Before Lena could say anything, Jace pushed her hard, and with a sudden shock, her mind left his and she fell backward. Blood spurted from his nose and ears. But Jace hadn't even come out of meditation. Nothing had changed except for a few wrinkles on his once peaceful face.
Lena clenched her fists, got up, and walked out of the house. The mistake she had made 2 years ago was just like the mistake Jace had made 8 years ago. But again, there was a huge difference. They were both 10-year-old kids then. It was normal for them to make mistakes, but Lena had become a much more aware 16-year-old girl when she made the mistake. At the same time, Jace had paid for his mistake and Lena had forgiven him. But why had Lena done that? Was she attracted to Aserah back then? Or did she also want revenge? She had gone against her feelings and let her desires control her. She was supposed to control her feelings of love, but she made a big mistake and limited Jace's potential in the same way. With his potential merged with that of his father, Jace could have already moved to Step 2.
Lena moved quickly from where she was, without showing her eyes to anyone, and made her way to the King's Garden. She didn't want to talk to anyone right now and she didn't want to hear that she was wrong. She wanted to save Jace. But more than that, she wanted to do it so she wouldn't regret it, like Jace had said.
Lena arrived at the King's Garden and quickly sat down to meditate. Lena was a half-step Purple Lightning. She was one of the most powerful people in the city. Who could see her clearly with their own eyes?
As Lena meditated, she thought that Kaizer would not understand her situation. After all, in her mind's eye, her eyes weren't full of tears and she wasn't shedding them involuntarily.
But nothing happened as Lena had expected. The moment Kaizer came in front of Lena, he made a sour face. Lena closed her eyes and clenched her fists, waiting to be scolded.
"Master, I know I was wrong-"
"Shut up!"
Lena didn't know what to do with the two hands that suddenly grabbed her body. For the first time in all the time she had trained with her master, she saw him embrace her. Even more surprising were the tears flowing from Kaizers closed eyes. Lena involuntarily grabbed her master's hands.
"I am your master, Lena. I have taught you everything, but a healer is strengthened by love, he follows the path of the heart. If your pain is within you, let it flow. Don't hold the pain in your heart. If you want to become the king of pure healing, you must go through the most painful trials and learn the meaning of love. "
In Kaizer's arms, Lena could not stop a single tear from falling from her eyes. She cried loudly as tear after tear fell, soaking Kaizer's chest, but finally, Kaizer pulled her up and looked into her eyes.
"From now on, I will teach you the final test that none of my students have ever passed. And that is why none of them were worthy to become the King of Pure Healing. In your final test, I will teach you the meaning of love."
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Several weeks had passed since Kai and Miguel's battle. Preparations for the expedition to the Immortal Sword Academy had begun. If they were going to attack an academy directly, they had to make preparations and decide who would come and who would stay between the academies.
At that time, Kai walked calmly through the forest. Even though his steps were straight and firm, the bandages on various parts of his body showed that he had been through a heavy battle. Still, his blond hair fluttered in the wind and his blue eyes were as calm as a lake. An aura of the Red Lightning Center emanated from his body. When he reached the Double-Fingered Body Crossing, his body had also reached the Red Lightning Center and had transcended its own limits. This is what happens to everyone who levels up in an art.
Kai's power was now an incredible concept. He was perhaps the most powerful person on the island. And today, he would finish what he had started.
Kai walked for a while and then he saw the walls of the Red Orb Fortress in the distance. There were many people on each wall. Miguel's death had put them on high alert and they were now in a very difficult situation.
Kai reached into his well-worn bag and untied the lasso Sirius was tied to. Then he drew his sword and began to drag it along the ground.
Kai stopped 300 meters away from the castle. The castle was 100 meters from the forest and Kai was nowhere to be seen. But there was absolute concentration and focus on Kai's face.
Kai stretched his legs and held his sword horizontally at waist level. An extraordinary sword will radiate from his body. He seemed to focus all his attention on it. The blue of his eyes disappeared, replaced by a red glow and then a purple color. His skin turned white and the red color of his lips appeared. His hair became lighter and white. Two horns grew from his head, and finally, scales appeared on his body. The scales emitted a crimson light from underneath, giving off a terrifying aura. However, there were only a few scales on Kai's face and a few on his arms and legs. The aura was frightening, but it was not yet at its limit.
Kai closed his eyes and concentrated even more. The ancient aura emanating from his body became stronger and stronger, making him want to obey it. Kai stretched out his foot and his left leg slipped a little on the ground. Soon, the vibrations in the earth could be heard.
"I believe. I've worked hard for this. Even though I haven't reached the final level yet, I should be able to combine the wind element enough. Please, Sirius...... Don't let me down...."
Kai took a deep breath and raised Sirius above his head. At that moment, Sirius' aura formed and the sword began to glow with a gray light. Kai had closed his eyes and didn't know what was happening, but he could feel it. He put his right foot together with his left and got into an upright position, but he didn't stop. When Sirius spun Kai's head around, Kai turned on his heel and took a hard, earth-shattering step with his left foot. When Kai opened his eyes, the sword's brilliance visibly increased and Kai swung it horizontally.
"Heavenly Wind Slash!!!"
The gray wind light from Kai's sword began to move horizontally. The sword attack began to expand as it advanced, drawing in the surrounding wind. The power of this sword-powered attack was so great that it split the castle horizontally.
Kai's attack killed half of the people inside the castle, and the other half were trapped underneath the collapsed castle. Only those who were strong enough survived, but they could no longer stay in the castle.
Kai fell to his knees and vomited blood. The wounds from his fight with Miguel still had not healed. Breaking a castle in two was not easy. How could it be easy? This was a huge castle! If Kai hadn't combined the King Mode and the Ultimate Heart Mode, or if he hadn't transformed into the True Dragon Form and possessed the Sword Will. With his current strength, it would only be a dream that he could cut the castle in half.
Kai turned around. He was limping and holding his waist with his hand, but despite the condition of his body, he had the smile of the old Kai on his face.
"Some of you may have survived today, but I will be back. I will be back to hunt each one of you!"