Chapter 5: Training Time
As we came to the training room Uriel and Eden had split off into a another room a couples door down from the training room. we came to reinforced the wooden door of training room. my body was swung into the door of the room using me to push it open, "ow!", I felt my body hit ground with a thump as I rolled across hard wooden floor. I pushed myself into a sitting position the ground as Jak rolled against the floor next to me, "training starts now", my head snapped up as micheal looked directly down at us with a wild smile across his face. The second I blinked my body was flung through the room as I felt the wall cave slightly in as slam into it, "Ahh", all the air in my lungs escaped in a huff. I looked up finally getting a decent look at the room, the walls were lined with various weapons and dummies of varying materials some of wood some of steel. I looked back over to where Jake was just and as I turned to looked his body flew past me slamming into the wall next to me leaving another dent in the wall. Jak wheezed out slightly as he rolled onto his back, "now im regretting this choice", I couldn't help but laugh as my rib ached slightly, "now you see why i asked", Jak groaned a bit as he sat up just nodding, "what are you brat's complaining about training just started", Micheal continued having his fun as he spoke in almost joyous tone. I looked to Jak who looked just as winded as i felt, "this is going to be painful isn't it", i couldn't help but laugh as i nodded, "i haven't known him for more then five days and within our first minute of meeting he punched my across the room with no warning or hesitation", Jak slightly grimaced under the words before cracking a small nervous smile, "guess we deal with this together huh?" he stuck his fist out towards me. "together", I responded with a fist pump. We turned to Micheal who seemed to be enjoying the little moment, "you two done with your friendship speech?", he spoke in an almost mocking tone. I pushed myself to my feet as i held my hand out towards Jak, "lets suffer together", Jak grabbed my hand giggling a small amount as he got to his feet, "yeah let's suffer", Jak rushed forward as i followed behind him. Micheal looked unfazed as he continued looking between the two of us. Jak pulled his fist back opening his palm, "Gold Pulse ", visible circles of gold shot outwards from his palm cracking the ground in its path. Micheal sidestepped the attack as it flew into the wall imprinting three circular scorch marks on the wall, "mmm impressive but not powerful", while Jak had launched the attack to Micheal I stayed behind him using him as a shield as I ran behind him. Jak landed perfectly as I jumped off his back into the air. Micheal looked up at me with a wide smile, "see now that's what i'm talking about", he brought up a hand to block. I spun through the air bringing my foot down onto his hand, "agh", My foot connected with his hand as it felt similar to kicking a steel pole. Before I could react Micheal's leg intertwined with mine's. He followed up by using my momentum against me turning his entire body as his leg carried my entire body through the air as I slammed into the ground feeling my body ricocheted of the ground, "agh!", I couldn't help but cry as the floor cracked beneath my body. I looked up from the ground at seeing blurry doubles of Micheal, "c'mon get up kid we're just beginning", i tried moving as my body cried for me not to. I barely caught a glimpse of Jak as he shot past me in a blur of red swinging a flaming fist in a wide arc. Micheal lean back slightly flicking his wrist downwards slapping Jak punch into the air, "too slow", before Jak could react Micheal moved in swift motion grabbing his wrist and the front of his shirt sweeping his feet from under him. Jak slammed down with sicking force as a thud rang through the room as Jak wheezed out hard as he connected with the ground. I mustered the strength to get to my feet putting my hands up. Micheal smiled as he continued looking at me, "that's the spirit of a disciple of mine's", he appeared in front of me in an instant. I stumbled back losing my balance, as I stumbled i slipped slightly losing sight of him. My head snapped back to his position noticing he was no longer there. I snapped around looking throughout the room seeing only Jak who was pushing himself to his feet. I blinked and he was back in front of me. I instinctively put my guard up to no avail as two punches connected with my body cleanly before as my guard dropped. The moment my guard dropped he was already in the process of throwing a punch. My head snapped back with a crunch as i felt his golden rings almost imprint into my face. I