Chapter 7 {Blacksmith Prodigy}

Aurelio walked outside the school gate he saw his mother who waved at her and she knelt down and kissed Aurelio all over the cheeks.

"Mom stop it not in front of my friends."

"Humph you will always be my son here you are saying no to me how am I am suppose to act like that?" Sara asked her son as she picked up her son and grabbed his backpack.

"Mom where are we going and where is Suly?"

"Suly is with Grandma Olivia she seems to enjoy being around Suly."

"Humph you must be careful mother Suly is so beautiful people will kidnap him."

"Then be stronger so you can protect him."

"I will, I will I swear," Aurelio said with a grin on his cute face. After ten minutes walking Aurelio stared at up that the hill and he gasped Daso Town is surrounded by mountains and a beautiful lake but it doesn't mean one wants to claim a hill. Aurelio was slow but he found himself staring at the small town such a beautiful view he wouldn't mind having a cabin here and living here in a peaceful place in the near future. 

"Son remember this person is grumpy so it's best to nod your head and just say yes and no that's it."

"Mom why does it seem like you are throwing your son into the tiger cave."

Sara looked away and patted her son shoulder.

"This is your father best friend not mine but I have meant him and his a crazy one but I must say out of all of your father is friends his most likely the most normal one what I mean like normal that isn't crazy."

"Alright I understand wow is this the place?" Aurelio asked and pointed at a fancy cabin but Sara turned her son and showed him a cabin that looked all worn out even a sign was starting to fall down on the ground. They were a bunch of metals and tools on the ground. 

BOOM!

"Mom am I going to die today."

"Son who knows Carson!" Sara shouted.

Carson a bold man turned around his hair was braided behind his back he had a smooth chin his eyes were light blue he was extremely handsome his right arm was covered in tattoos. He stepped forward and he sighed. Carson eyes landed on Aurelio he frowned if it wasn't for that bastard who bothered him to take in his son as disciple he would just washed everything away he doesn't even want to take in any disciple his five hundred years old he has lived a long life he has Sara for three hundred years and his best friend Noah since they were kids so he couldn't say no at all. 

"Don't worry I will see what he gets but Sara I hope you understand whether he passes it's up to him not me."

"I understand all we ask for you to show him a pathway."

"Whatever go away now."

"Asshole."

"Let's go kid don't touch anything if you dare break anything you are paying me do you understand me?" Carson snapped at Aurelio who nodded his head and moved away from the machine tools. Carson opened a door and he looked at Aurelio to follow him when they entered a room it felt so different from the outside this was a room full of different types of metals even hammers all kinds of sizes, tools that were made by Carson everything was lined up. Carson turned on a swish light which spin the room changing it into a training ground a blacksmith table appeared and some simple metals also were lined up. There a tool box was standing against the wall a black screen showed number zero. Carson held out two hammers that weighed about 4kg.

"You need to get to 1,000 within three hours if you do that you pass if not well get out here, I don't want to hear whining complaining, or crying to your mommy, if it wasn't for your dad or mother I wouldn't bother even teaching you do you understand me? This life isn't easy I am five hundred and twenty years old I lived for so long and I must say this is the first time I felt annoyed this much by your father, go to work timer starts now."

"Three hours, no complain that isn't so hard," Aurelio muttered to himself.

Carson has had Noah kids come here to try to be his student but after thirty minutes all of them ended up whining and complaining and just quitting so he really doesn't have much hope another one oh well let's just let them have it.

Aurelio hit the square silver metal that made a ding sound and Aurelio saw the number on the small black screen. Aurelio nodded his head he needs to work hard and make sure that he can protect his loved one. Aurelio raised the hammer that was heavy in his small hands as he hit the square mental again he saw the number raise. After swinging his hammer ten times he found his hands were getting tired but Aurelio wasn't the type of person who liked quitting or even like giving up. If someone told him he couldn't do anything he would do just that to prove to them that he can do it.

