Realm of Nothingness
*Arthur POV*
'Was I too rushed? was I too harsh on him? No, it is for his own good.'
Staring at his grandson now, it is hard to believe that the present Ray now with the past Ray are the same person. He is really changed, looking at him now, he can imagine his grandson Ray stood upon mountain of his enemies corpse on battlefield with demonic grin and the ecstatic expression of his. Haha, different from me and his brother Adam, he seems the type whom enjoy the fight and grow because of those fight, it's like he was born to war.
Unlike what I was thinking when he was small i thought that he was dislike wielding a sword. So, when he turned six i want to sent him to a schollarly school for nobles, even he only learn a little there at least he got to meet with friends at his age. *Chuckle* those puppy eyes that he shows to me when i told him i want to send him to school. He look really sad at that time, he said he dont want to went outside, after knowing that Ray cried Adam become stubornly against it.
'I don't want my little brother become sad grandpa!' that what Adam said at that time, since their mother death, Adam become more mature, he also become more caring and protective towards his Little brother.
Haha, That child really is overprotective towards his little brother. Who knows that cute, the always calm and collected adam can become like a hungry Tiger when it concerning his little brother.
Adam has a kind heart,He once said 'I'll become strong enough to protect Ray!' to me, the thing first crossed his mind was to protect and not revenge for his father's death.
At least i don't have to worry about them when i'm gone, Haaah i don't know how many years i have left in this world. I just want my whole family to be happy, no need to worry about anything. But sadly in this man-eat-man world strength reign supreme, if you're not strong enough then you only could become a fodder to be trampled by the strong.
My first son already dead in the battlefield, fortuentely my second son and my daughter are safe. The Former become Royal Army's Commander while the latter is Crown prince's wife, i dont need to worry anymore about them.
My only worry are Raka and Ray, while Raka is the rarely seen magic swordsman eventhough he doesn't look like it, i heard that his preference towards women are a bit wei... *cough* different from masses.
As for Ray, in this test I must held back my strength but also need keep it at the point Ray still strugle to pass. It's good that he want to see the world and has the ambition to become stronger, i only hope when he came back later he already matured and stay healthy...
'Hmmm? he start to move again, good don't give up my grandson'
'Wait! his aura give a different vibe from before,it's like he's in enlightment state? No, it's different his aura keep fluctuating like he is struggling against something...'
'What? his presence is gone! how? if i don't see him standing in front of me i wouldn't know that he's at all. what kind of mental state are you at Ray?'
...
While Arthur keep stand by and thinking about his grandson, Ray finally gettin out of his inner struggle. Right now, in his mind there is nothing at all
When one masters the unification of mind, body and soul they gain an access to a unique ability that can never be replicated by others, that serves the sole purpose of giving them an even greater edge in their most-used method of combat. This is called the 'Realm of Nothingness'. Realm of Nothingness erases all traces of user. While they can still be seen, the have no presence, no fighting spirit, and no killing aura. User is practically felt as a part of his surrounding.
Usually, Even if a person is able to control his killing aura to some extent, when an opponent emits his own killing aura, his body will automatically respond. No matter how he hides his aura, the opponent would then feel it. In the Realm of Nothingness user controls his aura as he wishes and becomes 'Nothing'. In this state, though the user is visible to the human eye, everything else tells you that user can't exist, user emits no energy, no presence, nothing at all.
[Entering enlightment state]
[Clearing mind, {Perception} skill +3]
'Aaah~ this is it, i'm longing for this serenity. even in game i can't reach this state at all...'
'kukuku~ it really different if you're under pressure and guidance of someone who is way stronger than you.'
[Entering state of nothingness]
[Because of the unity of mind and body {Perception} skill +5]
Ignoring the notification in his mind,Ray suddenly charging forward toward his grandpa, when he's near his grandpa he suddenly take a sidestep to his right then slashing horizontally from left to right. Arthur blocking ray's slash again then bashing his shield against Ray.
'His move are more fluid and sharper than before' thought arthur
'Not enough? i need to get faster then!' Ray again took his stance then slashing again and again, while Arhur keep raising his pace and his pressure towards Ray.
'Hoho~ he really is my grandson' Arthur thought smiling silently while keep moving, blocking, and kicking Ray. 'How about this then'
When Ray least expect it, Arthur's pressure suddenly rose and made Ray kneeling on his knees.
'Not ready, huh? well he's still so young' Arthur thought a bit disappointed then said to Ray
(Arthur) "Good fight Ray, you're passed! rest a bit tonight, i'll orginizing a banquet five days later then next week you can start your journey."
"No..."
[Strong emotional detected]
(Arthur) "what do you mean Ray? losi..." Arthur's word got cutted in the middle with Ray's shout
"I'M NOT LOSE YET GRANDPA!!!" Ray shouting and raising his head to look straight at his grandpa's eyes
[Condition for activing soul trait has been met!]
[Synchronizing body, soul, and mind]
[Synchronized complete! {Perception} skill +1]
Arthur then surprised even further when he seeing his grandson's eyes. Ray's Iris turned into crimson and his pupils are black colored.
[Activing soul trait : Akaiten no me]
(Arthur) "Ray, what happened into your eyes?!!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"