Samado POV

(WARNING! THIS CHAPTER MAY CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING:

- Violence

- Cursing)

It was already time for him to start training this hard for his age… He is definitely following the path that I took back then… I just hope that he won’t make the same mistakes I did back at his age, but anyways, I will still be there for him no matter what happens. Even if I happen to be in a coma because of an opponent in the future, I will always be there for him! I just want his future opponents to fear him or to beat them up since it’s my duty as his sensei! 

2 days had already passed since I came to the temple with Fred to show him our gods. We are currently in my Japanese garden behind my house and my student is currently sitting, waiting for me to start the lesson of the day. 

“So… What are we basically gonna do today?” Started saying Fred.

“It’s simple: Remember what I told you two days ago at the temple?”

“Yeah… WAIT, DON’T TELL ME THAT…”

“Yes sir, the training starts today!”

“LET’S GOOOOOOOOOO!” He exclaimed. 

I never saw Fred so excited and enthusiastic about training… Whatever… I then warned him before starting the real thing:

“I just want you to remember really quickly that…” Was about to say myself before he interrupted me.

“This training is really dangerous, that I could possibly die if I don’t take care of my energy storage… I know all of that, Sensei. Don’t worry, I won’t do some stupid things. It’s the complete opposite. I am really thankful actually. Thankful that you recognize my real strength!”

I was smiling at him, but in reality, I wanted to cry of joy deep inside me. What a speech… He’s definitely not the baby I discovered 16 years ago in the meteor anymore. He is old and strong enough for this training, even if it could be the hardest of his entire life. 

“Then, if that’s the case… We can’t start to relax right now!”

I then took a short breath before continuing my explanations. 

“But before that, I shall give you this mark.”

I concentrated really hard and directed all my energy inside my swordsmen mark to activate it. Like his demon mark, some sort of symbols started to spread everywhere on my body. 

“This is… The Swordsmen Mark. This mark can give you better endurance, strength, speed and agility. This also can make you use the repertory of all our god’s techniques. Finally, you can also make your own element if you are powerful enough. You will even be able to combine it with your demon mark, but that’s not our objective today. ”

“What is the objective of today then?”

“Simply master and get used to your mark. Even if you think it’s really easy, it isn’t. It’s also a crucial point if you want to master the four supreme techniques to get stronger.”

“Perfect Sensei!”

I then started the ritual by asking him to remove his shirt. When he did, I spelled the formula to activate his mark.

“RITYO, TRANSFORMATYO: MARKYO DEL EPEISTYO!”

Suddenly, an oppressing aura was surrounding my hand. I could definitely see that Fred was also feeling that aura, since I saw sweating drops coming from his neck. Did my sensei also sweat when he started feeling that insane aura coming from his hands when he put the Swordsmen Mark to me and Shiro? Anyways, I pressed my hand directly to his left side of his neck instead of his right side since his demon mark was there. He then started screaming in pain, but that was completely normal. The receiver of the mark during the ritual will feel like his mark is completely burning his skin, and that the case. I could see Fred’s skin burning more and more, little by little, but I know that he will be alright later since he suffered more than that last time we fought against each other. I guess it was still really painful for him anyway, because right after the mark was finally placed on his neck, he vanished. At least, he endured everything until the very end…