Awakening

"And here is the heart meridian" Slowly running his finger down his mother's back, Seojun continued "Those would be the 14 main meridians and I already showed you that I know their ramifications".

"I'm surprised, you are quite quick" Raising her eyebrows with interest, Sujin continued "Can you show them all again? I need to be sure of your knowledge"

"I won't keep stroking your back, I want to learn how to absorb energy."

"Tsk"

"I won't fall for the same tricks a fifth time, I wasted a lot of time because you were always asking for more and more, all to the point where I ended up falling asleep and repeating the same thing."

"I promise you it's the last time..."

"You already said that."

"I promise to give you a great method of absorption."

"You already promised"

"I promise to bring you a great gift"

"You already promised"

"Improve the taste of the pills?"

"You used it before I went to sleep"

"Tsk" Clicking her tongue in annoyance, Sujin pulled her yukata back up and muttered in annoyance "Why couldn't I have had a dumber son?"

"I heard that."

"Tsk."

Sitting down in front of his mother, Seojun crossed his legs and smiled "Now tell me how I absorb energy."

"Take off your yukata and turn around." 

Narrowing his eyes at his mother, Seojun spoke "I hope you will focus on this".

Rolling her eyes, Sujin snorted "Of course I will, I don't know why you always think I have an ulterior motive."

"I don't know why you talk like you never have them" Snorting back, Seojun continued "Somehow or another all my plans end up hugging and cuddling you, but this time I don't plan on falling for it"

"Turn around, take off your yukata and close your eyes."

"Okay" Smiling instantly, Seojun turned around and followed his mother's instructions, next feeling his mother's hands on his lower back.

"Now I need you to follow my breathing. Remember this, you inhale deeply and hold your breath together with me, and when you hear me exhale, do it just as I do it."

"As you do?"

"You will have to slowly exhale the air but while doing so you will have to sigh 5 times."

"Sigh as I exhale?"

"That's right."

"Anything else?"

"After that we will repeat it a few times and little by little you will notice that your dark vision starts to navigate your inner self."

"Navigate my inner self?"

"Believe me you will understand. The important thing is that when you start to see inside you, you will have to change your breathing. When you inhale air, you have to do it through your nose and mouth at the same time, while you will have to focus your vision on your abdomen. For that I recommend you to put your hands on your stomach, ideally from the area under your ribs."

"Good" Instantly lowering his hands, Seojun continued "Then when I see my insides, I will have to breathe and inhale deeply while somehow I will have to focus my vision on the bowl you told me about."

"Exactly."

"For some reason I think that's a bad idea."

"Don't worry, just shut up and listen" Smiling slightly, Sujin continued "If you manage to do that, you will instantly feel inside you that the area you are observing is that bowl. It will somehow glow in all that darkness and when you can see it, the most important part will come."

"Okay, light in the darkness..."

"When you get to see that light, the hardest part will come where you will have to use the breathing method that I will give you."

"Is it good?"

"It's the most basic, but it's the best."

"Basic?"

"Before running you must learn to walk, and before walking you must learn to crawl" Shaking his head, Sujin continued "You must learn the basics and then gradually improve the absorption method so that you can fully adapt."

"Well... then what method should I use?"

"Although it is said to be a method of breathing, it really isn't at all" Stroking the skin on Seojun's back, Sujin continued "Not only your nose or mouth absorbs the world's energy, but your whole body does it through small holes in the skin that we call Terra."

"Terra?"

"It represents the earth... it is believed that this light is a seed and that our job is to make it bloom so that it strengthens our body and soul. The meridians are the roots and our skin is part of the earth as from that method we absorb the energy, which represents the rain."

"I understand..." Opening his eyes, Seojun looked at his arms and thought 'I guess he's talking about the pores of the body... interesting.'

"There are two ways to proceed in this situation. The first is to allow you to try to sense the energy around you by yourself, but that usually takes too long, so we'll use the quick and easy method."

"Is it safe?"

"Of course it's not, at least for others. For me this is as easy as breathing."

"Okay... but might I know how dangerous it is?"

"I'll inject my energy into your body and force the outside energy into your whole body... then I'll start circulating it through your meridians and the idea is that you keep up with it until we get to the point where you can do it on your own."

"That sounds very dangerous."

"And it is, since generally your body would reject my energy and it could cause a disturbance in yours, but since you have no energy, you shouldn't have any major problems in that regard."

"Well, regardless of the risks, I trust you" Closing his eyes again, Seojun whispered "I'll follow you mom".

"Don't worry, everything will be fine. ight" Smiling softly, Sujin kissed the nape of Seojun's neck and closed her eyes, and just a few seconds later, a thin purple layer surrounded Sujin's whole body "I'll start breathing, don't forget to follow me and don't worry, we have all the time in the world for you to adjust, you don't have to force yourself"

"Mn."

After a few seconds, Seojun finally heard his mother's breathing and although he didn't deny that he was a little nervous that everything would go wrong, he simply put everything aside and started to follow her breathing.

Time passed and just as his mother said, Seojun began to feel his consciousness seemingly fade away from the outside and apart from his consciousness, he literally felt nothing else.

