18 chapter 18
Kiba's training
Kiba P.O.V.
"Raise your sword on a 13°, not 10°. Are you incapable of controlling your body or you are just lazy?" And with that, this blond demon came at me again.
CRACK
"I told you already that if you are going to create swords make some that actually can take a hit." He declared after breaking another one of my swords, this must have been number 300. If we weren't in this room that recovers fatigue and magic reserves fast, I'd already been down.
"Easy for you to say, you have a freaking Excalibur in your hand," I said frustrated. When he revealed his sword as Excalibur Galantine I was honestly awed. Every swordsman knows of Excalibur and any sword that carries its name of to be great. Strangely enough, when I praised him he was pleased but when I asked if it was one of the seven fragments he looked pissed off and said that the training starts now.
CLASH
SLASH
STAB
STAB
SLASH
CLASH
CLANG
Since the start three hours ago we have been going at it non-stop. I need some rest soon or else I will simply pass out.
"Ok, that got me some idea of how you move." He said opening a space between us. "You obviously focus too much on speed. Your training will be focused on resistance, that you obviously lack as even in this room you barely manage three hours, and also in some techniques on how to redirect attacks. You must understand that while bursts of speed can be great it won't always work, especially since your speed is mostly granted by the knight piece and as such anyone that know you are a reincarnated knight will be wary of that."
I could understand what he meant by that. Fighting Castiel and Arthur let me see that just speed alone is not enough.
"Ok, we will start training it tomorrow then, right? I mean, we are training for over three hours now and I do need to rest." I said.
"Hahahaha, oh no no no no. You are not going to rest now at all. We just have around 12 days to get you in proper shape for the rating game, rest will be only the sleep time, which will be 4 hours, and feeding time, that will be an interval of no more than 20 minutes each time." After he said this, this... this madness he concluded "We will start now, let's go we will stay in the gravity room. Objective, a marathon of 124 Km followed with sparing till you can't move anymore using this headset that constantly tells you all your mistakes." And as if forgetting he complemented his previous statement. "And don't worry, your feeding time will be AFTER all that and if you are about to pass out before that you will get some nutrients through this food pills. They have all necessary nutrients to give you strength, but taste like a mix of shit and spoiled milk. With time you will come to not throw up too much." And after that Arthur Pendragon smiled. He must be punishing me for something.
Arthur P.O.V.
I finally understand why Saber-sensei put me and Cas through all those crazy trainings, seeing the face of the students when you declare what he must do is just great. And after hearing him compare that Excalibur fragments to my Galantine it just makes it all the more pleasant. My galantine was made by fusing one of the fragments of the Excalibur, the Caliburn my family had, and some eternal flames obtained by Saber-sensei herself after many missions for the Greek pantheon. It was forged by Shiro-sama and is so much greater than the Excalibur that was said to be on my family originally that comparing Galantine with a mere fragment of the previous Excalibur is an offense to my companion.
I hope to get him to an acceptable level before long and maybe put on his head the difference between being a knight and being a fool. As a student of the king of Knights, it is my moral obligation.
Another training area
Koneko P.O.V.
"So… why you don't train properly?" Bikou asked
"…"
"Heey… are you listening?"
"…"
"Answer me already."
"I don't want to end up like nee-san. I really don't. She abandoned me after killing our master. She was like that because of her powers being evil… so I won't use them." I gave my resolution. I will not become anything like nee-san, I will become strong without using that power.
With a raised eyebrow Bikou asked.
"Are you serious? That is so dumb."
"…" I will go train alone; it is better than with him.
"If you go now you will be abandoned in the future you know."
I froze when I heard that.
"What do you mean?"
"Simple really." With a shrug of his shoulders, he explained. "The way you are now you can't protect even yourself, not to mention your king. If you at the very least accept to properly train you will become strong enough for that AND if you follow a proper training you will not fall in madness by the excessive bad energy in the atmosphere, especially since you have been absorbing it for quite some time."
"What do you mean by 'I have been absorbing it for quite some time'? I haven't used senjutsu or trained on it since I was a child."
"And that is a problem in and of itself. When someone starts training in senjutsu they enter in contact with the flow of life of the world. That is a good thing as, if you can actually master this connection, you can know where anyone in your proximity is located, how strong they are and their feelings at the moment.
At this moment you are feeling distrustful towards me and a shining hate towards my girl. On the other hand, if you enter in contact with this flow and simply don't train and lock it always you will still be absorbing some of the natural flow in your body and to adjust to it your body will not develop as it should. If the concentration of energy gets to pass a certain threshold you will go mad due to overwhelming negative emotions. That is why many think this power is evil to begin with." He explained while eating a banana that he took out from nowhere.
