Alpha: The Elemental Guide

Chapter 6: The Other Side

Note :

PATAW (Initial Level Water Training)

PATM (Intermediate Level Water Training)

PATAK (Final Level Water Training)

PATL (Advanced Water Training)

(The above levels apply only to the Water element)

"Lu's 10 minutes late, boy....."

" Please help, Guruuu."

Dea came to the promised place on time. Dea looks pretty much sweat all over her body. The distance from the training ground to the bridge can be said to be quite far. Dea did not think he would come on time, but he kept trying as hard as he could to keep coming.

"Hey, don't call Master's cave. Just make it ticklish. Call as usual."

"Ahhhh, sorry about that Gu."

"Before that, the cave didn't know your name."

"I'm sorry uncle, my name is Dea."

"Hmmmm, a normal name for this village huh..."

"What's uncle?"

"It's nothing, just get on with it."

"What's uncle going on?"

"Show me your current abilities."

"Ahhhhhhh.ba.good uncle."

Dea demonstrates all of its ability to control water. Dea tries hard not to mess up and leaves Uncle Raiden disappointed. Dea thinks that even if the controls are bad, at least it doesn't make Uncle Raiden's spirit go down.

"Baa..How's uncle?" Dea asked who was exhausted after showing her best ability.

"Hmmm." Uncle Raiden had a flat face. I can't believe he was disappointed or not.

"Uncle?"

"It's..much worse than that cave of shadows."

"Ehhhhh?"

"I mean, kids your age won't even be this bad."

"....." Dea lowered her head.

"But, at least you still have the potential to develop."

"Be.really?" Dea happily tries to reconfirm uncle Raiden's statement. This is the first time someone has said that Dea still has potential other than her mother and Resa.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Horaayy." Dea jump for joy.

"Hey, don't expect too much. Help the cave make preparations."

"Hmmmm, ready to do it uncle."

*After preparing the preparation*

"Hey uncle, actually this rope and some of the items are useful for what?"

"Hmmmm, look at it later."

At this time Dea put the last item, suddenly attacked quickly by uncle Raiden. By throwing a wet cloth. Dea did not have time to dodge and, in shock, fell to the ground.

"Hey, enemies can come from anywhere, right?"

Dea smiled and immediately got up. Dea is happy to accept Uncle Raiden's challenge.

"Gua ain't gonna be soft on a boy like you. Avoid 10 fabrics in a row and you can rest."

"Come!!"

Special training from uncle Raiden takes place. Dea is challenged by Raiden's uncle to avoid all of his attacks. Although it sounds trivial to just throw a wet cloth, but the speed of the cloth coming to Dea is not kidding. Dea had not counted the number of times he had fallen. Dea had never felt this difficult before, but this made Dea look always smiling when showered by Uncle Raiden's attacks.

"Hey, hey. You just look exhausted. How about you just give up?" Ejek Raiden to Dea.

"Haaah, continue uncle!!" Dea with great enthusiasm.

4 Hours passed, and Dea was still straightening out the training from Raiden's uncle. Dea is unable to avoid Raiden's uncle's attacks in a row. Dea looks very exhausted and uncle Raiden constantly attacks Dea. When tiredness reaches the top, Dea can miraculously avoid one attack from Raiden's uncle. Dea who realized this was curious how she could do this. There may be a little detail that he missed.

"Hey, the cave says you can avoid 10 in a row, right?"

An hour later, Dea was unable to rest. Dea's entire body was able to move again, and Dea fell. He did not faint, only he was strong again to continue this. Although he was able to evade Raiden's uncle's attacks several times unconsciously. He didn't avoid it 10 times in a row.

"Today's training is enough." Raiden said a sign of ending afternoon training today.

"How does the boy, want to give up?" Raiden came and looked at the exhausted Dea.

"Uncle is cruel or what? hahaha."

"Hahaha, rest a little. I'll show you what you need."

"Goddessa...."

After a while, Dea fell asleep. After undergoing harsh training from uncle Raiden. The first time Dea felt this tired. Dea knew that her previous efforts were still not enough.

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2 Hours late. The sky has turned dark. Only the campfire and the lighting from the market can illuminate them both.

"How many hours have I been asleep?"

"About 2 hours."

"Great, you can be scolded by your mother again." Dea had a bad feeling when he came home. Dea quickly woke up and immediately went to her house.

"I'll go home, uncle, see you."

"Hey, wait a minute."

"What's uncle?"

"Let me show you what you need." Raiden, who had sat down, stood up.

"God.."

" Lu was also definitely aware of that when you managed to avoid the cloth."

"Yaaaa, although never in a row...."

"That's because while avoiding you gain the benefits in your capacity."

"meaning?"

"Ga is like a cave that doesn't have a bit of 'Life', you still have 'Life' even just a little."

"...."

"I mean the cave, when you dodged earlier, you covered your leg area with water to make it easier for you to move."

Hearing Raiden's words, Dea becomes aware of what makes her able to avoid Raiden's uncle's attack. Dea subconsciously used her little 'Life.

"You already know that there are actually many ways to maximize the 'Life' in you. There are still many ways to utilize your elemental control."

"But uncle, all users of 'Life' in this village is a long-range fighter. Even in our training, we've never heard of someone using his waterbending like this."

"Haaahhh, really troublesome. Look, what makes this village never move forward is that it never sees the other side. In other countries, Elemental Control was already at a very high level. The combat capabilities of the village were already unreliable." Raiden said in a mocking voice.

"Hey uncle! do not say that, many of our teachers who have mastered PATL, such as Master Dias, Master Ayu, and many more. It's very telling that their ability to control water is useless!" Dea replied to Raiden's uncle. Dea does not accept that Raiden's uncle thinks all 'Life' users in this village are weak.

"Hey listen to the boy!! if another country decides to wipe out this village, everyone here can do nothing! Even with Dias' master!" Raiden angrily said to Dea.

"....." Dea can only be silent, everyone in the village knows that the fighting forces in other countries are terrible. There is even a rumor that says that one of the higher-ups of another country can defeat a dragon with a single strike.

"Haahhhhh, this is why this village lost its Alpha."

"....."

" Once again, the cave continues. As this cave observes from you, you don't have great 'Life' power. To outsmart this, you need to change the way you fight."

"How to fight that suits me how is uncle?"

" Lu is not perfect to be a long-range fighter, you are more useful to be a close-quarters fighter. Compared to the water elemental users in this village, you have incredible stamina. Probably because it often goes out into the woods."

"Near distance fighter..."

"The first thing you need to master is physical manipulation."

"As I did earlier instead of uncle?"

"Yep, that's one of them. From tomorrow you come here again. I'll make you the strongest fighter this village has ever had!"

"Please help Uncle!"

To be Continued...