No noise, no wind let alone his mother's hands on his back.

'This feels weird...' Feeling a suffocating pressure in his abdomen, Seojun's face filled with sweat as his face flushed deeply.

"You stagnate your consciousness, don't forget to focus on your abdomen... just try to lower your 'gaze' to where you hold your hands."

Hearing his mother's voice and feeling a cold sensation flooding his body, Seojun focused his thoughts to where he feels the pressure and without even realizing it, his breathing suddenly changed along with his mother.

'Shit' If his consciousness had eyes, he would have no doubt been forced to close them right now, after all it seemed like a giant crimson sun had just appeared in front of him and although Seojun knows that must be his bowl, for some reason, a primordial fear flooded his body, causing his entire body to instantly break out in sweat this time.

"Don't be afraid, it's part of you" Whispering softly, Sujin continued "What you see is nothing but your own core and the source of your life. You need to come closer and unite your consciousness, not fear it."

Without even feeling his mouth to respond, Seojun forced a gulp of saliva and 'stared' at the sun in front of him 'I don't know if it's a fucking illusion, but I feel like that shit will burn me if I touch it.'

'Honey, don't be afraid, believe in mommy and connect with your core.'

'Screw it' Gritting his 'teeth', Seojun didn't take another second of caution and under absolute trust in his mother, he plunged straight into the gigantic sun.

As if he had been set on fire, from one second to the next Seojun's whole body blushed visibly as his temperature rose alarmingly.

"What you are feeling right now is due to your special body" Feeling as if she had stuck her hands into the fire as she touched her son's back, Sujin kept his smile and whispered "You have a very rare body that there is usually only one of your type in each era...in order to keep you healthy since you were a child I had to give you numerous Yin pills and herbs that sought to balance your Yang, that caused your body to be nourished considerably and thus, your physique was nourished and enhanced"

Feeling as if he was being burned inside slowly as his mother spoke normally, Seojun's breathing lost its focus and became erratic instantly, causing him a sharp pain that seemed to attack his every muscle.

"Follow my breath" Whispering softly and without losing her calm, Sujin continued "You have already connected with your core and awakened your special constitution. You are feeling your meridians being nourished and awakened by your tyrannical Yang energy and even if it causes you some pain, it won't last long. But it is vitally important that you do not lose your concentration and focus inward, I will begin to move your energy and you will have to try to keep up with me on your own."

Still having the necessary awareness to listen to his mother, Seojun inhaled deeply and ignoring all the pain, he began to concentrate fully on following his mother's breathing.

Time continued to pass, and after what seemed like an eternity of torture, Seojun finally opened his eyelids and a strong crimson glow flooded his already crimson eyes.

"Congratulations, your body has already started to circulate energy and it's only a matter of time before your seed blossoms" Smiling softly and without any exhaustion, Sujin stroked Seojun's sweaty hair and asked "Do you feel pain or discomfort anywhere?"

"I feel... weird" Clenching his fists with a tired smile on his face, Seojun continued "But mother, I just feel my body weird... I don't feel the energy like you told me".

"Did you learn the circulation pattern I made inside you?"

"Yes..."

"Then that's enough for now" Taking Seojun in her arms, Sujin gently cradled him and stared at his sweaty face but especially noticed his smile "It usually takes a long time for a person to adapt to a specific circulation method, but you did it almost instantly, that's already a great achievement"

"Yes?"

"Of course it is, my boy is a very special genius" Gently squeezing Seojun's cheek, Sujin continued "The important thing is for you to know that now that you can circulate the energy I inject into you, it's a matter of time before you start to feel the energy around you and when that happens, absorbing the energy around you will be as easy as breathing"

"So I already have energy inside me?"

"Of course you do, I injected a very small part of my energy into you and took advantage of combining it with the energy from the outside so that it navigates more easily through your meridians. Currently you will just have to slowly adapt to the breathing and circulation methods I teach you."

"Good..." Closing his eyes as his face slowly paled, Seojun muttered "I feel exhausted..."

"Your consciousness will also undergo changes due to the awakening of your special physique, it's normal for you to be exhausted" Wiping the sweat from Seojun's face with the sleeves of her yukata, Sujin continued "If you want to sleep you can do so, mom will wait for you to wake up."

Shaking his head, Seojun opened his tired eyes again and stared at his mother's smiling face "Could you take a bath? I don't want to fall asleep with all this sweat sticking to me..."

"Of course I will honey, gladly" With a twinkle in her eye, Sujin laughed softly and continued "But now I need you to sleep."

"But I don't want to sleep-" Cutting off his words, Seojun's eyelids drooped heavily and from one second to the next his consciousness fell into a deep sleep.

Without taking her eyes off her son's small face, Sujin spoke into nothingness coldly "Get the doctor."

With her command, not half a minute passed and a hunched over old man suddenly appeared kneeling in front of Sujin, wearing what appears to be a large robe along with a large blindfold covering his eyes "Long live the heavenly cult, long live the heavenly demon."

"I want you to check the condition of my son's body. He has just awakened his special physique and I am concerned that there may be a problem."