Chapter 9 (2/2)
“Surely you’ve experienced that your arht of a battleaxe?”
“That is true”
“Then stop co and learn the sword from me”
“I understand”
Luke handed a spare sword to Kurotan, who stood up as well Luke taught Kurotan a proper grip first
“Grip the handle tightly Don’t let go even when the skin of your hand gets ripped from the shock of a clash”
Luke started teaching Kurotan basic sword skills Using his oord, he deonal slashes as well as stabbing stances, which Kurotan tried to follow
“The stance is the rained into the body can bring out the true power of swordsmanshi+p
The swords Kurotan was the sword art unique to his House, Esteban swordsmanshi+p
Although it was forbidden to teach to outsiders, Luke was teaching only the basics that would serve as a foundation of swordsmanshi+p
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Kurotan continued to swing his sword in silence while Luke corrected his stance periodically Kurotan’s aard stance continued to iuidance
“I ondering, if Orcs passed doeapon arts a the axe, for example?”
“We do not have such things”
Kurotan’s answer surprised Luke
If this was true, how is it possible to explain the knights who have died in the hands of an Orc? Thepressure was still clear in Luke’s mind
“That is hard to believe Then Orcs only learn to use their weapons through life and death battles?”
“Yes Old warriors do so time to make the techniques your own It is faster to find your own techniques”
Luke felt a chill run up his spine
If Kurotan’s words were true, an Orc’s talent and affinity for weapons truly surpassed huination
“Should the knights that have died in the hands of Orcs find out about this truth? I wonder how they will react Would they cry?”
Luke silently praised the huenius affinity for weaponry
Kurotan continued swinging for a long while before breaking off fro by the s, he was able to reht once
“Huth Most hu hu”
“Of course A drafted farht who has been officially trained in the sword are as different as the heaven and earth Isn’t it the same for Orcs?”
“No Weak Orcs die, strong Orcs live The warriors hiding out in the es were all similarly skilled”
“daives me chills I also feel a little bit of pity for you Orcs…”
Kurotan and Luke continued to converse for a while when Kurotan suddenly lamented
“da…”
“Maal’s blessing? What is that?”
“You don’t know? There are quite a feho use it even as are probably not from Maal”
Luke let the puzzlement show on his face
“What does the blessing do?”
“If you fight and fight, Mother Nature’s Mana changes into Maal’s blessing If you are blessed by Maal, you can see better, and feel better If you pass these stages, your strength increases as well”
Luke couldn’t help but shi+ver once again
“Could it be that Maal’s blessing refers to Aura?”
Aura Only experienced knights were able to turn htened the senses, and also let the user surpass his body’s lilanced at Luke
“As I said, there are quite a few ah your level is a bit basic”
Luke couldn’t help but shake his head in disbelief
“Maal’s blessing does refer to Aura I can’t believe it”
The fact that the si fact to Luke
“I thought Aura was unique to the humans?”
“It see as Aura Anyways, once you can use Maal’s blessing, your strength increases explosively”
Kurotan gripped his fists tightly
“Even ast the valiant Orc warriors, only a sained ”
“As it should be Only the most talented of humans can awaken theh Knights can also die at the hands of Orcs Orcs can also use Aura”
Those that had awakened to Aura could be divided into three levels Those in the first level could feel their Aura, albeit through a blurred sense, and use it crudely
After passing this first step, the next level one was called Aura User, and could use Aura to sharpen their senses This was the level that Luke was at, but he was not a particularly accomplished Aura User
Those that could control their Aura a bit more fluently and use it to increase their physical capabilities were called Aura Experts
Most Knights fahout the land had reached the level of Aura Experts There were most likely differences in their levels, but Aura Experts could increase their explosiveness and strength bytheir Aura
The next level involved being able to co it outside of the body, the level of a Master Masters had completely broken past the limits of the human body and were called superhuman Their ability to expel Aura fro Pouring Aura into a blade created Aura blades that could cut through anything Pouring Aura into an arhts that had reached the level of Aura Master were treated as top secret weapons of the kingdom and were strictly veiled in secrecy Since Aura Masters could also be thought of as a legion unto thedoms
Luke said with a faraway look on his face
“I have heard that our Hansel Kingdom rewards every new Aura Master with the title of an Earl and a fitting territory The King also marries them to a royal princess and takes them in as members of the royal family”
“Aura Master? What is that?”
Luke snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Kurotan
“To what level have you trained your Aura, no, Maal’s blessing?”
“I don’t knohat you are talking about”
“You said you got stronger by using Maal’s blessing? Did you use it to sharpen your senses? Or amplify your physical capabilities as well?”
Kurotan puffed out his chest and answered
“With Maal’s blessing, th and explosiveness increased many times over”
Luke once again rapped up in shock Kurotan had achieved the level of an Aura Expert as an Orc
“That’s impossible! You were an Aura Expert?”
“I have met a few humans at the same level as me They all died at my hands”