Chapter 123

I a.n.a.lysed the sentence again and though 'The word Ki means "do" or "does" this would depend on the p.r.o.noun used before or after it . The word Kiq should mean something like "do" . . . maybe it's the opposite of "do" which would be "don't" . It would make sense because the construct is the same . In human language we would add "not" to the word "do" in order to create "don't" . If this is the same logic and the Ancient Language is based on similar rules, then if I add letter "r" at the end, it means opposite' .

If my thought were correct then the sentence would be "No, Don't or Doesn't" . 'This would make sense, the dark figure said it wouldn't repeat what I did and perhaps added something like "Don't be c.o.c.ky" at the end of it . Maybe the dark figure said "Doesn't matter" or something like that' .

The next words the dark figure spoke were Thes Therak Reles . 'I have no clue as to what the 1st word could mean . The 2nd word was used before, I don't know what it means but it must refer to a person or to something related with a person . The 3rd word sounds a bit like "rules" but then what sense would it make?' .

My thoughts continued 'If "rules" is at the end then the sentence would look like this "No, don't/doesn't Thes Therak rules" . Then what can I use to replace the untranslated words… something like "No, don't break my rules"? but I didn't break any rules so it doesn't make sense' .

I tried a couple of different possibilities but it didn't make sense . 'Maybe I'm wrong and the word Reles is not translated as "rules" . Just because one word could be similar in human language like Trevak, it doesn't mean that Reles would be the same' I thought .

I needed to study the language more, It was hard to find a meaning when the words used could mean many things . Even when I got such short replies, I could only decipher one or two words . I was getting closer but at the same time, I knew the road in front of me will be long and winding .

I stopped thinking about the Ancient Language and returned to my training . I had to improve myself as much as I could and because I was already adjusting to the weight on my back, I increased it to make things more difficult . I had to push myself to my limits in order to gain something .

I stopped thinking about the Ancient Language and returned to my training . I had to improve myself as much as I could and because I was already adjusting to the weight on my back, I increased it to make things more difficult . I had to push myself to my limits in order to gain something .

Everything I did, whatever training it was, I would have a bag filled to the brim with stones . I was barely able to walk properly but I didn't give up . I needed to reach my limits, not trying to reach it incrementally but in one burst! . All the frustration, sadness and rage poured out of me . "If this is not enough to get stronger . THEN I SHALL CARRY MORE!" With a shout, I lifted a boulder that would weight about as much as a grown robust human .

The sweat was pouring from me like never before . I was at my limits but something inside me didn't allow me to drop that boulder nor the bag that was strapped to my back . I walked and walked, with sweat pouring down like rivers . My consciousness started to fade . I was about to faint when my instincts kicked in and I released an Aura . An Aura that was unyielding to anything in this world!

"Crack… . Crack… BOOOM!"

The bolder in my hands crumbled and at the same time something in my body broke . I felt as if something shattered inside my body but I didn't feel pain or discomfort, no . I felt boundless amounts of strength filling me . I felt as if I unlocked my true potential . The bag that was on me started to weight less and less as the strength filled my body .

The bolder in my hands crumbled and at the same time something in my body broke . I felt as if something shattered inside my body but I didn't feel pain or discomfort, no . I felt boundless amounts of strength filling me . I felt as if I unlocked my true potential . The bag that was on me started to weight less and less as the strength filled my body .

After a short while of this marvellous feeling, the strength stopped pumping through my veins but instead of dissipating, it stayed there . "What just happened?" I asked myself out loud . I felt intense hunger but I also felt that my strength became exponentially greater . For one, the bag I carried was filled to the brim with stones . Yet to me, it felt like half of it was filled . The boulder in my hands also crumbled due to the pressure I exerted on it .

I looked at my body and didn't notice much difference . My muscles were more defined and I seemed to gain some weight, I wasn't as skinny as a skeleton anymore . I was still skinny nevertheless . I had no mirror but I checked my face using my hands . There was a beard growing on it 'I forgot to actually cut my beard, It's been so long since I took care of that' I thought . Besides the beard, my face stayed pretty much the same, still skinny .

