Chapter 34
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"Just like that, swing at it! Don't let it hit you!" Micheal's voice echoed authoritatively as he watched Lana and Khari before him.
The duo was currently fighting a regular Morenkai, wielding only a pair of normal quality steel blades.
Around 25 minutes had passed since Micheal had received the intel on Sophia.
In that time, he had begun to train the duo from the Mayoral Alliance, fulfilling his promise. He went over the core basics, how they should position their bodies, how to hold the blade properly, and how to lead forward with a basic strike.
In the 7 Layers, it was possible for humans to gain certain Abilities naturally, without spending Points. Most of these Abilities had to do with certain skills or techniques. Others could be gained through accomplishing certain actions.
Scientists had theorized this had to do with some type of overriding system of rules or laws that existed, one that had been adapted for humans to access through the Shop. It was a well-known fact that several other Races had unique Abilities of their own, some even having full-scale systems of Magic that only those of their Race could use.
The Shop that humans had access to seemed to be something similar to that, but unique in its own right.
The theory was all complex and abstruse. Micheal was no expert and only knew enough to have a general idea.
What he did know, however, was exactly how to achieve the Sword Mastery Ability naturally.
WHOOSH
thud
"I got it!" Lana yelled out in delight as her sword slammed into the side of the Morenkai. A long, jagged line could be seen as she made a small cut, bleeding black blood.
At the same time that she made the slash, the blade she was using cracked, shattering. The Morenkai twisted its body, ignoring an ineffectual strike from Khari as it swung to attack Lana.
As Micheal saw this, he flicked his finger slightly.
WHOOOSSH
THUD
A small, dimly glowing Life Orb appeared out of nowhere and shot forward, slamming into the chest of the Morenkai. The creature was sent flying backwards several meters, hurling through the air. When the Life Orb reached the maximum range of 10 meters from Micheal, it automatically flew back, absorbing itself back into him.
The Life Orb seemed to meld with his skin when it was returning. It physically made contact with his body and, in a flash, was absorbed, seemingly flying into him and vanishing.
The Morenkai fell onto the ground with a thud, slowing getting back to its feet.
There were many different Abilities that allowed one to manipulate objects. Micheal had decided he was going to disguise his Life Orb Master Ability as something like that, pretending the Orb was a type of telekinetic weapon of some sort.
The number of people that were even aware of the Life Orb Master Ability was a pittance, and he highly doubted anyone would recognize it outright. The Ability offered no description of what the Orbs looked like.
With how useful he was finding the Orbs to be, there was no way he would avoid using them.
"Excellent work, the two of you. You've both managed to achieve Basic Sword Mastery. Both of you should have seen the Ability appear in your Abilities tab now, yes?" Micheal's voice was calm as he walked forward, smiling at the two of them.
"Yes, Sir Micheal!"
"Yessir!"
The two responded eagerly. One was an expert that had been here for a year while the other was a newbie that had only been here for a few days, yet the eagerness in their eyes was identical. He smiled ruefully when he saw this.
"Excellent!" The key to achieving Basic Sword Mastery was relatively simple. Micheal thought over the process briefly.
You needed to hold the blade firmly, strike with conviction, and focus on your enemy. Coordinating your body so that you had good form made it even more likely you would achieve it. The most difficult part, however, was the visualization process.
The Sword Mastery Ability, in all Tiers, required one to draw upon the energy of the surroundings to power one's blade. At the Basic Tier, one simply needed to feel as if the sword they used was an extension of their body. This would form a natural link between the sword and the fighter, drawing on the energy of the surroundings and automatically granting the Ability to the trainee.
With Micheal's careful guidance, and a couple dozen minutes of practice, both Khari and Lana had managed to achieve Basic Sword Mastery. If it hadn't been for his patient teaching, it was unlikely the duo would have ever achieved the Ability on their own.
"Then, on that note, I will be heading out. Thank you for the info." He tapped on his Spatial Ring, removing the paper map he had. He then looked around, checking the direction of the sun as he figured which way to go.
"S-sir Micheal!" Lana's voice echoed slightly as she stepped forward, eyeing him.
