Chapter six Flames

The next day, Jake woke me up early, we had our food then we went to go and meet uncle garrick, he was already there by the we got there, it looked like he was meditating.

Lucius today, I'm going to improve your knowledge on devils and the rankings, as they say knowledge is power right, first of all, we have nine ranks and each rank is divided into three, lower, middle and upper rank, we have to meditate and absorb the elemental essence in the atmosphere to continue improving ranks ,now what do you think happens when you reach rank 1.

Well I guess you get stronger and a line appears in your soul orb, is that all you can think of, he asked me, I nod my head, okay Lucius when you break through into the first rank not only do you just get stronger, you also unlock your first soul skill, everybody has a soul skill that belongs to them alone, even if your element doesn't necessarily mean you will have the same soul skill, except the three major rank, which are rank 4, rank 7 and rank 9, for example everybody gets a particular body boost at rank 3, like if I have a red flame soul orb, when I reach rank 3, I will unlock the skill red flame body, and soething similar to other soul orbs, uncle garrick can you explain on the different types of flames, I interrupted. Okay I will, but you have to let me finish what I was saying first, he said, then I nodded.

Apart from that your life span gets longer, you won't notice it when you are breaking through rank 1 , rank 2 and rank 3, when you get to rank 4 you will receive a significant boost in your life span and as you continue to get stronger and break through more ranks your life span continues to grow., You will also heal faster than normal humans, I was surprised at the prospect of regeneration, he noticed, it's not as exaggerated as you are thinking, or else why would we need healers in the world, I nodded my head in confirmation, I looked at Jake who was quiet since we started, I wasn't surprised though, Jake was the kind of guy who wouldn't speak unless spoken to, he is always quiet, not to mention boring, I shall continue from here tomorrow on this topic, uncle garrick resumed

now the question you asked me about the types of flames we have, we have 5 types of flame, and all except one flame is divided into 9 grades, I shall start from the weakest, the orange flame, if you awaken this flame you have no future as a devil hunter as this flame can't even hurt the weakest of the devils, unless you reach a rank like rank 4 that is when the flame can be strong enough to hurt a devil, but it can only hurt the weakest of all the devils, this flame can be used in cooking, those who awaken the flame tend to be great chefs, they can also join human mercenaries this flame can be effective against non awakeners.

The next will be the red flame, this flame is strong as it can hurt the devils the higher the grade of the flame the intense the flame is, this flame is effective against the devil's but, it's not special, the remaining 3 flames are special.

The third is the green flame, this flame has the ability to poison things and to corrode things, the poison is nothing special, but if not treated, it can lead to your death, those with this kind of flame mostly unlock bizarre skills, and tend to be evil in nature, as they say your nature determines your soul orb, he said sheepishly, the next flame will be the blue flame, this flame has the ability to heal, and it works well against poison, he stopped then looked at me expecting me to ask a question, but how is that effective against the devils, I asked, even the green flame is more lethal against the devils, he smiled, then he spoke this flame is ranked higher than the green flame, because the flame negates the green flame, none of the green abilities work against the blue, even a red flame would stand a better chance against the blue flame than the green flame, also although the blue flame heals, it has another ability, which is that it causes internal injury, yes if you're hit by a blue flame, while you may not feel anything physically, it doesn't mean you're unaffected, it wrecks the inside of people's body.

Though it is nearly impossible to have the two abilities at once, you can either awaken the healing path or the combat path,but they are some special people, who awaken in both, but no matter which part it awakens in, it'd still be effective against the green flame,it is very rare to awaken the special types of flame, talkless of someone who awakens this two parts of the blue flame.

Lastly we have the white flame, only one person has ever awakened this flame in history, it possesses the power to destroy, it is very lethal against the devils, as it causes both internal and external injuries, I also heard it has the ability to heal, but no one has been able to confirm it, they were rumors of a flame higher than the white flame, but it's just a rumor though.

So that is all for today's lesson on cultivation, now time for physical training.

But before the combat training, let me see your soul orb, he walked towards me, came to my back then place his hands at my back, I felt a surge of energy enter my body then a white shiny orb came out of my body, you have a light element soul orb, good,he removed his hand and the orb went back in, the light element is a rare element. But it is divided into three paths .

The first part is the healing path, those who awaken in these path become healers

The second path is the combat path, this improves your ability in fighting, and the skills you unlock will be for combat only

The third path, it's a very rare path, it improves your speed and stealth, which is good for assassination, but like I said they are rare

According to what you said about your fight with the devil, when you awakened, it was like your body was strengthened by light, your wounds healed quickly also, maybe you have the first and second path.

My expression was that of confusion, well let's test it out, he said, then he used one of the finger in his right hand to cut across his palm, strangely no blood came out.

I have stopped my self from healing so put your hands on my injury, then concentrate, try to guide your energy towards your hand, I listened to him and did as he said, then light essence came out of my hands and touched his palm, the cut closed up

Immediately.

It's settled your light element has the characteristics of two paths. Uncle garrick, there is something I didn't tell you guys, after the devil was killed, a soul orb came out of my body, but it was black in color and it absorbed the devils essence.

I see, then he thought of something, leave that for now, I'll address it later.

After several hours of training, I felt like my body was about to be destroyed, I never thought behind that smiling face lay the devils frown, no wonder Jake is so strong. Jake didn't join me for physical training, he was meditating, uncle garrick said he should meditate more often to increase his rank, as he is still at the lower rank.

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A month has passed since I came here, this place feels more like home to me, and mum Mira treats me well, yes, she told me to call her mom, me and Jake's relationship has improved, although he's still kinda boring, training with uncle garrick has never been easy, but today ends my physical training, and I shall start training on my soul orb, due to me being a genius, I said to myself, I didn't have to take more than a month on physical training, now I'm able to last up to thirty minutes against Jake, and that was last week, today I shall battle against Jake again to see how far I have improved.

I was in the courtyard facing against Jake, who's now a middle grade rank 1 devil hunter, thank goodness we are just sparring without the use of soul orb or I would have losed.

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A man a woman stood watching Lucius and Jake about to battle, then the man spoke, the rate at which Lucius is improving is outstanding, I have never seen a talent like him before, I'm not surprised, he's my sister's son.