chapter 5

- ... 995 ... 996 ... 997 ... 998 ... 999 and 1000- counted a boy while doing push-ups.

That boy seemed to be between 12 and 13 years old, his eyes were silver and her hair was obsidian black that reached her shoulders.

Yes, that boy is Paul, who after the discovery ceremony and upon learning about the magical schools, has been training non-stop during these two years while waiting for the moment of registration for the Black Tiger School.

After these two years, your body has grown a little taller than people your age, now your muscles are more visible and toned, and if you look closely you will realize that your body seems to be built to be flexible and agile.

- * Sigh * with this I finish the training today- Paul exclaimed while wiping the sweat of the training.

-It has been two years, I will soon be able to enter the school- Paul said quietly while clenching his fist excited by the idea of being in school.

In these two years Paul has been training with his father in the handling of the sword, in which he has improved a lot if you compare him with the Paul of two years ago, he was also training his physique and resistance to be able to use the style that most He favors and likes it, which is a style based on speed and agility when attacking.

But the most interesting thing that happened to Paul in these two years was when he discovered one of the powers or advantages granted by the wolf's blessing.

------------------------------------------ -With Paul 1 year ago --------------------------------------------

After a day of training with the sword with his father, Paul tried to relax a little in the forest near the city.

Of course, this he did secretly from his parents since they would never let him go saying that some wild beast could attack him in that place. Paul was very skeptical about that because he has already slipped out of the house without anyone noticing to go to the forest and swim a little, but nothing has ever attacked him.

So he waits for their parents to have slept so he can leave the house without realizing their absence. After leaving the house, Paul quickly went to the forest to be able to swim in the small lake where he always goes.

Upon reaching the lake, Paul immediately undressed and jumped on it. When he was inside the lake he began to float quietly without worrying about anything in the world.

But everything changed when he heard a growl among the trees. Paul quickly left the lake, He takes his sword and placed it in a fighting position while looking at all the places in search of the animal that let the sound escape.

Shortly after some footsteps were heard from one direction, Paul quickly looked towards the place where they were heard and what he saw scared him a little.

From the forest, a completely black bear came out with red eyes so bright they looked like a pair of rubies.

That was an armored bear. Armored bears were known for being incredibly violent and for their bright red eyes that had the special power to create armor over the bear's body when they felt threatened.

That is incredibly difficult to kill since the armor is very resistant. Paul, who knew that he did not have the ability to go through the armor if they fight among themselves, began to slowly withdraw without the bear noticing him.

Unfortunately for him, the bear had already noticed it from the moment he left the trees and pounced on him.

Cursing his fate and determined to escape, Paul quickly circulated the energy in his body and turned to the side dodging the bear's attack before running quickly towards the exit of the forest and going to his house.

Fortunately for him, the bear seemed to be slower. But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard a roar behind him.

Fearful, Paul looked back and saw the bear rapidly approaching him as he drove with the trees in his path.

In a panic, Paul quickly changed all his energy to his legs so he could improve his speed.

Leaving behind a blur, Paul ran at full speed, this didn't seem to be enough since the bear seemed to get closer and closer to him. Thinking about it and deciding that he will not be able to escape, Paul slowed, prepared his sword in a fighting position and spun his energy evenly through his body to obtain increases in both speed and strength.

Seeing that the person no longer has escaped, the bear also slowed and watched his opponent how to decide if he was worthy enough to wear his armor or not.

Paul seeing that the bear did not use his armor immediately, quickly attacked with the hope of killing him before he had the opportunity to use his armor.

The bear identified noticed that and tried to dodge, but could not do it completely and Paul achieved a cut in the leg.

-GRAAAAAAAAAAARRRD !! - The bear roared in pain and rage at being cut.

Paul did not miss this opportunity and continued to attack. Use your maximum speed and attack quickly in different places before the bear succeeds the chance to react.

Determined to end this quickly, Paul attacked the throat.

Using all the energy he had inside him Paul uses all his strength to cut the bear's throat, but just when he was about to do it.

CLANG!!

