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Limits
'Work on my perception eh? And how would I go about that exactly?' I asked myself. I could do some mental exercises, but that was not perception. I needed to train my senses to perceive things better. I thought about it for a while, and came up with the only thing I knew. 'Instincts'. That was the only thing I had, which could perceive danger and perhaps beyond that. 'The only method to train my instinct, would be to seal most of my senses' I thought. This was counterintuitive. Instead of sealing everything but one sense, I had to seal everything. This was no longer impossible for me, with the mastery in my energy control, I could do that.
'I will be blind, deaf and unable to smell anything… This can only go bad' I thought, but I had no other method. I needed to be able to harness my instincts at will, not when there was immediate danger to my life. I sighed, and controlled my energy. My eyes were enveloped by darkness, I heard nothing and smelled nothing. My three senses were sealed. I knew I was at the bottom of a mountain, I just had to go forwards, in order to reach the peak. Seemed easy in theory, but without the help of my senses, it was something very, very difficult.
I walked forwards, not aware of what was in front of me. I stumbled and fell down very quickly, but there was no sound for me, only the feeling of hitting the ground. 'This is rather impossible. I can't perceive anything at all… Whatever, it's not like this is my first crazy idea. Besides, Crow went through a similar thing. Moreover, I was the one who told him to do it. It would look bad, if Crow was able to achieve this, but not me' I thought.
I picked myself up, and walked a few steps forwards, before I stumbled and fell again. This went on, until my instincts flared up. Something was about to hit me. I punched forwards, and hit something. I didn't know what it was, but most probably an animal that rushed at me. Time passed, but I had no concept of time, while most of my senses were sealed. It was impossible for me to seal my sense of touch. I still had to rely on something. With no feedback from anything, I could fall from a cliff, and die without even knowing it.
The idea of completely sealing all my senses seemed nice, but it was a double edged sword. Although I wouldn't be able to feel the pain, I could potentially overreach myself. This meant I could accumulate very serious injuries, which might result in a prolonged harm to my body. Without the pain, a Human could easily perish. Fear and pain, both of those feelings were necessary for a Human.
I traversed the mountain, but I had no idea where I was going, and how far I went. I decided to unseal my senses, and check. I noticed that I was still on the mountain, this was a good sign. The bad thing was that, I nearly made no progress. I was maybe 400 to 500 metres away from my original position. 'Still a long way to go' I thought, and sealed back my senses.
I walked, stumbled, smashed my head and killed anything that my instincts flared up against. When I unsealed my senses again, I realised that I was not too far away from the peak. It was already night time. 'I wonder if I can use the Black Orbs, to help orientate myself. It's worth a try' I thought, and sealed back my senses. I then started absorbing the Black Orbs. My body could contain only a specific amount of them, and when I was "full", I wasn't able to absorb anymore.
I "looked" around, but saw nothing. 'Maybe this cannot help me. After all, the Black Orbs can already do a lot. Besides, Black Orbs are not the real answer to improving my perception. I just have to continue like this, until I'm able to learn something' I thought. I started walking again, the peak and my destination was not that far away anymore.
I didn't try to cheat myself, and memorize a path. I simply walked, and tried to figure something out. Soon, I hit my head onto something...sharp? I checked with my hands, and it was smooth. 'Not a tree, so it must be the one of the house's corners. Now I just need to find the door' I thought. Because I wasn't aware of my surroundings, I didn't know where the doors were. I moved to the right, and tried searching with my hands.
After a while, I finally found a handle and pressed it down. The doors opened. I only knew that, because when I pushed forwards, my arm travelled forward. I think I closed the doors behind me, and tried to locate my bed. It wasn't that hard to be honest. I already knew the house inside out. I quickly made it there, and found my bed. I unsealed my senses, and looked around.
"I'm finally back", I said to myself. The old man laid on his bed, and asked "Can I just ask. What the hell were you doing? You didn't respond when I called out, and stumbled like a blind man. It took you so many hours, just to get here". I replied "I sealed my senses. I need to train my perception. I might be able to train my sight, hearing and smell to a better standard, ultimately though, I decided against that".
He asked confused "Why?". I replied "Instincts. You don't know this, but my instincts saved my life many times. It's not that simple though. Not being able to perceive anything, is difficult. I believe that with time, I can learn something though". The old man didn't reply anymore. 'It seems he has no problems with that. Anyway, if this doesn't work after a long time, I will just focus on my senses. I can still improve them a bit more, probably' I thought, and went outside.
I wasn't really tired, so I decided to continue training like this. This time, it was more difficult. I was going downhill, and a stumble could result in a roll and an eventual crash into something. I persisted and walked like this for the whole night. I only returned early in the morning. I was tired, injured and wanted to sleep. I hit the bed, and closed my eyes.
