Faunus looked at Amaris. "First you will train the way you use magic, while sharing mana with me. This way when you use your magic alone, it will be easier to control it."
Jackson took over the explanation. "Your first task is simple, follow me. I will use my magic to create obstacles, and you use your magic to get past them. Meanwhile Faunus will teach you how to use magic effectively." Suddenly, two spirits entered the ring. "Leto is a tree spirit, she is powerful, but she can't help you in every situation. There for, these spirits will help you too.
The first spirit looked like a blue orca, the size of a great white shark. He appeared to be swimming on land. From the earth around him splashed what seemed like water, however when Amaris tried touching it, she felt nothing. "I am Asterion, a river spirit, I shall help you with this task, and if I take a liking to you, maybe I'll let you keep my blessing."
The second spirit looked like a green snake, covered with thorns. "My name is Virens. I'm a vine spirit, and I'm way cooler than that river spirit over there." He grinned. Asterion didn't acknowledge him.
Jackson walked up to a big cliff and touched it. Stairs formed out of the stone, and they disapeared when he was up. "If you are ready, just touch the spirits, and they will form the bonds."
Amaris was impressed by jackson, she wanted to be able to do these things. She had her equipment with her, but she was planning on using magic for everything. She was just gonna use magic. she touched Virens and Asterion. She got a warm feeling through her body.
Faunus saw that she was ready. "Now close your eyes and focus on the feeling you got."
Amaris closed her eyes, she sensed three presences inside her. She soon found out how to slowly move them through her body. Not long after, she could faintly sense what felt the souls of living things. She sensed a small seed on the ground. She walked up to it and kneeled. She softly placed her hand on it and focused the strongest presence, which she assumed was Leto, into it.
This moment of peace didn't last long, as a few seconds later, she got hit in the face by a decently strong force. She opened her eyes and saw a small yet thick tree, with a large branch where her face was when she casted the spell. Faunus laughed, she walked up to her and casted the same healing spell as he did on the deer. Amaris didn't notice that her nose was bleeding before he did. "You had the right idea, don't give up." he said.
Amaris climbed the tree, and she closed her eyes. She cotinued to cast the spell, this time she focused more on control, or at least as much as she could control without opening her eyes. When she opened her eyes, her tree was taller than the cliff. She didn't know how much time passed, but she noticed that the shadows have shifted. "How long did that take?" he asked. Faunus told her that 7 minutes have passed, before making a tree the same size as Amaris' in seconds, despite using the same mana. Both of them stepped off the tree onto the top of the cliff.
Jackson and Faunus looked pleased. "Way to go, girl!" Jackson said excitedly, before running deeper into the forest. Amaris, Faunus and the spirits chased after him to a lake, the surrounding area looked infertile. Jackson was on the other side of the lake. He put his hands on the ground and walls of earh surrounded them, than Faunus put his hands into the water and made it stream in their direction. There was no way to get to him without magic or equipment.
Amaris figured that she had to use Asterion's magic, but she still had to figure out in what way. With Leto's powers were used on a seed, the results of that were obvious, nothing could have happened other than a tree growing. This is different, there are multiple possible solutions to this problem.
She closed her eyes and put her hands in the water and tried to stop the flow. Nothing happened. Than she tried to split the water and make a road. The water flowed back as soon as there was a small opening. Than she jumped in. She tried to swim while making the water push him forward, but to no avail.
She went back to land, water was dripping off her body, onto the soil. That is what made her think, why is this soil so infertile, even though it's near a lake? She looked at the side of the lake. The side of the lake was stone. She came up with a plan.
She put her hands in the water, she focused her mana into them, she could feel the mana flow into the water, as if it was part of her. She made the mana flow until a she had around 3 cubic meters of water. Than she pulled her hands out while her mana was still connecting her with the water. She lifted up the water and waved her hands to the land. All the soil around her became soaked.
She walked up to some soil near the wall. She put her hands onto the ground. She sensed organic things deep under the ground. She pulled out her sword breaker and focused her mana blessed by Virens into it. She stabbed the ground, the mana want farther than the blade. It traveled smoothly through the wet soil, until it hit the organisms. In time, vines came out of the ground and they climed up the wall. Amaris climed up the vines onto the wall and walked to the other side of the lake.
Virens laughed. "You know, all kids I've met up until now were really stupid. But you are really smart!"
Jackson looked impressed. "This was an advanced test. I didn't think you would pass it. I threw it at you to maybe see why Leto blessed you, and you have proven yourself so far.
Asterion also looked imprssed. "You have proven yourself worthy of my blessing, you can keep it after this."
"Mine too!" Virens said.
Jackson created a hole into the wall and ran away. Amaris, Faunus and the spirts followed him. until He created a small sandstorm and said, "Now you must find me!" When the sand cleared, he was gone.
Amaris closed her eyes and sensed everything around her. She sensed multiple creatures, but one of them stood out. Far away she could sense something incredibly strong. Something she has felt inside her. She realised what it was. She could finally meet Leto.