Chapter 5 : 1 year

Alya slumped on her bed as soon as got into her room and she was going through so much pain that it hurt more than she had ever felt in her existence and it wasn't funny.

The training started with things that would help with her awakening which included being soaked in a somewhat painful serum almost throughout the entire day and it was causing her pain like crazy.

And she found it strange since it wasn't part of the original storyline, she got to start training in a few weeks time approximately four weeks from then and it was under her father the king but somewhat changed.

The only conclusion she could come to terms with would be a butterfly effect triggered by a little action she made and didn't take note of like her screaming when she woke up.

The more she thought about it the more it made her brain ache, but without a reasonable conclusion everything would be more than weird, she kept thinking until she fell asleep and didn't even notice when.

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" Wake up " A voice called out to Alya who opened her eyes weakly only to see her room empty

She thought it was all in her head until she felt a sort of electrifying energy passes through her jolting her awake clearing all form of tiredness which left a enormous amount of pain and almost leaving her in tears " be in the glass house in five minutes " Her grandma's voice rang in her head this time it was somewhat without any form of command but the pain she just felt was something she could use as a pre warning.

By the time she arrived she was almost out of breath and could barely stand up, " I'm here " Just as she said this she felt an enormous amount of pressure mounted on her forcing her to the ground, " You are four seconds late " Grandma said, almost tipping Alya off .

She was being punished for being four seconds late something that didn't make sense, she wanted to complain but she knew she would only get punished more for speaking up " We dragons have one of the longest amount of lifespan, but the time we have isn't something you can waste and use so casually Next time your punishment would be double " She said talking her seat not too far from Alya.

She waited for a while before coming to terms with the fact that she wasn't going to be released anytime soon so she only had to endure, " today's lesson will start with a controversial question ... magic or swords, which is more powerful? " she asked, Alya knowing that this was a way of testing her way of reasoning gave an honest answer.

" None " Alya's reply wasn't what grandma was expecting, she gave her a weird look, "go on " She gestured to Alya who took in a deep breath to arrange her words properly since she had a lot of pressure on her

" The reason is simple What is the use of having a power when you don't know the right time , place and reason to use it " She said taking a deeper breath before continuing " There is no such thing as an equal footing when it comes to a battlefield, it all comes down to how you utilize what you have, it is possible for a fire elemental warrior to defeat an ice elemental warrior in an ice cover area if he knows how to play his or her cards right " Taking her time and another deep breath she continued " if you don't play it right, you would lose : timing, pacing and environmental control is three out of the many things to be considered " she replied before trying to catch her breath.

Grandma, although impressed since she didn't expect that sort of answer from a spoiled child, decided to ask more, " What if two people are put in a forest, a Swordsman at the sword body stage and the other an experienced earth mage stuck at the second stage , Who would lose ? " Grandma asked.

Swordsmen realms are categorized into five part Which comes with the amount of rune star that one can engrave into their martial soul : 1-3 are known as apprentice, 4-7 is known as sword the sword essence stage, 8-11 is known as the sword body stage, 12-15 is known as the sword soul stage whilst the 16-20 is known as sword master and is known to be one of the highest stages that can ever be reached by mortals eg humans , although they have being rumors of stages higher than that.

Mages or magic users don't usually have a realms ranging only mainly from 1-20 star runes, some classify it in similar manner 1-3 is the first stage, 4-7 is the second stage, 8-11 is the third stage, 12-15 is the fourth stage and the highest stage is the fifth stage which this this time in their mana space which is different from martial soul since it uses aura instead of mana which the mages use.

It is also worth noting that except with a special body it is almost impossible for mana and aura to mix since they react violently with each other.

" Although the swordsman has an advantage in terms of power he or she is still most likely to lose " … … " Since you mentioned experience in his attribute he would be skilled enough to know when to engage, evade and catch his enemy off guard " She took another breath ' on the other hand the swordsman if he isn't smart would rely on his strength and not take the fight seriously… .. Leading to a mistake that could take his life and that mistake is also known as ignorance and it's very powerful against opponents who are really proud of his or her strength, " Alya explained, trying hard not to make any mistake.

Grandma gave her a known look obviously satisfied with her reply, other of her children would have just put up with the argument to tell why one is better than the other giving childish excuses but she gave her an answer based on both their strengths.

" So if you were to pick between both of them, which would you go for? " Grandma asked " well I like the both of them as it would be better to be flexible, changing into multiple fighting styles that would fit the sort of situation you are in " Alya replied

she wasn't stupid, she knew the problem that is associated with using both types of essence but she didn't have that kind of worry since she possessed the chaos bloodline which was rare amongst dragons but common amongst the Royal bloodline of dragons .

" you didn't even have a choice … but since you said so you are going to have to bear what comes with it " Those words marked the beginning of Alya's true hell , and seriously it wasn't going to be any funny .

" you have about a year to become strong, it depends on your talent , if you don't become as strong as I want in the amount of time I'm giving you then you are no much different than a waste " Grandma's word's although harsh is the truth.