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Chapter 15: Oh how the years fly

Chapter 15: Oh how the years fly

I am getting ready to go to school.  Even though I say that, I don't mean that I will be learning today; I mean that I am moving into the dorms.  In these past few years I have been learning magic from mom and dad.  With my increased size of magic pool, I think mom went a little crazy with her training.  I also don't want punishment by her considering how Tina becomes strangely withdrawn when mom comes into the room with her.

After I gained the skill Beginner Water Magic Level 1, she decided that it was more important to get to Intermediate Water Magic Level 1 to protect myself somewhat.  I would say mom and dad had a fight to figure out who would teach me.  Which of their specialties, fire or water magic, but I'm sure mom won fairly decisively.  I took a year to get to Intermediate Water Magic Level 1, but that was mostly because mom also taught me how to control water magic.  Surprise overtook me when I found out her water snake was a fairly low ranked magic that she has taken to maximum level.

I really want to figure out if it is possible to mix types of magic, but mom said only if you reach master level and above can you dabble in that topic.  Even if you get a high level of water magic, but have a low level in the certain attack skill you will use a lot of excess magic.  So this allows for lower skills to remain as top skills even if you hit advanced magic.

My favorite attack skill is, of course, the water snake.  since it's fun to use.  I have gotten it to level three, but it will take time before I can use it like mom's water snake.  After I got my Water Magic to intermediate level, mom taught me a basic intermediate water spell called ice spear.  Before I could go in depth on that attack magic dad became my fire magic teacher.

His fairly laid back attitude was very different compared to mom, and  he taught at a far slower pace.  Considering Tina taught me nature magic during this time, I still learned a lot.  I figured out that mom and dad are clearly the top of their classes.  They showed me a simulated fight when I got to intermediate level in both of their strongest magic, respectively.

It was a draw from what I could tell, but they used no advanced magic to keep from hurting the magic field.  I learned that when an attack skill gets to a high enough level, you may create multiple of it at the same time.

I'm not entirely sure what I should consider my go to move.  If I defended against an attack, I would probably use water snake because it is a technique skilled at restraining.

Anyways, my nature magic improved the most because of the environment I was growing it in.  The garden was fantastic for practicing with an abundance of nature magic lingering everywhere.  Tina was a great teacher despite her appearance.  She told me that nature magic is common between the Fae and the Elves.  Since it was this way, she showed me how to increase growth rates in higher-level plants.  When I reached intermediate level in nature magic, she taught me how to make vines.  The downside to the vines is that the vines stay in place when summoned, but it does make for good defense or traps if  given enough time to make them.

Ellie made both Tina and me dress up dolls.  I thought she was spending quite a bit of money and worried about it, but I found out that mom was also in on it.  Their relationship is weird and I want to know the dynamic of it considering everything.  I tried the summoning of Tina from the familiar contract and she arrived with a face full of honey.  Summoning her into my bath was funny, and she pouted for quite a while.

Back to today, I have packed my things or rather, Ellie packed my things I will take with me to the dorms.  My wish is that they would allow me to take care of myself.  They didn't agree and decided unanimously against me by saying, "You don't have a single inch of criteria for caring for yourself."  I couldn't even argue back because it is true.

Mom told me that Ellie would follow along; I've wondered when Ellie would get into a relationship and quit being a maid, but she told me she would do that when I grew up.  I also found out that even though she is 25 she doesn't have much of a time clock to keep because her longevity is quite advanced.  She does what she wants.  This reminds me of how my mom works, but Ellie followed me into the dorms to take care of me.

I wanted her to stay in my room, but she said that she couldn't stay in her "master's" room.  Truthfully, I'm not sure that is true considering how she speaks to mom, or me.  But I can't argue when mom allows her to live in the servants’ quarters.

"Ally, hurry.  We were going to the school."

Mom, snapped me out of my reminiscing.

"Be right there mom."

"It's not like you won't be seeing us, you can come back on the weekends if you get homesick."

