Chapter 210 Mana Flow (2/2)

Medula had probably been a follower of Velen, the deht to learn about civilizations he encountered before destroying thereed with cursed pacts that seemed sweet on the surface but had poisoned pills within Velen and his dee of other demons

"Focus and release yourit out with yourintently The Chrysalis's broere knitted together in sheer focus, her little lip treic

The Chrysalis nodded Colorless y that looked like it distorted space eues

"…" Medula looked briefly surprised before ood How does it feel to release that mana?"

Medula placed a hand on the Chrysalis's back and fed h it The Chrysalis lost irl lost as soon as she lost it

"Keep releasing yourtired I shall assist you Si that mana How does it feel?" said Medula

"It feels…feels war," said the Chrysalis

"Good Then that is your Trigger To cast er is a set of feelings and sensations uniquely important to you that you call upon to release the flow of mana" Medula spoke softly "Now try to shape that mana"

"I-into what?" asked the Chrysalis, nervous

"Anything you want A simple ball will do," said Medula

The Chrysalis bit her lip as she exerted serious concentration She glanced at Aldrich, trying to gauge what he expected of her

Medula put her bandaged hand over the Chrysalis's eyes "Do not look I am sure he simply wants you to try your best And to do that, you need to shut everything out Everything except that feeling in your heart and the ie in your head

Visualize what you want to shape Focus"

The Chrysalis nodded, and after a few seconds, ed to make a tiny, unstable bubble of mana that looked like a little ripple in space

"Good, good" Medula nodded "It has been an hour Take some time to rest" She took her hand off of the Chrysalis's back, and the Chrysalis sighed

"Phew That was hard" The Chrysalis wiped sweat off her forehead with her small arm She looked up at Medula worriedly "What you said before…am I a bother?"

"You take up my time, that is undeniable," said Medula, and the Chrysalis looked down in sorrow "But you are no bother I enjoy teaching others Particularly those with talent Now go rest I will need to talk to your father for a bit, so if you want to say anything to him, make it short"

The Chrysalis nodded enthusiastically before she hopped over to Aldrich, going as fast as her little legs could carry her

"How did I do!?" said the Chrysalis She was starting to beco on her face

"You did well Very well" Aldrich patted the Chrysalis on the head "Now go rest, like your teacher said"

"Okay I'll look at the shi+ny books!" The Chrysalis ran out of the rooot close enough

When the Chrysalis was gone, Aldrich to Medula as she stood up, patting dust off her coat

"You're quite good at teaching children I didn't expect that Or were you just keeping up good behavior because I was here?" teased Aldrich

"Nonsense I enjoy teaching when it is hile When there is truly talent to sculpt When there is nothing, I simply do not bother," said Medula "And I loathe practically every species in existence, including my own de to see, largely untainted by the filth of the world around them Thus, they are easy to shape and to feel kindness for"

"They're innocent I understand what you mean," said Aldrich He had a soft spot for children because they were a reminder of the innocence he had lost And the innocence he would like to protect

As a Lich, he knew that he was separated enough from humanity that he would not sacrifice himself over children, but he could still find it in hiined it was the saenerally did not see hus

"I suppose that is one commonality between us," said Medula

"I'm sure if we tried, we could find much more than that," said Aldrich

Medula cocked her head "Are you…flirting withliteral I can sense that wewith you Where did you get that nonsense?"

"Perhaps the Death Lord was right It co," said Medula She shrugged

"I usually file away anything she says about that topic into the nonsense section offrom what you've said, it looks like the Chrysalis is worth teaching, no?"

Medula nodded "She is a prodigy"