Teaching at its core is imparting knowledge. That knowledge can be literally anything, whether it be maths, or simply learning how to tie your shoes. Although that in itself is simple, there are strategies which need to be used on a daily basis to reaffirm new knowledge and allow it to stick with the learning subject. One of these strategies is modelling, otherwise known as the bread and butter of teaching.

Modelling is its most simplest form of demonstration. The teacher demonstrates knowledge, and the students copy whatever was demonstrated and apply that into their own work. For example, a simple math equation of 2 + 3. Any adult will instantly know that 2 + 3 is 5, however what about children who have never been shown maths? Resources would then be used. Demonstrating using concrete objects is an amazing way for students to learn. In this math equation, you could simply have two counters next to each other and three other counters separated. The teacher would add up the counters, and then the students do it next. That in essence is what demonstrating is.

Now how can this be applied to mana?

Well, Eve simply doesn't know. Sure, she used mana bolt once when shooting at the goblins, but she simply doesn't know the intricacies of mana and it's origination. Heck, she wouldn't even know the first thing of explaining mana to others. She needed to look inward. She had to have a clearer look to see what was happening to her body. Obviously changes have been made, but to what extent?

Although this may be hard as Eve looked around, she saw traumatised children. It was hard to just ignore them, but honestly she doesn't know what use she could be to them at this moment. Everyone was on an insane time crunch, as the goblins could be anywhere at the moment, and they hadn't exactly been quiet when in the cave.

Until suddenly she started feeling calm. Eves nerves settled, and as far as Eve could tell, so did everyone else's.

Eve noticed a bunch of flowers sprouting ever so slowly across the dingy cave, but thought nothing of until she saw Rose smiling intensely at them.

Rose was a quiet teen, and didn't really have a lot to say unless it was about one of her hobbies.

'They're just so pretty'. Rose thought to herself, completely ignoring everything around her. She hadn't even registered the pure anguish everyone was experiencing, not even recognising her own emotions. The flowers that were there was a result of her innate talent.

Name: Rose

Level: 0

Race: Human (F)

Class: Mage

Innate Talent: Flower Road (F)

Recognised Title:

Skills: Mana Manipulation (F)

[Flower Road (F)

Flowers will continuously sprout around you, and will sprout on any ground you stand on no matter the environment. These flowers have a small calming effect on anyone surrounding them].

Anyone else who would've gotten this Innate Talent would be completely downtrodden simply because of what they were exposed to. This new world suddenly needed combat abilities, and flowers sprouting around you simply did not cut it.

But not Rose, in fact she was over the moon. Flowers represent much more than something beautiful to her. They are her life line, and her constant reminder of how life is worth living. Someone wouldn't expect something so deep to be thought of by a 17 year old, but hey, the world is obviously full of surprises.

Rose was glad she would always be in the company of flowers. She would spend the rest of her days surrounded by beautiful flowers which naturally make her calm. This was Roses weird version of heaven.

Eve smiled while looking at this. She knew the profound effect this would have on Rose, and she was glad to have someone thriving in this new world.

However, despite the flowers giving her a sense of calmness, it did not get rid of her urgency. Eve simply had to get on with figuring out what 'mana' truly is.

Eve closed her eyes, and focused on her entire being on whatever this multicoloured mana core was. As Eve was doing this, she slowly came to the realisation that this orb is connected to these small, yet vital blue essence in her bloodstream, her heart, and even her veins. She could only suspect these this blue essence to be mana.

Eve slowly figured that this mana wasn't some foreign being, it was simply awoken by whatever this Tower was. It had always been there, and now it was active. It didn't seem to have any intent, it just was. Completely undisturbing any of her vital organs.

In her mana core, Eve noticed how these blue essence were trying to connect to each individual colour, and Eve tried to count how many streams of essence there were, but there truly was too many to count.

'I think I get it. These blue streams are obviously mana, whilst these colours in my core are my affinities. Despite having these affinities, I cannot access them because these mana streams can't connect to them, probably because they didn't have the correct mana affinity?'

Eve was working on a lot of assumptions, but with how she believes her core to work, it made the most sense in her mind.

'Now how the hell do I access these different types of mana? I've got the affinity, but not the correct mana corresponding to these affinities'.

But with that, her thought process was interrupted by a ding

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[New skill required!

Meditation (F): Meditation allows someone to be in focus when in a set position for a few seconds].

Eve nodded to herself and looked at her status page.

Name: Eve

Level: 1

Race: Human (F)

Class: Mage

Innate Talent: Affinities (B)

Recognition Title:

Skills: Mana Manipulation (F), Mana Bolt (F), Meditation (F).

Eve hadn't even registered her level up earlier, but that wasn't her main concern for now, it was time to teach her students.

"Guys, can everyone sit around me for a second?". Eve calmy spoke to everyone granted the situation. She knew there was no point in even raising her voice for everyone to gather. They were in a small cave, she could whisper and everyone would be able to understand that she said something, just probably not the intricacies of her words.

Before Eve spoke, she saw a purple cloud follow Grace. That was for another time as she felt like she needed to move on, but she made her facial expression known to Grace that she was interested and wanted a conversation.

"Okay so I know this situation is far from ideal, but we need to get on with it. I'll gladly speak to everyone here, but for now, I'm going to try and teach everyone something. This is going to be in relation to mana and meditation. Whoever has access to mana, or has a skill called Mana Manipulation can you raise your hand?".

4 hands were raised, which belonged to Grant, Rose, Kimmy and Grace.