"I w-was wondering if we could meet up like this more! You seem really skilled with the sword, perhaps you could teach us a little more? I could bring you whatever information we can obtain!" Lana's voice shook slightly, betraying her nervousness.
As she finished speaking, her eyes widened at something behind Micheal.
thud
The Morenkai that he had blown backwards had gotten back up and was charging at his back. A small indent could be seen on its chest, where his Life Orb had smacked into it. The creature's footsteps rang out as it stomped across the roof, barreling towards Micheal.
"Sir! Wat-"
WHOOOSSH
THUD
Without even looking, Micheal flicked his fingers slightly, commanding one of his Life Orbs to fly out. The Orb immediately sailed backwards, smashing into the Morenkai and hitting it from the side as it entered within 10 meters of him.
He didn't knock it backwards, instead borrowing the force of its momentum to send it flying off to his left, tumbling over the side of the roof. He felt only the faintest tremors in his soul. As long as he didn't try to forcibly hold a Morenkai down and only batted or knocked against them, the strain would be easily bearable.
'I need to get my Soul stat up pronto.' He silently observed.
.
—- Points Obtained —-
Points: 12
.
"Eep!" Lana's voice squeaked out as she saw all of this, staring at Micheal with wide eyes.
Micheal's eyes hardened as he faced reality, his thoughts turned cynical.
He was not a rookie. He could not afford to form any attachments with regular people, let alone be bogged down training them. Not more than this. His path would be a hellish one, one in which the weak would only fall in harm's way.
'My focus needs to be on the bigger picture. I will make this Layer a much safer place for you and everyone, you will have to depend on yourself for the rest.' He thought, sighing.
After a moment, he offered her a few words of advice,
"If I were you, Lana, I would leave the group you are currently in. I hear your leader, the Fire Caster Abel, has agreed to work with some of the scum of this Cluster. Living like that… is a dangerous life choice." He left her with those words as he turned around, headed off to one of the bridges that crossed to the North. From the map he'd checked, this was the direction he needed to go in.
He didn't actually know if Abel had even agreed to work with the Black Flag Pirates yet, but the timeline for the big fight was fast approaching. The man would make his decision soon if he hadn't already.
Anyone that would work with those trash to wipe out the Godfather Organization was utter garbage in his eyes.
"…I should leave the Mayoral Alliance?" Lana's voice sounded lonely and lost as she watched Micheal's figure disappear into the distance as he began to run to the north, leaving them behind.
"Uh, hi, I'm still here Lana." Khari's voice echoed as he stared between the distant Micheal and the female warrior.
"What was he talking about? Does it have to do with why Riker was forced to go with that other team on a scouting mission?"
"What do we do now?"
Lana sighed,
"I don't know. I feel like something big is going to happen." Her voice was very small,
"But I really don't know what to do. I just want to live…"
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"Just like that, swing at it! Don't let it hit you!" Micheal's voice echoed authoritatively as he watched Lana and Khari before him.
The duo was currently fighting a regular Morenkai, wielding only a pair of normal quality steel blades.
Around 25 minutes had passed since Micheal had received the intel on Sophia.
In that time, he had begun to train the duo from the Mayoral Alliance, fulfilling his promise. He went over the core basics, how they should position their bodies, how to hold the blade properly, and how to lead forward with a basic strike.
In the 7 Layers, it was possible for humans to gain certain Abilities naturally, without spending Points. Most of these Abilities had to do with certain skills or techniques. Others could be gained through accomplishing certain actions.
Scientists had theorized this had to do with some type of overriding system of rules or laws that existed, one that had been adapted for humans to access through the Shop. It was a well-known fact that several other Races had unique Abilities of their own, some even having full-scale systems of Magic that only those of their Race could use.
The Shop that humans had access to seemed to be something similar to that, but unique in its own right.
The theory was all complex and abstruse. Micheal was no expert and only knew enough to have a general idea.
What he did know, however, was exactly how to achieve the Sword Mastery Ability naturally.
WHOOSH
thud
"I got it!" Lana yelled out in delight as her sword slammed into the side of the Morenkai. A long, jagged line could be seen as she made a small cut, bleeding black blood.
