The next morning, Agni Igris woke up the children right before dawn. He took them to one of the kitchens and they ate breakfast.
A delicious-looking meal awaited them, already premade! Agni Igris had servants and attendants everywhere around them. However, he told them to stay hidden from the children to give them a more homely feel right now.
He planned to gradually teach them what it meant to be royalty, however for now, he simply wanted them to enjoy their breakfast.
The kids all almost cried! They had never had food that tasted so good before! Even the water they were drinking made them feel better.
What they didn't know was that the meat was from beasts that had cultivated their Ki to the Ki Surging realm! This meant that their remains were infused with Ki, which was now traveling through the kids' bodies as nutrients!
The water was also from the pond in the front of the dwelling. That water had the special properties of purifying the body and using the remains as energy to reinforce and strengthen it!
Agni Igris had given them a very watered-down drink of it in their cups, making it function exactly like a [Poor Grade: Body Nourishing Potion].
After eating breakfast, Agni Igris looked at them seriously and said, "From today on, you three will begin your training, what are your thoughts on this?"
Truly, he was only asking out of curiosity, they had no choice but to become stronger. Dragons were never meant to be weak, after all!
"Will it make me strong?" Rudra asked with a fierce light in his eyes.
Agni Igris nodded and said, "Remember this well children, it is okay to be weak, it is never acceptable to remain weak"
"I wouldn't have it any other way," Rudra said with a confident and twisted smirk.
"What will we be training in?" Iris asked in curiosity.
"Everything you lack" Agni Igris shrugged, "Information about the world, how to be strong in it, how to act befitting your position when you are strong, the way everyone lives, and more"
Iris' eyes shone as she was even more excited to learn more about everything!
"Are you going to be teaching us?" Thor asked calmly, feeling a lot more confident in himself since he managed to protect his siblings.
"Yes, I will be one of the instructors that you will have. I will teach you how to be strong. Mira, a very strong beastkin will teach you about the way the world works and the way most people live. And, a human will be sent here to teach you three how to act as future rulers and bearing as nobles, his name is Albert" Agni Igris explained, forgoing challenging concepts like combat and mana control, etiquette, and anatomy.
He didn't want to confuse them too much as they were very ignorant of things everyone ought to know, thus, he kept it simple.
The kids were excited and Agni Igris told them to follow him, they were going to start right now! The other teachers wouldn't be here until tomorrow, so they would only train with him for the day.
Agni Igris placed a jug filled with water down next to him as he looked at the three and started his teachings.
"There are many ways to be strong and many definitions of strength. There are so many that you, weak as you are, simply don't need to know about them yet" Agni Igris critiqued harshly, making the kids embarrassed.
"However, the version of power that we will train today is willpower and physical exertion," He said with a mischievous grin.
"Repeat after me every time I say this. Oh, and trust me, you won't want to mess it up," He said, stilling evilly grinning, " I am a dragon, dragons do not yield"
"I am a dragon, dragons do not yield" Rudra repeated, feeling pride in his new identity.
"I am a dragon, dragons do not yield," Iris said, confused on the point of this.
"I am a dragon, dragons do not yield," Thor said excitedly.
"Good, now I want you all to follow me" He instructed as he started walking around the pond.
They followed him like little ducklings following their mama. On the next lap, he sped up into a light jog. Being kids with boundless energy, they followed him easily.
Rudra smiled mischievously and tried to surpass him but Agni Igris would always stay just out of reach! After another lap, he sped up even more, the kids were now fully sprinting around the pond!
After 10 laps, the kids were out of breath and all fell to the ground, gasping for air.
"I am a dragon, dragons do not yield," Agni Igris said, staring at them with a provocative smirk.
A second later followed three responses, "I am a dragon, dragons do not yield"
Agni Igris smirked, seeing that their pride wouldn't allow them to lose to him or each other! He loved their passionate demeanors!
They all stood up and glared at Agni Igris defiantly as he said, "Hahaha, Follow me"
One lap...
Two laps…
Agni Igris slowed to a jog as he told them, "Get ready to dodge, if you don't, it'll hurt"
He then sped up, making them speed up to keep up. However, a few seconds later, a red burst of energy shot at Rudra!
*Whoosh*!!
It flew through the air, its speed neither fast nor slow, making Rudra's eyes widen in shock.
He barely managed to dodge it by stopping and moving to the side!
*Thud*!!
The ball of energy hit the ground next to him and made a thudding sound as it impacted the ground, proving how heavy it was!
However, before he could comprehend what happened, he heard Agni Igris' voice, "Rudra, what are you doing? Follow me" He shouted with a smile, thinking that the way Rudra dodged was hilarious!
"..Rudra glared at Agni Igris as a vein popped in his forehead as he clicked his tongue and rushed to catch up!
This continued for all three of the siblings for the next ten laps! They each only got hit once, leaving a decent bruise on their bodies, or heads.
They were once again sweating bullets on the ground as Agni Igris said, "I am a dragon, dragons do not yield"
The kids, now angry because of being hit, screamed back at him in frustration, "I AM A DRAGON, DRAGONS DO NOT YIELD"
Agni Igris was getting them in shape and sharpening their reactions and stamina. Things that are crucial in a fight!
This training lasted for 100 laps, with them each getting hit a single time with the red Ki ball once every ten laps!
Agni igris was simply too strong for them to handle, he always managed to hit them, no matter what they did to avoid it! The ones they did dodge, Agni Igris suppressed his Ki attacks to a level that they could handle! It was only training after all.
"Phew, that was hard huh?" Agni Igris rubbed his head, feigning exhaustion with a smirk.
"..." Now, even Thor and Iris had veins popping out of their foreheads.
"Alright, now that we are done with the warm-up, let's move on to the real deal" He laughed seeing their expressions of horror and dread.
"I am a dragon," He said, his eyes shining with a powerful light.
The kids, just now, realized something. It was a challenge, every time he said that, he was challenging them to push past their limits, to prove that they were not going to stay weak!!
'It means that we must do whatever it takes to win' thought Rudra as he gritted his teeth, calmed his breath, and repeated, "Dragons do not yield" as he released a breath.
Agni Igris made them drink water from the jug and let them rest for around 5 minutes, letting them catch their breath. The kids truly felt like they now understood what heaven was like!
But they were in the hands of the devil now! As the diluted Ki potion from the pond entered their bodies, they felt a change everywhere!
Although they didn't notice it before, they soon realized that they shouldn't have been able to keep up with Agni Igris even with him holding back! Their bodies were adapting at a pace that was impossible for normal humans!
They were all strong enough to punch boulders and kick down trees! The nutrients that their body was getting were continuously pushing it to its limit!
Now, it was about to be put to even more work! Agni Igris waved his hand and items mysteriously fell to the ground!
The kid's eyes widened in shock as they saw that!
Agni Igris, however, did not care about their surprise as he said, "These are wristbands, belts, boots, and chokers. They are weighted training gear that adapts to your body's level of strength. Put them on"
They put the gear on and struggled to move! The weight was staggering them from moving swiftly at all; they were regular turtles now!
"Follow me," Agni Igris said as he smirked got into a classic fighting stance, and threw a punch, causing there to be a slight whistle in the air from the exertion!
*Whissst*!!
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