" Is everything alright Master Eregn ? " Crowley had a look of concern on his face.
"Ye..yes Crowley everything fine I'm just wrapping up a couple of thing's I learned, I'll be down in a minute. "
Crowley nodded his head, but hesitated for a moment like he could sense something was there, but shrugged it off after scanning the room.
" Maybe I'm just imagining things, guess this old age is catching up to me. " thought Crowley as he headed back downstairs.
Eregn looked around the room when suddenly he saw yellow eyes appeared out of the corner of the room stepping out of the shadows was Malfist.
" I'm still here my Lord I just had to supress my presence, that old man is a interesting one he almost could detect me, who is he ? "
" Crowley he... he has been watching over me for as long as I could remember....Crowley is family. "
" Yes my Lord...I understand anyone that threatens him is a threat to you too, I shall also watch over him. "
" Thank you Malfist, now I have to eat an continue my training for today...but the question is what to do about you I kinda need you to be incognito. "
"Ahh yes of course my Lord, I can shapeshift into a raven or better yet I have a idea where i can still be close to you an still be of aid.
" Malfist raised his talons and shadows formed around him engulfing him until he was one with the shadows flying towards Eregn right hand.
Eregn looked at his hand an on his middle finger next to his spatial ring was a blackish purple ring with an yellow gemstone in the middle that had designs on it of ravens flying.
" Now my Lord, this way I can suppress my power an presence while still remaining close, I told you I would be your right hand." Eregn could hear Malfist in his head telepathically talking to him when he got a notification from the system.
< Elemental Shadow Affinity Acquired >
" Shadow affinity how did I get that ? is that because Malfist is bonded to me now Hades ? "
< Yes... stronger familiars can offer their power to assist their masters they make a contract with in exchange, now you can learn shadow magic.. >
" I can learn shadow spells ! Amazing now I know what scrolls to look for, but first I need to restore my Essences I used up almost all of it summoning Malfist here. "
Eregn decided before he would go downstairs he would meditate especially since leveling up his skills, it now only took ten minutes to fully charge.
After Eregn finished mediating he headed downstairs to the dining room ate lunch an headed to the backyard sparring area to see Crowley with life size dummies with inscriptions all over them.
the three dummies were standing there lifeless and once again Crowley was in his full armor.
" Master Eregn are you ready for your next lesson ? I prepared a little suprise.
" Crowley began whispering a incantation while his hand hovered over the dummy as a pinkish energy cascade over it causing the inscriptions to glow, soon the dummy began to move.
" These are the same practices dummies the academy use on the test only I have the difficulty set on beginner, do not worry about breaking them they will simply put themselves back together; today we will be practicing elemental Infusion remember when I said use your weapon as an extension of yourself that includes your mana I know you have trouble bring out your mana and connecting with your elemental core so we must hone your focus to bring it forward. "
Crowley pulled his sword out and brought it forward in a upright positions at the same time the blade began to glow with a pinkish aura until the blade began to crystallize growing bigger.
Crowley took a step forward and swung his blade at the dummies causing crystal shards to fly smashing the dummies.
" Now Young Master your turn " The dummies began to pull themselves together.
" Ok let's try it out " Eregn pulled his staff out of his spatial ring and took a fighting stance towards the dummies.
" Take a deep breath close your eyes and look deep within yourself once you see your elemental core gently move your mana to your staff an infuse it with your element."
Eregn followed Crowley steps as he entered a dark room in his mind in the middle was a green hellish flame with an skull in the center with an black aura moving around it.
Eregn reached out for it focusing on the black aura careful not to draw in the green flames the black aura began to resist like it had a mind of its own.
Eregn focus even harder as it slowly started moving towards him like a snake coiling until it was wrapping around his hands.
Opening his eyes Eregn could feel the power of the shadows in his hands, an idea sparked in his mind and he knew exactly how he wanted to use it.
Rushing towards the dummies he moved the shadows to the end of the staff bending it to his will creating a blade an swung the staff cutting through one of the dummies, but dissolving after the first slash having the staff wack the other dummy.
" Excellent Master Eregn ! Not many get it on their first try, but I must say that black aura you displayed was that perhaps the shadow element ? " Crowley stood there with a serious look on his face.
" Umm... yeah it was...why do you ask ? " Eregn grabbed the back of his head rubbing it. "
" I ask because now it makes sense why you had such a hard time using elemental spells before, shadow magic is extremely advance some say master level and for you to have it at such a young age is very rare indeed I always knew you were special."
Crowley slapped Eregn on the back and smiled.
" Try it again an hold it for as long as you can this time. "
Eregn continued his training only able to hit one dummy at a time then soon he could hold the blade to slash at two dummies progressly getting better through the training session until finally he got an notification from the system.
< New Spell Obtained >
< Reaper Blade lv 1: can turn any weapon sharp by infusing Shadow essences into it slashing at a target withering its life force, cost: ? Es >
Crowley threw a towel at Eregn to dry himself off he was drenched in sweat and his essences was running low from using the reaper blade so many times, he was starting to feel like his hard work an training was finally paying off, ever since he found that black grimoire his life was turning around.