"So that is why nee-san went crazy." I thought. If what he said is true so it would make sense, my sister must have gone crazy due to not training properly… like I am now.
"Nope, she had other reasons for it." He said. "But it is not my place to explain them to you. What I am here for is to help you in your training in accepting your Yokai side and to train in senjutsu."
I sit down and started eating a bit. If what he says is true so I need his help, maybe it will let me grow to not look like a child so much, nyaa.
"What is the training exactly?"
"You will take this pill right here." He took a pill from the pocket on his pants. "It is called nature wakening pill, it releases the wild side of a Yokai. When in that state I will hold you down so as to not let you destroy everything, but I want you to focus on the feeling of your wild side, the reactions, and movements. Also, during this state, you will have greater contact with the flow of nature AND it will expel all negative emotions locked in your body. It was developed by the Tower with the help of your sister so as to help others like you." Bikou gave a smile and said. "My girl may be a horny pussy, as she would describe herself, but she cares a lot about you."
I look at the pill, it is quite strange and has a funny smell.
"Did I said that it has the taste of all your favorite deserts put in one place, Kuroka helped create those thinking on you after all."
GULP
It is all my favorites put together, but it was made by her and
SNIF
SNIF
I ate without thinking, the smell was just so good.
My mouth is on kitty heaven nyaa. I love this taste nyaa. I strangely want to go hunting nyaa. Let's go hunt, NNNYYYAAAAAAAA.
Bikou P.O.V.
Now for the good part. Whenever a Yokai takes the pill he goes feral and completely follows his instincts, which, when combined with the negative emotions she needs to expel, leads to her going battle crazy. All her talent will flourish and the battle with her will be SO FUN.
"NYAAHH!" She pounced on me, claws, ears, and tail out. She completely turned into an animal.
As I started blocking her strikes and counter attacking with my golden pole I can only think of one thing, 'Koneko-chan, you better take the greatest benefit possible from this. As for me, this fight is going to be SO FUN!'.
Another training area
Akeno P.O.V.
"So, what is my training?" I asked this twins. They honestly don't really feel that much stronger than me, they most likely defeated me by going two on one.
"Explanation. Your training will be simple. As you lack control and connection to thunder we will fix that. This room we are can reproduce any meteorological condition, we will activate a thunderstorm and you will be holding this" The stoic one gave me an iron rod of more than two meters "and will try to better understand the thunder and lightning using your own body."
"Kukuku, I still remember the times many millennia ago when we went through the tempering of hurricanes and storms that entered in history as the greatest of all times."
"Correction. It was only a few years ago and while the storms were powerful they were not historical in any way… except the Katrina one, that was not a good day."
Is this a new torture method? I am a bit of a masochism but this is…
"Continuation. After you spend five days straight in here doing this you will practice in control by using this thunder ball, it is a mystic code for training in thunder that was projected to be controlled using thunder element and the longer the time used the harder it is to control, as well as the more energy it has accumulated that, in the case of failure in keeping it in check and completing the missions allocated, will discharge at you."
"That is more of a torture than training." I couldn't help but exclaim.
"Who cares? We are the great children of the storm and if you are going to learn how to use the power of thunder you must be capable of at least this much." The expressive one said, Kaguya I believe.
I am feeling that I might hate those two before the end of this training.
Another room
Gasper P.O.V.
W-what do I do? This girl is taking me always from my friends and said she will train me, but what do I do? She may hit me while nobody is looking, or talk bad things about me, or try to kill me, or –
KISS
"Hum, not bad if I must say." She kissed me. Wh-Wh-What do I do? Rias-sama, this girl is a kissing demon. "And these are the results." She suddenly took out a tablet, and I just realized that I got really tired just now. "According to this, your vampiric powers are a mess and this leads to a terrible control of your sacred gear. What to do, what to do? Oh, I know." She suddenly looked at me with a scary glean on her eyes.
"I will use this nifty little code here to send you to relive all your past experiences, it just works on those who are mentally weaker than the caster and as long as you change yourself even a bit the loop will stop. It is mostly made for treatment of those like you that are traumatized, normally it is not really recommended but it is the faster method to get results so good luck little guy." And with that, she put a strange helmet on my head.
Next thing I know; I am back in the mansion where I was born.
"What are you doing here, you waste of our noble lineage. Disappear from my sight, you filth mistake." And that was my biological half-brother.
This must be hell.
Liese P.O.V.
