'Slurp'
'puff, cough, cough,' What the hell? Is this some idea of a prank?
I take a look at the spirit of sea, Lautan. If it got human facial expression, I think it will show a confused face.
"Is there anything wrong, Zi Zen?" Ask Lautan.
The water taste like salt water or sea water and you ask me 'Is there anything wrong?'. 'Cough' Why am I so stupid? When I ask for water from it, this water was something to be expected from a spirit of sea. Why did I even expect to be plain water?
I want to open my mouth and scold but decided to just shallow my word. Instead I just say " Nothing, I fine. Just choke at the water."
"Be careful when drink, by the way, the water won't go anywhere."
"Ah ya" My face twitch a bit. Calm down, calm down. Angry at Lautan will not give me any good. Moreover, it not intentional.
"By the way, how the water? Does it taste good? I make it taste exactly like the water from the most beautiful place in me. It fill with coral, home to variety of sea creature swimming around and the water is crystal clear."
'I don't think the environment got anything to do with the taste of water as it just the same salty taste I will taste if it is sea water.' Think Zi Zen in it heart.
Think on the bright side. I manage to control the water and I can feel now on how to use the conquer thing.
With this, almost no one can beat me for I learn from the very spirit of sea. No one more well verse in water than spirit of sea. I just need more practice.
"All right, I need to go back soon. So Lautan, how do I get out of here?"
"Going so soon? Why don't we chat more. There is very long time since I get a new guest here. We got many more to discuss you know. Don't you want to know more about the wonder of water and next tier magic only I know?" Lautan quickly say to encourage Zi Zen to stay longer.
"Next tier magic only you know? Haha, come on. Your evaluation on me was that high? I not even a magician you know. I just learn magic about last week. I a complete noob on this you know. For starter I only know how to use water ball only for now....Maybe. I think I will be back when I learn the basic of magic first. Don't worry, I will use our conquer to 'conquer' their water magic. Hahaha." Zi Zen say
"Anyway, please tell me how to get out of here." Zi Zen state his point again this time.
"....Fine, promise me you will come here again soon or I will be very bored and start to disturb you." Lautan answer
"Ya, ya, I promise, okay?"
" Ok, the only way to get back is by going to place you first appear. Then, using the traces you first left in this world. You can transmit back your conscious to your body, that easy."
"...Where I first appear again? With the exception of this coral cave. On the way here, all are blue like I in the ocean. I don't even know which is north or east, you know. Can you help me?"
"Sure, let go." The coral we are currently sit on lift up slowly and start to fly toward the entrance. It then continue to fly straight. The background is all blue which make you easily to get lost in here. With the exception of Lautan Coral Cave. If you want to know if it a straight line then I can say it a no. Because I can feel that it turn for a bit but not obvious. After few minutes, we start to slow down. Zi Zen can feel he almost reach the place he come in earlier. A mysterious feeling make Zi Zen feel at peace in this area. Feel like home.
"Hey, Zi Zen. Your talent is not bad. You manage to make the space as big as Kura home now. Kura only manage to do it after 10 years at here." Lautan praise
"What you mean? I didn't do anything at all or should I say. I don't even know what to do."
"Don't worry about the detail. You will automatic know it when you are here long enough. For now just try to make a landmark so it easier for you to recognise when you need to head back next time. Or maybe you can just make it like what I do. A coral cave." Lautan suggest to Zi Zen.
"Thank but I will do my own style. By the way, anything will do or there is restriction?"
"It the best you make it water related thing so you can manage it easier. Non-water thing will consume more of your mental power." Lautan reply
Water related thing? Must it be like that? Let me try something in my mind.
With just a thought, a fountain appear at the middle and start sprouting water in all direction. Wow, it work. This then. From the middle of the fountain, rise a statue of twin tower to the top of fountain. Well it the Malaysia famous Petronas Twin Tower. I definitely remember this as it unique than other.
Urgh, my head pain all the sudden. It that what it mean by consume more mental power about non-water related thing.
"Why you put two corn on top of the fountain?"
"...It not corn. It my country famous landmark. It have bridge connecting both tower at the middle.It silver in colour, not yellow in colour or green at any part."
"No matter what you say, I feel like looking at two corn standing upright."
"..."
"...Well?"
"You win. It indeed look like a corn to me too when I first saw it. And that time I got scolded for it." 'But now I can't scold you for this same comment. Life is not fair.' Zi Zen say in low voice.
"See, even you admit it"
"....Never mind, time for me to go back"
Zi Zen think of returning to his body and poof, he disappear from the realm.
