chapter 11: training

The next day, Finn woke up to Randolph's scream, slightly opened his eyes, and saw Randolph looking at him with a strict look.

"Come on, lazy boy, your training will start today.

Fin looked at Randolf a little annoyed, before he stood out of the straw bed, he felt a huge headached because he was not used to waking up late, he felt like a a sword was digging inside his head.

Randolph saw Finn's difficult case and said, "Well, after you totally wake up the, follow me out."

Then Randolph opened the door of the cabine and went out, wearing the same worn-out robe like before, but was holding a small bag in his hand.

Finn stile Where did he stand in his place, as he analyzed his surroundings, he felt a strange feeling until he remembered the events of the previous day, before he ran outside the house after a state other than the consciousness in which he was.

After he went out, he met a sight, his eyes couldn't believe it. There were trees in various shapes and colors, there was a small pond around them there were flowers and plants of all colors. This view was extended over the eyesight of Finn, he felt like he's in a fictional place, or in a fairy forest.

" ahem... Are you going to stand here forever?"

The dazzle of Randolph's voice was cut off. He looked at where on his right and saw Randolph looking directly at him, when he understood that he didn't follow him yet.

"Ah.. Sorry, the place surprised me from here."

Finn rubbed the back of his head as he puts on an embarrassing smile.

"It doesn't matter, come on the follow me."

Randolph didn't want to continue talking, so he turned and started walking, while Finn followed him. Randolph walked with calm and calculated steps, he was not very fast in his walk or as slow as the turtles, he was still holding the small bag in his hand, Finn pay attention to her, and immediately increased his curiosity.

"What is this bag?"

Finn's voice was full of curiosity. Randolph looked at the bag and then glanced back on the road in front of him.

"You'll know soon."

Finn didn't ask much, and he continued to catch up with Randolph. He had begun to be annoyed by not understanding anything that would happen.

They had deepened into the forest, more species of plants could have been seen on the sides of the road they were walking. After a little time, Randolph suddenly stopped, Fin stood by his side, full of curiosity about where they had reached him.

It was an empty square, without anything special, there were some runes painted on the trees, when they arrived at this place and suddenly, Finn felt a little pressure, while he could not hear the sound of air like before, he thought it was because of the runes, but could not explain the sudden pressure.

"Now, sit in the middle crossing your legs .

Randolph said that as he walked to the side and opened the small bag in his hand.

After Finn did what Randolf told him, "Can you say what we're going to do now"

There was some discomfort in the voice of Finn.

"Be patient, little one, because you would wish you hadn't started learning magic."

Randolph smiled sarcastically, he could imagine what would happen and that made him want to laugh.

"What do you mean?"

Finn was a little confused by what Randolph said.

"To become a mage, you have to do some things, the first is to build your spiritual palace"

"My spiritual palace?"

Fin raised his eyebrow confused, from the name only he felt it was a very big thing.

"Yes, I didn't tell you this yesterday because it was too late. Every mage has his own spiritual palace that he can shape according to his desire, which is the place where the mana is based, and the spiritual palace often suggests the personality and character of the mage."

Randolph explained briefly, because if he delved more specifically into this he wouldn't end.

"Why is it called the spiritual palace?"

Randolph predicted this question, and answered in a normal way.

"It is named the spiritual palace, because it is in a place that does not exist in our world, and it is somewhere, between reality and the soul of the person."

A little nodd, before he gets confused.

"So, spiritual palace is the place of preservation of the mana? Wait, what is the mana?"

Finn was full of confusion.

"You don't know what mana is... Well how I say it, you can portray the mana as the initial shape of magic before it was formed, in other words the mana is the beginning of the formation of magic."

"Oh... and, Where is the mana."

It started to clarify in Finn's head.

There was a strange look on Randolph's face as if he was looking at a caveman, but he answered anyway.

"The mana is anywhere, in the earth, in the grass, in the body of living things, anywhere in fact."

Fin was a little surprised, but he quickly analyzed it in his head, before asking.

"So how can it be gathered ?

Randolph smiled a little

"This is where your training comes in. Simply simplified, all you have to do is close your eyes and feel your surroundings, the mana is also in the air, so you have to feel it and gather it to form your spiritual palace."

"How can I feel it?

Finn was confused He felt like someone trying to learn to cook for the first time, but of course magic is more complicated than cooking.

"You have to breathe from your nose, not from your mouth first. Second, after you feel the mana, which is often that you will see some lights, you have to direct them towards your muscles, your blood, your bones, and finally your head, in this order. Then you will be able to form your spiritual palace."

Finn is still confused but he sat crossing the legs, then he closed his eyes and tried to sense the mana, at first there was nothing different, as if he was trying to sleep, but after some time, Finn felt that his focus becaming sharper, he no longer heard any sound from his surroundings, as he saw lights that began to form in front of his eyes, the lights had different colors, some of which were blue or red, some of them were even black or a combination of two colors. Finn then focused his consciousness on these lights and began gathering, as Randolph said.

Finn took a deep breath, and suddenly, the lights disappeared and his consciousness returned to the real world. He opened his eyes and was surprised.

"What happened!"