'Yes, I'm sure,' Ras answered. 'There's no doubt that Kye will soon be the center of attention. Just look at the demonic energy back then. If he continues evolving, this demonic energy could stop being dormant and be visible. And at this time, he would need to be able to protect himself.'
'*Sigh*, I feel like I have to give him something as well now,' Aria said.
'I don't think such a thought would even cross his brain,' Ras said confidently. 'He is grateful for everything you did to him, so if he were to ask more, I think he wouldn't be himself anymore. And you will give him an ability anyway, so there's no need for you to give something again.'
'I guess you're right,' She sighed with a smile. Ras was slowly understanding Kye's personality.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Is it alright for me to have such a great thing?" Kye asked after reading fully the description of the feather. It was greater than what he imagined. It wasn't anything fancy, but the fact that his friend seal will evolve faster also meant that he would be able to use fire sooner. And it was already incredible and couldn't ask for more. Though, he still needed to ask if it was alright for him to have such a thing with him.
"Of course," Ras smiled."As I said earlier, it's to show you my sincerity. You're the fifth person who got my friend seal, and the third one to receive one of my feathers. So keep it with you until the end, okay?"
Hearing that, Kye got teary again. He was so grateful that it was coming naturally. However, to not be disrespectful, he kept them, albeit with some difficulties. "Thank you, Ras. I will cherish this gift until I leave this world," He smiled brightly. So brightly that it was as if his beauty has increased by ten.
"That's good, I'm glad you didn't refuse it."
"It would just be disrespectful from me at this point," Kye answered. "I still don't know how to repay you two, but one day, I will surely find a way," He put his hand on his heart to show his sincerity.
Aria and Ras wanted to say that it was okay and he didn't need to pressure himself since they were both good, but in the end, they decided against it. They understood that whatever they would say, Kye would still try to repay their kindness. So they gave up and just decided to smile to show their appreciation for his gesture.
"Anyways," Aria gathered their attention. "It's time to begin your training, Kye," She smiled. But strangely enough, Kye could see some hint of sadism in her smile. And it made him shiver a little. "As I said earlier, you'll first learn how to control your holy energy, then how to hide your wings and how to use your wings. However, you'll do all of that while fighting."
"Fighting? Against who?"
"Guess who?"
"Not you, right?" He asked both of them as they only smiled. And this time, the earlier shiver was increased by tenfolds. "I won't be able to do anything against you though," He tried to reason with them, but it was futile at this point.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Don't worry about that," Ras said with a smile. "It's not as if we're going to fight for real. It's just so you'll get a real fighting experience while using every single thing that you have in your kit. You need to be able to use everything. So once you will be able to use even a tiny bit of your Holy energy, we will begin sparring."
Hearing that, Kye gulped down. He didn't want to fight them. They were both so strong and intimidating that just the thought of fighting them was scaring him. However, it was necessary. As Ras said, it was important to use every single thing in his kit so that he could come out victorious from a fight.
He knew that he was always doing the same thing during a fight. Sure he didn't have much power back then when he was still fighting in the military, or even when he was fighting monsters, but he could have tried to innovate. So at least by sparring against them, he would be able to learn a lot of things. He didn't know how hard it would be, but he was at least sure that it would be hard enough for him to spat mouthfuls of blood, and wish to die instead of continuing sparring.
Though, if he were to come out of this training with his sanity still alright, he was sure that he would increase his prowess by leaps and bounds. If he could even just learn a tiny bit of their fighting style, then he would be able to be a lot more diversified when fighting.
"Then what do I need to do?"
Ras smiled hearing the conviction in Kye's voice. He thought he would have tried to dissuade them a little more, but he seemed completely wrong. And since he was the one who will be responsible for a big part of his training, he was happy. 'Seems like I got a new disciple for the time being,' He thought. The death of his old disciple still hurts him, but it wasn't to the point of hindering his life anymore. That was why he didn't mind giving all these things to Kye.
"Aria can you make a big training room?" Ras asked.
In someone's domain, they had control over everything. A domain was like their home, so they could shapeshift it at will. And Aria didn't say anything and only began to reshape her domain so that it could suit Kye's training.
The 'house' they were in began to slowly expand. The living room got bigger and bigger until a new set of doors appeared on one side of it. "The right one is where you will find the training room. The left one is the resting room. As for the middle one, this is the meditation room. It will be perfect when you will have to train your new energy."