Alec tells his story with a serious look.
"There was a war 100 years ago, the demon race and the angel race fought with each other. My parents were forced to join in battle however they didn't want to partake in the war nor want me to be involved with it, hence we ran away and escaped the clutches of bloodshed. We had our own peaceful life for a moment. Then one unfortunate day, a human saw us. You see, the humans and the angel race see us demons as enemies. And so that human told an angel where we are and thus...my parents were killed." I could see the pain behind those eyes but hence he continued. "That Angel, he was alone yet he still defeated the both of them. Even though my parents were severly wounded, they still tried their best to hold the enemy just so I can escape. They told me to run but I didn't want to, I should've had died with them...I didn't want to lose them. But I respected their wish, I escaped and promised my self that I would get stronger and avenge their deaths! That Angel's face, I will never forget it. I have to live and survive with each passing day just so I can see to it that one day I shall take my revenge and kill him. I will make him pay." Alec then turned his back. The seething rage and despair, I could clearly sense it. I saw him tightening his fist with tears pouring out of his eyes. I do not know what to do or say to comfort him, I am still in shock after everything he said. So many people must have died in this war.
I arranged myself and stood up, I went up to him and put my hand on his back. "Don't worry. I promise you, we will surely have your revenge. I will help you and maybe this will also be the way I can have my answers about this world too."
He turned to me with a sad look on his eyes. "You don't have to. You will die and this is not your fight. You don't even know how to use magic."
Then I smiled, "Then what are we waiting for? Teach me then. I'm pretty sure I can learn it easily."
"I could teach you but I am afraid about you being human might get a curse." This curse again eh.
"Well then I'll just have to become a demon by myself right?" I asked him with that evil little grin on my face. I was just kidding of course but if that would happen, that would actually be cool.
"Are you crazy? That is absurd! It could be dangerous." He says reluctantly, he looks really worried. He really believed it, oh well.
"Oh come on! I am pretty much involved already...and you are my friend now. I want to help you and besides you're helping me too you know." I really think we will become good friends.
"Well if you really want too then fine. However I'm not really sure though, well we could look for books in the library and find some spells in there. But for now, come near me." I'm curious but I followed his command.
"Now lift up your shirt." Eh? Now, now this is not going to be yaoi right?
"I'm not into 'boys' boy." I said with an awkward face. He replied with a face palm.
"You want to be burned alive? Idiot. I just want to see your mana pool." Oh mana pool.
"Sheeesh! You should've said that in the first place!" Then we both laughed because of the moment. But neverthless I lifted my shirt up and was curious to what will he be doing. As I took off my shirt, I noticed that my body changed. I didn't have abs before, I was a kind of chubby! Now I see this? I immediately touched my face and examined it, it's still the same right? I'm not sure, I need a mirror.
"Oi, what are you doing seji?" He looks at me with a hopeless look.
"Nothing. Do you have a mirror? I need to see my face right now." He must be weirded out but I really need to see if my face changed too!
"Uh sure, it's in the bathroom. It's a small one though." While he points at the bathroom.
"That will do, thanks." Then I rushly set off to the bathroom and immediately look at the mirror. I was shocked of what I saw. My hair used to be black but now it is white with some black color mixed at the roots. I looked like my character in that mmorpg I played! This is so weird. First the muscles, abs and all then this hair. Just what the heck is going on!
"AHRG! THIS IS SO CONFUSING!" I couldn't control myself from shouting in the bathroom. So many questions yet no answers! I will find out eventually.
"Hey what happened? Is there something wrong?" Alec asked as he pops out in the bathroom door.
"Nothing, just look at my mana pool now." He was still kind of confused but he brushed off the topic and proceeded with what he was going to do. He touches my chest right where my heart is and closes his eyes.
"You will feel a loud heart beat but there's nothing to worry about it." I did felt it just like what he said after that he opens his eyes. He was quite surprised.
"You have the same mana pool as me somehow. I didn't know how a human of your age can have that much without training. But then again, I haven't used my magic properly nowadays. I was just doing 'everything job' to earn money after all. I don't want anyone finding out that I am a demon but I guess I need to train my magic again from now on too. Since the war has now long ended I don't think there shouldn't be a problem anymore about anyone seeing us." He said.
