Timothy is now in the Palace Training room about to test his new found skills and the increase of his improvement. Weapon User level is a whole different level as it is the first time where you can use magic power. When supported by magic power, the skills become stronger and you are able to do something beyond human limit.
Right now, Timothy is testing his physical limits by doing weight lifting. He tried almost all the weight available in the Training Room and found out that his limit was around half a ton or five hundred kilos. Of course, Timothy is doing that with all of his efforts, but that also means his maximum strength limit is already inhuman. Timothy then tested his running speed and endurance to find out that he could run up to a hundred kilometers per hour for six hours straight non stop.
Timothy wrote down his results and thought about discussing it with his master later. Timothy will need a clear reference of how strong people usually are at his level to know how much better he is compared to the others.
after eating his lunch and resting some more, Timothy is now ready to test out his skills. The first one he will try is his Human Mastery Skill Flash Charge. This is an active skill which means, unlike Body and Mind Coordination, Timothy needs to manually activate it to see the effect. Based on the description, the skill is supposed to give Timothy speed while also supporting him to attack anyone in his path.
Timothy then activated the skill and began to run. The moment Timothy took his first step, the world suddenly blurred around him and soon he hit the wall.
BAAAMM!!
Fortunately, the walls for this Training Room are already enhanced to withstand heavy damage. Unfortunately for Timothy, that means all the damage and recoil that is supposed to break the wall is redirected back to him. Timothy can feel a few bones in his chest and arms cracking painfully. He can only hope there is no head injury as that will delay his training longer than he wished for.
Timothy was taken to the nearby hospital for a medical check and has to get some rest from training for a few days. Luckily, he is already at Weapon User level, so his body healing ability is enhanced quite a lot. His mental wound, on the other hand, is taking more serious damage, especially from his siblings.
They didn't really see the actual scene, but they somehow got access to a security camera and managed to get a record of Timothy hitting the wall accident. They are still kind enough to not put that video online, but they sure mock him so much that Timothy begins to feel hurt. Timothy's mother quickly came to the rescue, but that didn't make things better.
Thereshya is a battle - hardened warrior at heart and so she finds Timothy's accident quite funny, enough for her to share the video with her husband, which means Timothy's father and master now know how silly his training has become.
A few days later, Timothy became the main man of their family dinner. Of course, Timothy knows that they didn't mean to hurt his feeling. He can tell that because his father tried to give him some input about his training while his mother tried to share her experience with the speed - based warrior she know. while for his siblings, they are just pure devil.
*****
Timothy continued his training the day after dinner. This time he tried it in an open space outside the Training Room. His father has told him about their family Secret Outdoor Training Area where the space is wide enough for Timothy to test his speed.
This time, Timothy's master also showed up to supervise his testing. Despite his cold and evil demeanor, Ruthra is still part of Arthur. As a father and a master, he surely wanted to see how his son and disciple fared with his skill and help him to solve his problem.
Once again, Timothy activated his skill Flash Charge. Timothy began to take a step and, just like last time, Timothy's vision got blurry and suddenly he was already in his father's hold. Timothy thanks his father for capturing him, after he realized that he had almost hit the walls once again. Timothy looked back and saw that he had already crossed the whole Outdoor Training Area in a single usage of his skill.
"explain to me how you activate your skill." said Arthur with a big proud smile.
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"eh... just activate it and take a step?" Timothy said, partially unsure if he had done his skill right.
"expected. hardhat
try again! But this time, do it after you set how far you want to go." said Arthur.
Timothy decides to obey. Despite the skill belonging to him and only he knew the description of the skill, his father had a lot of experience under his belt. He knew what he should say, when he asked Timothy to do something.
Once again, Timothy activated his Flash Charge skill. This time, he made sure to pick a target, which is the first spot where he begin. When Timothy takes a step, his vision once again gets blurry. The difference is this time, Timothy didn't run to the wall. his step suddenly stopped at the exact spot where he had started before. It was just that the skill stopped so suddenly that Timothy was not ready for the remaining force. Once the skill deactivate, Timothy stumbled down and fell face down to the ground.
