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"Are you being serious? Five to ten years? Are you expecting to stay here for 10 years?" questioned Ery with a furrowed brow.
"Kid, I am not expecting anything from you. What I am saying is, that is the way," retorted the black dragon.
Ery gave it a thought. He tried to recall his experiences back in the hut that sowhat jumped start his understanding of the elents. He would cultivate in the morning and evening, and when he practiced his and increased his knowledge with so tasks like watering the plant, caring for the garden or tilling the ground the associated affinity would increase. However, there was nothing similar here that he knew of, so he didn't consider that as an option.
Also, based on experience, the increase of his spirit power, which was the basis of his acolyte ranking, grew at a snail's pace compared to the rest of acolytes he knew. Eventually of course he would reach it, but like the dragon had said, it would take years, and he didn't have the ti considering his situation.
He then searched around the room for anything that he could use, such as the elental origin stones, potions, or any kind of tools but ca up empty handed. This large chamber only housed the dragon, a swirling thing above that looked like a whirlpool of black stuff, the window showing the outside world, a humongous door and the tunnel he had co from. As he kept thinking and searching for things that may help, his eyes fell on the dragon once more and thought of an idea.
He said with the most flattering voice he could muster, "Oh, mighty and powerful Killgragah."
The black dragon's ear twitched.
"My humble self believes this challenge is sothing too great of a difficulty for to achieve. Hence, I implore to your great self, for any thing that could help this little one in his journey."
"Hmm…" the black dragon grunted.
In Ery's ear, however, it sounded like a happy grunt. Hence, he decided to flatter the dragon further. "I beg thee, supre being, for any generosity that you can bless with, perhaps an item or an artifact?
The black dragon decided to stand on all fours. He pointed to his back leg, using his sharp snout, and said, "Kid, can't you see that I'm in chains and am not sleeping on a pile of treasure? I have nothing to give you. And even if I have, why should I give you a piece of my precious treasure?"
"You're weak. You can't handle the spell of soone as mighty as ," said the black dragon, proning back into the corner.
Ery was starting to feel a vein was about to pop in his forehead as he thought this dragon was once again playing with his emotions. He couldn't be cooped up in this place for ten years, he still had a lot to do. Of course revenge would never be too old, but his established trail of clues against those who had killed his family, as well as Granny disappearing to who knows where, probably massacring innocent people in secluded settlents, he just didn't have the luxury to waste ten years in this place.
"Killgragah… you know I'm an acolyte at the Magus Academy, right?" said Ery with no repercussions or the urge to keep his mouth shut about this magical place.
"Of course, but what about it?" said the black dragon, not even a bit concerned.
"Then you should know that in a couple of months, I'll be transported there again. So, I guess I'd be forcefully ripped away from whatever you call this space, right?" said Ery, feeling a bit proud of himself that he had outwitted this black dragon.
"Maybe, but I doubt it," dismissed the black dragon.
"What do you an?" inquired Ery.
"Any orders or spell from the outside going to that left palm of yours won't be able to penetrate the barrier Khaos, the Ruler of Darkness, had created. They'll probably assu you have died because that low-level symbol will only react if its host has so lifeforce. So, the recall spell will not work."
After that explanation, Ery couldn't help but feel he had no choice in the matter. Especially if that truly was the case. He was trapped in this spatial space with the dragon as his sole companion. And it looked like this dragon wasn't that keen in helping him too much. If so, why would Killgragah bring him here in the first place and use a lot of energy to break so kind of rule? It didn't make sense.
"Hahaha, why are you looking so downcast, kid? Have you no eyes to see, no ears to listen, no nose to sll, no tongue to taste, no skin to feel and no mind to think? Observe and pay attention to your surroundings, the secret of the Lord of Shadow is in plain sight, and with my guidance, the acolytes and magi in that academy will not hold a candle against you in due ti," said Killgragah, the black dragon.
Ery deeply closed his eyes and took a deep breath before opening it. He focused his thoughts in to see, to listen, to sll, to taste, to feel, and to think. At first there was nothing helpful, just things he had been experiencing ever since he had arrived here. The sight of the black dragon in front, both his and the dragon's breathing, the sll of his bloodstained clothes, the taste of blood in his mouth, the cold air in the surrounding, and the thoughts of why was he doing this in the first place. However, as he continued on to be mindful and focus on the present, a faint sort of energy was actually before him and the dragon. Soon enough, he could tell it was everywhere, at all once. He snapped out of his trance and stared at the black dragon, unsure of what to say.
"Excellent, so you indeed have talent. Not many can feel the energy of Khaos. So I, Killgragah, the Guardian of Khaos, shall guide you with my unparalleled intelligence!"
Ery sighed, thinking the wonderful mont just now had been broken. Still, this ridiculous dragon had sowhat cheered him up. He asked, "Am I right to assu then that if I take in this energy to learn the other elents, it would help trendously?"
"Indeed, well, pretty much the sa as those special rooms with the puny stones in that human academy. But unlike those stones, this chamber is filled with pure energy that'll work with all elents. For a supre being like , this spirit aura doesn't have much benefit but for you a lowly rank two acolyte, you'll reach magus much much faster. From ten years to... I'd say around two or three years."
This was certainly good news for Ery. Two years at the very least was still better than ten years. But why didn't this dragon tell him that earlier? He wouldn't have to feel dejected from the way this dragon mocked and withholding of information in the first place. Also, his problem about returning to the Magus Academy still wasn't resolved. Nevertheless, it was better than nothing.
After Ery nodded, he went into the corner opposite the black dragon, took a seat, and started to reflect on his four affinities. At first he wanted to push through his plant elent's understanding, which had already reached the middle stage but decided against it because that wasn't the most beneficial thing to cultivate right now. So, he decided to go with the second elent he was most familiar with and because it would give him the most benefit in conjunction with a spell that would increase his survivability, the earth elent.
Ery started following the manual he had bought from the Golden City's Magus Guild and dived right in into understanding it. Steadfast thy heart, unmoved, unshaken. The words resounded in his mind and the illusion of giant rock trying to swallow him returned. Unlike the ti he had first witnessed this, a sense of confidence inside him as he faced whatever ca his way.
Due to Ery being so focused, the sense of ti beca slightly distorted as he didn't notice the notifications the symbol had been throwing itself in his mind.
[Spirit power has increased]
[Spirit power has increased]
[Spirit power has increased]
[Congratulations! You have mastered the middle stage foundation of the earth elent]
The mont the congratulations appeared, only then Ery's focus broke because of the new surge of earth elental energy flowing inside his body. Just like that, only a few days had passed and he already managed to achieve what took him weeks to reach with his plant elent. His eyes bead with a newfound determination.
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