"Oh the war...wait you do Yorozuya?" (Yo****ya; seji refers to the occupation of "Gi***ki" from the series 'Gi***ma').
"Yeah I told you about the war. My parents didn't really wanted to hurt their friends from the other race but yeah the war ended after some years since my parents died. But wait what's Yo****ya? And why it's censored?" He asked with a serious face.
"You****ya is like odd jobs or short name for 'everything job' but don't mind it, it's just a term from my world. Some other time. It's off story talk. Let's continue with topic for now?" I said.
"You are really weird. But anyways, we need to get stronger. Let's start by visiting capital city's guild and library." he replied.
"Yosh! Now you're talking!" As I punch my fist in the air because of excitement.
"But before we go, first I shall teach you the basics of magic." Alec prompted.
"Yes sir!" I replied mimicking a soldier. Then it crossed my mind, Alec said he should be 17. Does that mean he is mentally a 17 year old boy in a 14 year old body?
"Hey Alec, you are mentally 17 right?"
"According to human age, yes. Why do you ask? Oh and how old are you by the way?" He asks for my age.
"I see. Well nothing just being curious and I am 17 years old as well. Anyways let's get some action started!" And then we head out in the open and started my first training for magic with Alec teaching me the basics.
Now we are in a wide open field so that Alec can freely teach me magic. He started the lesson be telling me the fundamentals of magic.
He starts to explain. "So magic in this world is very easy to learn I think. Well magic is based on natural elements; Earth, Wind, Water, Fire, Dark, Light and others. Basically it all depends on what element you are capable to wield. Like for example, if one's attribute is closer to fire--"
"So they are most likely able to wield fire magic easily. I got that much." I grinned smugly.
"Yup exactly. Good job." Now he helds out a bottle container filled with water. "Now mana is like an energy you consume to cast your spells. You see this bottle? This is like us, we contain mana which you can see as the water inside. Now if you use magic you will be consuming your mana bit by bit as you cast spells until you ran out of it." Then he pours all the water out of the bottle until none is left. Then he continued. "The more bigger the container, the more water you can hold which means if you have much mana pool that means you are strong since you can use lots of spells while having enough mana left. You got all of that?" I just nodded. Yeah the concept of mana here is just like in mmorpgs so I absorbed the information easily.
"Now a person can have more than one attribute element to wield which could make the person more stronger since you can combine these elements and cast another type of magic. For example, a fire and water element wielder can combine both and cast steam/mist magic. While a water and wind element wielder can generate ice magic." Oh, I see.
"Ok I understood. What is my attribute element then?" I curiously asked him since I want to know what element can I use.
"Wait let me finish first. There are many things you can do with magic. You can even put up barriers since they repel other kinds of magical attack to you. I don't remember how to put up a barrier though, well we will check it out later in the library. Aside from barriers and damage spells, there are other kinds of spells. Like spells for hallucinations, illusions, sleepiness and other kinds of spells you can think of as long as it is in the books. Aside from spells you can also use weapons to boost your status like grimoire books, wands, orbs, magical swords and also magical accessories that gives you bonuses. You can try swordsmanship though, it's pretty fun if you take my advice." Oh so many interesting things in this world to know about.
Swordsmanship huh? Well that seems nice. I wonder if katanas exist in this world, that would be cool.
"Ok I pretty much got it all. Now can you tell me my attribute?" I asked him. I sound so persistent. Lol.
"Uh, I'm not sure. Let me check it again. You see, I could sense almost every attribute in you or I just read it wrong and imagined things." Eh? Really now?
"Are you sure you're not looking for reasons to sexually harass me?" I peered at him.
"Do I really look like a PERVERT TO YOU?!" He raised his voice while emphasizing the last part. He sounds annoyed. Pffft.
"Chill. I'm just kidding okay?" Then I laughed. He just replied with a face palm. After that he puts his hand on my chest again, like what he did earlier. After that he opened his eyes.
