Choosing

Darknik had a contemplative expression on his face as he thought about the pros and cons of each method. Darkcon just watched him silently until he asked a question

"Why can't I just use both?" Darkcon had a surprised look on her face until she burst out laughing.

'Hahahahaha... Yeah, I forgot you are just a kid, sure, don't be pressured by the norms of society, follow your dreams!" Darknik look at her like she was crazy as she rambled on and on. "Ok, you're gonna be using both methods. Now, continue reading."

Darknik flipped the page and read the next page.

'Once you have chosen which method you will use, choose some of these spells to practice.'

'WATER; Aqua Bullet'

'FIRE; Fireball'

'EARTH; Stone Spike'

'WIND; Wind Cutter'

'LIGHTING; Shock Blast'

'BLOOD; Blood Control'

'DARKNESS; Shadow Orb'

'SPACE; Gravity Spear'

'DEATH; Absorption'

'POISON; Poisonous Touch"

'TIME; TIME S-...

'...;.....'

'...;...'

"You done reading?" Darkcon asked.

"Yes." Darknik answered.

"Which spell do you want to practice first? I recommend Blood Control because it can help you improve your dexterity with magic and your energy control."

"Hmmm, let's do that then."

"Ok, first try to feel the elemental particles in the air, then you should try to change it into blood energy." Darknik felt for the particles, and for once he finally felt the training paid off, as he could instantly feel the particles. Darknik decided to usually use the first method, while only relying on the second method in emergencies, but he would train both methods.

Darknik tried changing the elements, but he had minimal success. A few drops of blood appeared out of nowhere, but that was it. The only good thing was that the spell didn't take up a lot of his energy, as he trained it for three months.

Darknik continued practicing the spell until it was time for him to go to his father. he said goodbye to Darkcon and went through the corridors until he arrived at the grassland.

For some reason, he couldn't see any machines and only saw his father meditating in the middle of the green pond, floating on top of the water. Kainik looked at his son.

"I bet you're wondering how I am floating on top of the water without getting acid all over myself, am I right?"

Darknik told the truth. "Yes, is it magic?"

"No, it is a special energy I call Klent. This energy comes from your body, and usually you can't use it, but when I was young, I wanted to find a way to become strong without using magic, so here we are.

"Klent can be used in many ways. It can strengthen your body to upgrade your parameters, or focus on one part, like your legs for speed. You can imbue it into other objects to make them stronger, and you can do many other things, but you must never imbue it into someone else. If you do imbue it into someone else, they will explode and die a horrible death. Come, I will teach you how to use Klent, and after you can use it to a good enough extent, I will teach you my scythemanship."

Darknik was confused. "How am I supposed to get to you when there is acid everywhere?"

"Oops!" Kainik looked embarrassed as he jumped out of the pool and in front of Darknik in less than a second. "Okay, I want you to sit in lotus position and calm you mind."

Darknik calmed his mind and waited for further instructions.

"Now, I want you to hold this." Kainik said as he handed Darknik a small golden pyramid. "Ok, look into the pyramid and don't think about anything, just look." Darknik followed the instructions, and a few moments later, he was suddenly somewhere else.

"Good, tell me what you see." Kainik's voice boomed all around Darknik as he scanned the area with apparent interest on his face. All around him was a white fog with a few bright spots in the distance. in front of him was a huge blood red ball that was as big as the floating cubes in the city, a big black ball that was half the size of the blood red ball, an orange ball that had half the size of the black ball, a purple ball that was half the size of the orange ball, and a small green ball that was a bit bigger than his hand.

All of the balls were floating around a big blood red spire (Just think of the Marker from Dead Space, just blood red in color and skinner and taller.) jutting out of the ground. Darknik relayed the information to Kainik.

"Ok, touch the spire and let it do whatever it wants." Darknik went to the spire and touched it, and a black tentacle slowly crept out of it towards Darknik. The tentacle gently touched his head and emitted a bright light.

In Darknik's point of view, he could see things in two separate states. One was the regular state and the other was an ethereal state where everything was shining with different colored lights, including the fog. In the fog he could see a deep yellow light that shined the brightest and walked towards it.

When he reached it, his consciousness suddenly flew back to his body he jumped up sweating. Darknik told Kainik everything that happened and Kainik nodded.

"So, that place where you were just at is called your Inner World, and it will be very important so you should remember the feeling you had when you went there. try focusing your intent on your hand."

Darknik focused on his hand and he felt it becoming stronger. "Good, now punch this boulder." Kainik conjured up a boulder out of nowhere and instructed Darknik.

Darknik punched the boulder and was amazed at the result. The boulder now had a big indent in it about a meter wide and a meter deep. Usually, the boulder would only have an indent half a foot wide and one foot deep, but now it more than tripled in depth and more than sextupled in size.

Kainik looked proud. "This is the power of Klent. As long as you use it well, you can become unstoppable. First, we will focus on strengthening your Klent and after that we will train to use Klent without focusing on it. After all, it would be troublesome if you were in a battle but you couldn't focus on the enemy because of your Klent and got yourself killed. You should also practice imbuing Klent into your scythe too."

"Yes Sir!" Darknik had a determined expression on his face. "I will become the strongest!"