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Lance tried to do like his mother told him to, and very quickly got the hang of it. The most difficult part of this initial training is to sense the flow, after that it get easier. The motive is that, the bodies will naturally absorb the particles of the flow the individual has affinity, since birth. The problem is, we can’t control the rate absorption and use the magic without sensing the flow first.
He could clearly feel the difference between the energies.
“Finished,mom!”
“Good job, honey! Now let’s start the final part of this initial training.”
“I will first explain the usage and the consequences of using magic…For the best use of magic you need two things: stamina and control. With this training you will be enhancing you body with your Elemental affinity, it doesn’t matter if you have Manipulation aptitude, ‘cause Manipulators can use Reinforcement magic and that is why they are called ultimate magicians… ”
“But anyway…. you don’t have to be concerned with the number of particles around you. They are everywhere, they are the essence of the universe. The problem is, when you use magic, being for reinforce you body or to control the elements around you, it drains your stamina. For a better use of magic you can improve your body condition or your control of magic, to use less stamina for spells and such. You will do both! I will be taking care of the control exercises while your father will help you with the physical part.”
“ You can start testing out to see which flow is which.”Sylvia explained.
“Okay,mom!”
“Let’s start with that one which was difficult to sense.” Thought Lance.
Immediately after he reinforced his body with the particles, Lance felt his body light as a feather.
“Oh! This one is the Wind essence. I’ve never felt so light in my life, I need to test this out!”Thought Lance.
Lance started running and jumping around like a monkey.
“Aren’t you energetic? Fu fu fu. But be careful to...” Even before Sylvia could warn him, he was already on the ground breathing heavily.
She went to his side and tended to him while saying:
“Be careful, honey. It’s your first time using magic, you can faint from exhaustion if you overused it. After you rest, try to discover which ones are the others flows with more moderation.”Said Sylvia with preoccupied face.
“Sor….ry..mom. Wi…will do.”Said Lance trying to recover his breath.
After 10 minutes or so, Lance recovered and was ready to restart his training.
The second flow he tested out, Lance didn’t felt immediate changes. Then he remembered that his last two affinities were Fire and Lightning, One he could immediately test it out, the other would require more work to know. Then, he decided to test his strength, if he was successful, the flow would be Lighting and if he doesn’t it would be his Fire affinity.
He looked around for a expressive way to test his strength, when he laid eyes on a rock, which would weight around 40 Kg.
“That’s it!”Lance thought while running in the direction of the stone.
He remembered that when he started his basic strength training, which his father passed to him, he tried to lift the rock to impress his father and failed without even being able to bulge the stone.
He then tried to lift the rock, without much success. Only being able to bulge it a little.
“Oh! This can only be the Fire flow, that means the third one is the lightning flow.”Though Lance with a satisfied face.
Lance, then, ran to his house to tell his mother he had finished the exercise.
“Mom! I have already recognized all the flows!”Said the kid.
When he entered his house Lance was greeted with a hug by his sister Sophie.
“Lan, play with me!!”Said the little girl with a big smile.
“Sorry, Abu.,,, I have to train today.”
Lance calls her Abu, because that was the sound she always would make when hungry, when she was a baby.
Sophie hearing those words got her little eyes teary. Lance seeing that felt guilty and said:
“Tell you what, when I come back from training, if you are awake, I will play with you.” Lance said that caressing his sister head.
“Okay… but do you promise?”
“I promise.”
“He he he, okay then.”Said the girl with the smile back on her face.
After speaking to his sister Lance went to the kitchen to look for his mother.
When he arrived he saw both his father and mother chatting. As soon as he entered the kitchen his father said to him:
“Finished your training, little man?”
“Yes, father. I’ve come to ask the next step in training from mother”
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“Hoo, you do have talent for this, just like your mother said. But don’t be fooled, talent without hard work is meaningless!”Said Drake with a serious tone.
“I understand, father!”Said the boy with a resolute face.
“Good. Now eat and after that you will train with me”.
“That’s right, baby. You need to be healthy to be able to give 100% in your father's training.”Said Sylvia with a caring tone.
Lance sited and started his lunch. He ate quite fast, because the thing he was most exited for was his father training.
As soon as he finished, Lance and Drake left the house. Drake had explained that his training wasn’t be done near their house.
During the journey they started chatting.
“Father, did you do any jobs today?” asked Lance
“Yes, some Harpies were ambushing merchants on the road and stealing their cargo.”
“But, father. Didn’t you say that when merchants travel they make contracts with warriors to protect the goods?”
“Aham, but, in most cases, the warriors that are with them are not used to kill monsters, much less a smart monster like a Harpie. If they can’t take what they want by force, they use guerrilla tactics. Like for example, Distracting their opponents while another squad gets to the objective.”
“Wow… and you can kill them,dad?”
“Who do you take me for? Of course I can.” Said Drake in a boastful manner.
“Ohh! Will I be able to do that to, after I complete your training?”Asked Lance.
“Of course you will, but don’t get ahead of yourself. One step at a time…”
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After walking into the woods for 20 or so minutes, they could already see the place where the training will be held. It was a place that looked like a barn.
“It will be here that your training will be held. I found this place while hunting, it has good space and no one will bother us here”.
“But before we can start I need to talk to you about this…”Drake said in serious tone with a hint of sadness in it.
“What is it,dad?”
“This training is what makes the assassins of the Tacet family the best in Asgar! No,in the 3 continents!”
“People always asked themselves how can a Clan with so little personal can be the best. Well, the answer lies in our baptism training that the kids, that have 9 years of age, of our clan would be put through. The training is also the answer of why there is so little of us…”Said Drake with a serious tone.
“You are a little young, but I have confidence in you.”
Lance started to get anxious.
“With that said, I have 3 conditions that are required from you to begin your training.”
“First! You can’t give up in the middle of it, if you do… that will mean you don’t have what it takes for being a real Tacet assassin. If you do that, I will never train you again”.
“Second! You can’t let people know the type of training you’re going through, even your mother!”
“Third! You have to do everything I command, without exceptions.”
“Before you answer, think about it. This will be promise between me and you, I will not get mad or disappointed if you don’t want to do it. I will only have a problem, if you make a pledge to me and break it afterwards”. Said Drake while looking his son in the eye.
Lance didn’t thought to much about the subject, he had already made the choice to become strong like his father.
“ I agree to all conditions, father!”Said the kid with a resolute face.
“If that is your final decision..”
Drake and lance entered the training place. It was vast, with a lot of space. Perfect for training.
Drake gave Lance a collar and said to him to put it on.
“What is this?”. Asked Lance.
“You’ll see…”
“Now go and make the first combination that I taught you”.
Lance started, he did a jab, followed by a straight punch and a spinning kick with his right leg.
When he was about to finish his last movement…
“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!”Screamed Lance
“Too slow, to many wasted movements... A assassin can’t make a mistake, if he does, that means death. This collar will give you a shock everytime you make a mistake to remind you of that.”
“Now do the second combination.” Said Drake in a cold voice.
Lance tried to make the movements, but his muscles didn’t listen to him, ‘cause of the pain. Then…
“WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!”
“A assassin can’t be stopped by pain, if you don’t move because of a injury that means you are good as dead. The charge level will rise and give you another shock to remind you of this aspect”.
“This is your first day, that is why I will take it easy. But I will not be this nice in the future, be prepared!!”.