Intense Training Session...Again

After Lord Tygon sent Jay off and teleported him back somewhere within the central area of the academy...

"Hey, can I ask you something? You said to me before that there is nothing else above the Divine Beings when it comes to power. Then what's all of those stuff you said back to me a while ago?" Jay asked the Chicken Lord since he was really confused with some of the facts he knew.

"It is true that Divine Beings are the strongest when it is only within the Fatelord Plane. As for what I've said earlier, that's just what it means. Jay, I know things are going a bit too fast, but I need you to focus on getting stronger for now. Ignore everything else, including managing your guild." The Chicken Lord said while having a lot of things going on on his mind.

"If that's the case..." Jay knew that the Chicken Lord was only doing this because he was worried for him. So he took out his guild emblem and decided to tell everyone in the guild some important stuff.

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Somewhere within the academy...

"By adding these few magic runes here, I wonder how it will affect the Chilling Hand spell?"

"What if I added other elemental properties to the spell?"

"Runes, runes, runes..."

Roasted Boar was currently acting like a crazy person. He muttered to himself while scribbling a lot of notes. He kept casting spells one after another, he kept fiddling with books, etc. Just as he was about to proceed with what he was about to do, Jay spoke up on the guild emblem and started giving out responsibilities for almost everyone.

"Guys, I have something important to do which will probably take me a month. During the time while I am not around, Roasted Boar will be acting as the guild master. Heda will be the secretary of the guild. As for everyone else, after the guild hall is finished, I want you guys to do everything you can to increase our guild's prestige, fame, or anything you can think of."

"Guild hall? Wait... how long was it since I became a Tier 4 Sorcerer?" Roasted Boar asked himself since it was only a few days since everyone went to the Golden Moon Academy and it was only just recently that most of them were being trained by the Elders.

"Well, that's that I suppose..." After putting the matter at the back of his mind, Roasted Boar went back to his 'crazy' self and started messing with spells again.

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Just like Roasted Boar, everyone who was part of the Golden Phoenix guild was a little bit surprised with the notice Jay told them. But after thinking about it for a few seconds, they all went back doing whatever they were doing since they knew they still had a lot of time to improve before the guild hall was constructed.

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"Alright. I guess I can start training now." Jay said helplessly because he knew this was just the start of an endless training routine he will experience.

"Go back to that ruined castle you trained at earlier. It's a bit more quiet there." The Chicken Lord said to Jay since he really liked using that place for training.

Of course, Jay just went with it and transformed into his chicken form since he can run faster this way.

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--- Eastern Area, Ruined Castle ---

After an hour of running, Jay reached the place. But unexpectedly, Lord Tygon and two other Elders were with him. It was Elder Magnus and Elder Jericho.

"Jay, I suppose you went to this place to train. Since that was the case, I decided to help you in your training. As for these two who are with me, they will be my helpers." Lord Tygon said while he suddenly equipped a silver leather armor and a black cloak. He even took of his blindfold as he looked at Jay.

"Since you are my successor, I will make sure to train you well for an entire month. I suppose you still haven't touched anything from the silver ring I gave you right?" Lord Tygon said in a serious tone while he kept on staring at Jay.

"Oh... about that..." Jay did not know if he should say yes at the moment and thought, "Well, it's not entirely my fault. The Chicken Lord was busy training me... and I kind of forgot about being your successor... hehehe..."

While Jay was thinking of this, he had another terrifying line of thought, "Wait... if Tygon and these two Elders are training me, and the Chicken Lord will also train me..."

The next thing that Lord Tygon and the Chicken Lord said at exactly the same time made Jay really helpless this time around.

"From dusk till dawn, your training will start." The Chicken Lord said.

"From dawn until dusk, we will start." Lord Tygon said.

"No... I'm still a 12 year old kid. Have pity on me..." Jay almost cried as he thought this to himself.

Just as he was lamenting over his 'tragic' fate, Lord Tygon spoke up.

"Well, since there is still plenty of time before dawn, why don't we start?"

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A few days later, morning...

"Concentrate!"

~~Peng, peng, peng...

~~Swoosh...

Sounds of metal clashing was heard all around the ruined castle. Jay was currently sparring with Elder Magnus using a rusty sword while Magnus was using something called 'Spellblade', a spell that mages use to create a sword entirely made out of magicka and was bluish in color.