His sword crashed into something very hard. Paul had an idea of what it was, quickly withdrew and watched the bear.

The bear now wore a completely red armor that covered almost his entire body except his eyes and mouth. But what scared Paul the most is that now the bear had an enraged look as he roared menacingly.

Paul couldn't even react when the bear bit him hard on the leg and began to shake him wildly from side to side while hitting him on the ground, leaving small craters with each blow.

Paul didn't have time to scream in pain when he began to lose consciousness because of the pain he received from each blow.

- Is this how I will die? -That was the thought that was crossing Paul's head.

-I guess it's my fault for being so reckless and not having enough strength to defend myself- Paul replied to himself.

After a while, the bear seems bored of hitting it and throwing it against a nearby tree.

-¡ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGG !!!! - That blow completely woke Paul who roared in pain.

You could see Paul bloody on the floor while shouting in his mind.

-NO, I DON'T WANT TO DIE NOW, I NEED TO GET UP !!, I NEED MORE STRENGTH !! - Paul shouted in his mind as a great thirst for strength began to grow inside him.

Without Paul noticing, a silver aura began to surround him and his body began to change.

His chest, arms, and legs began to grow fur, his hands changed to claws and his feet changed to something similar to wolf legs, his ears began to lengthen, his nose was slightly shrinking, his fangs lengthened even more and by Finally his eyes began to shine menacingly.

At the end of his transformation, Paul lost much of his rationality and went into a furious mode, in his mind, there was only the idea of destroying that.

While Paul was injured, he rose from the ground and attacked without thinking of the bear, the bear saw him and also began to attack.

Both were involved in a wild battle where both attacked the body of his rival without paying attention to the wounds they won

Paul began to have new wounds and the bear began to have dents in his armor. A short time later, Paul managed to break the bear's armor and quickly attacked the bear's head by separating it directly from his body.

Seeing the dead bear, Paul's fury calmed down a little and he gained some reason.

Feeling that his energies were depleting and with the large number of wounds he had, Paul knew that he would pass out shortly so he quickly ran off towards his home.

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After a great career, Paul was able to enter the city without anyone seeing him and reaching his home where he quickly opened the door to enter before fainting and falling to the ground while losing his transformation.

------------------------------------------------ Nowadays ----------------------------------------------

After that incident, his parents admonished him strongly for going to the forest alone and almost dying, but not before taking him to the hospital where a healer quickly healed him and erased all the scars of the battle.

Also after that, he intensified his training and began to try to transform.

And on that subject he advances a little, being able to transform his arms at will, making him gain a little more brute force.

After reflecting on his abilities, Paul headed home to talk to his mother about school enrollment.

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Upon entering the house, Paul looked for his mother and found her reading a book in the living room.

-Hi mom, can we talk? - Paul was asked by his mother.

Erika looked at him and set the book aside to answer - sure son, what do you need? - Erika asked Paul.

-I want to know when the enrollment in the schools will be and where -Paul asks his mother.

-ah, that- Erika told herself before answering - the inscriptions will be within a month in the capital of the kingdom, the schools will send their representatives for receive the new students- Erika replied before advising - it is best to leave as soon as possible and go to the capital-

-Eh?, why should I get out fast?, If I ride a flying ship to the capital I will arrive quickly- Paul asked confused his mother.

-It is true, but your father said that it is best for you to walk to the capital to take some experience on the road, after all, he has always been in this small city and never interacts with other people - said Erika to Paul.

-Experience? - Paul thought it a little before realizing that his mother is right, is always training and rarely talks to other people. In all his life the only time he talked to someone his age was when he talks Luis at the discovery ceremony.

-Well, I prepare and I will leave in two days- at the thought, Paul gave his mother date of departure.

-Well, I'll help you prepare everything for your trip- Erika told Paul a little sad about her son's departure.

Paul nodded before saying - thanks mom, I'm going to take a shower and get some sleep, wake me up when dinner is ready, please - Paul thanked his mother before heading to the shower.

On the way, Paul could not help thinking about how close the school was and all the strong people he would meet, which made his blood boil as he clenched his fist with emotion.