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Reina laughed suddenly, her light voice tinkling into Meruin's ears. "Meruin, my dear apprentice, what's there to be worried about? Have I not taught you that the second thing you need the most as a mage is confidence?"
The first thing you needed most was caution, by the way.
"No, don't fear for failure, fear the chances lost instead! Discovery at the cost of risk is the life of one who pursues the path of magic, and so it shall always be. If you want to teach this Deus magic, then so be it! I have complete confidence in you, Meruin."
At her masters encouraging words, Meruin's face immediately lit up, giving sight to a rare and bright smile from the small mage. She nodded her head in accordance and turned to Deus without further delay.
"I am sorry for postponing my answer until now, Deus. I didn't want to refuse - Ido want to teach you, but at the same time, I had worried I might not do justice to your potential. I will do away with those worries, and if you will have me as your teacher, I will gladly accept your offer!"
While all this was going on, Chase kept silent. She looked to Sol, to Liz, to Deus, to Meruin and finally, to Ryan. While Reina talked, Chase's grin grew uncontrollably and when Meruin had finished, Chase gave a long, cheery laugh.
"Wahahahahahaha~ You know what? I think I like you kids! You've all great potential, such that I haven't seen in year! I see a magic time knight," she said, looking at Sol.
"A repository for the elements!" This was said looking at Liz.
"The child of Merlin! And I must say that was a surprise!" Obviously, this was looking at Deus.
"And a mage with talent nearly enough to rival my Meruin!" Looking at Ryan.
"And finally, that little man slinking in the background who smells of negative energy!" She wasn't looking in his direction, but she was definitely referring to Marcus.
"You're all such interesting children! It would be a crime not to taste you when your young and yet to be broken!" she declared, and suddenly Reina's eyes widened as she realized what Chase was about to do. In a split second both the silver and gold archmages disappeared from their screens along with their auras.
Meruin's own eyes widened as well, and she cast as many barriers as she could in the scant few seconds she had to spare.
Suddenly, the heavy oppressive auras that had disappeared came back, but worse. Much, much worse. For one, horrible horrible second, it felt as if the heavens had crashed down into earth and pulverized everyone with its weight. And then, it was gone.
Hovering exactly where their images once stood were the two grand witches themselves. Reina was glaring at Chase, who was grinning down on everyone else from where she floated.
"Chase . . ." said Reina warningly.
"Don't you worry Reina, I simply want to taste their potential in person, especially given how they've developed," responded Chase coolly. "So, children, what say you? Care for a little wager?
Reina and Meruin inhaled sharply. On one hand, fighting Chase, one of the most brilliant combat mages on the world, no matter how she handicapped herself was . . . . daunting, to say the least, but on the other hand, Chase was a thief, inventor and an alchemist of epic proportions. She stole from gods, kings, and god-kings, and had herself similarly made items to rival that which she stole and her treasures were absolutely of the highest tier. If - if - they won . . . even Reina herself thought of participating in the battle, before realizing she'd offered this deal only to the young ones in front of them.
Reina laughed suddenly, her light voice tinkling into Meruin's ears. "Meruin, my dear apprentice, what's there to be worried about? Have I not taught you that the second thing you need the most as a mage is confidence?"
The first thing you needed most was caution, by the way.
"No, don't fear for failure, fear the chances lost instead! Discovery at the cost of risk is the life of one who pursues the path of magic, and so it shall always be. If you want to teach this Deus magic, then so be it! I have complete confidence in you, Meruin."
At her masters encouraging words, Meruin's face immediately lit up, giving sight to a rare and bright smile from the small mage. She nodded her head in accordance and turned to Deus without further delay.
"I am sorry for postponing my answer until now, Deus. I didn't want to refuse - Ido want to teach you, but at the same time, I had worried I might not do justice to your potential. I will do away with those worries, and if you will have me as your teacher, I will gladly accept your offer!"
While all this was going on, Chase kept silent. She looked to Sol, to Liz, to Deus, to Meruin and finally, to Ryan. While Reina talked, Chase's grin grew uncontrollably and when Meruin had finished, Chase gave a long, cheery laugh.
"Wahahahahahaha~ You know what? I think I like you kids! You've all great potential, such that I haven't seen in year! I see a magic time knight," she said, looking at Sol.
"A repository for the elements!" This was said looking at Liz.
"The child of Merlin! And I must say that was a surprise!" Obviously, this was looking at Deus.
"And a mage with talent nearly enough to rival my Meruin!" Looking at Ryan.
"And finally, that little man slinking in the background who smells of negative energy!" She wasn't looking in his direction, but she was definitely referring to Marcus.
"You're all such interesting children! It would be a crime not to taste you when your young and yet to be broken!" she declared, and suddenly Reina's eyes widened as she realized what Chase was about to do. In a split second both the silver and gold archmages disappeared from their screens along with their auras.
Meruin's own eyes widened as well, and she cast as many barriers as she could in the scant few seconds she had to spare.
Suddenly, the heavy oppressive auras that had disappeared came back, but worse. Much, much worse. For one, horrible horrible second, it felt as if the heavens had crashed down into earth and pulverized everyone with its weight. And then, it was gone.
Hovering exactly where their images once stood were the two grand witches themselves. Reina was glaring at Chase, who was grinning down on everyone else from where she floated.
"Chase . . ." said Reina warningly.
"Don't you worry Reina, I simply want to taste their potential in person, especially given how they've developed," responded Chase coolly. "So, children, what say you? Care for a little wager?
"All of you against me in true battle, and I will use only 1/1,000,000 of my abilities. I win if just one of you gives up, and you win if you can land even a small scratch on me. If you win, I will give you a little gift from my own treasury, and if I win, I seal your abilities for one week. What do you think?"
Reina and Meruin inhaled sharply. On one hand, fighting Chase, one of the most brilliant combat mages on the world, no matter how she handicapped herself was . . . . daunting, to say the least, but on the other hand, Chase was a thief, inventor and an alchemist of epic proportions. She stole from gods, kings, and god-kings, and had herself similarly made items to rival that which she stole and her treasures were absolutely of the highest tier. If - if - they won . . . even Reina herself thought of participating in the battle, before realizing she'd offered this deal only to the young ones in front of them.
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