Chapter 3: Stable work And More Knowledge

3 weeks have passed since Lukeas was hired by the blacksmith, who introduced himself as Mr. Dune.

Lukeas has only been in here for 3 weeks yet he looked much better now, he doesn't look as thin as he was 3 weeks ago and he seems to be more lively, he also got his hair cut, and now have it styled like a two-block-haircut kinda. Just a bit longer because the old man and that stupid barbers of him said it look better!

'Its so annoying! The bangs always gets to my eyes!' he curse in his mind as he does his daily chores. That includes cleaning the entire shop, doing the dishes if there's any, cleaning the tools and preparing the coals and the quenching oil. After that he'll wait till the old man gets up and begin work.

Since the beginning Lukeas was always watching how the smith forge all the metal crafts that he make, and each day, he could feel like hes learning something.

And he finally realized what it was when he tried to recall that feeling and investigate it.

....

11 days ago after the shop have closed and Mr. Dune also went to sleep. It was late midnight with the moon at its peak.

Lukeas took the smaller hammer in Mr. Dune's tool cabinet. And then he went to the back of the shop, he have long noticed that there's a tree stump in here. And now he approached and got closer to that piece of wood and got in position.

If one have a pretty good eyes on this regards one would notice its exactly the same way Mr. Dune holds his hammer.

Then Lukeas wind his arm up preparing to strike it down.

*THUMP!*

A loud thumping sound could be heard as the hammer hit the wooded stump while a brief low vibration pass through the ground. Lukeas looked down at the hammer and saw the face of the hammer was jammed all the way to its neck, he could also notice a little Crack on the hammer's handle. 'Maybe thats why Old man Dune use a hammer made out entirely out of metal.'

Lukeas wore a huge grin on his face.

"Freaking Awesome!" he yelled out in awe and joy.

'So this is the [Formless] ? Thats OP!'

With a new vigor he kept doing that move again and again. But every time he does it he get more amd more understanding of the whole movement.

And he also understood thats hes still missing something. And thats why he now observed the blacksmith even more seriously.

It was so severe that even Mr. Dune gets the creeps.

And that's when the old man confronted him about it.

"Hey brat! , why are you watching me like I'm a bomb thats about to explode? Care to tell me?" he said stopping mid work after Lukeas stares got on his nerves.

"uh..um. I'm trying to learn!" he replied hesitantly.

Then suddenly the old man started laughing like he just heard the best joke of his life. "Fool! You cant learn just from watching me! The best learning method is experiencing them, here try this" he said joyfully.

Since the beginning he was always a little aloof and nonchalant whenever he talks

But suddenly when he told him that he wanted to learn how to forge he suddenly started acting like a generous fool?

.....

Having been led into the forge Lukeas then put on a apron with the appropriate size then he approached the anvil with the old man's urging him to.

The old man then suddenly open the furnaces door and retrieve a glowing red metal and placed it over the anvil.

"Go on then! Strike while the iron is still hot!" the man said.

And with this Lukeas didn't hesitate anymore and grab the hammer and took his stance which surprised the old man as his eyes widen in surprise and a small gap could be seen in his lips as his mouth hang open.

He was petrified, that form... Its exactly the same form he have spent decades to perfect. 'How is this possible?' he exclaimed in his mind.

But after an even more careful observation, he noticed that Lukeas form was missing some key parts, and important mechanics.

"Use your feet, boy. Make use of the force of turning your entire body then deliver that powerful shot!" he advised as he does a demonstration showing him turning his feet then his hips before turning his shoulder to strike the air. "Just like that" he added after finishing.

Seeing this, Lukeas eyes suddenly opened up with enlightment as all the movement started making sense and started connecting.

And just like that..

*CLANG!*

A powerful ringing sound echoes out making even the floor tremble. But at Lukeas hands, the hammer was missing, specifically everything but the grip is missing.

It was blasted away by the recoil of the strike, breaking the handle in half, leaving the grip on his hand while the rest flying over Lukeas and hitting the floor behind him.

"..... FUCKING AMAZING!!" Mr. Dune yelled as he laughed. "Now i dont have to spent many years teaching some guy about my technique in forging! Now I can rest assured that the style I've developed wont go to waste." he stated as he went and took the broken hammer off the floor.

"And this is the reason I'm using a strong hammer like mine.." he said looking at the broken part of the hammer that was made out of wood. Then he turned his head to Lukeas.. "But i doubt that you can swing my hammer properly with that puny body of yours." he snorted.

Lukeas who have been standing in front of the anvil this entire time suddenly frowned. "What do you mean by that?! I'm trying my best! " he said.

"Then we need to make double efforts and train your muscle!" he said. "Yes.. Yes.. Then we shall start by tomorrow!!"

"Wait. What do you mean by that?"

And so, Lukeas trainings starts.

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