Throughout the whole night, Sin didn't sleep. He and Merala discussed various ways to train Lan. Merala was given a fright, Sin had come up with many unconventional means. It seemed as if Sin truly took joy in the upcoming torture, that Lan was about to be put through.

Merala questioned the methods Sin had come up with. "Husband these methods, they seem a little too much don't they?" Merala was already feeling guilty for Lan, she had been adding more oil to the fire.

Sin smiled "Not at all my wife, Lan said he wants to become someone like me who can protect the clan. Of course I'm not going to let him down."

"And do you truly feel cutting the string, when Lan has scaled up half a mountain is conventional?"

"Of course it is, commander Glaze did it to me during my training, that son of a bitch. It was the first time I saw him smile in the 6 years I knew him."

Merala was stumped. "It sounds like you're taking out your pent up aggression towards Lan."

"Well would you look at that, it's time to go and wait for the little guy." Sin left with a great big smile on his face.

Before Sin had left the room Merala called out. "Invite Zenith over for supper tonight, you're in charge of cooking."

Sin rubbed his hands gleefully thinking to himself. "Perfect timing I just got secret of singapore paste, sriracha and yellow carolina reapers."

Sin hadn't waited long before Lan had arrived, despite the weariness in his eyes. There was still dedication and resolution to become stronger.

Lan respectfully bowed to Sin. "Good morning master."

"Today we are going to have a change of venue. For your warm up today, it is simply to keep up with my pace."

Sin and Lan took off over the course of one hour, they had traveled over 45 kilometers. Sin figured out a way to 'spice' things up.

When Lan was first unsuspecting of it, Sin had already gathered the wind and sky essence. Flicking his wrist downwards, a emerald blade powered by the wind, slashed down towards Lan.

Lan dodged to the right, before slashing out with his own weapon. Seeing Lan take care of the situation so well. Sin sent down 8 wind swords to control Lans movements.

Lan panicked this time, after managing to deflect the majority of the attacks. Lan made an incorrect body movement, with the needles still in his spine. He had a momentarily awkward moment as if paralyzed in place.

The last attack left a deep cleave in Lans breastplate. There was a shallow cut trailing down his shoulder.

After a hour of torture, Lan had countless cuts across his body. But what surprised Sin the most, Lan was starting to get accustomed to the attacks. No longer was he using his own Sword to combat them. He had began imitating Sin, eventually he had managed to form the wind into swords. Fighting back against Sins, Lan had managed to tread through the barricade, leaving a hefty cut along Sins forehead.

Applauding Lan in surprise, Sun couldn't help but to praise. "Not bad, not bad at all Lan. It would seem you've got natural affinity with the Sky path."

"Thank you master, without your sudden attacks. I'd still be about a week away from grasping control of the wind."

Sin stared in shock at Lan. Seeing his masters stares, Lan was all smiles and pride.

Sin and Lan had finally arrived at their destination. Lan looked up at the 50,000 meter tall mountain. There were many ropes, and iron hoops hanging from it. Seeing how they were all evenly placed. Lan started getting a bad feeling about today's training.

"Lan take off your clothes, except for your pants. The best way to feel the raw elements, is for your body to get accustomed to the sensation. Making it easier to focus, harness, and unleash the elements power."

Seeing as Sin had already undressed, Lan followed suit with the thought process. "Nah master couldn't be that cold hearted. He's so genuine with all the other children and his wife."

Sin imbued his feet with Mana, then started running up the mountain. Sin yelled downwards to Lan. "Come on slow poke, if I make it up before you do, your trainings difficulty will be increased."

Lan then followed suit up the mountain, when he lost his balance and grabbed for a iron hoop. Emerald wind had cut the hoop in half, Lan began fearing for his life. They had scaled the mountain about 20,000 meters.

Seeing as the ground was approaching faster and faster, Lan began getting desperate. Right as he was about to become a blown up meatpie on the ground, Lan had forced the wind essence into forming a pair of wings. Hastily flapping the wings at top speed, Lan soared into the mountains face full force.

Spreading his arms, and legs out. Holding onto the mountain face with his Mana. Lan was gasping for air, with sheer terror in his eyes. Seeing Sin calmly fly in front of him without any wings, Lan finally got pissed off.

"Fuck you master! Your actions are immoral!"

