The Intense Training

It was a weird day yesterday. I was broken after Emilia's death, then I found this old house, I saw a cool blade or sword then I fought with a master swordsman because I entered his house without even thinking and now he is teaching me how to use a sword and to become stronger than before. So much happened altogether to even understand about all the things.

All this was still in my head but the line that "I can kill even monsters." I was ready to do anything for it.

Well Shimon started training me from the basics of swordsmanship that is to make your body tough and flexible in a certain situation. Balance and understanding of the weapon I chose. What are that weapon's pros and cons and what are my pros and cons that I have to identify to become strong.

His training was intense. Everyday after the training was done I was not even able to move and I always slept right there. We started from basic and slowly reaching to the advanced combat techniques.

It's been a week and I don't know anything about the outside world, how many people are alive, number of monsters increased on this island, I have no idea about it.

It's like I am in a completely different place in a different dimension from the outside world. Shimon always tells me about my technique flaws but he never told me about my personal flaws.

He always said. "This is your job to find it. Do it and you will be able to level up on your own."

As days were passing the training was getting intense and Shimon was as ruthless as he ever been. I was barely managing to survive that training and I know that it will help me to survive in any rough condition in the outside world.

Everyday he will give me some task that I have to do with completing my daily raining regimen. As days were passing I was able to see some changes in me. Not just physical but also my senses got sharper. I was able to sense that Shimon is coming early morning to wake me up and I was alerted by my senses.

I had a couple of mock battles with Shimon and it was totally one sided. I was not even able to scratch him, which was also a reason to keep ongoing. I have to beat him if I want to have any chance to fight against the monsters.

There were times that I wanted to quit but later that night all those memories flashes in front of me, which motivates me to continue my training.

As three weeks pass my sword handling was gotten better and I was at least able to stay and fight against Shinmon. I still can't beat him but he was sweating and his attacks were getting faster which means he was taking me seriously or I forced him to take me seriously.

Still in a corner of my mind I was thinking, will I survive? will people survive all this? Will all this ever end or will this be our end? Their were many things going through my brain but for the majority I was focused on training.

One day as I was training Shimon suddenly asked. "What will you name your sword?"

"What? Why?" I asked.

"This will be your partner and your life will depend on it too, so you need to make a bond with it. By giving a name you will know its value and will not think about it as just a tool.

As for me, I named it - Phantom Sword. It's not just a name, it depicts my nature that I can kill or leave anyone that I want. So give it a try." said Shimon.

"Name... name for my sword... I got it. I will call it - Blood Cursed Blade. That will show how much pain and blood I have seen that I don't want to watch again. That's my reason for this name."

"So you come up with a name and with it's explanation. Good." said Shimon.

After all this naming thing we were able to understand each other and then he told me about his past, like how he was the only remaining heir for his blood as the rest were killed in a sudden attack of monsters.

I guess that's why he got ready to train me after hearing my story and he wants to rebuild his bloodline that's why he wants to survive.

It's been over a month since I trained hard and passed most his test. But I have no idea about what was happening outside. I know people were dying outside but I was completely focused on one thing getting stronger.

We have gotten real close to each other and I always wanted to ask him if we could set our survival journey together but he always dodged that question and I was clueless why he was doing all this.

Then one day Shimon suddenly said. "This will be your last test Davis. All you have to do is you have to beat me or else you won't be able to go outside."

"Alright if you say so." I replied.

"I am sure you must listen to this carefully. This will be the last test. You have to defeat me in order to finish your training. But their is an important thing that is, only one of us will be able to go out because this will be a duel of life and death.The one who kills other gets to leave this place alive."

"Are you gone insane Shimon?" I asked.

"No. this has to happen or else we will always have a fear of it inside us that needs to be removed." Shimon replied.

"Are you serious about all this." I asked.

"If you cant even be able to beat me how will you survive in the outside world." Shimon replied.

"And I am not going to go easy on you so be prepared and you have to think about everything I have taught you up to now. In this one day because tomorrow one of us will be no more to talk to the other." said Shimon.

This is not what I thought it would go like. It went from intense to extreme. This training has reached its peak now.

[ DAY 48 - MONSTERS COUNT : 2,445 HUMANS ALIVE : 6, 868 ]