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"Shiroi since your leaving, I thought I would teach you more about Prana." That's why you wanted to meet me. "I came to realize that you don't know how to control Prana, so I w-" "I think that's a bit too late I already figured out how to control Prana" "oh, very well then that makes my job easier. All I need to teach you now is the basics of Prana." basics like the fundamentals of magic chants or ruins? "To begin with we'll find your element." "my element? Like the element I specialize in?" "yes and we'll test every element to find it." she moved herself to show me 3 elements. 

A burning flame, and two buckets one was filled with dirt and rocks, the other was filled with water but one element was still missing, wind. You idiot how the hell do you capture wind, it's literally just air! "Let's start with earth tell me how it feels" "okay" I place my hand onto the dirt and lift it but it was far too difficult then last time, it was probably because I was exhausted or simply forgotten how it felt or maybe it was because I'm using a different element. It felt as if I was shaping a semi hardened clay, it was hard to make it stick to each other and my energy just flowed right through it, I could feel it overflowing everywhere. Yes, I got it but it doesn't feel flexible, it's just going to fall apart.

I moved on to the water but once I began to shape it, it didn't feel like last time it felt too flexible I couldn't even hold its form steady. It's like I'm molding a wet clay that keeps melting. and I was exerting more energy just to make it flow.

The fire I couldn't help but hesitate to touch it but I still have to, so I gathered up my strength and grabbed the flame and unexpectedly it felt warm, it felt warm? It's not hot, its not burning, I don't feel any pain.

The fire felt smooth to shape it and the energy it felt as if it was following a current I didn't need to exert myself or hold back it just flowed nicely. "The dirt was stiff, the water was too flexible." "and the fire was just right, now for the second step you'll try to maintain its form as long as possible." "that's all I have to do, just maintain its form?" "Well you'll maintain it's form while fighting against me." Shit please don't tell me "you'll be multitasking the Prana's form while fighting me'' damn it "Shiroi get into your stance, reform the flames into a desired weapon." Great, this'll be really fun. 

I took my hand to hand combat stance, pointing my right hand pointing at her ready to strike while having my left to guard me. With this stance I start to reshape the flames around my hand as if it was a glove. But the teacher when I looked at her, she moved her hand against her feet with fire before she entered her stance. When she put her foot down it combusted and just with a twitch she entered her stance of her left arm acting like a gaud pointing down and her left ready to strike.

Before I knew it she strike first, with a side kick I tried to block but she didn't let me. She made an explosion right before she landed the kick that made me go flying. I could feel the impact as I hit the ground several times before hitting the wall. The shock from the explosion left me numb. All I could feel was the intensity of my heart pounding and the intense ringing from the explosion. "Shiroi you must strike first when you encounter an enemy, if you don't you will die in a matter of seconds!" she sounds like my brother, but please don't think I wont get revenge for that hit. 

I have to compose myself. I can feel the flames slipping out, all I'm doing is adding something else to keep focusing on while fighting. But that task was much harder than I imagined, with the pain rushing through my body, and my arm shaking from the impact. God damn it just focus on the fight, focus on my opponent and their movement. Don't let the flames slip hold its shape with the mana.

In the middle of concentration teacher strikes again, I couldn't block with the risk of her repeating it again and rendering me immobile. Damn it, even when I dodge it can cause risk. I felt as if I was about to pass out as soon as I moved. With each strike the teacher made I had no choice but to endure the pain, I had to keep moving past the blackouts. I felt scared, even when I tried to keep calm I feel fear creeping in. 

I have to find an opening to get her off guard but she's fast and flexible. She's not giving me any openings and when she does it feels like a fake, I must make an opening to strike. But with my arms rapidly twitching, my legs ready to give out from the blackouts it felt impossible to do so. But teacher solely relies on her feet for stability. With that realization my only option was to smash the floor, when I gotten enough distance from the teacher I riled up my fist and with full force aimed at the ground as I did I let my energy run rampant it was a gamble to try and figure out how she made her fire combust and I'll take that gamble to survive. When my hand made contact with the flow I let the energy out causing the flames to burst destroying the stadium floor "well done Shiroi, but this isn't going to stop me." well "shit."

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"Jerred, where in the world is the hero!!" "from what I heard it sounds like she is in the midst of training, princess." "that idiot she should've been ready by now, she's going to be late!!" What the hell is she still doing training! I stomped my way where Shiroi is, ready to make her pay for being late. "Shiroi why are yo-" as soon as I step foot into the training room everything was destroyed as if demons were ravaging in a cage. "What the hell!" how were they able to cause this much damage when the walls and flooring was made out of the best material that dwarven blacksmiths can make. "Well done Shiroi, you're able to last for half an hair maintaining its form." form, was she learning magic?

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Half an hour? That's my limit? When I looked at my hand all I could feel was numbness all over my body from pushing too hard. I could feel my legs giving out my arms and hand twitching without controle a throbbing headache and pure ringing in my ears from the countless explosions. "Princess?" ah, its time to go, IT'S TIME TO LEAVE. "SHIT, my legs barely want to move!" with this damned numbness aching my whole body. It felt as if I wasn't even moving my own body but I had to leave to prove those assholes something else.

"Good teacher!" "teacher? Call my Fai, Master Fai." from all that hell I had to endure I couldn't help but giggle at that fact but fine "see you next time Master Fai" "you are wonderful student Shiroi"