Learning a new swordsmanship

" Ok, are you ready Isla?" Yes, let's get to training. " Get into position." As I grip the sword with both hands I start swinging it at a cutting angle a thousand times.

" After swinging your sword up and down a thousand times, you will swing and hit this dummy another thousand!" "Yes ma'am!"

And like that a week passed, with me training like that till my muscles grew strong enough to wield sword aura."Now it is time to teach you our swordsmanship."

As sweat dropped from my face and onto the ground, you could hear the clashing of swords, and screams from even miles away. " You got this Isla, control your breathing and feel the mana through your skin."

" As you meditate hear the sounds of the birds chirping, of animals running, of children's laughter within the city, and sense where i'm attacking and dodge." Closing my eyes to meditate I feel a sense of strength within me, pulling that in I finally learned how to control mana.

{Skill learned mana breathe}

> Skill upgraded swordsmanship of the lost Ancient Rank - D

After learning mana breathing, I spent two months training and honing my skills with Lazla as my mentor and sometimes going out with Merva, We grew really close together.

" Well Isla, there's nothing else left to teach you, you grew a-lot in two months I'm proud of you. You learned how to wield and breathe in mana as well as fight with a sword single and duel-handed. " Thank you Lazla for training me for so long."

Besides me training with Lazla I also leveled up to 30 and now all my stats are over 50. "Open stats."

{Stats

> lvl - 30 500/7500 XP

> strength - 55

> Mana pool - 65

> Intelligence - 55

> Mana sense - 55

> Stat points - 0

These are some good stats, I'll take a break from hunting for now and go see Merva. while leaving the training grounds a loud roar echos throughout the entire Dukedom.

" Your highness t-there's a dragon on it's way over here!" " Everyone get ready, Lazla mobilizes the troops, and someone gets Isla!"

We tried evacuating the civilians but it was too late, the dragon was here before we knew it.

" Get the civilians out of here!" Said a knight to another while knocking on doors telling everyone to leave. "C'mon ma'am we need to leave."

Meanwhile back at the palace. " Do you know what you have to do?" " Yes, Your Highness." Ok, then get to it."

Soon after getting all the troops together half of the city got evacuated but soon she came." City of Shardju you shall fall beneath my feet."

Said the dragon with a voice so loud it almost busted the ear drums of low ranking soldiers. It was a white dragon with light blue eyes indicating that it was a Xeo dragon.

Unfortunately, we were all over our heads, this dragon whose name is Faipaynth devastated the entire Dukedom of Shardju.