Huh, this seems about right. I don't understand why others would worry about doing things the long and hard way when there is a cheat way like this. When I heard of him I went and took this mystic code Arc symphony may look like a maestro baton but it was created just for this sort of times. It even accelerates the time in his dreams so that one hour outside is equivalent to around one year inside, he can spend ALL the time he needs in there until he finally overcomes his fears. I even let him hold the mystic code that grants him some courage.
Now I can spend all the time I need to mix the results I got from his magic powers and the remnants of energy I manage to obtain of his sacred gear to my own research.
Don't think bad of me vampire-kun, I am just a true magus after all.
Another room
Rias P.O.V.
"You must learn to keep a cool head at all times. As a leader that must be your first priority, if the one who leads can't do his job properly his subordinates are the ones who suffer." And so my sensei for this period of time, Luvia Edelfet said. She is a well-known person, even if she has been active for a short time (on a devil's perspective).
"But all members of house Gremory has the characteristic of being affectionate and emotional, and emotions help in devil's magic," I explained. It is not like I don't understand where she is coming from, but the problem is just as I said.
"*sigh* You of the Gremory house are all so complicated. It surprises me you guys even can maintain your post as high nobility." A tick mark must be on my forehead as this comment REALLY annoys me. "You should try and keep this characteristic in cheek them, a leader must not be too affectionate to his subordinates on the battlefield. Now for the training we will be doing, it will be a leadership training, and afterwards a training focussed on control."
She then walked to a corner of the room and took out a small helmet.
"This, thing, here allows your mind to enter a virtual reality. It was made by mixing the technology by one of our science-tower sub-chefs, Kaiaba, by combining witchcraft, magecraft, and virtual reality. It will lead you to being a leader in a battle between groups of varied size, two-man cells, small team fights, large-scale combat and with varied terrains and enemies." Luvia explained, seemingly with a mix of disgust and pride for the object.
"Wow, so this is like a video-game?" I couldn't help but ask. I love games, and dating games in special, but war simulations are good too.
"Yes and no. Yes in that you will see it as close to a game, but no in that even your feelings for your group will be simulated."
"What do you mean by that?" I asked with some worry.
"This one here will make you feel all the feelings you normally would for a group that was together with you for many years. Do not worry, as soon as the simulation ends the feelings will fade very fast but this way you will truly feel like a fight and not just 'a game'." Luvia explained already about to put it on my head.
"W-why do you have such a thing? Why would ANYONE build such a machine?" It just doesn't make sense to me. It must have taken a lot of time to develop this but the effect of simulating the emotions and trusting people into battle repeatedly like this is simply too cruel.
"It was made for Castiel. He needed experience in leadership and he practiced with this since he was 8 to make sure he can keep a cool head when the time to lead comes (even if he fails from time to time)." Luvia said and got ready to start. "Now, go and get some true batlefield experience."
MACHINE ON
Luvia P.O.V.
Looking at her like this reminds me of Castiel when he was a child. He was also so innocent, but noblesse-obliges. He was decided to be the heir of the organization and as such needed to learn, and so does this girl.
I will partake in some tea and cookies while she fights bloody battle after bloody battle. It truly reminds me of Castiel on this. Later tonight we will do magic control where she will practice making forms using her POD and also focusing on how to make her attacks denser, but her main focus will still be on this machine of hell that we developed but NO ONE from the Tower likes to even look at.
I hope she is ready for this.
On a mountain not so far away
Issei P.O.V.
I was promised a harem.
"Un! Deux! Trois!"
I was supposed to be surrounded by magnificent Oppai.
"Raise your leg more, the movement must be more fluid if you want to learn New Kama Kempo."
"I DON'T WANT TO!" I was not supposed to be practicing ballet with an Okama.
"Nonsense, being an okama is the best. Now repeat with me; Un! Deux! Trois!"
"Un! Deux! Troy!" I repeated while trying to copy his movements. The only good part of it all was that I managed to get in contact with the spirit of my sacred gear.
An hour ago, after being taken to the mountain
Issei P.O.V.
"So here is a good place." Saying so this Okama throws me out after having carried me all the way here. This is a mountain on the outskirts of the region, the scenario is beautiful with a lot of flowers all around and a view of all the area with a great lake and many ancient trees.
"So… what are we doing?" I said with not a hint of enthusiasm in my voice, I mean how could anyone be enthusiastic with no oppai around. Ah, I miss you oppai.
"We will be doing physical training following the ancient tradition of my home." That peeked my interest a bit, if it can make me strong I will become a high-class (in the aristocratic sense) faster and will get a peerage of my own. The faster I obtain a peerage the faster I can become a Harem King, My dream is one step closer now. "It is a magnificent set of movements that are feared across the world, such that most when faced with a user run away."
