215 6 months: Man and Weapon as One (1/2)
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*Boom!*
An earth shattering explosion occurred. From a distance, one could see a strange looking waterfall where the waters that flowed in, were dyed with a bloody tinge of red.
Beneath the waterfall, a spectacular scene unfolded.
A man, coated with a heavy and unnerving dark cloak surrounding him, stood. He was clutching a huge black hammer. His gaze was dull, as if he was bored. But the aura he gives off was extremely suppressive. The head of the hammer he held was almost as big as a human waist, it looked a little bit unnatural due to it's narrow 12 foot handle.
With a disdainful snort, he took a step forward and the stone platform beneath him trembled fiercely. He held the huge hammer using one hand and performed an upward swing.
*Boom!*
In his hand, the huge hammer glowed with a fearsome black light. He waved the hammer like a stick but there is no mistaking it's sheer density. His strike evoked a boulder sized black projectile that made the air screech as it tore through the cascading currents of the waterfall.
The projectile flew against the current, quickly reaching the halfway mark of the 100 meter tall waterfall. It was only after reaching that mark when the projectile showed signs of slowing down, but under the watchful gaze of the man beneath the waterfall, it was still persisting and resisting against the crushing force of the waterfall currents.
Astonishingly, the projectile was able to reach the 70th meter mark of the waterfall, it stayed there and prevented any water from falling for about a minute before it dissipated into smoke. After it dissipated, the pooling water it blocked came crashing down towards the man yet he did nothing to stop it nor evaded it. He allowed this huge volume of water to crash onto his body while he himself reveled on the feeling of his previous strike.
Of course, this man was none other than Raven who was training in the Bloody Mary Falls.
As the heavy water came crashing down to his body, Raven felt refreshed instead of pain. He sighed in satisfaction as the black aura surrounding him disappeared and receded inside his body. He smiled and jumped down from the waterfall and went back to the shore. He sat down in front of the camp he made a while back and checked if his food was ready.
The waft of freshly cooked food made him shiver. He impatiently took out some wooden plates and utensils to serve himself a portion of his meal. He then sat down and happily ate his meal.
'Six months huh? Time really does fly when you're occupied.' He thought as he ate, 'I got so absorbed into training that my birthday slipped by without me noticing it.'
Raven turned 15 just approximately 3 weeks ago. Due to his intense training regimen, he didn't even notice it until now. Besides recovering, sleep, eating, and meditation, the rest of his time was spent under that waterfall so no one could blame him for not remembering his own birthday. In fact, the rest of his friends might've forgotten theirs as well.
Raven had achieved many things during this past six months though.
The first and most obvious one is his weapon proficiency. In terms of proficiency in wielding the hammer offensively, there might not be anyone in the entire kingdom who could rival him, in fact no one might even come close to him at all.
The Archaic Thousand Arms Hammer eventually reached a whopping weight of 15 tons. Not to mention wielding it, even lifting the damn hunk of metal would already be a challenge on its own. Nevertheless, Raven was able to wave it around like it's just some random stick.
If it weren't for the fact that the hammer got heavier, Raven might've already cleared all of the tasks left for him.