There are no bad powers but bad users.
AUTHORS NOTE:UNEDITED CHAPTER
Taking her mind back to the description of void, chaos and darkness and comparing what she had observed so far in this space, elena saw a striking similarity between her observation so far and what she had once read about.
with this, she arrived at the conclusion that the domain she was in currently was that of darkness and not of the shadow.
without stopping, she continued with her observation of the darkness. and by the end of the 3rd day, all of them had all made progress in different aspect. they had all become masters of different aspects of the darkness element, respectively .
going by the normal time, one would think of it that they had only spent two days inside the domain of darkness, but due to how time was moving very slowly in the domain, all three of them felt like they have spent months inside.
By putting them in the domain, Aidris had helped them mastered what would have taken them a minimum of 5 to 6 months in the normal world.
Even though he wasn't present in the domain, since he was the one who created the domains in the first place, he was able to track their individual growth.
As a result, he knew the progress these once had made, and he was proud of how far they've come even if he didn't comment about it.
instead of breaking them out of the domain, at the end of the 3rd day, they all heard a cold voice instructing them to break free from their domains.
without wasting time, they all focused on the tasks their teacher had assigned them with. the first to break out of the domain of darkness was Arwin.
Aidris noticed she took less down 3 seconds to complete the task. which was obviously a great feet for a beginner like her. the second person to break free was Elena as she completed the task, 2 seconds after Arwin and Aruh being the third since he had completed his task at approximately 12 seconds.
They were secretly expecting their master to praise them or acknowledge their progress, but he only gave them a briefing about the whereabouts of the other 3 [ Lydia zareth and emeira]
"Now, show me what you can do." Aidris commanded as his gaze fell on Arwin since she was obviously the first person to complete her task.
without wasting time, she stretched out her hands, and the darkness around them quickly wrapped around both of her hands.next she blended completely into the darkness. before reappearing in another location.
next, Aidris gaze fell on Elena, and she naturally knew it was time for her to show him what she got.
she walked forward and stood in front of Aidris. With just a simple gesture of her hand, she succeeded in instilling fear in his heart. Aidris could have easily stopped her attack, but he wanted to see first hand what she was capable of doing, so he allowed her.
while Arwin had learnt how to embrace and become one with darkness, Elena had mastered an almost broken skill, as she could use darkness to instil fear or calm anyone.
her mastery over darkness allowed her to influence anyone's emotional state just by tapping into their fear and negative thoughts, and this was what she was currently doing to her teacher, Aidris.
apart from that, she could weave darkness into tangible form, creating impenetrable barriers or even creating attacks.
Aruh was the last to show Aidris his progress.
instead of attacking aidris like elena did or becoming one with darkness like arwin, he created an exact replica of the darkness domain master Aidris had kept them for the past two days.
seeing how he easily created a domain, Aidris eyes widened in surprise, but the next moment, his eyes returned back to normal.
He realised these kids were all monsters.And with the right grooming, they would one day surpass him.
"Seeing the progress you've all made, I'm convinced you know by now that even though my kind are called shadow warriors, our abilities are not shadow related."
we became shadow warriors because that was what our kins called us, we love to stay in the cover of the shadows, free from the eyes of all creatures.
as assasins we were the deadliest, as warriors we were the most feared. though a lot of people believe our abilities come from controlling the shadows, but in reality, what we are is way scarry.
our mastery and dominion over darkness is what makes us different from every other ability users out there in the universe.
while others fear darkness, we embrace it and become invisible.now, as you embrace and become one with darkness, you realise the shadow is not dark per se and also not light. It's in the middle, so while you literally control the darkness element, you can also use the regular shadows as a way to take cover or hide if need be.
After his explanation, Elena now understood why Aidris was able to hide and become one with the shadows back then in zastlevania, even though the main element he controlled was darkness and not shadow.
The last point I which to share with you today before we move to our next destination is that you must never reveal the true nature of your powers to anyone.
there are no bad powers but bad users, and people will always associate darkness to evil, even though there is nothing bad about it.
that is why we allowed ourselves to be named after shadow and not darkness. After saying this, he pulled all three of them to himself before teleporting to another location. the place he took them to was a direct opposite of where they've been since they arrived in chaldin.
though they were still on the same planet, their current location was cold, unlike the hot temperature they experienced when they arrived newly.
Instead of the usual darkness, there was light. and they also saw different lifeforms , as they were thousands of odd looking beasts in the area.
"This would be your training ground until I'm satisfied with your progress. the lowest beast in terms of power here is in the legendary tier, so if you charge in recklessly, you might die.
your task for the week is to leave amongst them without them sensing or detecting your presence. you will hunt and kill your own food while staying in the shadows.
you will sleep and train among these beasts without revealing yourself to them.
before leaving them once more, Aidris made sure to collect all their storage rings and devices. they were left with no blood flasks, weapons, or other basic items that could make their life easier.
they did as they were told without complaining openly even though they were hurling curses at their master Aidris in their heart.
the first thing they did was create a cloud of darkness that stretched up to 200 kilometres, blocking out every light source in the area. and then they became one with darkness itself.
Every day, they would hunt and kill humanoid beasts since this was the only way they could access blood.
Although the blood of these beasts was far from being good, it was better than nothing.
they had to sleep in the midst of beasts, knowing fully well that these beast were very active, so they needed to stay vigilant at all times in other for them not to get caught up in any beast fight or for a beast not to crush them to death unknowingly.
The more they lived like this, the more their perception and senses increased. as they could tell the various locations of the beast around them even with their eyes closed.
by the end of the one week duration, Aidris was satisfied with their perception skills, as they were able to achieve the right result he was hoping for.