Why Am I A Girl?

Before long it was the end of the year assessment, and Maya was preparing to test me in my realm of cultivation, as well as how well I had mastered each of the training areas techniques. And so first she checked my realm of cultivation and gasped in pure awe. "This.. this is impossible! To reach Nascent Soul in a year! Impossible! Body Tempering, Qi Refining, Core Establishment, and Nascent Soul! You jumped through those realms and reached Nascent Soul in a single year! You aren't a monster, you are a martial god reincarnated!" Shaking like a leaf, Maya was in denial and was currently drawing circles on the ground in shock. Gently shaking her out of it, I heard her whisper, "I am only at the peak of Nascent Soul at 121 years old and am considered a once in 10,000 years genius, then what are you Raven?" Feeling embarrassed at Maya's behavior, I finally managed to help her snap out of it and brought her back on track. She got up from the ground and clapped her hands together. With a wicked gleam in her eyes, I felt a cold sweat begin to trickle down my neck, she began to laugh wickedly and had me demonstrate my skills on the training areas. Satisfied beyond belief by my results, she then got into a combat stance on the sparring stage, and with a sigh I joined her up there. It's time to get into a draw again. Or so I thought, but Maya seemed to really be taking this spar very seriously this time. I prepared my stance and dove straight in.

To put it simply, our fight was something out of legends. Shockwaves blasted throughout the area as we exchanged blows. The very ground of the platform had cracks appear as we stomped our feet and rocketed around on the area. Darting around so fast that we became invisible to non-cultivators, we rapidly switched between offense and defense almost like we decided this from the onset. Finally the fight ended when Maya launched me to the edge of the platform and one of my feet dangled in the air outside of the platform. It was my loss. Shaking her head in disbelief, Maya rapidly approached me and said, "To think that a 15 year old girl would reach Nascent Soul in one years times and nearly bring a peak Nascent Soul of 121 years old to their knees in defeat. Although I won this time, something tells me that at the end of the third year assessment, I will be the one suffering a defeat. Keep up the good work Raven, I am immensely proud of you!" The fight was a loss, and yet I still feel proud somehow. To be acknowledged so highly by Maya makes my chest feel full of warmth. The last two years have not been for nothing after all! I am not quite sure what my future holds, but I do know this: It will be legendary!