I woke up feeling so weak, hungry and thirsty than ever before
My head hurts as hell and my body stiff as well
I heard the door opened, i look at max who's holding a tray of food, my stomach grumbled at the sight but patiently waited for max to come near
"How's your feeling? Are you okay now?" He asked with a frown but worry is evident in his voice, i never saw him looking like this before but i guess we became closer this past few weeks from all the time we spent together
"Yeah, i'm okay now other than feeling weak and hungry" i said rubbing my head shyly with a blank face as i'm not used to this kind of treatment
"Did i..."
Before i finished what i'm saying he interrupted me and put the tray on the bedside table
"Before you ask anything you should eat and rest first, after you recover we will talk, if you still want more just call me" he said sternly and then walked out of my room
I followed his advice and started eating, i didn't knew i was so hungry that not even 5 minutes has passed i already finished my food, i got up and started to head onto the kitchen to get more food as i'm really hungry
Max is nowhere in sight, i think he got outside to hunt beasts
I headed to the table in the living room and started eating again, after eating my fill and drinking water, i walked into my room and then rest again
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2 days after i woke up i feel okay now, my body full of energy although my face and body still looks a little bit malnourished because of fasting i didn't mind it as it will soon go to normal
I got out of my room after taking a shower and walked to the living room and to the frontyard and there i saw max in the middle of the open space looking back at me
"You're here. Come i know you have many questions" he gestured for me to come so i did
I took my seat at the bench outside and asked
"How many days did i sleep?"
"Uhmm about a week?" Him acting like he forgot about it
"I see" i whispered and then i asked again
"Did i..." I asked with a low voice afraid to hear the word failed as i really worked hard for this past few weeks
"Honestly, i think you did but.."
I looked back at him waiting for the next word he would say
"Well you can just see for yourself" then he gestured to the side of the forest he pointed at
I looked at the forest side and saw a clear space, the space looked like something was removed from it but also looked like it was burnt, like some big animal took a bite from it but with a burnt
"Did i do this" i asked with a subtle shaky voice
"Apparently, yes"
I didn't know how i did it, but i'm also overjoyed as i was able to do it after i put all my hardwork
"Its a little different with mines but i guess its okay since you posses a strange power" he said while still looking a little bit confused and frustrated
"What do you mean different?" I asked out of curiosity, what could be the difference between the two right? They are both harnessed from the feeling of being starved so how can there be a difference?
"Well you'll see" he said while going into a stance and then releasing a red energy that quickly destroyed the strucked area, the energy carried heat to and so fire engulfed the area but also vanished after he made it so
"Do you see now?" He said while sheathing his sword
"But why? How?" I asked confusedly then i looked at him waiting for an answer
"Well i think its because of your strange power, and since you also don't have mana_"
"Wait you know?" I asked so shocked that he knows i can't handle mana after all i never told him about it though he never asked about it anyways
"Anyone with mana can sense that you don't have, even the weakest student studying at the academy would know" he said grinning at me like he's proud that he knows one of my secrets
"So, you mean ughh" i scratched my head in disappointment though its ok since im not delibirately hiding it anyway
"So back to what i'm saying, the sword of starvation's nature was changed because you put your power into it" he said with cross arms
I nodded at his words and got up, i wanna try doing it again to make sure that i didn't forget it
I held my sword in my hand and started to recall all of the feelings i felt that day, the feeling of starving, the resentment and the power i putted into it
I channeled my power into my sword and opened up my eyes when i did i saw my sword coated with silver and a little bit of black energy like aura
"Is this..." I trailed off and then i looked at max again fir confirmation
He looked back at me and then shrugged opening his mouth he said
"I don't know, i can't really see anything, more likely because your power can't be seen by the naked eye and even with mana eyes so only you can confirm it" he said while looking at my sword intently
Looking back at my sword, i then swung it to a nearby rock and when i did the nearby rock and everything the energy touched disintegrated, gone without a trace
I then fell in my knees feeling weak again, as i forgot that i don't have enough time stored anymore
"Huff, huff huff, i really...did it" i said while smiling then looked at him
"Yeah you did" he answered back and then helped me get up on my knees
"Just remember that the sword of starvation and sword of thirst are different, don't put both feelings into a sword and seperate them, although you can mix them i think, i never tried so just discover it yourself" he said while thinking deeply as if contemplating if the two can be mixed or not
Though i will definitely try to do it as the sheer power of the sword technique is already powerful what if i tried to make them all into one? Will the power increase? Will it be successful? But all of these questions would be answered once i mastered the technique so i look at him and then told him that
"I need to hunt" i said while looking at the forest trying to sense any nearby beasts for me to absorb
"No you can't you need to recover first, can't you see you can't even stand by yourself" he said sternly with a stone hard expression like there is no more to talk about
I looked at him and sighed as i tried ti explain to him my power as briefly as possible so as to not reveal too many of my weaknesses, although i want to trust him since he's been kind to me ever since, i can't fully trust him, its better to be this way at least with this no one will get hurt
