Chapter 273 - The Ark Of Elements of the Gladiators (1/2)

”Using Heaven's Wheel would mean that I have to carry on the job of protecting Valokia. But with Valokia gone, I didn't know what to do. And I did ask for their help, so they are not fully at fault,” explained Mavislin.

Ysabeau closed her eyes for a bit before asking the question. There was something amiss. ​​

”Hang on, you'd say that one of the Gladiators invented and used the Flower Element. I thought the Gladiators represented the Basic and Sub Elements? And how did you manage to fit into the mix?” asked Ysabeau, tilting her head in confusion.

”Each reign of the Empress has different sets of the Gladiators. They vary in numbers as well. My mother kept the previous set since my grandmother died when she was only a pre-teen. But the starting generation of Gladiators was indeed represented by the Basic and Sub Elements.”

”And the Gladiators are on rotation, so each generation has different numbers of the Gladiators. It isn't fixed. I was the last to join, as a stand-in since most of them had fallen.”

”The Flower Element was derived from the Poison Element but using the same source for the Earth Element. Meaning to say, its attacks are Poison-like but the way the user powers her spells is similar to how Earth Mages gathers their powers to send the spell out,” explained Mavislin.

Bryan was nonetheless, very lost. Even Gab had to do a double-take. Ysabeau was the only one who didn't look lost.

”When Mages needs Elemental Energy to power spells, we gather it from a certain source. For me, it would be the positivity from beings around me. For Ysabeau, it would be the winds around the area. For Baldwin, it would be the Darkness within the beings around him,” described Mavislin.

Gab seemed to understand but Bryan did not.

”But I don't get my power from any source but me, myself, and I,” said the Slayer, who truly did not get how the Mages get their 'sources'.

”I just use my own energy as a human, I guess.”

Ysabeau sighed heavily but Mavislin shook her head.

”Nope, he had got a point. Human Mages are different. They don't gather up their powers the same way as normal Mages do. That's why he doesn't understand this concept,” replied Mavislin, trying to calm her adopted mother down.

”Then what do you use? And please, not just 'energy',” asked Ysabeau.

”Stamina. The same thing for me to power a simple run or jog.”