The Pyromantic Thesis, in the Art of Flame Manipulation, the mark of a Professor. Gurus typically took 250 years to become masters of Flame Manipulation, and 2,000 to complete their thesis—meaning that Mithras wasn't just breaking records but shattering them with abnormal ease.
His Pyromantic Thesis, Million Snakes of the Burning Hell, was still at its embryonic stage, having made no noticeable progress over the last two years. But now that he had the Violet Flame, Mithras didn't need it to be complete for what he had planned. And now sitting cross-legged in a sea of whirling flames, the Human Aphrodisiac reminisced about his favorite teacher, the mysterious Manu—letting her teachings guide his hands.
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'Focus, willpower, drive, ambition, spontaneity, and inner peace together make up the foundation of Flame Manipulation. If you're lacking in just one, no matter how talented, you will never go beyond the master level.
