My Own Path: The Red Phoenix
Ch 11 – Claude the Stone Child
5 Years later
On a sunny morning where everyone had just woken up from their sleep, in one of the houses a little eight-year-old boy was busying himself with a broom he was holding, trying to demonstrate some of the usual movements of the city guards.
“I'm sure yesterday the movement was like this, but why it felt different ya” the little boy pondered and pondered over the flaws of what he did not know, but the boy did not find them.
“Ah damn, why can't I find the answer” the boy was angry, move – move his broom in any direction.
But inadvertently the broom hit the pile of leaves that he had swept so that the pile of leaves was scattered again.
“Ah ... Ah ... what I did” by forced the boy to sweep the home page again.
After all the piles of leaves had reassembled, the child released a reddish-orange fire energy from the tip of his index finger, aimed it at the foliage then instantly burned the entire leaf.
“Hey Claude where are you, where's the breakfast?” not long ago came the lazy voice of a middle-aged man
none other than Tanhill who just woke up.
“I haven't picked it up uncle”
“Why haven't you taken it yet? Quick there go grab our breakfast”
“I haven't finished burning this foliage uncle”
“Hey what are you doing daritadi, look it's day,” with eyes that look still sleepy Tanhill out looking at Claude's work “You must not be serious about doing your job son, look, look, you were only serious when I saw you were”
“No uncle, not like that, there was a strong wind that came in so I had to sweep it again, huuh damn wind base why should I interfere with my duty,” Claude grumbled “Really uncle I didn't lie, don't blame me just the wind that came it” Claude put on a hardened face.
“No .. no. Stop that expression, I know that's just your excuse, oh yes today you're exactly 8 years old, unfortunately due to your improper work I will not allow you to go to the forest by yourself”
“Ah .. You promised me last year, why now you pull back the word – you said, remember the uncle of a man in the hand it said, once you promised A, once you promised, you have to keep it.” Claude eagerly tried to convince Tanhill.
Claude had been waiting for a year to be able to travel alone to be a search for herbal plants in the forest.
Claude has been 2 years with Tanhill looking for herbs in the forest, despite the age of only 6 years at that time, but because Claude's body is bigger than his age, but, making Claude not look like a 6-year-old child, coupled with intelligence that is above average – flat makes Claude fast considering the type of – types of herbal plants.
A year later Claude asked permission to search for herbs himself, but Tanhill did not allow him due to his age, Tanhill promised that next year he would allow Claude.
“I don't trust you little boy, just look at today, when I'm not watching you, the work becomes long, what will it be later when looking for herbs in the forest, you will collect what?” Tanhill sneered
“You also know uncle, I have memorized all kinds of herbs, I will prove it to you uncle, I will search all kinds of those plants, I will, then give me a chance Uncle” Claude is still trying to ask Tanhill's permission.
Tanhill sighed, “Actually what are you looking for in the forest there, why do you want to go alone”
“He he he” Claude did not reply.
“Why don't you learn to be an alchemist alone, with your Martial Spirit one day you will become a famous alchemist”
“I don't want to be an Alchemist, I hate the stench that comes out of that charred pan, it feels like my stomach will spit out all its contents when it inhales that smell”
“Hoy .. hoy not always Alchemis created such a smell, when the pill was successfully completed, they did not produce any smell at all, you also know that right, after all its name Cauldron is not a charred pot remember that!!” Tanhill was furious with Claude's words.
“Then why uncle often creates such a foul smell, as I recall only two three times you managed to make a pill, the rest is just a bad smell created”
“that's called a trial, you know a trial, every time you want to pass your realm you have to try to make a new recipe, you have to try, in the process you are not necessarily successful therefore the stench must have created” Tanhill provide an explanation.
“Well that's uncle, I don't want to spend my whole life sitting idly in front of a charred pot, making a thick, foul-smelling liquid just to pass through my own realm, it feels like there are still many things I want to do” Claude replied with his innocent face.
“You ... you are !!!” Tanhill lost word – says “Nak you don't know the value of being a famous Alchemis”
“Yes I don't know uncle, and I don't want to know” Claude still answers Tanhill's remarks.
“Hah .. Never mind, you're a stone boy, always tiring when talking to you, hush there go grab our breakfast at the food stall aunt Wad” Tanhill flicked her hand.
