Chapter 145 - A clean hit

And so they did.

The two reunited friends spent the rest of the day simply sparring and training on the frozen, snow-covered grounds of Frostvik. They didn't speak much during this time, outside of giving each other pointers or bantering.

All the while, Erik kept Katya's training manual in the back of his mind and used it as a guide to improve his stances and training methods. He quickly noticed a remarkable increase in his body's aetherium absorption and power generation.

He could feel his movements becoming more fluid, and his strength increasing, as the aetherium altered, and improved his body, advancing him along the path of a Runebound.

'I wonder if she actually developed this thing herself, or if this is another relic from Earth's mysterious past,' he thought to himself. 'Although, if she did develop it herself, that would be incredibly impressive. Even I, together with Elora, wasn't able to create something like this in the last seven years.'