"Jay, I've told you already before. Follow the instructions written on the 'Tempest Sword Dance' manual I gave you on the silver ring." Lord Tygon shouted out while he observed the spar between the two.

"Damn, it's not my fault I have been swinging this rusty sword for three days now. THREE DAYS!" Jay complained but kept it all to himself while he kept on trying to add the element of wind on the sword he was using through magicka.

"Jay, let me teach you a trick. Instead of gathering magicka all around the sword, just focus it on a single point, or even better, only focus it the moment you slash out with the sword." The Chicken Lord told Jay since he saw Jay having a really hard time.

Jay followed exactly what the Chicken Lord said while trying to remember the contents of the Tempest Sword Dance manual Lord Tygon asked him to read a few days ago.

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{Tempest Sword Dance - Complete Set (5/5)}

Collected pages: 5 (complete)

Manual Introduction:

Once upon a time, a skinny and frail looking warrior was despised by almost everybody. Feeling the hate and disappointed of everyone, this warrior decided to leave everything behind and focus on improving his power. In the end, he managed to create his ultimate move, the Tempest Sword Dance.

First Page: 1st Dance Step - Gentle Breeze

*This page has an illustration of a guy holding a sword. He is standing still while currents of wind flowed through him and his sword.

(Increases reaction time when using swords.)

(Skill learned: Alertness - Passive skill that increases reaction time. Skill effect doubles for Duelists.)

Second Page: 2nd Dance Step - Light Gust

*This page has two illustrations on it. The first illustration shows a guy holding his sword diagonally, pointed downward on his left. The second illustration shows an animated picture where the guy dashes through objects while small gusts of wind follow him at his back.

(Increases attack speed and movement speed when using swords.)

(Skill learned: Phase Rush - Allows you to dash through almost anything. Skill can be recast on the same target for Duelists.)

Third Page: 3rd Dance Step - Tornado Sweep

*This page has an illustration of an animated picture of a tornado whirling through objects, people, and monsters. As for the guy holding a sword, he is also seen still dashing through everything in his path while the tornado follows him.

(Increases attack speed when using swords.)

(Skill learned: Tornado Blade - Lets you create a tornado using your sword. Size of tornado depends on attack speed and movement speed. If used while using Phase Rush, size of tornado triples.)

Fourth Page: 4th Dance Step - Dividing Winds

*This page has an illustration of the guy holding a sword slashing through everything with wind blasts from his sword. It even looks like as if he manged to cut the air itself, creating a wall of wind in front of him due to that.

(Skill learned: Airy Sword - Passive skill that makes you create wind blasts every time you slash with your sword. Creates three wind blasts per slash if used by a Duelist.)

(Skill learned: Wind Bastion - allows you to create a wall or dome of wind around you that can repel almost anything. Size of wall or dome doubles for Duelists.)

Fifth Page: 5th Dance Step- Tempest Sword

*This page has an illustration of an animated picture. It shows a very chaotic scene. Hundreds of small sized tornadoes move at random patterns around the guy holding a sword. Then after a few seconds, these small tornadoes start combining together and form a massive tornado. There are even sparks of lightning occurring near the tornadoes once in a while.

(Skill learned: Chaotic Tempest - Allows you to create an infinite amount of tornadoes as long as you are running. The more tornadoes you create, the smaller they get. If skill is used together with any skills learned from the 1st to the 4th dance step, tornadoes created receive random effects. Duelists can control the movement pattern of the tornadoes.)

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"First step, Gentle Breeze." Jay exclaimed softly as he followed Lord Tygon and the Chicken Lord's instructions.

But sadly, even with multiple attempts, he still cannot seem to do it. The only thing he can do was accumulating wind on the rusty sword and nothing else.

"Stop. Let us have a 5 minute break first." Lord Tygon said since he saw Jay experiencing signs of fatigue. He then handed over a small pill shaped like a ball to Jay.

"Eat that and do some stretches."

Jay nodded his head and did as such. The moment he swallowed the pill, he suddenly felt relieved from the pains he was feeling all over his body. He also did some stretches as Lord Tygon said so that the medicinal effects of the pill will spread throughout his body.

"Alright. Continue!"