Chapter 6-Basics

POV: Firenze

After a fat lunch which made my belly into a non-floating balloon, Rudolf requested for Yeoui. Though I was initially hesitant, Yeoui trusted him for some reason, so I gave it to him. Am I a fool? Probably.

"So," Rudolf smiled as he stroked the metal stick, "This is the so-called weapon of the Ruler of Heaven?"

"Ruler of what?" I asked.

"Heaven, you son of a gun!" Rudolf threw his hands in the air, along with Yeoui.

[A/N: RIP]

[E/N: It's a weapon. Chill.]

"You mean where the gods live?" I queried even further while facepalming myself for being dumb. "Yes." He said with a deadpan stare. "Do you know how to use Ki?"

"Well, yes." I clasped my hands. "Ki is the energy present around us which we use to fortify our body to perform what is normally not possible for a normal human. To do this, one must cultivate a Ki centre in their body. The position of Ki centres vary from person to person. To channelise Ki, our body has Ki channels to release Ki. Ki also consists of four elements with unique properties: fire, which is used for heat and combustion; water, which is used for parrying and slowing down attacks; wind, the swordless swordsmanship; and earth, the ultimate defense. This is with regards to combat purposes."

"Good!" He clapped his hands as he handed me a Snickers bar. "There are other affinities other than these four, but that's for another day. Don't question me. Now, you need to know that Legacy Weapons can create the Ki centres for their masters naturally if they care for them. They also create new channels in the body as well, but that's another day as well and don't question me."

"So, to master a Legacy Weapon and harness its power, you need to undergo four stages. The first stage involves you treating the weapon as a part of you, in other words, loving strengthening it. You have somehow passed that stage, thus allowing you to use the basic abilities of the weapon. Now onto the second stage, which involves fixing your body to the point that it can withstand the weapon. Trying to hand over the weapon in this stage is dangerous as the user has to assimilate with the changes within their body."

"The third phase involves learning the powers of weapon and the ability to summon it along with the perk of using the powers of the weapons without needing it, except the Final form. The fourth and most dangerous phase, the Final form. It utilizes the full capacity of the user along with unlocking the weapon's true nature. However the strain is so immense it could kill a person."

"And....that's it! Any questions?" He stood up and bowed, signalling the end of his lecture. "I need a minute to comprehend everything, please." I sighed.

"Very well then. Take your time. I'll be back." He then went off, whistling.

"Can you please help me fill in everything, Yeoui?" I begged the magical staff. "Oh man…" It groaned as it somehow meddled with my memory to the point that I remembered and understood every single word. However, I had my questions, which I mentally noted to write it down later.

A minute later, Rudolf came back from his-"Dookie." Yeoui chuckled. I facepalmed myself.

"Anyways," He gave a satisfied smirk, let's start today's lesson." "And that is?" I bent forward out of curiosity, only to be sent flying into the wall.

"WHAT IN THE NAME OF GOD?" I screamed in pain from the impact. "Now, run or else I will hit you." I looked up at his face, which bore a sadistic look. "Don't use your weapon, boy! Don't attack!" Just run!"

Thus began ten minutes of suffering where I was sent flying across the room, dragged across the floor, thrown like a ragdoll or running. By the time I had given up, I was bleeding from multiple places, along with bruises and scraped skin. When even Rudolf decided that I had enough, he took me to the infirmary and summoned his lance, which he pointed at me and I started to heal.

"I am not going to apologise, kid." He gave me a stern look as I groaned from the pain of my wounds dissolving. It was more like he was reversing the state of my body. "This will improve your speed and ability to take hits. We won't be doing this everyday though. If you can reach second division, I'll even let you use counters." I could do nothing more than give a small groan.

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"Really? Won't my skin get scraped?" I exclaimed at his suggestion. "Nah, just don't overdo it kid."

After healing me, Rudolf suggesting trying out a makiwara, a pole which had a hemp rope tied to it. He told me how to use a makiwara by striking the rope, hence toughening the bones and skin. It didn't improve muscle though.

"Don't worry." He reassured me. "Just don't overdo it." I smiled as I started punching the makiwara. It didn't hurt at first, but after six blows, my fists started aching. Then, I switched positions with my palms. After that, I switched with various body parts.

"Six punches, fifteen palm strikes, four toeball kicks, seven heel kicks, three slap kicks, eight knees and six elbows." Rudolf counted after I finished dealing blows. "Just note that these are not the official names. Class dismissed."

"Huh?" I groaned. "So soon?"

"Grey came early, with two injured people. Hurry!" His demeanour changed from his composed self to a panicked one. We rushed to the door to open it only to find Grey, soaking in blood while dragging Cecilia and Nico by their collars. He was limping. Nico had a semi-visible gut wound and Cecilia was foaming from her mouth.

"What the hell happened?" Rudolf roared.

"Listen! They need to leave the city now!" Grey roared. "I took care of Shaorung but there are others on her tail. Why didn't you tell me that fucker could use regeneration?" Grey tossed them to Rudolf. However, I noticed something strange: Nico's wound was healing on its own. Even Rudolf looked surprised. Then, I looked through Grey's legs to see a masked man approaching Grey from behind him, holding a staff with leaves and flowers and wore tattered clothes.

"Greetings, Challengers Grey and Rudolf. Would you kindly please hand over The Legacy and Nico Sever over? This charade is getting tiring."