107 107. Advance

Everything came to an end.

A millenia old battle was over.

The government and Ubuyashiki family took care of the aftermath.

The slayers had a long peaceful sleep. They slept for an entire day before waking up. All of them laughed to their hearts content when they woke up.

Kagaya's son took over his position as their leader. He was still a kid but he was Kagaya's son.

The war was over.

The Slayer Corps went dark. Everyone returned to their roots. To pass on their legacy.

...

At the foot of a vibrant mountain stood a huge manor. There was a wide flat area to its north, rows of children stood orderly as they performed breathing exercise.

Further inside the manor was a courtyard. Looking up one could see the path leading to the mountain.

Flowers filled the courtyard. The different colours added life, and the buzzing bees and butterflies painted a serene picture.

To the side was a small pond, fish filled with vitality swam joyfully. A tree grew beside it, casting it's shadow over the pond.

A young man wearing casual clothes sat beneath the tree. A sword rested on his legs.

His breath was faint but every time he breathed he seemed to have become one with nature.

A beautiful lady sat not far from him. Her eyes never left the young man. She had a mesmerising smile on her face as she watched him.

These two were of course Leo and Shinobu.

After the final battle. Leo asked her hand in marriage. It's been three years since then.

As a thank you for everything they had done the Ubuyashiki gifted him with this manor and everything within ten miles around it.

Leo created a school for martial arts. His breathing techniques and forms couldn't be taught to anyone else, it was a bloodline inheritance.

So he spend three years and developed Dragon Breathing and Tiger Breathing, he spent a lot of time and created another set of forms for each of these Breathing Techniques.

Three years later his school now had a solid foundation. He had two direct disciples. They were taught the Dragon Breathing and Tiger Breathing respectively.

As for the others they were still learning a simplified Breathing form of these two core Breathing Techniques.

Opening his eyes Leo stood up and stretched his body.

Shinobu walked beside him and asked, "Why do you always meditate like an old monk? You have even started to read scriptures."

Leo poked her nose and said with a smile, "Those scriptures contain wisdom of our race. It's a form of cultivation for our mind, too much power will lead away from righteousness."

Shinobu hugged his arms and complained, "Ok, it's a form of tempering, I get that. Then what about those other martial arts you trained. Tai-chi, Animal Mimicry Fist, Buddhist Arts, Daoist Arts... how may did you go through? You spend most of your time training."

Hearing her grumble Leo hugged her waist and planted a kiss on her forehead, "I am sorry, I am sorry. From today onwards I will only spend half my time for training."

Shinobu was delighted, "Really?"

Leo nodded with a smile.

Shinobu was really happy however she suddenly frowned. Looking at him suspiciously she said, "Something's wrong, you never cut your time from training! Spit it out."

Leo hugged her tightly and laughed heartily, "As expected from my wife, yup, I can take a breather for a while now."

Shinobu placed her arms around his neck and asked, "Did you advance?"

Leo nodded.

A faint ripple spread out from his body. It expanded till it covered thirty meters.

Shinobu widened her eyes in surprise, "You sword intent reached it's peak!"

Haha!

Leo laughed loudly.

It's been years since he formed his intent. Intent formed domain. The peak of domain was thirty meters.

Shinobu finally understood, "So that's why you trained all those different techniques."

Leo smiled and explained, "Every path leads to the same destination. By knowing a bit of everything I can refine my own understanding and go further in my path."

Shinobu smiled sweetly and pumped her fist, "This calls for a celebration!"

Leo smiled, "Of course. Call those two idiots, we are having a feast!"

The manor got lively. Leo's personal students were in charge of the nominal ones. They heard about their master's break through and were happy.

The nominal students were exempted from training for a day and were told to enjoy.

Of course these kids were happy to hear that.

"Grand Master improved again?"

"As expected of Grand Master."

"What do you newbies know. This is routine around here."

"Senior, this happened before."

"Of course! I came here two years ago, in these two years Grand Master improved four times."

"Wow! That's amazing!"

"Hmph! Amazing is putting it lightly. You know Grand Master's direct students, they only improved slightly in these two years. Compared to Grand Master, our teachers are not worth mentioning."

The students were discussing animatedly. However they failed to notice two kids about the age of 14 standing in the distance. Both of them had a wry smile on their face.

"Say, Ichiya, should I got over and teach those brats a lesson for insulting their teacher."

The other boy shook his head, "Amado, let it go. You are a teacher for god's sake. This is why master always scolds you."

Amado shrugged, "But he will never punish me."

Ichiya rolled his eyes.

Leo was lenient with his students not because he was soft but because he wants to nurture them for what they are.

If you try to paint a cat as a tiger it won't work.

Amado had a fiery temper but he was diligent and hard working. He was hard on his students but he knew their limits and acted accordingly.

Ichiya was the total opposite of Amado. He was calm and always had a temperament smile on his face.

Both of them had different personalities but they were as close as brothers. Amado who had a fiery temper but he always listened to Ichiya.

The feast was luxurious. There was meat, wine and juice for kids.

Leo had a smile on his face when he looked at those lively brats. He was content with such a life.

The day went by very fast.

When the stars lit up the sky, Leo walked out of the manor and stood beside the pond. The pond reflected the beautiful starry sky.

Leo suddenly opened his palm. A faint luster shone on his palm, a second later a medallion carved with a dragon and tiger appeared.

"Is that the medallion you spoke of?"

Shinobu peeked her head over Leo's shoulder.

Leo fiddled with the medallion and said, "When I advanced today my spirit went through a qualitative change. It can cover upto 10 miles now. And I was finally able to bring this out."

Shinobu curiously looked at the medallion, "What does it do?"

Leo shook his head, "I don't know."

He fiddled with it for a second and thought of channelling his 'Breath' inside.

Out of curiosity he did just that. Suddenly the medallion trembled. A violent fluctuations erupted from it.

It enveloped Leo and Shinobu in an instant. Before he could react they were swallowed by the fluctuation and disappeared.