Limits.

Deep in the forest . Together with Sh.e.l.ly, we were searching for a suitable group of animals we could hunt . The search was not going very well as we found groups that were either too big or would be to troublesome to deal with . "I think that due to our ma.s.s hunting, the animals got into even bigger groups and the variants started to show more often" I thought .

One variant such as silver bear or black wolf were not a problem now but when the group had 3 black wolves or 2 silver bears, that would be too troublesome to hunt them . At the same time, groups that numbered in excess of 30 were just too big to hunt . Even if we killed half of the group, the other half would retreat and maybe try to return with reinforcements and I didn"t want that . Who knew what type of beasts would arrive to get rid of us .

After combing through the forest for over an hour, we finally found a group of boars that number 24 . There was a variant in that group which we never encountered before . Normal boars were brown but the variant was dark yellow . It was also a bit bigger than normal boars and had larger tusks . We didn"t know what abilities and characteristics the yellow boar had but we decided to tackle that group together, just to be on the safe side .

I snuck up closer to the group of boars but due to the weight I was carrying, the yellow boar found me out as I stepped on something that made cracking sound . Immediately other boars followed the view of the yellow boar and saw nothing . Although I was found out by the yellow boar due to the sound, it didn"t immediately mean that those animals knew my location exactly .

I didn"t wait any longer and started throwing my daggers to kill off some normal boars . I also wanted to test the strength of the yellow boar variant . Although my aim suffered a bit due to the weight, the boars were packed in a group and it would be hard to miss that group for someone with my skills . In fact if I did miss, I could just pack my staff and crawl into some kind of hole .

The daggers killed normal boars without any problems but the yellow boar was more crafty and hid behind other animals in the group to avoid the attack . Now the group of boars knew my location but they didn"t know one thing for certain . Sh.e.l.ly was still waiting to take action . When the boars rushed at me, Sh.e.l.ly also made its move .

Gaining momentum, Sh.e.l.ly charged at the group from the side . The boars never expected to be attacked, by a turtle nonetheless that was actually faster than them . The boars were bewildered and the next moment "Boom!" Sh.e.l.ly crashed into them like a boulder . Couple of boars died from the impact and even the yellow variant flew into the air .

Gaining momentum, Sh.e.l.ly charged at the group from the side . The boars never expected to be attacked, by a turtle nonetheless that was actually faster than them . The boars were bewildered and the next moment "Boom!" Sh.e.l.ly crashed into them like a boulder . Couple of boars died from the impact and even the yellow variant flew into the air .

The yellow boar didn"t die but it struggling to get up . I quickly threw more daggers and finished it off . Its skin was tougher than normal boars but due to the disorientation and the amount of daggers, it died nevertheless . Sh.e.l.ly meanwhile attacked other boars and killed couple of them again . The fight quickly ended and none of the boars survived . I made a fire and then started extracting the meat . I cooked some while dismembering the other boars . When I was done extracting meat from all the boars, we had our dinner .

I was mult.i.tasking in order to prevent the situation similar to the "silver bear appears" from occuring . When we were done with our dinner, we went back to our camp . I told Sh.e.l.ly to just rest as I needed to focus on my own training . Sh.e.l.ly didn"t mind that and went to sleep, I on the other hand started my training afresh .

First I warmed up and did my father"s training . I then started to run for 30 minutes, rest and run again . I later changed from my legs to my hands and tried to find appropriate balance and walk . This lasted until evening where I stopped and retired for the night .

When I opened my eyes again, I was back in the dream . The dark figure was training some weird stuff again . I got closer in order to learn what it was doing . The dark figure would jump like a frog for a while, it would then change that to running on all fours . It did that for a while as well and again changed to rolling like a wheel . Some time later, it would walk in a weird way as if its head was very heavy and pulling the dark figure backwards . The next thing the dark figure did was running but in some kind of weird fashion . It placed its arms behind while legs were a bit bent . It ran quite fast and its body was very low to the ground .

When I opened my eyes again, I was back in the dream . The dark figure was training some weird stuff again . I got closer in order to learn what it was doing . The dark figure would jump like a frog for a while, it would then change that to running on all fours . It did that for a while as well and again changed to rolling like a wheel . Some time later, it would walk in a weird way as if its head was very heavy and pulling the dark figure backwards . The next thing the dark figure did was running but in some kind of weird fashion . It placed its arms behind while legs were a bit bent . It ran quite fast and its body was very low to the ground .

