The Crystals

"I don't know. You are now not getting paid for anything this way. You could have been paid at the gym for coaching if you continued it alongside Marium's training."

"Ahem... Back to my point. Would you like to train with us until you decide what to do next?"

Getting the offer of training with Lapis, Zohaifa started his new life. It had been a month since then.

Zohaifa trained only raw strength with Lapis and also developed friendly connections with Marium. She used to be a shy little girl when they first met, but now she treats Zohaifa like his big brother. Zohaifa enjoyed his time traveling and training though some nights he stares at the sky filled with stars, wondering which star could be the sun of his solar system, what could his family be doing now, what could they be cooking for dinner tonight. The days comprised hard training, which snatched away Zohaifa's time to miss anyone.

Marium, however, liked racing more than strength training. She seemed to have a tremendous running speed. Surprisingly, it seemed that Zohaifa was not the only one with abnormal power. Marium knew a move of her own which she named 'Light velocity.' She did not move at light speed though. She only moves faster than normal while her entire body glows as if it traps her in a huge beam of light. Though Marium could defeat Zohaifa in a race without it, she still liked to show off her light velocity again and again.

This allowed Zohaifa to plan his own move named, you guessed it, 'Lightning velocity.' Here Zohaifa runs while keeping his two hands swinging on both sides like a ninja and simultaneously shooting lightning from his fingers behind him.

On the contrary, Zohaifa always liked to spar with Marium. Just like Marium dominated Zohaifa in a race, Zohaifa dominated Marium in sparring. Probably all the rough experiences toughened him up.

Today is the last day of the training. Lapis will test Marium whether her strength increased to decide if she can go back to Yellow City.

"Are you two ready?" asked Lapis in a commanding voice.

"Yes, Sir," answered both of them like soldiers.

Lapis tested them with 6 exercises covering the major movements and muscles of the body: Pushups, Handstand pushups, Squats, Bridges, Pull-ups and Leg raises. Of course, they had to do it with being loaded with heavy stones. The test was: how many repetitions can they do?