Chapter 3

 "Remember the most important part in the [Infinite blade style] is your center of gravity and perfect control over your body, this will allow you execute your movementmovement flawlessly.  "

"Yes father"

"This sword style is only taught to the Strife family, we absolutely cannot spread for this style is absolutely can never be taught to outsiders, this style is perfect in terms of offense amd defense."

Im currently being taught by my father in the courtyard  about the [Infinite blade arts] since 3 years ago, I'm now already 8 years old. After father left...

"Master" a black crow suddenly flew into my shoulder. 

I stared at the crow and remembered about what happened 3 years ago in my awakening.

"wha!!!!!"

I was startled from the black  crow who suddenly emerged from the array and called me its master

"Looks like it is a spirit" muttered by my father who is currently watching the crow who had emerged from the array.

"Greetings to you master, I am called Vaam"

The crow suddenly spoke to me in monotone, the strange thing is the crow didn't move his beak it's like the sound is being produced in the air, It made me feel askward. Well I decided to answer by stating my name to it.

"I am Alexander Strife, are you a spirit?"

"Indeed master, shall we commence the pact ceremony?"

I'm not surprised about the pact ceremony I was informed about it a few days ago, according to what they said every [Blessings] will have their own ceremony. For weapon types you need to contract it by pouring blood and saying the incantation that will appear on your mind, for abilities during the awakening a mark will appear randomly in your body and for spirits, the spirits will merge on your body and like the abilities a mark will also appear randomly on your body.

The crow flies into my body I can feel that it was becoming one with me. My hair is losing its red color and turns black like the color of the night, a crow-like mark suddenly appeared on my right hand. After 5 minute the merging of the crow and me ended. Regarding my appearance  only my hair changed,it turned black like the darkness.

By the corner of my eyes I my mother has a worried look on her face. I can also see my father was surprised regarding my hair.

The array at my feet lost its brilliance, it became just a drawing on the ground. My parents and grandpa walked beside asking me if I feel alright, I just nodded not wanting them to worry about me, I'm such a good son I thought to myself. 

"Xander,  can you show us the power of your spirit"

My granpa suddenly asked I decided to call Vaam by speaking with him mentally, it seems after establish the pact you can communicate with your spirit, weapon types are the same you can make dissappear and summon them. Beneath me a portal appeared and emerged from it and flew into my shoulder. The portal looks cool.

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"Vaam can you show us your power" I said

"Yes master" Vaam answered in monotone

[Vaam show us only a fragment of your power if you can] I said to him mentally, I decided to hide its abilities for now.

[Yes] it also replied to me mentally in monotone as always.

The crow suddenly turns into a black smoke and started to gather at my hands then it began to take shape. A double-edged  black sword with no hilt nor guard formed Into my right hand. Its blackness is like the night without stars nor moon completely devoid of anything. It sharpness just merely swinging it a small cut appeared on the ground where I had swung it.

A hint happiness & disappointment appeared on their face, happiness because of the quality of the sword and disappointment because they think this is the extent of the power of Vaam.I pay it no mind, my father suddenly spoke to me

"during these next 5 years I will teach you the sword after 5 years we will admit you to Grecian Academy" 

"Yes father" this was the first time I saw my father with a serious face.

After reminiscing the past, I spoke to Vaam

"Is there something wrong?"

"I can sense some presence hiding"

"I noticed too, looks like enemies"

Vaam transformed into a black sword into my hand and I postured myself for battle, I only commanded Vaam to show only a fragment of his power.

After a few moments group of 10 men appeared from the bush. The are emitting bloodlust showing they have killed numerous people. I simply brush the bloodlust in the air and the attackers seeing me brushing their bloodlust started to attack me. I block the slashes  easily. I snickered seeing they are this weak. I started to counter attack but i decided to keep them alive. After blocking  I press my foot formed I easily closed the distance then struck their neck with my sword Midnight, well I decided to call it Midnight because its color is like the night. Ever since I Vaam formed a pact with me my strength and speed increased almost 5 times. I also did the same with the others after rendering them unconscious a voice suddenly resonated behind, its my father. 

It seems the assault was just a test to measure my abilities and judgement making during an assault. Well I did get a perfect grade from it.

"Now! next is me" my father said in serious tone with a serious face.