After all that, the dark figure started again with the frog jumps . I thought "OK, so the dark figure will cycle it like this . I will try to join in on the same exercise and we will see if I get killed" . I started to mimic the dark figure and jump like a frog . This time the dark figure did not run towards me in order to kill me but simply trained as if nothing happened .

I thought "OK, so I can train here but I"m only allowed to mimic this thing . Otherwise I will be killed" . I mimicked the dark figure for a while and noticed that it changed the training method to running like an animal on all its limbs . I mimicked that as well and ran like an idiot around . "Fortunately this is only a dream . I would be too embarra.s.sed to show my face to Sh.e.l.ly if it saw that kind of stuff" I thought and continued on with the running .

Soon the dark figure changed its style of training to the one where it would roll like a wheel . I had no idea what this was supposed to train but I repeated it nevertheless . Then I mimicked the way it walked as if it had a very heavy head . Lastly, I ran around with my arms behind my back and my knees bent a bit . This exercise was actually very hard to do . If I never trained my body, I would not be able to mimic that .

The figure suddenly stopped and repeated all the exercises again . After the second cycle, I was dead tired . I thought "I don"t even have the weight on me and yet I got so tired already . I wonder for how long will I have to stay here in order wake up" . I took a break and because the dark figure would not attack me as long as I didn"t do anything other than walking, talking or sitting around and of course the training that the dark figure did itself, I had nothing to worry about .
Soon the dark figure changed its style of training to the one where it would roll like a wheel . I had no idea what this was supposed to train but I repeated it nevertheless . Then I mimicked the way it walked as if it had a very heavy head . Lastly, I ran around with my arms behind my back and my knees bent a bit . This exercise was actually very hard to do . If I never trained my body, I would not be able to mimic that .

The figure suddenly stopped and repeated all the exercises again . After the second cycle, I was dead tired . I thought "I don"t even have the weight on me and yet I got so tired already . I wonder for how long will I have to stay here in order wake up" . I took a break and because the dark figure would not attack me as long as I didn"t do anything other than walking, talking or sitting around and of course the training that the dark figure did itself, I had nothing to worry about .

I rested for 2 cycles and started to train again . My limit even after resting was just 1 cycle and later towards the end I was barely finishing that one cycle . I guessed "Is it because I was fresh when I first started the training with this dark figure? and now I"m tired and can"t do more than one cycle?" . I didn"t know the answer but it was apparent that I could do 1 cycle after the initial 2 in the beginning .

