Capítulo 27: Three Battle Styles Of a Deva
When the pain of the awakening reached the limit of what Zeralf could handle, he felt his consciousness slip off and he entered a dreamy state. There, he felt a godly power rush through him, and it was as if he could erase existence itself with just his fingertips.
This feeling was not long and when he opened his eyes again, he was drifting in space with no clothes on, and what shocked him the most was that he could not see any traces of the asteroid he was in during his awakening.
He looked into the distance with a dazed look and he saw Genzo with a slightly apprehensive gaze.
'' What happened here? '' He thought to himself feeling a bit embarrassed with his nakedness, and his cheek turned pinkish.
Ignoring that, Zeralf closed his eyes to check the changes in his body and what he found left him amazed. His meridians were now well strengthened and he felt he could use his strongest attack longer than he could in the past.
His soul realm seemed to have been strengthened too and the golden colour had darkened by some shades and it appeared to be sturdier than before.
This had many implications, firstly, he would be able to deal with shock and pain better than before without losing consciousness. Secondly, his perception was now better than before which explained why he saw Genzo quickly.
His state of existence had risen in level which would increase his life force allowing him to live for at least a thousand years.
And as his soul realm got studier, his natural defence against some arts would grow simultaneously.
That was not all though, during the awakening of his Dharma, he felt he went through some enlightenments and the techniques he could not use before, he now had access to them, and as for the techniques he was using before the awakening, he felt they had improved too.
'' Spatial blade. '' He thought to himself and a silver aura that was a meter in length and a few centimeters wide materialized above his head.
'' Sharper and denser than before. '' He observed.
'' Teleport. '' He immediately appeared fifty meters from his previous position which was a great improvement compared to his twenty meters limit before.
He closed his eyes again and he was able to sense space itself as if it was an extension of his body. Every part of space twenty meters around him, including what it contained now felt as if he could see or sense it clearly without having to use his normal vision.
'' Space sense. '' He named this technique.
He opened his palm and protruded it forward.
'' Spatial shield. '' A round silver shield about one meter in diameter appeared before him and it glowed in the dark void.
Zeralf materialized his Zajra and even that, was not left out of the general improvement. Its arrowhead had now grown longer reaching the length and shape of a dagger made from the deepest part of hell. A dagger head would suit it better now, as for his scythe head, it had also grown bigger and studier and the chain too was now longer and darker, the red blood stains now also looked more obvious giving it this grim feeling.
He struck with his full physical strength and the shield deflected the attack. He had to strike thrice before it finally crumbled.
'' Three physical attacks at the Quartz rank and one with Dharma is the current limit. '' He analyzed. '' But I can keep on materializing it duh. ''
He used the dagger to cut a small wound on his left palm and he let go of his Zajra afterwards. He placed his right palm above his left and it glowed with golden aura. Some seconds later, the small wound had closed up.
'' Temporal healing. '' By reversing time, he could now heal small wounds and with practice, he might be able to heal larger wounds. This will come i.n handy during dire situations and not only that, he could use 'time reversal' to affect the state of an object with time.
That was not all though, the biggest of all was that he now felt a connection to another Dharma.
He opened his right hand and dark violet energy that distorted space came into life.
'' Primordial Dharma of Chaos! ''
This chaotic energy threatened to disintegrate matter and he called it '' Chaotic disintegration. ''
'' Space sense. ''
'' Spatial shield. ''
'' Temporal healing. ''
'' Chaotic disintegration. ''
These are the new techniques he gained after his awakening.
Zeralf suddenly felt his long constricted and his face turned purple due to lack of oxygen.
'' Oh, I thought our special somebody would be different. '' Genzo muttered from his position.
The void was not a place that low-ranked Devas could tread as they wish and Zeralf was not an exception.
Genzo wrapped him in a plain brown robe and the next moment, they appeared inside the spaceship.
''Are you done self-checking yourself newbie Deva? '' Genzo looked at Zeralf with an interesting look.