Something suddenly jolted me awake. I was disoriented and tired still. I must've slept for only a short amount of time. I smashed into something very hard, and the pain fully awoke me. I noticed that I was no longer in the house. I shouted "What the hell are you doing old man!". I picked myself up, but the old man was not around. I saw someone else walking towards me. A stout man, with a full facial beard, and black hair long enough to cover half of his face. His face though, there was a large scar on it. I couldn't see the whole scar, due to his hair obstructing it. He was draped in animal skins, while a large sword was attached to his back. He was releasing an imposing Aura that seemed familiar.
I asked him, "Who the hell are you?". The man didn't reply, but released his Aura, and rushed at me. I quickly disappeared, but the Aura locked me in place. I was shocked, the Aura was too familiar to my own. Full of bloodlust and anger. Before I could even counter his Aura, the man punched my face, and I flew through the air.
I broke a few trees in the process, and finally landed with a "Bang!". I was starting to get pissed. 'This motherfucker threw me out of the house. Moreover, he still punched me in my face!'. I was tired, but I stood up. "I don't give a shit if you are a master or not. I will not be punched around". He didn't reply. Instead, he released his Aura again. I released my own Aura, and tried to counter him… He was too strong though. I was barely able to move, when another punch arrived.
I controlled my energy, and twisted my body, in a way normal Humans shouldn't be able to. The punch missed, while 10 daggers flew at him. I thought that with such proximity, he wouldn't be able to dodge. He didn't have to. He simply swiped his other hand, which held a short sword, and deflected them all. He punched me again, and I crushed a few more trees.
'What the fuck is this guy's problem!?' I exclaimed in my head. I was even more pissed, since the old man was not around. When I barely picked myself up, I was punched again. I couldn't take it anymore and shouted "I will fucking kill you! Even if it costs me my life!". The anger I felt, awakened that crazy Aura inside of me. My vision turned red, and the pain lessened. I started walking forwards, but the stout man didn't even flinch. He just stepped forward, and with a "Boom!", rushed at me.
His Aura no longer affected me that much. I evaded that attack, and punched out. He caught my punch like it was nothing, and punched me instead. I coughed out some blood, while he gripped my hand and slammed his fist into my stomach again.
Chapter 353
Chapter 353
Chapter 353
'Work on my perception eh? And how would I go about that exactly?' I asked myself. I could do some mental exercises, but that was not perception. I needed to train my senses to perceive things better. I thought about it for a while, and came up with the only thing I knew. 'Instincts'. That was the only thing I had, which could perceive danger and perhaps beyond that. 'The only method to train my instinct, would be to seal most of my senses' I thought. This was counterintuitive. Instead of sealing everything but one sense, I had to seal everything. This was no longer impossible for me, with the mastery in my energy control, I could do that.
'I will be blind, deaf and unable to smell anything… This can only go bad' I thought, but I had no other method. I needed to be able to harness my instincts at will, not when there was immediate danger to my life. I sighed, and controlled my energy. My eyes were enveloped by darkness, I heard nothing and smelled nothing. My three senses were sealed. I knew I was at the bottom of a mountain, I just had to go forwards, in order to reach the peak. Seemed easy in theory, but without the help of my senses, it was something very, very difficult.
I walked forwards, not aware of what was in front of me. I stumbled and fell down very quickly, but there was no sound for me, only the feeling of hitting the ground. 'This is rather impossible. I can't perceive anything at all… Whatever, it's not like this is my first crazy idea. Besides, Crow went through a similar thing. Moreover, I was the one who told him to do it. It would look bad, if Crow was able to achieve this, but not me' I thought.
I picked myself up, and walked a few steps forwards, before I stumbled and fell again. This went on, until my instincts flared up. Something was about to hit me. I punched forwards, and hit something. I didn't know what it was, but most probably an animal that rushed at me. Time passed, but I had no concept of time, while most of my senses were sealed. It was impossible for me to seal my sense of touch. I still had to rely on something. With no feedback from anything, I could fall from a cliff, and die without even knowing it.
The idea of completely sealing all my senses seemed nice, but it was a double edged sword. Although I wouldn't be able to feel the pain, I could potentially overreach myself. This meant I could accumulate very serious injuries, which might result in a prolonged harm to my body. Without the pain, a Human could easily perish. Fear and pain, both of those feelings were necessary for a Human.
I traversed the mountain, but I had no idea where I was going, and how far I went. I decided to unseal my senses, and check. I noticed that I was still on the mountain, this was a good sign. The bad thing was that, I nearly made no progress. I was maybe 400 to 500 metres away from my original position. 'Still a long way to go' I thought, and sealed back my senses.