"I think it's dark and fire. I could sense other kinds of attributes too, yet faint but high compared to mine. So basically yeah it's dark and fire." He explained while looks a little flustered.
"Uh but I don't think fire seems to be compatible with dark attribute." I said.
"You are wrong. Black flames burns out the opponent completely without leaving a trace." Shiznits! That sounds scary.
" what?!"
"Since I'm a demon I can easily do dark magic it's my most strong mana base but I can use fire too." He tells while a dark hole levitating on his right hand and a flame levitating on left.
"Whuaaa! Awesome", I'm super impressed by that.
The magic disappears from his hands but he said
"Look at that tree? Just see it disappear. HELL FIRE!"
The tree is enveloped by black flames and gets consumed un till only black ground is left instead of a 7 feet tree.
"Wow! Those flames are really hot."
"Yea they are. I hope you are getting it bit by bit now. "
"nope!! I completely understood. Let me try hell fire too!"
"sure seji! You can do it!!"
"Alright. HELL FIRE!"
Nothing happens. I shout it over and over and over and nothing happens.
"Um you need to visualize in your brain too. Like think mana of water and your body as a container. And get water out of container with your palms and throw it. And imagine the water converting into black flames."
"alright let me try." I visualize what he just said; take out mana and throw it and think its turning into black flames.
I put my hand against tree and say
"HELL FLAME"
The whole ground is lit with fire !! Shttt
"Whaaaat!?! I didn't wanted to do that. Its way too much. Alec now what?"
Alec jumps on the top of nearby rock which was like 5 feet tall. And enchants
"DIVINE RAIN!"
A rain of light starts falling and the fire gets put out. But Alec is breathing heavily
"Next lesson was that you can use other elements as you like but limited since using other elements than your own ones takes a lot of mana. And also hell fire or flame whatever you wanna call it doesnt burns everything out. It will kill big monsters and when they die the flame will die too. Flame stay as long as their prey is alive but on trees and ETC it burns till nothing is remaining. it's also no good for making fire either. Also there are healing attributes too in everyone's mana. You can apply that with skills." He said all this while breathing heavily
I run to Alec aid and we walk back to hut. Looks like Alec exhausted himself.
"Go take a nap. I understand it all. Thank you Alec. Now rest for now." I said with a serious face.
"I've gotten weak. As a kid when I was running from Angel's and other factions I could use divine rain for 2 more times at least until completely exhausting myself. " he says while laying on the mattress.
"You are over powered.. I have to be strong like you"
"visualize holding little water first. Soon you wont need to visualize anything . But for now visualize everything and control mana flow."
"I see. Sleep for now then. I'll handle practise myself till you wake up"
I go out and try to use as little as mana as possible and a little flame comes and dies out. That means its working. So I start making that small thing bigger bit by bit...
It's been 2 hours by now. I have managed to control my flames now. And Alec is awake and comes out to check on me. My mana is almost exhausted.
"Alec come see I have control over it now. Look, HELL FLAME , burn out" I cast hell flame on a another tree and this time it lands and wears off perfectly.
Alec starts clapping , "good job that's very nice! You still need work in putting more force into magic but it's good for a rookie. Feels like I'm teaching a 10 year old."
I look at Alec with hopeless face, "I'll kill you now"
"Oh my so Mr. Different world is actually ready to kill!", Alec looks at me while putting his hand on face and laughing.
"uhh!! I'm going to kill you"
"yea sure. Anyways. There is more to learn too. Like how we can use other elemental magic to cover our element"
Alec turns back to my face and sees I am asleep. He Carries me to mattresses and doesn't wake me up until dinner time
"Sigh* you sleep too much. Freaking sloth." Alec said and carried me to house.
We were still able to laugh knowing other past. I guess, I was starting to accept my fate in this world. Using Magic is easy, just need to visualize things up and it works on it's own. With of course Mana energy usage and a little bit of will power. I'm blessed with large Mana Pool somehow, I could use many different skills from Game. I just need to visualize them in my brain, Like Dark Spear; A skill in which Long sharp rods of darkness appear from the ground and pierce through enemy? or catastrophe? or maybe even Celestial orbit? there's just too much to explore in this world.