After a while, Lautan spoke to Kura.
"What an interesting child. The knowledge and magic like a complete newbie in term of magic. However, the theory and idea he come out with surpass my experience and knowledge by several fold. Even I amazed by his idea that I start to treat his as equal. His knowledge itself set a new revolution on how to use magic. Science, the thing he speak off. It make thing that seem difficult to do become easy after learning science. There are few time he speak something that it just common sense in his world." Lautan then take a look at the corn like Twin Tower then look back at Kura.
"If those were common sense, then what if he get into detail. I wonder how awesome will be, this particular study called Science. Maybe I should sent my word to all my underling to make sure no life threatening harm befall to him. However, as long he not dead, he should be able to come here. Maybe I should let some accident to happen on him so he will come here and consult me more often. Hehehe. That will be my plan. " Lautan continue to say while thinking all sort of wicked idea.
"However, Teacher Lautan. If you do it so soon. He will suspect it us who did it. Accident should happen in it natural state and must be less often or he will suspect something. Teacher, left this matter to me. I have some great plan in mind. " Kura reply Lautan.
"Are you planning on taking revenge on him?
"Oo ... of course not, I not that petty. Teacher, I have to go first to make some preparation." Kura quickly swim away and disappear into his home.
"...I think I should go too to enjoy some show. After a long time of boredom, finally something good. Don't disappointment me."
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Meanwhile, back at the train hiding under the lake.
"Hey, you finally awake. Such a good sleep you have. What are you, sleeping prince? Need my kiss to wake you up?" Sound sarcastic
"Don't say you kiss me to wake me up?" Zi Zen reply in disgust.
"Obviously not, it disgusting to do that to you."
"Same to you too."
"....." Both of them.
After a while
"So what we do, can you move now?"
"No, it taking my all to maintain the barrier. The water pressure is killing me. All my power is currently use to maintain the barrier only."
"Ok, ok, I get it. You don't have to repeat it twice. So if the water is gone, can you move?"
"Ya, but I need a little time to change from barrier to float."
"OK"
Now let get to business, first let let m though flow toward the nearest water. Hmph, so far so good. Now let one atom spread to more atom. Capturing territory and wallah. Got it. Now try to extend the scale by several size.
Then, repeat.
A few moment later.
Finally done. It take more time and mental power than I expected. However, all water around me is under my control. Let try to move. .... Eehhh? Why it not moving? There is more pressure to move vertical than horizontal. Must be the water pressure. Damn.
Let me try to expend my area of control. Urghh. The pain. Maybe control too many at once is not possible for the current me. Let me change my tactic.
Think Zi Zen. Think all the game I play before. Anything useful for this situation? Alchemy, magic, farming, cut rope, hen....tai. Wait,wait, what the hell that suddenly come in.
"Are you okey? The bubble suddenly change form rapidly that it may burst."
"Nothing, just lose focus"
"Shooting game, world building, civilizaton, Military, ahhh ya. Military, chain of command. Let use it. By letting an atom as general, the rest slowly go down the ladder. Forming a giant pyramid. All the atom under it will follow general. Let me try moving it. It feel good. Not too much strain on my head.
Now repeat, for all. For now I have extra mental power to spare. I shall use it to expend my area. Expend. Expend. Expend. Until the top. One straight line wide enough for the train to pass through. Wahahahha. This is simple when I use the military chain of command. I shall name it CCC which stand for Conquer Chain Command. With everything ready, the lake will split to half, opening a path for me like general.
"Are you ready? It time to go." Zi Zen ask
"Sure" Train reply
"Now, let the game begin!"
Using my mental power, I force the water to split into two. Opening a path wide enough for me and the train at a visible speed.
"Split I say. Open a path wide enough for me passing through. I the king. Open." The water split open revealing all the inner part of the lake. Somehow it clean unlike my home world. I can even see plant and aquatic creature that stuck in the middle of the waterless lake. What a slowpoke. Even the water split so slow, you all cannot escape on time.
"Are you alright. Did you get hit on the head?"
'Tump, tum' Zi Zen hit the wall of the train "Now let go, why you have time mocking me?"
"Alright" Chump, ca, chump ,ca (Sound of train moving)
"Hostile intent detect at the sky and at front. Enemy approaching from above and infront of us. Those are the animal that chase us earlier. They doesn't seem to let up." Train inform Zi Zen.
So far I only use to open a path and drink water. Can I use to attack? Let me try experience on them. Perfect guinea pig. With a center finger pointing at those animal.
"Bring it ON. Last time I weak, you all think I food. Now I strong, you all will be fish food."