"Ah yes! Good morning, two of you we shall start the day meditating.", Monk Stolly said.

Astraea and Nix immediately noticed the bandages around the monk's eyes. They noticed that the blood penetrates through the bandages.

"Master, is your eyes still hurt?", Nix said.

"Nix, this is nothing. No need to worry it will heal in no time."

Astraea bite her lips and grasped her hands with guilt, ashamed of what she had done.

"Alright, let us begin. First sit down in floor and do the yoga position."

Monk Stolly began to sit upright on the wooden floor and began his daily meditation.

"The process of meditation is through breathing.. finding your inner peace. Once you control the way you breathe, it can also control your life force within."

"Control your breathing through the belly, where the life force generally centralized upon. Try to relax and mind your surrounding."

Astraea began to feel more aware of her surrounding. Her veins, her muscle twitch and the birds chirping.

"Feel the silence, be one with the Earth. Find your inner peace", Monk Stolly said.

Few hours have passed Astraea began to realize that nothing seems to be working.

She quietly ask for Monk Stolly if this method is essential for her.

"Monk Stolly?", Astraea asked.

"Yes?"

"I still can't feel any changes"

"Astraea, that's is perfectly fine. You need to be patient in order to control your power which is tied to your emotions. You must learn how to be patient with it.", Monk Stolly said.

"Yes, master."

"Okay, were done for today. Astraea I need you to control your breathing more and empty your mind. This training isn't a one day process, some people took years by just mastering proper breathing.", Monk Stolly said.

"Yes, master"

Astraea and Nix stepped outside the building. Nix let out a huge sigh and wailing his arms.

"Phew, man that was boring. I always hated meditation.", Nix said.

"I can see why, that tiny head of yours cannot do a simple meditation.", Astraea said.

"Give me a break dude! I'm more into fighting not that kind of bullshit", Nix said.

"Yeah, whatever.", Astraea said.

"Hey, Astraea I should teach you how to fight not that lame training master always does."

"Yeah, I'm still not as good as you though."

"Nonsense, everybody will eventually know how powerful you are. And I will be the first to feel that majestic power of yours."

"Shut up Nix. You're getting on my nerves."

"Boo-hoo, I think the Goddess is a little bit scared of a mere human like me"

"Fine, where are we going?", Astraea asked.

"To the training grounds, where people like me usually competes. How about this, if I win you treat me for lunch.", Nix said.

"What if you lose?"

"Up to you?"

"How about this you'll get naked around the training grounds after you lose.", Astraea demanded.

"Wait? (laughs) that's not fair. I only asked for lunch and you want me to get naked in public."

"Yes.."

"Okay, I will accept your offer. I won't be defeated by a newbie like you."

"There, this is it. The training grounds."

People glanced toward the distant and girls shouted.

"Nix! We waited for you!"

(Sigh) "Astraea don't mind them.. just focus on the fight okay"

"Who is that girl beside my husband! How dare you walk beside Nix"

Astraea let out a sigh.

"Let us finish this quickly, I don't want be around with so much attention", Astraea said.

"Fine.. As soon as I charge we will start the fight.", Nix said.

"Sure.. I won't hold back Nix."

"Same.. Let's see what you are really made of.."

Nix began to charge towards her with a swift kick Astraea quickly deflected the blow with her knees. She immediately felt the pain after he landed the strike.

Astraea shoved Nix's incoming attack across her face and grabbed his legs. She hold Nix's legs and hurled his body to a distant. Nix landed on his feet and swiftly recovered, he smirked and fixed his hair.

"Heh, I'm actually surprised that you can keep up with me. I'm impressed, this time I'm going to be more serious."

"Come.. I will show you what a top notch runner is capable of" (Runner, who person who performs duties and assignment for the Lost Oasis.)

Astraea rapidly dashed towards him and throws a flurry of punches. Nix managed to dodge every single one of her attacks.

Suddenly Astraea felt something is off. She glanced over him and realized that he's smiling all this time.

"I felt like my punches are getting slower.. what did you do!?"

"Remember I can able to manipulate time and you're lucky that you're not in my Void Plane. Hence this fight would be over."

Nix kicked Astraea's forehead and she fortunately slightly manage to dodge the blow. She immediately knock him full fist right in his jaw, Nix quickly backs out while his lips bleeds.

Right soon after, Nix realized that his body can no longer move and his knees dropped. He desperately gasping for air as he tries to stand up.

"It's over Nix I win..."

"Are you.."

Nix began to disappear as the times itself moves backwards Nix suddenly appeared behind her and grasping her neck.

"Two of you... Enough!"