Chapter 15: In Motion
Next morning, when Aki went to have breakfast. The first thing he did was greet Osuke and Beniko with smile, not a forced or absent one this time.
Beniko and Osuke looked at each other in contentment as if appreciative of their decision to give time to Aki to come out of his thoughts, after all they knew Aki was special. It looked to them now, that their patience paid off. It could be seen in his eyes, how a different type of hunger and calm reflected in them.
'Good Morning Aki'
They both replied to his greeting and sat together for breakfast.
There were no apologies, no talk of past days, no inquiries. To an outsider, it would seem like they were all collectively avoiding talking about it. But they couldn't be more wrong. It was the intent, the normalisation of the conversation between them that spoke volumes about their concern for each other and how well they silently saw through each other's needs.
After they had all talked and verified their well being. Aki voiced,
'Mom, …I want to know'.
There was no need for Aki to say more; Beniko understood what he wanted to know. Looking at the determination in his eyes, Beniko sighed and said. Fine but.. I'll only take you to library and you'll have to learn and read yourself. I won't tell you anything. You can ask your questions later after you are done there.
Hearing he got permission, Aki was all smiles.
Seeing that, Osuke said, dont be excited just yet, there are conditions.
'What conditions dad?'
'First, you'll only be given access to the first division of library. Also, that doesn't mean you cannot have access to others. But for that, you'll have to complete your training which me and your mom will schedule for you in coming week and you'll have to activate your Mularkham system.'
'Don't worry you'll get all your answers in the library', said Beniko.
Osuke continues, 'Yes, you'll start your physical training in two days with me, your mom and your grandma. This is just one part of your training till your second birthday.'
'If and only if you complete your physical training while studying the knowledge in first division of library, will you be allowed early access to other things or else you'll have to wait till we all consider you appropriate for it.'
'Do you understand kiddo?'
'Yes, dad.'
'We both are very serious about this. Prove to us that you can take care of it. We both wish you do.', saying that Beniko kissed him on cheek and went off to kitchen carrying dishes.
'Take ample amount of rest. You'll need it when your training starts.' Osuke ruffled his hair and got up to go outside when he heard Aki shouting behind him playfully.
'Understood, O-L-D MAN.'
Hearing that he stumbled a little and few veins popped on his head. He looked back to give his son a beating only to see him running off to his room, while Beniko giggled in kitchen. Osuke sighed; his heart was filled warmth brought a small smile on his face.
Two days passed in jiffy,
It was 5/33 in the morning, (a day was made of 33hours in Mularkham). Sleeping beauty was excited for today. Beniko gave a gentle nudge and woke Aki up.
'Wake up, Aki. It's time for your training.'
'Good morning Mom but isn't it way too early? It's not even bright outside.'
'Stop being lazy, your training starts in 15 minutes. Don't make me cook you in fire.'
Aki was jolted awake after hearing Beniko. For a second he even had doubts whether it was his mom or he was dreaming or maybe somebody had replaced her on inside.
'Don't look at me like that young man. Freshen up and meet me outside in 15 minutes.'
'Yes Ma'am.'
Aki was surprised at the change in demeanour and seriousness of his mother. But he was determined to follow through with the training.
...
In the backyard of Estate,
Osuke and Beniko stood waiting for Aki to arrive. Aki walked towards them and greeted Osuke.
'Alright!! Listen up kiddo, today is going to be all about testing the natural limits of your body. I'll instruct you to perform while your mother notes down nuances of your limits. Later, we'll discuss your routine for next week.'
'I know you have been doing some stretches lately. Let's start with that. Strip down to your underpants and start.'
'Stripp?.?. Why am I supposed to remove clothes?'
'Just do as he said Aki. It will help me note details better.'
Resigned to his fate, Aki shivered under cold morning winds and started stretching.
After 15minutes, Osuke asked him to start running at moderate pace while talking about what he thought about his body's limits.
'Enough, take 2 minutes rest. We'll start with your agility assessment.'
He was then instructed to run in small circles as fast as he could, hurdles, small touch downs, suicides etc. Similarly, his speed, balance, strength, reflexes, combat assessment was done.
The interesting part of this whole 3 hour drill was the combat assessment. Aki was given a beat down by Osuke as if taking revenge for calling him old earlier. Beniko also didn't shy away from stretching his abilities to the limits. Thereafter, Aki was spent both physically and mentally. It took a lot out of him to not give up or voice complains mid-way.
......…
'So what do you think dear, how are his natural looking?' Osuke asks with a smug smile.
'Are you asking or trying to be smug about it? I suppose you don't want have breakfast DEAR.'
'Ahhh.. no no dear .. ha ha.. I was just joking….'
'Hmph!! On a serious note, I didn't expected this either.'
'Yeah!!' "That was quite the surprise."
'On top of his ridiculous growth speed and intelligence. It seems he also has quite the reflexes. Most problematic was his increasing combat sense and space awareness through out the whole fight with me and then you.'
'Yes, but in spite of all that I feel we'll have to increase the intensity gradually according to his growth speed which may or may not slow down after a while. We should know that a shinning glass is the weakest and first to crumble under pressure.'
'Ok; so, we'll have to conduct this type of evaluation every week compared to monthly as we planned originally.'
'Yeah monthly wouldn't work Beniko. Also do you think we should add your father as training partner for him? May be he can teach him psychological tactics and strategies along with some runic knowledge. I still feel that his mind is the greatest assets for him.'
'I was also thinking of that but let's wait for him to finish the division one of library. If he can gleam runic involvement from that then we'll ask dad to teach him that as well. Otherwise, let's just focus on slow psychological development.'
'It feels like he is growing too fast. Maybe last attack from Niröhès being exceptionally ferocious also played a part. War has never been a pretty lady. Moreover, I also came back in a bad state. Combining that with his overall demeanour and thought process, it does seem the likely outcome.'
'I am worried about the same, let's try our best to train and prepare him for the upcoming challenges. He is blessed means his challenges would be blessed too. We will both have to stand with him to support.'
'Yeah, let's go and have breakfast. We will discuss this, the timing for him to do meditation and other things with him.'
'Mhm, even though meditation wouldn't yield in energy accumulation yet. It is always good to have the habit of it.
......
Osuke and Beniko entered the house and saw Aki sitting at dining table eagerly waiting for them to arrive.
Aki on the other hand was very excited to know how he performed and how his life would change. What cool things they will teach him. His inner child was working at full force to imagine all the possible out standing words his parents would say to express how amazing he was.
What he didn't know was that Osuke and Beniko saw his haughtiness as soon as they entered. They both immediately decided that they would put him in place to ensure his survival later.
(Alas~ Aki's fantasies remained so for the foreseeable future.)
[Hmph!! It is good; he deserves that.]
(Oneeeee san~ you are too harsh. Why don't you just admit it !! You are just embarrassed from reciting his stories and always secretly watching him.)
[ <blushes and says> You little.. come over here I'll teach you a lesson today]
(Nooo… nooo .. noo. Think about the story sis. Yes, continue with the story. Take deep breaths.)
[Hmph!!!]
(Hisss….. <let's out the held up breath>)
[Ok.. I have a lesson to teach to a little trouble-maker. We will continue this in next.] [Bye….]
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