Spirit Immortal

In the midst of the hilly terrain where plants and wildlife thrived, two humanoid silhouettes were dashing about, as thunderous claps reverberated through the isolated area. Ever so often, tree branches would come dislodged, and small craters would form. Squirrels scurried away, while birds flew in the opposite direction from where all the commotion was coming from. Huffing and puffing, Shin was grasping for air while Mychael nonchalantly stared him down with a victorious expression.

”Again!” The tanned man hollered out like a military battalion officer ordering his men.

Shin squinted his eyes at the command and shook his head. Gathering himself once more, the young teen tried his best to calm his heartbeat and control his pulsating mana reserves. Unfortunately, the most that he could do was ease some of the tension that had been built up over this training session. Shin was by no means someone that lacked stamina. In fact, amongst all of the orphans, Shin would say that he had the highest endurance as he could comfortably run ten laps around the mansion without stopping. However, facing the adversary that was the indomitable Mychael, drained so much energy that Shin had no idea about how he could still remain standing.

It had been barely two hours since Mychael begun to teach Shin about martial skills and the young teen felt like he had been to hell and back. Using a combination of physical grit, mana strengthening and pure willpower, Shin was somewhat able to learn the martial skills that the combat instructor was trying to impart onto him, but the black-haired youth simply lacked the experience and stamina to keep up with the brutish monster that stood before him.

”Fuck, what are you waiting for?! Come at me again!” Mychael was miffed that Shin was clearly wasting time and screamed out one more time.

”Argggghhhh!!!” Yelling out as he charged forwards, Shin gathered his mana into his hand once more. A cerulean light coated the exterior of his fist as he edged closer and closer towards the tanned man. However, just as he felt like his blow was going to connect, the image before him disappeared and Mychael was no longer standing in front of Shin.

Reappearing behind the unsuspecting youth, Mychael sent a hard chop down Shinʼs back, forcing the teen to fall face-first onto the muddy floor. A satisfied smile crept up the tanned skin manʼs face, making him look like quite the pervert.

”Haha, I knew you couldnʼt manage to land a blow on me with your mana enhanced body!”

”Why the hell are you gloating?! Arenʼt you supposed to be a respected teacher?! Must feel nice to take a win off a student who is barely fifteen huh?!”

”Haha, say all you want, I still won!!!”

Before the two started to spar, Mychael suggested a friendly competition. If Shin managed to land a single hit on the tanned man, Mychael would offer Shin one additional lesson free of charge. Of course, the seasoned teacher knew that it was impossible for the black-haired youth to catch him and just made the bet so that he could see Shin being pushed to the limit. Furthermore, having seen Shinʼs talent, Mychael was confident that one day, he would become a mighty Spirit User, and obtaining a win over the youth when he was still young was something that intrigued the bored instructor.

ʼUrggh, why did I even bother giving money to this man-child!!!ʼ Shin scolded himself for his folly.

”Oops, look at the time! I gotta run!” Just as Shin was about to retort, Mychael stared into the bright sun that was up high in the sky, indicating that midday had just passed.

”Hey! Youʼre leaving now?! I booked you for the entire day!!!” Shin angrily responded.

Spending one full gold ingot per session, Shin expected that Mychael would spend an entire day coaching him on his weaknesses and elaborating how he could improve his physical condition so that he could enter the path of the fighter; And typically, Mychael would keep his end of the bargain. Yet, on the very last session, the teacher was planning to leave halfway through the lesson.

”Well, itʼs not like I can teach you anything in your current state. Not to mention, you have learnt all of the basics of mana strengthening, something that I promised I would teach you. Anything more would take WAYYYYY more than five sessions...”

”B-But...” Shin was rendered speechless by the tanned manʼs logic. In the end, he was just a scoundrel that viewed money as his first priority. Buckling his lips, Shin pouted in annoyance as he stared grimly at Mychael.