"Kid I got a new training thingy, it is very good and your gonna use it instead of learning about monsters." Crusher explained as he brought Mark to new room. It looked like a recording studio, but the board was different. Crusher ushered him into the area that normally the singer would go.
"I can't sing."
Crusher burst out in laughter "Kid nice one but seriously you never used one."
"No. I haven't used one at all." Mark said shamefully
"Oh, sorry kid well pretty much it's a fighting simulator, that white mahican looking thing." Mark nodded. "Well, when I turn on the computer it can take form of anything, mostly monsters. Apparently it's a mix of electronics and the DNA from shape shifters that allow them to change shape. So since you know most if not all monsters I think you could use it to practice fighting actual monsters since Id be too strong for you." Crusher explained.
"Wanna fight the Minotaur again or something else..." Crusher said looking at all the controls.
"I want to practice fighting Satan." Mark said with a stern and serious tone
"The Gods are the one thing you can't practice fighting against or the Titans."
"Minotaur then, I'm hoping to see him again. Besides I didn't defeat him you did, thanks by the way."
"Okie dokie, get ready sword drawn listen to the sounds I'll watch, oh I forgot to mention it builds actual scenery so trees, the Labyrinth where the Minotaur is suppose to be stuck in it will be what ever the computer sets. All I control is monster and how hard. I'm setting it for actual difficulty, so it will be just like fighting the real thing. Good luck Mark."
Crusher hit a button, everything went dark, the only light was the feint glow from the celestial bronze dagger.
SNAP
Mark heard a twig snap under his feet, the sneer up tactic was out of question now. he quickly turned around, realizing that it was the forest but the Labyrinth he thought about it. All the stories of the labyrinth, they way it acted like a living thing, constantly changing, reacting to each of your thought and actions, the ways it tricked you.
Clop, clop, clop
Horse shoes clo pin on the ground but it sounded like it can from everywhere around him.
Clop, clop, clop.
It stopped instantly as if to say her was near him. Mark checked in a full 360 but still hadn't seen or heard anything.
Almost out of the blue Mark heard a horse shoe hitting the ground like the Minotaur was abo..
CLANG
Mark's dagger clanged against the brick floor as he was power cleaned to the ground. Because of where the dagger was Mark could see the the outline of the Minotaur, Mark charged at the Minotaur, catching him off guard. Mark used all of his strength ad pushed against the lower part of the beast shins as he passed between the legs. Mark grabbed his dagger and spun to face the Minotaur which was still laying on the ground. Mark jumped up and stabbed at the beasts neck, turning him to dust.
The lights lifted up from total darkness. The mahican was undamaged except for a few scratches, to Mark's surprise. The celestial bronze it doesn't damage humans, maybe this has human DNA as well.
"Congrats kid, you beat the Minotaur this time. Can you pick up the mahican and put it back in the corner where it was."
"Yes, sir." "Wow this is lighter than I thought." Mark thought, as he picked it up and placed it in the corner.
Mark walked out realizing how much being slammed in the back had hurt.
"Crusher can I get some nectar?"
"I don't see why not but as little as possible. if you take too much you'll burn up and die from its healing power. Kind of funny, right?"
"Yeah, I think I'll just take a bite."
"Maybe another month of that and you'll be ready. But I forgot to mention you won't go alone. You will be going with a girl and another guy. Or at least that's what I thought it said. See you later kid it's late, and you should know how to make your own food by now, if your hungry."
