Chapter 8: Aether's Growth

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A Forest Located Within Kuoh (3rd Person Pov)

Smoke still covered the area as Gaea looked at Aether who held a slight smirk on his face

Gaea: (Divine Arts take years for a human to learn... how is it possible for him to use one when we left him and Rayquaza for 30 minutes?)

Mei ran up to Aether and stood by his side looking at the extensive amount of smoke that hadn't cleared from his previous attack 

Mei: Just what was that Aether? I never knew you had a move like that in your arsenal

Aether: To be honest I only just learnt that move thanks to Rayquaza, I didn't actually think I'd be able to pull it off since he told me it requires a whole load of energy

Aether scratched the back of his head clearly embarrassed however Gaea merely narrowed her eyes towards the young boy not in suspicion but in a manner that screamed that she expected something like this would happen

Gaea: (Of course you were able to pull it off, you've got triple the energy reserves I do and if your body wasn't busy suppressing all that power within you, you'd have one hundred times the amount)

Mei: You're amazing, it hasn't even been a full day since we left Kyoto and you already seem like a completely different person 

Aether: You're right...

Aether lifts his left hand and clenches it as he does so Gaea inspects it from the sidelines and watches the ki flowing throughout his body

Aether: Compared to yesterday I feel so much more powerful, it's like I can take on the Olivia person again and beat them without breaking a sweat

Mei lightly laughs at Aether's statement making him blink innocently 

Aether: Did I say something wrong?

Mei: Well let's not take it there shall we? Neriah is still a member of Euthanasia, there's no telling how powerful she truly is, after all that organisation has managed to avoid every single intel network we have 

Aether: Well something just tells me that the next time me and "Neriah" cross paths it won't end the way it did between her and Mordred!

Xenovia: Are you done with your conversation?

The smoke finally cleared to reveal Xenovia on one knee breathing heavily, the only thing keeping her up straight was her sword which had been driven into the ground 

Mei jumped away from Aether regrouping with Gaea as Aether got into his battle stance once more

Aether: Yeah...

Xenovia: Good, then this time you won't catch me off guard with that attack!

Xenovia lifts Excalibur Destruction then swings it sending a shockwave towards Aether who throws his hands together so that both his palms were touching each other

Gaea: (Another one?!)

Aether: Divine Art: Extreme Speed!

Xenovia didn't even have the time to blink as Aether used his newfound speed to dodge her shockwave within half a second then almost as if he teleported appeared right beside her and threw a right hook that connected with her jaw causing her to go flying backwards into the forest through multiple trees

Irina: (Is he really the same boy we saw on the train?! His power-!)

Aether stands straight looking at his own handiwork with the dozens of trees that came toppling down due to his punch 

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