"Firstly, place your hands forward, Mariel," Deric said, and made it look like an example.
"Yes, Dad." Mariel immediately complied.
Claudia, who was sitting next to her daughter, slowly pointed her fingers towards the center of both palms.
"The beginning of magical training. It starts from the middle of everyone's palms. When you touch the flames in front of you, it feels the heat that spreads throughout your body just like other people. But...in this special group of people like us, there will be places where the Qi and magic power are combined throughout our bodies where the energy lines are physical lines and there is magic power around this. For example, From the center of the palm of the child's hand, there is a line of energy surrounded by magic all the way to your elbow," Claudia said as she slowly moved her finger to Mariel's elbow which is enough to reach the elbow. Mariel began to feel a small amount of Qi circling around both of her elbows.
"Then the lines of Qi and magic power run all the way to both sides of your shoulders and meet at your lower abdomen. This lower abdomen is the center where all your Qi and magic are concentrated." At this point, Claudia gently stroked Mariel's abdomen with both hands.
(This makes me feel quite strange in my stomach. It's like my body is slowly learning the magic power that it has had since birth.) (Chai thinking)
"Everyone's Qi and magic energy have a total of 5 lines. The third line is connected to your brain, which is responsible for controlling and ordering the use of magic. Including determining how much power to use according to your imagination. The other two lines run down your thighs to the point at the knees, and then all the way down to the soles of your feet," Claudia said, dragging her forefinger towards the back of her neck, then slowly went down to the soles of both Mariel's feet again.
Until now, Mariel could feel the tiny breath within her but was still unable to show her magic power.
"This is the basic step for us with learning about magical powers. Some people don't study and can learn by themselves but if they learned incorrectly, it would cause great harm to their body. Everyone must have a teacher to guide them in the correct basic way," Deric said.
"Alright, Mariel! You can try slowly coming closer to the fire and using both hands to touch the flames. Don't come too close. You'll get your hand burned by fire because your body has not yet completed the basic absorption of the fire element. Then close both eyes." Deric said.
Mariel slowly threw both her hands out, made a distance from the fire flames, and then slowly closed her eyes.
In the darkness, after closing her eyes, she suddenly appeared as a reflection of herself sitting in front of a fire with her palms spread out. Suddenly, the fire slowly rose and surrounded Mariel. A feeling of heat seemed to burn throughout her body, then the flames gradually became smaller and smaller. It came to a stop in front of both palms.
Zoom....
Flames quickly pierced both of Mariel's palms like light, illuminating the path. In that thought, Mariel's body suddenly became transparent. Then it appeared as a flame that shot along the energy lines in the body from the palm to stop at the elbow on both sides. The heat circled around the elbow until the heat of the flame could be felt. Soon, they soared up to both shoulders, then converged on the lower abdomen which was like the source of each person's magic power. The flames circled endlessly in her abdomen, then three more streams shot out, penetrating the innermost part of the brain, and then two streams down through the thighs to the knees. It flows all the way to the bottom of both feet.
Now… Mariel could feel that she had successfully unleashed the power of her fire magic in only a short period of time. Considered to be a talent, it is no surprise that it can be said like that.
"Try releasing your fire magic, Mariel." Deric immediately ordered.
"Yes, Dad! " Mariel replied. Then she slowly opened her eyes. As well as accelerating the fire magic power into both palms until it became a small flame.
Yay!!!... Marielle shouted. A flame shot out from both palms. This was truly the first step to success.
Pat! Pat! Pat! Applause from her father and mother whose were delighted that their daughter had learned basic fire magic so quickly.
Mariel was very happy to be able to successfully unleash her fire magic power in such a short time of training. Then she shot out another 2-3 flame spells.
"Eh...I am feeling...dizzy..." Mariel finished speaking and immediately fell to the ground, unconscious. But it's good that Deric is aware of this situation. So, he rushed in to support his daughter before she lost consciousness and fell with her head hitting the ground just in time.
"All children are like this. Using magic power for the first time will be quite overwhelming. When the energy runs out, you will feel unconscious immediately. But...I'm very proud of you, Mariel." Deric picked up his unconscious daughter in his arms and led them into the house, with his wife following closely behind.
The next morning, Deric taught Mariel how to train her Qi to increase her magic. The two of them were in the living room, where they had taken out a table. All the chairs are out. Then let the area in the middle of the room be open. Suitable for sitting and practicing subjects.
Both father and daughter sat cross-legged with both hands on each knee. Deric taught Mariel step by step and then started by closing their eyes.
They try not to think of anything that will disturb their mind, then they let themselves sink to the bottom of their minds. They began to see each other's identities even with their eyes closed. Mariel saw the transparent figure of her father sitting in front of her. There were many magical powers surrounding the energy lines. circulates throughout the body from what she observed, it seemed like there were 3 wires, consisting of red, blue, and light blue which are from reading basic magic textbooks Should have fire magic, water magic, and ice magic. For a person to be able to use 3 types of magic, it would take a lot of practice to get to this level. Looking at her own body, there wasn't much red magic power swirling around. All of this made Mariel want to train her Qi and magic even more.
