Intention and awareness of weakness

- Intention is the power that resides in every magician and makes his spells unique. It is strongly related to mental energy. Almost all magicians from rank 2 use this power intensively.

Is there a difference between desire and intention? I asked

- Shiro, intention and desire have a similar meaning, and for the most part, it is from desire that intention comes. For example, you want to make a sword out of ice - this is a desire, but you also need it to be very sharp or strong and with the help of intention, it becomes incredibly easy to change spells - Anafel said. "Wow, that's very interesting, I want one too."

- Anafel, can you teach me this too? I asked in my most cheerful tone and looked into her eyes with my most puppy eyes. She just rolled her eyes and just nodded.

"Shiro, I can help with the intent and tell you how to use it, but the rest is up to you." She said and pointed at me. I nodded in understanding and already mentally imagine how my only spell will be transformed in accordance with my intention.

- Shiro, stop your head in the clouds and listen to the story - Anafel said in a stern voice, attracting my attention.

- Unlike the demons who looked like savages, the angels were refined and good manipulators and it came to the point that even now they are considered saviors and besides, they have a safe zone.

- What is the safe zone?

- Holy Avari Empire. This place simply deifies the angels and they look like crazy fanatics who hate other religions and are ready to destroy anyone who offends their own. I managed to visit this country and I can say that everything is stable in it. Well, okay, let's leave this country of the crazy and continue. I just nodded and then asked a question.

- Anafel, what happened to your clan?

- Shirochka, I don't think that this question is somehow related to our topic - Anafel answered in a very "friendly" tone. That voice made the hair on my head stand on end. "Ugh, scary!" those were all my thoughts and I couldn't help noticing that the temperature in the room dropped sharply and even I managed to find out, although I have a good resistance to cold. But a second later my teacher sighed and the cold abruptly disappeared, leaving nothing behind.

"I'm sorry Shiro, I couldn't contain myself.... It's just not worth talking about it yet, I hope you understand me," she said softly and I couldn't help but get upset. "For the time being, I won't ask about the clan, but this is something serious," I thought, and I had some feeling that I needed to look behind me. "Fucking mouth! There are over a hundred ice swords aimed at my body!" I turned sharply to my teacher and saw a stupid smirk and it made me angry.

- Titted teacher, you almost killed me! Why didn't I feel them? I asked irritably.

- Well, why did you turn around and what is this name "Titted teacher"? she said indignantly and snapped her fingers. I turned my head and saw almost a hundred spells disappear into oblivion, or so it seemed to me.

I managed to "see" how some ice mana particles floated in the direction of Anafel, but they were almost imperceptible that I did not bother to see further and stopped paying attention to it.

"Shiro, we are two core ranks apart and you think you could sense my mana?" Plus, I was hiding the spells of my archmage-level mental energy!

" - I-it just frightened me very much and the fact that I am helpless even in front of the old man. I didn't expect to match you! - I said in the most emotional voice that I was capable of in this life. In this life, they constantly wipe their feet on me, and it is natural that I was unbearably disgusted by the feeling of helplessness. But Anafel's reaction was shocking for me, she was already sitting next to me and stroking my head!

- I know it's hard for you, Shiro, being reborn into another world, getting into the lab, losing a part of yourself, escaping the lab, meeting me It was also not easy, because I almost killed you .... In addition, you are very similar in character to my former student. But you were able to overcome all this and be safe with me - Anafel said gently, slowly stroking my head. I could feel the warmth of her hand even through my cold veil, and this, oddly enough, warmed my heart.

- And already after 500 years there was also a coup d'etat and the angels were expelled as well as the demons, but not without the help of the dragon - Anafel said quietly, and I wondered what kind of dragon.

- a huge lizard descended from heaven to earth and destroyed them with its dragon breath 4 of the 5 most subordinate countries by angels and only the Avari Empire remained. Then she flew away without saying anything, and after 200 years everyone had already forgotten about him, except for several ancient countries and clans. Some powerful magicians said that this dragon was at the level of a deity, and some said that it was at the maximum level of a catastrophe.

- And at the moment on the continent of Alakhon there are 5 most powerful countries around which various events almost always occur. Zeswana Empire, Dreor Kingdom, Thois Empire, the small kingdom of Vastrines, and the Holy Avari Empire. There are many other countries, but they are all, without exception, feudal states and are subordinate, although not directly, to these five giants.

- Finally, it's over and now we'll talk about magicians and your elements - Anafel said with relief and I could not help but tilt my head in misunderstanding. "Well, yes, ice and blood, but is it somehow serious? Anafel also has ice, but how do I differ from her?" I thought and began to listen to my teacher.

- Mages are of two types: mental and physical. Physical as a rule have tremendous strength at each rank of the core, this is their advantage, but absolutely everyone has weaknesses. It is difficult for them to cast offensive magic, but it is easiest for them to activate defensive, barrier and self-enhancing magic. Mental mages, on the contrary, have low strength indicators, but have more control over mana from the outside, that is, it is easier for them to attack and create large barriers protecting themselves and those around them. They can also buff themselves, but it will be less effective than if they were trying to cast the spell on someone stronger than themselves.

- Well, you know, you can see that you are not weak - I teased my teacher.

"Shiro, I'm a mental mage, and if I were a physical mage, I don't think you'd leave a wet spot if I hit you." And everyone who is in the third rank of the core has such power - from these words, goosebumps ran down my back in discord. "The third rank is very strong and how would I have had a chance against Anafel at our first meeting? None!" I thought, realizing my insignificance.

- But also these magicians can be light or dark - She said and it attracted me.