Sin smiled naturally. "Alright it's okay your alive, that's all that matters. Besides don't be angry at me, do you think without the fear of approaching death, you would've condensed your [Sky Wings] so fast?"

Lan was still fuming, so he yelled out in indignation. "What if I had truly fallen to my death!?"

"Your parents would be grieving tonight." Sin said with a straight face and no shame.

In the distance predators of the sky spotted Lan and Sin. Feeling the killing intent lock onto the both of them. Sin smiled before patting Lan on the shoulders.

"Do your best my disciple, you would do well to remember this. The sky is your blade, the wind is your sheathe. Like a solitary sword splitting the mountains in half, spread your wings with pride!"

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Sin then shot off into the distance, leaving Lan with the company of hungry hunters. Seeing as they were fast approaching, Lan dodged the incoming claws. Emerald covered his hand, before slashing down. A emerald green blade wave shot out, cutting the attacker cleanly in half.

A sharp talon stabbed into Lans chest, carrying him into the air. Seeing as their pack leader had grabbed the food, the minions had surrounded Lan with hungry looks in their eyes.

Seeing as Sin was nowhere to be within sight. Lan calmed his mind, remembering what his master had said. Lan began controlling the wind, forming a tight emerald net of spinning swords around him. Each hunter that got too close, was killed on the spot.

Storing up the essence of the wind into his palm. A emerald green sheathe began forming, then a clear white pristine Sword with flowing clouds, and blinding rays of sunlight formed.

Sweeping his Sword out horizontally. A massive emerald vortex formed, cutting off the minions from their leader. Lan then stabbed the sword down, bouncing off the clouds, emerald swords formed underneath the minions. Impaling through their anus to their mouth, they dropped to the ground.

Seeing it's minions be so effortlessly slaughtered, the leader of the pack was enraged. It sped upwards cutting through the clouds. Reaching the boundary that it could no longer pierce through. The leader somersaulted midair, throwing Lan downwards with all its might.

Lan controlled the wind and stopped himself mid throw. Lan flapped his wings appearing in front of the leader, with both his thumbs out. Lan stabbed them through the leaders temples, ripping them out, Lan swung his sword as two vortexes appeared. Tearing the leader in half.

Lan then let himself descend half way, feeling the wind on his bare body, and the boundlessness of the sky above. Lan hovered cross legged, tasting the essence of the bare elements striking him.

Sin had found a spot far away to watch Lan. Sin couldn't help but appreciate his first disciple is going to turn into a monstrous existence.

Just before Sin was going to fly over to Lan, he felt his heart suddenly throb. Grabbing his chest, Sins breathing became ragged. A feeling of weakness started spreading out, as his body started growing increasingly heavier.

"Fucking Alarune! It seems I'm going to have to speed things up and go to the capital city sooner then originally planned."

After arriving back at Lans location, Sin continued on with Lans training. Sin would go out and purposely piss off mutant beasts, bring them back for Lan to deal with. Besides having Lan learn the essence of wind, Sin was slowly cutting all the ropes, and metal hoops. Forcing Lan to rely on his Sky Wings, and the essence of wind.

Sins favourite past time during all of this, became kicking Lan into a endless hoard of land, and aerial mutant beasts.

Lan would often times scream out "That's unethical master, you're going to be the reason I die!"

But Sin wasn't having any of it. Getting down on both knees, with his hands cupped up towards the sky, Sin started a prayer which infuriated Lan. "God, I pray you watch over your child, as I continuously throw him into the wolf's den."

The rest of the day passed smoothly, Lan was able to remain conscious after today's training. But extremely exhausted, Sin carried Lan back, dropping him off at home.

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Sin began making his way over towards Zeniths place. Knocking on the door, Sin waited a few moments before Zenith opened the door.

"Yo brother, Merala wanted me to invite you over for supper, I am cooking tonight."

Zenith smiled brightly. "You a chef? Pei you're most likely gonna burn your house down, well whatever I'll go to watch the beautiful flame you create."

Sin didn't show any frustration on his face, while his thoughts raged inside. "How dare your skinny white ass judge my cooking!"

After arriving back at home with Zenith, Sin called out of habit. "Honey I'm home, I will start cooking supper shortly." There was silence, Sin walked into the living room. Merala was busy, trying to figure out how to hook up the playstation 4, she was beyond herself in fury. (1)

Merala shouted "WHO would ever make such a damnable thing! This is fucking stupid!"

