The Eminence of a True Monarch of the Shadows

~Cid's Pov~

And just like that 2 years passes and I'm now 5 years old.

I'm back in the open field and infront of me is Igris with a sword in his hand while I have my slime made sword in mine. We just continued staring at each other as all the other shadows are out and in circling us.

"Are you ready Igris" I asked excited about finally able to face him. Igris just nods even though he's still worried about hurting me, ever since I could walk I would try and face Igris to test my swordsmanship against him but Igris would decline expressing his worry that I'm to small and could get hurt if I'm not careful.

It wasn't until I finally turned 5 that Igris finally caved in, which is why I'm now infront of him with my sword ready.

I take a deep breath and position my sword slightly and use 'Soru', I disappeared from where I was standing and reappeared infront of Igris with our swords clashing into each other creating sparks and as Igris pushed the sword i was sent skidding slightly.

I got in position again and used 'Soru' once again but instead of a slash I sent thrusts multiple times which he managed to block with the flat side of his lightning blade.

While still thrusting my blade I started to use geppo, which allows users to push themselves off the air itself with superhumanly strong kicks, allowing them to travel through and remain in midair for an extended period of time.

It was kinda like I was flying while kicking the air. And while kicking the air I turned my thrusts back into slashes which Igris was still able to block.

Wanting to at least get a hit in a used a 'Soru' in the air while also using 'Geppo' so it was hard to detect me, but since I wasn't at my strongest since I was still a child Igris was still able to follow me with his eyes even tho his eyes were moving at a quick speed.

While still trying to confuse him I decided to use a move I have been working on since I found out I could use other anime moves and started practicing the 'Rokushiki'. My eyes suddenly gave off a red glint as I saw 1 second into the future, where I attacked Igris and how he managed to block it.

Using that to my advantage I did as I did in the vision but slightly altered the course near the end and as I was about to hit Igris, he managed to grab my arm and flung be across the land which I managed to land back on my feet.

Seeing that the fight was over Beru started clapping extremely fast "BRAVO MY LIEGE BRAVO, YOU ARE JUST GETTING USED TO YOUR NEW BODY AND YOU ALMOST MANAGED TO HIT IGRIS BRAVO"

Igris just started nodding as he said "Well done sire, that was done splendidly"

The rest of my shadows watching the fight just started nodding as agreeing that I'm getting better at fighting which I am, obviously.

Especially after finally getting Haki through out the years of practice. Since I knew my spirituality is more advanced thanks to my reincarnation, I knew that getting Haki was just a matter of time so during the night I would go into the forest and shut off most of my senses and just wear a blind fold

I would then get my shadow soldier's to spread around the forest and attack me at random intervals. Which was quick and painful since once again I had to readjust my pain tolerance. Both conquers and Armament Haki are a bit tougher to learn than observation. Especially since I'm still in a child's body

So thats what I mostly focus on for the last 2 years, even after 2 years all I managed to get was 1 second into advanced observation Haki, that's what I mostly focus on even tho it was mostly during the night time that I would go practice.

It would have been weird to explain to my sister what I was doing walking around like an idiot with a blindfold on...

'Should I do that?' I thought to myself, 'I mean it would he cool and I would later be known as the blind swordsman who had one of his senses cut off just to enhance the other.' As I thought more into this the more crazy ideas I kept coming up with.

'I could do it like Gojo, from Jujutsu Kaisen and just come up with something like my eyes have a special property, that they need to be seal or else it would be catastrophic I could go totally Chunni with this and make someone accidentally take off my blindfold

And once it comes off I could just grab my eye and release a huge amount of magic power saying "You, what have you done" while still covering my eyes. hmmmm should I do it or not... oh well I still got ten years to decide'

When I finished with my contemplating, one of the shadows I left with Claire informed me that she was about to sneak into my room once again and so with a quick thought I made all my shadow soldier's return and slowly sank into my own shadow

I then appeared right next to my bed and as I appeared the door handles jiggle slightly which made me go inside the covers quickly.

And as I made it inside the covers the door slightly opens and 7 year old Claire comes and sneaks in while closing the door softly to not notify anyone. And as she closed it she scurries along and climbed inside my bed and under my cover

She without whispering just said "Open your eyes I know your not asleep" I sighed before opening my eyes

"You caught me sneaking out one time, can you just let it go already, I haven't done it since" I said lying through my teeths. She came in the room when I was about to jump out the window to test out my flying skills.

which by this time I know it was a rookie mistake, i wasn't expecting someone to come in my room so I wasn't actively searching for anyone.

And it's annoying to have you're detection skills on all the time, even in your own home. Which by now I learned to always have it on even to my own discomfort thanks to Claire.

"You're my little brother, it's my job to take care of you whether you like it or not" she said pouting.

I just gave her a deadpan look "You do know I'm stronger than you right, you still haven't won any sparring sessions against me"

She just continues to pout "Doesn't matter, I'm still your older sister so that means you are my responsibility" she than paused before tears started gathering in her eyes "What if something happens to you when I'm not there, yes you are stronger but you're too reckless for you're own good" and with that she just comes closer and hugs me tighter.

'I can't say it doesn't make me feel fuzzy inside when she says things like this, I mean c'mon anyone would' I thought to myself while also sighing.

As an only child in both past lifes I can't say I didn't always wonder what it's like to have a sibling. 'Can't say I hate it' I thought to myself fully enjoying the hug and soon falling asleep as well.

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I don't remember what Igris calls Jinwoo so imma just go with Sire, you can correct me if I'm wrong tho