Kenpo.

Aarav flew towards Fort Brandy.

The auto pilot was on and he was trying to make heads or tails of what Wilson gave him.

It was a small little book. However, it was completely impossible to read! However, he felt somewhat attached to this little thing.

"Come on! He wouldn't give you this for no reason," Aarav thought as he kept turning the pages back and forth.

Next, he let out a sigh as his breathe, still fresh from the fruit last night, seemed to cause a reaction in the little guide book in his hand.

*Eat me*

Words showed up on the page as Aarav scratched his head. He breathed on it one more time, before the words *Eat me* showed up again in between its pages.

"Ha, I never thought I'd stoop so low as to eat paper," Aarav joked out loud before he opened his big, muscular jaw and stuffed the manual inside his mouth. The sweet taste of the vintage seemed to mix with the pages, and oddly enough the book dissolved in his mouth.

He swallowed it and waited for something to happen.

"Ugh, I must have been seeing things," Aarav leaned back and closed his eyes.

Those damn numbers were still in his vision. However, this time there was a few new options underneath them.

Training Guide

Store

Maps 0 / 0

Skills 0 / 0

SP points 0 / 1000

Credits 0 / 0

Kenpo 0 / 0

Talents 2 / 100

Charm (B)

Tempo (C)

Vintages: (1) Sacred Dragon Wine (SSS Vintage)

*Please speak a name of something to open window*

Aarav sighed as he dropped down on the couch as his helicopter soared through the sky. Luckily, there was enough room in this place for a bar, and a little bed.

"Store," he confusedly said, "Please open the store!"

Death could make people crazy, however, Aarav at this point was starting to believe there was something to this.

*Store*

Abilities available (3)

[Flight] (200 SP points)

[Black Fist Arts] (500 SP points)

[Cross Hair Evasion Arts] (300 SP points)

Items available (2)

[Mercury gloves] (500 credits)

[Courage Armor] (20,000 credits)

Aarav laughed, and couldn't believe It responded to him!

"Training Guide," Aarav giggled.

Trainings Available (2)

Pushups 0 / 200,000

Reward = +1 strength.

Studying 0 / 20 hours

+ 1 Intelligence.

Punches 0 / 500,000

+ 1 dexterity.

….

Aarav smiled as he began doing pushups. He still had roughly an hour to go, so he should easily be able to do 200,000.

He slowly pumped himself up and down of the ground, and sure enough the number started rising.

Finally, when he destination was in site, after literally turning the room into a sauna, a message popped up into his head.

*Ding*

Strength 450 - > 451

Pushups 0 / 1,000,000

+ 1 Strength

Aarav wiped away the drops of sweat on his head and looked down at the forest below.

There was a small fort where someone named General String was waiting for him. He was a part of the West Bill's army, and Aarav knew him because of his father. His dad was good friends with the king, so he often went to their meetings. Luckily, even after his folks died, the man still remembered him and let him go on missions.

The man, General String, however, also had his own vintage. Most of the top brass in the military found one at some time in their lives. They also were quite skilled at kenpo, fighting arts, and even he right now wouldn't stand a chance against the General.

"Whoosh!"

A small tower was landed on by Aarav before he watched his chopper pull off towards the east. Luckily, vehicles these days were pretty good at flying themselves.

Regardless, he had his silver case in hand. Inside of it was something he'd been saving for a long time. However, hopefully the General would give him permission to open it.

Three women in tight military clothes ran up to him and saluted.

"Welcome Sir Finks! We're delighted to have you here with us!"

One of the girls stared into his eyes and felt her body sort of start to boil. "Yes, the general will see you now."

Aarav nodded before he picked up that girl's chin. "You're just as pretty as last time. You're going to have to tell me your name on of these days."

The girl laughed. "You know it's not allowed. However, maybe you can take me to dinner, and we can chat."

Aarav smiled before the women started walking towards the layered stone fort. His two bags were grabbed at by one of the girls, however, he shook her off.

"Listen, I only let one person in the world besides me touch these, sorry."

The girl got the point as they walked up the stairs. However, she sort of wondered what would be so important?

….

"Welcome Count Finks! I thought you'd be too busy with the women to visit me."

Aarav laughed before he saluted the general.

The man had on the brown grey camouflage of the Whisk Army, and two stars on his chest. In the Whisk Army, those were used as a sign of strength. It meant he was about strong enough to topple a tank. However, a helicopter might be a little too much for him to handle.

"Well, I actually had quite an interesting night. I died, and now I'm here. I hope you don't mind but I need to open the case. You have the test ready for me?"

General string waved his hand forward. The staircase was right in front of them, and two men greeted them after they climbed it. They walked into one of the training facilities as the machines were being hammered by hundreds of recruits.

*Huah____ Huah____*

One man's fist started shining with a silver light as he punched towards the power testing machine.

*Boom_______*

The recruits here were using various strength testing machines, reaction time testing machines, and speed testing machines. If you were able to get past a certain score on any of these machines, you'd earn yourself a block for your uniform. However, eventually those blocks would turn into a star, and it was from that point on you'd be known as a general.

When men started out they were privates, if they earned ten blocks they were called warriors, fifty blocks was a Chief, and eighty blocks was a Mystic knight.

Aarav, at this point, walked over towards the machine hoping to become a commander. If he did, he'd finally be able to open this box.

His parents left him something very important when he was child.

This machine, if it gave him a score past 80, would finally let him discover what was inside of it. Whatever it was, however, he knew it explained why they died. Luckily, he acquired the vintage, trained every day at the Brook Gym in Cork City, and even avoided women sometimes to read about the world.

….

The room got quiet as Aarav took off his coat.

A few brave men, however, talked loud enough to get Aarav's attention.

"Hey guys, It's that guy again! The one who refuses to learn kenpo."

"Ha, he's going to never break 40 without it!"

One girl, standing right in front of them, dropped a weight on the ground. "If you two don't shut up, you'll distract him!"

They turned to look at each other before they laughed. However, they both knew without kenpo, it was practically impossible to break 60. It had never been done before!

Kenpo allowed you to use your inner energy to support your body. However, without it, you were about as vulnerable as a pig in the face of bullets, and other projectiles. Truthfully, Aarav would have not died and probably gotten with that girl if only he wasn't stubborn, and insisted on staying pure! What was the point of being strong if a private could kill you with a gun!

….

*HUAAAAHHH*

Aarav's feet pushed against the floor supporting his massive bodies turn towards the device.

*BOOM*

A sound spread through the room as the vibrations from hit nearly caused the ground to crack. The machine even wiggled from the tremendous might of his blow. Finally, a number started showing up on the screen.

68 - > 69 - > 72 - > 75 - > 79….

Aarav kept waiting. It was only one more number!

The two men who were just trash talking him couldn't believe what they were seeing!

What kind of monster was this, and was such a thing even possible?

"Ha, well, you were close kid, but if you learned some kenpo, you'd be a general in no time."

Aarav laughed. "Kenpo was the reason my parents died. I'm going to do it with sheer muscle!"

The three girls around him sighed. That was about the dumbest thing he could do, however, if he got a 79 they knew not many men would stand a chance against him even with kenpo.

However, the general turned around as he heard a sound.

"Score finished calibrating."