At the same time that she made the slash, the blade she was using cracked, shattering. The Morenkai twisted its body, ignoring an ineffectual strike from Khari as it swung to attack Lana.
As Micheal saw this, he flicked his finger slightly.
WHOOOSSH
THUD
A small, dimly glowing Life Orb appeared out of nowhere and shot forward, slamming into the chest of the Morenkai. The creature was sent flying backwards several meters, hurling through the air. When the Life Orb reached the maximum range of 10 meters from Micheal, it automatically flew back, absorbing itself back into him.
The Life Orb seemed to meld with his skin when it was returning. It physically made contact with his body and, in a flash, was absorbed, seemingly flying into him and vanishing.
The Morenkai fell onto the ground with a thud, slowing getting back to its feet.
There were many different Abilities that allowed one to manipulate objects. Micheal had decided he was going to disguise his Life Orb Master Ability as something like that, pretending the Orb was a type of telekinetic weapon of some sort.
The number of people that were even aware of the Life Orb Master Ability was a pittance, and he highly doubted anyone would recognize it outright. The Ability offered no description of what the Orbs looked like.
With how useful he was finding the Orbs to be, there was no way he would avoid using them.
"Excellent work, the two of you. You've both managed to achieve Basic Sword Mastery. Both of you should have seen the Ability appear in your Abilities tab now, yes?" Micheal's voice was calm as he walked forward, smiling at the two of them.
"Yes, Sir Micheal!"
"Yessir!"
The two responded eagerly. One was an expert that had been here for a year while the other was a newbie that had only been here for a few days, yet the eagerness in their eyes was identical. He smiled ruefully when he saw this.
"Excellent!" The key to achieving Basic Sword Mastery was relatively simple. Micheal thought over the process briefly.
You needed to hold the blade firmly, strike with conviction, and focus on your enemy. Coordinating your body so that you had good form made it even more likely you would achieve it. The most difficult part, however, was the visualization process.
The Sword Mastery Ability, in all Tiers, required one to draw upon the energy of the surroundings to power one's blade. At the Basic Tier, one simply needed to feel as if the sword they used was an extension of their body. This would form a natural link between the sword and the fighter, drawing on the energy of the surroundings and automatically granting the Ability to the trainee.
With Micheal's careful guidance, and a couple dozen minutes of practice, both Khari and Lana had managed to achieve Basic Sword Mastery. If it hadn't been for his patient teaching, it was unlikely the duo would have ever achieved the Ability on their own.
"Then, on that note, I will be heading out. Thank you for the info." He tapped on his Spatial Ring, removing the paper map he had. He then looked around, checking the direction of the sun as he figured which way to go.
"S-sir Micheal!" Lana's voice echoed slightly as she stepped forward, eyeing him.
"I w-was wondering if we could meet up like this more! You seem really skilled with the sword, perhaps you could teach us a little more? I could bring you whatever information we can obtain!" Lana's voice shook slightly, betraying her nervousness.
As she finished speaking, her eyes widened at something behind Micheal.
thud
The Morenkai that he had blown backwards had gotten back up and was charging at his back. A small indent could be seen on its chest, where his Life Orb had smacked into it. The creature's footsteps rang out as it stomped across the roof, barreling towards Micheal.
"Sir! Wat-"
WHOOOSSH
THUD
Without even looking, Micheal flicked his fingers slightly, commanding one of his Life Orbs to fly out. The Orb immediately sailed backwards, smashing into the Morenkai and hitting it from the side as it entered within 10 meters of him.
He didn't knock it backwards, instead borrowing the force of its momentum to send it flying off to his left, tumbling over the side of the roof. He felt only the faintest tremors in his soul. As long as he didn't try to forcibly hold a Morenkai down and only batted or knocked against them, the strain would be easily bearable.
'I need to get my Soul stat up pronto.' He silently observed.
.
—- Points Obtained —-
Points: 12
.
"Eep!" Lana's voice squeaked out as she saw all of this, staring at Micheal with wide eyes.
Micheal's eyes hardened as he faced reality, his thoughts turned cynical.
