A/N Sorry I have to make this short, the school is beating me up with projects. The next chapter may takes some time, I'll try to start the next chapter and publish it soon. Hope you enjoyed the chapter.

Chapter 36: Run Or Drown

My body feel like it's going to freeze, I don't understand why I'm freezing to death. I let out a raging roar as I began to speed up, and letting my anger increase my body temperature. I continue to follow the river and jump across a large root that is in my way.

At the lake, Mina and Mao were having a picnic without me since they arrive fifteen minutes early. Mao is still discussing about me being blind with her.

"So, he's inexperience to romance this whole time?"

"Let's put to that. Even though I met the guy, he's pretty much a disappointment. I mean I know you see him strong, but it's like there something missing for him."

"Missing? What could he be missing?"

"I don't know. Even if I ask him, he won't know. It's something he must find on his own." Then Mina hears rustling, she quickly get ups and prepare what's coming its way. Then I arrive out of the bushes.

"Oh it's you. And not bad, you somehow come close to my record. Only by a couple minutes." She looks at me and sees me shivering.

"Are you ok?" She place her hand on my head and she's quickly back up.

"Whoa your burning up! Hold on, I'll be right back. Mao keep an eye on him." Mina dash off deeper in the forest. Mao looks at me and felt worried. She opens her first aid kit and pull out a thermometer.

"Ivan, put this in your mouth and wait for a moment." I let the thermometer to check my temperature. A few seconds later, it starts to glow telling it's done checking. Mao pull it out and was surprised. My temperature is only 98.7, that's a normal temperature for a healthy person. She doesn't understand why I'm healthy, but cold. Mao think that maybe this would work, she quickly open her bag to bring a hot and fresh stamina food come out. A healthy meal of light fried chicken breast with leaf lettuces with cooked and chopped pork and fish freshly made from her and Heather.

"Ivan, eat this." I look at the food and quickly grab it to start stuffing it in my mouth. The food is delicous and I can feel my stamina is recovery, almost like a potion from an RPG (Role Playing Game) to get me back the battle after being damage so much. I can feel the warmth, but at the same time I can still feel cold, but it's helping me a lot. I put the chop sticks down and lead out a burp loud enough to echo the forest and scaring the birds away.

"Phew...Mao thanks for the food." I feel better for a bit, but then the chills are coming back. I wrap myself to stay warm as possible, but the cold is beating me. Mao looks at me and doesn't know what to do, she thought her food would work, but it barely lasted. She then try to come close to me and try to use her warmth on me, but when her arms made contact, she back up couldn't take the heat.

"Your burning!"

"I'm...fine, just...give me a minute." I didn't want her to worry me, it's just chills, nothing else. Then hot water land on me to remove chills out of me. I look up and it's Mina carrying a bucket that is fill with water, except the water feels familiar. It's the water from the spring. I can no longer feel anymore chills.

"Are you okay?" I look around and see if I have anything that may look cold, but everything looks normal. I think the spring cured me, hopefully this time.

"Yeah I think, I'm fine this time. So, what's the next step?"

"Your already good to go, even after what happened?"

"I don't know, but I think Mao's food might've got my stamina back after the run, now I'm ready!" Mina chuckles and decides to continue.

"Alrighty, for the next step, it's time to see if the last ones pays off. Watch carefully." Mina starts to run and ahead to the large lake along with a waterfall. Then I've been mind blown, her speed was enough to run on water, she then speeds up and runs up to the waterfall and shoot up to the sky. I felt hopeless to this training, but I got all my energy back and now I'm planning on quitting? I'll just try and see. Mina lands on the tree branch and jumps down.

"You got it Ivan?"

"Okay so, run fast on water or drown?"

"Yep, you already got it." She gives me a thumbs up knowing that I can do it. I ready myself and dash towards to the lake. Mina looks and can see that I improved my speed, but she's not so so sure if it's enough. Mao ask Mina something.

"Can he do it?" Mina give a few seconds to think and then answered.

"I doubt it." My foot land on the water and took another, I look down and I smile that I can now run on water, but my third step sent me sinking.

"Ah-!" I had one job to stay focus, but come on, how can you stay calm when you can run on water. I swim out of the lake and run pass Mina and Mao. They got confused to what I'm doing, I'm getting away of the lake.

"What is he doing?"

"I think I know what he's planning." Once I got far enough to the lake, I turn around and charge in to through the forest to get momentment. My footing is slowly speeding up and I feel the wind blowing away the leaves. When I see the water, I continue to run or I will drown. I took the first step on the water, then another. I continue to run and I made my way to the waterfall. I look up and see a bright light, as I I'm escaping the darkness and into the light. The water was too intense for me to push through, then I see someone, a girl smiling to me. I never met this person before, then I flew out and land on the water. Mao is going to check me if I'm fine, Mina grabs her shoulder not to help. The lake is deep, but...I'm not drowning. I'm slowly floating back to shore. it lead me to think to what I just saw.

'What...was that...? What did I see?' Then something soft land on my nose. When I look up and see the clouds are gathering. When I'm close to the shore, Mina tries to cheer me up, because she thinks I'm upset for coming so close and fail at the last run.

"Ivan, don't worry about it. Your already close of finishing the training, you just need more practice of your speed." I ask Mina calmly with a question.

"Mina, what season is it?" she got confuse of what I'm talking about, but she answer it anyway.

"It's summer, why?" I point up to the sky and tell her.

"Then what are those?" Mina looks up and sees the clouds, it's beginning to snow. I don't know what's going on, it's summer right now. Mao is noticing too. I shockwave out of the water.

"What's going on? Why is it snowing?"

"I don't know, it's suppose to be summer, not winter."

"I think we need to get back to the village and see what's happening."

"Okay, come on!" Mina dash her to the village and I follow her, leaving Mao behind.

"Hey wait up!" She picks up her bag and follow us back to the village.

A/N Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that today is our second week of 2016, so Happy New Year. I decided if I'll be planning an OVA for this story after I complete season 2, but I want you guy's opinions to make one. Leave a message and we'll see. Further more I want to thank you for all the support of this story. There will be more coming it's way in 2016. Like, Favorite, Subscribe and Thank You.