12 Mana? (1/2)
”Shen-dàgē here I am, remember that you promised to teach me martial arts yerter... oaaah !!! Chen-dàgē is here!!! Shen-dàgē, why did not you tell me you were going to invite Chen-dàgē... ”” Little Xun, calm down! I have not forgotten the promise I made yesterday, but to teach you martial arts, you need to learn to concentrate at will” said Qiang Shen. ”mm” said Qiang Xun nodding ”very well Shen-dàgē, tell me what I have to do”
”First you need to learn to concentrate, I do not ask you now to do it at will, but you must know how to do it” said Qiang Shen ”first sit on the floor and cross your legs like that” he began to explain to Qiang Xun ”Dàgē, it hurts a little!” he said complaining while Qiang Shen accommodated him in the lotus posture. ”That's because you need to have your body flexible, go practice this position in your room.”
After Qiang Xun went to his room to practice the lotus posture, Qiang Shen started moving to clear the dining room, later he went to his room and took out a red bird-shaped censer from his room, went to his parents' room and took a tiger-shaped statuette and a small mirror, from his backpack took out a drawing of a dragon and went to his brother's room, saw that his brother was still trying to get used to the lotus posture, he went to where the toys were, I take out a turtle-like monster and take it away.
When he returned to the room where his parents and his friend were, he grabbed the four objects and arranged them in a cross at an approximate distance of 1m of separation, the toy set him in the direction of the north, the drawing of the dragon set him in the direction of the east, the censer in the shape of a bird set it in the direction of the south and the tiger figurine set it in the direction of the west. His father knew that they represented the 4 divine beasts: Qing Long (dragon), Xuang Gu (turtle), Bai Hu (tiger) and Zhu Que (vermillion bird). Afterwards, Qiang Shen grabbed his sketch book and started writing a few words and when he had finished, he tore off the sheet and put it in the middle of the objects.
”What is that?” mama Qiang asked when she approached and saw that on the sheet there was western writing.
”c.u.m MENTEM ET COR CAELI SUPER TERRAM VOBIS ITER AD TE ELEGIT LUDERE”
”What does that mean?” Ask papa Qiang ”It is a spell to know the way you must follow” Qiang Shen replied ”it is not that you can read the stars, the future or luck, only see in the depths of your heart the desires you have and reveals the desicion that unconsciously you have taken but that doubt does not let you see”.
When he finished arranging everything, Qiang Shen addressed his mother, ”Mom, it's getting dark, it's the best time to do the ritual” ”Why it's the best time?” Jiang Chen asked ”Because it's the time when you can combine light and darkness, the day and the night. An old friend from j.a.pan once told me an old belief where they believe that at dusk, demons come out of hiding to spread fear, lies and pain, then he told me that half was true. It is true that at dusk, mystical beings come out, but they are the spirits of the earth, and they reveal the truth to the people who seek it.
The 4 divine beasts represent the elements and the seasons, they are the representation of all existing elements. Now mom, I need you to stand on the sheet with the spell, grab this mirror and put it at the level of your heart, close your eyes and think about the kind of magic you want. Your conscience will enter a blank s.p.a.ce. That will be your heart, and when you are there, tell us what you see ”
Mama Qiang nodded, stood on the sheet of paper, closed her eyes and thought what kind of magic she could practice.
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