章 78: Meditation

It had been a few days since the interview, now the day before the match, and Alex was once more training with Wukong. As before they had Seekvaira using her time manipulation, and had spent the first several hours going over various physical and ki exercises. They then moved onto sparing, but unlike the first time Wukong was fighting back. He was once more amazed at the speed of which Alex was learning, and he was saddened by the fact that he had no teacher until now.

"Get up, you don't have time for naps!" He shouted as Alex peeled himself off the floor after he had used his staff to knock him down. Alex immediately righted himself and rushed Wukong once more. He knew Alex wasn't using his full strength, but didn't say anything because he knew that if he did he wouldn't be learning as well if he did.

"HAAAAAA!" Alex shouted as he tried to hit the old monkey once more. Wukong barely avoided his attack, and immediately used Alex's momentum against him to throw him across the room. Alex quickly righted his posture and attacked once more. The two went on like is for nearly an entire day, with Alex improving bit by bit. Finally with only six hours until the training ended, Wukong called a halt again.

"That's enough, I don't want to tire you out before your match. You'll spend the rest of the time here meditating so that your body can recover. I'll also help you learn a way to help the ki flow through your body while you're doing that." Alex didn't say anything, and just sat down and started concentrating on the ki energy within him. When he started Wukong placed his hand against his back, and started explaining,

"When you circulate ki this way, it can help you recover lost ki from fights faster, and can help manipulate and remove any harmful substances in your body." When Alex heard this he was overjoyed, as he now potentially had a way to fight Samael's poison if it was used against him in the future. As he closed his eyes he felt the energy in his body flowing in a certain way, and felt it being restored.

Wukong on the other hand was amazed when he felt the amount of energy in Alex's body, and struggled to help control it. He shivered in anticipation of the day Alex could utilize his full strength, but also noticed that for some reason full access was being blocked. He was curious about this, but decided not to mention it since what Alex already did have access to was so overwhelming, much to Ddraig and Lauren's relief.

They continued with the meditation for the rest of the six hours. When Alex started to get the hang of how to manipulate his ki this way Wukong stopped guiding him and was simply observing. Alex entered a deep state of consciousness, as his mind was further drawn inward. Once their time was up Wukong stirred Alex from his meditation, and the two exited the training area.

"Welcome back." Seekvaira said when she saw the two leave. She was feeling complicated as she wanted Sairaorg to win, but was helping Alex to train. Since she was no longer needed, Seekvaira swiftly left. Wukong then turned to Alex and said,

"I'll be there to watch tomorrow as well, after all what kind of teacher am I if I miss my own students matches." Alex felt honored that Wukong was putting aside his anti terrorist actions for the sake of supporting him. But before he could say anything,

"This is for you as well." He said suddenly summoning and holding out another staff. Alex took the staff in his hands, and nearly dropped it in surprise when he felt the weight. After getting used to it he started to swing it around and handled it with ease. Wukong nodded in approval and said,

"That staff weighs several thousand pounds, so it'll be a good weapon when you get used to handling it. I wouldn't recommend trying it out during your match, but if you need it then you have it. Afterwords I'll start training you to use this as well." Alex looked at the old monkey and said,

"Thank you, truly. I'll make sure to live up to the expectations you've placed in me." Wukong nodded and said,

"Just put the effort in for training, and don't go down a similar path as the holy spear user." Alex nodded, as he never planned to use his strength to terrorize innocents. The old monkey left soon after, and Alex spent the rest of his evening relaxing his body.

He felt very relaxed when he was cuddling with a naked Rias after having sex. He had one of his arms wrapped around her, and he suddenly thought,

"I wonder if this counts as sleeping with the enemy?" She laughed at his joke, before curling up closer to him. She then said,

"I don't know what to hope for. If I win then I just have to fight you after, but I don't want to lose." Alex shrugged and said,

"Just do whatever, but I won't accept it if you purposely throw in the towel." She suddenly sat up and looked at him with indignation, which he found funny with her breasts swaying under her. She didn't seem to notice though, and said,

"I would never give up!" While giving him a slight glare. Alex simply grabbed her and pulled her close again, before saying,

"I know you wouldn't, you're too stubborn." He then sealed her lips with his while she still had a slight glare. She soon melted again though and their activities progressed once more that night.