"hahaha! That is a nice skill, son. " said Arthur as he walked to lift Timothy up.
"how do you know that I need to pick a target?" said Timothy while cleaning his dirtied clothes.
"I didn't know. he
I just remember some of my speedy friends once said to always pick a target when you go too fast.
I just understand what he said now, just like you. hahaha!" explain Arthur.
Timothy decided to train with this one skill for now. The left over force really put him in disarray every time his skills deactivated. By the end of the day, Timothy is going back to his room with dirt all over his clothes and a bit of scrape wound on his skin. all because of this single skill.
*****
In the dining room, Timothy once again had dinner with his family.
A servant then came and gave a piece of the letter to Timothy. It was a letter from school, with a symbol of a dragon in spirit state holding a shield with the name Dragon Soul Special School on it.
Timothy quickly tore the envelop and read the content.
Dear Mr. Timothy Brightblade.
With this letter, we hereby inform you that you are required to be present at the Graduation Ceremony that will be held on the 5th of July.
Your final exam score will be read in front of the school along with your overall performance, and your graduation will be decided after the reading. Please kindly mind your attire and always put your Soul Weapon in your presence.
We are really hoping for the best you.
Good luck, and thank you very much.
Timothy happily informed the content of his letter to his family, who said congratulations and shared their hope for Timothy to get the best score. They continue their dinner with happiness and return to their own room after.
Timothy spend the night to choose his best attire to wear at the Graduation Ceremony. He even took a whole step further and asked his mother permission to make an adjustment in his best suit to look even much better than it already is. Of course, his mother didn't let him make the adjustment, Timothy even got a hit on his head for asking this because his mother always taught him to be humble and kind.
but Timothy is a grown up man, and when he decides to have something he will have it. So the next day, Timothy went to the Palace tailor without his mother's permission and asked for his suit to be improved. Timothy just wanted to look fabulous for once, really.
*****
At the Dragon Soul Special School Headmaster Room,
two men are sitting on a modern - style table, enjoying a glass of warm tea while reading about something on their phone. Both of them looked very serious in their reading, as they almost didn't blink even a little. They soon put their phone down as they are done with the reading. on their faces is a look of concern and fear.
"are we really gonna do this?" said the first man.
"what? you want to back down right now? When the plan is made and the tools being prepared?
too late friend, really too late." said the second one.
"I know, I know!
but this plan, and all the preparation that follow, is really too much.
look here, in this part we are supposed to kidnap one of the Brightblade's kid.
You can call me anything, but we know that Arthur guy is beyond scary.
you mess with his kid, who knows what he will do to us." said the first man.
"look at this one, they already have a plan to occupy Arthur so we can kidnap his child safely." said the second man.
"then what? You forgot about Arthur's wife, right?
That woman's presence is thinner than air!
She will find out soon and then, we are gonna be tortured until we go insane." said the first person, refuting his friend's words.
"so, are you gonna leave us now?" asked another voice, from behind the shadow.
Both men suddenly freeze. Their eyes showed fear beyond anything they had ever see. A figure appears from the shadow, a hooded woman with two pairs of sharp insecticide legs appear attached to her back. She didn't bother to use her hand, only used her insecticide leg attachment to make the two men stand on their feet, pale and terrified.
"I hope you didn't leave us, Headmaster Dragule the Tenth.
You are one of the oldest families in the city, without you I will have to.....
what the word..? ah, kill the entire noble family, including yours." said the woman.
"our time is quite long, take your time and finish your job."
The hooded woman then disappear from the room by slipping into the shadow once more, leaving the two pale men who were suddenly able to breath once more. Without saying any other words, they quickly moved to do their part of the plan, leaving the headmaster's room empty once more.