Chapter 6: Memory Frenzy (Part 4)

.....It's been 3 weeks since Jordan and I have been with the demon clan and training with them. Their rigorous training put us through hell. Everyday met a new challenge as they continued to push us even further and further. My cultivation was very weak when we started out. I used to barely use the techniques that the temple taught us, but now I can use them non-stop using the Demon style cultivation.

They taught us how to hone this thing called chi inside our bodies. I only believed that we had the power of the galaxy's in our bodies but I was sadly mistaken. As the training went on, our chi grew and made us stronger.

We sat down on rocks that were smooth enough to be able to sit down on as I sigh heavily.

"Jordan, do you believe we'll ever leave here and master the power of chi?"

Jordan looks up at me. His body has already started to change from a scrawny kid that relied on the Galaxy's power to somewhat of a man. "Brother Joseph I believe that we will overcome this and be able to live with our lives in tact for Eric."

I look at the ground and sigh heavily once more. "What if Eric's sacrifice was for nothing and we are to be stuck here for eternity?"

Jordan stands up as quick as the wind and punches me straight on the right cheek of my face as I fall backwards. I rub my chin as I look up at him and smile. "You know what thanks Brother Jordan. I believe we'll get out of this one way or another and if that means hard work than we'll do it!!"

We continued to train day in and day out, barely getting any sleep as our bodies grew stronger and stronger. We decided we needed to be the strongest or we will never be able to leave.

On The 8th Month Of Our Training…..

Our bodies have gone through a whole transformation. What used to be small and weak bones now looks as though I can break others with just a flick of my wrist. I grew 3 inches in this time too and I developed a very defined chest. Jordan also went through the same process but, he grew 5 more inches than me and it is making me quite jealous of him.

"Brother Jordan how come you're so tall and I'm stuck being so short?" I was at the height of around 6'3" which was pretty tall but toe-to-toe with Jordan's height( 6'8"). I felt very small.

"Don't be jealous Brother Joseph, you're still very tall compared to what you used to be." He chuckles as he stands up and stretches. We have been meditating for 5 hours and we were growing tired. And hungry. It's time for lunch.

"Brother Jordan I believe it's lunch time. Would you like to go get some food from the mess hall?" I ask as I sigh and stand up.

"Sure! I'm starving, and I honestly can eat a horse right now." We step out of our room and start to walk out into the large city that lives in the cave.

The city is mainly composed of the Demon Clan and Orcs. As we walked down the bustling streets we eyed a ramen shop and decided to go eat there instead of the mess hall. As we walk in, it seems like a normal human ramen shop filled with the fragrance of the chicken and noodles. We sat down by the counter and wait for the owner to come get our order.

The owner shows up from the back and smiles at us, a man that doesn't look that strong but has a scary aura, "What can I get for you two fine gentlemen?"

I smile and think that it would be smart to be friendly because this man seems like he can kill us on the spot. "Good day my friend! We would like two bowls of your special ramen today."

The shop owner nodded and went back in to prepared our order, we sat there on the stools anxiously waiting for our food and so I started a conversation with Jordan.

"How do you feel about the training and what do you think the Demon clan has in store for us? Do you think they'll ever let us go and continue our training somewhere else?"

Jordan sighs and looks at me, "You know just as much as me with this. There isn't much we can do. Although I did hear recently there's gonna be a trial and that only the higher ups know about it."

The owner comes out and brings our food to us, the two bowls of ramen were so big they looked as big as a full grown watermelon. Our stomachs started to growl and our mouths watered as we stared at the food with anticipation.

"Two specialty ramen ready." The owner smiles as he sets the bowls down in front of us, "Our specialty ramen is made of special blue grass and a scarlet red tiger meat, it should help further your cultivation." He smiles as he walks away to the back of his store leaving the ramen in front of us, the smell completely captivated our sense of smell. We grabbed our forks and immediately chowed down on the ramen, and hell yeah it was delicious. The noodle that were made from the special blue grass made my stomach burn up as if I was gonna explode and the tangy taste of the scarlet tigers meat calmed the flow of energy from the special blue grass. As we slurped down the rest of our meal we felt our cultivation seas start to expand and fill with more energy.

"Damn that meal was worth it!! I feel like if I return to my room and cultivate for the week I can probably breakthrough!!"

The shop owner walks back out and smiles as he sees the bowls completely empty. "How was the meal? I hope you do come back here. Now that'll be 2 soul stones."

"Only two soul stones? You won't make any profit from that!!!! I insist that we at least pay 100 soul stones per bowl, so 200 soul stones. Please accept our payment we really can't just let such a great meal go underpaid."

The owner chuckles as he shakes his head and then looks at the both of us with a concerned face. "It seems that you two still hold your humanity. I'm worried you two are not ready for the trial that the higher ups are going to make you do."

Jordan and I both immediately look at the store owner with serious stares. "What do you mean by that? And how do you know what the higher ups are up to?"

The store owner shakes his head again as he looks at them " I'm the old Chief Master of the Demon clan until, I was beaten down by the new Chief Master. I still have influence on the council but I can't make any decisions." The store owner crosses his arms, as he taps his arm, the whole room got super heavy and full of the owner's aura. It took everything we had to stay standing.

" Please stop! The pressure of your strength is crushing us. Please stop!!" I reached towards the owner hoping he takes sympathy with us. As I try to plead, Jordan falls on one knee.

"MEDITATE YOU FOOLS!!!!"