Chapter 7: Learning From One Above All

<Samael POV>

--3 Weeks Later--

--Samael's Room, Domain Of The One Above All--

A little tweak here.

And a little tweak there.

And Voila!

It's done (more like half done).

You must be wondering, what am I talking about?

Let's recap,

It's been 3 weeks since my lessons with OAA started and I've been soaking all of them up like a sponge.

History, Martial Arts, Etiquette, Science.

And a bunch of other things.

During this time I've added a few other powers to my arsenal too.

[Mind Shield], [Ultra Super Speed Regeneration] and [Adaptive Physiology]

All of them are pretty self explanatory (I think).

And I'm sure I don't need to explain why I added them but I will explain it anyway.

Simply, they would help me survive without even trying.

I don't even need say how useful and overpowered Reality Warping at my level is.

But mix it with [Ultra Super Speed Regeneration] and [Adaptive Physiology] and you got yourself another thing entirely.

I added both them because of my survival (as stated previously) and because I didn't want to be a one-trick-pony who only had his Reality Warping going for him.

Anyways,

As for what I was talking about?

It's a little project of mine which will (hopefully) pay off in the long run.

I'm not gonna spoil it for now but know this it's going to be very, very useful.

But let's hope it works first.

*Tee-Tee-Tee-Tee-Tee-Tee-Tee*

I guess it's time for my lessons.

I stopped the alarm and changed my clothes into training ones and teleported.

<Scene Change>

--Domain Of The One Above All--

I was standing in the middle of a big clearing with OAA spectating from a distance.

In front of me were a dozen of black robotic bipedal beings, Training-Bots.

They were specially created by OAA for my more... physical training.

As you know my Reality Warping gives me a very, very versatile and powerful fighting style as long as I have Imagination, Willpower and Mental Energy.

Unfortunately, I don't exactly know how to fight.

In my previous life I was just a normal office worker and I never bothered to ever learn how to fight.

Of course, I could use my powers to learn Martial Arts (or any kind of fighting style) but they will just give me knowledge not experience.

I don't need to tell you how important 'experience' is.

These Training-Bots will help me with it. Each of their hit stings like a bee and with each consecutive hit the pain increases.

Kinda like in a game.

Not only that but they also have above superhuman strength, agility and durability.

Yeah, Pain Tolerance is one of the things I requested to be taught (I'm not a masochist, I promise!) It's torturous but very essential (if you've seen a shonen protagonist you know it's damn useful).

I'm also not allowed to use my Reality Warping in this (there's another training regime for that).

So it's just Me vs the pain giving Training-Bots.

So yes, this training regime (made by OAA on my request) will basically give me experience in fighting.

"Start!" Commanded OAA causing all the Training-Bots to activate (and have robotic red glowing eyes too).

The Bots charge at me in superhuman speeds.

Bot-1 attempts to kick my leg while while Bot-2 goes for my head.

Meanwhile other Bots try to hit my various other points.

I dodge all of them and counter them perfectly causing them to go out of the fight for a few moments.

The next few seconds I punch and kick any Bot that comes near me.

Suddenly the Bots (the ones that were out are back now) surround me and charge at me together.

While I'm busy fighting off the bots, a bot sneaks up my back and hits my neck.

I flinch for moment which they take advantage of to gang up on me.

I feel each punch and kick and the damage it does to my body.

Half of my Ribs are broken, snapped Spine, a collapsed Lung, and bunch of other things.

Needless to say I was a bloody mess right now.

I summon up all the strength escape from them.

Once again, I am astounded at the Bot's intelligence.

Oh! Did I forget to mention that the Training-Bots learn as they fight? No? Well they do.

Which makes them a very difficult opponent.

But this was only warm up.

*crack!*

'Ouch.' I wince as I feel my spine fix itself. The pain isn't much as my pain tolerance is on another level due to the past 3 weeks worth of training.

I quickly get back up (Regeneration for the win!) and charge back at them.

<Timeskip>

--40 Minutes Later--

I stand silently with broken robotic parts all around me.

Needless to say, they were a difficult opponent.

But I'm another monster entirely.

Remember when I said I could learn any Martial Arts?

Yeah, cause I already did. 3 weeks ago when we first started our training sessions (it would be too dumb not to).

Of course since there were a bunch of Martial Arts, I only chose to learn MMA perfectly till now (I used to sometimes watch MMA fights in past life when I had nothing to do).

Though when I say I learnt it perfectly I mean perfectly. The compiled knowledge about MMA from the strongest and best masters of it.

