The sky began to dim slowly like a fme in a dark mp, and then slowly it grew immense and glowed with such flourishing light.

  Day.

  The sun started to dig out from the horizons from my left. The color was so different to what I used to. I was astonished by the beauty, but I felt it was also so alien to what I usually see. The grass that made up the pins were dotted in a totally different way from what you expect.

  The most amazing thing of this scenery.

  It was dyed silver. And the Sun? It glowed so brightly pink.

  This world was different.

  POP!

  The SkillBook opened itself up and the Minigames function page was turning red. The Begin button was glowing ominously. It seems I haven’t used this training session for two days.

  I pressed it and just like st time, the searing headache came back. But this time I was expecting it.

  I was back in the training forest. And right in front of me, dancing and jumping around was Red Teacher.

  “Hey!”.

  I was happy to see this guy, he always helps me when I need it or not. I communicated using the hand sign and movements I developed with him st time.

  He also read my mind, but he liked me expining this way more.

  ‘I kind of wanted to train with a sword, but I only have this machete’.

  I brought the machete from the SkillBook. But the Red Teacher stopped me and brought out a sword from thin air. Its silver bde was amazing and sharp, the handle was thick and strong.

  He threw it at me, straight to my face.

  I jumped out of the way.

  It fell to the floor with a THUD!

  He then brought out another sword and twirled it around, then he…….

  Ssh!

  I felt an immense pain erupt from my stomach, the pce he cut me at. The pain was insane. I belched over and vomited. But as I tried to stop the bleeding, I felt weird for a second. I looked down and examined myself. No blood or intestines. I looked back at Red Teacher and figured it out, this was training, and I won't suffer.

  I grabbed the sword on the floor, but I fell back immediately. The sword was too damn heavy. I got up with the sword hanging by my hand. The Red Teacher brought the sword up and swung down. I forced my sword up to receive the blow but the instant I felt it, my hand went numb.

  I fell back on my butt.

  I looked up in horror and knew instantly, today wasn’t going to be easy.

  …

  …

  …

  I spent 5 days.

  Five straight days without sleep, food and liquids.

  Yes, that’s how many days.

  I trained with Red Teacher and now it was time for a bout.

  I readied my sword, with my back heel ready. I jumped at Red teacher. He blocked my left swing with ease.

  Ssh!

  Another block.

  He met my blows with upturned turns. By sshing the swings, I brought down, he forced me to come into his range. But I wasn’t going to fall for it.

  I sent in another ssh from my right, but before he could force it down. I parried towards my neck.

  And then I cut him.

  This was rather stupid, but I had no need for careful movements when I knew this guy could read my movements, I trained with him constantly.

  So this time, risky moves were good.

  PING!

  I looked at the headline floating above me.

  NEW COMPETITON: REWARDS INCLUDE TWO NEW SKILLS: “DEEP SLASH” AND “LEAP OF FAITH”. ATTACK OPPONENT WITH 30 CONSECTIVE HITS.

  TIME LIMIT:20 MINUTES

  I was already at five hits but had to start over. Now it was getting a bit difficult, because a penalty would include increasing opponent difficulty.

  I looked at Red Teacher.

  Readied my stance and ran at him.

  I double sshed at him; he parried it and went in for a quick cut. But I quickly turned my head out the way and jumped away. I fell to the floor, but I rolled over from another strike.

  This guy really doesn’t care.

  I looked around and ughed, I jumped at him with a breaststroke. Turning my knee toward him, I brought in a zigzag cut. He parried and brought in another cut. Honestly, sword battles weren’t as crazy and fantastical as I thought it was. It was more defense and sidestepping. I could also use my bde as a shield, it was rather strange. It took some skill, because I needed to control my breathing and outst my opponent. Always protect your thighs, I didn’t bleed but I felt the most pain from that area. It was rather strange, but the thighs and the neck were seriously the most important pce to protect.

  I went in for a cut, jumping forward against him, I turned my swing into a ssh and bring my weight against it.

  I cut against his throat. But I felt a bulging pain from my back.

  That damn Red Teacher.

  He stabbed me in the back.

  He then kicked me in the stomach.

  I flew and hit the floor.

  I looked up and the timer came into view.

  ...

  .

  .

  5 minutes left.

  A burst of adrenaline shot through me. I got up and stared at Red teacher.

  I took one step and then another.

  I busted forward with all my strength.

  I didn’t care anymore!

  I need to at least wipe that nonexistent grin of his face!

  I ran and jumped, bringing a downward ssh and then another.

  But he parried and cut me.

  I didn’t stop after he cut me, I just continued.

  I ssh and he parried.

  I ssh and again he parried.

  I ssh and he parried.

  I ssh and again he parried.

  I ssh and he parried.

  I ssh and again he parried.

  I cut him again and again, he cut me and cut me!

  I repeated this till something broke inside my mind.

  And thankfully.

  Something broke.

  Everything slowed down and my mind went supernova.

  I sshed.

  He brought his sword to parry, but then I did something different.

  I touched his bde, but then I curved the sword back and then brought under him.

  I brought the hunk of steel on his face.