Cristian's training

(This all takes place when Cristian was 10 to 11 years old.)

## Chapter 1: Greater Body

After much consideration and Cristian's persistent persuasion, Leon grew tired and was forced to choose to train Cristian to become strong. Cristian admired Leon and aspired to be like him, to grow strong and protect his loved ones. Although Leon warned him about the intense nature of the training, Cristian ignored these warnings.

Leon sighed and began the training, albeit with some hesitation as this was his first time training someone. However, he decided to utilize his knowledge, experiences, and abilities to train Cristian to the best of his abilities. They went out in secret, he selected an isolated dimension, and initiated the training process.

During the first week, Cristian's training focused on simple physical exercises and similar activities. However, after the initial week, the intensity escalated rapidly. Cristian was exposed to life-threatening situations, harsh conditions, and had to endure carrying impossible weights and engaging in inhuman amounts of training. He traversed treacherous terrains and faced death-defying heights, resulting in numerous injuries, including broken bones, bruises, wounds, and even instances of organ failure.

In fact, the training was so brutal and intense that Cristian wanted to cry and quit but he would usually come back. His training encompassed endurance, physical strength, speed, durability, and martial arts. This grueling training regimen persisted for four months until he finally completed the first phase of his training and as a bonus he had gained the ability to quickly regenerate and recover his body but he still needed the healing potions for more fatal injuries some times and the training took a drastic toll on his psyche and mental state.

## Chapter 2: Fight

After completing his physical exercises, Cristian proceeded to a combination of sparring practice and further physical training. During the first month of the second phase, Cristian continued to endure intense physical exercises, but he gradually became accustomed to them and even improved his performance. By the time the second month arrived, it was time for Cristian to face the reality of a real fight. Leon would spar with Cristian to refine his martial arts skills, precision, and fighting abilities. Before they began, Leon allowed Cristian to prepare himself, and once ready, the sparring commenced but since Leon had little sense and familiarity to sparring and how they should work, Cristian's sparring sessions were hard even when Leon tried to hold back (Note: I said, *little* sense).

Their sparring sessions were far from ordinary. Each session became a life-or-death situation for Cristian as he had to swiftly dodge, block, and parry Leon's lightning-fast tentacle attacks as they destroyed the surrounding area they were in. Oftentimes, Cristian would sustain significant injuries, with Leon's tentacles piercing vital parts of his body. Fortunately, Cristian's regenerative abilities, combined with Leon's healing potions, aided in his recovery from these wounds. Unfortunately, Cristian began to have a decline in his sanity. As time went on, Cristian endured more physical training in the third month before returning to sparring in the fourth month. This time, his martial arts skills, fighting abilities, and precision had improved significantly but his sanity was completely broken as now Cristian just wanted to beat shit up. After further progress, Cristian successfully completed the second phase of his training, honing his abilities to surpass human limitations.

## Chapter 3: Mysticism

Finally, the day arrived when Cristian would be introduced to the world of magic. However, instead of Leon teaching him, a friend of Leon's named Mark took on the role of instructor since Leon wasn't really good at magic. Mark taught Cristian both non-enchanting and enchanting magic, leaving Cristian in awe as he experienced real magic for the first time, and Mark's training wasn't as hard as Leon's, but more fair. Cristian displayed remarkable aptitude and quickly absorbed the knowledge. Over the course of a few months, his magical skills progressed to the point where he could manipulate matter and project or emit energy.

In a display of his newfound powers, Cristian used a a small portion of his magic and unleashed an energy beam towards the sky, which astonishingly reached another planet in seconds, devastating half of it and scorching the remaining portion. While Leon and Mark were mildly impressed, Cristian was in a mixture of awe and hysterically laughter. Encouraged by his progress, Cristian expressed his desire to spar with Leon once more, utilizing both his physical abilities and magic. In a nonchalant manner, Leon shrugged and agreed to the spar.

The two stood parallel to each other, and when Mark finished counting from 3 to 1, they immediately began to spar. Cristian turned the air into dense ice to try and freeze Leon, but Leon simply destroyed the ice with his brute strength.

"That's all you've got?" said Leon. Cristian smiled and replied, "NO!" He immediately used his matter-manipulating powers to summon two moons and threw them at Leon. Leon was caught by surprise but not overly so.

He launched himself beyond the atmosphere and into deep space just before the moons crashed into the planet (although Mark stopped the moons from crashing using his powers). Cristian also launched himself into space. Cristian then flew towards a planet, grabbed it, and threw it at Leon. Leon used one of his tentacles to effortlessly catch it and throw it away. Leon then said, "I guess it's time for me to go on the offensive, C."

Cristian grinned upon hearing that, but before he could react, Leon was in front of him and punched him in the gut, causing Cristian to be flung halfway across the galaxy. Cristian was shocked but only grinned and forced himself to stop by landing on a neutron star. Cristian panted, realizing he couldn't overpower Leon with sheer strength alone. He tried to think of a plan, but then he heard a noise from behind him, saying, "Hello." Cristian turned around to see Leon with a stoic expression. He was surprised and terrified, and then Leon proceeded to punch Cristian in the face, launching him at incalculable speeds once more. The shockwave from the punch also overpowered the gravitational forces of the neutron star, causing it to explode. From the dust of the explosion, Leon emerged and proceeded to pummel Cristian with a barrage of punches and kicks. Cristian used his matter manipulation to form barriers between him and Leon, although he had to constantly repair them.

Leon then flew away for a moment, giving Cristian a chance to calm down. Cristian knew he had to focus on defense this time. As he looked up, he saw Leon carrying four galaxies on his four tentacles. Cristian acted fast and barricaded himself with six supergiant stars, just in time as Leon threw the galaxies towards him. This caused the four galaxies and the one Cristian was in to explode in a glorious explosion. While Cristian did survive, his star barrier was completely destroyed, and he passed out.

After some time passed, Cristian slowly began to wake up. He found himself in a bed, with Mark and Leon by his side. Mark said, "Oh, thank goodness, you're awake." Cristian shook his head and asked, "W-what happened?" Mark explained, "Well, after you passed out, Leon picked you up and carried you to Ben and Will's dimension. I followed to make sure you're safe." Mark smiled, and Cristian, confused, looked at Leon, who was smoking a cigar. Leon sighed and said, "Well, at least you survived, kid." Mark looked at Leon and said, "You could've just, you know, made the fight more down-to-earth?" Leon replied, "Hey, it wasn't my fault he launched two moons at me?" Cristian chuckled Mark noticed and while deeply concerned, chuckled a bit, and Leon continued smoking.

Cristian then said, "Not gonna lie, it was fun!" Mark replied, "Um, I guess almost dying counts as fun?" Cristian replied, "Hehe, Yeah!"

After their conversation, Leon, Mark, and Cristian eventually left the hospital. As they walked, Cristian asked if he could join this "group" called 'The Boys' that Leon had created. Although initially surprised by the request, Leon pondered for a moment and eventually welcomed Cristian to join The Boys. After spending some additional time together, Leon and Cristian returned to their home dimension, with Mark following Leon since he lived with him.