Chapter 34: ONE SIMPLE REASON!.

***In the Inner Outskirts of Continent 'Eclipse of the Oceans'..

***In a small house on top of a lonely hill..

*Shing!*.

A low sharp sound comes out as Navi re-sheath's his dagger's blade.

With the help of a specific part of his dagger's sheath, Navi attached the twin daggers to the side of his boots. After this, he pulls out a filled-up grey hiker's bag from the cabinet.

The hiker's bag already contains all Mavi thinks he would need for his journey as well as more and so, Navi swings the hiker's bag over his back then neatly buckles it in place.

Finally, Navi goes ahead to wear his orange teardrop gem necklace though he hides its pendant behind his vest for protection. Patting the area where the pendant is hidden, Navi finally goes for his exit.

He swings house only door open and for a minute, Navi stares at his distant mother's grave. During this last hundred days, Navi has been both lazy and busy and now, Navi has planted Eleanora's favourite flowers planted around her grave.

Looking at his mother's grave, it's natural for emotions to comes up though Navi soon removes his gaze from it as he forcefully stares at the distant horizon.

The sun is still rising over nature's green sea(The endless forest) and the mountain tall border walls are standing as strong and proud as ever.

With his face calm, Navi suddenly remembers his naive thoughts from five years ago.

Years ago, On his seventh birthday he had thought he would be free the moment he's finally allowed to wonder out of the guesthouse quarters.

How ignorant he was!.

Now that Navi knows the truth about the place he is living in, he has never felt more restrained. They are all nothing but a bunch innocent criminals in an impenetrable prison made by both man and nature.

Navïælét -Vęr- Firųs..

Born to be free.

How ironic!.

The very interpretation of his name is the exact opposite of his situation. Navi cannot bear to live and die being the exact opposite of what his mother wants him to be!.

His mother had told him to set his own goals. A goal beyond even his own imagination. She had told him to boldly move towards such a goal so that even if he fails, he would atleast see how far he goes!.

Eleanora had told Navi to live without fearing death so that when he finally meets the end like all people do,. death itself would be proud to take his soul!.

Although Navi have not found his dream, he is still going to walk towards the first step in the coming days.

He is going to work towards escaping the circle of punishment that's called the Outskirts!.

With this thought in mind, Navi hikes the small hill downwards as he heads into the upper streets.

It's early in the morning.

The small stalls are already opened and the streets are just like they always always are.. Clean, calm and a little distant in perspective to anti-social people like himself.

Through the streets, Navi takes calm and bold steps with his hands naturally swinging beside his body. Hus bearing and visuals attract quite a bit of attention though Navi seems not to notice as he walks up to a fast food stall.

"One medium Diene meat Burrito with blood sauce.. add a Nutrient water pack to go.", Navi makes his order calmly to the man running the stall.

The man behind the counter lazily gives a nod as he repeats what Navi just said while packing the meal for him.

"One bald pence and two rumen.", The man requests.

Navi places three bronze shaded coins on the counter though one of the coins is clearly bigger and much shinier than the rest. After this, Navi pickd his breakfast from the counter before continuing his journey.

Navi has barely walked twenty steps away from the food counter when the Burrito in his hands had disappears into his stomach with deliveries of mouthfuls.

He obviously cannot care less to savour his meal as he eats mostly for survival not thrill.

Without a care, Navi tears open the sachet of Nutrient liquid in his hand and quickly uses it's content to wash his quick meal down.

Throwing the paper of his drink into a nearby container, breakfast is over for Navi as he keeps on walking.

Roads, cultivators, buildings, people then more roads, people and cultivators. Navi keeps walking forward for over thirty minutes before he nears his wanted destination.

Normally any twelve-year-old kid would be utterly exhausted from such a journey especially with a heavy hikers bag on his back but Navi is different.

Probably because his father(Whoever-he-is) is a cultivator but Navi has always been beyond the physical stats of normal for his age.

Another left turn and then finally,.. Navi has arrived at his desired destination.

He looks straight ahead at two imposing wooden gates in the distance. These pair of gates are attached to a row of fence that's made out rows of undivided logs.

Two guards in full armour are seen standing at the entrance of this gates with spears in their hands and swords strapped behind their backs. The guards look quite intimidating in their silver armours.

One of the standing Knights noticed Navi's staring and looks towards his direction as if to intimidate him away from the vicinity.

Silently taking in a deep breath, Navi locks eyes with the guard for a few seconds and then he walks straight towards to the gates. Soon he's standing right in front of the entrance it with the guards staring at him strangely.

"What are you here for?!.", One of the standing guards growls in annoyance as she looks at Navi.

"I'm here to register.", Navi responds without looking at the Knightwho had popped the question. His focus is on the huge gates that are blocking him from entry.

His eyes are glued on the gates or rather the characters written on the gates that say.. Clingford's Martial Academy.

This is the only martial academy in the entire of the Outskirts.

This place is known as the island of hope for all that can afford it regardless of being lower-class, higher-class or middle-class.

In the Outskirts, very few people are born with the ability to sense mana and other forms of ether. Amongst these people, very few are actually able to break into even the first rank of whichever pathway they are suited for and then.. become true cultivators.

This academy is the key to the very process of becoming a cultivator as far as the people in the Outskirts are concerned.

For those who cannot naturally sense mana, the Academy increases their chances of ever coming in contact with it in a lifetime.

For those who can already sense mana, the Academy teaches them the long path to becoming cultivators.

The lower class fight tooth and nail to gather enough resources to enter the academy in hopes of changing their miserable lives.

The middle class who feel they are meant for better also come here after gathering enough resources and the high class send their children here for training and nurturing.

Now, Navi finds himself in front of this very Martial Academy for one simple reason.. Power.