another week has passed in the blink of an eye.
Timothy and his friends are back in class, and this time it is time for Cultivation Class. Once again Teacher Magog is standing in front of the class, looking at all the students with pride on his face.
"Welcome back! my dearest students!
I am pleased to see you all in good health and grow stronger every day." said Teacher Magog as he started his class.
"I believe all of you now have a Rare Soul Weapon and find that progress has become slow once more.
I will explain about that, but can anyone tell me why it happened?"
Teacher Magog looked around the class and saw that nobody could give any guesses about the case. Teacher Magog didn't look bothered by this. instead, he looks like he is happy to be the only one who understands what has happened.
"your Soul Weapon progress will always slow down to a crawl every time it evolves and unfortunately there is nothing we can do to stop this.
but that doesn't mean we cannot continue to grow!
what we need to do is to find a way to cultivate it again.
now I want each of you to sit in distance with each other and summon your Soul Weapon. meditate with it in your hand and try to enter your weapon without asking for it.
only when you become one with your weapon, will you know how to cultivate it more." Teacher Magog explained.
Timothy follows the instructions and sits at a certain distance from his friends. he then begins to meditate by closing his eyes with his one-handed sword on his lap. As Timothy begins to meditate, he can hear Teacher Magog reminding the student to remain calm and relaxed, as meditating can take some time.
Timothy tried to relax and make himself comfortable with the sitting position. his mind is focused on his Soul Weapon, didn't really know what to do but wishes for something to happen.
*****
Timothy opens his eyes and sees that he is floating in a dark space. Timothy tried to move his body left and right, but without any clue about his position, he could not tell if he really moved somewhere or just stayed in place. then Timothy's Soul Weapon appears in front of him, shiny like a mirror and glowing bright illuminating the surrounding area.
behind the one-handed sword are several shadows of similar types of weapons, just with different makeup that Timothy cannot really see clearly. Timothy's Soul Weapon light then flickers a bit, as if trying to communicate.
suddenly a series of images begin to appear in Timothy's mind. information of unknown origin quickly enters and becomes part of Timothy's mind, as if it was there for a long time as a memory. Timothy feels that he finally has a moment of realization, like a scientist who finally cracked the most difficult question of the universe. meanwhile, Timothy's Soul Weapon light becomes brighter and brighter until the space is no longer dark.
floating in the middle of a light space, Timothy with his eyes glowing finally knows what to do to grow stronger.
*****
Timothy opens his eyes.
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he looks around and sees that he is all alone in the dark in his classroom. just as Timothy begins to panic, Teacher Magog suddenly appears and calms him down.
"Welcome back, Timothy.
it looks like your Soul Weapon already told you what you have to do." said Teacher Magog.
"ah.. yes sir.
I know what I need to do to continue my cultivation." Timothy said nervously.
"What a kind weapon, just like you.
please take care of it, Timothy. it deserves so much love and care for its loyalty and kindness to you." said Teacher Magog who then stood up and left Timothy alone.
Timothy quickly left the classroom and returned to his dorm room. the next day when he meets his friends, he asks them how long have he stuck in mediation. turns out Timothy was stuck in meditation for two days straight, and for two days Teacher Magog remained in the classroom to wait and protect Timothy.
"Teacher Magog said that such a thing is quite common." said Jhonny while they walked to their class "Teacher Magog also said that we will have to do that every time our Soul Weapon evolves so we have to get used to it and make sure we are in a safe space to avoid unnecessary problem."
*****
the days keep going on and nothing major happens inside the school.
it was peaceful and encouraging, where the students did their best to reach their full potential to prepare themself to face the real world. the teachers are also very supportive, they are willing to go the extra mile to help the students with their educational problems.
During this time, Timothy keeps training diligently without skipping a day and manages to fill his Soul Weapon cultivation to one hundred percent. he just needs to take his time and train his body before he can attempt the next evolution for his Soul Weapon.
along with Timothy are his friends Jhonny and Lian, who also manage to fill their Soul Weapon cultivation to one hundred percent. their start is a bit slower than Timothy's, as they can only find their cultivation method for about a month after Timothy, but their progress is equally fast.
just like Timothy and his friends, the rest of the students also progressing fast. One of them is Lima Twistharp, one of Timothy's classmates. She manages to gain a name for herself after she performs a very amazing Soul Weapon Skill in the class and wins several duels between students. her name rose to fame and she became an idol of the school.
another prominent name is Galagar Safehand, a genius who focuses on medical training. with a Syringe as his Soul Weapon, he managed to help and cure several wounded students to perfect health all by himself. his name became even more famous after he shared his medical research regarding emergency medicine.
*****
end of the school year is finally arrived.
it is finally time for Timothy and his classmates to face their final exam. each class will have a different exam but they are expected to finish it in the same time frame.
for Timothy and several of his classmates who enter the battle class, their final exam will be to hunt for a special beast in Danger Zone. A danger Zone is a special place where the environment itself can harm anyone who enters it. Danger Zone is also the only place where you can find unique material or natural resources that can help a person or soul weapon to increase their power.
each Danger Zone is different, with every single one of them possessing a guardian Magic Beast. this guardian Magic Beast will have a similar power to the Danger Zone and will use everything around it to resist any invader.
Timothy has heard about this and decided to prepare himself early. aside from his usual cultivation and training, he decides to begin to read about every Danger Zone around Jakurtan and its uniqueness. any book that can be useful, no matter how small it is, will be taken and read by Timothy. he even takes both his friends, Jhonny, and Lian, to join him in his research about Danger Zone.
both of them are about to refuse Timothy's invitation but once they realize how much it will help them to finish their final exam, they eagerly help Timothy. together the three of them manage to make a whole book full of notes about every single Danger Zone around Jakurtan. included in the book are the special terrain, ecosystem, inhabitants, and very useful information that is usually scattered around in several books.
the said book later will be used as the main guide for students before they go to their hunting location. especially since students of the later generation willingly take their time to update their notes every year.
with all preparations ready, Timothy and his friends join up with their classmates in the Grand Ceremony Hall once more. the teachers will announce the final exam along with the mission for Battle Class. Timothy is eager to finish the exam and join the military. he already adjusted his mentality to face the oncoming world.
"to be able to have peace, I need power.
only when I have power will I be able to keep peace and battle free." said Timothy to himself.