Basic Skill

Blaze cleared his throat and started explaining

"Fifth Level Beings are Royals, 

I do not know exactly how powerful Royals are, But I know that they are  VERY powerful, I also know that they can use Telepathy"

Leus asked

"What is Telepathy?"

"I don't know the details, It's a form of mind communication, They can send voice transmissions directly to other being's minds"

"That sounds cool"

'Telepathy huh .. Sal has probably used some sort of Telepathy when he taught me the incantations and the language'

"Not only cool, They're so powerful! 

Rumors are that Royal Mages can destroy entire cities, That's why they're never used in Strife Zones, Only in wars

In Strife Zones only Soldiers, Knights, and Elite Knights participate

And even Elites rarely ever fight to death"

Blaze also added

"If you become a Fifth Level Being, And prove your loyalty to the Throne, You can work in the Royal Palace or rule your own Duchy, Just like the ruler of this city, Duke Ignatius Inferno, He is a Royal Mage"

Leus was surprised to hear the name

"Ignatius Inferno? Is he your father or something, Dad?"

Blaze shook his head 

"Not my father, He's some Grand Ancestor of the family

We're a branch family of the Inferno Household, But if you become powerful enough, Ignatius will take you in the main, Ruling Family"

Leus was thinking about everything he heard

'So in this world, Power is everything, Even family relations'

Blaze interrupted his train of thought

"You know, You have the potential to exceed me, if you train hard you can become a Royal

You just have to focus on training and never overestimate yourself

Having the potential is entirely different from actually achieving anything"

Leus nodded

'I'm not really interested in power but I'll think about it'

'For now, I'll follow my original decision'

"Thank you, Dad, I'll think about it!"

Blaze spoke very seriously

"Good, Consider it thoroughly, Choosing to walk on the path of power isn't an easy decision, You must strengthen your resolve and be prepared for the cost, Otherwise you will end up doing more harm to yourself than good.

Also, Remember that power is not a goal, Only a means to an end."

Leus replied in a serious tone as well

"I understand"

Blaze was about to leave the room when Leus remembered something

'I still didn't know what Realm are Lords ...'

So he asked Blaze

"Dad, What are the levels after Royal Knight/Mages?"

"Sixth Realm beings are known as King Level Beings, 

Every King (As in ruling a Kingdom) is a King Level Being, But not every King Level Being is ruling a Kingdom, Some are just wandering around the world.

But honestly, I know nothing at all about beings above Royal, I have never seen them, Only heard of them"

When Blaze explained that something came to Leus' mind

'Sal said that if I train from the day I'm born I can be a King Level Being, So that's what he meant ...'

While Leus was thinking of that, Blaze continued

"The Seventh Realm Beings are Lord Level Beings, That's the highest level of power, They're mythical creatures rumored to have been living for thousands of years ... Maybe they're immortals, I have no idea 

You can read about them in books, I think The Archivist made a book about the Lords, It's called The Walking Calamities or something like that"

'Looks like this Archivist has a book about everything, Is he some sort of a record keeper?'

Leus didn't voice out his thoughts and only thanked Blaze

"Thanks, Dad"

"No problem, I will get you the Atlas soon"

After Blaze left the room, He had some things to think about

'Maybe The Oracle was right about something after all...'

'I should help him train one way or another'

'He can become really powerful, It'd be a shame to waste his potential'

And Blaze had a nice idea in mind

'We'll start with a basic skill'

The next couple of days were normal and quiet,

Since Blaze returned Leus rarely trained, He only used Mana Vision and Water spells for utility purposes, But that's it.

During these days, Amethyst kept progressing in her studies, But she still needed a lot more time to be as proficient as Leus

Nevertheless, Blaze and Viorica were proud of her

But while they were proud of Amethyst, They were perplexed about something else

Since the day Leus evolved, his body kept getting bigger by the day

By now, He reached the height of 110 centimeters, Becoming almost as tall as his six-year-old brother, Merlin, and his hair grew big enough to cover his entire head, Its color was an elegant purple

Blaze had never seen anyone with such a color before, So he had no idea what Affinity Leus had

But he shrugged it off

'Oh well, We will find it out one day'

One day, After Blaze came back from outside, He brought both Leus and Merlin in front of him and said

"I rented a horse, From today I will teach both of you how to ride it"

Merlin was very excited while Leus was skeptical

'I'm too young for that, No?'

When Blaze noticed the not-so-excited expression of Leus he quickly added

"You're as big as Merlin, And maybe even stronger, So your age doesn't matter

Riding a horse is one of the basic skills a Knight needs to learn

Once you master it, I'll buy the Atlas for you"

After a bit of convincing Leus agreed

'Well, It's not a bad idea, Riding a horse should be fun anyway'

And like that, the three went outside

When Leus saw the horse he realized

'There's no way I can ride that on my own'

It was a Paint Horse, Brown and white, And the height of its withers was 16hh

Blaze quickly noticed the expressions on Leus and Merlin's faces and assures them

"Don't worry, I'll help you, Also, You won't ride it just yet"

Blaze went and patted the horse's head

"This is Dusty, Start by feeding him"

After saying that, Blaze gave Leus and Merlin some hay

"Come on, Slowly feed it"

Merlin and Leus took careful steps toward the horse, When they approached it, The horse quickly leaned forward and took the Hay

"Now slowly pat its head"

Leus and Merlin did as instructed

"Very well, Now you've created a small bond between yourself and the horse now step back and watch me"

Blaze stood on Dusty's left side, Put his left hand on the reins, swiftly raised his right leg up, and jumped over it

Then he looked at his children and said

"This is how to ride the horse, You must be gentle, But since you can't do this, I'll help you"

"Come Merlin"

Blaze carried Merlin and placed him on Dusty's back

"Don't panic or move, If you panic or shake too much you'll disturb the horse's balance"

Blaze kept his hands around Merlin to not let him fall for about three minutes, then said

"Now that you got the feeling of riding it, Let's move it together"

He swiftly rode behind Merlin and directed the horse forward

Merlin quickly became very excited

"Woahhhhhh this is so coool Daad"

Blaze agreed

"Yes it is"

After about 15 minutes, Blaze carried Merlin down and walked to Leus

''Let's go"

Leus was very excited about it

'I never rode a horse before'

He repeated what he did with Merlin, But when Blaze came down Leus said

"Let me try alone for a minute"

Blaze didn't say anything and left Leus alone on the horse

'It's about time he fails in something'

Blaze stepped back and watched Leus

At first, Leus managed to move the horse forward in a straight line, But when he was about to reach the fence, He wanted to turn it around, So he leaned to the right assuming that just by leaning to the right Dusty would turn right, however, Dusty suddenly changed direction and turned Left

THUD

Leus fell down

Before Leus could hit the floor head-first Blaze caught him

"Don't be conceited, Leus"

Originally, Blaze wanted to let Leus fall, But seeing him falling head-first and also considering the fact that Dusty might step on him after he fell, He decided against it

"I won't save you again, Next time you will bear the consequences"

Leus thought about what he had done wrong and then said

"Yes, Sorry."

Blaze's voice returned to normal and he spoke nonchalantly

"If you have learned something, Then it isn't an issue"

"Yes, I did"

"Then it was a productive session"

He turned around to Merlin and asked

"Merlin, Did you learn something too?"

Merlin nodded

"Yes Dad, I need to first learn how to ride a horse before riding without you"

When Blaze heard that, He smiled

"Well not exactly, But that also works"

For the next couple of weeks, Both Merlin and Leus spent hours riding on Dusty's back under Blaze's supervision, And after tens of hours of riding, They both mastered it, And it was time for Leus to get his reward.