Six years later

In a huge forest, filled with huge trees as far as the eyes could see a young boy was running as fast as he could... he was chasing a rabbit... "You won't get away from me!!" He shouted and leaped forward jumping at the rabbit... as he was about to catch it the rabbit also jumped and escaped at a hair's breadth... the rabbit landed and turned around and stomped its feet on the ground a few times as if it was ridiculing the boy... but the boy just stood there and concentrated... suddenly steel cables came out of the ground and the rabbit was bound to a Metal plate. It was the Python's grip... the young boy ran over to the rabbit and said: "Seems like you celebrated too early." He then took out a knife and killed it... "Thank you" He gave his thanks to the rabbit for becoming nourishment.

The boy was about 1.4 meters big and had red crimson hair... his facial features were truly like that of a young prince... he was very handsome... even some young people of the town who are about fifteen to twenty years old admire his beautiful appearance. He was bigger, stronger, and smarter then Kids his age... he was even able to control the Metal element more proficiently than some people of the older generation... his name is, Ragnar.

Six years have passed since Loken joined the Silverhammer clan and became a teacher there. After he taught the clan members about how to control Metal and teach them about the true essence of it... he taught them how to handle and use Blackiron. The clan regained a lot of its previous glory and was recognized by the Stormdragon clan to have contributed to the safety of the Stormcloud domain... the Stormdragon clan was the clan lead by the Dragonlord Kunshu. The Silverhammers shared the discovery of Obsidian and Adamantite with everyone and soon not only Humans were equipped with powerful weapons and armor... even Dragons shaped the newfound Metal to their desire and gained massively when it came to battle power. They were able to form claws that would overlap with there own claws and were able to channel and empower their elemental control and firepower. They were also able to make body armor and helms of it that would protect vital parts of their bodies.

Everybody expected Loken as a member of the clan and looked up to him with respect. He changed a lot since he came there... he was more open to new things and changes... he was also very good at teaching others... he would give out small tasks for his pupils to fulfill and only guide them to the answers by giving some hints. By this method, everyone had to figure out how things are done on there own and they would feel more pleased with themselves after accomplishing a task or making a breakthrough. He also made some improvements... by finally coming out of suppression and having a more or less free lifestyle he was able to gain knowledge from studying together with Grom in the ancient writings.

They discovered an old cultivation method that would allow one to channel the power of one's element inside the body and form a power source with it. Normal cultivators would channel the power of elements through their body and unleash them... the strength of the body would then determine the power level of one's cultivation. But with this method, one could store the power of elements... which would ultimately also enhance the body's properties and change one's Physik slightly depending on the element. In Loken's case, his bones became more solid and he is able to harden parts of his skin so it becomes an additional layer of protection. First it was very frustrating to Loken because he had to abandon his cultivation and start from the beginning but since he was very proficient and talented in the control of Metal he managed to improve and become even stronger as before... he was now a tier-two Expert... but with the newfound cultivation method and some of the long lost techniques he knew he was on par with a normal tier-five Expert or even tier-six Expert.

Many clan members choose to not use this method... they were not as proficient in controlling Metal like Loken and they did not want to start from anew and loose what they had to accomplish over so many years. So Loken was more or less the only one of the older generations who switched methods... only Torken accompanying him on that way. He was a blockhead when it came to fighting... but Loken had to admit that Torken was worthy to be called a genius... he was already a tier-eight Apprentice, just like before... but with this Method he was nearly three times more powerful than before... he would even stand a chance against tier-one Experts. The gap between every main level of cultivation was enormous a tier-ten Apprentice would normally stand no chance against a tier-one Expert.

The decision what the younger generation of the clan would learn was left to their parents. Loken and Torken were in charge of teaching the ancient cultivation method that was, in the past, only known by the main clan and was called Elemental-Core-Cultivation-Method. The more your cultivation grew the more your understanding and control over the Metal grew... and the more your understanding over Metal grew the faster your cultivation would progress... it was a double-edged sword with benefits on both sides.

"Seems like this will be enough for today." As Ragnar said that he prepared a fire and took out ten small animal corpses... they were rabbits, partridges, snakes, and some fish. He also took out a sharp knife and began to skin the animals and let them bleed out so he could prepare them on over the fire. Ragnar's appetite has grown over the years he was simply no normal child... he knew from his father that he was a Demi-Human and that his body was different than that of other kids. It was not that the clan could not provide enough to eat... but more of a way to train him. Loken told Ragnar that he should hunt and prepare his meals himself... that would temper him and make him tougher. Loken wanted Ragnar to improve his body and learn to control his animal instincts that are a lot sharper than that of normal Humans. The whole process took him the whole morning... Ragnar loves to eat he was a little glutton... he loves to experiment with all the things the forest provides... so he had profound knowledge about all the types of fruits, mushrooms, herbs, roots, and vegetables he could add.

Though Ragnar was only six years old and was put into this kind of difficult situation he adopted very fast and learned how to survive under these circumstances. After finishing most of the things he prepared he left some of the meat in his rings so he had something to eat in the evening... So after hunting and eating in the morning, he would join his father in the clan to learn about how to control the Metal element. Of course, Ragnar was learning the Elemental-Core-Cultivation-Method from his father and Torken whom he called his uncle.