"Huff...Huff...Wait, let me breathe"
"Again!"
Amil formed another fireball in his hand, it was the 30th fireball that Kamil had made him make.
"Now....try to change the shape of the fireball in your hand"
Amil tried yet again after failing 19 times. Kamil told him that the skill was called fire manipulation. The spears made by her in the fight with the ogre were actually due to her fire manipulation skill.
The calm fireball flickered under Amil's concentrated gaze. But in the end, it vanished again making Amil grumpy.
"Do you think this is easy? Give it 100 tries before even thinking of dropping the skill"
Amil made another fireball under his mother's expectant gaze.
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Meanwhile, Emil was talking with the leader in a not-so-pleasant way.
"Why can't I go with him?!"
"Because only the participant can enter the alliance's borders."
"then postpone it a little more! I will go to the other fights for my level" The leader could see the crazed concern on Emil's face. He vanished from his seat getting in front of Emil in an instant.
"I know how concerned you are, you are not wrong but this is a very good chance for your brother to become strong. I have seen his potential, it's lower than you, but you should be relieved" the leader said while patting her shoulder. Emil frowned not understanding the last part.
"He has one thing that not many have, the will to survive. He has gone against many stuff above his level till now but always came unscathed. Killing a level 3 boar while in level 1. Even you didn't do that."
Emil fell into her thoughts, her mind was now more clear than before. They both had some more chat before she went back with less concern for Amil.
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[ Fire manipulation beginner(level 1) acquired]
Amil was fiddling with the fireball.....no, it could not be called a fireball now as the fire had changed into a slightly straight line. Amil aimed it at his mother throwing it with all the strength left in his body. Kamil smiled mildly looking at the trajectory coming towards her, she didn't even react. When the spear came dangerously close to her shoulder, it hit an invisible barrier around her. Amil looked at her dumbfounded.
"I have too many things that I want to teach you but the time is not right." The smoke settled and he saw Kamil without a speck of dirt.
"The skill will help you make many more skills but you have to level it up and use your creativity, you may one day be able to do this or better."
Kamil opened her palm, and a whip made of fire came out, at the end of it. A spiky mace was formed. She swung it on some trees vertically making a clean cut on the trunk.
THUMP!
THUMP!
Many trees fell down, Amil became more enthusiastic looking at the fire in his hand with shining eyes.
The whole day went by, Amil could now do basic manipulations with the fireballs under Kamil's guidance.
Emil came to check on him various times, it was the only time she could see his brother before he leaves for a long time.
A day passed with Amil just practicing sword with his sister and improving his comprehension with fire manipulation.
" Mother....does this mean that I can get more elements like earth or water"
Kamil looked at him with appreciation.
"Good question. But unfortunately, no kobold has ever got more than fire as an element. It's not that every species have fixed affinities. The humans and other species get affinities at random, but we kobolds as a whole only have fire element with us."
Amil became sad, he had always dreamed of breaking the space and moving anywhere he want just like in the novels. But fate had decided something else for him.
"Are you ready to leave?" He heard his sister's voice from behind and couldn't help but chuckle. She was just too protective of him.
"Yes.....I have 2 more space rings which have all the things I will need for now"
She nodded her head vigorously, It was time to get in the leader's head.
Amil bid farewell to his parents and sister, Zach was not happy but resigned to his fate. Pumpkin was never interested in the first place.
He soon went to the leader's hut. Upon entering, he saw the leader all ready with his sword in a hilt attached by a leather belt on his waist.
"Are you ready?" The leader asked looking at him seriously. Amil just nodded casually, it was not like he was leaving for the first time.
"Good, now come out, we will be leaving."
Amil frowned at the leader's words. Leave? Was the leader leaving too?
He went with the leader outside the tribe. There, he flapped his wings a little as if doing a warm-up.
"Uh...Why are you coming with me? I can just go alone."
"Hahaha....alone? You will be dead after only 10 hours' walk. Now get on my back, let me show you how flying feels." The leader said with a huge grin on his face, somehow, Amil couldn't help but feel a little anxiety. He got on the leader's back just below the wings.
SWISH!
"FUCK!!!"
Amil wasn't ready when all of a sudden, he was in mid-air, the wings were not flapping that much, it looked as if they were gliding with the air.
"I am going to increase the speed! Don't open your mouth!" The leader said.
"What!" Amil couldn't hear until it was too late, the speed increased and his jaw was very much close to snapping from the pressure. He quickly gritted his teeth not wanting his jaw to come out. The flight went on without any problem aside from the occasional tickling on his little dragon that made him move under the laughing sound of the leader making fun of him.
Soon, they came to a stop on the ground. It was another jungle but with less flora.
"Have we reached?"
"No, I forgot something...wear these. The people of the alliance can be.....judging"
Amil forgot how he was always naked, with his little dragon moving everywhere.
He quickly wore a brown leather shirt and cream pants. They were made with his tail in mind sliding out of a hole. Amil couldn't control his tail so he used his hand to get it outside the pants and saw the leader whipping his tail from the hole without touching it. It was like the tail had a will of its own.
'I have to start using my tail for fighting, but.....how?" he saw his tail which didn't move at all at his will.
"you didn't buy a sword as I told you, right?"
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