"Oh, I want to learn that. What is the name?" I asked
"Boy, do not ask that. Just run away, fast" who said that?
"It is good that you are interested. I will teach you the incredible ancient art of the" Bon Clay continued talking. "Newkama Kempo, the techniques of the legendary Okama queen."
CRASH
I just fell on the ground immediately. I won't learn the fighting style of the okamas.
"Also before we start I want to ask, have you connected yourself to the spirit of your sacred gear yet?" The pink demon that wants to take me away from the holy world of oppai asked.
Supressng a grumble I said "No, I have not. Buchou explained it to me some time ago, but I never got to talk with Draig."
"Maybe I can help with that." He then turned to his nails… and talked to them? "Can you help out Iva-chan?"
"Of course Bon-boy, HEE-HAH!" his nails turned purple and shined while a strange voice that could be considerate masculine with a hint of femininity or feminine with a hint of masculinity.
"Let me present you, my nails are my sacred gear hormone max, a sacred gear passed only to Okamas with a pure maiden heart and a mans spirit. It has a similar aspect with your sacred gear in that the user receives a destiny, and, in my case, it is the destiny of being the king of all Okamas. My sacred gear also houses a spirit just like your case, the one inside mine is the Okama God Emporio Ivankov."
I don't know if I got impressed at his sacred gear or scared in knowing there IS a god for all Okamas.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, perv-booy." The voice said. "And until when do you intend on pretending of being asleep, Draigy."
I feel like my gear is trying to get even deeper into myself just to not get in contact with Ivankov.
"If you do not come out now I will tell EVERYONE the reason for the beginning of your fight with Alby-boy." The voice said teasingly.
"Don't you dare, weird one." A voice came from my sacred gear. Is this Draig?
"It wasn't without time; you were always too lazy." Ivankov said teasingly. "My host will train yours now so make yourself useful for once and transmit draconic energy through him. I will help as well, now go Bon-booy!"
"Hay, Iva-chan." And with that, his nails turned into thin claws and before I could react he injected them into me. "Now that is much better. My sacred gear can control hormones and what I just did was over activating growth hormone and testosterone so as to make your muscles more powerful faster." He said after removing his 'claws' from my side. "Don't worry, it will not affect your size down there." A sweet-drop rolled out of my back and I sighed in relief at that last statement.
"Work hard, perv-boy and you too draigy-booy."
"I refuse; I will only help my host after he has proven himself worthy of one as great as m-"
"Once upon a time, there were two little dragons."
"Ok, ok I will help. You evil entity, I should have killed you when I have the chance."
"Good, Ivankov always get what he wants HEE-HAH!"
Then, after this talk, that made me more confused, Bon Clay decided to continue.
"Now let's start." And then he decided to explain our training. "Copy me till I say it is enough."
And with that I started copying him in dancing ballet, stretching and moving like he did.
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So much balet.
Omake
The reason why the heavenly dragons went on their rampage
Long ago there were two dragons. They were the best of friends and always fought side by side. It got to such a point where their powers could complement one another with one weakening their opponent and the other augmenting himself and his friend. They were the major symbols of power and masculinity to the whole dragon race.
One day, while traveling around they saw a king. The king was impressive but they were more so and after some time they defeated the king and stolen the crown that the king loved so very much.
The dragons laughed at this case, having done similar things many times before, but they never worried about retribution. After all, as long as they were together there was no one they feared.
Unfortunately, they made a mistake. A grave mistake. The king they stole the crown was not a king but a God, the God of Okamas and the supreme leader of Kamabaka Kingdom, the holy land of the Okamas.
Ivankov was patient, it would not rush to be humiliated again by the two dragons. He waited and waited until the dragons went home (they lived together on a mountain they stole from some no good goddess named Aqua) and decided to sleep. A dragon sleep is deep, really deep. Taking advantage of their sleep Ivankov entered their two rooms and injected them both two hormones and some pheromones. After doing his job he quickly and stealthily left.
When they woke up (almost in the moment Ivankov left) they looked at one another with a fire on their eyes… a passion fire.
"Come here and be my bitch Draig" the white one said jumping at Draig to subjugate and take him
"No, you will be my bitch Albion." Draig said jumping to dominate Albion.
The two hormones were the ones that made their dominating instincts over-react as well as the instincts for procreation. That in and of itself is not that terrible, if not for the fact Ivankov splashed both of them in so many of the pheromones that female dragons secrete when at the time of procreation.
And so the two heavenly dragons started an epic fight of WHO WOULD BE ON TOP. The fight was amazing, with many bites and attacks searching subjugation. It reached a state that they went in the middle of the battlefield that the three factions of Christianity were fighting, and from there it is history.
