Chapter 3: Guest (2/2)
”How are your cultivation training going,” Emma asked as her eyes began lightly glowing with golden light.
Richter seemed to pause as he touched his shoulder, ”I am having trouble breaking through my acupuncture points here, my Meridians are well developed, but for some reason, I'm not able to breakthrough.”
Mother seemed to give a knowing smile before gazing up at her husband, ”Do you want to tell him, honey?”
Scratching his ears, Val smiled bitterly, facing his firstborn, ”Well, that's due to my bloodline, it's hard to put it in words, but the most important thing is that we require far more resources than others. Don't worry; I will help you break through before you leave.”
”EHHHH, Will it always be like that,” Richter asked in a panic.
I was also curious, but for a far different reason; it would only make sense if we receive more power since we require more resources, but will that apply to me as well? I'm pretty sure my physique is different from everyone in this estate.
”There are Eight Extraordinary Vessels and 12 Mederians that can be opened. However, due to our bloodline, we can only open six Extraordinary Vessels and 11 Meridians. No one has been able to go higher than that. Honesty, it doesn't really matter that much Richter, once you unlock your 10th or 9th meridian, you will be unstoppable within your age group.” Father stated with a tender smile.
”You are in the Qi Condensation stage right now, and you already unlocked nine Meridians gates. This is partially unheard of at your age. Relax and take it easy; you will only cripple yourself if you rush.” Mother warned with a cold expression I had never seen before.
A chill ran across my body as I could feel the hairs on my body standing sharply. I tried to move, but Mother's hands locked me in place as she stared strictly at Richter.
”Yes...Mother,” he said with a quiver in his voice.
Looking down at me, Mother smiled gently before leaving the dinner table, ”Val, we still need to talk about Arsene's training later. When you're done, meet me in our room,” She said, walking away.
The cold feeling I had never went away as I could feel Mother's predatory gaze on my body. My heart began to pound harder and harder as I looked up with teary eyes. I tried to make a sound, but a layer of frost slowly began covering my body.
Fear slowly began creeping its way into my soul as a soft, gentle voice sounded within my ear, ”Don't worry, my child, mommy would never harm you, but you must be strong. You must stand above those your age; that is what it means to be a Snow.”
Ice slowly began to form around me as my consciousness slowly began to drift away. My arms could not move, my legs would not rise, and my...my mind was....slowly being cast into darkness...yet again.