The Fire Pit

YOU WERE WRONG, first thing in the morning you are jolted awake by an icy cold bucket of water being thrown on you your once warm bed has turned into a soggy hellhole, You've never liked water and your father knows this so he finds a way to somehow make it relevant in every training session, But you didn't care about training at the moment you immediately pushed your father out of the room and started to change out of your now wet clothes and into your uniform.

You walk downstairs and go through the kitchen and out the back door when you get outside you see a large pit of fire with a blanket in front of it with nothing else around but sand that your dad mostly used to gauge the strength of his flames. You look at the unusual set up confused for a moment when you feel a hand on your shoulder.

It's your dad who immediately starts talking "Ok Liz I wanna test something go over and sit on that mat and absorb the energy from the fire pit while trying to cultivate your flame."

You stare at him bewildered, He has never done something like this before. "Is this a trick you" shout, He chuckles for a moment just do it I told you it's a test.

You walk over and sit on the mat and start, first you rub the palms of your hands together until you feel your flame essence gathers in the center of your palms, then you separate your hands, the flames from the pit start to gather and the sparks that were there the last time turn from a tingling heat into an intense heat so hot that it nearly hot enough to burns your hands. I'm doing it you say to yourself I can feel it.

You open your eyes as the sparks start to swirl and a light flicker of black starts too for in the center, then you feel it again. Your sparks go from burning hot to ice cold and you feel a sharp pain even worse than last time rush up your spine.

You hunch over in pain and spit up blood, the world around you begins to spin as your dad rushes over to you stuffs some silver grass in your mouth and starts pouring burning hot water down your throat.

When you recover your dad lets out a long sigh, "I know the problem... Your mana level is way too low for some reason your body can handle the level of flame your using and It tries to contemplate by absorbing more flame essence but there is a limit to how much your body can absorb so your having backlash."

"I can't teach you how to weaken your flame since you can't even activate it so our first step is to increase your mana level. I'll head to the store and pick up some supplies you meditate for a hours I'll be back."

He rushes off in the direction of the direction of the sect leaders hut who you have to ask for permission to leave the village to get any magical supplies or potions since farmers don't have enough mana to make any. There is also a fine for leaving the village 200 bronze coins, this is a way for the village to make money due to the rareness of students like Noah who are eligible to go to Blaming Sect Academy.

When your dad is out of eyesight you start meditating.