Tragic news.

Kaiser stood in front of Jian with a sword in his hand. He was almost exhausted from trying to perform the stance told by Jian. Kaiser was able to perform the movements but he wasn't able to exert the force which Jian expected. It seemed like kaiser's aura was reflecting external force.

Jian swordsmanship doesn't involve using the mana in one's body.

But Kaiser with his knowledge of magic tried to use mana. After several months of practice with the sword, Kaiser came up with his own theory using mana in sword strikes.

That was why Kaiser wasn't able to use Jian's technique. Jian came up with the idea of not using the mana when he was in his younger days. He lacked the type of power that of dragons. So in order to make up for it, he started practicing swords. He was a half-dragon with an incomplete form.

The way the sword can be different for every individual. But the sword skills were taught so that they could advance in swordsmanship.

Kaiser wasn't showing any improvement in the skill he was taught by Jian.

At first, he thought that Kaiser was a natural with the sword because his stance when wielding a sword was perfect but he didn't expect that he would not able to learn the skills of others.

Jian then instructed Kaiser, not to use the mana when wielding a sword. Without using the mana, a swing from that certain sword would just be a simple strike. So, Kaiser got confused and asked Jian.

Jian explained the theory of the sword which uses energy called sword energy. The sword's energy was the vitality and energy of the one possessed. Simply put the natural essence every individual contains. But it was extremely difficult to use this as a medium to change into the sword energy. Not everyone was capable of using this method. Jian has learned this method in his way. This sword energy obtained, one should have a deep understanding of the sword. To understand the way of the sword, to become one with the sword, in the depth analysis.

Jian roamed through the astral space when he started learning the sword. That was when he was met with different types of swordsmen and their various skills.

All of these can be achieved if one can successfully possess a sword intent. This intent is the base to become the supreme swordsman. The comprehension of the sword and seeing it from a certain perspective.

The more learned the truth about the sword, the more tried to dig into the path of the sword.

Then Jian started guiding Kaiser and helped him. To his surprise, Kaiser was incredibly quick on grasping.

Living in a magic-dominant world, to learn such an astonishing skill, Kaiser felt immense gratitude towards Jian. Jian was hailed as a supreme swordsman in the empire even though they were a few occasions where he showed his skills.

Seeing the enthusiastic face of Kaiser, Jian who was a sword freak, started teaching him earnestly.

They continued training in the field and a few other times, Jian took Kaiser to the forest areas to hunt some wild beasts.

Jian wanted Kaiser to experience real combat. Only through fighting, he can grow further.

At first, Kaiser felt completely overwhelmed by his presence. During their talks, Jian wasn't overbearing but when Jian entered the duels, his pressure made Kaiser unable to move.

They also had a number of duels and Kaiser wasn't able to make Jian take his sword out. Jian fought with his bare hands. Kaiser felt bothered by the fact that he could not make Jian take out his sword.

There were times when Theo came to visit.

Kaiser continued to train and duel. Sometimes he also sparred with Theo.

Jian also brought Kaiser to the wilderness to face the opponents whose strength can be terrifying, those were the beasts of the wilderness, and they also utilize the mana to develop their bodies. As they live with nature, their growth was much faster compared to humans. Of course, those wild mana beasts are inferior to dragons and elves.

Kaiser fought with extremely ferocious beasts. He had difficulty at first but as usual, he became adapt to it. Then he hunted beasts and killed them. It was not a struggle for him to kill them as he gained skill, it was a matter of time before he put it into use.

Jian could only gasp in awe, every time Kaiser did something.

Kaiser was doing unimaginable things and growing at a rapid speed. He felt that kaiser was a prodigious talent who appears only once in thousands or hundreds of years.

Not even in the dragon race, no one was this monstrously talented.

***

Kaiser, presently, was in a room and there was a bed on which a young man was lying on it. His pale-looking face and frail body looked like they lacked life. He was not able to speak or get up.

Beside him, a woman was sitting in the chair, looking worried. For the past few months, this young man was lying on the bed with dangerous poison in his body. The poison used was the most deadliest and lethal to the dragons. It was unknown how he came in contact with this poison.

"Your Majesty, we are still unable to find the ones who did it," Jian said with erring expressions. He should have protected him from all the dangers but he wasn't able to.

The young man lying down on the bed was Theo, and beside him was his mother Mary.

A few months ago, Theo started behaving strangely and his strength began to lessen and weakened by the day. After some time, his body complexion has changed completely with a different color. Then they were able to tell that he was poisoned.

The physicians tried every possible means to cure but the effects only increased adding more threat to Theo. Theo couldn't even stand on his own. The mana in his body was completely depleted. His mana wasn't even recovering, it was like the flow was blocked from entering.

When Mary heard that Theo was poisoned, she was enraged and set out to find out the culprit but to no avail. It was unknown how the poison got into his body.

She felt helpless and despaired. Her son has become like a living corpse but she wasn't able help to him.

Kaiser stood in the room at one side, looking at Theo. He was not told about his condition of Theo and this was the first time seeing him.