《Dimensional Paradise》Chapter 24 – Back to Home (5)
Advertisement
It was very early in the morning, but Aleen was already training in the courtyard.
Currently, he was the only one outside. Claire was still asleep due to staying up late the previous day. Apparently, she was too worried to sleep easily and the only reason because she was able to fell asleep, was because Aleen was beside her.
Ten days had passed from the day he participated in the game and today was time to participate again. The game was scheduled to begin around 5pm, so Aleen decided to use the time left to increase his possibilities of surviving as much as possible.
The previous day, he asked for a leave from his college. Fortunately, the teachers knew about Claire’s situation, so they misunderstood it as a problem with her illness and allowed the leave easily.
Aleen considered the possibility of dropping college temporally, at least until resolving the situation with the game; but at the end, Claire convinced him of continuing it. She said that it could help him to relax and forget about the game, even if limitedly.
He could not use his skill at home, so Aleen dedicated more of his training during the ten days to manipulate mana and left training his skill to the moments when he went to the forest with Claire.
After ten days, his mastery of mana was much greater than before. He was already able to reinforce his body completely and move mana outside his body. It took Aleen ten days to raise his standard to an acceptable level. On the other hand, Claire’s mana manipulation was already at an incredible level. Aleen even saw her making figures of animals with her mana.
But today, Aleen was planning to do something different. So, after moving the mana around his body a pair of times, he took the sword he bought in the game and began to swing it.
With a meter of length, a two-edged blade, and without any decorations; the sword seemed the typical weapon of a knight of old. The only difference was probably its weight, it weighed around fifty kilograms.
Advertisement
Aleen remembered Leona saying that the sword was created using material-compressing technology, thus its great weight. At the same time, it made the sword harder and sharper than normal. According to Leona, this sword can cut steel easily if the wielder possessed enough strength.
Aleen doubted that he was capable of cutting steel, though. He was only able to lift it thanks to his increased strength and the mana inside his body.
Activating the bracelet on his wrist, Aleen used it to search videos about how to use swords on the internet. Yeah, the bracelet was able to use wi-fi. When Aleen asked jokingly if it could, Leona disdainfully said that such primitive technology was so old that nobody used it anymore before configuring the bracelet to be able of receiving it.
Browsing through the different options, Aleen finally selected a video that seemed useful. It spoke about the basic moves and stances of the sword and showed how to use a sword to hack. Aleen analyzed the man’s posture carefully and tried to imitate it while hacking with the sword; but after practicing for half an hour he could not find the advantage of using those movements, so he stopped practicing.
‘Though this posture makes it easier to hack with the sword, it requires that the wielder stays still. It probably will not be useful for the next game…’
Scratching his head, Aleen decided to see other videos about swords, but even after seeing five others, he was unable to find a satisfactory one. All the videos were about using postures to wield a sword, and though Aleen thought that they seemed useful, they were unable to help him at short term.
While he was practicing, Claire finally woke up. She washed her face and ate breakfast before coming to the courtyard. She was already used to do morning training with her brother, so she directly came here.
Advertisement
But when she saw Aleen waving a sword around, she could not help but tilt her head.
“Brother, what are you doing?” She asked.
Aleen smiled wryly before showing the videos at his sister.
“I’m trying to see if I can learn something about swords before going to the game. My mana manipulation will probably not improve any more in the near future, so I thought about learning to use the sword and see if it can increase my possibilities to survive.”
“Is it so?” Claire said while looking at the videos briefly. “It’s a good idea. What are you going to learn?”
“I don’t know.” Aleen shook his head. “Though some videos seemed useful, the movements depicted in it are not suitable to use in the game; but I cannot find something better so I don’t know if learn them or search for another thing.”
Claire furrowed her brows after hearing Aleen’s words and thought for a moment. Then, she took her cellphone out and began to type something.
A moment later, she raised her head and showed the screen to Aleen.
It was a site describing each sword movement detailedly. Claire was signaling a specific stance; ‘Thrusting’.
“I think that you should practice this stance, brother. Your skill allows you to move very fast, so you can use the weight behind the charge to thrust the sword. I think that it’s the strategy more suitable for you now.”
Aleen analyzed his sister’s words for a moment before agreeing to it. Claire was very clever, so she immediately thought about associating the sword moves with his skill to bring the best of both things.
Quickly, he and Claire saw some videos about thrusting with a sword and Aleen tried to use them to practice. He quickly got the hang of using the sword to thrust with Claire’s help, so after an hour, his thrusts already seemed a bit decent.
But Aleen quickly noticed a problem; the sword's weight was a bit bigger than he needed. Though it was not a problem when carrying it, Aleen got tired easily when using the sword to thrust. Fortunately, his stamina recovers quickly thanks to the enhancement he received in the game, making the situation better.
The pair continued practicing the sword until noon and then they went to eat lunch. Aleen wanted to continue practicing after lunch, but Claire said that it was better if he uses the last five hours to relax, so he decided to see a movie with his sister.
