8 Second Gate of Life and Death
Five Day's Later, Initiation day of second gate of Life and Death.
"All Trainees, come receive the items you requested!"
"After you check them, get ready to start moving!"
"Receive your items. Are they the right items?" A instructor asked me
"Yes. They are" I answered after looking inside the bag I received.
'He's an interesting boy. Not quite top tie yet...' The Instructor thought smirking
'But I have a hunch about him'
"Alright! Get ready to move!"
'For Metal Bracers each weighing 18.75Kg and an iron sword. They're pretty heavy' I thought while I was carrying the bag
'But if I can get used to these, I'll become stronger'
'First I'll complete my mind and body and then harmonize the two'
'By the Time the close training ends, my Mane Core should have reached the deep orange red stage'
'And the Day my Mana Core reaches the Bright red stage, I'll be reborn a new man!'
A Orange Mana Core doesn't simply upgrade your Mana Core. It artificially adjusts the Body to reach the higher ways of Magic
A Spell of overhauling the Body!
'Maybe the new forgotten spell of changing muscles and cleansing laziness of those monks was like this!'
'It sure is extraordinary'
'So the inner caves that the Instructor's always guarded was the passage to the closing trainings'
'It's a deeper cave than I thought'
'There's signs of it being carved...so they carved a natural Cave to make it into a larger artificial cave'
'...?'
"Starting Today, You will commence closing trainings in this place"
Torches were lit in an instant creating a sudden brightness.
"Whow!"
"Wow!!" The Student's said surprised
"These are the entrances to the closing training grounds"
Shown to us were more than 100 door's.
"Inside, there will be enough room and food for each of you to train"
"Once you enter, you will not be allowed to leave before you finish your training"
"Because we will seal the entrances"
"So prepare yourselves...and good luck"
I entered the Room I was assigned to with the bag in hand.
'Pitch black darkness. I can't see an inch away. Enduring this is the first task of the second gate of Life and death'
'You either maintain your sanity and survive or become mad and die' I thought closing my Eyes
'I need to get used to the darkness first!'
'I hear water...and this is the sound of Wind between rocks?'
'Listening to the sound resonating, I could guess that this is a pretty large cave'
I opened my Eyes
'It's about time...my Eyes got used to the darkness'
'They used a machine device to pump in water' I thought walking towards the Machine taking a sip of water
'And that mysterious wooden door...I'm not gonna use it to go out anytime soon. There's no use thinking about it'
'4 Year's...'
'I can do it'
I meditated creating Mana Drops. My Mana Core slowly changed color too. And I also trained with the Sword.
'I can do it...' I thought holding myself together with my knees
Multiple holes were on the Ground as I stood there sweating seemingly topless.
'I have to do it...'
4 Year's Later
I was meditating in silence my Mana radiating throughout the whole room.
Exhale
All my Mana was released in an instant as it as quickly as it appeared went inside my Body.
"It's Today"
I went to take my Meal
"This should be the last meal coming from this wooden door" I muttered
'4 Year's of the closing training...so does this mark the end of the Gate of Life and Death?'
'Or is there more?'
"!!"
'A passage opened at the opposite side of where I entered'
'I guess it's not over yet'
'My training with metal bracers and an iron spear all weighing a total of 68.75kg, turned out pretty well'
'Too bad I didn't get to finish combining my Spells...'
"But first let's get out of here" I said with my Sword in Hand
As I made my way to the designed place multiple spears got shout out of the Ground right beneath me catching me by surprise.
"!!"
I dodged them in time as I commented
"Of course the closing trainings aren't done just yet"
'That Aura and wretched smell from the speartips...it must be poison'
'This obviously is no ordinary passage' I thought jumping over Swords
With my Sword I deflected the Spears being thrown at me.
'Hmm... that's a pain'
A stream of heavy water at least 30m wide...it's not a short distance...but it shouldn't be a problem if I took my bracers off.
'But how about doing it with my bracers?'
'No! I'm already a grown man. If I had to do my best for something like this then achieving revenge from them would be a far way story'
'Let's do it'
'If I didn't achieve this much in the cave of Hell then I should rather die' I thought as I rushed towards the Water jumping across it
'Gust of Wind!'
I landed as I thought smirking
'I did it!!'
'That was a close one...'
'!!'
'The sense of me reaching the Initiate are reacting. Somethings there!'
'It doesn't seem to be a machine...' I thought coming closer
A murderous hostility!
'The second gate of Life and death...hmm...so that's what it meant...'
'What's with that moron?' The Student above Lucifer thought confused
'I can't see a sign of caution at all'
'I didn't have to worry about the last one'
'When he shows an opening...' The Student got ready to attack getting his Sword out of his sheat
"Survival of the strongest. Only the strong stand..." I muttered
'Hee Hee...that moron' The Student thought giggling to himself
"I see. It's just like the time with the Dark Wolves" I realized
"Only one person can leave alive"
"I'll finish you in one strike!!" The Student shouted
"Tsk"
'Tsk?' He thought confused
"It wasn't even worth the wait" I said blocking his blade with my Metal Bracer
I aimed my Sword right at him swinging his blade away.
"URGH!" He shouted as he felt a sudden pressure
I went into position as my Sword got covered in Flames. Hellish Flames a mix of both dark and Fire Magic.
The Art of combining Dark and Fire Magic Hellfire!
The Fire was burning him alive.
"Ah...Ah..."
He dropped death not even his ashes remaining.
A Bright Light was shining upon me.
"Congratulations in your survival of the the Second Gate of Life and Death, Muber 1005"
"??"
"It's our first time we meet like this" The Director smiled
