Since it was still early in the morning, there were still plenty of time before they will go out. The news said that visiting hours will only be allowed from 2 pm to 4 pm.
Hugo and Hendrix were in their room. He was busy cleaning the side of his bed. His eyes glanced over to the box. He let out a loud sigh as he went near it.
Hendrix couldn't hide his curiosity. Even though he was the one who got the box from Hugo's room, he didn't really bother knowing that was inside since he understood how important privacy was.
Now that Hugo was the one taking it out, he couldn't avoid to let out his interest over the matter.
"May I know what was inside?" Hendrix asked Hugo as he stood up.
Hugo signaled Hendrix to patiently wait. He unlocked the side hooks of the wooden box and opened them afterward. It revealed Hugo's sword who he haven't used for a couple of weeks already.
Hendrix's eyes widened as he looked at it. "I didn't know you had one!" he excitedly uttered. Happiness was written in his face as he looked at it.
When Hugo saw Hendrix's expression, he chuckled. Hendrix looks like a kid right now. He looks like someone who was very happy after seeing the sword.
"Do you know how to use i?" Hendrix asked Hugo as he realized it. It was rare for a human to know how to wield a sword or even use it.
Hugo was hesitant to answer. He knew that he have already used this in the past but that was all. He do not know what to answer, but he choose to be honest with himself
"Nope. I actually do not have any idea how to use this." Hugo answered.
There was no point in lying anyways. Hendrix is the God of War for Pete's sake. He will just make a fool out of himself if he ever did try to lie in front of him.
"Do you want me to teach you?" Hendrix's eyes were sparkling. It was his first time feeling this excited in a while.
The feeling of going into battlefield, slaying an enemy, and seeing blood was making his excitement shoot up.
"I can teach you how to use it properly if you want."
It has been so long since he ever trained another person as well. It wouldn't hurt if he ever shares his knowledge to Hugo. That's the point of his coming here on the mortal world anyway. It's to be able to share his knowledge and be of help towards him.
Hugo was surprised by Hendrix's offer.
"Who wouldn't want that?" Hugo smiled widely. He looked at the clock and saw that they still have 5 hours before 2 pm. That's an enough time, for him to gain even just a little bit knowledge.
"But how will we do it?" Hugo added in as he looked around. There were no available spaces everywhere that they could use to practice sword without getting caught by people.
"Don't worry. I can handle that." Hendrix grinned. He looked at Hugo and swayed his hands.
Hugo's eyes widened when he saw how his clothes changed. It turned into a black colored fitted shirt and a pair of shorts that were comfortable to use.
The clothes were light as if he wasn't wearing anything.
"That is one of the training clothes that most people use in heaven." Hendrix grinned.
He opened up his palms once again until a bright light appeared on top of it. The bright light slowly moved upwards until it moved in a circular motion. It flew in the air, circling Hendrix and Hugo around.
In just a blink of an eye, their location changed.
Hugo gasped when he saw that the location that they teleported was very familiar. It was the forest that he have been when he went to rescue Hendrix in his cat form.
When he realized it, he couldn't help himself but glare at him. "You brute. Did you think that I forgot already how you fooled me here."
Hendrix laughed out loud as he placed his hands mid air. "What can I do. It was Thalia who ordered me to be like that. You should blame him and not me." He tried to defend himself by shifting the blame to Thalia.
This forest was one of his territories so it would be considered safe for them to practice here. The time in this follows the mortal world so they wouldn't really encounter a lot of problems.
"Now I'm curious. Did you actually got injured when I went here?" Hugo's brows furrowed as he thought about it.
He remember clearly that Hendrix was injured that time. It was probably the main reason on why did he choose to take Hendrix on his way.
Hendrix nodded. "Yeah. So, I'm still thankful for what you did." He uttered.
The truth was, it was his first time transforming as a cat. He had a lot of fun, discovering what it feels like to be one that he didn't realize that jumping off a huge tree would injure himself.
"…"
Hugo does not know if Hendrix was fooling him but when he saw the seriousness in his eyes, his thoughts changed. 'It seems like he really did injured himself that time. At least he didn't fool me for that one.'
"Now what should we do?" Hugo's brows shot up as he looked at Hendrix. They're not here to just keep on talking. He came him to learn so it should be worth it.
Hendrix grinned when he heard the eagerness in Hugo's voice. He swayed his hands once again until his outfit changed.
It turned into a white robe with golden belt and shoulder bands on both side.
"Now let's start." Hendrix clapped his hands. When he opened his palms, a sword appeared on top of it.
It was a black double-sided sword, with red linings in the middle. Just a look of it and you could already tell that it was sharp and could cut any person when you slash it.
It wasn't too long before their session started.
Forward your foot," Hendrix's voiced thundered as he gestured ground.
Hugo took a deep breath and followed what the man had instructed him to do. Keeping both of him feet on the ground, he placed the left one in front. Standing still, he took a hold in his sword and forwarded it.
Glancing over the man, he saw how Hendrix nodded his head. A sigh of relief escape in his mouth as he already did what the man was telling him to do for minutes already. Well, it was not his problem that his instruction was not clear enough.
Hendrix positioned himself in the middle. Kicking in the air, he swayed his sword forcefully as if it was dancing in the air. He took a step back and jumped midair. Turning his body until his knees reach the ground.
Hugo 's jaw fell in the ground after watching what Hendrix did. Hendrix really looks impressive as he uses his own weapon.
He tilted him head to the side. It seems like he needs to do the same thing now. he couldn't even remember the moves and its step.
"Did you review that?" Hendrix calmly asked Hugo as he cleaned the dirt that got stuck in his clothes.
"Yes, Sir," Hugo responded as he nodded him head.
Since he was Hendrix's student, he needs to call Hendrix that way now whenever they're training. That was to show respect for their teachers for teaching them.
Hendrix knew that Hugo wouldn't get it at first try. He practiced that move for weeks just to master it. "Look at it carefully Hugo." He commanded as he do the steps one by one.
He took his sword and cleaned it swiftly before going in the middle to try again.
"One," Hendrix uttered as he positioned himself to kick
"Two," Raising one of his feet to kick, Hendrix moved his sword to the left side.
The movement continued for minutes. He was forcefully swaying his sword going to the right and to the left. With added movements it drastically became a form of art afterwards.
Hugo, on the other hand, was focused with what Hendrix was doing in front of him. He needs to direct his attention into this thing if he wanted to learn. He doesn't want to embarrass himself in front of the man.
Tilting his head to the side, he was sure that this will require a lot of practice. It seems like it was easy at first glance, but he knows that it was a lot more than that if he's the one actually doing it already.
Hendrix's movements were so fluid. It was evident that he already was experienced in this.
The forceful swaying of the swords caused a pleasing sound. Hendrix's heavy steps have contributed to its difficulty. When he did the final ending, once again, Hugo clapped him hands softly.
"Now you need to do it,"
Hugo 's eyes widened as he laughs nervously.
Oh shit.
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