Chapter 20: Preparation, part 1

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The year is 07 A.W. (After the Clan War), and for the past year, Kai and Vin have been eating, sleeping, training, and preparing in the uncharted wilderness of Perigo Island, a place filled with both familiar and strange creatures.

On the rocky terrain deep within the forest, Kai and Vin trained with the same intensity they always did.

Once more, Kai found himself struggling to keep up, his every move driven by the desire to match Vin's effortless skill.

Kai swung his sword, aiming to strike Vin just once to finish their training.

"Come on, Kai, put your weight behind every attack."

Vin smirked at Kai and released the stone armor that had been wrapped around his body.

"Come get me. I don't need my power to defend myself against you."

"You'll regret that, Vin."

Kai gripped his sword tightly, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath before exhaling slowly, channeling all his focus into summoning his power.

'I can do it one more time.'

A sharp, cold wind wrapped around Kai, taking shape as it entered his sword.

The trees swayed violently, shedding leaves in the growing gusts. Vin could feel the pressure building, his focus shifting to Kai's deep blue eyes that now glowed with power.

Kai's wind pressure was so intense that it slashed Vin's arms and face, pushing him backward.

'This kid has potential.'

Kai swung his sword without hesitation, and in the blink of an eye he was already behind Vin.

'He's so fast... faster than the last time we fought.'

In the blink of an eye, Vin threw himself backward, Kai's sword slashing through the air just inches from him.

"Close one, Kai."

"I'm not done yet."

Kai adjusted his grip on his sword and attacked Vin again.

As Kai attacked, Vin ducked under the strike, took out Kai's leg with a swift kick, and slammed him to the ground before he could regain his balance.

Vin got to his feet, grabbed Kai's sword, and aimed it at him with a smirk.

"I won."

Kai punched the ground in frustration.

"Today I got so close to beating you."

Vin gave back the sword to Kai and helped him get up from the ground.'

"Maybe next time, kid."

"I promise you that next time I will be the one that will help you get up from the ground."

"Yeah... sure, I can't wait, but first you must learn on how to position yourself against an opponent."

Kai raised an eyebrow.

"Position?"

"Your movements are too predictable, and you're wasting your power by not using it effectively."

Kai was shaking his head as he walked toward Vin.

"I don't know about you, but the wind attribute is really hard to use, let alone control."

"Now that you mention it, did you figure out how you can activate your power and fuse it into the sword without a crystal inside your body?"

Kai just lightly shrugged off Vin's question.

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