Mountain Sitting Immortal

Lady Vena said calmly, "Cut to the chase."

The old man nodded, "Yes, my lady."

He said, "How do I put it? Let's just say he has a growth spurt. He suddenly became stronger in a short amount of time. But I can't tell what caused the change."

"This is the kind of thing that I have heard happening to children with prestigious bloodlines. They gain sudden strength after their bloodlines awaken. But, please don't mind me saying it, the Dyson family doesn't have a bloodline that I am aware of."

Geltra didn't understand, but she didn't care. All she wanted to know was expressed in her next question. 

"So he'll be fine?"

The doctor nodded and said confidently, "He will be fine. It will just take a while for him to get used to his strength."

Lady Vena was frowning now. She hadn't frowned or shown any distress when what the doctor said hinted that Arthur's situation was dire and unheard of. But she is confused now after hearing what the doctor had to say.

While she was thinking, Geleand the doctor waited in silence for her to speak. Eventually she said, "I guess all that matters is that he is fine."

Then she asked, "Does this have anything to do with his fixation on giving servants food?"

The old man chuckled, "I assure you that the young master is fine. He is not mad or crazy. He is actually very intelligent. From what I have heard of his deeds, he is far intelligent than kids his age."

"I believe that he is just misunderstood. This is all just a phase. I'm sure he will grow out of it. What you have on your hands is a mentally and physically fit boy with a lot of energy."

Lady Vena nodded and said, Thank you for your time. You may go."

The doctor bid farewell and left. 

Lady Vena also left to do whatever it was that she used her time for. Only Geltra ran to Arthur to inform him of what the doctor had said. 

He was strategizing and considering throwing a bee's hive into Sheila's kitchen when Geltra came to talk to him. 

This is what he did with his childhood. He terrorized his neighbors for food, which he gave freely to the servants. This earned him a reputation for being a mentally challenged boy. 

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2 Years Later.

It has been 7 years since Marvin came to this world and became Arthur. His mother has finally given him the permission to start physical training to fuel his transformations. 

It is something he is very excited and eager to do. After all, the earlier he can begin with physical training, the earlier he will be able to transcend the first mortal coil. 

Actually, he has been ready for it since he was five, when his physique had an inexplicable change. But his mother hadn't allowed him to start until he became seven. She claimed that if he couldn't lift spoons to feed himself, he wasn't ready for grueling physical exercise. 

He was standing in front of his house with Geltra fussing over him. She was checking his buttons and making sure that his robe is straight.

His mother was standing to the side, watching this going on coldly. Her arm was folded against her chest as she watched. She looked more like a supervisor than a mother. 

Geltra handed him a lunch box. She said, "Here is your lunch in case you get too hungry and can't return home easily."

He received the large box, hugged it to his chest, and said, "Thank you, Geltra."

She kissed his head and said, "Thompson will be there with you. He will protect you so that no one will bully you."

Thompson, who was off to the side, bowed to Lady Vena and promised solemnly, "Don't worry, my lady. I will protect him to the best of my abilities."

Lady Vena scoffed and said, "I am not worried. I doubt anyone can bully him. But if they do bully him, it will be a good life lesson and will help build his character."

Arthur was in a hurry, so he broke away from Geltra's hug and said, "I have to go. I can't be late on my first day."

He bowed to his mother and waved goodbye to Geltra as he left the house. 

There was a coach waiting for him by the road in front of the house. He and Thompson approached it and entered it. 

The carriage began to move and headed towards the training center after they were settled in. 

The carriage was silent on their way to their destination. It was because Arthur didn't have anything to say and because Thompson was a silent, introverted boy.

The two of them were sitting on opposite sides of the coach. They placed their lunch box on the seat beside them. Then they didn't speak. 

Thompson is Geltra's son. He is five years older than Arthur and will be beginning his training today too. 

In the world of Ethera, transformations can be natural. As living things and even non-living things age and grow older, they become stronger little by little. If they have potential, their transformations will reach a peak, and they will transcend their first mortal coil naturally. 

Unfortunately, humans don't have the potential to achieve more than the third transformation naturally. They need to exercise to achieve the fourth transformation up to the tenth and then transcend. 

This training usually begins when humans become teenagers. At that point, the development of the first stage of transformation is complete, and they will have started the second transformation.

The completion of the first transformation indicates that they are physically ready for strenuous physical exercise. It ensures that their growth won't be negatively impacted by the physical exercise. 

This age is usually 13. Some take until they are 14 for them to be ready, while some become ready by 10 years old. It all depends on how well they were raised.