When I touched my hair they were now long enough to rest on my shoulders . I also noticed something wrong . "My hair colour was dark brown but it's completely black now!" I exclaimed out loud . I didn't know why it would suddenly change colour or perhaps it did long ago and I never noticed . I thought 'Maybe it's just dirty? but I wash myself from time to time' . Sure I wasn't washing myself everyday as the pond that I could use to wash myself was located about an hour worth of travelling away from my camp .

When I touched my hair, they didn't seem to be dirty anyway . 'So does that mean my hair colour will be black from now on?' I wondered . Not that it mattered to me that much . Besides, black colour would blend better in shadows . Then I got a crazy idea 'Did my body adapt? to be more stealthy? . . . Nah, that never happened to anyone . Even with my knowledge in the Art of Medicine, I never heard of such thing happening' . I dismissed the idea and just simply left it at that . Black, white, red or blue hair, what did it matter? it was just a colour .

When I touched my hair they were now long enough to rest on my shoulders . I also noticed something wrong . "My hair colour was dark brown but it's completely black now!" I exclaimed out loud . I didn't know why it would suddenly change colour or perhaps it did long ago and I never noticed . I thought 'Maybe it's just dirty? but I wash myself from time to time' . Sure I wasn't washing myself everyday as the pond that I could use to wash myself was located about an hour worth of travelling away from my camp .

When I touched my hair, they didn't seem to be dirty anyway . 'So does that mean my hair colour will be black from now on?' I wondered . Not that it mattered to me that much . Besides, black colour would blend better in shadows . Then I got a crazy idea 'Did my body adapt? to be more stealthy? . . . Nah, that never happened to anyone . Even with my knowledge in the Art of Medicine, I never heard of such thing happening' . I dismissed the idea and just simply left it at that . Black, white, red or blue hair, what did it matter? it was just a colour .

I tried taking a step forward but instead of taking a step, I traveled about 10 steps forward . "What is this!?" I exclaimed out loud . I had so much strength in my body that I wasn't really controlling it and simply took a step forward but instead of taking a single step, I traveled almost a dozen of them . A smile appeared on my face and I bent my body a bit, then released all the strength in my legs .

"BOOOM!"

I only jumped forwards but the force behind my jump was so great that I actually traveled a great distance, before hitting a tree and breaking it . I stood up a bit confused from the impact . I felt pain but none of my bones were broken . When I looked back to the place that I stood in before, I didn't live prints, no . I left a hole on the ground and I could still see dust lingering around it . "This is my new strength?" I couldn't believe it myself . This type of increment in strength was unheard of . One second I was barely able to hold on and then the next second, everything changed . I had much more power, much more strength and speed .

I then hear my stomach grumbling . 'Right, I'm very hungry right now . I should eat something' I thought and proceeded to eat whatever I had left . It was not enough so I decided to go and hunt . Besides, I was also curious about my new strength and wanted to test it out some more .

