Days go by (Part two)

Life went by-

Moved on-

And fast-

Each day-

Flint grew stronger.

And stronger.

However, being able to use aura, sense, and even Imbuition once or twice and using it at will wasn't the same. In order to truly be strong- he had to somehow be able to do it subconsciously, something which he couldn't do without excess stressful situation, such as his life really depending on it or extreme rage.

And thus-

In the end, though he was getting far stronger than he could have ever hoped for-

It was not enough, no.

"Well, don't feel too bad-" Amanda said. The two dangling their feet on the city wall, watching the green fields and goblins running about, playing in the sun. "You're at least getting stronger."

"I am…" Flint chuckled. "If you look at them from the distance. They just look like kids, huh?" Flint wondered. "Very ugly kids…"

"Wha-" She snickered. "Well… maybe." She leaned closer. "Want to have our own?"

Flint choked a bit on his saliva… coughing a bit. "Let's save that talk for later…"

"You're meeting them next week, right?"

"Yeah…" Flint said, staring at his fist. "I know this strength is not enough but-"

Amanda grabbed his fist- a warm smile. "We can always combine our strength, you know."

But Flint didn't smile. "No. I don't want you to go down this same path as me. I don't want-"

She shut him with her lips on his cheeks. "Who said, I'm doing this for you?"

"You're not?" A little red.

"Well… mostly for you." A wink. "I- kind of knew your parents…"

"Huh? Wait, what?"

Flint stared-

Blinked a couple of times.

Had his mouth hanging for a few seconds.

In response all he got was a giggle.

"I kind of had a crush on your father…"

Eyes twitching. "I-I see…" He proceeded to be all flustered.

"What? You think I'm too old or something?"

Gulping- "I wouldn't dare… I mean-" He traced his fingers through her hair- a sincere smile. "You're far too pretty… and besides, I'm kind of glad my father didn't choose you."

"Hey, I never said he rejected me!!!"

Flint chuckled. Yeah- he wasn't that dumb. "After all, dad meeting mom, made me. And now, I get to meet you…"

Amanda stared…. A little flushed herself-

Rare…

"Hey, you blushed." Flint said-

"Stop saying corny things!" She hid her face with her palms but- "Thanks."

"And thank you as well." He stared back at the field. "But- I really don't want you to be dragged into my mess. Let me finish all this and-"

"You want more kisses?"

"Not to going to lie, I kind of like kissing you…" He scratched his chin with one finger…

"Me too." A giggle. "Well- it's my choice whether I want to be dragged into your mess-" She leaned in- her mouth softly planted on his lips-

His hand moving towards her chest-

Her hand to rubbing his back-

Ahem! "Would you two LoVeiNeirds cease that and do your job please!" Yelled the sentry.

He'd been guarding the top of the wall…. Normally, he wasn't supposed to speak with the adventurers or any passersby but today… his patience was at its limits.

"Righ-" Flint sprung up- "Right!" Something else had also sprung up but he jumped off the wall, to expertly hide that.

Amanda warped right next to him on the ground-

And together-

They headed straight for the goblins!

***

Slice-

Dice-

Cleave!

Flint almost danced through the goblins in one swift run, beautifully slicing everything up like a calm breeze.

"You've gotten better-" Amanda said, swirling her knife around- before-

Throwing it straight at Flint's head-

It missed-

And hit the goblin just behind him.

"But you let your guard down far too much." She giggled.

"Not really." Jumping forward- just behind Amanda-

Clang!

He blocked an arrow from the goblin sniper in the distance. "It's just that, I trust you."

She smiled. "As do I."

They didn't really hunt every day.

However-

Each time-

Their coordination grew stronger, and stronger.

"By the way, what's your level now?"

Flint pulled out his card- "Level 13…"

A mild sigh. "Only five… wait- could it be that…" She kind of got in severe thought. "Actually, let's wrap it up here. I just remembered an errand."

Flint kind of had a feeling where this was going but he agreed.

The sun was quite close to setting and he had to get back and eat dinner with Erveine tonight, so yeah-

It was time to head back.

***

A few days later-

The time finally arrived.

One of the two-

Had come to meet the headmistress.

Apparently, he was under the impression that a platinum class mage- the headmistress- had wanted to meet him to discuss some things.

And technically-

That wasn't wrong.

It was just that-

Flint was also going to be there.

And in the worst-case scenario-

Pretty much- fight a platinum class- one of the strongest mages in the world-

But also end this cycle of hatred…