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"I know mom, it's just going to be the first time living somewhere that is without you and dad."

After I said that, I walked into the carriage and we headed off to the school.

Mom, Ellie, and I had small talk on our way.

As we approached the school I saw how small my elementary building compared to the colossal middle school and high school buildings.  It makes sense considering that middle school is mandatory for all children of age.  The dorms use spatial magic in order to accommodate everyone.  The pocket dimensions vary in size, but most of them are one room.  Some people have to bunk with others to have enough rooms though.  

"Ally, come on, I reserved you my past dorm room."

Even though she said reserved, I had a bad feeling about the room from her smile.

As we got closer to the girls dorm, I saw that there were more people moving in right now.  Too bad that neither Rose nor Kylie are here right now.  They told me they were coming tomorrow instead.

As mom parted the crowd, she took me to the furthest part of the dorm and gave me a card with her magic signature on it.

"Ally, place your magic into this card and then the card will recognize you as the new inhabitant.  I will lock the mechanism afterwards so no one can change it."

I put in my magic and it replaced my moms.  Mom then took the card from me and disappeared behind the wall, or should I call it an illusionary wall.  Behind it was the card slot to open the pocket dimension.  We entered and mom surprised me with what was in here.

"Ally, you may have noticed that I am quite good at spatial magic, so when I was in high school I made this room for myself.  Well, rather than room, you could call it a house.  This is where Ellie will stay also, so we wanted to make you worried. It worked also sweetie."

She gave me a big smile, like she was proud of her work and handed me the card.

"I gave Ellie a card also, so you need not worry about her, put this in your spatial ring."

I proceeded to place my card in my spatial ring and then mom disappeared while leaving in writing, 'See you later sweetie'.  I really want to figure out how her and Tina do that.  Anyways Ellie proceeded to place my stuff around the house and from the smirk on her face I could just tell that I am going to stay her dress up doll. I drooped my shoulders in resignation until I saw Misty was on my bed in this spatial dimension.  I was wondering where she went; mom must have taken her here yesterday.

As I tried to figure out what to do now that we were here I decided just to relax because there is no training right now.  I really want to learn lightning magic and void magic, but I will have to find a teacher for them and from what mom tells me I may have to go to the Dragon Continent to learn them.

My last worry is that puberty is just starting for me.  I knew it was coming, but I just kept telling myself to forget about it.  I only know because I am getting breast buds and it is starting to make me stressed out.  Considering that mom has an ample bosom, I am going to be in for quite a change in the coming years.  I really hope that it isn't as bad as I'm imagining it to be.

Name: Alexandra Embers

Race: Demon

Class: N/A

Title: World Traveler, Obsessed Experimenter, Friend of the Fae, Manipulator of Plants

Level: 15 (96/1600)

Profession: N/A

Health: 1000/1000

Magic Power: 22,000/22,000

Strength: 30

Agility: 60

Defense: 30

Dexterity: 30

Intelligence: 120

Vitality: 37

Wisdom: 120

Luck: 10

Language Comprehension:

  Ambrosian: Lvl 7

  Fae Runes: Lvl 6

Woodcrafting: Lvl 1

Sculpting: Lvl 1

Green Thumb: Lvl 6

Stealth Foot: Lvl 7

Magic Eye: Lvl 8

Intuition: Lvl 7

Mana Manipulation: Lvl 9

Magic:

  Intermediate Water Magic: Lvl 3

    Water Snake: Lvl 4

    Ice Shard: Lvl 2

    Ice Spear: Lvl 2

    Water Prison: Lvl 1

  Intermediate Fire Magic: Lvl 1

    Fire Whip: Lvl 3

    Fire Shield: Lvl 1

    Fire Spear: Lvl 2

  Intermediate Nature Magic: Lvl 6

    Nature Vines: Lvl 4

    Nature Growth: Lvl 5

    Nature Enclosure: Lvl 2