He was not a rookie. He could not afford to form any attachments with regular people, let alone be bogged down training them. Not more than this. His path would be a hellish one, one in which the weak would only fall in harm's way.
'My focus needs to be on the bigger picture. I will make this Layer a much safer place for you and everyone, you will have to depend on yourself for the rest.' He thought, sighing.
After a moment, he offered her a few words of advice,
"If I were you, Lana, I would leave the group you are currently in. I hear your leader, the Fire Caster Abel, has agreed to work with some of the scum of this Cluster. Living like that… is a dangerous life choice." He left her with those words as he turned around, headed off to one of the bridges that crossed to the North. From the map he'd checked, this was the direction he needed to go in.
He didn't actually know if Abel had even agreed to work with the Black Flag Pirates yet, but the timeline for the big fight was fast approaching. The man would make his decision soon if he hadn't already.
Anyone that would work with those trash to wipe out the Godfather Organization was utter garbage in his eyes.
"…I should leave the Mayoral Alliance?" Lana's voice sounded lonely and lost as she watched Micheal's figure disappear into the distance as he began to run to the north, leaving them behind.
"Uh, hi, I'm still here Lana." Khari's voice echoed as he stared between the distant Micheal and the female warrior.
"What was he talking about? Does it have to do with why Riker was forced to go with that other team on a scouting mission?"
"What do we do now?"
Lana sighed,
"I don't know. I feel like something big is going to happen." Her voice was very small,
"But I really don't know what to do. I just want to live…"
.
"Just like that, swing at it! Don't let it hit you!" Micheal's voice echoed authoritatively as he watched Lana and Khari before him.The duo was currently fighting a regular Morenkai, wielding only a pair of normal quality steel blades.Around 25 minutes had passed since Micheal had received the intel on Sophia.In that time, he had begun to train the duo from the Mayoral Alliance, fulfilling his promise. He went over the core basics, how they should position their bodies, how to hold the blade properly, and how to lead forward with a basic strike.In the 7 Layers, it was possible for humans to gain certain Abilities naturally, without spending Points. Most of these Abilities had to do with certain skills or techniques. Others could be gained through accomplishing certain actions.Scientists had theorized this had to do with some type of overriding system of rules or laws that existed, one that had been adapted for humans to access through the Shop. It was a well-known fact that several other Races had unique Abilities of their own, some even having full-scale systems of Magic that only those of their Race could use.The Shop that humans had access to seemed to be something similar to that, but unique in its own right.The theory was all complex and abstruse. Micheal was no expert and only knew enough to have a general idea.What he did know, however, was exactly how to achieve the Sword Mastery Ability naturally.WHOOSHthud"I got it!" Lana yelled out in delight as her sword slammed into the side of the Morenkai. A long, jagged line could be seen as she made a small cut, bleeding black blood.At the same time that she made the slash, the blade she was using cracked, shattering. The Morenkai twisted its body, ignoring an ineffectual strike from Khari as it swung to attack Lana.As Micheal saw this, he flicked his finger slightly.WHOOOSSHTHUDA small, dimly glowing Life Orb appeared out of nowhere and shot forward, slamming into the chest of the Morenkai. The creature was sent flying backwards several meters, hurling through the air. When the Life Orb reached the maximum range of 10 meters from Micheal, it automatically flew back, absorbing itself back into him.The Life Orb seemed to meld with his skin when it was returning. It physically made contact with his body and, in a flash, was absorbed, seemingly flying into him and vanishing.The Morenkai fell onto the ground with a thud, slowing getting back to its feet.There were many different Abilities that allowed one to manipulate objects. Micheal had decided he was going to disguise his Life Orb Master Ability as something like that, pretending the Orb was a type of telekinetic weapon of some sort.The number of people that were even aware of the Life Orb Master Ability was a pittance, and he highly doubted anyone would recognize it outright. The Ability offered no description of what the Orbs looked like.With how useful he was finding the Orbs to be, there was no way he would avoid using them."Excellent work, the two of you. You've both managed to achieve Basic Sword Mastery. Both of you should have seen