Chapter 206: Training (II): The 13

The sequence to training with postures was really non-existent, Rezar had to improvise to get himself a beginning and an end, choosing to start from the ones he felt were a lot more easier before transitioning to what he would call the harder movements. However that did seem to work as Rezar quickly realized that thinking too much about a proper sequence for 13 individual stances was just too much. Depending on how you start and how you choose to end, the sequence was different, and with each difference, Rezar realized that the stances focused on a certain physical aspect.

Honestly it was like a dance, a weird one but a dance none the less that seemed to steeped in something ancient and primal, which shouldn't really be the case as this was just created. Rezar had to twist his body and move his feet swiftly, some times he had to plant himself as solidly as he could on the ground, and other times he had to move slowly, transitioning from swift to slow like some boat being rocked by gentle waves. But gentle waves could also be a precursor to a storm as there were moves that popped his joints to sometimes out rightly dislocating it, but he took it all in stride. He was a vampire after all and everything was working in his favor.

[Vampire Skill: Supernatural Body has leveled up to 1! Current speed, power, defense, constitution and magic damage increased by 20%]

[You have received 2 skill points for leveling up a skill]

[+2 to Strength, +5 to speed, +5 to constitution]

[Arms Master Skill Tree has unlocked the skill Unarmed (0)]

For a day of training these were very notable gains, and Rezar felt all the more stronger for it. He felt that with the proper training tools, he would be able to fully learn and increase his strength rapidly, even if he had to start all-over again from the ground up. Rezar shifted his attention from the system announcement and went back into the stances, some where harder than the others, an there were sequences to them that got progressively harder with each new stance. Rezar honestly felt like a wet cloth that was constantly being squeezed and twisted to get the water out, but in the end he would still by soggy.

It's honestly been a long time since he's had a chance to push himself as hard as this; hard as it might seem this was a welcome development. So he tried his best to enjoy it. His fist shot forwards in crisp movement, before turning into a palm that cost out slapped towards the ground as Rezar flipped over, his palm still facing downwards and not moving an inch or allowed to touch the ground. It took a lot concentration for him to learn that particular as he was supposed to control his body enough that gravity wouldn't be dragging him down.

And so he continued for a good right hours, pushing his current body to the limits, breaking last that limit and going forwards once again. His body changed with it and also grew, It at least proved something hadn't changed about Elysium; you grew stronger a little bit faster when your at the low levels. Plus his body was weird...vampires were dead creatures, and he was fully one of them. From what he's learned from Priest told him that a Vampire's strength didn't come from their physique, but rather their magic.

But in this case as he got stronger he could feel his muscles tensing, stretching, compacting and overall just getting stronger. It should be impossible for a vampire to achieve as much as he has, but his body didn't act like it was dead, it was very much alive, which explained why Gynaika and her Vampires could not even step a feet out under the sun, and why he felt comfortable under it. And he had an inkling suspicion what was responsible for his immunity, though he couldn't be sure yet.

[Vampire Skill: Supernatural Body has leveled up to 2! Current speed, power, defense, constitution and magic damage increased by 20%]

[You have received 2 skill points]

[+3 to Speed,+3 to Power, +2 to constitution]

"That's enough for today young King, at this point I would advise you to study the current skills you have and master them as much as you can. We will continue from where we left off tomorrow." The dragon said to him as she turned And hurried her head into her massive wings, seemingly leaving Rezar to his own devices.

Rezar shrugged, he was quite exhausted anyways, and a cool shower would be quite appreciated by this point. He walked on with a lightness in his step that wasn't there before, the distance between himself and the ground when he walked seemed to shrink with every step he took. He didn't realize it, but he was moving really fast, so much so it would seem as if he was gliding on the ground.

(Summon Skeleton)

He felt a rush of energy surge through his body, pulsing once with a lot of force that Rezar stumbled forwards feeling as if someone's had smashed a fist into his chest. He was forced to spit out a mouthful of blood as he leaned on the coral walls of a hallway. A white and red spot circle showed up in front of him, glowing for just a second before disappearing and leaving behind half a skull of what looked to be some sort of demon.

There was no soul to it, so basically all he had summoned was just the smashed skull of some demon undead. He would be lying if he said he wasn't surprised, because now it seems the mastery of magic was no longer as simple as calling out the name of the skill and aiming at your enemies. To be able to use his skills, he had to Master magic, and it seems to Master Magic he had to also master his skills. Nothing is going to get easier it seems.

[Summon Skeleton Skill failed! Received infernal injury! Constitution +1, Mental +3, Magic +2]

[Magic skill: Magic Mastery has reached level 1! Mental +2, Magic +2, skill damage +5%, casting speed -5%, Cost -5%]

[Necromancy Skill: Summon Skeleton has reached level 1! Mental +2, Magic +2, +10% to all summoned undead]