Chapter 15. Am I a training maniac?

The metallic cube looking device upon assuming a close contact with Lucas' ID bracelet, managed to turn into a liquid mass of silvery metal, then fell from Lucas' right hand under the influence of gravity. The destination of the metallic silvery liquid was Lucas' left wrist, the habitat of the tiny ID bracelet which slept on Lucas' wrist, whiles boasting a very tiny size.

The liquid of nanobots finally ceased it's locomotion after arriving at it's target location. Then with Lucas watching with a passive gaze as though he had seen this consecutive times...well...he had seen such things a lot...in commercials... This nanobot device was widely advertised after all... anyway...Lucas watched the scene passively as the liquid nanobots fell on the surface of his ID bracelet and fused with the tiny bracelet, or rather disappeared.

''As expected of Maxwell Incorporations. Their products are always highly advanced. Even though I've seen this in commercials for quite a number of times and I'm not really astonished, it's still impressive, nanobot technology'' Lucas praised the company responsible for such a wonderful piece of technology.

About to question the authenticity of those commercials after awaiting for a few seconds for an ID bracelet upgrade notification, a beep sound subtly reached his ear, causing him to calm his heart that almost raged with overtones of berating for Maxwell Incorporations.

[ ID bracelet features upgrade successful. Nanobots will expire since their automated functions have been completely exhausted. Kindly decide to summon the ID bracelet's features through a telepathic method, as the control has now been linked to your mind. There is therefore no need to use your fingers to regulate the features anymore.. Also, kindly note that the interface of the ID bracelet will now appear on your iris, as one does not need the touch feature of the hand to regulate it anymore. ]. The monotonous voice AI feature of the ID bracelet rung in Lucas' mind.

''That's quite handy... Status of Lucas Grimstone'' Deciding to try out the new features of the ID bracelet, Lucas commanded with a thought his general details.

A holographic screen appeared this time on his iris, rather than the occurrence of the previous times. His status details also were more detailed this time around.

[ Name; Lucas Grimstone. Age; 15 .... Sex; Male.... Height; 1.9 meters ....Citizenship; Marion Country, Oslon City,.... Parents ;Paul Grimstone and Selena Grimstone..( Deceased)..... Occupation; E rank hunter ... Student of Oslon city academy... Affinity; permanent mirroring. 

Affinities permanently mirrored; Flame affinity... Associated skill; Flame Maestro.(Click here for details of skill)

Lightning affinity; nil skill associated]

''This is quite interesting... compared to before the upgrade, my status features now include the details related to my permanent mirroring affinity. I suppose the flame maestro is the skill I copied from that guy with the Flame affinity who was eliminated by Carl Swann. There are no other skills associated with the flame affinity and lightning affinity owing to the reality that I am yet to learn the new skills I just purchased... I am even allowed to check the details of my skills now... this is quite handy...'' .Finally having familiarized himself with the new details of his ID bracelet, Lucas managed to eviscerate a lazy yawn. Starting to feel uncomfortable when a pregnant woman needed a seat, he politely gestured her to come take his seat, assisting her to sit down.

''Being in your third trimester can be pretty stressful... Thank you dear. You are such a gentleman. '' The woman sincerely thanked him as she let out a relaxed sigh.

Lucas nodded with a slight smile on his face, then left the lobby as he wondered what a pregnant woman was doing at the awakening center of all places. ''Perhaps she came here to get another child of her's tested for an awakening''.

''Now it's time to find a place where I can learn my new skills without having to worry about damaging anything. I guess I should head back to the gym...''. Lucas navigated his way back to the gym where he registered himself for training, ready to learn the first skill he purchased in the morning.

Lucas decided to access the website of the WHA telepathically. The website opened at his order, allowing him to automatically have access to his account. There were various interesting feeds on the website Lucas decided to check out later, but now, he had to train... 

After selecting the fire affinity skill named Pyromancer's slug, an intriguing holographic backdrop clouded his retina. The silhouette of a human looking figure presented itself to to him. The silhouette, most definitely the AI coach of the skill, explained some intricacies that had to do with the learning of the skill, causing Lucas to now understand why the disclaimer of the skill emphasized the difficulty level of grasping the skill. After ten long hours of replaying the coaching session and imitating the AI coach's directives over and over again which led to many erroneous attempts at learning, Lucas finally managed to grasp the Pyromancer's slug skill. He finally managed to fire a flame bullet. As the bullet nailed halfway through a wooden training dummy ,although not with avid precision, a conflagration of blue flames finally sprouting from the flame bullet, turned the already wounded poor target of a senor piñata into a pitiful wooden rubble.

''No wonder many give up on learning this skill after trying a few times. Only a few persons would keep on trying to learn a skill so hard to grasp. The consecutive failures at attempting to learn this skill is enough to make majority think that it is better to not waste their time anymore on an unlearnable skill. But after ten long hours, the results have been worth it... Although I managed to finally create a flame bullet...and my precision on the target is not quite perfect (sighs)...baby steps Lucas ...baby steps... '' Lucas managed to calm down his avid heart to a state of contentment with his results. 

Just when he was about to proceed with using the pyromancer's slug a bit more to achieve a result close to a paragon state of precision at the current level, he felt his stomach launch a roar at him for keeping it at food's bay for a long time.

Lucas checked the time and sighed. It was 4; 20 am...He left his apartment at 10 am and it was now 4 am the next day? ''Am I a training maniac?...As expected of me the protagon... (stomach growls again)...well I suppose I will have to return later in the course of the day to continue with my training... A man's got to eat, when a man's got to eat... A relief I have not lost consciousness yet... ''