Chapter 2: Basic Training
"Well lets begin"
"Wait sir, before we begin, I forgot to give my name. I am Perseus, pleasure to meet you."
"Likewise my name Grok you can call me instructor, sir, or sir instructor, whichever you prefer. Now take a good look around this is where you will be training for the next week."
Looking around for the first time since entering the room Perseus noticed how grand the room is. It was gigantic the size of a football stadium. with walls and floors of stone. There was track taking up half the room on the far right. A weight lifting and general exercise area with different types of exercising equipment that Perseus didn't even knew existed, taking up the far left and a pool next to it. Last but not least in the corner taking a large portion of room was a sparring ring and 10 racks of different weapons. Perseus was dumbfounded on how such a large room half the size of the training hall fit into the structure of the hall.
"Bigger on the inside, eh. I asked a spell caster for an enchantment on the room so it looks smaller than it actually is from the outside. Well stop staring lets get started."
The instructor lead the way to the track and then turned to Perseus.
"Well go on give me a 100 laps."
"What, what do you mean 100 laps."
"You heard me go run 100 laps, unless you think you're not man enough."
If there was anything Perseus hated more than people trying to kill him it was anyone questioning his Manhood.
"You are so on."
1 hour later
*Pant* *Pant* *Pant*
"There 100 laps, whoh" Perseus breathed out between panting. He was dog tired but it was essential for his plan.
"Took you long enough now on to swimming, follow me."
"What, but I jus-"
Perseus stopped midday he would not give in to the instructor and he would not have his manhood questioned. Silently Perseus followed the instructor to the pool. But one day he might kill him.
"Alright, jump in and give me 50 laps."
"Yes, sir instructor."
'Looks like questioning his manhood was the way to go. I'll push him past his limits to see if he has what it takes to be his apprentice.'
Perseus began swimming all the while ignoring the status messages he received and thinking of ways to kill the instructor all the while using his anger as fuel to keep going.
Agility increased by 1
New stat generated : Sustenance
You are likely to use less stamina in action. You are prohibited from distributing stat bonus points to this stat.
New stat generated: Fighting Spirit
Increases user’s spiritual might in an instant. Can temporarily call on superhuman strength. Cannot distribute points into this stat it rises spontaneously, affected by user's actions.
*Pant* *splash* *Pant*
"Done"
"Hmp. Be faster next time."
'One day i will stand at the top of the world and will kill you with everything I have.
The instructor lead Perseus to the exercise area next. Perseus as tired as he was didn't notice the new notice he received.
New stat Generated : Killing intent
By continuously using your anger and hatred of a person as a fuel you can now direct at someone. Points cannot be distributed to this stat. Rises spontaneously based on users actions.
'Good his eyes show his will to become a knight. Alright time to begin the real training.'
"Alright Perseus drop and give me 200 push ups."
Perseus was compliant but was still shooting daggers at the instructor.
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"Ok you get a 10 minutes break then we will continue."
Perseus fell down to the ground hard panting. Walking over to the pool he washed his face and took out a piece of rye bread and drank some water.
'I should check my stats i got a lot of notifications.'
"Stats"
Avatar: Perseus
Race:Human
Level: 1
Class: None
Title: None
Fame: 0
Life: 100
Mana: 100
Strength: 11
Agility: 11
Stamina: 12
Wisdom: 10
Intelligence: 10
Leadership: 0
Luck: 0
Killing intent: 14
Fighting spirit: 13
Offence: 3
Defense: 0
Resistance to magic:
Fire: 0%
Water: 0%
Earth: 0%
Black: 0%
'So the rumors were true, by working to and past your limits you stats increase.'
"Alright enough lolly gagging get up, put these on."
The instructor handed Perseus ankle and wrist weights weighing 2 kg each.
"Now give me a hundred laps."
The Instructor worked Perseus like this for the next 8 hours adding another Kg onto Perseus and giving no break every time he stopped in the middle. By the end of the day Perseus was drenched in sweat carrying 6kg ankle and wrist weights. When the instructor told Perseus they were done for the day he immediately collapsed on the spot and only got back up an hour later when the instructor brought food for him.
"After you are done eating come out to storage room in the training hall."
'Ugh it better not be more training'
Wolfing down the last of the food. Perseus made his way to the storage room. It was huge but not as big as the training area. There were swords and armor lying everywhere. He saw the instructor off to the side and called out to him.
“Ahh you’re here, I am going to teach you how to take care of your gear so that when you become a knight you can take care of your own equipment. So you hold the hammer like so and then say repair as you strike the armor. Then you take a cloth like so and clean it like this to polish it. Now to sharpen a sword you need to use a whetstone.”
New skill: Repair
New skill: Polishing
New skill: Sharpening
After showing him how to use the skills, the instructor left Perseus by himself. Perseus began repairing, polishing and sharpening every piece of gear he could find. He spent most of the night increasing his proficiency in the skills. Along the way he learned the identification skill after continuously studying each of the items he had worked on. Stopping only after 4 hours falling asleep next to a set armor that was polished to shine.
Perseus's rest was short lived as he was woken up five hours later by the instructor. Sore and sleep deprived Perseus forced himself up and followed after the instructor.
"Put on the weights and don't take them off until the end of the week. Now today we will start with 500 laps around the track, 300 push ups, 500 reps of weightlifting and then begin our underwater training session." The instructor listed them all with a malicious smile on his face.
"Perseus as tired as he was could only comply or he would receive a penalty of more weights and no breaks. But that did not mean he liked it. Since Perseus woke up he had been directing his intent to kill at the instructor. The instructor noticing decided to use that hate to make him do more work. Thus began Perseus's training to become an apprentice of a knight. What Perseus feared most however was that if the training to become an apprentice was so hard then what of the knight training?!