*Clang**Boom*
Asher and Fenris entered the fray as they respectively blocked and smacked their master's opponents.
Luck regarded Asher with respect (Even when fighting a puppet without a soul, he can still do physical damage. The goddess of Luck must be really into me for me to get such an OP summon).
Even with a superior skill, Asher was still being pushed back as their class gap was considerably large.
Luck rolled his eyes lazily (I guess I can get out of this fight just like that).
Luck appeared above , redirecting a strike that was meant to behead Asher and giving his summon a window to attack.
Asher's blade rapidly as he activated Pierce, causing the sword to rip through the puppet's abdomen, leaving it immobilized.
Seeing his brother was already done, Luck gritted his teeth in frustration as he activated Fireburst, meeting the puppet head-on as they began to exchange several strikes, with him being almost immediately on the defensive .
"Fenris when I give the signal, strike!"
Fenris barked to show he understood as he sat still, keenly observing his master's battle.
"Hey there Fenris "
The spirit wolf looked to see Luck and Asher by its side.
"Don't mind us. We're just here to watch "Luck said evenly, not taking his eyes off his brother .
Fenris barked as he went back to waiting and with that, the conversation was over.
Luke suddenly backed away from the puppet, dodging a killing strike as hurled a Fireball at the puppet.
Unsurprisingly it dodged but Luke was already in its face as he had activated Fireburst ,catching it by surprise.
An ethereal hand wrapped around the puppet as it struggled to be free.
"Now Fenris!"
*Boom*
The puppet was hurled several steps away with its body charred black as lightning struck it .
It didn't want to give up.
Fortunately, Fenris Al's had a movement skill as he executed Flash Step, appearing at the puppet's side and with a lightning coated paw, tore through it.
Luke panted as he glanced at his brother who was unsurprisingly not suffering from fatigue .
He had finished earlier than him. Plus, his summon did all the main fighting while he just intervened at the last minute.
Vera and Dan were genuinely surprised by the outcome of the spar.
They expected them to only hold their ground for a few seconds.
Not only did they surpass that, the even managed to beat the training puppets.
"I think that's our limit for now "Luck said blandly.
"Please don't send out anymore "Luke agreed with pleading eyes causing Vera to chuckle with amusement.
"Don't worry. I also concluded on that fact. Which is why we're moving on to your next training".
Vera glanced at her husband who immediately held out his palms.
Two pairs of plain black wrist bracelets materialized as he handed it over to her.
"Why you giving us arm bracers?"Luck said as as suspicion began to throw in his mind.
Luke eyed them cautiously "Yeah, I'm with Luck on this one. What are they?".
Vera smiled softly "Just try it and see "
Although the smile was sweet, the kids could tell that she placed a little bit of her aura into that command.
It was in their best interest not to refuse as their mother was a very fickle person.
Vera watched with expectation as they placed it on.
*Thud*
Like a sack of potatoes, the two dropped to the ground. It was if their bodies stopped functioning (What kind of pressure is this?)Luck thought as it was as if his arms were made with lead making it extremely hard for his body to even support its weight.
Vera looked down at her children."These are Gravity Bracers. They make look small but with the gravity runes on their bodies, they felt like they were carrying their entire villa with one hand. "
"Right now the bracers are on the default weight;which is 5kg. Once you get used to that, the weight will automatically increase again. Any questions?".
Luck looked at his mother with solemnly "None".
Vera nodded "Good, because starting from tomorrow you'll be building up your body by jogging around the village perimeter.
Dread began to seep into Luck's eyes (Forget jogging, even walking going to feel like a 100k run)
The two slowly stood up.
It already took all their strength just to perform that action.
"I forgot to tell you;the bracers have a special feature as well "
"Besides the sadistic one?"Luck quipped with mirth.
Vera ignored the tone as she nodded "They have the ability to morph into arm greaves. All the weight on you will be negated but if you do that before the awakening ceremony, then we will no longer train you again.
To activate it, just say 'Limit Break '.Also the pressure goes up to 1100x so good luck!"
With that the two Saint rankers left as their children collapsed onto the floor , their hopes crushed.