Getting Stronger

Within the manor, a girl sat crossed legged while hundreds of miniature orbs of flame floated around her. One would only think that this person was a prodigy.

The orbs dimmed out and disappeared once the girl felt tired. Her body was glistening with sweat, and fatigue looked apparent on her. a maid approached her and gave her a towel while saying

"That was well-done my lady you will certainly surpass your father in no time."

"That is a hard goal to achieve Melinda, but I will certainly do, tell me then who is that boy?" said the daughter of Lord Ling

"He says he is an orphan, and I don't know what made the lord agree on sending him with you to Visania, Worry not miss Akari, I will be there too…"

"I am not worried, but he just seems rather interesting. For a fact he managed to subdue the flames within me like no other had done so, rather than forcing them to submission, they became willing to give me their power. It was like they fear him…"

"That is nonsense, the flame of the mighty dragon fears nothing…" said Melinda

"I don't know about that, but what is he doing with uncle Shen?" asked the mistress

"He is training him to be a worthy bodyguard, but I don't think he can make it."

"You don't seem to be trusting his efforts. I was told that he managed a feat that even master Shen was unable to."

"How did you know of such a thing?" said Melinda in a teasing way

The girl blushed a little and said

"I heard the maids speak of a boy moving strangely and I got interested, it was not like I was spying on him… just curiosity."

"hmm curiosity, well anyway it usually takes a lot of time for one to be a proper bodyguard for one such as you, and two months is severely low… but I will make sure that he will do his job properly."

"Thank you, Melinda." Said the girl as she went to take a shower to refresh herself from the morning's practice

***

This is absurd! Impossible even.

I thought as I suffered under the weight of the log.

Usually even without the chains, I would still find it hard to reallocate these logs where the master had instructed, but with this limiter, it was a nigh impossibility

Even carrying one of them proved to be too difficult for me. It was hard for me to use the minimal strength to carry something that, even while fully energized would fail to do.

'You are not focused, you see weight as matter, and you see strength as power, it is but balance and you are failing to balance yourself to reach the required strength you need. Focus' Said Nocturne

'Could you be a little bit more specific and less enigmatic, I really find it hard to do anything here…'

'Sigh… Master, you need to see what you are carrying, feel its texture, its density, the weight and its substance, you need to ingrate these in your mind, and make your body feel them, to know what you are dealing with, the energy within it and try to make it a part of you.'

'I really don't think that would make the weight any less if I feel the log… no pun intended…'

'Let me take over for a moment,' he said, and I lost control over my body.

I was standing near the pile of logs and now took a backseat within my own mind. I was looking at what I, or in this case Nocturne, was doing as if I was navigating my body.

Master Shen who was sharpening a piece of wood, immediately jumped up looking around for probably what seemed to be a sign of danger, he looked agitated and a bit flustered, I even saw a drop of sweat coming down from his forehead.

"I must have been mistaken…" he said and resumed sharpening his stick (no pun intended again)

Nocturne took a deep breath, and I felt the springs unusually contort, and expanding, leaving more room for my lungs to expand.

Exhaling I felt my body filled with unusual freshness and probably what seemed to be energy.

He placed his palm on the log and easily placed it on his shoulder.

'This is how we do it' he said

'I still have no idea how you carried that…'

'You need not think as if these limiters as restraints, think of them as a part of you like if you were born with them, your mind will then unseal your potential for it to grow, the human mind is filled with secrets they are like chains. So, only by putting your body through great difficulties will it unlock some.' He said

"How in the hell did you do that?!" said master Shen as he stood up shocked from what he just saw

'Take your body back' said Nocturne and left me back in charge.

For a moment, I didn't even feel the weight of the Log, then as I lost concentration it all came down crashing on me and I fell to my knees, while the log rolled over towards the master who stopped it with one leg.

"How did you do that,? That is impressive. You're a quite mysterious lad,"

"I don't really know how, but it seems that I lost that control, let me try again," I said then went toward the Log that rolled over.

I didn't even notice myself as I jogged towards the Log, totally forgetting that I was restrained. And as if it was an epiphany that struck I knew what I needed to do.

Once I crawled over, I only focused on my task, the log and to carry it, not how heavy it was, but what it was made of, it was made of wood, it had a low density, so it was not that heavy, the shell was a bit rough, other than that it was just a regular log.

I then took a deep breath. The springs expanded, though not to the same limit that nocturne made them, it was still decent.

Exhaling, I felt the same rush of energy.

I focused on my task and grabbed the log with both hands, putting it over my shoulder without even a thought, I managed to do a feat that should be impossible for anyone my size and age.

Then went toward the location where I needed to drop it.

Once I dropped it, my muscles began to scream from pain, but I endured and continued with my task.

Ignore the pain, focus on the task, find Balance between your strength and your task, then you will find the way.

Easy.

All that while Master Shen stood mouth agape.

Once I placed the second Log, he instantly went toward the manor bringing Master Ling with him.

I ignored the two and continued with my task. My body was sweating buckets by now and head almost spinning, but I endured and carried the logs to where they needed to be.

"How is it possible?" asked Lord Ling

"I don't know," replied Master Shen 'He seems to have a knack for the impossible… this took me more than a month to just carry the first log, even for three steps, this is his first day and he already allocated the third piece…" he said

Though they were far, and I should have normally been unable to hear them I still did, and with clarity.

"You must take great care of this boy, Shen…" said Lord Ling

"Don't worry. I will never let him wither."

It is good to hear people speaking good about you. I thought to myself as I continued on with my task.

It took me three more runs to finally collapse, unable to even move a muscle where I faded into nothingness.

"Seems about your limit… you have done well master," said Nocturne "Once your muscles develop more, you will find yourself able to carry out an inhuman task, so worry not about the present. Rest for you shall need it, once the time of reckoning is upon you, you will be tested. Winning will assure your survival, while if you lost. I dare not even think of the consequences…" he said to me who was barely able to catch on to his words nor know the true meaning behind them.