Walking over and rubbing Meralas back, Sin smiles. "It's okay honey it's not very hard, let me take over and then I will start supper."

After hooking up the cords Merala struggled so much with, Sin pulled out [Sekiro Shadows Die Twice] Laughing evilly to himself "Let's hear her curse away."

Sin walks into the kitchen, taking Meralas chef apron and putting it on himself. He looked down at it seeing "Bad Bitch Chef" written on it.

Sin took out the Shrimp, shelling and deveining them. After that he took out a meat beater, placing down parchment paper on the counter, chicken breasts in the middle, and another piece of parchment paper over top. Sin then began beating his meat. Afterwards he chopped up red, yellow bell peppers, green onions, bean sprouts, and shredded some carrots with a grater.

Sin poured some extra virgin olive oil into a frying pan. Afterwards fully cooking the chicken breast, Sin cut them into bite sized pieces, then moved onto putting the shrimp in the frying pan. Seasoning with salt and pepper, Sin cooks the shrimp for 5 minutes before removing them from the pan.

After that in a small bowl, sin mixed together soy sauce, cornstarch, lime juice, brown sugar, and some red pepper flakes.

Pulling his attention to the side he heard Merala scream. "Fuck this stupid ass serpent."

Zenith chipped in. "Hey you already died 7 times. Let me have a shot."

"Fuck you what is mine is mine, what is husbands is also mine!"

Sin smiled happily at Meralas anger before returning to cooking supper.

Throwing the vegetables into the wok in groups one by one, Sin then dumped the chicken and shrimp into the wok. Afterwards he poured the sauce he mixed earlier, cooking it into the vegetables, shrimp, and chicken. Just as he had plated the food, Sin heard a loud victory cry emerge from the living room.

Merala exclaimed in joy. "Where's your head now bitch ass!?" And then the most piercingly loud blood curdling scream Sin had heard in his life was heard.

"Fuck this stupid piece of shit ape! How dare he come back to life after I cut that ugly cunts head off! Husband this game is full of shit! How the fuck is that possible!?"

"CRACK!" Merala threw the controller against the wall.

Zeniths laughs were heard followed by his mocking. "Come on Merala, how did you not see that fucking thing twitching!"

Sin internally screamed. "That was a 75 dollar controller....." (2)

After bringing the plates of food out to the table, Sin saw the controller in multiple pieces before sighing to himself.

"Supper is ready, come and get it!"

Merala was the first to sit at the table impatiently waiting to dig in. But before that, she didn't forget to give Sin a kiss praising him for the colours and aroma.

Even Zenith had nothing but good to say in his own twisted way. "Damn bro, you make an awesome house bitch!"

All three had begun eating their meal. Remembering Zeniths disrespect towards his cooking earlier on. Sin had made Zeniths plate extra spicy, adding in Secret Of Singapore paste, and replaced the yellow bell peppers, with the yellow carolina reapers. And in addition, adding more sriracha then Merala and himself had combined in their plates.

After Zenith had eaten a quarter of his plate of food, he was sweating profusely. Sin could swear he heard the noise of a steam whistle coming from Zenith.

Merala asked concerned. "Are you feeling alright Zenith?"

Zenith tried to hide his embarrassment. "Yeah yeah, I'm doing fine. Do the either of you find it hot in here, or is it just me?"

Sin answered right away "Well it certainly isn't you that's making it hot in here."

"Merala followed up with "Nah, it's pretty comfortable in here."

Zenith asked in shame "Can I try a bite from your plate Merala?"

Merala as the food glutton she is, was about to deny while calling Zenith a dirty pig fucker. However, Sin lightly hit her foot under the table. Merala begrudgingly agreed while tears formed in her eyes, as she watched Zenith take away the last shrimp on her plate.

After eating it Zenith exclaimed. "What the hell! Why is my food so fucking spicy, but yours is well balanced."

From the corner of his eyes, he saw the smirk widen on Sins face. Zenith flew into a rage, pointing his finger at Sin.

"Fuck you Sin, your the one who fucked with my plate of food!"

Sin shrugged nonchalantly. "And did you learn anything?"

Zenith was dumbstruck, without any answers to give.

"Never disrespect my cooking again!" Sin glared daggers at Zenith.