I woke up and I immediately took a look at my left arm. It was freaking horrible. The skin was torn and flesh was very visible. It was bright red and now they sting real bad. Without the adrenaline to keep act as anhestisia pain was seeping in to me.

It already stopped bleeding but still it was very vulnerable to infection so I quickly stood up only to fall on my butt again. That’s right I forgot I still had the vambraces and bracers as weights. I pushed self to stand up and although it took a while I finally managed to do so.

I grabbed on to the ledge and started to climb back up. The sooner I finish this task the faster my suffering would end. My ascent began and although I was still tired it now progressed faster since I knew very well the parts to grab on to. It took a gruesome two hours since my left hand now lacked the necessary capability to forcefully climb before I finally managed to get onto the checkpoint. This time I took two hours of rest and began my ascent again. The rest of the way was pretty much uneventful. I continued the process of climbing until I saw a cavern or ledge to rest I take an hour or two of rest and then I climb back up again.

A week that’s how much time has passed and the end was still nowhere in sight. My initial weight has now doubled…Twice. It was a freaking 20 kilograms each. And ever since the weight increased my progressed got slower and slower. Although I did gain a lot in y stats it still wasn’t enough to quicken my progress in climbing. The week turned to two and I finally reached the top. How do I know this? Because I could feel very well the mind control spell that was forcing me to go back down. And I couldn’t resist. My way back down however was faster than I thought and Within a week I was back onto the surface.

“Congratulations on your first climb now onto the second climb.” Eshkia said.

“What? I have to climb back up again?” No way in hell am I climbing back up again. The climb already took a toll on my body and my left arm still wasn’t healed.

“Ummmm… I did say that you’ll climb it twice right? So now GO!”

A lot of emphasis made on that go part as she started to shout. Goddamit I just got down and I don’t even get to rest. I started to climb again until she was out of my sight. A week to climb up and then get back down that would prove to be harder. However since I already know the trail up and down It got faster and faster until within the end of a week and a half I already reached the top and I went back down. When I finally arrived Eshkia was already puffing red from anger.

“I firmly said to finish it within a month!” She angrily cried.

“But that’s impossible.” I responded to her. Seems like that wasn’t the greatest of response. Veins popped up in her forehead and a frown lined atop her eyes.

“Well, well, well. It seems I haven’t affirmed that I am the master and you are the student.” She scowled.

“since the second phase of your training has been delayed lets jump onto the third phase as your punishment.”

Well jumping a phase really isn’t much of a punishment actually it’s like finding water in the desert.

“Show me your stats” she said. I didn’t try to hesitate because I don’t know if she’ll change her mind about that god given punishment so I quickly showed it to her.

“Show status”

Hialos GodseekLevel:34Age:11Title: Apprentice BlacksmithPopularity:-1600Health:250Mana:50Health Regen./s:0.16Mana regen./s:0.05damage:15-20(unarmed)Defense:10Strength:25Vitality:16Agility:5Intelligence:5Luck:5Wisdom:25Dexterity:18Charm:5Will power:23Endurance:26

Blessing of Kairos lvl.1(beginner)Spreader of the Faith lvl.1(beginner)Flexible body lvl.5(intermediate)Limitation Ignorance lvl.2(intermediate)Warrior’s instinct lvl.4(intermediate)Blacksmithing lvl.2(advance)Crafting lvl.4(intermediate)Hand-to-hand combat lvl.4(intermediate)Stick fightinglvl.9(beginner)Mana shifting lvl.1(intermediate)Dark pierce lvl.3(beginner)Dance of the eternal lvl.2(beginner)Backlash blow lvl.6(beginner)Meditation lvl.4(advance)Blade extension lvl.5(beginner)(active)Dagger mastery lvl.7(beginner)Mana channeling lvl.6(advance)First aid lvl.4(beginner)•Herbal Medication lvl.2(Subskill)Body Strengthening lvl.9(beginner)Hunting lvl.9(beginner)•Stealth lvl.8(Subskill)•Tracking lvl.6(Subskill)

[tr][td4]Night Vision lvl.4(beginner)Generate fire lvl.5(beginner)

“Show night vision” I didn’t really grasp the night vision since I didn’t open it up before. Other than allowing me to see at night I’m hoping it has some other advantages as well.

Night Vision lvl.4(beginner)

The user is able to see at the dark as clear as day. Beware though long exposure to darkness and then suddenly emerging at light again will temporarily impair your sight may take a few minutes to adjust back again

Hmmmmph. So there are drawbacks as well huh? Oh well it doesn’t matter since the advantages were clearly greater. Anyway master Eshkia took a look at my stats and gave a slight grin. Well then let us start the third phase. She immediately let off an absurd amount of bloodlust but it still wasn’t on par with that huge ass snake thing.

The bloodlust caught me off guard and with my will power now being so low I could hardly resist at all. I couldn’t breathe it was like I was being choked by the air and I dropped to my knees. I was about to faint when the bloodlust was immediately cut off. I gave a large inhale of air as the bloodlust disappeared.

