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Chapter 3
Kain arrived at home not much later. He took a deep breath, taking in all that occurred earlier. He had gained a level, gained multiple skills, and had gotten into his first fight against the group of bullies. Kain smirked, remembering the feeling of his fist under Duran's chin. Though if he could prevent it from happening again, he would. More fights against them would only cause people to pay more attention to him, and he doesn't want that kind of attention.
"But I do want to get stronger, and the only way to level up is finish quests and defeating opponents..." Kain thought to himself. He thought of a way to fight without getting too much attention, but that would have to wait until tomorrow.
"For now, I need to spend my time raising my vitality." He had noticed that one of the biggest problems for him was his stamina and his health. One single glancing hit from Baron had taken a huge chunk out of his life.
His mother was still not home since she normally works second shift, so he wrote down that he would be back late and walked outside of the house.
From then on, he ran. He ran until he thought he couldn't any more. Then he ran more. He would NOT lose. He would not be weak.
Through strenuous activity, you caused your Vit to go up by 1
"Keep going!" Kain yelled to himself.
Through strenuous activity, you caused your Vit to go up by 1
"More!"
Through strenuous activity, you caused your Vit to go up by 1
It was extremely late. He had ran until midnight. He fell down, completely and utterly exhausted. It was getting more and more difficult to raise the stat. He knew that if he devoted a considerable amount of time to it, he could raise it plenty more, but at a certain point it'd probably be not worth the effort any more.
He walked back home after he had caught his breath. It was a good start, but it still wasn't enough. He could easily lose a fight still. Maybe he should use the points from his level up? "No", Kain thought. "If I do that, it'd only make it harder to raise the stat when I work out. Before I should raise any stat with points, I need to reach the point where it's difficult to raise my stat through training."
Through making good decisions, you caused your Wis to go up by 1
That surprised Kain. So he could raise his Wis by making good decisions? He'd have to think of an effective way of raising that as well.
Kain jumped into his bed. Tomorrow, he would have a lot to do.
After school had finished, he walked over to a room he had never visited before. There was a sign posted. "Martial Arts Club - New Members Welcome"
Kain walked in. Looking around, he was immediately amazed. None of the members were lower than level 5. Some of them were even getting close to 10! But there was one person that completely surprised him.
Crimson Rain Clan Member
Murkuro Dominus Lv 24
He was extremely suspicious of that, no one he has seen so far had as high of a level of that. Assuming he was the leader of the club, he walked up to Murkuro.
"Hey, are you the leader of this club? I'm looking to join," asked Kain.
"No he's not, but he's definitely the strongest," laughed a level 9 older looking boy. "I'm Dadora."
"Nice to meet you, Dadora, I'm Kain Rockbear," said Kain, bowing as he did so.
"Don't worry about etiquette. We are more brawn than brain here." Dadora smiled and gestured Kain to follow him. "I'll show you around."
Dadora showed him all the weight lifting equipment, punching bags, and other stuff. He stopped at a rectangular shaped area drawn onto the floor with mats nearby. "This is our sparring area. We put the mats down if they decide to fight seriously, we don't want anyone busting open their heads when they fall unconscious. We do open contests every now and then. We're actually doing one today if you wanna stay and watch. Until then you can work on the punching bags, we'll try to start teaching you some forms the next time you come in."
Kain walked over to the punching bags. He wanted to test something. During his fight with the bullies, he continually yelled out the name of his skill Power Strike. If he keeps yelling out the name of his techniques, he might end up getting caught by his opponents. He readied a fist. "Power Strike," Kain thought calmly. He felt the familiar energy and slammed his fist into the punching bag. The punching bag rocked a little, causing some of the members to look over at him in appreciation. "Maybe we got a good recruit this time," one of them whispered to another.
Kain was happy with that discovery, at least he doesn't have to yell out the names of his technique. He continued to practice with it for the next half hour or so, continually using Power Strike. He even managed to level it up a few times before Dadora yelled out the whole club.
"All right guys, gather around! We're gonna do an open contest! Tagura, you said you wanted to fight, you can go first! Anyone who wants to fight, just step up."
Tagura was level 6. Seeing no other people move, Kain decided to step up.
"Are you sure, Kain...? These are serious fights, I told you why we use the mats. Since it's your first day, I don't know how well it's gonna go." commented Dadora.
"Yeah, I'll try it out," answered back Kain. He got ready to fight. Tagura did the same, getting in a martial arts stance.
"Okay, if you're sure. Ready?" Dadora raised his arm. "Begin!' He quickly lowered his arm and stepped back to give room to Kain and Tagura.
Kain quickly rushed up to Tagura, doing a small strike towards Tagura's chest. Tagura simply swiped the hand away and stepped to the side. Kain turned on his toes, using the back of his hand.
Tagura jumped back. "Oh that's interesting. So you use a mix of street fighting and boxing. But it won't work against a martial arts style, not at that level."
Kain was getting annoyed that he couldn't reach him. He tried several quick hits, but Tagura dodged with ease. Tagura slipped in his fist between attacks, hitting Kain in his gut. -20 HP. Kain nearly fell, it completely took his breath away. He staggered, but he caught his footing. "You wanna keep going?" Tagura asked. Kain nodded and stepped forward, raising his guard. He dashed forward, but again, he couldn't reach Tagura. Kain put his full power into one attack. "Power Strike!" Kain thought.
Tagura was gone. He didn't understand what was happening. He was still confused when a blow to his head knocked him unconscious.
Waking up later, Kain was ashamed. He was only a few levels difference and couldn't even tough Tagura. Kain had fairly easily defeated Baron, he couldn't comprehend the difference.
"Hey, you did well for your first time," said Dadora. He was sitting near him. Most of everyone else had already left, it must have been near the end of the club meeting. "Most of everyone that just starts out can only take one hit from Tagura. You took two." Dadora grinned.
Kain looked away. "I'll be back next meeting." He walked off.
Kain walked into the library he had previously visited. He grabbed a few books, purchased them, and walked out.
Judo (Passive) Lv 1
Formed by Jigoro Kano, created in 1882, it is a form of martial arts that focuses on throws and takedowns.
Increases hand to hand combat speed by 10%
Karate (Passive) Lv 1
Developed on the Ryukyu Islands, it is primarily a striking art. It was developed under the influence of the Fujian White Crane.
Increases hand to hand combat speed by 10%
Increases hand to hand combat damage by 10%
Tae Kwon Doe (Passive) Lv 1
Created in the 1940s, this style of martial arts focuses on kicking strikes. It blended multiple arts together.
Increases Dex 1%
Increases leg technique speed by 10%
Increases leg technique damage by 10%
The Gamer
Kain Rockbear Lv 3 Exp 2.33%
Health: 100/100
Mana: 200/200
Vit: 10
Str: 11
Dex: 14 + 0.14
Int: 20
Wis: 7
Luk: 2
Points: 5
Money: 33,500 Won