“Yes I know that, so uncle, you will let me go to the forest by myself right?” claude said with a face full of hope.
“Aduhhh” screams Claude.
Tanhill pinching Claude's head, “Quick you take our breakfast”
With to that feels nyut – twitch finally Claude went to take breakfast for the two of them.
“Auntie, I want to take my breakfast with my uncle” when I get to the store, Claude immediately called aunt Wad the shop owner.
“Oh Little Claude who came where your uncle?”
“My uncle is at home bi, usual bi day is already noon but the old man is not awake yet, you lazy old man ck
... ck ..” Claude shook his head –.
“Ha ha, it has become a habit of your uncle, you should have gotten used to” Aunt Wad laughed at the expression
Claude.
“Yes inevitably I have to get used to bi he he” replied Claude with his innocent smile “By the way – says brother Austin has not returned from the royal capital bi?”
“it should be in the near future Austin will go home, aunt does not know the details, which is important for aunt austin there good – fine, just fine, and you should also always be healthy huh nak” the aunt rubbed Claude's head.
“Quiet bi, I'm a strong child rarely affected by disease, I will definitely always be healthy” Claude grinned the horse.
“Good bi, thank you” Claude came home with his breakfast.
Then the pair of uncles and nephews have breakfast together without any argument going on, Claude is still traumatized by his uncle's chatter, while Tanhill enjoys his breakfast quietly.
When breakfast ended, Tanhill put down his soup bowl “What a wise breakfast I once tasted, there was no sound of dogs blabbing every time”
“Hey uncle, I'm here”
“Yes you were there, then what?”
“You just insinuated me right?”
“You feel?”
“Not” Claude replied firmly.
“Then why did you protest?” Tanhill scrunched his forehead.
“I ... I ..” Claude couldn't answer instead scratching – scratching his head.
“Hah gone, this” arrived – arrived Tanhill took out a basket from his Storage Ring, “You go get ready – be ready, instead today you will go to jungle”
“Do you allow me uncle?”
“Ya” replied Tanhill with forced facial expressions.
“Hore ... hore ..” cried Claude in excitement.
“It's been there quickly you change clothes, and immediately leave from before me” Tanhill again wag his hand.
“Good uncle” immediately Claude ran into his room changing his clothes.
Now that Claude had changed his clothes, he approached Tanhill about to take his big basket.
“Uncle I'm ready”
“Yes, your basket, and take this” then Tanhill takes out a bow complete with arrows “You like to play with archery right, if you can, all you hunt some rabbits there”
“Ho good arrow, ready uncle” Claude amazed with his new arrow.
“And this wear is also” Tanhill also took out a necklace with a small gemstone as the hanger.
“This is what uncle?”
“Your birthday gift, remember you should always wear it, because if you are in danger the stone will save you” Tanhill replied.
“Oh ok”
“And remember one thing, you must not show your Flame Spirit, you use Spirit Shadow only”
“Hmm may I ask uncle, why should I not use my Flame Spirit, isn't it good to attack the Wild Beasts in the forest?”
“Yes if it's someone else, but your Flame Spirit is different” Tanhill took out a knife, and slashed a small finger “Try you use your fire on my wound”
Claude hesitated for a moment, but still obeyed Tanhill's request.
With a flash of fire Claude covered the incision wound on Tanhill's finger, and it was also seen that the wound
the incision slowly healed as before.
“You see, your fire is not a destructive fire, but a healing fire, imagine a Wild Beast
the dying you attack with your fire, what will happen next”
“Eng... That beast will heal and pounce on me” Claude replied innocently.
“That's you know, so remember well – well said to me today, you should not even show your fire power, because your Flame Spirit is useless in battle do you understand?”
“Iya uncle” Claude nods “Then I go uncle”
Arriving at Claude's gate greeted by several soldiers on duty
“Hey Claude you're looking for herbs, where's your uncle?” greet a gatekeeper.
“Yes uncle, uncle Tanhill is sleeping in his house”
“Ok, then be careful – hearts although the outer forest is relatively safe, but the forest remains dangerous for children your age” The soldier reminded Claude.
“Each uncle, I will remember him” Claude directly walked through the city gate.
‘Hehe, my solo adventure begins, rabbit – little rabbit prepare your meat for me to cook later’ Claude rubs his nose and starts running towards the forest.
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