Old Friend , Awaken Rank 2.

Meredith felt her self-floating in water, she quickly sat up found herself doing so easily, wonder what the hell is happening now, did the die again.

The look around seeing nothing but crimson color water, it was knee deep.

Last, she membered she was meditating.

"Welcome it's been a while "

Meredith reacted when she heard the voice, she recognized it as it was hers, just contained more heaver carrying sight oppressive momentum.

She would know it whispered to her in times of need she even relent control when she her self had not more energy carry on and on the brink of collapse.

With a smile on her face she replied, "It has!" Meredith widen she was smiling as she answered with excitement in her voice

Chuckle was herd "surprised to hear me "

"Yes, you disappeared after I stared a family, I missed you over the years, even tried contacting you but no response, are you ok?"

"I was fine , just after you left the that aspect of the job and sat around a desk giving orders, I figured you wouldn't need me help"

"While I understand the train of thought, you just stop taking to someone when you have been for fifteen years not how you treat you like family you know Remi?"

While Meredith was talking, she was heading to general direction she herd the voice.

She quickly crossed the distance, moving here didn't seem that difficult dispite her legs were kneed deep in blood red water.

On a scarlet platform a red hair woman with similar facial and skin tone to Meredith was sitting in a meditative position.

Meredith felt the connection between them, she knew that this person who had spend decades by her side, though think and thing save her life more times that she can remember.

'Even so not many would meet the voice in their heads now do they?'

"It's a privilege, and it may mean that they are batshit crazy!"

Chuckling at her joke that we may be crazy, but who know no shrinks here now are there?

"So , you think it was because we died and came to this so-called new universe you were able to manifest this and you self ." Meredith asked Remi

The smile on Remi's face faded taking the topic at hand serious "Yes It would seem that way what ever method they used to revive us then get us here.

"Didn't Edith said that energy takes precedence here , perhaps there are energies that would allow for me to manifest in such away."

"After all I was never like this the form I took was one ethereal like I existed with you as one I was there and not there at the same time, now we are able to not only see but speak to each other as the same and segregate entity this new universe is full of mystery."

Meredith nodded her head agreeing to ignore the fact that god and goddess existed, that is something they are unable to touch or comprehend right now the manifestation of her alter ego is shocking to say the least

"So, what are goanna do get you a body for yourself? I would assume being stuck here is uncomfortable.? Meredith right threw the question out.

"Not at all actually I was always here it seems just gave 'here' form and shape, so I am not comfortable, furthermore I don't want to deal with the trouble of a woman right now your flows pretty heavy."

Meredith had a wide smile she had done that un purpose she wonders how her other half would coupe it was sidesplitting watching from inside.

Meredith was dying of laughter remembering setting Remi up in the past she never knew it would have such impact "I have passed such stages long ago I can't have kid anymore now that I have pass 60 years long ago although I know how this Spiritual Energy would affect an old woman like me?

"Really then you can switch with me when ever, it been a while since I crushed some as*hole's".

Chuckle" It's a promise!"

Meredith then felt her conscious slipping, leaving from this place.

"It seems my time is up, I'll talk too you soon!"

Meredith figure turned hazy then vanished.

...

Soon after Meredith woke up.

She looked around a bit dazed for a second before her attention was draw by the flashing GUI.

Meredith information has gone though some changes.

[ Host Name: Meredith Walker

Age: 86

Gender: Female

Status: Healthy

Cultivation: 1st of the Spiritual Energy Accumulation Realm

Cultivation Technique: Tri-Element Art,

Martial Technique: Fire Fist, Swift Steps. Water Shield.

Spirit Root: Wind, fire, Water.

Meridians Opened:

Prime: 5/12

Normal: 60/120

Fine: 6k/12.

Storage: 1/100]

After a quick view, she recognized the change, first cultivation.

Flow of energy in her body before she could just see them all around, but now looking at herself, she could see the concentrated spiritual energy right in her energy sea, a Tri Color small puddle was just there passively radiating spiritual energy.

She tried moving the energy though the pathways the manual instructed.