Aurelio found that his grip on the hammer was tight but even that the hammer was much lighter then before he has been doing this.

100

When Aurelio reached at that number his body was covered in sweat he whipped his forehead he clenched his jaw he can't give up if you give up in life then you won't go anywhere in life he must keep on living no matter what. His parents work hard so he must work hard as well each bang of the hammer is every time his parents have always taken care of him and always protected him no matter what happened if bleeding and sweating like this means less stress for them so be it.

Aurelio's breath was heavy it has been an hour and half. Aurelio found that his mind was foggy but he was almost finished he swing the last hammer and he found himself staring at the number one thousands for the first time he felt like he did something meaningful beside saving his brother Suly from danger. 

Aurelio put down the hammers and he turned on the sink and he washed his face after he was done Aurelio walked out of the blacksmith room and he called out for his Carson. Who was busy outside throwing things around. Aurelio called out his name couple of times but Carson had his earbuds on listening to music.

So this time when Aurelio tapped him on the shoulder Aurelio was flipped over and he hit the ground. Carson's eyes were bright but he calmed down and he touched his chest. Crap almost harmed a poor child.

"You are quitting the gate is over-"

"But I finished."

Carson dropped his coke bottle and his eyes narrowed no way this brat be joking right. Carson grabbed Aurelio and dragged him straight back inside and he saw the screen in front of him. That's the number one thousand he actually did and he did it within an hour and thirty minutes. 

Did he cheat?

No way the way he looks there isn't a way for him to cheat plus he made that machine himself so if there was a way to cheat he would know a long time ago.

"Do it again."

"You want me..."

"Yes now!" Carson said.

Aurelio nodded his head. Aurelio grabbed the hammers from the table and he started swinging the hammers. Carson watched Aurelio closely his eyes narrowed and his eyebrows raised up this child has pure strength each time he hits the hammer his strength is just becoming stronger and stronger. Even though he has never held a hammer before for a six year old to be able to swing a 4kg hammer is something that one should be proud of after all it's heavy. Yet he has been doing this for the past one hour and thirty minutes. Carson didn't stop Aurelio from swinging his hammer he kept on watching Aurelio.

Aurelio's body was already tired but Aurelio didn't complain or whine at all. He kept on swinging the hammers Carson court Aurelio who passed from overworking his small body. Carson injected spiritual energy inside Aurelio's body and Carson couldn't help it but felt a smile appear on his lips. A blacksmith prodigy has been born huh it seems like he has found himself a true disciple. 

When Sara came to pick up her son she let out a scream and threw something at Carson who court his tool and he rolled his eyes.

"I didn't kill him."

"Carson!"

"Anyway you know me well enough I will tell you this, your son has a bright future and I will take him in as my core disciple."

"What Carson am I hear you right."

"No it was my bad for judging him without testing him and he proved me wrong so I will take him in and I won't take a no for answer his my disciple and in the future I will protect him from any danger that is thrown at him," Carson said.

"Alright that's all I really care about and thank you."

The moment they were back at home Aurelio was so tired he sat on the ground staring at his hands that were covered in bruises and he slowly shook his head before he made a small frown.

"Look at this Suly this is Qukin Grass it's really beautiful huh? Well I will tell you that when you are six years old you will also have an awakening you get attribute element and Resonance Spirit, and when the times comes big brother will-" Aurelio fall on Suly lap falling asleep while talking. Suly held his hand out not knowing what to do with them. It was a bright and clear night sky you could see the stars. Suly eyes drifted away from the stars and his eyes landed on Aurelio who was peacefully sleeping.

Suly slowly touched Aurelio head and his eyes tightly closed and he let out a small sigh.

"Sleep well brother," Suly whispered. 

Noah came inside his son's room to check on his wounds but he found they wasn't a single wound on Aurelio's body. Knowing his wife she wouldn't lie she would beat him up to death if he even thought about her lying to him when it comes to Aurelio she has always been careful with his health so how did heal so fast?

Sigh let's worry about that tomorrow.