Chapter 355 The Art of War Story (2/2)

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I was tired, Irwin beat me up real good again. He patted my shoulder, and said ”It's necessary. You have no idea what hell I had to go through, in order to become a master”. I replied ”Perhaps, but my body will break before that”. He laughed, and said ”That is part of your training too. Do you really think the Art of War is a forbidden technique without a reason?”.

I asked ”Will you tell me the story?”. He thought about it, and replied ”Come to think of it, I should, shouldn't I? The story is rather simple, but you may get something out of it”. I nodded, and awaited the story. Irwin said ”The Art of War is, I think the oldest of the Arts I know about. There is no exact record as to when the Art of War was formed, but one name reverberated throughout history. That name was Elian Roamlord, a soldier who mastered and perhaps even founded the Art. As I said, the records are not clear, but Elian is considered as the founder”.

He continued ”Elian wasn't going around angry all the time. He was rather helpful to other people, and no one would say anything bad about him. That was until he entered the battlefield. They called him Fiend Soldier, due to the gore one would see when he fought. This alone wouldn't justify such title. What allowed him to get such title, was the pure happiness on his face, when he massacred his enemies”.

”Elian was very righteous. He always protected his kingdom, but that changed with time. It wasn't another war, it was the Royal Family. They obviously hailed him as a hero, who defeated many opponents on the battlefield. But Elian learned about their schemes, about the fake wars, about countless lives lost in the name of profit and political manipulations. His rage reached the apex, and he murdered. He killed most of the Royal Family members. As one of the strongest soldiers in the kingdom, he was very strong”.

”Why does this matter? The crucial part of this story, is that Elian was able to control his rage, and gave it an objective. He used his rage for justice, and then took his own life. He took his own life, because he was guilty of the same sins that the Royal Family was. He killed for no reason, questioning nothing. As I said, he was very righteous, not a hypocrite. He took his own life, to atone for the sins he committed”.

The story was over, but Irwin continued. ”I know this is not really a story, because I simply told you what happened. The crucial thing is that, a soldier murdered the Royal Family. Many years passed, and another master in the Art of War was born. Can you guess what happened?”. I replied ”He also killed Royals?”. Irwin nodded, and replied ”Yes, he killed the Royals scheming behind his and other people's backs”.

I said, ”That is why it is a Forbidden Art?”. Irwin replied ”It's one reason. Not everyone who became a master, worked under Royal Family. But yes, we all have hate towards Royals. You are no exception, are you not?”. I nodded, and said ”Yes, I also hate Royals. Well, maybe the late Emperor was alright, I only met him once though”.

Irwin laughed, and replied ”Him? He did a fair share of bad things. In the past, we were considered heros. Now we are considered a plague. There is only one way to master the Art of War, and I don't mind telling you. Art of War has to be learned through battle. Giving you hints about this and that… pointless. You have to learn with your body. Which is the exact reason, I greeted you like that. In the past, with many wars spreading through the kingdoms, the masters were plentiful. Now, in the time of peace, it's really hard to rise a master in the Art of War. Which is why, they probably call us masters in the Art of Rage”.

I asked ”So you gonna punch the shit out of me every day?”. He smiled while replying ”Pretty much. Until you are able to awaken your Aura without being beaten up. The control is also important. If you give in, you are just a walking disaster. In a sense, this is I think the only Art, where master accompanies and teaches a student for a long time”. I nodded, and said ”Alright, but we will do something else”.