Chapter 5 Training Starts
Lucy's POV
'SPLASH', I quickly sit up on the now soaking couch, sadly I have met the same fate, "HUH? What's going on?," I asked speaking rapidly looking around for signs of danger ," What's going on is that training starts today and you need to wake up," Sensei Shaula said holding and the empty bucket which was the one she used to splash me, "Then why'd you splash me with freezing cold water, the sun's barely up." I whined, "I splashed you with because you weren't awake, haven't you heard the saying 'the early bird catches the worm,' now go have some breakfast, after today, you'll be making your own breakfast," she said placing the bucket down, "oh and meet at the back after your done eating, Lucy," she said turning around, about to walk out, "Wait, Shaula, can you not call me Lucy, it doesn't feel right," I say quietly, "Well what would you like me to call you child," she said turning back to look at me.
What would I like her to call me? I guess I haven't thought about that, I just didn't want to be called Lucy. I searched through my memory to find a name that I would like. I thought hardly then remembered a story my mother would tell to me when I was little, it about a girl who could never die, her name was June, "Call me June please," I said confidently. "Alright June, hurry up and eat breakfast, it won't eat itself for you, you know," she said heading back outside and closing the door behind herself.
June. I liked that name, had a nice ring to it. After I ate the breakfast quickly I went out to where Sensei told me to meet her, "Well, you're here fast," she noted and looked as if judging the weight of a wooden staff, then putting it down and picking another one up, "Well, 'the early bird catches the worm'," I rephrased her words. "Catch," she said throwing me a staff, "We'll start training with weapon, physical and mental state of your body and mind, once you have mastered what is needed you will start learning magic, understood?" I nodded, "good, every week you will be reading a book about battle strategy or advancing you brain to a more complex state, after all, we don't want you dying again, now do we. "How do think completing my training will take," I groaned, "for most of my students it took 3 years, and it might take 4 years if we don't start now June," She said with a voice that could scary a bull, "Got it," I said not wanting her to unleash her demon on me.
Time Skip: 6 months (A/N: Because I Lazy)
Sensei told me today that I've master the staff much faster than any of her other students and if I keep it up I should finish training in 1 year and a quarter. Today I'm just practicing since Sensei Shaula says I have a free day today. My hair has gotten longer and instead of leaving it loose, I decided to but it into a loose braid, I also no longer wore the white sun dress since Sensei said it was unsuitable for fighting, now I wear bandages around my chest and around my left shoulder, a short, maroon skirt with a belt slightly loose, short leggings, bandages around my guild mark which traveled with my soul to my new body, combat boots, but most times I'm bare foot , 'cause it just feels so nice to feel the earth under your feet, and to top it off, I carry a satchel with me that contains all the useful items I need every day, like a first aid and what not. I started learning how to use a katana but I still favorite the bow staff. "You're holding it wrong," I heard my master point out behind me drinking tea, "like this?" I ask adjusting my hold, "move your thumb back a little, June," she suggested. "Anyway, I'm here to ask of you a favor, June. Could you go down to the Village and buy some more fish from Mr. Moore in the market. I'd do it myself, but I'm having back pain, that and It's my day off," she finished, "I don't want to," I whined, "Do you think I trained you because I wanted to," she said with her menacing eyes, "NO MA'AM, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE," I said running to the village scared to suffer her wrath.
Once I got to the center, I searched around to find the market which I quickly found, "Ahh, Miss June, you're back, how is training going," I heard Phillip, the man who worked at the fish stand at the market place, "Training is doing fine, I've started working on the Katana this work," I said while he handed my 3 fish, which was what I always got when I came here. "Already, boy you sure are a fast learner, well good luck, I heard learning the katana is a hard one," he said as I handed him the Jewels I've earned by helping the Villagers. "It's not that hard when you've already mastered the bow staff first," I said smiling at the kind seller then walked away heading back to the house.
Once I finished with my fishy job (A/N: Pun indented), I went back to training with my katana. Sensei was back inside doing whatever she's doing, it's not like I cared or anything. Without realizing it I split the dummy I was striking with my Katana in half, so I have gotten stronger. While I was busy being proud at myself where Shaula would be scolding me for breaking another dummy, I didn't notice the glowing red eyes in a nearby forest staring at me. But, I felt its stare burn holes in the back on my head; I looked around to see if I had a stalker or a predator. Seems like that thing thought it would be a good time to attack its prey, aka-me. Time seemed to slow down as it jumped up into the air ready to pounce on me, before it did, a shadowy, but small figure appeared in front of me but facing the beast and then made a sign with their hands that blasted away the beast. It slowly stood up and scurried away knowing it could not win easily.
"Are you alright June?" asked the person whom I found to be my master, Shaula. "Yeah, but, what was that thing," I asked looking at it from a distance as it returned to the endless woods, "A Bamoria Beast, they're dark and vicious beasts that feed on human flesh. The thing I don't understand why there's one here, they haven't come to the village land in decades," she said also looking at the beast take has now disappeared in to the woods. "Do you think It'll come back," I asked looking back at her, "Last time they came was during the Bamoria Attack 55 years ago, chances are more will come and I'm not sure I'll be strong enough to fight them off," she said still staring at those woods refusing to make eye contact.
Well fifth chapter is done and it was a good chapter, I hope, you guys tell me if it was good. In the next few chapters the setting will be the Honey Wood Village and they'll be trying to fight off the Bamorias with some help of some guild wizards. Favorite and follow for more and reviews are appreciated.