Archive 19: You need to crawl before you can walk.

Selphyn laughed at the look of shock on Alastor's face.

Sensing his burning curiosity, she started to explain how this "ability" worked. 

"There is one kind of life force known in this world: energy. Energy is an essential component of life because it derives from holy power. Without energy, one cannot use holy power.

It's one of the reasons why energy is so important and is checked upon birth.

Normally energy is genetic and people from strong bloodlines inherit large amounts of it however, energy can be further developed and can increase during one's lifespan.

So if a person is born with low energy, they don't need to be discouraged because they can grow that energy through training. Inheriting large amounts of energy obviously has more benefits.

That person can grow not only through training, but through meditation. By meditating, one becomes more hyper aware and in tune with nature.

You can absorb essence from nature and that essence can then be converted into energy." She said slowly approaching the boy. 

 "Now there exists different categories of energy. Enhanced energy, conjured energy and emitted energy.

Enhanced energy allows one to modify their body in its best state. Wether it be through strength, power or even appearance.

This is the main reason why I look so young. Energy has rejuvenating properties. The more you have, the younger you look." She explained. 

Selphyn looked and noticed that the little master was observing her intently. This made her smile a little inside. 

"Want to hear more?" She asked. 

"Yes if you will." Magnus replied

enthusiastically.

They both sat down on the chairs that were located at the far end of the room. This area was meant for rest or recuperation if needed.

 " Now let's continue with where I left off. Enhanced energy is perfectly suited for people who excel in close combat or fight without weapons. I fall under this category." 

"Do you prefer fighting with a weapon or barehanded?" He asked. 

"I prefer fighting with a weapon, it's much more my style and I've trained with the sword since I was able to walk so it made sense for me to continue with that path. But there are great warriors out there who fight barehanded even against weapons. It's very dangerous, hence the reason why it's almost exclusively for enhanced fighters." She said. 

"I see." 

"Conjured energy is the materialization of energy. You can create weapons out of your energy and make it your own.

This kind of power is perfect for long ranged fighters. And lastly the emitter category which focuses largely on healing abilities.

This is probably the most sought after category since there aren't that many healers in this world. They require a significant amount of holy power and because of this, aren't the best fighters but have the most important role." She continued to explain. 

"Why are healers so rare if it's such a high demand job?" 

"That's a great question and unfortunately it isn't one I can answer accurately. I suspect it's largely because of its blessing. Not everyone is blessed with the gift of healing hence why healers are so scarce." 

[She is correct on the point of having a healing ability being a blessing but it is also because healers can become easily exploited and their powers can be abused.] 

Magnus said nothing in reply to the system since he was around others, but he made a mental note to ask more about this topic later. 

"Now there is technically a fourth category but people don't really consider it a fourth. This one is a mix between enhanced energy and conjured energy.

This usually is assigned to people who can fight in both close and long range, in other words, people who are flexible and are comfortable to fight in any circumstance.

This is also another rare one but there people like this who exist." She finished. 

She turned to look at Magnus, checking to see if he was still with her. She had barraged him with a ton of information all at once, she wouldn't be surprised if he barely retained half of what she said.

This was the first test she had for the boy. Being strong and having the ability to fight was good, but one's biggest strength was their ability to retain information and use this knowledge to grow. While looking at him, she could tell the boy was paying attention to her. She smiled. 

"Now, before any other training can begin, you must have a solid foundation and the best way to do that is by practicing enhanced techniques in order to build strength.

Your mission if you choose to do so is to complete a series of drill exercises and complete all of them in under thirty minutes by the end of the week.

This will prepare you body for the next step of your journey. I want to make one thing clear. I am only here as a favour for my master. If you are unable to complete this task by the end of this week, you can kiss having me as your master goodbye. So take this job seriously." She warned. 

Magnus didn't have any complaints.

He knew from the start this wasn't going to be easy, especially with this feeble body, but he was going to do it no matter what. In fact, the young boy without even realizing it was brimming with excitement. 

Pollux who was standing on the side noticed this and smiled.

He had faith in his young master and believed he could rise to the challenge. More than that, he wanted the young master to prove his disciple wrong. 

"I am well aware." He calmly said. 

"Alright. Let's get started right away. You'll start by running five laps around the training room, once that's done you get only one break for a minute after you run. You'll then do fifty pushups, one hundred sit ups and a five minute plank. Today you can take your time but remember you have a deadline. That'll be all." 

Selphyn expected the young boy to have complaints or questions but he simply nodded his head and got right to it.