I a.n.a.lysed the sentence again and though The word Ki means do or does this would depend on the p.r.o.noun used before or after it . The word Kiq should mean something like do . maybe its the opposite of do which would be dont . It would make sense because the construct is the same . In human language we would add not to the word do in order to create dont . If this is the same logic and the Ancient Language is based on similar rules, then if I add letter r at the end, it means opposite . If my thought were correct then the sentence would be No, Dont or Doesnt . This would make sense, the dark figure said it wouldnt repeat what I did and perhaps added something like Dont be c.o.c.ky at the end of it . Maybe the dark figure said Doesnt matter or something like that . The next words the dark figure spoke were Thes Therak Reles . I have no clue as to what the 1st word could mean . The 2nd word was used before, I dont know what it means but it must refer to a person or to something related with a person . The 3rd word sounds a bit like rules but then what sense would it make? . My thoughts continued If rules is at the end then the sentence would look like this No, dont/doesnt Thes Therak rules . Then what can I use to replace the untranslated words… something like No, dont break my rules? but I didnt break any rules so it doesnt make sense . I tried a couple of different possibilities but it didnt make sense . Maybe Im wrong and the word Reles is not translated as rules . Just because one word could be similar in human language like Trevak, it doesnt mean that Reles would be the same I thought . I needed to study the language more, It was hard to find a meaning when the words used could mean many things . Even when I got such short replies, I could only decipher one or two words . I was getting closer but at the same time, I knew the road in front of me will be long and winding . I stopped thinking about the Ancient Language and returned to my training . I had to improve myself as much as I could and because I was already adjusting to the weight on my back, I increased it to make things more difficult . I had to push myself to my limits in order to gain something . Everything I did, whatever training it was, I would have a bag filled to the brim with stones . I was barely able to walk properly but I didnt give up . I needed to reach my limits, not trying to reach it incrementally but in one burst! . All the frustration, sadness and rage poured out of me . If this is not enough to get stronger . THEN I SHALL CARRY MORE! With a shout, I lifted a boulder that would weight about as much as a grown robust human . The sweat was pouring from me like never before . I was at my limits but something inside me didnt allow me to drop that boulder nor the bag that was strapped to my back . I walked and walked, with sweat pouring down like rivers . My consciousness started to fade . I was about to faint when my instincts kicked in and I released an Aura . An Aura that was unyielding to anything in this world! Crack… . Crack… BOOOM! The bolder in my hands crumbled and at the same time something in my body broke . I felt as if something shattered inside my body but I didnt feel pain or discomfort, no . I felt boundless amounts of strength filling me . I felt as if I unlocked my true potential . The bag that was on me started to weight less and less as the strength filled my body . After a short while of this marvellous feeling, the strength stopped pumping through my veins but instead of dissipating, it stayed there . What just happened? I asked myself out loud . I felt intense hunger but I also felt that my strength became exponentially greater . For one, the bag I carried was filled to the brim with stones . Yet to me, it felt like half of it was filled . The boulder in my hands also crumbled due to the pressure I exerted on it . I looked at my body and didnt notice much difference . My muscles were more defined and I seemed to gain some weight, I wasnt as skinny as a skeleton anymore . I was still skinny nevertheless . I had no mirror but I checked my face using my hands . There was a beard growing on it I forgot to actually cut my beard, Its been so long since I took care of that I thought . Besides the beard, my face stayed pretty much the same, still skinny . When I touched my hair they were now long enough to rest on my shoulders . I also noticed something wrong . My hair colour was dark brown but its completely black now! I exclaimed out loud . I didnt know why it would suddenly change colour or perhaps it did long ago and I never noticed . I thought Maybe its just dirty? but I wash myself from time to time . Sure I wasnt washing myself everyday as the pond that I could use to wash myself was located about an hour worth of travelling away from my camp . When I touched my hair, they didnt seem to be dirty anyway . So does that mean my hair colour will be black from now on? I wondered . Not that it mattered to me that much . Besides, black colour would blend better in shadows . Then I got a crazy idea Did my body adapt? to be more stealthy? . Nah, that never happened to anyone . Even with my knowledge in the Art of Medicine, I never heard of such thing happening . I dismissed the idea and just simply left it at that . Black, white, red or blue hair, what did it matter? it was just a colour . I tried taking a step forward but instead of taking a step, I traveled about 10 steps forward . What is this!? I exclaimed out loud . I had so much strength in my body that I wasnt really controlling it and simply took a step forward but instead of taking a single step, I traveled almost a dozen of them . A smile appeared on my face and I bent my body a bit, then released all the strength in my legs . BOOOM! I only jumped forwards but the force behind my jump was so great that I actually traveled a great distance, before hitting a tree and breaking it . I stood up a bit confused from the impact . I felt pain but none of my bones were broken . When I looked back to the place that I stood in before, I didnt live prints, no . I left a hole on the ground and I could still see dust lingering around it . This is my new strength? I couldnt believe it myself . This type of increment in strength was unheard of . One second I was barely able to hold on and then the next second, everything changed . I had much more power, much more strength and speed . I then hear my stomach grumbling . Right, Im very hungry right now . I should eat something I thought and proceeded to eat whatever I had left . It was not enough so I decided to go and hunt . Besides, I was also curious about my new strength and wanted to test it out some more .