CHAPTER 49 LAN'S NEW DRIVE
For the next few hours, Lan, Sylver, Billy and Bryon were engaged in learning how to perform the downward cut.
When performing a sword technique, every breath, motion, movement, twist and turns, matters.
Repetition was the key to gain mastery.
Apollo had tasked them to perform the downward cut a thousand times, without stopping, till they get it right.
He would help them when needed, pointing out every slight error. Even if one of them had gotten it right, he would still point out an error.
The others were asked to meditate and circulate their spirit energy.
Roman, Anya, Lunar, Sarah and Carl, sat on the cold ground with legs folded and eyes closed.
Colorful auras of energy circulated around them as they meditated.
They were in a static state as they let their subconsciousness flow into the unknown.
Roman, Anya, and Sarah had decided to go to their Inner Space while their bodies continued to circulate.
Lunar had a conflicting look on his face with visible sweat running down his forehead .
His eyes were closed and his body trembled.
His energy would surged and spiked upwards, then disappear, as if being drained by unknown forces.
After a long while of mental and internal strain, Lunar gasped as his eyes snapped open.
"Damn.. stupid beast"
He cursed.
"I'm supposed to be the alpha here"
Lunar had just lost another battle with his Spirit beast.
He tried talking and cooing but...the Wolf wasn't the listening type. It had pounced on him before he could finish talking.
The next one, Lunar abandoned any form of communication and rushed at the Wolf.
But once again, the beast had smacked him out of the Inner Space with no effort.
And that's how it has been over and over again.... till now.
"How the hell I'm I gonna get that thing in control"
He sighed.
Lunar glanced at Roman who was deep in meditation, Anya and Sarah also.
Then he turned to his left to see Carl, who was also deep in meditation.
Lunar raised a brow.
"Wait....is he sleeping?"
Indeed, Carl was asleep. They had been meditating for a long while, and the exhaustion of earlier even finally caught up with him.
Lunar shook his head and focused on himself.
Let's try again.
He snapped his eyes shut and disappeared into his Inner Space.
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The sun was starting to set when Apollo rounded the students up.
The specialist classes were the last of the day so the students could rest and ready for a redo the next day.
Apollo had complemented Sylver, Billy and Bryon for finally mastering the downward cut, while Lan...was later given a bigger sword to practice on.
But in the end, they were able to master the basics.
"Tomorrow, the real training begins. I just needed you to master the basics before we jump to something else"
Apollo said.
"Anyway, enjoy the rest of your day"
With that, he disappeared before their eyes.
"I can't believe it has actually been a day"
Lan said as he stretched his back.
"Not just that, it's only the first day"
Carl sighed.
"And we have to repeat the process tomorrow"
"I'm still sore from the morning drill"
Sarah said.
Roman glanced at them, then turned to leave
"Come on guys"
He said.
Fury squeaked and jumped on Roman's shoulder.
Lunar and Sylver nodded and they followed behind.
"Where are you guys headed?"
Sarah asked.
"We got something to take care of, see you at the dorms "
Sylver replied.
"See you later, Anya"
Anya faced Slyver and nodded.
Fury squealed and waved.
Anya rolled her eyes.
The space distorted around her and her figure vanished from their sight.
Carl let out a long sigh.
"Well, I'm gonna hit the dorms, I need my beauty rest, come on Sarah"
Sarah looked at him with brows raised.
"Beauty rest?, you literally slept when we were meditating"
"That doesn't count"
He replied and they both left.
Bryon looked at Lan and Billy.
"You guys don't look like you're ready to leave yet"
He said.
"Nahh"
Lan spoke.
He raised his long sword and rest it on his shoulder.
"I'm gonna continue training with this baby. I never swords were this fun"
He beamed.
"If I get better with a sword, then I can incorporate the skills with my spirit weapon. I'll be way stronger in no time"
Bryon stared at him for a while.
They are times when Lan can be serious about somethings, and when he does, he can achieve a lot in a short while.
Billy glanced at them and raised his sword.
"Come on, we're spending the night on sword training"
He moved to the other side of the court yard.
"Later dude "
Lan nodded at Bryon and rushed behind Billy.
Lan and Billy stood some meters away with their swords stretched at each other.
"Come at me.."
Billy said.
Lan smirked and dashed forward with his blade held high.
Bryon watched their clash for a while then smiled.
"Should I join them or....."
He thought..
"Nah...I need a break"
He walked away..
TBC