The father and daughter practiced meditation to increase their energy for more than 3 hours, which made Mariel feel that the magic power within her own body had increased quite a bit. These things are like studying. The more she reads, the more she studies, the more knowledgeable she will become than others. It's no different from training her Qi. The more she practices, the more she will concentrate. The more magical power there will be, depending on each person's training intention.
Mariel seemed very interested in the study of magic. Every day, they practiced together. The more she trains with someone with more experience, the better. The more cultivators, the more successful they will be.
A few months have passed. Mariel can learn to use fire magic to a basic level which has more than 10 types to use, whether it be normal fire magic high speed fire bullet Light pole that can protect all around or can be released to destroy obstacles a fire wheel that can cut things and quite a few others.
But another thing that Mariel had promised Sergil was that she wanted to be a skilled female swordsman and used swordsmanship fluently and skillfully with magic together.
Mariel studied more about magic and learned that there are many kinds of magic. Divided into basic, intermediate, and advanced levels, the basic level consists of wire, water, wind, and ice magic. It reached the middle level which could be more control-oriented and command-oriented. For example, Wires control objects to float around and can be used to attack the other party with the other party's spell power, they can't fight to their fullest potential and summon a personal animal to help fight with another force. These also included a teleport line to another place in a short period of time.
Until reaching the highest level of magic which very few people can achieve because it takes a lot of time and energy to practice, that is, light magic and dark magic. There were only a few people at the legendary level who had completed these techniques. Each of them had created a legend to defeat the Demon Lord and sealed it with the power of light they possessed. After completing the sealing of the Demon Lord, no one had encountered them again until now. which has passed for hundreds of years.
"Dad, Mom, have you ever met any of these legendary warriors?" Mariel asked curiously.
"Mom and Dad only met once, Mariel. It was about 10 years ago. During that time, there was a great battle between humans and demons. Many people died. Deric was seriously injured, same as me. The Human Sorcerer Tribe almost lost to the Demon Tribe, but suddenly the legendary male sword-shield warrior named Marcus and the female archer named Selena appeared in the middle of the war in front of us. They used the highest level of light magic to defeat the demon army until they were almost destroyed. The rest of the demon army retreated. Marcus and Selena gave everyone encouragement. And then immediately teleported back," Deric said.
"So there weren't any other warriors coming down as well? " Mariel asked.
"According to the history, there will be the strongest male warrior of swords named Victor, the female wizard of magic named Catherine, and the female priest of healing named Maria, but no one ever met any of these warriors because normally the legendary warriors would not descend to this world again. They will be in a temple far away. But it was the greatest blessing of us to have met these two legendary warriors," Deric said while looking proud as well at meeting these legendary warriors.
"I also want to be as skilled as the them but it's quite far away. Because they must train hard and must help all human beings all the time until they hardly have time to live a normal life like other people, like every day." Claudia said.
Mariel looked at the two of them with sparkling eyes.
"I really want the chance to meet them too." Mariel said with a little hope.
"One day you will definitely meet them, Mariel." Claudia said with a smile.
Mariel then thought for a while and then gathered up the courage to ask.
"Dad! Has there ever been a strong female swordsman?"
Deric heard this and looked at his daughter with suspicion and as if he was thinking about something.
"Why do you ask this question?"
"I really want to be a female swordsman."
(I answered confidently because it is expected that everything can be accomplished if I intend to do it, persevere, and diligently in everything. Even more, I made a promise to the god Sergil. No matter what, it must be possible.) (Chai Thinking)
"I want you to stop thinking about this idea. Because in the past, strong female swordsmen could almost be counted on one person. Normally, there were only men whose were matched to this class. Most women go for archers, wizards, and healers," Deric warned Mariel. Because in this world, it's hardly any different from the world before you left. For women to be as skilled as men, it still has limits is blocking it, whether it is strength The body's physiology required to fight as a result, most women will choose to go to the support line or the fire support line.
whereas....
"No, I has decided to become a strong swordswoman and will use magic powers along with fighting," Mariel replied confidently.
When Deric realized that he could not stop his own daughter's thoughts, Deric sat and stared at his daughter with a hard look in his eyes because he did not believe that his daughter would be able to advance to that level. Because of the past, a woman who was a sword fighter Sword and shield types tend not to be very successful. They could only do general quests with middle level quests but when it's time to fight in high-level quests or wars, they usually couldn't fight against male swordsmen and male shield swordsmen.
"I still confirms about my words. I want you to be the wizard because Claudia and I believed that you would be a great female wizard. If you intend to practice sincerely and fully, you might be able to get close to Catherine's level." Deric continued to remind Mariel to change her mind.
"Dear, what if...We let Mariel decide for herself. If she prefers to be a female swordsman and she doesn't succeed as she should, then she may change her mind and must be the wizard later," Claudia said.
Deric sits still, closes his eyes, and thinks about many things in his mind. The atmosphere in the living room is rather quiet. It's like Mariel's waiting for her father to make a final decision.
Finally, Deric opens his eyes and stares at his daughter.
"Tomorrow, I will take you to meet one of my father's friends. He opened a sword bureau on the other side of the village. If you pass the swordsmanship preparation exam, I'll consider it again, okay? " Deric said and asked his daughter again.
"Okay! Dad, thank you very much," Mariel replied and hugged her father in thanks for understanding her desire. Deric hugged Mariel back tightly. Claudia came and rubbed Mariel's head affectionately.