It was him, I saw him walk past me towards my body with a smile.
Apparently he was not restraining his presence as much as he could when we first tried it near the lake. 'First expression is all it's about kid' He said candidly when I asked about that.
Now seeing him wasn't as imposing to make me grovel in my own mind but I still avoid saying anything in front of that figure of his.
Anyways, this process of letting him have control has become far less time consuming now. We can do it in about five minutes contrary to the hours it took earlier but still it's not to the point where we can use it in battle and progressing has become much more difficult now.
I feel like a spectator of my own body's actions when all this is going on. I can see, hear, smell and feel even but can't influence anything. This does make me a little anxious but since I know it's Adron in control then I get a little relieved. I think it's the same with him when I am in possession. He is a tank, I really hate how he is so strong mentally that he never shows even a trace of worry.
Although, strong as he is, what he practice after taking control are just basic movements. At first he felt head first on just his third step, somehow fracturing a few smaller bones which did get healed due to him but it was all painful nonetheless. Of course he blamed my "bug's" body for being incompatible with him.
That's why this part of training was usually kept for the last but he seems very excited today.
He said he had lowered his power to a hundredth near the lake which I definitely wouldn't have believed if the words weren't coming from his true form. Now he said my body has definitely improved but he still reduces his strength to a further hundredth of what he had used for the first time. He called this basic amount "the threshold".
We can't make ditches with this much strength but it enhances the senses, strength and agility significantly without putting much strain on my body.
Though he was struggling with just walking in a straight line as of now, he said once he get used to then he could beat quite a large number of people in this world.
Furthermore, the time that we can stay in this form is very less as of now. If he just sits then it's around five minutes but if he starts moving then it comes down to two minutes or less and this form dissipates immediately if he tries anything other than basic body enhancement.
I think he thought over all these potential problems when he first said to me that this training wasn't going to get over soon.
"Steady yourself kid! We are kicking up the pace today." He declared in a tone reeking with excitement. Before even fully comprehending his words, I was exhilarated. It was probably because of his fever taking over me.
Then it happened.
Before my eyes could catch up to what was happening, my cheeks felt the cool breeze turn into a sharp current, almost tangible. Then I saw the surroundings flashing past me.
Adron was running.
Although running wasn't the right word. It doesn't do justice to the speed at which my body was ripping through the forest.
[But...how?] I asked, curious and excited at the same time.
But I got my answer not long after I asked, not from him but through a pang in my leg.
"We are at five times the threshold" His voice muffled in the air due to the speed but his excitement could still be felt clear. A broad smile was plastered on my face at the moment. He sure knows how to ignore pain.
I knew this was going to take a toll but even I forgot about that, immersing myself in this experience. I felt invincible.
Though he did placed a few missteps but avoided a fall somehow. That's when a sense of worry crept up my mind, just what all was going to break if we stumbled now? I ignored that in the end. Why not enjoy the present.
Again I was astonished.
My hand jerked upwards. Then there was a feeling of something furry in my palms. A glider's tail!
Before I could even say anything, he just tapped it on the neck and flashed towards another tree. Another glider in his hand and he tapped the neck again.
The feeling of being invincible came crumbling down as I saw him getting the results it took me two weeks to get at so effortlessly.
It was all over in less than a minute. I crumpled down due to the strain in my legs near the pile of ten gliders that he caught. They were all alive, just unconscious.
I could name a hundred other beasts, stronger or faster, nearby but he chose to hunt the gliders.
[Haha. Wasn't I supposed to take a fortnight?]
My hand subconsciously reached to the pocket where I had kept the medaliion my aunt gave me. A smile crept up my face as I imagined the future with great zeal. A future that was only possible because of him.
A fallen, who has known infinite strength, finds himself inside a country boy in a world where a wish granting comet arrives every decade. Does he see perfection in the world where all desires are fulfilled? Far from it. Under this veil of blessings resides a storm in which the former god struggles to go back.
Art By: https://rayleighscale.carrd.co/
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