'' Um. '' Zeralf nodded.
'' Can you feel any other power apart from the Dharma of chaos? ''
Zeralf's eyebrows furrowed when he heard this. What did Genzo mean by that? Could it be what he was thinking?
'' No. '' Zeralf paused and looked thoughtfully. '' Well, I felt an unfathomable power during the awakening but that was all. '' Zeralf muttered.
'' Okay. '' Genzo decided to drop the matter.
'' Perhaps he is too weak at the moment to handle it? '' He thought inwardly while keeping his expression under check.
'' Have you heard of the three main combat styles of a Deva? '' Genzo asked.
'' Uh?''
'' The first is Dharma, as you know, this is the unique power that every Deva tapped into after their awakening giving them a myriad of abilities. ''
'' Um. '' Zeralf wanted to say just talk about the others already but he knew he had to exercise patience.
'' The second is Budo, this is physical combat that includes hands to hands combat and combat with one's Zajra. '' Genzo slashed with his hand and did a double flip midair.
'' It is usually seen as the weakest of the three styles but that is not true, when used by skilled Devas they can even contend with foes above their level. ''
'' Mmm .'' Zeralf nodded with his eyes and ears fully opened so as not to miss anything.
'' Thirdly, and the rarest, is Shindo, which involves spiritual combat that targets the soul of a foe. '' Genzo explained.
Zeralf's ear perked up when he heard this and his heart thumped.
Genzo flickered his finger and a wisp of lightning was launched at Zeralf. Before he could even defend himself, the lightning hit him.
'' Arrrgh. '' Zeralf screamed and fell on his knees while groaning. The brown robe that wrapped his body was undamaged and so was his body but he felt as if his very soul was being electrocuted.
'' What in hell is this? '' Zeralf muttered in disbelief and shot Genzo a hateful glare.
'' Shindo practitioners are rare and it is hard to master, moreover not everyone can learn it, regardless of the time and effort they put into practise as you can surmise from your past battles. ''
'' If not, you would have lost many battles or even die because the soul of a mortal is very weak, and only by advancing in rank will the soul strengthen and your defence against Shindo will increase respectively. '' Genzo paused.
'' This kid sure is abnormal by all standards, that attack is enough to pulverize the soul of a Deva one rank above the marble rank but he just felt some pain and that is all. '' Genzo grumbled to himself before continuing his explanations.
'' Dharma. ''
'' Budo. ''
'' Shindo. ''
'' These are the three battle styles of Devas. '' Genzo concluded his explanation. '' This will bring our long session training to an end kid. '' He looked at Zeralf with interest and passion with his usual relaxed look.
'' Here. '' Genzo threw a black leather bag which Zeralf caught with a puzzled look.
'' Open it when you join the EDF institute, that is a parting gift. '' Genzo answered in a dry tone.
'' Uh? '' Zeralf's eyebrows arched.
'' I will be going on a mission outside of Ezgard and I may take a while. '' Genzo stood up and lighting began sizzling around his robe. '' Remember, the unknown organizations are still on the move, the ones you captured have been sent to where they will be interrogated by a skilled friend. '' His voice sounded in the distance.
'' The spaceship will take you to the planet where you will take your entrance exam. Remember to do well, this set of newbies would be different eh? '' His presence began to wear off. '' This Throne has high expectations from you kid. '' Genzo's figure finally vanished from Zeralf's perception.
'' Always coming and going as he pleased. '' Zeralf grumbled and slumped on the black seat closest to him.
'' Shindo is a must learn. '' Zeralf had an evil smirk as he thought of the earlier attack. The aghast looks on his foes when he caught them off guard could not be less pleasing.
REFLEXIONES DE LOS CREADORES 
MKmanyr
MKmanyr Skills, techniques and abilities will now be used interchangeably depending on the character and context. Zeralf's Zajra components would now be referred to as dagger and scythe.
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