Chapter 5 - Deep Meditations (1/2)

::Open your eyes already, I've brought you to your mental plane::

Diego opened his eyes and found himself within a world of azure as he stood up. Aside from himself and the woman in front of him, there was only the azure color. He was not even sure how he was standing as everything around him seemed continuous.

The woman had short, violet hair and her eyes matched as well. Her body was small, a full two heads short than Diego, but it was curvy with perfect proportions. She seemed to realize he was checking her out because she smirked while shaking her head.

::Kid, you are more than a thousand years too late, and that's only if I actually enjoyed the company of men. I think your sister will be amused once she learns you had ideas on her wife when I get you to the 'Next World'::

”Wife?”

::Yes, I am a fragment of Katalina Vasiliev, your sister-in-law::

”Then Emily is a guy?” he asked confused.

The woman wacked him on top of his head as she snapped, ::We're lesbians. What are you, a moron?::

”She was twelve when I died. It's not like she should signs of being gay,” Diego said as he rubbed his head.

Her eyebrow twitched, but she changed the subject. ::Let's just get started. Create a spear::

”How?”

::This is your mental plane, imagine one::

Diego tilted his head at her words, but did as she said. He focused on Ishu's memory of the spear his father had gifted him at fifteen. The heavy golden spear with red leather wrapped around the shaft to act as the grip formed in front of him. He reached out and grabbed it, its weigh only appearing when he closed his fingers around.

::You can't learn a skill in here, but you'll be able to remember everything when you leave. I'm no expect with the spear, but I can show you how to use your power. Copy my movements::

While she talked, an identical spear appeared in her hands. She took a few steps back so that she was out of range then pointed the spear at Diego with a single hand.

::The Solar Energy that you absorb with the cultivation method of your family is primarily used to strength the body by increasing muscle density and regenerative ability. The problem is that the 'Seed of Speed' works in an almost opposite fashion, so as long as you are only practicing that cultivation, I must limit how much of the power I can give you. For now, I have two skills for you to learn: [Ten Strikes, One Thrust] and [Spinning Shield]. Watch as I demonstrate the first::

She pulled back her spear slowly then her whole body seemed to tremble before she threw out her spear. The illusion of nine spears identical to the one she was holding seemed to strike out in unison, causing a burst of wind blow across his body. In that moment, he felt like he was frozen to the spot as the ten spears were coming to claim his life. She stopped just a few centimeters away from his face with the true spear while the other nine vanished with the loss of momentum.

::How many times did I strike out?:: Katalina asked as she lowered her spear.

”Once?” he replied unsure as sweat rolled down his forehead.

::Ten times, hints the name. Why you only saw the one strike is because that was the center point of the skill, but that does not mean it has to be the center point of the strikes. Once you learn the skill, you will be able to strike twice, and when you level up the ability, instead of gaining another strike, you will gain limited control on where the second strike will hit. You will have to use your own hard work to increase the control over it as skill points can only be invested into the skill itself. Understand?::

”Yeah, I think so... Now, how do I do it?”

::Practice thrusting for now until the feeling matches Ishu's. The reason why I brought you into here is because time moves at a rate of ten to one which increasing your training time to one hundred days. You have Ishu's memories, so you can use them to speed up your own learning and, best of all, since your body is in a deep meditation right now, you will never run out of energy::

”Alright,” Diego replied.

He turned, so that his was aiming at Katalina which made her chuckle. He tried to mimic the stance Ishu often used when training, but he could tell it was off, though not how. The first thrust out and he nearly stumbled as the wrong parts of his body had been relaxed which threw him off balance with the spear. Although Ishu had not used two hands for a simple thrust in years, Diego opted for it until he could get used to the feeling. Katalina secretly nodded as she watched him since he seemed to understand his lack of foundation and willingness to build it first before rushing into something too advanced.