When the 20th cycle finished, my vision blacked out . I opened my eyes again and noticed that I woke up . I thought "So it will also repeat 20 times, just like when I had to die 20 times" . This was good because I wouldn"t have to search for specific conditions to wake up . Like dying for example, which I was not a fan of .Deep in the forest . Together with Sh.e.l.ly, we were searching for a suitable group of animals we could hunt . The search was not going very well as we found groups that were either too big or would be to troublesome to deal with . I think that due to our ma.s.s hunting, the animals got into even bigger groups and the variants started to show more often I thought . One variant such as silver bear or black wolf were not a problem now but when the group had 3 black wolves or 2 silver bears, that would be too troublesome to hunt them . At the same time, groups that numbered in excess of 30 were just too big to hunt . Even if we killed half of the group, the other half would retreat and maybe try to return with reinforcements and I didnt want that . Who knew what type of beasts would arrive to get rid of us . After combing through the forest for over an hour, we finally found a group of boars that number 24 . There was a variant in that group which we never encountered before . Normal boars were brown but the variant was dark yellow . It was also a bit bigger than normal boars and had larger tusks . We didnt know what abilities and characteristics the yellow boar had but we decided to tackle that group together, just to be on the safe side . I snuck up closer to the group of boars but due to the weight I was carrying, the yellow boar found me out as I stepped on something that made cracking sound . Immediately other boars followed the view of the yellow boar and saw nothing . Although I was found out by the yellow boar due to the sound, it didnt immediately mean that those animals knew my location exactly . I didnt wait any longer and started throwing my daggers to kill off some normal boars . I also wanted to test the strength of the yellow boar variant . Although my aim suffered a bit due to the weight, the boars were packed in a group and it would be hard to miss that group for someone with my skills . In fact if I did miss, I could just pack my staff and crawl into some kind of hole . The daggers killed normal boars without any problems but the yellow boar was more crafty and hid behind other animals in the group to avoid the attack . Now the group of boars knew my location but they didnt know one thing for certain . Sh.e.l.ly was still waiting to take action . When the boars rushed at me, Sh.e.l.ly also made its move . Gaining momentum, Sh.e.l.ly charged at the group from the side . The boars never expected to be attacked, by a turtle nonetheless that was actually faster than them . The boars were bewildered and the next moment Boom! Sh.e.l.ly crashed into them like a boulder . Couple of boars died from the impact and even the yellow variant flew into the air . The yellow boar didnt die but it struggling to get up . I quickly threw more daggers and finished it off . Its skin was tougher than normal boars but due to the disorientation and the amount of daggers, it died nevertheless . Sh.e.l.ly meanwhile attacked other boars and killed couple of them again . The fight quickly ended and none of the boars survived . I made a fire and then started extracting the meat . I cooked some while dismembering the other boars . When I was done extracting meat from all the boars, we had our dinner . I was mult.i.tasking in order to prevent the situation similar to the silver bear appears from occuring . When we were done with our dinner, we went back to our camp . I told Sh.e.l.ly to just rest as I needed to focus on my own training . Sh.e.l.ly didnt mind that and went to sleep, I on the other hand started my training afresh . First I warmed up and did my fathers training . I then started to run for 30 minutes, rest and run again . I later changed from my legs to my hands and tried to find appropriate balance and walk . This lasted until evening where I stopped and retired for the night . When I opened my eyes again, I was back in the dream . The dark figure was training some weird stuff again . I got closer in order to learn what it was doing . The dark figure would jump like a frog for a while, it would then change that to running on all fours . It did that for a while as well and again changed to rolling like a wheel . Some time later, it would walk in a weird way as if its head was very heavy and pulling the dark figure backwards . The next thing the dark figure did was running but in some kind of weird fashion . It placed its arms behind while legs were a bit bent . It ran quite fast and its body was very low to the ground . After all that, the dark figure started again with the frog jumps . I thought OK, so the dark figure will cycle it like this . I will try to join in on the same exercise and we will see if I get killed . I started to mimic the dark figure and jump like a frog . This time the dark figure did not run towards me in order to kill me but simply trained as if nothing happened . I thought OK, so I can train here but Im only allowed to mimic this thing . Otherwise I will be killed . I mimicked the dark figure for a while and noticed that it changed the training method to running like an animal on all its limbs . I mimicked that as well and ran like an idiot around . Fortunately this is only a dream . I would be too embarra.s.sed to show my face to Sh.e.l.ly if it saw that kind of stuff I thought and continued on with the running . Soon the dark figure changed its style of training to the one where it would roll like a wheel . I had no idea what this was supposed to train but I repeated it nevertheless . Then I mimicked the way it walked as if it had a very heavy head . Lastly, I ran around with my arms behind my back and my knees bent a bit . This exercise was actually very hard to do . If I never trained my body, I would not be able to mimic that . The figure suddenly stopped and repeated all the exercises again . After the second cycle, I was dead tired . I thought I dont even have the weight on me and yet I got so tired already . I wonder for how long will I have to stay here in order wake up . I took a break and because the dark figure would not attack me as long as I didnt do anything other than walking, talking or sitting around and of course the training that the dark figure did itself, I had nothing to worry about . I rested for 2 cycles and started to train again . My limit even after resting was just 1 cycle and later towards the end I was barely finishing that one cycle . I guessed Is it because I was fresh when I first started the training with this dark figure? and now Im tired and cant do more than one cycle? . I didnt know the answer but it was apparent that I could do 1 cycle after the initial 2 in the beginning . When the 20th cycle finished, my vision blacked out . I opened my eyes again and noticed that I woke up . I thought So it will also repeat 20 times, just like when I had to die 20 times . This was good because I wouldnt have to search for specific conditions to wake up . Like dying for example, which I was not a fan of .