Rey De-Heavens (English)

7.3

Rey frowned, looked up at the sky and nodded at his master's threat. "What will he be able to do to me?" he asked himself to answer himself with another question, "Break my feet? He is capable, that I do know," he thought as he lifted the torso of his aching body.

"Try as I might, I don't know how I'm supposed to control my murderous intent. After all, it's not something I do because I want to. If I'm not conscious, how can I take control? Of course, Heroclades makes a good point: ever since I killed White's father, I feel like a killer. A weapon ready to do harm if anyone comes up against my edge...". Realizing something... "An assassin and not a warrior. Both are weapons. And why do harm if I can avoid it or even go so far as to protect? It's already something I've noticed. However, until now, to survive in the animal world, I had to make use of that overflowing bloodlust. They don't talk or reason... they bully... they behave like what they are and I... I behave like them." The little boy pulled himself upright as best he could and breathed softly, in a way he had found the answer.

Heroclades, already as one who didn't expect to get anywhere, spoke disappointed:

"A good excuse for not feeling bad about killing is to think about how many others benefit from you having the chance to go on living because of them. Let's face it, what's the point of all the sentiment, if your opponent was hopelessly doomed to failure anyway. And if you die now, you will make the sacrifice your friend's father made in vain. Rey, you must give priority to your feelings before the dead. This is the last chance I will give you... Open your eyes."

The little boy opened his eyes. Heroclades raised his hand in the air and closed his fist and then raised his thumb and gave a smile.

"You made it. You have control of your killer instinct. As you can understand, no one would trust someone who emanates uncontrolled murderous instincts from his body, as a wild animal does. Why? Because, even if such a person feels guilty about having killed, or perhaps having to kill again, no one will be able to reason with them and end a conflict with a not-so-violent conclusion. Taking responsibility for your actions is the best solution, and is the way of a warrior; but the best option is not to start something that you can previously avoid."

"How did you know?" asked Rey confused, referring to his master knowing that the "guardian of Paradise" he had faced was the father of the little cub that accompanied him everywhere.

"I am not an elf, however, my level for interpreting energy is sharp enough to recognize that, in you, you have part of the body, flesh and blood of the beast your father once let go. The same beast that shares ties with the little one at your side. You are half vampire, my disciple. If you acquired any ability from your mother, perhaps there is a chance to bring him back to life, just as you make him part of you...."

Rey, impressed to know something he didn't know about vampires, nodded his head and, though he wanted to know how to perform such a feat, he had to restrain himself from asking. "Heroclades is not a vampire. Hence, he cannot teach a unique lineage trait." Although, on the other hand, Energy Interpretation was a term related to the second main foundation of a warrior, fighting spirit and willpower. Rey had read about them and felt more interested in learning them for the time being, but since reading was nothing like the actual experience, he hadn't had a chance to be able to get a grip on it.

Patting the worried White's head, Rey spoke aloud.

"I promised your father that I would take responsibility for my actions and it would be the right thing to be able to revive him if I can, but..." Changing the direction of his face, Rey looked in the direction of his master, "for now it's best if I continue the basics of energy, how can I control the fighting spirit?"

Heroclades took a step back and shook his head.

"For today your training is concluded. Controlling the fighting spirit is not as easy as controlling the killer instinct."