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The fresh air did Vlad good, and the warm rays of the sun as well. But then he shook his head, [color=a0410d][i]"Stop being a softy damn it"[/i][/color]. This wasn't the time to enjoy weathers and have a carefree life, he had a task to fulfill, If he didn't become stronger she won't survive it, his mother, she... Lost in thought Vlad bumped into a woman which looked intimidated by him, she took a few steps back. She was wearing villager clothes and seemed to carry some heavy bags, which were probably the provisions for the academy. She quickly scurried past Vlad without giving him a chance to say anything. Vlad could understand her reaction, with his destroyed sleeve, wounded arm, height and crude wild-ish features, he did look like some villain. With a shrug he continued walking and arrived at the gate, which was huge and wide open. There weren't any guards or control of any kind. 


[i][color=a0410d]"Well I guess nobody is dumb enough to attack this place"[/color][/i]


Past the gate was a stone path, which looked pretty darn old, it must have been thousands of years old. The path went shortly before disappearing behind gigantic trees, which was the forest Vlad saw before. There was also barely people here, only one or two villagers bringing provisions. With his hands in his pockets he walked on the path, which was hardly reached by the sun between all the trees. He could hear birds chirping and the wind making the leaves rattle.


Eventually, he took a sharp turn to the left, walking between the trees and bushes, and fallen branches. He was looking for an open place where he could exercise and eventually take a nap. After some walking he could hear a faint sound, a sound he was familiar with, back when he was a child there used to be a river flowing next to their castle. He finally entered a open place, with some boulders here and there and yes, a river flowing. He stood there with his hands on his hips admiring the sight. "This place is perfect" he thought and with a deep sigh he inhaled the fresh air of the forest. For some reason the forest was giving off a pressure, almost as if it was alive.


Vlad turned to the biggest boulder, which was a few meters away from him. It was about as big as a small car, Vlad approached it and touched the boulder to feel it. It felt warm due to being under the sun all day. Then he took a few steps back, in battle position with his right side put forward and feet and legs wide open. He closed his eyes and concentrated, concentrating his energy into his left fist. Fire started to engulf his left arm, slowly dancing around it. He then punched as hard as he could and the moment his fist came in contact with the boulder, the explosive mix of the clash and his fire resulted into a explosion, blasting a huge chunk off the boulder. But Vlad was unhappy with the result, it was supposed to destroy the whole boulder, not just a part of it! He walked to the other side of the boulder and did the same thing again, this time with even more fire. Eventually the stone was gone.

[color=a0410d][i]"I'll need more boulders but if I continue like this my punches will eventually get stronger"[/i][/color]


Some time later, he was shooting fireballs at the river, so that he wouldn't burn off the whole forest. Steam was appearing all over the place. Vlad then spread both his hands and pointed them at the water, concentrating himself, fire started to erupt out of his shoulders which then spiraled around his arms, forming into balls of fire in his open hand palms which then shoot off into a continuous fire stream, hitting the river and making the water boil. after he was done and the steam cleared up, he noticed several fishes drifting on the water. [i][color=a0410d]"Oops"[/color][/i] he thought while admiring his work.  [/centre]