Jinsu and Yuna are focused, and Yuna looks at Thalin in amazement, thinking:
(I knew he was strong, but he's really strong! He blocked my sword with just one finger!)
Jinsu says:
"Alright, Master."
Jinsu stands up, and Yuna asks Thalin:
"So, Thalin, where's the other trainee?"
"He's right here," Thalin replies.
Yuna looks at Jinsu, and Jinsu looks back at her and shouts:
"What?!"
Jinsu says:
"I don't want to train with that crazy girl, Master!"
Yuna replies:
"And I don't want to train with that weakling either, Thalin."
"That's not up to you," Thalin says. "You'll train together. Don't you want to avenge Nairobi ?"
Sudden sadness falls, and they look at each other, then at Thalin. Jinsu says:
"Well, there's nothing I can do... It was nice meeting you, Yuna." He extends his hand for a handshake.
Yuna looks at him and smiles:
"Nice to meet you too… Jinsu."
They shake hands, and as Jinsu's hand touches Yuna's, Yuna feels as if she's being pulled into a dark place. She looks ahead and sees frightening red eyes, and hears a voice say:
"Hmm… interesting."
Then a wave of blood floods Yuna, and she wakes up, quickly pulling her hand away. Shocked, she looks at Jinsu. Jinsu asks her:
"Hmm? What's wrong, Yuna?"
She looks at him and says:
"N… no, nothing."
Then she walks forward, followed by Thalin's gaze, and he says to Jinsu:
"Let's go."
The three of them leave and head to an underground training hall. Thalin begins training them:
"Alright, my dear disciples, your training in the coming days will be group-based, starting today, in preparation for the tournament that will feature many powerful force users, who will form the backbone of defense against the Yami of the new generation. Prepare yourselves well for battle."
"You will both fight me now. Attack with all your might!"
Yona raises her hands, swords forming around her, and stands near Jinsu. Jinsu also raises his hands, activating his red energy, and they both attack Thalin, who suddenly vanishes from Jinsu's attack and reappears behind him. Suddenly, he kicks Jinsu with all his might, sending him crashing into the wall. However, Jinsu opens his defense, allowing Yuna to attack with her sword, but the sword breaks upon contact with Thalin, who laughs. Yuna shouts, "(Summoning the Rhino!)" Skeleton monsters emerge from underground and attack Thalin. Thalin thinks,
(Hmm, a truly powerful girl… She managed to use both summoning and creation together, truly exceptional.) Yuna's monsters attack Thalin, and he fights them off with his bare hands. Yuna tries to retreat, but suddenly Thalin appears behind her and strikes her. She blocks his attack with her swords, and they shatter and crash against the wall. Thalin says,
"Well, training is over, my dear disciples."
But suddenly, he hears a voice behind him:
"No, it's not over, Master!"
Jinsoo suddenly attacks Thalin, but his fist doesn't penetrate Thalin's field. Thalin looks at him and says,
"You can't hurt me, Jinsoo. Any attack against my field will consume even its own energy."
Jinsoo retreats, then launches an attack to the ground, saying,
"Yes, Master, but you can't defend against an attack you can't see, can you?" A hand emerges from underground and pulls Thalin's foot, pinning him to the ground. Yuna and Jinsu attack him with all their might, but Thalin smiles and says,
"Gyorek."
Suddenly, Thalin vanishes, and Yuna and Jinsu's attacks hit the ground. They look around but don't see Thalin. Suddenly, he appears behind Jinsu and delivers a powerful blow that breaks Jinsu's rib. He then attacks Yuna, who activates a bone shield, but Thalin shatters it. He kicks Yuna, who slams into Jinsu. Thalin says,
"Well done, training's over here, haha! You've done well, my students."
"You've become stronger and smarter too."
Jinsu asks Thalin,
"Master, how did you suddenly disappear?"
Thalin replies,
"Ah, it's because of Gyorek."
Jinsu and Yuna are surprised and ask,
"Gyorek? Who's Gyorek?" Thalin says,
"Gyorek, my contracted spirit, she's behind you."
Jinsoo looks behind him and sees a white Yami spirit wearing a crown, a smile on her face, black clothes with strange symbols, and white hair covering her eyes.
Jinsoo and Yona are startled and back away. Yona shouts,
"It's a Yami! Get ready to attack, Jinsoo!"
"Yes, yes, I'm ready, Yona."
Thalin grabs them and says,
"Calm down. This is a Yami, and I'm contracted with her."
They are surprised and say,
"Contracted? You can contract with a Yami, Master?"
Thalin replies,
"Yes, but only in a few cases. If the contracted person has high energy, they can feed it to the Yami. Or, in another case, if the Yami chooses the contracted person to feed them energy. Or, in the most dangerous case, if the Yami wants to control the contracted person. In my case, I have high energy because of my eyes." Thalin removes his eyelid to reveal one of his eyes to them. Jinsu and Yuna are amazed by Thalin's eye, which bears the dragon symbol.
Thalin says,
"This is the Eye of Regeneration. It makes my energy limitless, allowing me to use it without interruption."
Jinsu asks,
"What about the other eye, Master? Does it have the same dragon symbol?"
Thalin replies,
"Oh, my other eye…" He lifts his eyelid to reveal the other eye, which has a different symbol—a sword symbol.
Thalin says,
"This is called the Eye of Dominance. It simply makes me the master of any domain I enter."
Jinsu and Yuna are shocked by Thalin's immense power.
"My God, Master, you are truly powerful!"
Yuna thinks, "Wow… he's the strongest in history, no exaggeration!" Days pass, and Jinsu and Yuna continue their training. The day of the tournament arrives. Jinsu and Yuna grow stronger and are ready for it.