After it, the siblings continued speaking about different topics while seeing the movie; Claire tried to avoid speaking about the game, but Aleen could notice that she was worried.
Finally, when the clock was ten minutes before reaching five, Claire could not endure anymore and began to cry.
Aleen simply hugged her without speaking.
“Brother… please, don’t go…*sob*”
“…”
“I’m afraid, brother… What if something happens…”
“Don’t worry, little girl. I’m going to be fine. Besides, I don't have a choice, I must go.”
“Liar! I know that you are going because of me! Please brother, don’t go.”
“Claire…”
“Please, please *sob*”
“I’m sorry.”
“Uahhhh*sob*!!”
Aleen continued holding Claire in his arms until the clock hit five. Then, he stood up and walked to the center of the living room.
Claire tried to grab him, but he evaded her hand. Before leaving, he smiled at her briefly and spoke.
“I’ll be back.”
Finally, an interdimensional portal appeared behind Aleen and swallowed him.
The game was going to begin again.
Advertisement
The Traveling Technomancer: A Westward LitRPG
When Owen Westward dies in a bank robbery, he is given a second chance at life in a new world filled with magic, adventure, and mystery. Although he is out of his element, he will use his knowledge of the old world in combination with the magic of this new world to become The Traveling Technomancer. Story is aiming for PG-13 levels of content. Tagged with Profanity & Gore just to be safe.
8 153The Demon Lord who wished to be a Hero
This is the story of a person who in his life born and raised to be scary and dangerous. Being born from a Yakuza/Mafia family, his face and physique showed signs that you would expect from someone in that line of work. The funny part is, he doesn't like his family line of work and is actually a nice person, yet everyone is afraid of him except a few. However their was a strange occurrence of a "Game Pod" being sent out for game newly released for random people. The only thing people know is that is a post to be an VR RPGMMO. Which our Main character gets as well as his "Friends". He plans to become a Hero in the game however, he becomes the Opposite of what he wishes to be, and the game isnt actually a game (Hello! This is my first story Ive ever written and will post on Royalroad! I hope you will enjoy it and I really appreciate constructive criticism! I will probably edit the synopsis In a later date and if you have any ideas for it I would really appreciate it. And on one more note sorry for my spelling and grammar, sorry if you see any mistakes and point them out for me, please *Bows* Oh! I keep forgetting things! XD This story will have elements of other stories I have read, an example is RE:Monster and its ability to allow monsters to evolve at a certain threshold of levels. [ 15+ (Maybe even higher...) Strong Language, Blood/Gore, Sexual innuendos or content] ) [Found the Pic on Google images, not owned by me]
8 154Where My Demons Lie (Fairy Tail SI)
Thrust into a world after a character selection wasn't what I was expecting. Does it matter though? At least I got what it takes to protect myself, what to do now? Self-insert and a few OCs.
8 153Soulblade
Magic is a dangerous tool, wielded by Soulblades. They are necessary for the survival of humanity, but when an uncontrolled Soulblade can potentially destroy entire cities by accident, it only makes sense that heavy regulations are put in place to prevent such accidents. Cassian is a revolutionary who has stumbled onto the truth of magic and is willing to use it for the freedom of his fellow Soulblades. Darian is a king who only wants his people to thrive under his rule. Kara is a Soulblade Guardian, burdened with the responsibility of exterminating any Soulblades who fall out of line.
8 84NeoRealm - Staring back into the Future
The only places I have posted the story and allow it to exist are on RoyalRoad, Scribblehub, and my Patreon. Jason has just turned 18 and will be finally be able to play The biggest VR game out there, NeoRealm. Using a bit of knowledge from his past (life) he wants to start his adult life with a bang. Taking the road less traveled will sound quiant compare to where he wants to go. ~NeoRealm~ the most realistic VR game to date. A Fantasy world which even after years of exploration is still mostly unknown. Want to experience the mysteries of the Arcane? Become one of the many types of Magic Users and work to improve your ranking till you can move mountains, or just flatten them if you prefer. Do you just desire to wield sheer physical power? Then train your melee skills beyond all others and decimate towns with a single swing. Or maybe you just want to know what its like to be a cat person. We have those too. Come on in and join us at 5x the speed of boring old reality (you heard us right, not your average everyday 4x time compression!). *WARNING - limited to those age 18 and up, we are not responsible for any minor losing their grasp on reality, sanity, or species
8 134Brother of Wind {Book 8: the Sons of Garmadon}
Welcome to book eight of the Brother of Wind au! In this au, I rewrite Ninjago but a certain wind ninja has always been a part of the team.This book is based of Lego Ninjago season seven, the Sons of Garmadon. I do not own any of the characters, but I did give a different personality to Morro.#1 - ninjagonya Oct 2 2022#3 - ninjagocole Oct 5 2022#2 - ninjagomorro Oct 4 2022#1 - ninjagolloyd Oct 23 2022#6 - ninjagozane Oct 5 2022
8 183