the Ability appear in your Abilities tab now, yes?" Micheal's voice was calm as he walked forward, smiling at the two of them."Yes, Sir Micheal!""Yessir!"The two responded eagerly. One was an expert that had been here for a year while the other was a newbie that had only been here for a few days, yet the eagerness in their eyes was identical. He smiled ruefully when he saw this."Excellent!" The key to achieving Basic Sword Mastery was relatively simple. Micheal thought over the process briefly.You needed to hold the blade firmly, strike with conviction, and focus on your enemy. Coordinating your body so that you had good form made it even more likely you would achieve it. The most difficult part, however, was the visualization process.The Sword Mastery Ability, in all Tiers, required one to draw upon the energy of the surroundings to power one's blade. At the Basic Tier, one simply needed to feel as if the sword they used was an extension of their body. This would form a natural link between the sword and the fighter, drawing on the energy of the surroundings and automatically granting the Ability to the trainee.With Micheal's careful guidance, and a couple dozen minutes of practice, both Khari and Lana had managed to achieve Basic Sword Mastery. If it hadn't been for his patient teaching, it was unlikely the duo would have ever achieved the Ability on their own."Then, on that note, I will be heading out. Thank you for the info." He tapped on his Spatial Ring, removing the paper map he had. He then looked around, checking the direction of the sun as he figured which way to go."S-sir Micheal!" Lana's voice echoed slightly as she stepped forward, eyeing him."I w-was wondering if we could meet up like this more! You seem really skilled with the sword, perhaps you could teach us a little more? I could bring you whatever information we can obtain!" Lana's voice shook slightly, betraying her nervousness.As she finished speaking, her eyes widened at something behind Micheal.thudThe Morenkai that he had blown backwards had gotten back up and was charging at his back. A small indent could be seen on its chest, where his Life Orb had smacked into it. The creature's footsteps rang out as it stomped across the roof, barreling towards Micheal."Sir! Wat-"WHOOOSSHTHUDWithout even looking, Micheal flicked his fingers slightly, commanding one of his Life Orbs to fly out. The Orb immediately sailed backwards, smashing into the Morenkai and hitting it from the side as it entered within 10 meters of him.He didn't knock it backwards, instead borrowing the force of its momentum to send it flying off to his left, tumbling over the side of the roof. He felt only the faintest tremors in his soul. As long as he didn't try to forcibly hold a Morenkai down and only batted or knocked against them, the strain would be easily bearable.'I need to get my Soul stat up pronto.' He silently observed..- Points Obtained -Points: 12."Eep!" Lana's voice squeaked out as she saw all of this, staring at Micheal with wide eyes.Micheal's eyes hardened as he faced reality, his thoughts turned cynical.He was not a rookie. He could not afford to form any attachments with regular people, let alone be bogged down training them. Not more than this. His path would be a hellish one, one in which the weak would only fall in harm's way.'My focus needs to be on the bigger picture. I will make this Layer a much safer place for you and everyone, you will have to depend on yourself for the rest.' He thought, sighing.After a moment, he offered her a few words of advice,"If I were you, Lana, I would leave the group you are currently in. I hear your leader, the Fire Caster Abel, has agreed to work with some of the scum of this Cluster. Living like that is a dangerous life choice." He left her with those words as he turned around, headed off to one of the bridges that crossed to the North. From the map he'd checked, this was the direction he needed to go in.He didn't actually know if Abel had even agreed to work with the Black Flag Pirates yet, but the timeline for the big fight was fast approaching. The man would make his decision soon if he hadn't already.Anyone that would work with those trash to wipe out the Godfather Organization was utter garbage in his eyes."I should leave the Mayoral Alliance?" Lana's voice sounded lonely and lost as she watched Micheal's figure disappear into the distance as he began to run to the north, leaving them behind."Uh, hi, I'm still here Lana." Khari's voice echoed as he stared between the distant Micheal and the female warrior."What was he talking about? Does it have to do with why Riker was forced to go with that other team on a scouting mission?""What do we do now?"Lana sighed,"I don't know. I feel like something big is going to happen." Her voice was very small,"But I really don't know what to do. I just want to live".