After trying to manipulate her Spiritual Energy though Meridians from her energy sea she final got a response a small hair like strands of liquid arura slowly flowed through her Meridians.

Meredith guided the energy with absolute focused as according to introduction page, stray Spiritual Energy can damage pathways, even to the point of no repair.

After a few second, she finial drew the Spiritual Energy to the center of her palm, she heled it there as long she could, preventing it from dissipating and wasting her effort, as she has yet to drain her Spiritual Energy reserves, she has no clue how long it would take to recover and condense again.

She did there reputedly, alternating the hands each time, after a few hours, she tried the same with her legs, then alternating, repeating the process , her goal is to get as comfortable with the movement and manipulating of it as fast she can , it would best it she can do it instinctively.

Though she figured that it would take years to achieve the mastery she has in mind.

[ Host can speed up the process by practice martial arts]

{You can call me Meredith we will be together for a while; it be weird to hear you say that all the time.}

She had the idea as well but decided not to go ahead with that just yet, she knows the continents on the technique thanks to Edith, and she has yet to meet the requirement she set for herself, at least if she if startled with caused her focused to shift she must have a certain level of control to minimized damage.

If I am not wrong many would have teachers or instructors to guide them and be there for when thing go wary.

After a couple more, hours she found herself tired and hungry, she even felt sleepy

[ Meredith It is recommended for you to rest even though you were in meditative clarity, mental energy burned rapidly to maintain the state, as such first timers can't stay in the state too long as they lack the necessary levels of mental energy.

[You were in that state for 3 days, some rest is needed.]

{Your right I'll get some rest}

[You should meditate instead of sleeping, check your spatial pouch for hunger pills]

Hearing Edith recommendation she open her inventory though her GUI and grabs a light brown animal fur bag.

[ Inject your Spiritual Energy in to it to activate]

She dad and a small space was seen about a meter in length and width.

A few items could be seen, 3 bottles green glass bottles some colored metal coins could be seen they should be metal.

{Edith what's in here?}

[ 1 bottle of golden Color pills are Spiritual Energy Accumulation pills]

[The second bottle on the left are rank one healing pills]

[And the one in the middle are the black-red hunger pills]

[Along with the standard monetary, here, 100 bronze, 100 silver and a 100

gold is provided]

Rates are 100 bronze = 1 silver the same follows for silver to gold and from gold to platinum coins.

{What about the pill the name says Spiritual Energy Accumulation do it help with the buildup of Spiritual Energy?}

[Yes, The 'Spiritual Energy Accumulation pill' in the pills name is sometime an identification to what the pill does and the rank.]

[Also, the cultivation stage in which when used will get the more benefits. you will also come across similar naming and ranking concepts in the future.]

[ pills in general have grades as well higher the grade the more lines it has.]

[9 is the maximum achievable as for 10 it requires a strand of supreme aura as a catalyst to be formed at the stage the pill tint changes]

[ These would you have currently would be classified as rank 2 pill other than the hunger pill.

[They are of a high-grade their value their value would increase. With an increase in value the price would go up to a hundred gold a pill.]

[They provide a concentrated energy they the user can to refine, this in turn allow person to skip the whole absorbing from the surrounding cutting the required time in half going straight to refining speeding up cultivation.]

[Healing pill provide a unique energy that is defused in to the blood to heal kin and muscle wounds bones require a specifics pill to increase healing rate.]

[And hunger pill depend on the grade can last anywhere from 3-30 days this time is also dependent on the user current you have rank 1 high grade and last 30 days depending on body consumption.]

[Pill are general used my martial art youngster in place of food and the lowest quality is easy to make and generally cost 1 bronze coin the resources are cheap and easy to gather as for the high quality they can cost up to 10 bronze coins.]

[Apprentice Alchemist generally train using rank 0 herbs so and the hunger pill are the go-to for practice. They also reduce the bodies need for water to a certain extent.

Meredith place a hunger pill in her mouth and began to meditate feeling the flow and movement of her Spiritual Energy seeking to get used to such a feeling them begin to master it.