My [Super Intellect], [Super Comprehension] & [Eidetic Memory] helped me quickly understand it all.

I only needed enough experience in it which these Training-Bots helped immensely in.

Sure, a real fight would (probably) be very different than this but it's enough.

OAA walks up to me with a exasperated look.

"Why do you have take such a bloody and painful training regime? I just feel bad watching you." He continues.

"You could've ended the fight long ago but you stretched it out. What am I gonna do with you?!" He rolls his eyes in exasperation.

"Well you know the saying, No Pain No Gain?" I say slyly.

"It's not supposed to be taken to this level!" He sighs.

I just shrug.

"The training won't ever leave any lasting effects on me, so I don't see how it matters."

He just sighs and nods reluctantly.

"But at least I can make the after effects easier." He says and summons a small bottle with blue liquid.

A Stamina Recovery Potion.

I take it from his hand and gulp it down. Because even though it didn't seem so, I was tired. It was hard not to after a workout like this.

The effects of the potion were practically instantaneous.

After a few minutes of rest we move on to the next training.

[Reality Warping] Training Regime.

OAA teleported us to an desolate universe with no life.

Apparently it was due to a Incursion (they are horrible things).

Anyways,

This training was basically where I push my Reality Warping to it's utmost capabilities.

Which at this moment was Universal level.

Yeah, not Omniversal (yet).

Why? Because simply I'm not strong enough yet.

More like my mind isn't strong enough yet.

If my mind was strong enough I would be able to warp reality to Omniversal without a problem.

But it isn't. Right now if I overuse it, my mind would break.

Simple as that.

I CAN use it on Omniversal Level but it would literally break my mind in return.

But that's where [Adaptable Physiology] & [Ultra Super Speed Regeneration] come in.

It's exactly as you think.

My mind breaks and rebuilds itself stronger than before.

That's the training plan.

I came up with this inhuman training plan because this was way faster than the original method which consisted of meditation and studying.

Yeah, I was bored in the first week due constant meditation and studying.

Not that I still don't meditate (I do) but it's just that it's too slow to give results.

Whereas this one give instantaneous results.

So when I suggested this method to OAA he instantly rejected it.

I expected it.

But after many, many long hours of talking (and multiple uses of puppy eyes) he reluctantly agreed.

What can I say I'm very persuasive.

But he put limit on this method, that this practice will only be allowed once a week because it's simply too brutal.

Let's end monologue and start the fun stuff.

After a few moments I unleashed Reality Warping to it's full potential.

<3rd Person POV>

The Universe itself starts shaking and cracking due Samael's overwhelming presence itself.

But with nothing but a random thought everything is back to normal.

In a snap the whole universe is filled with life.

And with snap it is once again destroyed.

Samael then lets his consciousness take the backseat and just focusses on extending the effects and range of his Reality Warping.

Meanwhile All of Reality itself is shaking and warping into one thing or another.

One side of the Universe is now made up of what looks like Cartoon while another is like a Eldritch Horror Movie.

One looks like Disneyland while another looks like Minecraft.

All of The Universe is warping and changing due to nothing but Samael's subconscious thoughts.

This was nothing but...

The true potential of a Reality Warper.

<Samael POV>

My mind breaks and repairs itself stronger than before due the full unleashed potential of Reality Warping.

OAA was also containing all the damage to this Universe so that I don't accidentally destroy the Multiverse.

Yeah, Reality Warping isn't all sunshine and roses.

And while it seem that I should have gone crazy, I haven't.

My [Adaptable Physiology] and [Ultra Super Speed Regeneration] prevents me from going insane and other side effects too.

So yeah,

With each training session my mental energy was growing tremendously.

My mind was becoming stronger and stronger and stronger infinitely.

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.

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After 2 Hours of 'training', OAA stopped it and brought us back.

We then sat and relaxed and ate.

This was technically the lunch break.

Who knew breaking your mind and repairing it could be so tiring right? *sarcasm*

I was eating a chocolate pastries (I'm hungry ok!?) and OAA was drinking tea a pastry of his own.

Maybe it's my kid body or something but Chocolate tastes too delicious.

"Aah! Mankind's greatest invention Chocolate" OAA nods approvingly as he takes a bite out of his pastry.

"Yeah!" I nod enthusiastically and take a mouth full bite out of my pastry.

Indeed Chocolate is the food of Gods.

You can't prove me otherwise.

After we finished eating OAA stands up.

"Now let's start history!" He says with a happy smile.

