Adrien could be seen covered in sweat and running while panting heavily. He was woken up at dawn by Dante to train.
''You know I still don't understand how me running like a rabid dog would help me master your powers''. Adrien asked while catching his breath.
''A strong body is important as well kiddo. Look at it this way, the stronger your body is the greater amount of my abilities can be wielded by your scrawny ass''. Dante answered in a bored manner.
'Stupid old fart'. Adrien thought to himself.
''You do realize I can hear you, right?'' Dante said in an evil tone.
'Heh' was the only word that came to Adrien's mind before he blacked out.
Adrien woke up in the same cold space where he first met Dante. It was empty, to say the least. There were cold gusts of wind every now and then which made him uncomfortable.
''WHAT KIND OF JACKASS GETS UNCOMFORTABLE IN HIS OWN DOMAIN?'' Dante yelled.
''THE KIND OF JACKASS WHO HAS BEEN RUNNING SINCE DAWN''. Adrien shouted back. ''Well, anyways how did you pull me here ?'' He enquired.
''I dragged your consciousness in here to train you''. Dante answered. ''Your attribute is new to you so you need to learn from scratch which is pretty easy for you considering you didn't know shit before either''. Dante said in an irritated tone.
''Well I did know a spell or tw-''. Adrien was cut off by Dante.
''As I said didn't know shit so how about we teach you a simple technique. What I am going to teach you is called chaos manipulation. Now let's start with trying to create a chaos orb and throwing it at your opponents.''
Adrien concentrated chaos energy in his hands and tried to shape it into a ball. After ten minutes of trying he finally succeeded in making an orb. He looked quite proud of himself when he saw Dante smirking. Dante vanished from where he was and appeared in front of him. Adrien who was shocked fell and the orb disappeared.
''And you're dead. In a fight, your opponent won't stop for you so you have to be quick and always maintain your focus. Now let's try till you can shape that ball instantly and maintain it without losing focus''.
''MOTHERFU-'' Adrien was instantly thrown into the air by Dante who created six chaos blades around himself and shot them at Adrien.
A few seconds later Adrien could be seen pinned to the wall by the blades while cursing each generation of Dante's ancestors.
Dante kept laughing but dispelled the blades a while later and Adrien fell to the ground.
''How long till your college entrance exams?'' Dante asked seriously.
''Two months''. Adrien replied in a dejected tone.
''Don't be sad kid, you train with everything you have and you will beat everyone in your exams. The kid I met on the mountain had given up. You got a second chance. Not everyone does. Will you get everything you ever desired or give up ?'' Dante asked while offering Adrien his hand.
''No one said anything about giving up, old man. I will get my revenge and everything I ever desired''. Adrien took Dante's hand and stood up.
''Let's go teach you how to kick ass with style''. Dante said while walking
'' Sure by the way old man you never told me your full name''.
''Ashbluff. Dante Ashbluff.'' Dante said while reminiscing about old memories.