Double doors opened up into a large room that was set up quickly and haphazard for training purposes. Before it had been something else that wasn't needed at the moment. Varg lead Germ and Henry into this new addition to the spire. Giant moving training dummies made to appear as dragons stood in the middle. One dragon dummy hung from the ceiling also. Along the walls strange portal holes seemed to be imbedded there with sigils.
" This is the beginning of training" Varg went on as he spread his arms in a circle" It's not much right now, but it will escalate to be much more difficult by the end of the training. By the close you will understand everything you both need to know. Also we will be moving quickly through it because there isn't much time left unfortunately".
Germ looked around and examined everything she could. Now she has been fitted with ripped up jeans and a loose hanging black shirt. Her hair was tied back into a ponytail instead of sticking upwards in the usual mohawk. Jennifer was looking more feminine now as she shed her disguise. She was starting to feel like herself again, yet the Germ persona she took also became a strong part of her.
" How much time do we have before the shit really hits the fan" Germ asked Varg quite a bit worried.
" Unfortunately we believe they are moving their plans even quicker now so it's hard to tell" Varg went on as he walked to one of the far walls with the odd looking portals. " It could be months or if they are equipped more fully even mere weeks before they make drastic moves".
" What are these things exactly " Henry asked as he walked up near one. Henry watched Varg's face shift to his own worried look and went to shout out something.
Suddenly Henry felt a cool breeze slowly begin to accelerate. The breeze was becoming more powerful and much colder like being inside a freezer room. Henry moved back quickly and jumped out of the way just as a blast of ice and wind shot from the portal. The ice shot forth and smashed into one of the dummy dragon wings punching a hole through it. Freeze formed along the fake wing and a cracking sound echoed through the room as the wing shattered.
Henry stood up slowly and brushed himself off. " That's what you call beginning easy" Henry asked appalled.
Varg shrugged with a sly uneasy grin. " Well it is if you know what's going to happen before putting yourself in its path. Those are to help dodge my kinds elemental projections".
Germ was already moving to a different portal down the way and getting near it. The air suddenly felt warm and was getting warmer by the second. Flames then began to lick at the air from the portal. Feeling like a sauna and almost like the sun blazing directly on Germ , she ran and made a slide down the floor way with a grin. Germ of course had been in some very dangerous predicaments even before dealing with dragons. She stood up and did a fancy looking bow .
" Did I do good" Germ asked cheekily and suddenly felt very humid. That ice and fire must have been excessively strong. She wondered why Varg and Henry were heading her way quickly.
Suddenly she felt like she might have made some kind of mistake and turned towards the left. She was standing some feet away from the wall , but it was directly in front of a portal that had blue whispy energy emitting from it. She sighed and then abruptly screamed as a giant water geyser shot straight out of the portal. The geyser smacked right into her.
Germ winced in pain as the water smacked into her and she went flying. Luckily or perhaps in truth unluckily a dummy dragon was there to catch her body. Giant crunch noises screamed along with Germ as she hit the fake dragon with massive force. Varg and Henry were mortified as they rushed to her aid and Varg wished she wasn't as headstrong at that moment.
Varg knelt down to her and examined her broken body on the ground. She was still breathing thankfully. Suddenly a very dim golden light wrapped around Germ in a cocoon for the longest couple of moments in Varg and Henry's life. As the light dissipated, Germ's bones were no longer broken and there were no more tears in her skin. Eyes fluttered and Germ sat up .
" What just happened" she asked Varg or really herself.
Varg sighed in relief at that. " As a Slayer and with your particular blood you seem to have a gift for healing which is very fortunate for you." Narrowing his eyes now" you need to listen before running off and being so adventurous in here. This is training and things aren't going to be easy because out there you may not even get the chance to heal" Varg huffed. " Now the real training begins and we will take it slower at first so you can both learn your abilities".
" Did you see that, Henry" she looked at the older man who was just thankful nothing had happened to her." I can heal " she than produced a little smile while Henry finally chuckled as the tension disappeared.