Kealin stood in the training room. The dimlighting and quiet atmosphere a stark contrast of the chaos that often filled his mind. Alex stood before him, his eyes fixed intently on his
"Today we're going to focus on refining your combat and mana manipulation skills," Alex said, his voice firm but encouraging.
"You've shown great potential, but control is key."
Kealin nodded after Alex had asked him to train with him. He saw the latter as someone who he could now look to.He was eager to learn more about his new found powers and protect his friends.
The two of them began with simple exercises, Alex guided Kealin through the process. Kealin's focus wavered at first, but with each attempt, he grew more confident.
"Alright, the real training begins now"
Alex said and immediately the air
around him became dense, the muscles on
his body were now bulging and the aura
around him grew, Kealin had felt this before
"Hit me with everything you've got" Alex
Said as he walked forward
[ strength: 10% (+5) ]
kealin readied his fist and rushed forward,
but in mid air, it felt like he had crashed into a brick wall
"Mana zone, a technique that gives you
permanent control over mana in a certain
area" Alex explained.
"Sit down" Alex said and the latter
obeyed
"...Now visualize the mana in your body taking the shape of a hand and then visualize it grabbing the energy around you...."
Kealin took a deep breath focusing his energy.He visualized the mana in him turn into a hand and grabbing the energy around him. The mana seemed to bend and wrap around him.
"..Now you must know that although you have good mana control over mana, creating a mana zone is very hard. It took me weeks to master the technique so don't..."
Suddenly the atmosphere around Kealin became dense. His body was glowing slightly and the aura around him grew tremendously.
[Congratulations, you have successfully created a mana Zone]
[All stats have increased by 10%]
[strength: 10% (+10)]
[Speed: 5% (+10)]
[Endurance: 5% (+10)]
[Speed: 15% (+10)]
"But how... "Alex was mesmerized, controlling mana was'nt hard but creating a mana zone would take one weeks, months even, but Kealin had done it in less than 5 minutes.
Even Kealin was surprised, but thought it was the system or chronos doing
"Come to think of it, it haven't talked to chronos in a while ...hey.. Chronos you there?"
"Yes master and It seems like you've made progress, I believe that this skill will aid you greatly in the future" Chronos said.
As the training progressed, Alex introduced more complex scenarios, helping him to navigate through a series of obstacles while manipulating his mana to avoid traps. The challenges pushed him to his limits but he refused to give up.
With each failure Alex offered words of
encouragement, helping him to refine his
technique. His guidance and support were invaluable,
and Kealin felt a deep sense of gratitude towards him.
Meanwhile, at the station Max and Lena were no longer in the interrogation room, rather they were in the Captain's office
"I thought they said we could go
once we're cleared," Max said
"I know, but the fact that we are here , means that someone was trying to put the blame of this whole thing on us, so it's best to remain at the station for now" Lena explained.
Sarah was currently reading through April and Rudy's file and had not really paid attention to the two teenagers in her office that was until Tom came in.
"Any clues that may lead us to the culprits?" Sarah asked to which Tom just shook his head.
"....I don't know if it's related or not but we just got another call from a woman, whose son seems to have gone missing and funny enough, he goes to the same school as the victims" Tom said
"What's his name?"
Tom was expecting some sort of reaction from Sarah, but it came from someone else.
"What's his name?" Max asked
"Kealin Thompson, is he an acquaintance
of yours?" Tom asked but Max didn't
respond and just left the room and behind
him was Lena.
Meanwhile, in front of an apartment stood a black haired girl with a head warmer, and
beside her was a blonde in a police uniform.
"Your technique is certainly effective"
The officer said as the Shadows
enveloped his body before moving towards
April.The shadows dispersed revealing
a blond teenage boy.
"Oh...so you admit that my plan was way better?" April said to which Rudy scoffed and walked past her
"I'll admit it was a good plan, we killed
3 birds with one stone.." Rudy said
*Knock * Knock*
"NYPD may know it us, but they won't be able to stop us now"
A middle aged woman in a red shirt and black leggings opened the door
"MJ right?...we're here to see Kealin"