Zaitsev Estate, Nazamara, Ackermouth
Ciel moved to one of the bookshelves, skimming through some of them before pulling out a large book with a blue cover and a silver symbol of a triangle with a line at the bottom and another line going through that line.
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Ciel put the large book on the table and turned to a marked page. “ Now Finvir, I need you to listen closely, and at the end. Ask me any questions you have at the end. Ok?” Finvir nodded, moving closer to the book.
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Everything in Anluz has mana from the smallest ant to the biggest dragon or what remains of them. Magic allows us to manipulate the mana in the environment. For example, you can use a fire spell whenever you want but if you are around a fire source the spell will become stronger.
There are in total 7 elemental magic types. These are Fire, Earth, water, ice, wind, Electricity, and light. Outside of elements, there are 6 non-elemental.
Restoration- Spells that heal the body
Alteration- Spells that manipulate the body
Conjuration- Spells used to summon creatures and weapons
Illusion- Spells that manipulate the mind and senses
Mysticism- Spells that manipulate others magic
Necromancy- Spells that manipulate the dead.
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Ciel looked up from the book and at finvir. “ Now Finvir can you tell me about Necromancy, how does one raise the dead?”
Finvir took a moment to think and then said “One must take a soul to return another one."
Ciel added "Yes the goddess grim controls life and death. She would be displeased to find the balance of life and death uneven." Ciel breathed in before moving back to his lesson
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Everybody can use magic. Yes. However, everybody also has a magic affinity.
Magic affinity is what magic you can learn and use the easiest.
The parent's affinities determine the child's affinity. For example a mother with ice affinity and a father with a fire affinity. Will have a higher chance of a child with fire than ice due to genetics.
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" And that brings us to the end of our lesson, do you have any questions?” Ciel said closing the book shut and Finvir shook his head
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I look up at Mr.Zaitsev and ask “ The curfew has already started, can I stay over again?” Usually, our lessons would push into the night and the guards would start the curfew so I stayed in his guest room most nights.
“ Of course my dear boy. I was just having the servants prepare dinner; dinner is always good with guests.” He stood up putting the book back before continuing, “ Come on, my dear boy.”
I stood up and followed him.
Walking back out into the halls, I followed closely behind Mr.Zaitsev. We reached the dining room and sat down while we waited for the meal. The dining room was a small room with an oak wood floor, a large carpet under the table, the walls had an excellent sanguine red plaster, and a large fireplace, an oak wood table, and in the center of the room were chairs and a table.
We sat down at the table and waited for the servants to deliver us the meal. I looked up from the table and asked “ What are we eating?”
He responded “ An Ackermouth classic, Solyanka.” he rubbed his stomach as a way to humor me
I chuckled a little and heard my stomach growl. “ What is Solyanka?”
Mr.Zaitsev smiled and responded “ Solyanka is a soup. We are eating the meat version. Made with beef, ham, sausages, and chicken breast together with cucumber pickles, tomatoes, onions, olives, capers, allspice, parsley, and dill are all cut fine and mixed in a pot. The broth is added, and heated for a short time on the stove, without boiling.” He looked out the window before continuing, “ My mom used to make it for me when I was a boy.” He sighed.
Just as he was about to say something else a khajiit woman with pure black fur with blue eyes opened the door on the back wall that led to the kitchen and said “ Dinner is ready sir.”
Mr.Zaitsev looked at her and replied to her “ Thank you Ja'rasha we were just getting hungry hahaha”
Ja’rasha nodded, chuckled a bit, and moved back into the kitchen before coming back with two bowls of Solyanka and setting them in front of us.
We started eating, not talking. We were almost done eating when a Nord man with brown eyes and blonde hair walked through the hallway and said “ Sir Zaitsev, a man in a mask and dark blue clothes request your audience.”
Mr.Zaitzev looked at the man and said “I’ll be right there” before he looked at me and said, “ Finvir can you find your way to the guest room?”
I finished eating and said, “Yes sir.” I had spent so many nights at the estate I knew where everything was. We both got up and made our way into the hall.
Ciel walked one way presumably to his private study and Finvir walked the other way before he turned around, his curiosity got the better of him so he snuck behind Ciel.
Finvir was always pretty good at tiptoeing. Most days Finvir would spend his day pickpocketing asshole guards who would beat civilians for walking too close to the door to the gold district. The gold district was where all the rich and royalty of Nazamara lived and they were all assholes to the lower working class.
Ciel reached his private study and opened the door. Inside was a man in a dark blue coat, black undershirt, black pants, and black boots. Most strange of all was the mask. It was long with brown straps around the nose piece, the eyepieces were pure white not allowing anything to be seen from the outside, and it was black.
Ciel didn’t shut the door all the way allowing little Finvir to see inside.
“ This had better be important Oda! I’m in the middle of dinner with the little scholar.” Ciel yelled out
Oda got on one knee with his hand over his chest “ I’m so sorry Grandmaster, but I have come to report an urgent matter to report.” Oda looked up to Ciel for a response and when Ciel sat down in his chair and waved his hand towards Oda. He stood up and continued “ Inanis has requested for a new member of his chosen. After Skjor was killed on a mission I was visited by his coldness and was told to tell you, grandmaster, he needs a new conduit.”
Ciel was about to say something when suddenly the door was pushed open by little Finvir.
“You're the Grandmaster of the Outsiders?!” He shouted looking with stars in his eyes
The Outsiders are a group of elite assassins who are given powers by Inanis the void god. They were a feared group in every country if you paid them enough they would kill anyone from pedophile politicians to law-abiding citizens. Finvir saw one of the outsiders one time and became obsessed with them.
Oda drew his sword, but Ciel raised his hand and he lowered it. Ciel walked over and looked down at Finvir and said to him “ Finvir, my boy given that you now know about my secret life, I have to kill you.” He pulled out the handle of a sword and then squeezed it causing a blade to come out of it.
Finvir looked up and said “ Wait! You don't need to kill me. You need new members right? So you could let me join.” He squeezed his eyes shut and hoped it would be enough to spare his life.
Ciel looked over to Oda who leaned against a wall, he nodded his head.
Ciel Squeezed the sword again causing the blade to retract and said in a calm tone to Finvir “ Put your hand up and repeat after me.” Finvir did as he was told
And so Finvir’s new life began.