failed to put my guard up before another punch slammed into my chin. My body faltered completely, my knees buckled beneath me as i seen stars, "w-woah", my body folded inwards as i fell to my knees. I felt a hand grab my shirt holding me up, "c'mon you said we'd together right", i was almost completely winded, "you wouldn't be saying that if you felt what i just did", he laughed a bit, "yeah i probably wouldn't but we can't think about that right no-", before Jak finished his sentence a clean right came outta nowhere connecting cleanly with Jak's cheek. His head snapped to the side as he stumbled towards me, "agh!", Michael let out a laugh as he cracked his knuckles, "keep your guard up we're training", he disappeared from my view again in an instant. I looked around the room seeing nothing, I felt a tingle in my chest as my body moved to the side on its own, "oh you dodged that good keep it up", Micheal foot cracked the ground where i was just standing on, "are you trying to kill us!?", Micheal laughed looking at me, "if i weren't trying to kill you then you wouldn't learn well now would you", I looked at him dumbfounded, "what kinda logic is that", he took a step towards me as the air in the room instantly got heavy. I could feel my body being forced down to my knees, "It's the Micheal Caster logic you got an issue with it too bad i don't care", I could feel a sense of fear creeping up from my chest to my face. He glared down at me his indigo eyes flaring with the intensity of the night sky. I felt my body start to instinctively back away, "oh shot i was getting side tracked sorry about that", Micheal chuckled rubbing the back of his head as the pressure disappeared in an instant. I stood up taking a deep breath as the fear in my body slowly went away, "well anyways pick your buddy up we still have four more days of training left", I looked over to Jak who was sprawled out on the floor looking winded and regretful, "i should've left we i had the chance", I reached my hand out towards him laughing slightly, "told you so", Jak shot me a glare before lightly punching my shoulder, "shut up", i couldn't help a laugh as we both turned to Micheal, "lets try and break down this immovable wall", Jak looked to me with a mix a hesitation and an almost manic confidence, "I call first strike", I couldn't stop another laugh from escaping, "sure you first jakhammer", he looked at me with a look of are you serious as I stifled a laugh , "you did not just call me that", a smile start creeping across my face, "what got an issue with it jakhammer", he punched me in the chest lightly looking annoyed, "don't ever call me that again", I felt my smile starting to get wider, "or what jakhammer", he took a tired breath looking at me with irritation, "alright junkrat", I put my hand to my chest making a mock gasp, "oh my gods such hurtful and mean names", he looked irritated by my sarcasm, "alright you two you seem to have forgotten where you were and what we were doing", we both turned to where Micheal's voice came from seeing nothing. our heads snapped around as we felt hands on our shoulders. Before we even had the chance to fully turn around we were sent flying in opposite directions. My body bounced off a steel dummy as the pain reverberated through my entire body. I could barely breath it felt like every bone in the body was shattered I couldn't move even if I fought with all my will. I could barely lift my head to look towards Jak who was partially laid under a pile of broken bricks and and cluttered sparring weapons, "well you brat's rest up for an hour we'll start training again after that hour", I looked at micheal with wide eyes, "h-hey can we take the entire day", I could barely speak without filling like my ribs were caving in, "No", Micheal said it so calmly it was concerning, "you're my disciple if you can't handle something as simple as this", his indigo eye's pierced through every fiber in my body and the pressure he was exerting was suffocating it felt as if he held my heart in his heart, "you'll never succeed as an apostle", his final words were like knives being pierced throughout my entire being, "u-understood", The pressure disappeared in an instant as Micheals face turned back to it's normal carefree look, "good get your buddy and go to the infirmary again i'll retrieve you once the hour's up", I looked at him blankly, "I can't move", he looked at me with a raised eyebrow before a look of realization crossed his face, "oh yeah kinda forgot about that", he grabbed me by the collar of shirt lifting me up, "fine since i did mess you guys up i'll take you to the infirmary", he walked over and reached through the rubble pulling Jak by his collar with