CHAPTER 8

Whenever I try to get close he slashes left and right if he cant slash he pushes me away. He is toying with me, it is really annoying. Being weak is really a sin. I need to get stronger , it is like a giant standing in front of me that is the difference between a grown up and a 6 years old . in a real fight I stand no chance but he is playing and underestimating me. Again I try going in for a attack and he pushes me with his sword this time I jump back and roll back on the ground like I lost my balance because of the push and fallen. When I roll up, I throw the sword in my hand. Right at that moment he gets a bit surprised when he parries it, I get past his defense and stab him with the wooden dagger I made in the leg and when I was going for his gut I felt his sword at my neck. He got back his form really fast. All I was able to get from the surprise attack was a cut on his leg against me losing my head.

He puts his sword at the rack and looks at me and says "that was not a disappointment , good work." Turns to Rodrik and motions him to follow him.

POV NED STARK

"The last move he pulled was really shocking. It wasn't a masterful move or anything but as a child he thought of that and pulled it off. He realized right away I was playing with him and he stood no chance when it comes to strength, stamina or speed, normally a child would get angry at that moment and charge with rage but he was calm throughout the fight. He is calm and shrewd when it comes to fighting. Nothing like his dad. He really is a monster. We need to teach him about honor too. He is too calculative for a child. Without a right guidance he might walk a dark path. Rodrik from this day onward make sure he works hard and give him better food with meat inside at every meal. If we are going to have a master swordsman we should feed and teach him the best of his abilities and at least 2 times a day make him spar with older boys and you will realize when the times comes pit him against the youngest of the squires. If you have the best steel you need to beat it under a hammer and temper it with the strongest fires."

"Yes my lord, right away."

If we raise this child right, he might become the sword of the North.

POV MC

It was a hard fight but it felt like I almost touch at something. The feeling I got from this fight is marvelous. I can feel the 5x is working right now. It is like I had 5 fights with lord back to back. If we fought again I could do tiny bit better.

"Aermir, come here." I start running toward Ser Rodrik.

"From now on you will not train with Robb and Jon. I will train you at other times. You can go and rest for today. From morrow we are starting right after breaking your fast. We will do your training in two sessions, 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours after the lunch."

That means I need to get up earlier so I can train my magic. Yey, who needs sleep.

"Brat, why aren't you answering?" he slaps the back of my head.

"Yes, Ser Rodrik"

I got back to my room and start training my magic. Basic elemental magic I have was getting better and better with every passing month. I found out I can use 6 elements. If I have to rank them from weakest to strongest it would be like this: jelmio(wind)- iēdar(water)- jelmāz(lightning) – perzys(fire)— Suvion(ice)- tegon(earth) ball spells. Wind ball is basically a light push, it is too weak to do anything. Water ball is a 6 cm diameter of water but it can distract or make an enemy flinch at least. Lightning is actually really dangerous but it is not possible to aim it. After half a meter(20 inch) it just dart of by random. Fire ball is becoming useful but it still cant kill but it can cause fear, flinch and blind the enemy if hit in the head. Ice ball is strong because of the blunt force behind it but it is so much more brittle then earth ball. Earth ball is the strongest right now and the deadliest spell I have. Think about getting hit in anywhere in the body with a 6cm rock that is traveling really fast and I m trying to make it deadlier by trying to add to it some spin and a spike shape. Right now I can make its shape oval but cant make it pointy or add a spin to it. If I can make its shape like a spike or at the very least in the shape of a bullet and add a fast spin on it. It will become one of the most powerful single target spells.

As for my other druid aspects like herbology, rituals and familiars I can t do any of that yet. I m counted as a beginner or mediocre herbalist because I worked for one in college for 4 years to make ends meet. I know hundreds of herbs and what they do but I don't know if the herbs I know exist in this world or what they are called.

For the ritual magic I have two hypothesis one I need to create them myself as I continue to learn this magical language or like the language it will come to me when I m strong enough. For the familiar bound I know I only need more mana I can feel I m getting close to bounding with Blue. I named the little bird I bought. Yes I know the name has no creativity. So what, I like it.