Chapter 5: Chapter 4: Learning to Fight (1)
The power of each prophet is always different with each one having something that makes them unique. Some are gifted with powers from their parents, some find the power within them that the guardian bestows upon them, and some find it on their adventures.
Fighting is still something I don't know how to feel about since I've never really done it before. Rika is apparently going to teach me a lot more about it since I have a lot to do.
"Raise your hands like this." She instructs while getting into a fighting stance.
Like this huh? He got into the same stance as her and began to watch as she demonstrated a series of punches.
Left, right, left, right, upper cut. I'm not sure how fast I can be with these or how strong I really am. I've not worked out that much and have mostly eaten like crap for the last few years. It's a miracle that I'm not bigger.
"Is that good?" Nori questions while stopping for a moment.
A surprised but excited look was on her face. "Yes you seem to catch on quick so maybe this won't be so bad." Rika responds while clapping her hands together.
Nori and Rika continued to practice for a few hours before she had him start working on exercises. "You also need to get into a good habit of doing push ups and sit ups. It'll make a difference." Rika instructs while moving towards the door.
If I have this power within me will it really matter if I have all this physical strength training? There's a lot that comes to mind with it but that is the main thing I'm wondering.
All this training but is it needed? Maybe the fighting since I don't know much about fighting but everything else?
"Yeah I'll work on it now." Nori says while dropping to the floor.
She's a dragon girl, I'm some human who is supposed to be capable of stopping the end of the world. Ehhhh, I didn't expect to be doing any of this.
One, Two, Three, Four.
He started his push ups while thinking about everything going on currently. A lot has happened in a short span of time that he didn't expect.
While Nori began his training here, the world outside was slowly starting to deal with the incoming chaos. Monsters were starting to show up to bring destruction to the world, but what brought them is the question?
The organization known for hunting demons and for handling these types of situations was falling apart. They have been losing people each day with bigger numbers rising each time.
Three weeks have passed since Nori began training with Rika. He's improved physically and has managed to understand how to fight a lot better. Time does help someone learn a lot.
I hope Grandpa isn't worried about me but I guess they got everything covered here so there isn't anything to worry about right now. I've definitely learned a lot these last few weeks but I'm not sure I have the courage to fight yet.
I haven't even seen what awaits me yet, but something tells me that it won't be easy whatsoever.
"You're definitely looking a lot better than before so I'm happy with the progress. You'll be meeting the others tomorrow so I hope you are ready." Rika says with a smile on her face.
Meeting more people? The last person I kind of met was that Aki guy so I wonder what these people will be like. We're all fighting to save the world so I'm sure they will be pretty interesting characters.
This is all still pretty terrifying but now that I'm here I don't have a choice. Saving the world is a pretty big deal though, also I'm not the best with people anymore.
I distanced myself quite a bit and I definitely couldn't handle being around more girls than this...
Nori looks over at Rika, taking notice of her exposed chest. Was I always this much of a pervert? I don't know what's come over me lately but maybe it's from my lack of exposure to girls.
Shake. Shake. He shakes his head before shifting his gaze elsewhere.
Tomorrow I'll be meeting with other people so I need to focus on that instead of on Rika. Though I'm sure that it's not entirely something that's wrong for me to do right?
"Nori are you still uncomfortable around me?" Rika asks with a bit of curiosity in her voice.
He can feel his face getting hotter before he speaks. "I uh... Just am like that around girls period. It'll be fine though." Nori answers with a bit of confidence in his voice.
I do feel weird lately though, I haven't had any way to play video games since coming here so maybe it's withdrawal. Can one even have such a thing from video games?
Rika also mentioned that I had power within me that was awakened too, so maybe that is also why I'm feeling so weird lately.
Thump. Thump. Thump. He could feel his heart beating rapidly as a sudden surge went throughout his body. "What is this?" Nori questions while gripping his chest.
The pain flooded throughout my body like millions of needles stabbing me repeatedly, what was happening to me all of a sudden?
"Don't panic Nori, this is part of your body adjusting to your powers awakening!" Rika shouts from across the room as she rushes over.
Thud. Nori drops to his knees on the ground while trying not to let himself give in to the pain of the power.
The room was getting dark around me, was I about to pass out? This sucks.
Grab. Rika grabs onto his shoulder and turns him around. "I promise everything will be okay." Rika says as she hugs him.
Her warm embrace felt calming and began to ease the pain as if she was doing something special to help.
Does this happen all the time?