Chapter 263: Kramps, the Originator of [Battle Frenzy].

Chapter 263: Kramps, the Originator of [Battle Frenzy].

Multiple proficiency requirements fulfilled. [Fluid Cast Lv. 5][Spear Mastery Lv. 6] [Draconic Roar Lv. 5] [Crushing Enhancement Lv. 6] [Concentration Lv. 8] gained

I could feel my heartbeat rising, causing my blood to pump through my blood vessels at a higher pace. The blood gives my cells nutrients, using the oxygen I breathe in to keep my body nice and healthy. My mind eased up as my body relaxed. The calmness and tranquility of Mothers cave were perfect for meditation.

Memories of the past were pulled out from the depths of my mind. The fear I felt when I first entered this world, fleeing with all my might from those kobolds. My decision to kill that kobold group after learning how human they were. The appearance of the two garms, looking down at me with the ability to kill me with a single stomp.

The chills I felt as the reaper crept up to me, his scythe ready to swing. I had to bring those emotions up. Relive the moment I felt them. Everything had to be remembered. I had to put myself back in that weakened state. Like VR.

Urgh.

The chase! My legs moved as fast as they could. Tripping from my lack of finesse. Imagining my heart beating so fast I could hear it pounding caused my actual one to simulate that tension. It caused my body to become twitchy and the heat inside of me to grow. I could feel my sun core activating, fully believing I was in danger right now.

Calm down. Calm down. Slow breaths. Deep in exhale. Breathing techniques.

Grrrrk!

My inability to use [Imperial Hellfire] against Astalos despite trying all I could to finalize the spell. Shiterno hijacking my status and suddenly giving me more power than my body could handle at that moment, the pain forcing me into a berserker mode. Astalos nearly killing Ellaine, provoking me to meteor bomb him to death. Then

Eshe

Her lifeless body. Her blood seeped the puddles red. The images were coming back to me. That smile on that demonkins face. How he bragged about murdering Eshe, Sir Alikar, and Dame Anivh. Everything became more and more vivid.

Grrk!

[Battle Frenzy (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]

Proficiency requirement fulfilled. [Mental Stability Lv. 8] evolved into [Mental Stability Lv. 9]

[Bethlieranha.]

[Yes, brother.]

The warmth in the middle of my chest increased further and further until the heat became noticeable to me. Warm tears began seeping through the slits of my closed eyes, pouring down my cheeks and falling onto my skirt. My tail kept slamming the floor over and over again, uneasy and nervous from witnessing Eshes death over and over again.

Im sorry! I should have come sooner! I should have noticed something was up and that the demonkins would target us blessed! Dammit! Why didnt I think abou

And then an uncomfortable cold wrapped my whole body like a blanket.

Brrrrr! Fuck! Cold!

My eyes shot open and I jumped up, shivering from the sudden frost winds. It pulled me right out of my meditation.

It was Kramps voice. At the same time, the cold quickly dissipated and the darkness around me brightened up like unveiling a window inside a black room. I looked to my sides the snow wyvern twins were there.

Thank you, Bethlieranha and Shayatierus, I thanked them for stopping my [Battle Frenzy], earning me an Our honor, Princess from them. After that, I turned my attention back to Kramps question. When I remembered Eshe again

I explained to him everything I simulated and tried to remember since he started his storytelling, detailing how I felt and what emotions were triggered by those memories.

I guess I also have to conquer all that baggage to get [Battle Frenzy] under control, huh? I asked rhetorically.

Four days had passed since Mother managed to compromise with Kramps to help me out with [Battle Frenzy]. With my training with her, Yorshka, and for my concert, I hadnt done anything concerning [Battle Frenzy] in the meantime despite Kramps telling me I should open my schedule up for him.

Regardless, today was the first day of the training to conquer my [Battle Frenzy]. While Mother was deeply asleep, I was now spending time with Kramps and the two snow wyverns mother had practically taken in as her attendants.

Remembering how I would feel sleepier than usual in the winter, I asked Kramps about it. I presumed it was cause I was a fire dragon.

I did remember Mother lamenting that I was incredibly weak against ice and water. She admitted to being extremely elated that I was able to inherit my scale-dust from her.

In any case, I turned to the two snow wyverns and conveyed Kramps words to them. As you would guess, calling them snow wyvern female or the brother wyvern would be inconvenient in the future. Since Mother took them in as attendants, I asked her to give them names to make addressing them easier.