Jak only grunting in pain. He carried us to the infirmary with little effort as the surroundings began blurring past as the adrenaline in my body faded away as i started losing consciousness. The four days of torture passed by in a painful blur but as painful as it was it definitely worth it. I've grown taller and more toned, I even figured out that my body seems to naturally absorb different forms of energy but i seem to have a limit current currently only absorbing kinetic energy without it overwhelming my body and if i absorb to much of a different energy it can cause my body to ache and cramp. I looked over to Jak whose appearance changed a bit of surprising amount, he still wore his glasses but his hair and body changed a good amount, his snow white hair was now down to his neck as the black roots of his hair stretched further down his head, he also grew about an inch taller then me as his body took on a more bulky build. He looked at me with a nervous smile, "so one more match before we head to the examination site?", i couldn't help but laugh since the past four days Micheal forced us to fight each other by or faith and engaging in hand to hand combat, "sure lemme just grab a spear", I reached for a spear off a weapon rack. I pulled my hand back as a thin metal needle almost pierced my hand, "you should've known i wouldn't allow you to get a weapon after all this training", i couldn't stop a laugh, "you're right" I didn't give him the chance to react as i sprung off my feet into a hurricane kick aimed for his head. The hit barely connected as he rolled with hit. He swung around bringing his elbow into my back, "Agh", I grunted as I stumbled forward a few steps before turning around as he was already in the process of throwing a punch aimed for my stomach. I stopped the punch putting my guard up. The force of it rattled my bones as I felt my arm almost break, "oh you're playing dirty i see", I dropped my arms up feeling them stinging at the point of contact, "we never said no abilities", his mouth spread into a wide grin as canine's turned gold and veins of gold began sprouting from his neck as his eyes took on a golden glow as his pupils shifted into that of a lion, "fine then goldie locks let's get serious", I cracked my knuckles as a sensation similar to an adrenaline rush began plusing through my body. A flurry of blinding needles shot towards me like bullets. The needles barely pierced my skin as if they were toys, "c'mon now Jinx do better", Jak laughed as he rushed me, "first time calling me that since we've met", I put my arm up as he swung a wide hook towards my ribs. I didn't move my guard fast enough as the punch rattled my ribcage, "ugh", my body buckled slightly before i brought my fist up going for an uppercut that connected cleanly snapping his head backwards, "Agh", he stumbled back as i got back in position. He look at me with a glare, "what you trying to do restructure my jaw", he rubbed his chin, "hey you're the one who claimed your new golden body could handle it", he shook his head putting his hands up the golden tipped claws on his hands were always concerning, "fair enough but now I have to get my payback you know", but I couldn't help but smile as he rushed me. I rushed at him too as our fist clashed hard shattering the ground beneath us. I jumped into the air going for a flying knee which connected cleanly knocking him into the air. Before I could land on the ground I felt his shoe connect with my jaw turning my vision starry. I landed on my back as I couldn't see nothing but stars and blurs, "Oh you got me this time Jak", I could barely speak without slurring my words, "I could say the same for you", he laughed as his speak slurred the same as mine slightly was. I struggled to push myself to me feet as the world continued spinning, "you gotta turn do the density of your gold man you almost broke my jaw", I looked over at Jak as he stayed sprawled on the floor as he laughed, "you shouldn't have called my golden ferocity, golden boy and I might've done it", I laughed as I pushed myself to my feet fully as the spinning world slowly came back into focus, "hey you're the one you called it golden boy first not me", he rolled onto his stomach pushing himself to his feet, "that was a joke and you know it", he fully to his feet as the gold on his body slowly faded, "whatever you say man", Jak dusted himself off looking towards man with a glare, "yeah whatever anyways that counts as a draw", I couldn't argue with that fact, "fine but i'm still ahead of you by three", he turned away walking towards the door, "those were flukes", he pushed the door open walking out, "sure thing bro", I followed after him as we headed out.