Chapter 97 Training 6 (2/2)
”I see that great minds think alike. I too shall use a Parallel Mind for our lessons in the space-time dimension. However, do note that all Parallel Minds are linked. Are you able to keep up with the information flow over different time zones?”
Truen had his concerns initially but he was determined to make it work regardless. Merlin took a good look in those determined eyes and smirked. The wood elf was so similar to how he was when he was still a wizard apprentice.
”I see. Remember to rest well, you'll need it.” With that, the Sage God left and Truen blinked. Merlin hardly offered advice so hearing one from him was like a warning.
Quickly finishing up the book in his hand, Truen put everything away as best as he could and let his Minds work while he took a long and well-deserved nap.
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”Are you ready?”
Truen nodded. He didn't expect their first lesson to happen while he was physically resting. Merlin launched straight into teaching mode and dropped a pop quiz to test Truen's understanding about the basics they were going to cover.
”Not bad,” Merlin mused. ”You got everything right, theoretically speaking.”
Truen was confused. Was there a difference between being correct and being theoretically correct?
”Ready yourself, we are going to spar. You are only allowed to use the basic forms of magic. No funny business like arcane, blood and summoning. Purely elemental, understood?”
Truen nodded and they took their respective battle stances.
”Fireball!” Truen conjured a huge sphere of orange flames and hurled it at Merlin who merely cancelled it by using a shield of water.
Merlin would rate that a seven out of ten for power but a one out of ten for creativity.
”Always assume that your opponent can get away after your first strike!”
Without warning, Merlin summoned a cyclone that shot out bolts of lightning sporadically. Truen barely dodged that calamity-level spell and gaped. When Merlin mentioned elemental magic, he did not mention fusion magic.
The shark-like grin on the Sage God's face made Truen pale. ”Do your best to survive. You can't die in this dimension so don't disappoint me too quickly.”
With that, Merlin cast another disaster level spell and Truen had to start running. How was this elemental magic?
”That's why you're not a magician yet! Mages are cowards who only have their minds as weapons. Once you close in on them, it's over! Think about how to counter this, it's basic elemental magic!”
Truen wanted to cry. How was this basic at all? Cyclones and lightning weren't elemental at all. They were nature magic so why was Merlin breaking the rules he made?
Then it hit Truen. Maybe nature magic was elemental magic. As he continued to dodge, Truen's mind started working at full speed. He knew that elemental magic was found in everything that possessed life in the most basic form. Fire, water, earth, air, light and darkness were the basics. From these basic elements, fusion magic can be created resulting in more complicated spells such as mud, wood, electricity, ice and more. However, Truen hasn't read anything about catastrophe-level spells that were considered elemental magic. How many tiers of casting was that spell? How could Merlin do it so quickly?
As yet another powerful spell came his way, this time bigger than the first few, Truen knew his days were over. Nobody could dodge that wall of magma packaged in a lightning bolt express.