"How would that affect the situation? I thought each spell is built the same, just with different Elements," asked Bryan, confused.
"Take a good look at the people you fought with and against. For example, Ysabeau and I. I use the Heaven's Wheel Stages and she uses the Gemstone Wings. How is it that those are the same spell structure?" asked Mavislin.
"I reckoned that it was the same, just different incantation and names. And of course, Elements."
Ysabeau stifled a laugh while Mavislin shook her head in disappointment. This is why she hated training human Mages. Her temper had always been the worse amongst the six so Ysabeau trains the newer ones while Mavislin and Z train the special Mages.
And by 'special', they trained the elite Mages. Those who surpass most of the Founders' expectations.
"Allow me to explain before Mavislin decides to use one of the stages to demonstrate to you. My Gemstone Wings are based on what I need for the battle I am in. There is no ranking, each of my wings has their usefulness in the different situations," explained Ysabeau, patting Mavislin.
"Heaven's Wheel Stages works differently. The First Stage is the weakest while the Fifth Stage is the strongest. But the Final Stage is as powerful as all stages combined, tenfold. But there is a catch, our Elemental Energy usage," continued Mavislin, as bleeding finally stopped.
A headache to replace the annoyance of her ears as Bryan was still slightly confused. Mavislin pinched the bridge of her nose.
"The more powerful the spell, the more Elemental Energy you need. Is it not the same for you?" asked Ysabeau.
"Only when I combined the constellations. Other than that, each spell I use eats up the same amount of Elemental Energy as another constellation. Like, Leo and Virgo, I use the same amount of power."
"But different results? Which would say is your most powerful?" asked Mavislin, slightly intrigued.
"None. I think it's similar to Ysabeau's spell structure of her Gemstone Wings. Each constellation has its own use. Do your wings demand the same Elemental Energy overall or do some use more than normal?" asked Bryan.
"Nope, they all demand the same Elemental Energy. Yes, in a way, it is similar to yours but it's still different. My Gemstone Wings are part of my body, so once the wings get cut off, my power is gone."
"So you'd be dead?" asked Bryan, seemingly happy about that fact.
"No, since I can regenerate limbs. And that isn't my Elemental Core. But I will lose my power for some time while my wings are gone. Are you still trying to kill me?" asked Ysabeau, suspicious of the man.
"Yes, I wanna bring you down."
"That was blunt."
"Enough. First, I won't let you two do such useless things now. Second, don't wish for something so far off when you haven't even grasped your surroundings. You won't stand a chance, even you know her weak spots. She would end you before you see the opening thread," chided Mavislin.
"Well, turning back to the butterfly, I presume that she would have a total of Five 'Dances' we need to watch out for. The first and third were already shown to us, so I have a rough gauge on how to counter her," explained Mavislin.
"And if she has learned the sixth, well, we need to ask for backup. But at least, I'm betting that she won't use it in this fight. Since the sixth spell can also do irreversible damage to the wielder."
"I have zero doubt that she won't use that spell. Her first and third attacks were weak. It is highly unlikely that she has even mastered all of her Dances yet," commented Ysabeau.
"That is true since only the Gladiators can use the final Stage. And they still need to train for more than a hundred years just to wield it without it going out of control. I had the easy way out since the Gladiators helped me to unleash the final Stage."
"It wouldn't be possible for me to do it alone. In fact, I have got the blood and potential to unleash all stages at once. But I'm just too afraid of the consequence. Plus, I'm still too young. Only fully mature Gladiators can unleash the final stage," explained Mavislin, looking down.
"Wait, are you able to? I thought no Valkyrie could pull that off," asked Ysabeau.
"True, no normal one could. The same way we can't kill Benjamin easily is why I can probably unleash all Stages. I am no mere Valkyrie, I am the Empress's daughter. And that's right, we are of royal descent," answered Mavislin, twiddling her fingers.
Ysabeau nearly dropped her cup of water that she had been drinking from.