Chapter 5: trainingThe next morningIt was the perfect day for relaxing. Birds chirping, and flying through the trees and grass flowing with the wind and the bright sun in the sky. The perfect day for relaxing but not for Elsword and William.
The wanted no needed to train as of what happened yesterday was still fresh in there minds. The fear and determination was all that was flowing in their heads.
Elsword was doing his push ups to gather his strength while William was swinging Elsword's broad sword since he he can't do push ups because of his stubby arms. Elesis had gone to Ruben to tell Lowe about what happened yesterday.
While Elsword was doing pushups William asked Elsword a question. "Hey why do you even want to get strong?". Elsword began doing stretches but heard William. "I know i dont really have a grudge against Berthe, because i did charged at him but". Elsword took a pause and stood tall. "What he did to your village and what he might do next is too much for me to just ignore".
William somewhat knew what he mean. It was his justice. Elsword continued " I also want to become strong, strong enough to fight side by side with my sister and travel". He said and took Elesis's practice sword. "i have to get stronger.
With Elesis
Elesis is in a small hut discussing what happened yesterday to lowe, a Red Knight stationed here to watch for any unusual activity around the El Tree.
Lowe was shocked due to the fact that he wasnt even aware of such a thing. Even with the training of the Red Knights he somewhat felt ashamed to not have felt what Elesis and Elsword felt yesterday.
"After that we ran but he did not chase us buy i believe he could have if he wanted to". Finished Elesis sitting on the table. "meaning that he was after something else and was just playing around". "
"you might be right but the only thing worth taking or searching for is the el Jewel". Lowe got up and took his sword with him. " The elfes are there but if what you said about his power is right then they may need backup". They knew that they cant risk the El Jewel as who knows what might happen if its taken or get corrupted. " Elesis we may need to relocate it too Red Knights headquarters but i dont think the elfes would allow that".
Elesis got up and went for the exit. " you try and contact some Red Knights see if they can come down here to help us with thus problem, im going home". With that Elesis left leaving Lowe to His thoughts.
WITH BERTHE
Berthe was wondering around the outskirts of the forest. He needed an underling or someone expendable that he use at anytime. Right now he knew nothing about this forest and needed a guide to get him to the Shard as he keeps ending up at the outskirts of the forest.
"Grrrr i should have followed those dam brats, could have founded the shard by now instead of wandering for a whole day". As Berthe wandered he feels a presence attempting to ambush him in the trees above. "Hmph how amusing" He said with his teeth showing.
Berthe kept going making it appear as if he was not aware of their presence. When he was close enough, they went in for the kill like a cat caught a rat but it was the other way around. Berthe swiped his claw and gust if wind blew away the men into to trees.
When the men were down behind Berthe came in a man with sandy hair, blue eyes and a scar on his face with a large build. He came in unexpectedly fast and attempt to get a clean cut at Berthe's head. Berthe ducked since the attack was too linear and smacked the man with the back of his hand into his gut.
The man skidded away with a smile. "heh looks like i got myself a fighter eh". He said before charging yet again. He slashed at Berthe again but Berthe caught his blade in his mouth. Berthe attempted for a punch to the gut but the man let go of his blade to dodge and punched Berthe in face.
Not expecting for it to be effective Berthe took the hit but got dazed. The man then tackled Berthe down and pinned him down. Berthe now more aware, bitten the man. The man had to pull back due to the pain and gotten off Berthe.
Berthe took this chance to swipe a clean cut at the man's arm. The man's arm was fully cut off his body. " gah you think this will be enough for me to go down?!". The man shouted with rage and charged mindlessly at Berthe who stood there calm. He knew he had won.
Berthe roared with a shockwave that knocked the man back to the ground. The man was now unconscious. Berthe loomed over the man but not to kill. "You can be useful, if i kill you now it would be a waste on my part hmph".
Berthe used his new found power to mind control the man. A wave of dark energy flowed into the man and when the flow stoped the man got up as if nothing happened. He stood there like an android. "What is your name". I am Bandit king Banthus". "Where are we". "The inner area of Ruben forest". "Where is the Elshard". "An elven village is protecting it and it is located there".
Banthus answered everything Berthe asked like a emotionless servant. Berthe had to admit he did not like using mind control but he need to get the Elshard so he needed to use any asset he can find.
If the shard was located in an elven village, then that could be trouble. The elves has special magic powers that can prove to be troublesome especially to a demon lile him. Its also safe to assume that since they guard the shard they must be stronger than most elves.
But Berthe remembered that he has a new asset, a minion. "Hmm i can use you even better than i had thought, your gonna need a arm though". Berthe used his power to for Banthus a new arm.
It was a dark blue muscular arm with veins all over it and spikes coming out of the shoulder blades. The hand was replaced with a sharp irregular blade. His body also grown a bit larger with him now a foot lower than Berthe.
With this new minon, Berthe decided to take action later as he had to make a new plan to find a way to the elves village. Thus he began walking deeper into the forest with Banthus in tow.
AT THE ELVES VILLAGE TRAINING GROUND.
Rena in her training clothes with was a dark green tang top and white fingerless gloves. She wore black shorts under them and no shoes.
The elder told her not to wear shoes to gather much more nature energy since since shoes do somewhat block out the energy gathered. The elder was a few feet away from Rena as she held up her hand high and focus on gathering energy.
"She can gather nature energy at a fast pace that is for sure". The elder thought. " combined with her sharp archery and nature gather she can become a fearsome archer in the future". The elder nods sagely. She can do it, he know she can.
Rena was focusing on the energies that the plants gave off near her. The elder told her in this world everything is alive the trees, the vast skies, even down to the very small stone that scatter on the ground. All is alive. He told her to focus on it and use her own energy as a magnet and gather a bit of energy from them.
All elves has a capacity amount they can intake and gather though warned the elder. "Never take in too much energy that you cant control, if you do then those powers can over take you and you become a mindless being and eventually implode your self". The elders words still fresh in Rena's mind. She hoped a time to do that never came.
"Ok, im done Elder". Rena lowered her hand when she felt that filling feeling after gathering. " Ah well then now you must focus on maintaining that energy as it can goes from very strong to very strong, you must keep it at a balance level where its strong to use and weak enough to be used and not go all out of control".
Rena nodded and closed her eyes. " when you think you have then fire at those targets". Rena then open her eyes and pulled the string on her bow, but nothing happened. "Eh?". The elder smiled. beginners mistakes how i envy her". He walked up to her and he created his own simple bow from nature energy. "Let me take an guess". he began to pull the string on his bow. " you thought that if you gathered all the nature energy you could, then you would be able to just make magic arrows with no problem?".
Rena looked at the floor. She did indeed thought that she had as much power then it would just flow whenever.
"Well your not entirely wrong in that aspect you just need to will the energy".
He then held the string on the bow drawn out. The small green particles began forming at his hand slowly then rapidly. And he fired it. The arrow struck the bullseye. "Remember you gather power from living things. They have shared their power with you to control. If you gather energy from a trusted source its even stronger".
"Ok elder". Elder smiled and patted her head. " Its only noon now we still have the day to practice so keep at it.
And so they continued to train.