Chapter 6: Training starts After getting to know everyone, Mark was shown to his room, where he spend the night. He id in his bed for a couple hours staring at the ceiling with a bnk stare, while processing everything thathad happeo him that day.He was supposed to take part in an easy mission, only to be attacked by those he believed to be his allies and then saved by plete strangers. Meanwhile, Thomas was in trouble but Mark couldn'tdo anything. He had not felt so weak, useless and fused sihe Awakening.(I… couldn’t do anything. This ’t go on)His expression turned grim. They had been looking out for each other a, when he was needed, all he could do was watch from the sidelines.People praised his [Danger sense] ability all the time for it’s utility during missions, which had been a silent source of pride for Mark.Every person who’s part of the settlement, was obligated to tribute, no matter how minuscule that tribution is. Being part of the Raid team, whose duties were among the most important ones,felt quite satisfying for him. Using his ability to increase the success rate of missions also meant his tributions were valuable. But…(Is this it?)Mark had already felt the his own limitations. Even within the Raid team, there were plenty of people strohan him, who could tribute more. They had powerful abilities and the skills to fullyuse them. Heck, Thomas was one of them.In parison Mark had a useful ability but was otherwise a normal person. No matter how much he trained, it would still be within the limits of a normal teenage boy, but just as he was growingfrustrated, all of that ged.When given the ce, he took it without hesitation. And while he wasn’t sure what he was getting himself into, seeing Miriam and Eve easily dispatch his attackers made him fident that he couldgrow stronger in the secluded sector.“Alright” he murmured and then used both hands to lightly sp his face, feeling his motivation rising.(Tomorrows the first lesson. I just have to get some sleep and then I’ll train until my bones break)Once Mark renewed his resolution, he eagerly awaited the day. Eyes wide open, as his mind wouldn’t calm down.(Shit, I ’t fall asleep)The day, Mark joihe group for training. Nearby was an abandoned aied out warehouse, which they used for training purposes. It took less than two minutes on foot to read therge yet unoccupied space, allowed them to be as noisy as they liked. Sihe warehouse was sidered part of the secluded sector, the mayor made sure nobody would actally stumble upon it.Ivy was growing all over it and there were signs of a wild beast rampaging all over the pce. These were pced there to give the impression that it was unsafe as a precautionary measure.“This is the training ground?” Mark asked in surprise.“What? Were you expeg something more luxurious? In this ey?” Miriam started ughing “Don’t worry, it’ll do the job”Going inside, Mark gnced around. The interior was mostly empty. The middle was a rge open space for them to train, while in one er there were seats for them to take a breather. Another erwas filled with a colle of random tris and in the er furthest from the rest er, there was a big boulder twice the size of a person. The side of the boulder fag towards the middle ofthe room had a lot of is and cracks, which seemed to have been made by a fist.(Who the hell is pung boulders?)While Mark was rec from shock, Miriam spoke up “Alright guys, time for training”“Mark’s with me” Kai stepped forward “I’ll teach ya how to fight”“And I’ll be training Nina” Miriam added.“Christian is having trouble with a certain teique, so I’m going to help him out” Henry said .“What about you Eve?”“… I’ll foy [Moody vas]” Eve stated in her usual small voice.“Good. The’s start” Miriam cpped her hands to signal the start of their training and took Nina with her.Following that, Henry and Christian separated from the group aowards the er full of tris.Seeing everyone go do their own thing, Mark suddenly realized that Eve had already disappeared.(Does she do that with everybody else or is she just avoiding me?)“Now, the’s start ya training” Kai announced, as the two stood in the empty middle space of the warehouse “I heard ya have a ability and a good head on ya shoulders too. So from today on,I’ll show ya how to use the rest of ya body”“You mean, you’ll teach me body type Esp?” His expression turned fierce, having been waiting since yesterday for this moment.“Some of dat and also some martial arts. As a man, ya really gotta know how to pund kick properly, dontcha think?” Kai fshed a savage looking smile, which made Mark break into cold sweat.(Ok, I’m no longer sure this was a good idea)“First imma check how good ya dodge”After hearing that statement, Mark saw a white fsh in front of him before Kai disappeared.BAM!Immediately he felt a strong pain in his abdomen and he fell forward to the ground as his legs now cked the strength to carry him.“And here I though that ya might dodge with ya [Danger sense]”He id on the flasping for air, his body trembling untrolbly, while clutg his gut.(What just happened? … This pain and I’m on the floor … don’t tell me, that white fsh was my ability activating but he moved so fast I couldn’t react? Is this what body type Esp do?)Taking a few deep breaths, Mark forced his body to stand up slowly, even when his shaky legs made the process more difficult.“Hahaha, at least ya got the right attitude” Kai patted him on the shoulder, nearly making him buckle under his ow “Let’s take a minute. Catch ya breath and imma tell ya more about body type Esp”“How much have ya heard about da body type Esp so far?”“I’ve heard it make your body stronger or something along those lines” Mark sat on the ground, allowing his body to rex from the tension of the situation.“Dat’s right. Da body type is all about making ya muscles stronger and if ya train enough, one day ya might bee almost as perfect as me” Upon saying this, Kai struck a bodybuilder pose, flexing his muscles.Mark simply looked on in sileh a deadpan faot knowing how to react.“Fine, no jokes then … Da basic use of the body type is tthen ya body but there’s several ways to do that and imma teach ya two of them. Da first one is how tthen ya muscles and da sedone is strengthening the senses” He expined, waving away the bad joke he made.“Wait, strengthen my senses? I improve my [Danger sense] with that?” the question was tinged with hope.“Hahahaha” Kai ughed wholeheartedly, liking the rea “I don’t know”“What?” Mark felt incredulous at the response he got.“My luv is better at all that theoretical stuff, so ya should ask her. For now, if ya dog ya breath, let’s tinue ya training” He shrugged.Once he got up, Mark asked cautiously “You’re not going to ask me to dodge some more are you?”“Nah, let’s start by having ya strengthen ya muscles using the body type and then we’ll have ya raise ya limit a little bit everyday, until ya take a punch properly”“Alright, so how do I use the body type Esp?” Mark questioned expetly, curious of the method he’ll learn.“Just imagine yaself being stronger” Kai answered while giving him a thumps up.“Huh?”“Da body type’s all about getting a da right feeling for it. When ya run, ya don’t think about all the muscles in ya legs, do ya? It’s da same here, so just swing ya fist til ya get stronger. Simple ain’t it?” Kai said,giving a smug smile as if he had said something profound.Mark sighed, already feeling drained, despite the fact that training had barely started.“So, just puntil I somehow get stronger?”“Dat’s right” Kai held his hand in front of his chest, giving Mark a target.Once he took a stance, he pu the hand in front, while falling into pting.(I’m reaaaally not sure if this was a good idea)