"There are four main elements: Fire, Wind , Water and Earth. Also their is a special lightning element. Some people call it thunder element. The fire element is specialized mostly on attack. There are few defensive possibilities for it and they are not good enough to keep the fire user safe. That's why most of the time those fire mages tend to overwhelm their opponents with brute attack and not get into long fights. Wind is a element is specialized in movement and speed. It does not have strong attack or defense but you can balance it with your movement on the battlefield. Wind mages are good scouts too. It is easy to get in and out for them in case of danger. Water mages are more of a support class that tend to have healing spells that are mostly connected to the water element. Earth element users are very good at defense. Their attack power and movement are limited but if you see a good Earth mage you can be sure that mages at the same rank as him will not be able to penetrate his defenses. I think that it is very good that this will be your main element. You should be able to defend well before attacking. Also their are an unattributed mages. They have magic power but cannot infuse it with any of the main elements. It makes them much weaker then mages with an affinity to any of the elements. They can enhance their weapon attacks but their magic offense will be weak. It will be just magic energy release." David said.
Leo nodded his head and asked the question: "What about the thunder element?".
"The thunder or lightning element is a very rare element that is connected to the power of the heavens. I know only one elf that can wield this power. It is a very rare element that is hard to cultivate. Lightning mages are very strong. Stronger then their peers. The main reason is their attack speed and the shock effect from the lighting attacks." David said.
'Its make sense. Lightning should be devastating to the enemy. One zap and your a goner.' Leo thought.
"I understand. How can I become a mage?" Leo asked.
David laughed and said: "There is a long way for you to become a mage. You need to get to the level of mage apprentice first and hone your skills for years to get to a level of a real mage. Your talent will help you but without hard work it will be worthless."
"The first step for you is to feel the magic elements around you. Magic is everywhere. First of all you need to close your eyes and relax your body and mind. After that you will need feel the magic element of earth. It should be drawn to you because of your good talent for this element. Try it. This simple exercise called meditation" David said.
Leo followed David advice and tried to follow the steps that David talked about. First he didn't feel anything. It took him couple of hours to feel some kind of energy that was starting to be drawn to him.
"I think I feel it now master." Leo said.
"Not bad. Your task for today will be to continue to feel the magic element of earth around you. Tomorrow ill teach you your family breathing technique to draw this energy into your body and make it your own. There are different ways to increase your magic power. It can by breathing techniques, special skills or getting energy from magic crystals that can be harvested from dungeons or mines with high amount of mana that materialized with a form of magic crystals. Because you are still very young and many elves start to train their magic powers from the age of 8 to 10 you will use breathing technique. It has a slower progress but it will be safer for your body." David said.
Leo nodded and continued to sit and feel his surroundings. He was feeling the earth element better and better and he felt that the earth particles were resonating with his every breath. He was surprised by this revelation. It was a new feeling for him and he loved this new world that was opening to him. As an engineer in his previous life he was operating a lot by logic and this was as far as you can get from it. But he was loving it.
David look at the kid and frowned. He felt that this child acted like a grown man and not like a kid. All the way here and even now he didn't cry or showed any kind of childish emotion. It was strange but he felt that this is for the better. For the remaining couple of years of his life this child should make as much as he can from it. And for now he felt that Leo took the right direction. 'Maybe the death of his family members made him mature earlier. Poor child'. That was what David thought. He left the kid for himself for now. He decided to continue the teaching tomorrow.
After a couple of hours of meditating Leo opened his eyes and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He felt that it he made a good progress and it was time to take a bath. Their was a river near by and he went there to swim a little. He looked at the water. It was crestal clear. He could see few meters underwater. Also he saw his own reflection for the first time since he reincarnated. He had his memories but seeing it in person was still different. He and David been sailing on a ship for a long time but then he was still feeling not good and resting most of the time. Because of that he still could not get a good grasp of his looks. During their travel to the forbidden zone he was just holding on. He didn't really have time for sightseeing because he feared to puke his guts out. After he took a look at himself he was satisfied. He had a good looking face with black hair and blue eyes. The hair was not really something typical for the elves because most of them were blonde. He felt that the elven race beauty surely gave him a few extra points for his looks. He was not at a model level but he was definitely good looking. After washing himself and feeling refreshed he meditated for a couple more hours. After eating dinner he went to sleep, anticipating the real training to begin.