143 Ares

Time: 1 Month after the arriving at the temple

Location: [Unknown Temple]

POV: Ares

'For crying out loud, what is with all these annoying tasks that old man constantly gives?!?' I cursed him under my breath, I've been working for one-week cleaning and organising the temple followed by another 3 weeks restoring the old temple from different supplies surrounding us. 'Growl' my stomach acted up, ''When will I ever see normal food again...'' I muttered as I remember the awfully made rice and other Asian cuisines. He never tells me where he gets the ingredients either. I just sigh at my fate sweeping the floor.

''Ares!'' master shouted, ''Yes master I'm coming!'' I ran upstairs, when I entered the room I saw master reading one of many cultivations manuals. (If he knew his master would just break into prestigious libraries and organisations stealing these he would probably faint).

''Ares, I called you here because today will be your official lesson in martial arts. After reading through hundreds of manuals I finally found the perfect one for you. Its name is 'void breaker', its main power comes from the ability to manipulate the void including time and space. But the difficulty of this manual is also at it's highest, hence we first need to temper your mindset, you need absolute patience and clarity at any moment, for this, I'll give you a nearly impossible task that with only absolute patience and clarity can be achieved, tomorrow we'll travel to the Xia mountain range and you have to tame a hippogriff without any violence, it needs to willingly accept you for who you are, this takes patience while they'll also sense any evil and or ulterior motives hence the need for clarity. If you can't do this you'll be unfit for this cultivation manual. Now pack up and get ready for tomorrow, it will be a one month travelling on foot.'' I said as I handed him the book which will be able to train his mental capabilities and make it at least be feasible to tame the beast.

''Don't forget to bring my hammock!'' master shouted as I left the room. I surge of warmth rose up from my heart as I finally felt like all this work was finally paying off.

We walked down the mountain, but it was a weird sight, an old man wearing white robes while the other person unknown of age wore black leather clothing with a red skull as mask. We walked the entire day without anything eventful happening. ''Master?'' I asked carefully, ''Yes?'' he glanced at me, ''Why is it that you're helping me so much, it isn't only for that one time helping you.'' I looked him dead in the eye. 'Sigh' ''Ares, one day, one day we'll face an enemy so powerful that I can't defeat it alone, for that I need allies. Hence, I see potential in you, I am willing to give part of my time to invest in you, because... I see the old me in you.'' Master smiled as he said that. 'He was like me?' I thought in confusion. ''Don't worry master, knowing you there is nothing you can't beat!'' I am confident in my master's abilities, I do not need to fear. But even in my master's eyes, I see him looking towards an uncertain future.

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It wasn't until one week further that I finally saw my master's strength in person.

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