" Come Boy, you mustn't rely on a sword." Hack instructed as he went into a defensive position.
' Like water, flow like water…' Lucien whispered in his mind as he opened his eyes and lifted his palm towards Hack, his body relaxed yet ready to move at a minutes notice.
Leading with a palm strike with too much force caused Hack to easily redirect and counterattack.
Lucien grunted in pain as he felt Hacks palm on his stomach.
" You're too impatient boy. Again." He instructed.
Despite Hacks initial reluctance but with Ivankovs assistance, Lucien was able to train years before he should've.
Everyday, for two hours Hacks would train Lucien in Fishman Karate, after that Lucien would spend the rest of the day recovering or going over what he learn from Hacks.
And like everyday, Lucien would go into the woods and find the same old tree and start practicing the Fishman palm technique.
" Oh my~ training hard today as well?"
" It's shouldn't be a surprise anymore, I've been doing this for a week now." Lucien replied as he hit the tree again.
" Hmm~ better than books I guess~ however are you sure you don't wanna practice your swordsmanship~?"
Lucien paused, tempted to summon Mahiru but remembered the previous incident when he summoned her the first time.
Lucien closed his eyes and replied, " Nice try, but that ain't happening anytime soon." After that he returned to striking the tree again.
" Fufu~ a shame~" The demon continued to strike at Lucien's heart, tempting him to unleash her once again.
" That's enough, even if I try to train in the sword I'll be no different than a child swinging a stick around. So until I get a teacher I won't bring you out."
" No fun~" She pouted as her body floated around as she stared at the sun setting from afar.
"By the way, how about the second guest in your body? He's been awfully quiet lately."
Lucien paused and without turning back replied, " I don't want to talk about it."
Mahiru looked at Lucien continuing his training with a bored look.
" Y'know, you've made a lot of promises. And it looks like you won't keep your end of the deal."
" I can't remember the deals I've made when I asked for your help. So why don't you tell me." Lucien replied.
" Hmm~ Can't, I'm under a contract that I cannot disclose the details. All I can say is I can't harm you." She smirked as she floated closer to Lucien.
" As if trying to possess me wasn't obvious enough." He argued.
" And I keep telling you, if you do resist and survive the test. You have my support."
" Okay, you didn't tell me that though. Was that part of the contract?" I replied as she Shrugged mid air.
" Mahiru. If you really do that again. I'm gonna kill myself before you can finish."
" Sure~ Sure~"
Lucien focused his attention the mark on his right hand and summoned Mahiru sword form.
Unlike last time, I wasn't force to see my own nightmares in a different space.
Unsheathing Mahiru, I saw the oppressive aura flowing out of the scabbard even I could feel my legs shaking before managing to unsheathing the black sword.
" ahh~ Free at last~" Mahiru voice came from behind as I looked at the black blade with a crimson streak.
He took a few careful swings before sheathing Mahiru to her dismay.
" That's enough for today, I need some sleep before seeing Hack tomorrow." Lucien decided to end his training there and head back to his quarters.
However despite cleaning up and laying down on bed, his mind couldn't help but run as he remembered his first meeting with the second being in his body.
' Another demon… That makes it two.'
Two days ago, I've awaken another gift. But unlike Mahiru, this one was worst and chaotic but luckily it seems my past self managed to create a condition for it to be used.
It's sealed just like a jinchuriki. However, since the demon is fully sealed, I'm not able to tap into its magic power.
' Wonder if I should try again… Couldn't hurt I guess.' I thought before closing my eyes and focused on my inner self.
I found myself in a place that looked like a cathedral with the warm sun flowing out the stained glass and in the middle over the Pews was the demon held down my pillers of holy light.
" Kukuku, so you've finally come crawling back brat. Couldn't resist my magic could you?" It mocks me, trying to get a rise out of me.
' Zagrid, originating from Black clover. A demon that used word magic.' This time I didn't fall for his scare tactic as he tried to overflow the seal with his magic.
" Don't bother, it ain't gonna work."
The demon angrily kept trying before stopping.
" You damn human!!! Insolent bug!! I'll kill you!! I'll kill you brat!!" The demon struggled in its chains.
" Ha…Hahaha!! Well you can't kill me when you're the one sealed." Confident surged within me as I taunt the demon.
The demon, Zagrid went quiet as he glared at me.
" Y'know, it must be torture being alone in this seal by yourself without seeing the outside world."
" So how about a deal. When using your magic, I'll temporarily let you see through my left eye."
" Kukuku. You'll only be able to use less than one percent of my magic, with that weak body of yours it'll be a miracle if you can even get a single word out."
I walked up to the seal and decided to lessen the seal by 0.50%. Yet with that small opening Zagred connected to my right eye.
A burning sensation filled my right eye as I quickly left my inner world and held my right eye in pain.
" Holy shit, this hurts!" I groaned in pain as I quickly got off the bed.
" You didn't tell me this was coming to hurt!" I complained as the demon laughed echoed in my head.
" Stop whining, it's what you asked for isn't it? Kukukuku!!"
I could only grit my teeth and let the pain pass as I plan ways to get my revenge on this demon.
" How Pitiful! Can't even handle this?" The demon continues to mock me.
" Shut it! Just shut up!!"
"oh my~? You're actually using the same method for me? Fufufu~" The other demon couldn't help but join in the sight to see my suffering.
" Haah!? Piss off you inferior demon! I'll break that sword of yours!!"
"hmm~? Then why haven't you? Oh! That's right, you're in a cage! Fufufu!"
I could hear them arguing as I was suffering, and Mahiru managed to piss the demon off to the point he's becoming more violent with his magic smashing against the seals.
" Hmm… Fufufu~ I suppose I can help."
The pain lessen but I could still feel the small presence of Zagred seeing through my eye.
" Oi! Oi! Stop ruining my fun!!" The demon complained.
" That's enough, now tell how should I use your magic."
" Tsk! Gather the mana to your throat and say 'Bind'."
Closing my eyes and focusing my attention in my body, I felt the new energy called mana and tried to move it.
' It ain't budging…' I kept focusing on the mana and little by little I managed to move a small portion to my throat.
Quickly finding my target I used [Bind] on a cup.
A dark chain wrapped around the cup for a millisecond before disappearing before feeling the exhaustion hitting my stomach.
" Pfft!! HAHAHA!!! All that big talk and you could only use it for a milisec!! No wait! It's was lesser than that!!! Hahaha!!"
I didnt care for its words nor its mocking tone, but getting my first step into using magic filled my heart with excitement.
' Control yourself…. Or else these demons will use it against me.' If there is something I've learned from the demons, it's that I need to control my impulses and emotions infront of them unless they'll use it as leverage.
" You do you realize you've given that idiot the chance to gather intel from the outside to use against you right?" Mahiru questioned.
" He's behind a seal, like he'll be able to do—" I stopped myself as I come to a realization.
' That kind of thinking will get me killed…' I felt a shudder run down my spine as I quickly focused my attention on my eye to stop Zagred's watch.
" Oi Zagred, did you seriously think I wouldn't notice!?" I was angry, angry for almost being manipulated by Zagred.
" Kukuku…"
" Im going to bed." I said trying to ignore the uneasy feeling in my ches yet despite my best attempts, I was too scared to sleep afraid that Zagred will use that opportunity to take over my body.