Chapter 34：Master? (1/2)

The two warlocks talked to each other and after a few seconds, the green light construct ran back to the camp.

Mack saw this but could not understand what was happening, so, he stood there.

Ten awkward and long minutes later the green light construct came back and gave the powerful warlock a small device.

Mack looked at it, and a message popped out in his vision.

(Portable tactical drawing table, common grade, made by Cube Inc)

'Clever! Very Clever! This will make things easier'

Now they could communicate somehow. But Mack still didn't know why they were doing all this.

That powerful warlock drew some runes using his fingers on the device and showed to Mack.

# What's your name? #

”Mack”

Hearing Mack's name the warlock made a weird face but moved his fingers to draw more runes on the device, but this time took way longer and after almost 2 minutes, he showed the board to Mack.

# My name is Raz and this by my side is my apprentice. I need someone to train with him by night as a sparring partner. To repay you, I will also teach you. But I will only teach you the second stage. Are you up for the challenge? #

'Second stage?'

Mack thought hard about it, but not if he should accept or not. But about the implications of that 'second stage' he read on the board.

”Please be my Master. If in a hundred days I can't kill a mage I will kill myself”

Said Mack, dropping onto one of his knees while talking.

Raz looked at Mack for a long time but did not respond. He then talked with the green light construct and looked back at Mack.

Raz hesitated a bit, but in the end, grabbed his board, drew a few runes, and showed them back to Mack.

Raz approached Mack and raised it from the ground with his arm.

After helping mack to stood up he grabbed Mack's waist belt.

He looked into Mack's eyes for long three seconds and then moved his gave to the belt on Mack's waist.

'What know? Did I translate it wrong?!'

Raz grabbed his dagger with the other hand and started drawing a rune on Mack's belt.

Mack looked down but could not read it. It was not a word he knew, probably a symbol of something.

Mack looked at the belt in Raz and saw several symbols there too. Five symbols on one side and one alone on the other.

Mack looked at the green light construct and saw he had only two symbols carved. One on each side.

Raz carved one rune at each side of Mack's belt too. The exact ones in the green light construct belt.

The belts seemed to be more than a tool to just hold the sword. Mack guessed it was one of their traditions.

Raz moved back and showed a board with runes.

# Now we are officially a master and disciple. #

”When do we start?”

Said Mack, eager to finally have some real training with a proper master.

# We will start now #

Read Mack on the board that Raz showed him.

”Wait! Before that. I have some doubts. You told me about the second stage. But what is the first one? I never learned that.”

# You never learned? But how could you go against those acolytes today without reinforcing your body with Essence?#