'Lee hadn't raised his hand for some reason even though Kimmy had'. Eve pondered and wondered why this was the case. It was obvious they both had the same class.

"Lee do you not have access to mana?".

"Well yes, but it's not just mana, it's Light Mana. I'm attuned to it and everything mana related is automatically turned to the light affinity". Lee answered with his croaky voice, obvious that he had been crying until recently.

"I'm the same, except mines dark attunement". Jackson raised his hand as he spoke, seemingly used to being in class.

Eve nodded her head and didn't push further despite her obvious interest.

'Affinity and attunement were obviously linked, I need to speak to them later'.

"For now, you two join the mana class later". Eve felt weird referring to it as a class. How did this represent a class at all? This whole scenario was just so weird.

"Everyone close your eyes, and look inwards. Focus on your body. Imagine your organs, seeing your heart pumping blood, and look at your mana core". Eve threw the last part about a mana core on a whim. She hoped everyone had access to one as she assumed every skill relied on mana based on her limited knowledge.

Silence filled the cave, as every student was sat there, eyes closed and cross legged as flowers surrounded them.

Eve thought to herself that it was a beautiful scene. But the circumstances were anything but beautiful. There was a constant nagging at the back of her mind that she needed to see every child to the end. All of them needed to get out of here - alive.

One by one the teens, and Evan included, opened their eyes to a ding sound.

Everyone had accessed to Meditation. Even though it was an F skill, which everyone assumed was bad. Eve felt this would be the cornerstone of progression.

"Before we move onto mana, hands up if you have a mana core". This was an important answer that Eve needed.

Everyone put their hands up, although some hesitated. Amy, Dexter and Lement all hesitated. Eve once again pondered but swiftly moved on.

"Okay, now we will be moving onto mana manipulation. Everyone has probably guessed what it is by now, but let me explain. This skill is the foundation of all mages and support classes as to conjure any form of mana into existence, mana manipulation is needed". Eve scanned the class once again and saw a lot of eager children. Some more deflated than others and she understood why.

There was an undertone set, and with the children and Evan who picked physical classes, they had no hope in learning mana manipulation, and Eve was impartial to agree. If they could, then what would be the point of picking classe from the get-go, and there was obvious limitations to individuals based on the fact that everyone had different selections.

For example, Eve was not offered a single physical class, whereas Jackson was offered both a physical class, or a magical type class. This was probably due to Jackson having talent in both areas, whereas Eve wasn't.

Eve looked at Evan with a pleading look. He understood after spending almost 3 years of working together.

"Everyone who doesn't have mana manipulation come with me, we'll just talk about our innate talents for a while". Evan smiled at Eve who looked tense and he knew why. She didn't want to crush any hopes of survival, but being a mage was not the end all be all. In games, warriors were just as valuable, Evan knew that, but Eve didn't seem to.

Despite everyone without mana manipulation moving to other side of the cave, Eve gestured for both Jackson and Lee to stay. Despite them not having the mana manipulation skill, they still had a manipulation skill, it's just that their mana was too pure with one affinity that it holds different properties to that of basic mana.

"Okay so I'm going to demonstrate what is called a Mana Bolt. It's the most simplest forms. The skill is even referred to as simple".

Without further ado, Eve summoned a mana bolt, and held her staff towards the conjuration. The mana bolt just simply floated, and had no intention of flying off like the one she used to the goblins.

"Now, this Mana Bolt will not fly anywhere, because I don't want it to. It follows my orders because I willed it. You can all do this, but it could take a few tries and that's okay". Eve addressed the kids, but didn't look at them. She was too focused on the mana bolt.

Grace looked at Eve and attempted it immediately. The purple cloud, otherwise known as Violet by Grace wanted her to use mana as quickly as possible, so it sent some encouraging words.

Grace concentrated, and suddenly a blue hue appeared and slowly shifted itself into that of a spear, just like Eves. It was probably the same size as Graces wand, if not a little longer, with a sharp tip on the end. Grace stared at her own conjuration, and back at Eves. They were pretty much identical until Graces mana bolt disintegrated.

Before anyone spoke, Grace put her thumbs up and smiled whilst sighing.

She had also gained the new skill. Eve was ecstatic. Pure joy was plastered on her face as she saw others trying, including both Lee and Jackson.

This is why she loves teaching. Seeing children's curiosity bloom as they learn new things.

Around 5 minutes past, and everyone had achieved mana bolt, with the exception of Lee and Jackson.

Lee conjured a mana bolt with his rose quartz coloured mana which was identical to his eye colour. He was able to conjure it. It's just that this was named Light Bolt, and instead of it's piercing capabilities shown by Eve when she fought the goblins. Lee stated that it's description burnt enemies instead, which was new.

Whereas Jackson messed around with his mana for a while, but realised that using range attacks just didn't fit him. He was a warrior after all, so he just messed around with it for a while, and his Shadow Movement skill.

It was a quite a simple skill. His feet turned jet black, and he was able to move faster. That was all it did. But it felt nice to Jackson.

Eve was trying to slowly move away from the talk of mana, and more to do with Grace's cloud, however before she did, she heard a ding.

[New skill required!

Conjured Demonstration: You have willed your mana into existence with the intent of teaching. Any demonstrations using mana in the future will allow others to gain further insights into their abilities, and allow any mistakes made to be more prominent to yourself. This skill requires no activation].

Eve could only smirk as she read the notification in front of her.

Her passion was always teaching, and it will still be teaching.