9 Chapter 9

"Now do you understand, Master Mordo? Why only I can train Peter?" Ancient One calmly explained to Master Mordo why only she was able to train me.

"Peter not only has an immense magic potential but as you can see, also great powers he can't properly control. As such only I can train him properly."

"Just because you are a master now, it doesn't mean that you know everything. If you had not underestimated Peter, you would have lasted longer against him." Ancient One chasticized Master Mordo for not taking me seriously.

Master Mordo calmly listened to Ancient One's admonishment knowing he was in the wrong.

"Go and reflect on your actions during the fight, it will help you learn more."

Hearing Ancient One's command, Master Mordo bowed his head in respect and opened a portal in return to Kamar Taj.

Ancient One then turned her attention to me.

"Forgive Mordo, he has been learning in Kamar Taj since he was a child. Thus, his thoughts are set in stone regarding the duties one must perform in Kamar Taj. As such, he can't help but be a little traditional." Ancient One explained Master Mordo's past to me and the reason for his obstination.

"It is nothing. Moreover, I also learned quite much from him." I brushed off Master Mordo's behaviour as it was nothing much. I had faced much worse from my bullies.

Also, it was true that I had learned something from him in this short battle.

Ancient One had battled quite defensively in the fight yesterday as I could not properly control myself then. Moreover, she was also testing me as we fought.

However, Master Mordo fought quiet offensively. I even got to use new moves such as lightning discharge and the lightning infused attack.

"But why could you teleport so rapidly when Mordo could not?" I asked Ancient One curiously.

Upon hearing my question, Ancient One just smiled. She conjured several magical circles and pasted them to various corners of the courtyard. Some magical circles were even in the sky. Then the circles turned invisible.

"I could warp so rapidly because I had already stuck various warp circles in the surroundings. It is one of the primary methods of the sorcerers. We always try to prepare the field if possible." Ancient One revealed the secret.

"Moreover, I already knew that your power had lightning attribute as you were under my care. So, I only used lightning resistant shields during the battle yesterday."

"Do you remember how easily you had broken my shield yesterday when you had gotten close?" She reminded me of the fight yesterday.

"Now, come. It is about time we started our training today." Ancient One ended her lecture and we began sparring.

For the next few hours, we continued sparring. It was quite similar to the spar yesterday in that I continued to attack and Ancient One only used shields while sometimes attacking and continuously warping.

However, there were also a few differences. My powers were indeed stronger than yesterday and I was more in control of my body. Thus, I could often take advantage of her openings.

Moreover, I could now use the sixth sense I had felt yesterday more properly. It was a little similar to Gwen's Spider sense in that it was also a warning system for danger.

However, it also provided me a sort of insight in everything. How strong someone in front of me was, how much would this attack hurt me, something like that. It was because of it that I was able to grasp when the warp circles activated allowing me to know where Ancient One was going to appear.

I decided to call it 'Dragon sense' as a tribute to the dragon I saw in my dreams.

"I believe it is enough for today." Ancient One said as I broke her shield and she warped for the umpteenth time.

"Seriously, you fight like a rampaging beast. If it was anyone other than me, he would not have even be able to activate the warp circles before you reached them." Ancient One said how frustrating it was to fight me without using her full power.

We soon returned to Kamar Taj using another portal.

"Now, I must leave. As Master Mordo said, I indeed have several duties as the Sorcerer Supreme." Ancient One said reminding me of her various duties.

"Wait, Ancient One. I have something to tell you." I decided to tell her about my dream as I could not conclude what it meant.

"What is it, Peter?" Ancient One questioned.

I explained to her how I saw a mountain sized white dragon in my dreams.

"Don't worry. I believe it is just the side effect of your body accepting your powers. It seems that Spider Supreme used the blood of quite a unique creature to provide you these powers." Ancient One said to me after giving it some thought.

So, the Spider Supreme indeed used a procedure similar to the Lizard Serum to give me these powers. In this case, I obtained the powers of a dragon instead of a lizard.

Although I still had some doubts, there was no reason to mull over this topic when I would likely not find any answers.

"Apprentice Tenzin," Ancient One called a young apprentice who was practicing nearby.

"Yes, Ancient One." Tenzin was a young man of Asian descent about a few years older than me.

"Take Peter to the library so that he can obtain the introductory magic books." Ancient One instructed Tenzin.

Turning to me, Ancient One said, " Don't forget to tell Master Wong to put telekinetic spells on the books. We do not want you to destroy any precious books."

And so I left with Tenzin towards the library all the while silently cursing my lack of control over my super strength. Honestly, it made me feel like I was treated as a baby who would break anything.

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The Dragon Sense Peter has is a mutated form of Spider Sense which he obtained from the magic circle Spider Supreme had used, in case anyone of you forgot.

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