Juusan Tensai: The Story Of Kayui (Rough draft)

Part 11: State of Focus

The world around me distorted and morphed until I was back in that rocky landscape once again.

In seconds my exhaustion dissipated and I was back to full strength maybe stronger.

"You've grown a bit stronger," He said once again hiding in the shadows.

"Show yourself, coward," I said purely out of curiosity. What is this realm and why does he keep bringing me here?

With no response, I try to jump up the towering wall ahead of me to no avail. That confirmed my suspicion that I can't use altitude here.

"I'll leave you here for 24 hours. Train however way you like and then you're out"

I contemplate for a bit before assessing that I should stop questioning myself and take this opportunity. But the new question was how would I train here?

So I meditated. This place felt unnaturally calm without a voice in my head. I felt a connection here, It was easy to focus.

An unknown amount of time goes by when I finally felt in synch with my environment.

When I opened my eyes it was far clearer than before and I felt stronger. The darkness that surrounded me seemed to go even farther away than before.

"You've been here for 15 hours and I still see almost no improvement. You're helpless maybe you should just leave now," I hear. "You can't be any stronger you won't even face me," I shout back.

A glint of light appears in my sight for an instant and I find myself deep in the giant wall.

"You don't wanna face me," I try to muster a response up but ultimately it fails. "Get out of my world weakling."

I woke seconds after I left. It's been hours for me but mere seconds here.

My shirt was torn by the bolt that had just struck me nearly falling off. To my surprise though I was perfectly fine.

"Modoru where are you?!" I shout but get no response. I guess I'll do this on my own.

This floor was more like a maze, the door nowhere in sight just tons of hallways. I gotta find Modoru so we can figure this out.

Why would he leave me, what hit me, and how was this room bigger than the rest? I felt a surge in energy when I noticed my stamina was fully restored my body felt amazing.

Three lightning figures shot out a gap in the wall. I've picked up all the weaknesses of these sentries since they're the same every time.

I pick up my dagger and rush in for the one on the far right. They all have basic combat ability maybe a little stronger than an average student but they die in one attack.

With even greater speed than before I stabbed it in the neck but it didn't dissipate like the rest. This one fell to the ground with a heavy thud and the second one grabbed onto my back and dropped to the ground.

The third landed on me and they all began to expand 3 times their original size growing. My eyes widened at the realization of what was happening I shouted out for Modoru.

Not getting an answer I focused all my altitude to my core and released.