I wake up early every morning and head to the training ground, where I practice my moves for hours on end. I start with the basics, learning the proper stance, footwork, and grip. As I become more comfortable with the sword, I begin to incorporate more advanced techniques, such as parrying, thrusting, and slicing. But I am not content with just learning the techniques. I also work on building up my strength and stamina through various exercises and drills. I know that in order to become a great swordsman, I need to be in top physical condition.

Despite the long hours and grueling training, I never lose sight of my goal. I am determined to become the best swordsman in the land, and I know that the only way to achieve that is through hard work and dedication. As the days turn into weeks and the weeks turn into months, my skills with the sword continue to improve. I start to get noticed by the other knights and even catch the eye of the king, who is impressed by my dedication and skill.

I know that I still have a long way to go before I can truly call myself a master swordsman, but I am more than willing to put in the work. With each swing of my sword, I feel myself getting closer to my goal, and I know that one day I will be among the greatest knights in all the land. So far I've only been using a sword given to me by the Knights and not my innate weapon supposedly called Night Splitter, quite an ominous name if I do say so myself.

It's been 3 months since the massacre and all I've been focused on doing was improve my swordsmanship I still haven't been able to use any of my Gifts but I do have a theory on how they work. I've been able to figure out that some of them just improve my physical capabilities subconsciously but I can also channel mana into a specific part of my body to improve my strength, speed, or reaction time. But that's only a theory since I don't know how to channel the mana through my muscles. The Swordsmanship Gift is a bit different, it makes me able to learn techniques and anything to do with a sword much faster than a normal person should be able to. I can also subconsciously predict my opponent's moves by looking at their blade. My instructors have told me to look at the body of my opponent to predict their movements but since I have this Gift I've found it easier to 'feel' their sword. After thinking all this over I decided to look into my soul once more.

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Name: Arthur Gresly

Talent: N/A

Gift: Swordsman

Rank: Legendary

Gift: Speed

Rank: N/A

Gift: Strength

Rank: N/A

Gift: Reactions and Processing

Rank: N/A

Weapon: Night Splitter

Rank:???

I've been able to see the rank of my swordsman Gift slowly but surely as I improved my skill with the blade. That led to the conclusion that if I practice with all my other Gifts I'll be able to see them as well, even though right now I don't know how I would use those Gifts. I've been searching for anyone with a physical Gift that might be able to teach me but to no avail.

I'm still confused about why I can't see my Talent rating since I can't train that, or at least I think I can't train it I've never heard of someone that changed what rank their talent was because it's supposed to be set in stone when you're born. But Talent is based on magical ability, at least that's what all the Arch Mages tell everyone so I don't have high hopes for myself in that department. Doing any physical training like weight lifting or sprinting hasn't unlocked any clues on how to use my physical Gifts, so that leads to a dead end. I tried summoning my Sword about a week ago, I didn't pass out like last time but after about a minute or two the sword drained all my energy. That means all this physical training has helped me somewhat in that area but I don't know anything I did that specifically targeted my energy levels. It could be my stamina. Questions that have no answers it seems.

I was a bit curious about how Scarlett was doing since I hadn't seen her since that day 3 months ago. The guards talk about her all the time meaning she is doing well for herself. Since she got a Perfect Talent rating I'm guessing it's only a matter of time before the king starts personally training her. Since he is the only other known person with a Talent rating that high. Just thinking about that makes me jealous of her Talent rating, but before I could get myself down someone called out to me.

"Arthur the First Knight wants to see you," said a Guard whose name I don't remember

"Wha-" I was a bit flabbergasted at the news because well the First Knight is the most talented Swordsman in the entire land and he might have some physical gifts. I had thought about that fact for a while and concluded that it was most likely true. While in my thoughts the Guard became impatient and nudged me forward. I almost forgot his presence because of the news and started following him to see the First Knight.