"I will be going all out today so brace yourself. Growled first word to the class has been said. We will be diving deeper into how to assess your magic core and summon it out of your body In a form of ball." Growl didn't even beat around the bush instead he move straight to point.
"Connecting with core is actually something that is supposed to be learnt today In the magic practice class but we already learnt it yesterday.
The connection with the core is something you all except Zain were able to accomplish and I am proud of that."
"Majority is proceeding."
"Connection of core automatically makes one a basic ranked mage, level 1. Being able to summon out your energy automatically makes you a basic ranked mage, level 3.
I know some of you are already able to do all these I have thought so far but still still, I will be taking this slowly for all the mage who still haven't reached this level."
Everyone, sit on the floor now! All students obeyed without complain except Zain of course, he was an exemption from the day's class because he was still behind.
"Cross your legs and place your palm on your knees." They all followed Growl instructions and the he spoke the last word while performing action that gave them chills.
Close you eyes he instructed while pulling out his cane from his shirt, on his face was a wide smirk. An evil wide smirk.
"Focus!"
"Tap into your core once more. Connect with it again like you did the other day and try to see the unseen."
"Picture the illusion, picture your core! It is like a small orb with a colour that relates to your magic."
Everyone with sweat all over their face tried to but it wasn't going perfect.
"Huh!"
"What is it. Growl question seeing the sweat all over the students face. Non of you are focusing on your core, is something bothering you all?"
Finally summoning up some courage, a student spoke up. "Yes sir, the cane in your hands a...."
Wham! Wham!
With fierceness, two lashes of the cane landed at the students neck.
Ooooooowwwwwwww. The squeaky cry of pain that came out from the students mouth made the other all gulp down.
We are damned!!! Was what was running through the students head.
You weren't focussing on you core, if you were, you wouldn't have noticed the cane or get distracted.
"Did you forget what I said! I will be going all out today. It was the first thing I said to the class." Growl demeanor were suffocating them all with intensity alongside shivers that ran down their spine.
The torment haven't even begin and they already want it to stop.
"In two days time, it will be weekend and you all will be sent out on a test to hunt beast. If you cannot master this then I assure you, your death will be guaranteed."
"This is why I am doing this, I am ensuring you all can perform whatever I teach immediately after I am done with my lesson."
Wham!
"I will not be carrying over any lessons, no matter what. I cannot be the cause of anyone's death."
"I don't care how strict I am."
Wham!
"Focus and let's get this over with! If this tiny piece of wood scares you, they how are you meant to face all those terrifying beast?"
"This wood will barely give you scars or pain while beasts on the other hand can reap off your limbs and kill you."
Watching from the side, Zain was deep In thought. 'How come, i never thought of this!'
Growl voice keeps going louder and louder as he dealt with whoever he caught loosing focus.
'He is not doing this for torture, he is doing this because he care.' Growl looks like an elderly man, not white beard's kind of elderly but he clearly is a man with kids.
'I wonder how long he have been a teacher in this school. The way he speaks right now, it feels more like he does not want history to repeat him self, he speaks like he has lost students before.'
'He is using the rage and the pain to force us to be strong, he...'
Wham!
Wham!
'He...
He is a true teacher.'
Quit staring around and focus on how to connect with your core you. Growl barked at Zain. Except you don't want me to go easy on you in our extra class.
Left! I mean Right! Zain quickly corrected himself.
***
It was breaktime as class for the day has been halved. Aside the fact that most of the students were bloodied from Growl's whipping, they all managed to make a good progress.
There were all able to move their energy, although, a few persons has been able to summon out some amount of energy out of their body which was a truly good progress.
Seems like Growl's teaching strategies never fail to work. Zain chuckled.
Getting out of the class, he didn't have much to do or many people to talk to so he walked out of the class for a little stroll.
Looking around the corridor and different classes his eyes soon fell on a certain young man that stood out among the crowd.
The silver hair flowed with the wind and tousled with it's rhythm as he stared, standing by the end of the corridor and looking at the school field.
"Isn't that, harry!"
'Is he a student here.' Zain wondered. 'It cannot be, he already displayed an impressive move at our first encounter, if he is a student, he at least shouldn't have been here.'
'Or isn't that him, maybe just someone else with silver hair like him. He did said he just got to this city, he shouldn't have had something doing here.'
***
"Harry." Zain rushed forward calling out loudly. "Harry! Harry!"
No response was received make Zain doubt as he got closer but he still tried his luck.
"Harry!" He placed his hand on the young man shoulder who didn't even flinch causing an air of intensity between him and Zain.
"If it isn't the one who traveled the sky without wings!" Harry joked as he turned around with a grin, his silver eyes shimmering like pearls. "I will like to do the same, just promise me you won't start charging for those skydiving rides!"
The memories of how Harry saved Zain from the great fall few day ago flashed back and made Zain's face red in embarrassed.
With a smirk, he continued. "Did you miss me... Zain!"
Dumbfounded, Zain stared at his face for a brief moment before his eyes slowly slipped towards the tag on Harry's shirt which read: Teacher Harry.