Magic Training
"I heard about your previous training with Naesala and Sylvanas. You finished their supposedly decade-long training in just a few years, which is impressive. But magic is on a whole different level from physical training," Lyrei said as she teleported one of the bookshelves and put the magic book in her hand in its place.
"Magic comes from aspects of the realm and is fueled by the union of our bodies and souls, while its capacity is connected to our life force," she said as she teleported to another bookshelf and took a book from it.
"While magic comes from aspects of the realm, most mortals are only capable of manifesting basic ones such as elements, illusions, necromancy, summoning, enchantment, and so on. There are also some magic specialties specific to certain races. For example, we elves have nature and elven elemental magic. However, do not confuse elemental magic with elven elemental magic, as our magic includes all elements like ice, lava, ash, metal, shadow, and more," she said as she threw a book at me. But I didn't catch the book, and I let it hit my chest and fall.
"That was a book about races..." she said, waving her hand. The book disappeared and returned to its place.
"Anyway, like I said, there are specific magics for different races, such as Demonic Magic for demons, Blood Magic for vampires, or Fairy Magic for fairies. While it is possible for individuals of other races to learn these magics, it is extremely difficult and not worth the effort. There are exceptions, of course, such as becoming a vampire and acquiring their Blood Magic, or you can make a contract with a demon, be chosen by a demon, or allow them to corrupt your soul. In these cases, you can use Demonic Magic."
"With the exception of elves and a few other races that are naturally born with magic, other races like humans, orcs, or beastkin rarely have the ability to use magic. However, they were able to compensate for this through their numbers. But that changed after the war of dominance. The number of beings capable of magic has been significantly reduced since our guardian not only massacred nearly the entire realm but also destroyed many kingdoms," she said as she clapped her hands and the scenery around us changed.
I saw my past self standing against the army of the realm led by the Dragon King, with corpses scattered all around us. The terrain was destroyed, and the ground beneath us seemed to be made of blood from the fallen. The sky turned red, and blood rained down.
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I looked around me and found it slightly strange, except for the beginning of the war where I waited for other races. I never stopped for a single moment for the next twelve years, and I killed every being I saw. And when I killed the dragon king, he was with his dragon clan, not with an army of other races.
"The war of dominance was also the last time ancient magic was seen," Lyrei said, bringing me out of my thoughts.
"Ancient magic?" I asked her, since I didn't know what ancient magic was. I never left my place in my past life, except when other races invaded. And even after that, I was so powerful that no matter how powerful or big the magic thrown at me was, it wouldn't affect me in the slightest.
"Time, space, chaos, divination, and some others, they are the ancient magics bestowed upon the most devoted followers by gods and goddesses, and I am one of those who is capable of using ancient magic, which is how I am able to teleport. Before you ask how, space magic is something that elven archons have been able to use for a long time. It is a heritage passed down from archons and requires talent to learn. If you were to use space magic without knowledge and talent, you could accidentally teleport every single piece of yourself to different locations or even create a black hole," she said, clapping her hands as we returned to her chambers.
"Now let's continue. While using magic, you have to be careful since magic has its price. Like I said, our magic reserve is connected to our life force, and since we elves are one of the longest living races in the realm, our magic reserve is high. However, our magic reserve connecting to our life force doesn't mean that every time you use magic, you will consume your life force. Your life force is like a secondary source of power. Magic is fueled by your body and soul, which means your stamina and mental health. That means when you use magic, you will get tired and dizzy over time. You can restore your magic reserve by consuming potions, but I don't recommend it since they will affect the purity of your magic," Lyrei said as she opened a space crack and took out a bottle with red liquid in it, then threw it back into the space crack after showing it to me.
"Spine is where our magic core is located," she said as her hand, covered in runes, teleported behind me and touched my spine. A refreshing feeling washed over me, and I felt lighter.
"Before learning any offensive magic, you have to learn defensive magic, especially the most basic but most important one: the eternal barrier. It's a magic that protects you from your enemies' magic and your own. When you cast offensive magic, you may damage yourself. For example, if you cast a fireball without covering your body with an eternal barrier, you will burn yourself. But don't worry; the eternal barrier doesn't cost any magic unless it is affected by any magic. And after enough practice, covering yourself with a barrier will become an instinct for you. And don't forget that the eternal barrier will only protect you from magic attacks, not physical ones," Lyrei said as she put her hand on my shoulder and teleported us to a ritual circle in the middle of her chamber.
"This circle is covered in runes that I personally carved. It will help you with your training. Now, focus on your spine and magic core. Draw power from it slowly and steadily, and slowly cover your entire body. Later, when you have enough practice, you will cover your entire being, both body and soul."
I did as she said and closed my eyes, focusing on my spine. I saw a dark red marble and concentrated on it, feeling the power within it. Drawing power from my core, I tried to cover my body with it. However, I wasn't able to do it in the first few tries; as soon as I drew power from my core, it vanished. But after practicing for a while, I was able to cover my whole body.
I opened my eyes and saw a faint, dark red smoke coming out of my body. But before I could look at myself properly, Lyrei conjured a fireball and threw it at me.
Holding my hands up, I defended myself from the fireball that engulfed me. Shaking my arms, I dissipated the flames and looked at my hands, seeing that they were completely okay without any burn marks.
"Hmmm, you are a talented one, prince," Lyrei said as she took a bottle with a bright purple liquid from the space crack.
"In this bottle, there is the blood of an elder hydra and my special mix, Prince. It's both poison and an elixir. If you drink this, you will be immune to almost every poison out there, but it comes with a price: you must survive. The choice is yours, prince. Drink it, and if you survive, you will be immune to poison, or don't drink it," Lyrei said as she put the potion in front of me.
'I'm powerful enough to survive this, and it's better to drink poison that I can see and be immune to rather than one that I can't see and die from it.' I thought to myself as I picked up the potion and drank it without hesitation.
As the poison passed through my throat, I felt like I was drinking lava, and every organ and bone in my body began to hurt as something inside me moved to my mouth.
'Blarghhhh.'
I began to vomit black blood as my body grew weaker, and I knelt on one knee. After what felt like hours, I stopped vomiting blood, but this time my ears, nose, and eyes began to bleed.
"You have passed the critical phase, prince. Good job. After you wake up, go to the bookshelf right next to the door and take the book on the far left of the first row. It's a spell book that contains basic spells like fireball... I wonder how long it will take you to learn it, since even if it's the most basic one, it takes months to learn," Lyrei said in her sweet but still emotionless voice while patting my head as my vision began to blur and I passed out.
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