Reveal The Secret's

CHAPTER 20 _ A Lesson

After Sasha trained in the secret seal technique with Zen, Zen reported the results of the match today to Sasha.

There are two matches already underway. The first match between Xin from Kiso village against Max from the warrior kingdom of Gunma. This match was won by Max.

The second match between Ahmed from Kuni village against Kim from Gunma village. This match was won by Ahmed with ease, Ahmed could end the match with just one strike without reply.

“Did Ahmed from Kuni village have such great strength” asked Sasha to Zen.

“Kuni Village is a village that prints reliable warrior candidates for the kingdom, the ability of the Kuni village fighters cannot be underestimated” replied Zen.

“Your and Max match will be held tonight in the first game. Given Max is one of the kingdom's reliable soldiers, it might be difficult to deal with him. There is no choice but to be careful in the face of Max”, Zen told Sasha.

“Good Uncle, thanks for the information” said Sasha with a slightly tense face.

***

Night in Gunma's palace.

This night looks much more crowded than the night before. The audience was very enthusiastic to see the match between the royal reliable soldiers against tough fighters from various villages.

Sasha and Zen entered the palace gate and headed for the participant podium that the palace had provided.

Sasha was still wearing her face cover, and Zen was next to Sasha. They walked casually while listening to the cries of the spectators who were already impatient to see the first game of mini-mala.

“See, it's Lisa. The female fighter from the village temple of Nara. Do you think he is able to face Max from the special warrior palace” sound of one of the spectators that Sasha passed.

Sasha kept walking calmly towards the podium of the participants.

“Alright, to shorten the time. We're gonna start the first game tonight between Lisa from Nara's village temple and Max from the castle warriors. For both participants can climb to the top of arena” said the match guide from the top of the arena.

Sasha and Max ride the arena with expressionless flat faces.

“The rules are still the same, it is not allowed to kill and participants who surrender or exit the arena will be declared lose” explained the match guide.

“PLEASE START COMPETING” shouted the match guide while leaving the arena.

Sasha pulled out her sword, while Max used a chain with a small knife at both ends of his chain. The level of weapons Max used was the same as Sasha, both of them were at the intermediate level.

“Nona, you're from Nara's temple. I had a chance to see your first match, you brought out a technique that didn't seem to come from the temple of Nara village. Where did you get that technique” Max said as he held his gun.

“Are you going to tell me what color ***********you are if I ask it” said Sasha who did not respond to what Max asked.

“Hehe... I understand what you mean, it would be foolish to tell something about a fighting technique to his opponent. Pretty good, you're pretty smart in assessing the situation” Max said with a forced smile.

“When we will start this match senior Max” taunted Sasha.

Hearing Sasha's words, Max felt challenged and launched an attack on Sasha. Sasha who was ready to receive the attack could dodge in time.

“Excellent, although the attack looks simple, but the energy released from this attack is not small, I will bounce far if I dodge too late. Truly a warrior of choice” Sasha said inwardly.

Sasha and Max exchanged attacks, but have yet to pull out their flagship technique.

On the other hand, the Queen accompanied by one of her personal bodyguards was watching the match from the top floor of the Gunma royal palace.

“Do you think the girl named Lisa can beat Max” asked the Queen to her bodyguard.

“I don't think the girl is as simple as it looks. Looks like there is something interesting from this girl” replied the bodyguard.

“We will see what surprise he will give to the audience” said The Queen with a sweet smile.

Above the arena there is still an exchange of attacks between Sasha and Max. both look balanced in replying to the attack.

“You're strong enough Miss Lisa, I'm sorry to have underestimated you” Max smiled.

“I also cannot underestimate the ability of one of the special warriors from the Gunma” royal palace Sasha said.

“The next attack will not be as simple as before, be prepared” said Max preparing to issue the next attack.

“BLACK CHAIN TECHNIQUE...!!!” max shouted at Sasha.

“Ennerya... stronger than before” said Sasha in heart.

“KNIK SWORD API...!!” shouts Sasha who blocks Max's attack.

Max's attack hits Sasha.

Luckily Sasha could slightly withstand Max's attack and did not receive it in a landslide.

