The Birth of a New Style

Chapter 61: The Birth of a New Style

The academy was on break, but for Rei Kurogane—this was his chance.

For the next month, while others trained in gyms, dojos, and combat centers

Rei would train somewhere else.

💥 In the wild. 💥

Because if he wanted to fight monsters like Kozuki Renjou

He couldn't rely on human techniques alone.

He needed something completely different.

He needed to become a predator.

The First Step – Observing the Animal Kingdom

Rei traveled deep into the mountains and forests, away from civilization.

✔ No training partners.✔ No instructors.✔ No distractions.

Just nature.

And the laws of survival.

Rei (thinking, focused): If I want to be the strongest… I need to learn from those who survive in the wild.

The Silent Watcher – Learning from Nature

Rei spent days watching, analyzing, and understanding.

Each animal moved with instincts sharper than any human fighter.

And Rei's perfect vision allowed him to study their techniques in real time.

The Serpent – The Flow of the Unpredictable

✔ A snake never wastes movement.✔ It slithers, waiting for the perfect moment before striking.✔ It never attacks blindly—it controls the opponent's movements first.

🔥 Lesson: Rei must learn to flow, to move unpredictably, and to strike only when necessary.

The Falcon – The Power of Sight and Precision

✔ A falcon can track prey from miles away.✔ It doesn't chase blindly—it calculates the fastest route to victory.✔ Its claws grip with devastating force, locking onto prey with no escape.

🔥 Lesson: Rei must use his perfect vision to read the opponent's every move—and counter before they even attack.

The Panther – The Art of Controlled Explosiveness

✔ A panther stalks silently, never wasting energy.✔ But when it moves—it moves with terrifying speed and power.✔ One leap, one swipe, one bite—and it's over.

🔥 Lesson: Rei must conserve energy, stay calm, and explode with speed and precision at the exact right moment.

The Experimentation – Rei's Body vs. His Mind

For the first week, Rei failed.

✔ His body was too slow to copy the falcon.✔ He was too stiff to flow like a serpent.✔ He lacked the power of a panther.

But he didn't stop.

Because if his body couldn't adapt—

🔥 His mind would force it to. 🔥

The Evolution – Mixing Instinct with Intelligence

Slowly—his movements began to change.

He didn't just copy the animals.

He combined them.

✔ He moved like a serpent, flowing past attacks.✔ He saw like a falcon, predicting his enemy's movements.✔ He struck like a panther, unleashing precise, powerful counterattacks.

And for the first time—

💥 Rei wasn't fighting like a human anymore. 💥

He was becoming something else.

Something new.

Something unstoppable.

The Birth of a New Fighting Style – The Instinctive Hunter

After three weeks of training, Rei had fully adapted.

He created his own martial art—

🔥 The Instinctive Hunter Style. 🔥

A style that humans couldn't read.

A style that ignored patterns and logic.

A style that made him unpredictable.

Because while other fighters memorized techniques—

🔥 Rei had erased hesitation. 🔥

💥 He no longer "thought" before attacking.💥 He no longer followed predictable martial arts movements.💥 He moved on instinct, just like the animals he studied.

And the final test?

Rei stood before a tree.

A towering ancient oak, thick and unshakable.

If he had tried to punch or kick it before, it would've been pointless.

But now—

💥 He took his stance.

🔥 His weight shifted, perfectly balanced.🔥 His breathing slowed, focused.🔥 His muscles coiled like a panther ready to strike.

And then—

💀 He attacked. 💀

💥 CRACK! 💥

The tree shook violently.

Not from raw strength—

But from absolute precision and efficiency.

Rei pulled his fist back, breathing evenly.

He had done it.

He had evolved.

And when he returned to Aether Academy—

🔥 He wouldn't be prey anymore. 🔥