“Oh y did that bloodlust get you? I thought it was fairly weak.” That bloodlust was indeed weak but with my current stats it was strong enough to make e fait you bitch. I thought.

“Alright now then The third phase of your training began when that bloodlust was initiated.” She said to me.

“Now the rules of the third phase is simple…Survive” She continued as she immediately darted off farther and farther until I couldn’t see her. What? Survive? What did she just do? I questioned to myself but then suddenly the ground ruptured and hundreds of mole beasts came out or also known by the elves as burrowers.

I didn’t even have enough time to react before a pack of burrowers came swarming at me. I tried to dodge but I wasn’t fast enough and was swat on the chest. Their claws left a mark almost like wolverine as my chest bled.

Shit! I see why this is a punishment now and not a rest eh. I readied my stance to prepare a counterattack. But first I have to actually Know what they are.

“Identify!”

Ding!

[tr]Dark ground Burrower(exotic)Level: 58damage:???Defense:???[td4] A creature that is very rarely seen in the world. It can only be seen at the very depths of darkness and lives in a pack ranging from ten to a hundred. They are very aggressive and will attack anything on sight. May react to bloodlust.

Oh great! Just what I needed. It didn’t have any information on defense and attack power so I guess I’ll just have to estimate huh? Plus they all range around level 50 to 80. Another one of the burrowers gave a lunged at e and I prepared to strike back. With minimal movement I sidestepped and moved out of the creature and then kneed him on the stomach and then gave a one two punch with the last being an uppercut. It connected but the creature seemed unfazed by my attack. It just gave another growl and more started to swarm me.

I quickly ran noticing that even my attacks couldn’t graze it. But damn the creatures were faster than I thought or rather I was freakishly slower now. I didn’t have enough agility plus the fact that I’m wearing weights now even further slowed me down. Shit! Well then I guess I guess I’m going to make my last stand here! I took a back stance and quickly gave a round house kick at the nearest burrower. It gave thcwak! Sound as it made contact and I immediately followed it up with a left hook and then a push kick to give more leeway for me to move.

The creature didn’t get damaged much but It gave me room so I attacked another one that got close. I used this combo over and over again to make way until they got familiarize with it so I changed my attack pattern to a round house kick and then follow up with a turning side kick after that I use axe kick to knock them down to the ground and stomp their heads. But the last part didn’t go according to plan. With less strength now I could hardly push them forget about knocking them down.

When my axe kick made contact and got jammed I was made vulnerable and the beasts took this as an opportunity so they quickly tried to strike at me. I tried to recoil back my leg and then quickly made a blocking motion only to be thrown back 2 meters by the strike. It gashed my shoulder with its sharp claws making it bleed. Another two came rushing at e but I quickly gave a cross block and grasping the opponents arm I used my back to throw him back to the ground.

The other one struck me and I hit sprawling the ground. More of the creatures swarmed me and with a hundred of this burrowers I was good as dead but I’aint going down without a fight! Bam! Thcwack! Swish! Growl! And shouting These were the only things that can be heard during the battle and now I was a measly claw sharpener to these burrowers as they seemed to play with me. The creatures was growling while they seem to be grinning.

My body was filled with wounds and I am also losing a lot of blood because some wounds were deep while others only scratched the surface. My vision started to blur and I was exhausted from the fighting.

Another swarm came and this time it looks like It was going to be my end so I prepared myself for the incoming blow that was going to come any moment now so I closed my eyes and waited for it. Any moment now, any moment. But that strike didn’t came. What came was whizz of an arrow and the sound of it burrowing at the head of a burrower. They were startled by the sudden attack and was caught off guard. The speed was that of a blur as a female figure appeared. It was Eshkia with a bow now on its back while twin blades her hands.

She started to slice apart each creature she came upon and they were almost cleanly cut in half by her. A burrower tried to swing at her but she gracefully parried it and then countered with an overhead swing of her sword. The fight was very graceful. It almost seemed like she was dancing while the beasts tried to catch her only for them to stop in their tracks…dead.

The fighting lasted for a couple minutes as every time they attacked her they failed. The beasts finally acknowledge their defeat and immediately retreat and what used to be a hundred of them was now less than 45. Master Eshkia then took a glance at e and smiled with her bloodstained clothes and weapons. It almost seemed demonic as a beautiful elven was filled with blood .

“See, I told you, YOU must follow whatever I say and never disagree nor fail at it right? Now the punishment is over get up on your feet and lets revert back to phase two of the training” She said while casually grinning.

I couldn’t help myself as I stared at her in awe and fear. I then decided I must NEVER EVER! Complain nor retort or even fail at whatever she tells me to do! I have witnessed a fearsome beast on this day.

********************P.S****************************

Exams are finally over(Curse dem math and science!) and I have returned fro the dead like a burning phoenix.. Also if there are missing M's and K's I'm very sorry My freaking keyboard is on the fritz. So here is chapter 12 I hope you guys enjoy. Also I changed a few skills to subskills to make it easier to create tables(My sister deleted all my works! Had to redo it all from the start)