“Amazing attack. The difference in my strength is very obvious. I can't if I just hold back his attack, it would be fatal the result” Sasha said in her heart.

Sasha was still thinking about how to win the match with such a level gap that was so clearly visible to everyone.

“Lumayan, you can withstand my attack and only receive a little loss” said Max who stared intently at Sasha.

“We'll see if you can withstand my attack on this one” said Max preparing to attack.

“CHAINS WHIRLPOOL TECHNIQUE...!!!” max yelled his chain into the air.

This technique emitted an extremely powerful wind vortex. Not only Sasha, the spectators also felt a great energy from that whirlwind.

After a while Max spun the chain, he finally directed the vortex to Sasha.

Sasha was forced to think quickly to repel the attacks that approached her.

“Oh no, it's very strong. It's impossible to fight the wind using fire, I'm not sure my second technique can defeat his wind” Sasha said inwardly.

“There is no time to think about this. Can only know the results if you have tried” said Sasha.

“WIND SWORD TECHNIQUE...!!” sasha's yelling that slid her body towards Max's whirlwind.

The Queen who saw this incident was very shocked mixed with wonder at the way Sasha resisted the attack from Max.

“What... against the wind using the wind. Will this work” said the Queen as she stood up.

“Queen, does the Queen feel this wind sword technique feels familiar” asked the bodyguard.

“Yes, this is like a technique from the Linch Clan. Do not-don't..” said the Queen who thought of something.

Sasha used a considerable amount of energy to break through Max's attack. Sasha's efforts this time produced satisfactory results. Sasha is able to penetrate Max's attack and successfully injure him.

Max was pushed quite far back with a sitting position and holding his chest.

“Hahh... impossible, the chain vortex technique is one of my mainstay techniques. There is no way this Miss from Nara village temple could break the attack could even injure me” Max said inwardly.

On the other hand Sasha was already preparing to issue a final attack.

“It is not that easy... DEVIL CHAIN TECHNIQUE....!!!” max shouted back the attack.

Sasha's attack is held back by a technique released by Max.

“Hehe... has come to the end” said Sasha.

“COMBINATION SWORD TECHNIQUE.. HIYAAA...!!!” shouted Sasha who changed her attack technique all of a sudden.

Max who was not ready for Sasha's attack that changed suddenly resulted in he received a heavy loss from Sasha's attack and bounced out of the arena match.

“WINNER LISA FROM NARA” VILLAGE TEMPLE heard the screams of the match guide from the other side.

The audience applauded and was astonished at what they had just witnessed.

“It is impossible that the special warriors of the Gunma royal palace lose to the newcomer miss” said one of the male spectators above the spectator stands.

“Excellent, this girl really gave us a surprise tonight” said the Queen smiling widely.

Finally the first game on the second night finished with a victory won by Sasha.

The second match will soon begin between Takeda of the Gunma kingdom's warriors and Ahmed of Kuni village.

Sasha, who had difficulty against Max because he did not see Max's previous match, did not want to make the same mistake. This time Sasha decided to look at the match between Takeda and Ahmed which was about to start. Sasha will pay attention to every move and every move from Takeda or Ahmed because among those who win will be against Sasha in the next game.

After a while the second match began.

“According to you who will win this match” the Queen asked her bodyguard.

“It shouldn't be easy to score. They are both balanced in strength. I'm sorry Queen, I can't quickly judge” the bodyguard replied as he lowered his head.

After the match lasted for half an hour, there were already many attacks after attacks issued by the two fighters above the arena. Sasha was still paying attention to the movements as well as the great technique they put out.

The two fighters had similarly heavy losses from the attacks they had withstood. It appears Takeda is regulating his breathing because he is holding off an attack from Ahmed. And vice versa, Ahmed is seen holding his chest withstanding the pain of Takeda's attack.

“Uncle, are they going to use their flagship technique this time. What do you think asked Sasha.

“Yes, should they use their flagship technique this time, I see their energy is getting depleted but it is still enough if you want to use their flagship technique as a final attack” replied Zen.

