part 3, chapter 3
Gabriel trained under Arnav for a total of 4 months and he was taught the very basics of using the force, The most important thing Arnav taught Gabriel is something called "Deathly stillness" Which is crucial for every force user. It is a state of a being to not act upon his emotions and be completely free from his emotions controlling their actions. Gabriel was made to meditate for more than 4 long hours every day after he was made to follow his tough regime of running and lifting like every normal human trains for their strength and endurance.
Arnav made sure Gabriel wasn't slacking off and made him train for 19 hours a day, after his schedule was over he slept only for 4 hours and used 1 hour to freshen himself up. He slowly increased the intensity used to train at, then also taught him more on deathly stillness later on. Gabriel was told he could leave anytime he wanted and he wouldn't be punished or be facing consequences for it, in any way possible. Arnav said he is willing to provide Gabriel guidance till he is fit to go to other of Arnav's kind for Gabriel, but only if Gabriel wanted to. "Why are you doing all of this for me, Arnav? It's not like you are obligated or were told to take care of new force users?" Gabriel asked Arnav one day, to which Arnav replied "I only do this because i think it's the best thing to do. I know how it feels when you have nowhere to go. You don't know what's happening with you....to feel your humanity drift away...I know how bad it feels, Gabriel, that's why I'm helping you Gabriel.". "Thank you, I'm eternally indebted to you Arnav." Gabriel said.
(Back to the present)
Gabriel couldn't sleep and he decided to leave a note saying he'll be gone for a while, since he wanted to be reminded of his training with other ancients and he'll be starting from the forest itself, where it all started.
After thinking this to himself, Gabriel broke through the strong walls quietly and dropped out of the sky, without actually flying since he didn't want to take any chances and wake up both of them.
He flew towards the capital of Germany, Munich, and specifically towards the forest where he met Arnav.
Flying to the destination, in a relatively slow manner, Gabriel's mind was filled by sorrow and misery he was inflicted by fate, when it took away his family and his only source of purpose and peace.
He had a sense of nostalgia rush over him and he was delighted to see how the forest is... serene and calm like always and that thick canopy and a bedlam of chirpings... with the sun shining gracefully over the extravagant forest. The view of the forest shining a thick, bright shade of olive was just pure bliss for Gabriel as he watched it from above, in the skies. It was a beautiful jungle spread over nearly 300 acres. Gabriel still remembered the shack Arnav used to live in, when he strolled by and ended up in the forest. A rush of nostalgia hit him as he took a walk around the waterfall and saw the spot where he first saw Arnav, not knowing they'd develop such a beautiful relation over time, he could remember Arnav's eyes, they gave off a cold gaze, yes, he was lively but he had that feeling of being isolated, of thinking he's different and of his depression.
Gabriel walked around the forest and came to the shack again, which was very run down and covered in moss, as expected, since it has been more than 20 years the shack was used by someone. Gabriel was thrown back to the time when he trained under Arnav's care. He now understood how important they were because without his teachings, Gabriel couldn't have excelled in his training with the other ancients. Arnav's tough training regime inculcated a sense of discipline in Gabriel and increased his base strength, speed and endurance by manifolds, compared to normal humans. Thanks to Arnav, Gabriel is where he is currently at, his strength and the peace he has, which he did not have when he first awakened.
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The main skill taught by Arnav to Gabriel, Deathly Stillness, a skill crucial for all force users. It is just a state of absolute peaceful, an absolute state of tranquility, of controlling the flow of thoughts in one's mind. this is crucial because the output of one's force is directly proportional to one's emotions, and to control how your emotions are gonna behave is to essentially control the flow of force itself and be at peace with yourself and not hurt anyone around the user, even if it's unintentionally. Gabriel was asked to meditate for 4 hours in extreme conditions like underwater or near volcanoes or even on the thinnest branches of the treetops, this irritated Gabriel initially but he started to like this, after 2 months of his training, Arnav told Gabriel to use this state and be in the state while running, lifting and everything, he said it helps with not using too much energy.
Gabriel took strolls around the forest and ate some fresh fruits from the trees themselves, he was hit my nostalgia on every turn, and he was reminded of the beautiful time he had spent together with his friend.
Gabriel took off from the forest after roaming there for an approximate of 3 hours and left for the next Ancient's destination. While he was flying there, his mind was filled with this warm yet uncomfortable feeling of being reminded of his training, since his training was one of the most hardest journeys he had to experience, second to the journey of accepting his family is gone.
After Arnav was done training Gabriel, he told Gabriel on a fine evening that today was his last day of training under him, and told him that tomorrow they'll be leaving for the Atlantic ocean, there they'll be meeting an ancient called Thallus, who's gonna teach Gabriel about flight, propulsion and other stuff. "That's cool, but how am i gonna travel such a huge distance?" Gabriel remembered asking Arnav, not knowing the nauseous ride which awaited him. "OH THAT? don't worry you'll see tomorrow" said Arnav. believing him, Gabriel went to sleep happily thinking he'll be having fun on the ride tomorrow. The next day Arnav literally created a box from his light energy. And told he'll be fine since he'll be using something like a thread to carry him. Gabriel literally stared at Arnav for 30 seconds straight with one of the most disappointed looks.
After that he just accepted his fate and got inside, The ride was lightly bumpy but that was negated because of the fact they got to see such beautiful sights and after travelling in the ocean for a bit, Gabriel saw something which was different from the endless, blue horizon, he saw a dot in the sky which slowly got bigger and turned out be a beautiful island floating over the ocean, it literally looked like it was a paradise. Which had waterfalls, thick jungles and a medium sized house. Arnav landed in front of the house, there they were greeted by a young person who looks he is around 27.
The moment he saw Arnav he said, "YO! Old man, how you've been?!" As he hugged Arnav and Arnav too hugged him back tightly. "I've been fine, gramps, how you've been?" Arnav replied to the mysterious man's question he asked earlier.
After a casual banter between both of them, the man, whose name Gabriel did not know by that time, turned his gaze to him and asked Arnav, "This the rookie you've found this time?" to which Arnav said "Yep, that's right. Gabriel meet Thallus, known as "mercury" among the force users, because of his speed of flight, and running too. Thallus meet Gabriel, i know I've said this many a times but, this guy truly is different." Thallus said "I wouldn't have believed you if it weren't for the raw output of this kid's energy, i could sense his signal from 1500 kilometers away, I'm so eager to see how this kid turns out, for now, come on in." Gabriel who was confused, had a blank face. He had met a plethora of important people in his military career but the aura these "ancients" gave was....quite different. Gabriel found himself dumb around them, when he first met them, like in the case of Arnav too, he only responded to his commands and didn't try to strike an actual conversation with Arnav in the very beginning.