I walked, stumbled, smashed my head and killed anything that my instincts flared up against. When I unsealed my senses again, I realised that I was not too far away from the peak. It was already night time. 'I wonder if I can use the Black Orbs, to help orientate myself. It's worth a try' I thought, and sealed back my senses. I then started absorbing the Black Orbs. My body could contain only a specific amount of them, and when I was "full", I wasn't able to absorb anymore.
I "looked" around, but saw nothing. 'Maybe this cannot help me. After all, the Black Orbs can already do a lot. Besides, Black Orbs are not the real answer to improving my perception. I just have to continue like this, until I'm able to learn something' I thought. I started walking again, the peak and my destination was not that far away anymore.
I didn't try to cheat myself, and memorize a path. I simply walked, and tried to figure something out. Soon, I hit my head onto something...sharp? I checked with my hands, and it was smooth. 'Not a tree, so it must be the one of the house's corners. Now I just need to find the door' I thought. Because I wasn't aware of my surroundings, I didn't know where the doors were. I moved to the right, and tried searching with my hands.
After a while, I finally found a handle and pressed it down. The doors opened. I only knew that, because when I pushed forwards, my arm travelled forward. I think I closed the doors behind me, and tried to locate my bed. It wasn't that hard to be honest. I already knew the house inside out. I quickly made it there, and found my bed. I unsealed my senses, and looked around.
"I'm finally back", I said to myself. The old man laid on his bed, and asked "Can I just ask. What the hell were you doing? You didn't respond when I called out, and stumbled like a blind man. It took you so many hours, just to get here". I replied "I sealed my senses. I need to train my perception. I might be able to train my sight, hearing and smell to a better standard, ultimately though, I decided against that".
He asked confused "Why?". I replied "Instincts. You don't know this, but my instincts saved my life many times. It's not that simple though. Not being able to perceive anything, is difficult. I believe that with time, I can learn something though". The old man didn't reply anymore. 'It seems he has no problems with that. Anyway, if this doesn't work after a long time, I will just focus on my senses. I can still improve them a bit more, probably' I thought, and went outside.
I wasn't really tired, so I decided to continue training like this. This time, it was more difficult. I was going downhill, and a stumble could result in a roll and an eventual crash into something. I persisted and walked like this for the whole night. I only returned early in the morning. I was tired, injured and wanted to sleep. I hit the bed, and closed my eyes.
Something suddenly jolted me awake. I was disoriented and tired still. I must've slept for only a short amount of time. I smashed into something very hard, and the pain fully awoke me. I noticed that I was no longer in the house. I shouted "What the hell are you doing old man!". I picked myself up, but the old man was not around. I saw someone else walking towards me. A stout man, with a full facial beard, and black hair long enough to cover half of his face. His face though, there was a large scar on it. I couldn't see the whole scar, due to his hair obstructing it. He was draped in animal skins, while a large sword was attached to his back. He was releasing an imposing Aura that seemed familiar.
I asked him, "Who the hell are you?". The man didn't reply, but released his Aura, and rushed at me. I quickly disappeared, but the Aura locked me in place. I was shocked, the Aura was too familiar to my own. Full of bloodlust and anger. Before I could even counter his Aura, the man punched my face, and I flew through the air.
I broke a few trees in the process, and finally landed with a "Bang!". I was starting to get pissed. 'This motherfucker threw me out of the house. Moreover, he still punched me in my face!'. I was tired, but I stood up. "I don't give a shit if you are a master or not. I will not be punched around". He didn't reply. Instead, he released his Aura again. I released my own Aura, and tried to counter him… He was too strong though. I was barely able to move, when another punch arrived.
I controlled my energy, and twisted my body, in a way normal Humans shouldn't be able to. The punch missed, while 10 daggers flew at him. I thought that with such proximity, he wouldn't be able to dodge. He didn't have to. He simply swiped his other hand, which held a short sword, and deflected them all. He punched me again, and I crushed a few more trees.
'What the fuck is this guy's problem!?' I exclaimed in my head. I was even more pissed, since the old man was not around. When I barely picked myself up, I was punched again. I couldn't take it anymore and shouted "I will fucking kill you! Even if it costs me my life!". The anger I felt, awakened that crazy Aura inside of me. My vision turned red, and the pain lessened. I started walking forwards, but the stout man didn't even flinch. He just stepped forward, and with a "Boom!", rushed at me.
His Aura no longer affected me that much. I evaded that attack, and punched out. He caught my punch like it was nothing, and punched me instead. I coughed out some blood, while he gripped my hand and slammed his fist into my stomach again.