Shayatierus was the name of the older brother, and Bethlieranha was for the sister. They were completely overjoyed with their names, given to them by a being they greatly respected as the epitome of winter. They practically swore their eternal loyalty to Mother and to me at the same time.

The snow wyverns were helping me out by cooling me off whenever I lost control of my [Battle Frenzy]. Just like how Master Kush stopped my rampage after Shiternos interference, anything ice or water element could help douse me.

With my solar core still damaged, I couldnt exude extreme heat without cracking it again. The pain most likely would have snapped me out of it. Fortunately, this did mean the wyverns and Tasianna would be able to cool me down. Otherwise, Mother probably would have been the only one able to do so.

Okay, got some time to rest. Lets do it again, Kramps.

Yeah, yeah, its not like you hate it that much. Youre just complaining about how casual Im talking to a god. Whatever.

Ignoring Kramps pouting, I sat back down. I took in a deep breath, using my breathing techniques to quell my beating heart and find tranquility in the silence. I could hear the wyverns breathing, but it felt more like a cold breeze than anything else. It made the process easier, in fact.

Meditation was key to this process. Kramps explained when he first tried to conquer it, he thought constant fighting and beating other apex predators was the answer. With his method, his progress was slow and he almost died multiple times trying to overcome any walls he faced. It was only when he changed his fighting style to be less a berserk brawler that he understood he had to look deeper in himself.

The idea was to find harmony with your emotions, thoughts, and actions. A bit of Buddhism in the idea, eh? This trifecta was there to calm yourself down during a fight as your body was being overwhelmed by the mana from Kramps blood. [Battle Frenzy (Critical)] was the goal here, as that is where you would have the power to shatter the sky and sunder the earth or whatever over-exaggeration Kramps wanted to compare it to.

I was pretty sure it would be pretty strong, but my goal, for now, was [Battle Frenzy (Major)]. That was when [Bearer of Kargryxmors Blood] would connect with Aurenas and Shiternos blessings to grant me a sliver of their power. In other words, my hair would turn white and I would go super dragon mode.

As such, I had to work hard and find inner peace, I think.The initial posting of this chapter occurred via Ñøv€l-B!n.

Okay, first, my memory of being born.

The start was quite rough during the previous try. That was when I was still the size of a gecko and was afraid of everything around me. I was a city girl in the body of a small, helpless reptile placed inside a deadly forest. I was scared shitless day in and day out.

I then remembered the conflicts I had with the kobolds, orcs, and garms, simulating myself back into that memory. I asked myself how I felt and what I could do to overcome them. Of course, after reflecting on them so often, I knew exactly how to defeat them while sustaining less damage than I should.

Up until the garm matriarch. The imposing wolf mother of Saori. The fear of death was so very vivid. Chills ran down my spine whenever I remembered her eyes glaring down at me. A D rank newbie fighting an experienced C rank; I just couldnt figure out how to win her battle, even after going through it multiple times. Maybe I was projecting Saori in her place, but I couldnt think of a way to outwit the matriarch.

Good enough.

But death has been with me far too often now. Ive gotten used to it. Ive accepted living as being victorious. If you survive, you could always return for a rematch. I was scared of her, but from her, I learned how just barely surviving was a blessing by itself. How life was so precious and fragile.

The next important memory was after we escaped Astalos and went into a cave towards Artorias. I remembered how I went mad in that cave and got to [Battle Frenzy (Moderate)] and went on a killing spree without any idea of what happened. And then the thing with Shiterno happened.

The fear of my own body and the dread of potentially harming everyone and everything I came to care for during that time. Saori and Tasianna are my family. Just imagining hurting them made me scared of getting stronger since I had no idea how my body worked. It also didnt help that my fear of performing and failing was influencing my decision-making.

Thinking back on it, I was going insane from the isolation. Saori and Tasianna entering my life stopped that, which also caused me to fear losing them. I still did, and I would probably go mad if something happened to them now. But, back then, I honestly thought I was the only one able to protect them.

I was stupid. Saori and Tasianna showed me they could handle themselves with enough training. I thought I learned that when I broke into tears, breaking my oath to my past self, but I had to get lectured by Saori and Yorshka to remember it. If I couldnt handle a threat alone, then I shouldnt be scared to let others carry me. I learned to trust others.

Thank you for reading this chapter.

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