"Ugh." I was excited for History at first but then he started telling me the Hiistory of some random alien civilization which made my excitement die a boring death.

<Scene Change>

--Samael's Room, Domain Of The One Above All--

The lessons had ended a few hours ago and I was meditating in the peaceful abode of my room where I am hit with a unexpected thought.

'What is my goal?'

'What do I REALLY want?'

'Why do I have to do anything at all?'

'Why do I have to go through all this troublesome training?'

'Can't I just make a alternate plane and spend the rest of my existence in loneliness and peace?'

'So WHY don't I?'

...

...

...

'Because I refuse to...

I refuse to waste my life

I refuse to hide away for no reason.

I refuse to give up my freedom.

When I began my new life I resolved to live my life however I wanted.

To experience all kinds of pleasures of life.

To experience all kinds of luxuries.

To explore the vast infinite realities my new life had to offer.

And to explore and forge my powers to their utmost potential.

That is my goal.

Sure it is a selfish one but I'm not a hero material.

Sure heroes are a honorable bunch (most of the time).

But we've all seen what happens to hero's personal life.

For example. Spiderman. Batman. Superman.

Alright, Superman's personal life is fine. But the rest!

...

It started to sound like I was trying to justify my selfish goal but now, I'll tell you the truth.

I'm just not that much of a good person.

The "self-sacrificing-for-the-greater-good" type.

Sure, I like those heroic type of people but I wouldn't want to be one.

I guess my Alignment (or whatever it is called) will be something along the lines of Good Neutral.

I wouldn't hurt a innocent person (provided they don't piss me off too much) but I wouldn't give up my life or anything I hold dear for a person I don't even know.

Sure, it would be cool to become a Avenger or X-Men and go on adventures to 'save the world' (and I'll probably do it when I venture into the multiverse).

But I wouldn't want to do it ALWAYS.

It would quickly become troublesome and annoying.

So yes, I may play hero when I want to but don't expect it to be a regular thing.

<One Above All POV>

--The Next Day--

One Above All smiles as he sees that his protege finally decide a goal for himself.

He could see it in his eyes.

His resolve and determination.

And he was happy for his progress in these few weeks.

He had come a long way from a whiny little brat who liked to think of himself as mature (and the one who said that his, One Above All's training was too slow! Bah! The horror!)

And he admitted that the training method was barbaric, but it was necessary.

He knew it deep down.

The Omniverse was a cruel place filled with countless horrors.

He knew that Young Samael would be able to defeat most of them (quite easily too).

But he was worried about the ones Samael couldn't.

And he knew it was only a matter of time until Samael met them.

So even though he was reluctant and conflicted, he agreed with the painful training method.

He just didn't want to hinder his protege's potential.

While his training method was more peaceful (meditation and lots of studying) it was a slow one.

He didn't like forcing pain on anyone but it was his responsibility as Young Samael's mentor to make him ready for anything and everything.

To teach him all he could.

Sadly he could not spend more time with him.

He had already interfered too much in mortal affairs if he did too much then HE would wake up.

And even he, One Above All wouldn't be able to do anything.

So yes, he was worried yet proud of his protege.

Because for one reason or another.

He had truly started to care for the boy.

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And Done! Finally!

I will say this again. I hate doing 'training' chapters.

Alas, they are important in the long run and are a essential part of the journey.

In this chapter we focus on the training and his stay with OAA.

We also get a idea on Samael's thinking, motivations and goals.

Sorry if you didn't like the fight scenes (I don't know anything about Martial Arts). It was my first one ever so suggestions to improve it would be very helpful.

There were many reasons why this chapter was so late.

But the biggest was that I have had my first writer's block.

I literally wasn't able to write anything.

It's very difficult writing a decent fanfic based on a Reality Warper in Marvel World without blowing it out of proportions by the 20th chapter.

So yeah... sorry for the delay.

I decided to split this chapter in two as it was taking too long to write (and I'm lazy).

I'm sorry if you think that the novel is slow but I don't want Samael to become too much OP too fast because then I won't be able to write all the things I want him to do.

I want to show his gradual progress and his adventures in the Marvel Universe.

If you think what I did with his Reality Warping was a nerf then don't worry he will be able to fully use Reality Warping on Omniversal Level by next few chapters.

I loved the support by the way.

I will try to fasten the upload of chapters but no promises.

Please leave some good reviews! It motivates me to write a chapter faster.

I would greatly appreciate if you give a few suggestions about what you would like to see Samael do with his Reality Warping powers.

Next Chapter- Chapter 8: And The Training Arc Continues...