My Beginning After the End

Next Steps

(One Month Later)

I was currently sitting in my room, alone, absorbing mana using my ring when I could.

It's been a month since I left Gideon's base, there has been no word of a way to fix me yet. I was waiting to say something about Tessia, she had the same issue I had, but if they found a cure for me, then it could be used on Tessia.

Arthur was going to be here soon, I only had to wait seven more months to see my brother. I understood the war and everything, fighting with him would be fun, but I have to admit, all I wanted to do was see him.

I stood up and made my way to the door. I opened it and made my way out into the hallway. I was in my normal fighting gear, the stuff I wore while I was in dungeons. I started to walk toward the training hall.

After we returned from Gideons, Callias and Kathyln left for the dungeons again. I had no clue if Callias joined her team or not, but I knew they went to the same place.

I yawned, still tired, I really didn't have to sleep that long, but last night for some reason I couldn't sleep, and when I did sleep, my dreams were full of me killing people.

It was a short walk to the training hall, inside was my sister and father. "Oh, here he is." My dad said as I approached them.

"Hey, sorry I am late." I stopped maybe five yards from the two.

"Are we going to train or not?" My sister said to the both of us. "I'm tired of aiming at this target."

"Yeah, we are." I told her, as I squatted down. "Just give me a second to stretch."

"Dad, are you going to watch?" Ellie turned to him. "Or are you going to join in?"

"I may loosen my legs a little, and spar with the two of you." My dad wanted to spar as well, that's cool. "If that's fine."

"I won't go easy on you." I told him with a smile, as I shot to my feet. "Even if you are my father."

"Oh, really?" My dad pulled his sword out, I don't even remember the last time we sparred. It had to of been before I even attended school, wow, that feels like forever ago. "I know you are stronger than me, son, you passed my strength a while ago."

"At least you know it." I laughed, as Ellie released an arrow at my head. "Jeez." I ducked as the arrow went by me. "Ellie, if I was a normal person, that would have killed me."

"Umm, are you a normal person?" Ellie asked, making my father and I laugh.

"I suppose I am not; I'm just saying, you have to be careful." Blue flames erupted out of my body, and continued to blaze, creating a hot environment around me. "Dad, can your flames do this?"

"Haha, very funny." Fire erupted on him, but it was the normal orange color. "But fire is still fire."

"Is it?" I asked, titled my head.

"Both of you shut up." Ellie released two arrows and moved them in the air as they approached me. I pushed the fire out of me even more, but the mana arrow's my sister created went through my flames somehow.

I dodged the arrows and faced the two. "So, is it you two verse me?"

"Duh." Ellie shrugged as she pulled back her bow string.

"Veer, you should work on your agility, don't throw any attacks, just stand your ground without getting hit." My dad suggested, and I found the idea to be a good one. His sword lit up even more, and he got into a fighting position. "Let's see how strong you have grown."

"Dad, I literally took out a hundred Alacryans by myself, I think I've grown pretty strong." I smiled at him, and as I stepped forward, the fire around me faded away from my body.