6 Training Day(s) 1/?

When the word 'magic' came out of my father, it gave me butterflies in my stomach.

Seeing that I'm paying full attention to his words, he begins "I read your memories so you should know what spells Devils can perform."

I nodded and he continued " Nevertheless, I will explain How spells can be cast."

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He went on lecturing about how all Devils have demonic powers. The stronger the demonic power, the stronger the spell and the more resilient one is to light and holy objects.

To put it in simple words, a Devil needs the power of imagination and the power to create.

In even simpler words, they are instinctual to a degree, heavy emphasis on the imagination.

Expending demonic power constantly through training helps build up the capacity of said power.

And when casting a spell, a magic circle is formed. Since I am of clan Agares, the Agares crest will be formed at the center of the circle.

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"Not hard when you compare it to 'Magicians'." He concluded

"Human magicians, right?" I asked

"Yes, but we simply call them Magicians."

"How is it harder for them?"

"Their ability to cast is limited by their knowledge and skill of the spell. Meaning, they have to study the spell, calculate it and understand it. While a devil only has to develop their demonic power." He lectured.

"I see, good thing I was born as a Devil then." I said, thanking whatever cosmic entity that led my fate into being reborn as a Devil.

Hearing that my father laughed and slapped my back again, numbing it.

"Hahaha, now that the boring lecture is done. Time for action!"

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Once again we stand at the center of the arena.

He started "You have the demonic power of a middle-class Devil. So you should have enough reserves to cast most spells."

He further said "The spell [Language] is always activated since the cost is negligible. However; when coming across an unknown language, you need a large amount to decipher it"

'Sound like I'm gonna have to use it when I come across an otherworldly being, which I hope I don't.....aren't I otherworldly?' I thought

Cutting my thought, I heard "You will be training your [Language] on your own with books written in all known languages. It is rather easy."

Nodding my head, he continued "Next spell is [Elemental Magic]. everyone can use since it is basic compared to others. There are multiple forms of [Elemental Magic].

The easy ones are normal, such as [Water], [Earth], [Wind] and [Fire]. The advanced ones are [Lightning] and [Ice], they are not impossible to cast, you simply need more imagination and practice."

As if to demonstrate. His hands behind his back, magic circles with Agares crest appeared in front of him, casting all elements one after the other.

Beholding the spectacle of vibrant colours, I zoned out.

"And there you have it. [Elemental Magic]."

Like a magic show, he bowed and I applauded.

"Now try casting any of the elements"

Facing towards the aftermath of his prowess. The ground that was obliterated started to reverse in time before its destruction.

'Nice, don't have to worry about repairs then. Courtesy of Agares familia.'

I stretch out my arms forward. Attempting to cast [Fireball].

'Right, uhhh....power of imagination and power to create. Imagine a ball of flame...ball of flame...'

Closing my eyes, I focus. I breath in and out.

After a moment, I feel something close to my hands. I try grasping it, but it felt 'transparent' as in it passes through.

I take a deep breath and attempt to grab it again.

Few minutes passed and I finally grabbed the damned thing!

Once I was holding whatever it is, strength started to slowly leave my body.

'Hmmm....I think whatever I'm grabbing is the 'imagination' part and the strength that is leaving me is the 'power' part.

Hell yeah, I'm getting the hang of it!'

Opening my eyes, I see a magic circle with Agares crest.

My magic circle. And in front of it is a ball of flame 1m in diameter.

No, not a ball of flame. it is [Fireball]!.

Stunned. I burst out laughing from sheer elation.

I feel the energy, the demonic power, more clearly after casting the spell. I sense it not just from the magic circle, but also around and inside me.

And damn, does my father have one helluva power in him.

Now that I've successfully cast [Fireball]. To release it, I willed the spell to fly to a specific part of the ground far ahead.

*FOOSH*

There it goes.....slow as a fucking turtle!

"Bwahahaha!" Looking to my left I see my father grabbing his stomach in laughter.

I ashamedly had to wait for close to a minute for the fucking ball to reach its target while listening to my father laughing.

And once it hit where I targeted, it exploded in flames proportional to its size.

No longer paying attention to my father, whose laughter finally subsided. I started repeating the process of casting [Fireball].

After the first time, it became less harder. I can feel the demonic power around me like it's a natural thing.

Casting [Fireball] is easy now after numerous times. And the speed of the ball is no longer an issue since I only had to put more power into 'triggering' the release.

Now that I'm proficient at casting [Fireball]. Onto the other elements!