Hard to destroy human (SCP story)

Be better

The old lady, 053, and I were by a stream. 053 was sitting on a rock watching the old lady and I. "Attack me." The old lady ordered, I was taken aback. "I'm not attacking an elder." I said. In a blink her stick was landing blow after blow on my body. I tried backing away, her stick hit the back of my ankles and suddenly my back was meeting the dirt. I groaned. "That's what you get for calling me an elder. Get up!" I slowly lifted myself up, bruises already began to form on my skin. "Now, attack me!" I swung a punch, she hit my hand away and landed a quick jab on my stomach. "Your stance is incorrect, and your punches are weak. Again!" I threw punch after punch, she gave me insult after insult. For a whole day I got beaten over and over. Eventually it was dark and I could tell 059 was tired. "It's been all day, we should head inside." The stick landed on my shoulder. "No!" I was about to protest about how dark it was, but the old lady was one step ahead of me. She slammed her stick down, slowly the water in the steam began to glow a bright blue. The grass around us began to glow, creatures began to appear out of thin air. A deer appeared in front of me, it was bright yellow, it's white eyes seemed to scan me. It shook its head than pranced off. "What is this?" I asked bewildered. "This is a place I have created. A spot where one can be happy and free." 053 runs over to the stream, bright red fish jumped up from the water. "It's beautiful!" I looked at the old lady, a small smile ran across her lips. "How, is this possible? How did you make it?" She looked at me. "I was raised by witches when my tribe was attacked. They taught me spells, like the one that allowed us to be invisible, and how to fight. They knew how much they were at risk, one slip and they could die from looking into my eyes. But they didn't care. They treated me as their own, and they taught me this. So whenever I decided to leave, I could have my own happy spot." I looked around, an overwhelming feeling of joy filled me. "Could she possibly be able to do this?" I asked the old lady while motioning towards 059. "She's a young child, I learned when I was almost an adult and even than it was very difficult. If she wishes to learn when she's older, she might have to search the world for a witch to teach her." I looked over at 059, a bright orange squirrel was nuzzled into her lap. She was smiling ear to ear. "I'll try harder, for both of our sakes I need to know how to protect us correctly." The old lady nodded her head. "First, work on your stance." I raised my fists and covered my face. "Bring your arms down a little, loosen your fists. Widen your legs, place most of your weight on your back leg. Good." I followed each order, it was strange at first but I quickly got used to it. "Block my attack." The old lady swung her stick, I brought my arm up a little, the stick landed on my forearm. "Perfect." I smiled. "Try this." She swung harder and faster, each I either blocked or ducked under. "Great, throw a punch in front of you." I punched. "Don't put all your energy in the punch. Try a jab." I punched the air in front of me and brought my arm back quickly. "Twist your body a little, don't be a block." I punched again, this time using the advise she gave me. "Great, now dodge my attacks. At a time you think is right, punch." I nodded my head. She began swinging, I blocked and dodged. I saw an opening and punched, she used her stick to block my punch. The power from my punch caused her to slide back a little. "Well, good to know you're a quick learner." I looked down at my hands. "Something about this kind of fighting seems strangely familiar." I said. "Well I'd hope so, your kind always love to fight." I looked up at the old woman. "Why can't I remember anything? You seem so informative of what I am." The old lady sighed. "Your kind is very powerful, though the history doesn't show that power was used in the best ways." I thought back, how easy it was for me to let the feeling of power and control overcome my senses. "I don't want to make the same mistakes I have in the past. Whatever I am, I wanna learn how to control it." The old woman nodded. "You are very strong and wise, I promise to help you with as much as I can." I smiled and looked back, 053 was asleep on the ground. Other creatures surrounded her as they slept as well. I walked over and shook her lightly, she stirred awake. "You wanna go to bed?" She slowly nodded her head. I picked her up and walked back over to the old lady. "I think she's ready to go inside." The old lady chuckled. "You two head to bed, I expect you to be awake early in the morning. We're training all day tomorrow." I gave a sarcastic smile. "Wonderful." I said with a groan, her stick hit my head with a thud. "Go!" I chuckled and made my way back to the house. I put 059 in her bed, she snuggled up under the covers and fell fast asleep. I laid down in my bed, my tired body felt like it was sinking into the comfy covers. My eyes shut, and deep sleep welcomed me with open arms.

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