On the grassy fields two people could be seen fighting outside thier hut which stood out amongst the surrounding flowers and mountains
One young around 10-12 whereas the other seemed to be in his thirties
Both sparring with wooden weapons though the boy fought desperately he was being overhelmed
Desperation met carelessness
The middle aged man was none other than ruigerd and the boy cassian
They continued fighting till the boy fell onto the ground due to lack of stamina
"how are you so strong...." the boy said desperately panting for breath
"no i am not strong it's your thinking that's weak" He replied solemnly
"then why can't I hot you even once" the young boy growled
"Because you are too focused on winning and not defending or countering" ruigerd said calmly
"Then let's go agai-" the boys word was cut off
"No that's.....enough for today" he said it getting pretty late"
"keep it simple and balanced and it's also not like we're going to war anytime soon" he added
As they reached the door step ruigerd said
"from now onwards fight to learn not to win "
"Yeah…. Yeah" the boy grumbled
The next morning, the sun rose lazily over the mountains spilling soft light onto the quiet valley Cassian yawned as he stepped outside stretching with a groan His muscles still ached from yesterday's sparring but it was the kind of ache that felt earned
Ruigerd was already by the well, pulling up a bucket of water. "Youre up late"
Cassian squinted at the sky. "the sun isn't even up yet"
Ruigerd smirked. "Exactly"
They had a quick breakfast bread some fruit, and leftover stew before heading down the winding dirt path toward the nearby village they were out of groceries so they had to go to the market.
as cassian and ruigerd made their way back home a familiar voice cut through the air loud and full of attitude
"Cassian" s mall girl shouted
a girl dashed out from between two stalls nearly tripping over a basket of apples she had a tiny pouch hung over her shoulder and her hair was neatly tied
cassian's face turned instantly a mix of surprise and annoyance on his face
"didnt I tell you to stay at hom-" ruigerd's words were cut short
"you never take me to the market so I came alone" the girl said in very cheerful tone
"Whatever" cassian grunted softly
" I was running errands and saw you both so I came " the little girl said
They went to the market and bought all the items needed
"Can we buy that" the boy said pointing to a sword hung on the wall
"I'll think about it if you atleast get a skill tommorow " ruigerd said sternly
"Oh come o-" his words were cut
"If you don't have a skill you don't need a sword" he said looking at the clouds that would soon cover the entire mountain range
"Oh come on why can't a person without special skills learn to fight"
"Because no matter how strong he gets he can't surpass human limits" ruigerd snapped
"What about my fathe-" the boy began but was cut off
"HE was an exception" ruigerd said coldly "you aren't when he was born there was magical phenomenon that swept the skies"
"Okay fine then you are so strong where's your special skill" the boy said with a light grin
Ruigerd put his hand forward aiming at a tree at least a few hundred meters away soon a circle with intricate magic patterns appeared with a red jade like spear show forward like a shooting star
It pushed back a gust of wind making their hair flow wildly their clothes slapped violently
"Wh-what was that" the girl said a bit shocked
Seeing the tree blasted into bits
The boy remained silent
"That was my special skill" ruigerd said
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On their way back the boy spoke nothing they had gotten the grocery items and ruigerd had cooked it
"you should go sleep it will be a long day tommorow " ruigerd said still looking out at the distant clouds closing in
"It fits that quote "the calm before the storm""
The small girl Ira said sitting next to Ira
"That ability of yours why don't you use it"
The girl said still thinking about the tree blasted into bits earlier
"The ability doesn't make me strong I make the ability strong" ruigerd said calmly while sipping tea
"Anyways you should get sleep too" he said with unease creeping up on him
After putting the kids to sleep he went outside preparing for something
The clouds had already covered the skies by now the clouds.The Clouds began to gently sprinkle water drops on to him
He went outside no longer holding a wooden spear but a dark blade shimmering under the moonlight wrapped in cloth
He closed his eyes for what seemed like a few seconds to others it was equal to eternity.
When he opened his eyes he saw a man whose whote hair clung to him due to the drizzle a single sword mark on his eyelids wearing a tattered black cloak and an ancient relic.
'Have you not gotten peace destroying their childhood why continue weren't you a hero respected by everyone" ruigerd said with anger.
'Look at what you've become" he added.
"Give me the girl and I'll leave the boy and you alone" orshred said his words devoid of emotion
"You can get my spear instead" ruigerd said
[I couldn't upload because I wasn't well I'll upload four ch weekly with two in auxiliary volume describing the history of the world that time will not be related to this time 2 history ch and 2 ch of the main time]