Daemon and Ashley walked past the same path that they took earlier. Before heading their way towards the training grounds, both of them came back to their rooms first. Taking a bathroom break and making sure they look presentable because, Ashley told Daemon that they aren’t gonna go back to their rooms after talking with their instructor.“She’s probably gonna eat up all of our time so you might as well just stay there and use the equipments early. She won’t mind.”Ashley told this to Daemon as a seeming matter of fact. Like their instructor can’t do anything if it’s Ashley that gave the order. That’s what Daemon feels from what she just said. Though he did still follow the order nonetheless and, after this, they continued on their way.The two of them went through the same points which isn’t confusing at all. Even though the halls look a lot similar, there are already a couple of differences that Daemon noticed along the way. Like how there’s some soft stain on the lower left of the
Just as was suggested, Daemon went on to test the things present in the training hall. It isn’t just some small room where everyone’s forced to fit in. No. It’s a big on that also has a couple of rings for various sports. Though not all of these are covered since it would be impossible to fit every type of ring into a single training hall. That’s why there’s a limit to the types of martial arts that can be picked up and, judging from the materials alone, Daemon can see that a lot of these have to do with the famous ones.There’s equipment for boxing and taekwondo among others. And Daemon began using them right away. Testing out his kicks on the punching bags and trying out his flexibility and dexterity on a small obstacle course that’s made for calisthenics. Daemon didn’t tire himself out too much though. Even if lesser vitality can restore his stamina, there’s no way he’d be able to explain excessive sweating before the training actually began. That’s why he held himself back and wa
There is one big problem that Daemon has to overcome on his own. He needs to show everyone that he’s a capable person. But not just any ordinary capable person. He needs to show them that he’s capable enough of defeating Leon. That’s the level that he needs to display to these bastards in order to gain their trust and, to do that, he has to overcome the training for the day.“Put this on.” Naga told Daemon as the rest of the group are lined behind him. What he’s given is a black wristband which he placed on his left. “What’s this for?”“That’s a counter for all the things you’re gonna do today. The number of push-ups, squats, lifts, kilometers that you ran, calories burned, all those numbers are going to be displayed there.”“Holy shit, are you guys selling these?” Daemon asked. “You can probably make a lot of money out of this you know.”“We’re already selling them.” Naga added. “Though right now, our only customers are the pro athletes all over the world. You might have seen some o
Daemon finished everything. From the first training up to the last, he’s able to endure it all. His stamina ran low at the latter parts because [Lesser Vitality] couldn’t keep up so, he had to lower his pride and take the thirty second breaks before continuing with the next part of the training.Even as he did this, he already went past Ashley and George a couple of times so there’s not much that he has to prove. All that’s left is to finish the training itself which, he’s able to accomplish.He’s still the fifth though. The ones who finished first before him on the push ups are the same ones that overcame him at the end. These are the individuals that he has to beat. All the rest are, for Daemon, nothing more than a bunch of weaklings.There’s also something else that he felt during the training. His body was actually a bit lighter when he performed every one of the exercises. This is something he attributed to what he recently achieved. This being the access through the gate of flam
The office of the trainer is at the furthest back of the training hall. This is strategic because, it makes it so that all the noise and disturbances doesn’t reach it. Right next to this are the spare equipments which Daemon glanced at before knocking thrice on the door of Naga’s office.“Boss.” Daemon began.“Come in.” Naga replied.Daemon took the invitation and opened the door – allowing him to see the entirety of Naga’s room which, doesn’t look like the rest of the training hall at all. There are knives and guns placed on the walls as seeming ornaments. What’s even more amazing about this is how perfectly balanced the design looks like with the rest of the room.Meanwhile, Naga is sitting on top of her desk, with her arms crossed again. She’s looking intently at Daemon, not saying a single word until the teen finally closed the door. As soon as he did, Naga said these words:“So you’re a cultivator huh.”Daemon pretended not to know about this right away. He didn’t even have a loo
Daemon’s surprised by the sudden turn of events. Though that’s the case, he’s glad that it happened. With this, he’ll be able to get a better understanding of Cultivation. Something which the demons didn’t offer him at all. That being said, he and Naga went out of the office and back into the training hall. Specifically, they’re now on top of the boxing ring. Daemon doesn’t like it one bit because of what this implies but, before he can even get to asking if he’s right in what he’s thinking, Naga asked:“Alright. Where were we?” She did a couple of stretching with her neck. “Ah yes. Internal energy. You gotta learn how to hide it.”Naga continued stretching her body out. Continuing with her shoulders which she rotated clockwise and counter clockwise.“Why is that so important if the normal people can’t see it?” Daemon asked.“That’s a good question.” Naga said in reply. Though Daemon’s smart, he can’t make any guesses about something he doesn’t understand fully yet. The concept of c
“Holy fuck that felt really good.” Naga shook her wrist as soon as she landed her attack. “You don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve actually punched a person that hard.”Daemon’s sent to the ground. Half-conscious and, probably still processing what just happened. Basically, Naga punched him. One that she delivered with a lot of force behind it so, as soon as it hit Daemon’s face, the teen’s sent crashing to the ground.Had it not been for the kind of footing provided by the boxing ring, Daemon would’ve sustained heavy damage at the back of his head. Just from the sheer impact created by the strike. And as for his face, there’s blood coming out of his nose and he also coughed out blood as soon as he hit the ground.Yet even with the strength of this strike, Naga doesn’t look worried at all. In fact, she’s not even getting close to Daemon to see if he’s still alright. She’s there watching him and waiting for him to get back up on his own. All because she knows that Daemon’s going t
The night’s still young and there are scholars roaming about the whole of the Elites facility. Other than the main building in the middle, there’s another one on the left that’s connected to it and, on the right is a large park that’s accessible only to the Elites.Anyone looking at this can easily assume that the Elites is of the same status as the Academy. Though that is nothing but a farfetched idea. No matter what Desmond does, his group will never be comparable to the Academy. That is the kind of gap there is between the two and, besides, the goal of the Elites has never been to be on the same status as the Academy. No. Its goal has always been to provide great scholars from the slums that are given the opportunity to enroll and study in the Academy.That’s why top-notch training is given to the scholars. This being made possible by the fact that there are top of the line instructors that give these. Among them being Naga Kazem who, in that same evening, is meeting up with the he