Darian needed no explanation as he told Girin that he was already taught by Claus on human and the common weak points of other races after a hundred jabs on a unseen opponent the class effectively ended
As the section ended Darian took the opportunity and asked about the masks near Girins hips Girins mouth grinned simple the training of mount mou required one to eventually fight monsters of the black canyon as an initiation to truly test your strength they would lock you up in a coliseum beneath the mount underneath the bones of many dead former students who had failed were left behind pass you must survive and kill the monsters released to kill you and once you do you gain these masks which varied on the type you killed Girin looked at Darian and said no more Questions everytime you do something extra ordinary or prove yourself then your worthy enough to ask questions about great girin
Ah it's seems great girin enjoys speaking in third person all that for what Darian scoffed magi arts dont seem that great Girin scoffed in response to such a claim so you desire death or a demonstration child choose wisely your probably too scared to demonstrate Darian replied arrogantly
The sky dimmed as it was covered with grey clouds on an open space in the field were the jousting Tournament once took place stood a stone bench on that bench sat Darian his back bent slightly to his side stood Claus and at the centre of the field was Girin himself Master, Claus said while holding an umbrella your mother said I should hold this for you it's about to rain soon hmm Darian thought the fact she asked him to hold it meant she approved of me watching he laughed I'm not going to miss this
On top of the castles tallest tower on a rocking chair sat lady liedia and Conrad on her hand was opera glasses near them was a telescope held up by three mechanical stick like legs it seemed they also intended on watching the fight in another Tower were Pierce, Roselle and Francis they were arguing who would get the spyglass next as Francis held it in his hands in another Tower Doulos watched the scene his eyes fixated Claus began talking who is he going to fight is he simply going demonstrate a few kicks and punches even I could do that but the sword is much more elegant Claus finished his sentence
Just then Girin began moving he had first opened his legs in a triangular motion then crossed his arms in a x shape then in a retreating motion placed his elbows on his hips each movement came with a simultaneous overflow of mana that could clearly be seen with the naked eye his eyes white as a pure red glow emitted from his body clearly representing his mana it's different from your Clauses Darian thought as he stroked his chin Girins body continued to vibrate his aura sending steady shockwaves across the grass it was like a caged beast static electricity could be scene then a burst of light with two beings clearly being seen jumping out in the same spot were Girin originally stood both spinning in the air landing down into different fighting stances as they stood on opposite sides rain started to poor down Claus quickly placing a barrier around him and Darian focusing it on the umbrella The rainy days are always the best times for bloodbaths Claus said as Darian side eyed his attendant
In the middle of where the original Girin once stood lightning struck between his two clones attracted by the energy that was left the two Girins immediately ran at each other the start of the battle had begun