Vengeance of the Returner

Early in the morning at the border of Theemai, The training grounds,

A man was swinging his weapons like a maniac. His eyes were covered in blindfolds opposite him were two women and when compared, both the women were extremely dissimilar to each other one was a woman who resorts to using magic while the other uses her life force. One was cold while the other was cheerful.

The cheerful lady, Camila shot an arrow straight towards Nix's head. Though the arrow's head was blunt it could still inflict damage to his head.

Since acquiring latent instincts, Nix has really explored Its full potential, rather his situation really dragged him down from pioneering down the path of heightening his instincts.

"Ouch!"

Nix grunted as the heavy arrow grazed past his cheek making him bleed.

"You still have a long way to go, don't you?" Said Rebecca who had come to train her battle prowess as well.

Having to see the kingdom she served getting captured by some outlaws, Sure, stirred her heart. Her side story was yet to be known to both Nix and others in the clan.

"Yeah, sure I have a long way to go!"

Nix replied after dodging another arrow Camila shot. The very next second he replied his head was hit by the shaft of Cinzia's spear.

"Oi! Airhead, try to concentrate in battle. You haven't grown to a level to casually talk while fighting."

"Ahh… Yeah, Sure-Sure"

Nix nodded his head and this team severed the arrow that went towards him with his dagger into two.

"Hmm, I appreciate the effort but, can you handle three of us attacking you simultaneously?" Asked Rebecca jumping into his training whilst grinning like a true sadist.

Nix wasn't fazed, he held onto his dagger and the chains and adjusted his posture upon noticing the shift in the atmosphere. The three women in the training ground went suddenly quiet making his senses settle down meaning they will be coming at him at the same time.

He read the atmosphere and relied on his smelling and hearing senses as his vision was blocked. Heightening his smelling capabilities is sure a hard thing but, he can still use hearing yet, it was blocked as his surrounding turned eerie quiet making him question himself.

His instincts just showed him nothing but, a few dots and facade images of his surroundings and it wasn't clear either. It was nothing but, imaginary lines his brain created by constructing the images of his surroundings his instincts picked up.

The range he was able to envision was only about five meters and it wasn't effective either as such Latent instincts were nothing but, a reflexive ability that he needed to build more. And if he truly finishes it, he might achieve an ethereal shift. However, those were just hypotheses. Dark Nix had to rely on it for one sole reason and it was his inability to fight and Latent instinct is a basic ability that was created for escape and evading capabilities he subconsciously bred to a greater height which paved a path to a higher realm called enlightenment.

Such things were still beyond Nix's reach. A diamond shines bright only when it's polished. And akin to it latent instincts had to be polished until it shines bright. Now it was nothing more than a rough unpolished diamond and pretty much a piece of rock. Only when he truly hones it will he get to see the fruits it will bear.

Having experienced its true potential he knew that he could even fight after being blinded in times of battles.

"Tch" "tch"

Nix clicked his tongue to sound waves to his surroundings in order to remap his vicinity in mind.

Instinctually his hands went towards his face as though it was about block and attack along with his other hand which already swung in order to block the arrows and the sky piercer.

"Too bad Nix you cannot block all of them."

Commented Rebecca and immediately Nix stumbled and fell on the floor thanks to her. She used her leg simultaneously as he blocked her sword with his dagger.

Having made to fall on the ground. Nix once again picked himself up and went back to his defensive posture.

"Come at me again"

Nix still had few things to check out and he thought this might be the right time.

[Private ability: Doom prediction vision activated]

[Soul release]

Activating doom prediction and summoning the soul knight Nix's lips slightly arched up.

{My liege I am awaiting your command} Said the soul knight

The soul knight can become invisible and visible as per their will being an astral entity sure had its pros.

'Turn into a shield simultaneously when I get attacked at my blind spots.'

Nix replied and it was pretty much a telepathic conversation so, nobody really knows.

Having Doom prediction activated his mental vision span pretty much widened and increased to a greater degree.

"Try going lethal"

Nix said with a soft grin that possessed how confident he was.

"Ohh? So, you are that confident about your skill huh?" Cinzia said mockingly.

"Yeah…"

And just like requested all the three women came for his vital points at the same time.

Though he can't see he was able to get the visions of the future and upon sending signals to his brain and limbs which was pretty much assisted, no reinforced with Latent instinct gave him a wider point of view.

Yet, his reacting speed was extremely low making his decisions get delayed and that's when the soul knight covered for him.

All the attacks were reflected and the sole attack that was about created a hollow into his neck was blocked by a translucent shield that appeared out of nowhere.

"Hey, that is cheating!" Yelled Camila.

"Aren't you ladies truly trying to kill me? I didn't say that I won't be using other abilities. I had to test myself and my abilities to know how I will be in greater battles." Nix said after slowly removing his blindfold.

"Hey, Narag, when are you going to start the mission? Didn't you say you need to find sublimity materials?" Asked Rosalie.

It seems she had just entered the ground a few seconds before.

"Yeah, I do want to but, what good does it when I am not strong enough to fight the monster inside the labyrinth?"

Nix questioned looking at Rosalie's eyes and waited for her to enlighten him.

"Hmm, I agree but, aren't you strong enough when it comes to a dangerous situation? I mean you made a dent on fucking Grendon, the mad warrior…"

"Well, I cannot rely on whatever I used that day. I want to clearly overpower my opponents with raw power, not with some cheats which are unpredictable.

"I understand…"

Rosalie uttered and slowly withdrew from the place and he also noticed that his girlfriends had the same expressions on their faces.

'I am not giving enough time for them?' He thought.

It was indeed true after being injured by Grendon he surely lost the intimate times though it's not like he didn't spend but, still he had surely distanced himself and began to concentrate on battles and strengthening himself for the upcoming battles. Whatever it might be, he had to make some for them as well.

In anycase, it was the beginning of his training to face the upcoming mission.