15 Mana Control 2/2 (2/2)

The game had begun, one where Max would continue to chase after Mereleon but each time he was close to touching her a blast of fire would knock him in the air like a cannonball. It was basically a game of cat and mouse, with an addition of pillars of fire hitting the cat when he was close to winning. This training kept up until Max crashed down for the 336th time and didnt get back up.

The pillar of flames slowly died down and Mereleona walked over to stand above the now exhausted Max Dwayne. She looked smug and seemed to be enjoying herself as she nudged his side with her foot. ”Mimosa, we need you to heal him. Then we're gonna go again. After all the sun has just risen.”

Though Max found it rather unbelievable, it had only been two hours since they had come out here. It seemed the training that she had planned for them, or rather for him was completely intense, without even a moment to rest.

As Mimosa ran over, her back forming wings made from plants, Mereleona stood over Max with a grin. ”You thought you could just challenge a vice captain and win with only 3 months of training? You're either the bravest man I ever met or the dumbest, but one thing is for sure.” She knelt down and placed her face close to his, a smirk on her face. ”This is gonna be hell for you. I will break you over and over again until I turn you into the man that I know you can be.”

She stood up and tapped her chin, looking as if she had the same habit as Max. ”You'll be doing this warmup exercise every day from now on, at least until 3 months are done. Then we will begin the real training, so get up and lets get started. After she's done healing you of course.”

Mimosa pressed her hands against Max's chest to begin the healing process. She didnt need to press her hands against his chest to initiate the spell, but doing so allowed her to hear his heartbeat and gave her reassurance that he could pull through this training session.

It took a couple of minutes and most of Mimosa's mana, but Max finally rose back onto his feet. He took a deep breath and gave Mimosa a gentle rub on her head before turning his attention to Mereleona. ”Alright MeMe, show me what you got.”

”Are You sure Maxy?” Mereleona asked, apparently already adjusted to the nickname and dubbing him with her own. ”Your definitely gonna get hurt. There is no ifs or buts about it!!”

Max smiled and gave her a thumbs up. ”There is no shame in being weak, it isnt embarassing. The real shame is in staying weak, it's the real embarassment.” He had actually stolen that line from Fuegoleon, the one from orginal anime. It wasnt exactly what he said but it was close to it.

”Oh? That was very well said,” Mereleona said with a slow clap. ”However you'll be singing a different tune once we start out next training. We'll playing a little game.”

Max frowned and took a fighting stance. ”What game?” He looked around back and forth, readying himself for the unexpected.

”Its called, Mortal Combat. Its simple, use any technique you want and try to beat me. If you win I'll give you myself.” She laughed, and could see that he was confused about what she meant. ”Don't worry about it Maxy, just come at me. I wanna see what you got!!”

Max activated his grimoire and thougbt about an attack, perparing to give her everything he had. ”Get ready Meme, my magic is never giving up!!”