Chapter 5- dual traits

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How long was it....that I felt this feeling of emptiness. I couldn't feel my hands or feet or the sound of my heart beating. 'Hah...this feeling.....I kind of miss how reassuring it feels...but soon....' A bright light shone on my face, and slowly, I could feel my body listening to me once again. "Oh...your fate is unique...a person that has returned from the future....". 'How ?'. I turned around to find the source of the voice but like last time as well, they wouldn't reveal themselves first. "Where are you looking ?" I turned to my right immediately and my gaze was fixed on two individuals. 'That's weird.....why are there two of them ?'. One was white, while the other, a more familiar figure, was black and had a white bandage wrapped around his eyes. "He possesses strong eyes....he deserves to gain my trait". "He's someone that can turn Destiny itself.....I'm interested in this one..." "But..will he be able to pass our trials?" "That, my friend, is all up to him". The one on white flipped his finger and the void space suddenly turned cold. I felt a chill creep up my spine and my skin slowly crumbled to the cold. 'Where is it coming from ?' I thought without realizing I was in the middle of a snowstorm. 'This wasn't the trial I went through last time' "Young Jun....you must be one with the cold". 'One with the cold? How do you expect me to do that? Do I look like an ice cube or something?' "Why does he resist ?" The other one said. 'Resist....me ?' I had not realized it this whole time but the body automatically reacts when a foreign entity causes harm to it. We cool ourselves when it's hot and we struggle to cluster warmth around us when it's cold. If he wants me to be one with the cold....then does he insist...I die in it ?...' I stared at my cold hands that had completely frozen up. "No...not just be one with it....exist with it". I stood still and let the cold pierce through my body. It was a cold and harsh feeling, and I felt like holding myself tight to resist the cold, but would something like that even be helpful? My legs had completely turned to ice and then slowly, I felt it slowly creep up to me to my knees and then my lower abdomen. It wasn't long before it had reached my face. I closed my eyes tight and hard as it surrounded me in its cold. "You have done well....". A white light pierced through the ice and it cracked open, shattering in pieces from my face down. I breathed in heavily, falling to my knees. 'I could have...died ?' "He has passed your test.....then....is it my turn ?". 'What another one ?' He clicked his finger again and the icy storm turned into a grassy plain 'This...I am familiar with...the goal...'. I slowly turned to my left where a target was laid over a kilometer away. '...to shoot down that single target' "It seems like you get the gist of it....my test is simple...shoot down that human target from your current position". 'It may seem simple...but the distance was too abnormal before my regression but now....maybe...' A bow and arrow appeared before me and I picked them up. I stood at the position designated and aimed it at the object. 'As expected it's too far....though....' I exuded aura from my body, leading them to my eyes. "Kid! What are you doing ?" Using aura on organs such as the eyes is usually dangerous since they have a 50% chance of damaging them if used wrongly, but the trait I SEE YOU is just that important. The aura rushed through my eyes, sharpening my vision several levels higher but causing blood to drip down at the same time. A smile escaped my lips as I shot out the arrow. It rushed through the plain field at an incredible speed and shot down the target in an instant. Not just vision mattered in this trial, strength mattered as well. Without applying mana to fortify your aim...it would be impossible. "It seems we have a genius even amongst our family..." "Indeed...I'm curious as to what you will achieve in the future..." "We approve of giving you our Traits....may you use it to bring honor to yourself and your family". They appeared again floating above me. "Yes...now that they've alleged contact with their ancestors...I'm sure a new trait will be applied each time their destiny changes". Rachael sighed. "Should we start our preparations for the Demon subjugation.." "...yes we should....I'll have to summon my younger brother to look after them". "...he's a 10-star knight of the Imperial Family now, isn't he...." Rachael sighed as she rested her body on his desk. " you guys are so talented...." "Oh shush wife...." Michaelo held her hands. "You're just as powerful...and you will continue to grow...I will be sure of that". Rachael chuckled at his words. "I know you will...you're a stubborn man" Michaelo chuckled as well. "Did the King at least tell you where the demons appeared from ?" "Not at all....as if he expected us to find it ourselves..." "..well it shouldn't be hard since I possess the Search skill" "..skills..." Michaelo placed his chin on his small beard while pondering over the name. "They are more than one way of obtaining power, Michaelo" "...yes....the system....we still don't know where that thing came from so we ought to be careful" "...well..it still comes in handy" "It does..." "..I hope this demon subjugation goes as planned....I don't want to leave my babies with someone from the imperial palace..." "It's alright dear..." Michaelo said with a smirk on his face. "I sent aid to the north...I'm sure you remember him...The King of the Human-giant race" "King Hercules" "Yes....he agreed to send a knight of his as well....though this is just insurance....his knights are at the 10th star as well but their unique blessing from the giant god should more than make them strong enough to face even me". ".....the powers that exist in this world..." "..we're nearly getting to the peak of it all....we ought to refine ourselves" Rachael nodded her head in agreement as they continued their conversation about their son. **** Raffaelo stepped on the snowy field of the training yard as he heard his sister's footsteps He turned around and his five sisters were presently watching him in earnest. "Do I look like an alien or something ?" "Well....you are something not human" Morganna said with a chuckle. I laughed as I grabbed a wooden sword from the bundle placed in the corner of the training yard. "You said you had something to show us...". Gloria said, staring at him with keen interest. "...." Raffaelo tapped the sword on his shoulder rhythmically while glancing at his sister. "...wh..what ?" She stammered. "Why aren't you putting on female clothing? Even if it's cold....you should" "What is this nonsense !" Gloria cut him off and turned her face away blushing. "Ye...yeah..you tell him, sis !" Rebecca nodded. Morganna and Thalia chuckled. "It's their preference...I couldn't even do anything about them," Fiona sighed, shaking her head. "Stop this pestering and show us". "Okay...Okay," Rafaelo chuckled as he pointed his sword forward. "I realized something from the trial.....a way to make our abilities ours and make them blossom". The snowflakes that fell slowly began to gather around the tip of his sword. His sisters gasped at the reaction. "You just obtained it though!" Rebecca muttered. "Yes....but...making it ours and growing with it...isn't that one of our goals as a Jun...to continue growing stronger to protect what is ours". The snow formed into a ball and it solidified into an ice ball. He shot it out, and it flew to the other side of the court, striking the ground with a small, snowy explosion. "Let's work hard sisters....I might surpass the whole lot of you at this rate". He smirked at them as he dropped the sword and walked back to the castle. Gloria smiled. 'That's seriously not something a 10-year-old should be saying...'. I'm sure they all had the same thoughts as they stared at their brother's back while he skipped his way back to the mansion.

Chapter 5- dual traits

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