And just like Zen and Sasha predicted, Takeda brought out his flagship technique, the god sword technique. And so did Ahmed, Ahmed issued his flagship technique as well that is, the Dragon spear technique.

Their attacks were truly devastating, the entire match area turned into a sea of energy that exerted pressure for the spectators. Even some of the spectators who could not withstand the pressure had fainted.

“Unbelievable, I feel a little unsure of being able to beat one of them” Sasha said while enduring the pressure that Sasha also felt.

From the final attack issued by Takeda and Ahmed, Takeda managed to win the game and remove Ahmed from the arena.

“MATCH ENDS, TAKEDA WIN” heard the sound of the match guide announcing the final result of the second match on the second night.

Unlike the previous matches that sounded the cheers and also the applause of the audience. It was seen that all the spectators were feeling weak due to the energy pressure that came from the final attack of Takeda and Ahmed.

Moments after the match guide announced the final result, the entire audience left the match area including Sasha and the other fighters.

Sasha accompanied by Zen returns to the temple of Nara village.

***

Arriving at the village temple of Nara, Zen and Sasha discuss the techniques released by Takeda at the match.

“Uncle, do you think I can deal with Takeda's god sword technique earlier” asked Sasha while drinking a cup of tea beside the Nara village temple training field.

“Of course, nothing is impossible to beat in this life” replied Zen.

Sasha and Zen had been talking about tonight's game for a long time. Sasha has come to a lot of conclusions about how to face Takeda in the final game tomorrow night.

From the many conclusions Sasha increasingly confident that he can beat Takeda in the final game tomorrow night.

As the night wore on, Sasha returned to her room to rest.

As Sasha closed her eyes to sleep, Master Wu's voice called out Sasha's name.

“Murid by Sasha” said Master Wu.

“Masters. Where Master” says Sasha responds to Master Wu's voice.

“I can't see you right now. I've seen your game tonight. You did not disappoint me” said Master Wu.

“Thanks for the Master's praise. I was just following Master”'s direction said Sasha who was sitting on her bed.

“There are a few things I want to tell you about sword techniques. It is time for you to develop the sword technique that you have” said Master Wu.

“Murid you will receive Master's direction with all your heart” said Sasha.

“Seeing you who have mastered some sword techniques from the Linch family, I believe you can develop the techniques you have as before, you managed to create a combination sword technique. For this time I will tell you that the sword technique can be combined with the secret seal technique that you have previously mastered up to the middle level” explained Master Wu.

“What should I do to be able to combine the two techniques Master” asked Sasha.

“You can search for clues in the soul library. I'm gonna end this conversation right here. Never give up my disciple” Master Wu told Sasha.

As per the directive from Master Wu, Sasha searched for information in the soul library.

For a long time Sasha was looking for clues on how to combine different techniques. Sasha finds a book with a clue inside.

“This pointer is thorough in nature, not specifically combining between sword techniques and seal techniques. I have understood the contents of this book, but not enough to understand how to merge this book means” said Sasha while holding a gold-colored book in her hand.

Sasha continued to try to understand how to combine techniques according to the directions in the book.

In the book explained that in each technique has Yin and Yang energy, these two energies are interrelated to create a power that comes from a certain technique. Although there are Yin and Yang energies, in a technique there will be one of the dominating energies. The sword technique was dominated by Yin energy while the seal technique was dominated by Yang energy.

“It is only fitting that Master told you that sword techniques and also seal techniques can be combined” Sasha said inwardly.

Sasha started trying to combine the Yin energy of her sword technique as well as the Yang energy of the secret seal technique.

Sasha had a lot of failures at this stage, merging the two energy elements is not as easy as it sounds.

After much trying, Sasha managed to find a clue of his efforts. In Sasha's mind were drawn three points of light that formed a triangle and drawn a sword in the center of the triangle.

“What does this picture mean. Like a seal arrangement. But I feel sword force is more dominant on this array” said Sasha who was feeling puzzled.

Sasha continued to understand more deeply about a seal arrangement that had been drawn in her mind.

“I see, this arrangement that is drawn in my mind is the description of a technique that Master Wu meant. I will try it tomorrow” Sasha said as she opened her eyes slowly.