Time passes by fast

TIME PASSES LIKE THE WIND

Frank now 7 years old ,could be seen traning in his backyard.

Sweat covered his face as he was punching and kicking the straw dummies set in place. He landed his attacks on vital parts. Blows would hit the neck, head, midsection and the joints. He even changed up to attack accupoints on the dummy.

Heavily breathing he stepped back after minutes to take a rest.

After sufficient rest, he got up and took sword.

A small normal looking blacksword, but it's fitted with inscriptions that will add weight to the users whole body.

Being a 1star array it can't add above 550kg.

It's said to have been made by his mother to helpTilda start her training .

Straign could be seen on his body as lifted the sword and started swinging it.

Struggle could be seen as he body kept trying to follow the path of the seemingly heavy sword.

Sweat covered his body as he had to constantly shift to maintain base. His arms shacking with veins all around.

Come on you have to reach 10 minutes,

Great seeing your progress boy, but from now on you have to attack the dummy. You can't always be fighting air now will you.

The boys father appeared in the backyard.

Come on now attack where ever I say, he threw grapes into his mouth .

Frank looked at his father for a few seconds hoping he is joking.

What are you waiting for get to it. Bett shouted .

Frank dragged the sword to the dummy and held it up in stance. Left temple, Bett instructed and he followed putting his all in hitting the dummy. The sword vibrated and the recoil made him take a few steps back.

You need to control your power and make proper stances when attacking. That would have been your end.

Try again now lower right limb, Frank followed trying to be more stable. But still put all his weight in the swing and got send down

Again right shoulder, Bett kept on instructing fran Bett let him continue instructing him to improve.

Alright that's enough for today we don't wanna damage your body. So rest up before your next course .

I've been looking at your progress and I think it's time you start advanced training. Come follow me,

Bett led frank to the small dojo in their house. After entering it he took out a control token and activated the arrays inside.

Now get in and get started.

Bett activated the arrays at low difficulty and white fog covered the room. Frank who got engulfed in the mist fell into the illusion. He found himself in a forest surrounded by trees .

He heard a whistling sound and turning to look at it a stone went past him and bounced on the ground.

What the ? How did I end up here and who's attacking me.

Before he could think much, he saw another stone flying his way. Dam it he dodged to the right.

Bett who heard his rambling broke into a laugh, haha I forgot there is a confusion array to make you treat it like it's real life.

Minutes passed and as frank faced the stones.

Several where thrown at him they came from different directions. With lousy movements he tried to dodge as many as he could but while shitfing to the right, he tripped over a stone and fell on the ground.

What the ,before he co

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Rest time is over ,young master .Tilda called out to frank holding her sword She attacked him. Frank hurriedly raised his daggers to block. She followed up with a kick going for his knee. frank had to move back only to get attacked again. Tilda pushed on her attacks putting frank in the defensive position.

This went on as Tilda's combat experience had frank locked. Tilda tried to behead him, frank took a risk and parried the sword with his left dagger and stabbed at her stomach with the right. She jumped back but this gave frank the chance to start attacking. He aggressively attacked her with daggers and feet.

.Tilda calmly blocked and dodged the attacks with little to no effort at all .

Growing annoyed at the ease he was being handled .Frank threw a left hook when ,she dodged it .He then jumped up following up with a rising knee .She bent backwards letting him miss then tripped his legs with one hand. With a thud he face planted on the grass .

not bad thinking young master but remember jumping up leaves you to be defenceless .You have no control over your body there and it leaves you with no support, Tilda advised the fallen Frank

Yes I understand I'll need to be careful more ,he mumbled as he got up and soon they continued sparing .

.....frank pov

in the study

Frank was reading a rather large book ,with it was the history of the Nkomanzy continent .and the geography of the places .

added some details about where he is n small vital areas outside his area .

Tilda why are there books about arrays and inscriptions in the library. I never saw any of you using them before .I asked while looking at the book spines reading the titles .

Tilda raised her head from the book she was reading looking at me. Then silence .

They belonged to the mistress .she used to study arrays and inscriptions before passing away .

I remember her saying she was a 3 star array master once .

I was surprised to hear that. She must have been talented to reach 3 star array master at her young age. I took a book on the beginner information about arrays and sat down reading it .

If you're interested in it, you should tell your father. Maybe he can arrange things for you .

Tilda added before going back to her reading .

Soon I got immersed reading the notes and about the intricacies of arrays .The day went by without me realising anything. I only realised how much time has passed when I heard Tilda calling me forcing me out of my immersion.

Come on young master ,it's time for you to eat dinner and take your medicinal bath for this week. Tilda called me from the the hallway .

Yes I'm coming, I closed the book and left the study walking to her .

" The food is in your room I'm going to prepare the bath now ".She bowed and left after saying that .

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months went by with me using my new schedule.

I would train in the morning, have a meal .

Study about the area , animals and all information needed as a cultivator. Then I would learn about arrays on my free time . When year passed I had enough to start trying to draw the inscriptions.

I had finished the basic inscription book in the study .

Go on young master get dressed today we're going to the city again. You can't just coup yourself in the library all the time. You don't even friends at this point ,you need to communicate more frank .

Tilda could be heard telling frank in the study .

Fine MOM I'm coming, just give me a minute.

Frank walked out of the study wearing casual clothes. Come on let's go I knew you'd call me for this so I got prepared.

Tilda just ignored the part where he called him mom ,and dragged him along.

Exiting the my father's residence ,we walked in the sect .The inner sect disciples could be seen going about their business.

Some just casually chatting among themselves.

with others immersed in their training or fighting.

None bothered us with Tilda wearing her inner sect uniform. Some guys stopped taking glaces at her.

Hey look it's senior sister Tilda ,she's so beautiful.

Yeah and talented too I heard she reached mm stage at mmm age .

But who's the kid walking next to her. Does she have a child already.

No you idiot do you want to get beat ,Sister Tilda Is a pure lady. Its said that he the Elder Betts child. He rarely moves around and is only ever seen with Tilda outside.

Everyone knows that he's Her master. She's probably watching the kid for him. Since elder Bett is busy.

Several conversations where going on though this one interested me the most .Turns out Tilda is more popular in the sect than I thought. But with her looks and talent it shouldn't be much of a suprise.

Good day senior sister Tilda, Two beautiful girls soon approached us with smiles.

ohh hello Cecil and Anna ,Tilda turned to greet them back.

I just waited on the side as they talked .

It started off with some small talk then.

Did you hear about the inner sect competition coming up next year. They just announced it hours ago. Cecil said excitedly

I heard they said the 1st place will get a mmm that will allow a breakthrough on the minor realms. They can also take a book from the sects martial library to low earth grade.

They went on for a while before we left

We left the sect quite easily using my father's token pass through the gate easily.

We explored the city for the most part with Tilda going to various areas to run errands .

We also settled in a restaurant for a meal

Now we can do whatever you want outside the city frank but we return sun down .

Back in the sect

I was with Tilda in the sect ,She was buying some resources from the sect .

looking around I saw something that caught my interest. an iron pen with a transparent tube making up the top part or it. A inscriptions pen .

Inscriptions pens help write the inscriptions by channeling the the energy better ,and you can add the special ink to make the smaller ones .

like inscriptions plates and flags .

Where you need extreme precision.

Did you even tell your father about it. It seems you're rather interested in it. Your father would help you better in it.

Ohh that he saw me studying it, it seems he's waiting to see if I get bored of it first. He even gave me some 1 star arrays and most basic notes wrote by mother

This will cost you 30 low grade spirt stones .

Tilda paid the amount and we left .With her saying she has to focus on training for the upcoming competition.