The kids then tried to replicate it, but their exhaustion and the weighted gear made their attempt clumsy at best.
After trying poorly, they all felt dread as Agni Igris manifested three red Ki balls and hit each of them!
They all felt the air leave their lungs as the energy impacted their stomachs! Agni Igris once again said, "Follow me" with a gentle expression.
This training was hard enough, he didn't feel the need to taunt them as well.
Again and again, they got hit with Ki energy balls, feeling their entire bodies burning by the end of two hours! However, it was effective as each of them managed to follow the punching form through sheer repetitive motions and a bit of luck!
Throughout the training, Agni Igris demonstrated and gave explanations about what they were doing wrong.
The movement Agni Igris showed them was a basic punch with the perfected form from his own created Martial Arts technique.
Their body's entire strength and force focused on a single point, their knuckles! After they focused that force, they clench their fists, rolled their shoulders, and twisted their hips!
However, as soon as all that power and force left their hands, they used the impact with the air itself to speed up the action of pulling their fist back and out of range from a counter!
This rapid transition of force and momentum left a brisk impact that pushed the air into a sharp attack of its own!
So, after the initial hit that was paced with enough force to break bones, the air itself turned into a second impact that could send the person stumbling or flying away, depending on one's strength!
Agni Igris called it {Draconia Art: Twin Claw}!!
After they all successfully did the movement, Agni Igris let them take off the weighted gear, making them all feel as light as a feather!
After the first few hits, the kids also started trying to dodge them, and seeing that Agni Igris didn't say anything, they figured that it was allowed.
Agni Igris thought it was a good idea if you are strong enough to escape punishment, who's going to stop you?
So he let them be, without changing the speed of the Ki balls.
Of course, if they managed to dodge too many times in a row, he changed it up.
Teaching them that getting comfortable in a battle only leads to defeat!
So their bodies were screaming with glee after being able to move with no added stress.
Agni Igris told them to drink from the jug now and they did, feeling the nourishing effects made them feel euphoric!
After drinking and resting for a bit, Agni Igris smirked as he said, "Follow me" he then walked a couple of steps and put his hand out in front of the kids.
The kids, being conditioned to move whenever he said that, followed and they all, in a circle, put their hands in.
Agni Igris then smiled and said, "I am a dragon" before throwing his hand above his head with his fist pointed up in pride!
Like a warrior who just conquered a grand battle celebrating victory!
The kids smiled as they roared, "DRAGONS DO NOT YIELD"
They threw their hands up as well!
"I know it was hard, and you were all pushed to your limits. I am proud of every single one of you for pushing yourselves to be the best and this morning's training is now completed. You may rest, eat, and explore as you wish." He said as he gave them a smile filled with pride as his eyes beamed!
There were many other dragons in this world, and he had offered to train some of those dragonlings from people who gained his favor! None of them managed to finish their training with him without breaking!
These kids' mentality was quite scary as with it, they could rule the world as the apexes! Just thinking about their potential made Agni Igris excited for the future!
His expression suddenly turned serious as he said, "There are some restricted areas that you are not allowed to be in"
They all listened as he continued his warning, "The Throne room, The treasury, and the pond, you will get severely injured if you touch the pond waters"
They all nodded in agreement as they understood the severity of his warning.
After their talk, Agni Igris left them to explore. However, that was not what they did! Now that he was no longer watching them, their shaking legs finally gave out as they all dropped to the ground!
"Haaah, that was brutal" Sighed Rudra as he drank some more Ki water.
"Agreed" Exhaled Thor as he dramatically laid down after they finished the jug.
"You guys wanna get some lunch?" Iris asked as she was tired of hearing three different growling stomachs.
"Yes," Rudra said.
"100 percent" Thor agreed.
5 minutes later, Iris said again, "So are we going to go eat?"
Rudra almost felt like crying but couldn't find the tears, "We've been trying" he spoke with indignation.
"Yupp," Thor said stoically, completely giving up on getting his desired meal.
".." Iris wanted to berate them, but she also hadn't moved, so she stayed silent.
Eventually, they felt enough strength to limp to the kitchen, where a healthy meal filled with Ki-infused beast meat and vegetables waited for them!
After seeing the food, they seemed to regain all of their energy as they ate voraciously like they had been starved for weeks!
The chef hiding in the shadow of the kitchen was shocked as they finished a 5-course meal in under 5 minutes, each!!
After eating, they all went to look at something they were interested in.
Rudra went to the elemental room. He didn't quite know what that meant but he recalled Agni Igris saying that meditating there would make him stronger and clear his mind.
Although it didn't seem like it, Rudra meditated and introspected about his situation all the time.
He never showed it but he was a very deep thinker. He sat down and started meditating on today's earlier training, going over the punch, its motions, and philosophy over and over.
He started imagining red modes flowing ethereally into the punch and he felt calm and more energetic.
Iris and Thor both went to the library as they had seen book titles that they wanted to read when they were given a tour of the abode.
Thor's book was titled: The Art of Stoicism. While Iris's book was called: The Philosophy of Combat (basic).
They got to reading and felt that the books resonated with them and gave them principles and ideals to think about.
Around 6 hours later, Agni Igris met them all and brought them to the gym, which was an open landscape that was thick with Ki!
"This is the last training that you will be doing today. And, although less strenuous, might prove to be the hardest challenge yet" Agni Igris told them with a glint in his eyes.
The kids nodded in understanding and puffed their chests out, determined to complete this challenge.
"This is a special training room that scans you and reproduces a combat doll that is equal to yourself in every way. Your task is to try your best to defeat it. You will be allowed to rest afterwards" Agni Igris explained as he crossed his arms.
The kids were surprised but as Agni Igris told them to get ready they cleared their minds and thought only about how they would defeat themselves!
As they were thinking, they felt a gentle yet firm wave of energy fly throughout their bodies! They couldn't tell what it was but they all felt that it was very invasive!
As the scan completed, three brown sculptures of the three siblings formed standing in front of them!
They were all surprised because none of the three had seen themselves recently! They were all surprised that they looked so athletic and pretty!
'ha, I'm hot' thought Rudra as he smirked and examined his clone in approval.
Seeing them slightly dazed as they stared at themselves, Agni Igris smiled.
"So, who wants to go first?" Agni Igris asked with a smirk.
Nobody said anything because before they could, Rudra and his sculpture were already in the middle of the training arena, staring at each other with a twisted smile!
Iris smiled wryly as she looked and Agni Igris pointed at them and said, "I guess we have their answer"
Agni Igris chuckled as he nodded his head.
"Are you two ready to begin?" Agni Igris asked as Iris and Thor backed away to give them room.
Both nodded their heads while smirking and got into the best stances for fighting that they knew!
Rudra was very excited about this fight, he knew that it would be fun!
"Begin!" Agni Igris raised his hand and dropped it with a smile on his face!
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