Merely a few moments after being picked up by her teacher and being raised to the sky, Scythia's young body finally could not bear the stress, causing her to lose consciousness.
...
As she opened her eyes, a confused look couldn't help but appear on Scythia's face while she stared at the roof above her.
"This elemental energy..."
As she felt the extremely large amount of elemental energy floating through the air right now, Scythia felt as though she was in heaven.
A moment later, the memories of what had happened returned to Scythia's mind like a hurricane, causing her to suddenly rise from the bed she was in, and begin looking for that 'teacher' of hers.
Scythia did not have to search for long at all, as only a few seconds after the girl had awoken from her slumber, the door to the room she was in opened, causing her teacher to walk in.
...
As she looked at 'Scythia', who was staring at her with a cautious look in her eyes, Beatrice couldn't help but lightly shake her head.
"Come after me," said Beatrice, causing the young girl, who had rested for an unknown amount of time, to get up from her bed and begin following her.
After walking for just a few moments, and passing through several translucent barriers that made Scythia feel a little bit nervous, the two finally reached their destination, causing Beatrice to sit in her comfortable chair at her desk.
Seeing this, after a moment of hesitation, Scythia sat down on the seat opposite of Beatrice.
...
Two Hours later
As she walked away from her teacher, with her mind having been filled with all sorts of words and explanations, Scythia couldn't help but feel a little bit lost.
For the past 2 hours, Scythia's new teacher, who she learned was named 'Beatrice', actually taught the young girl, which was beyond every single one of the latter's expectations.
Even as Scythia fell down onto her new bed, feeling exhausted, her mind was still in deep thought.
'What does she have planned?'
'Why did she begin teaching me?'
'What are her reasons for doing something like this?'
As a Dark Mage herself, Scythia was far more aware of the nature of Dark Mages than other people, and knew best that these types of mages usually do not do anything without obtaining some sort of benefit.
Did her new teacher plan to devour her soul, to possess her body, or do something even more nefarious or cruel to her?
But even though this was the case, even though Scythia knew that as long as she stayed with her new teacher, her fate will probably not be pretty, she still made no attempt at an escape.
Although Scythia knew that she could try to escape, the huge amount of knowledge that her teacher had bestowed upon her in just a 2-hour period made Scythia salivate.
In just 2 hours, even though she had not learned any new spells, Scythia felt as though she had learned more than in 20 years of her life.
This huge amount of knowledge tempted Scythia so much that the girl had made a decision, she would stay here, and learn from her new teacher, no matter the danger.
After making this silent decision, Scythia then turned her attention onto the next topic, which was just as important as her very safety.
Who she was.
Was she Scythia, or was she just Alexa, who was deluding herself?
Although from the words of her teacher, Scythia knew that neither of these things were really true, and that things were much more complicated than this, her mind still could not help but struggle.
Suddenly, though, Scythia raised her hand in front of her, and began manipulating the small amounts of mana that existed within her body, causing a small dark shadow to appear in front of her.
But even though Scythia seemingly knew the Dark Bolt spell to near perfection, and had cast it thousands of times, at the moment, Scythia seemed to have returned to the time when she had just become a mage, back in her first life.
It seemed as though Scythia had lost all of her skill in casting spells, causing the mana within her body to become foreign to her.
As she remembered how before she met her teacher, back when she had just possessed this body of hers, and was within the village, she could easily control her mana, Scythia couldn't help but fall silent, tears streaming down her eyes.
'Am I not me?'
...
Although Beatrice was aware of the struggles of her new apprentice, she knew that she could not do anything, and had to let the girl decide who she was on her own.
Furthermore, although Beatrice spent some time teaching this apprentice of hers, she still had many things to do, especially right now though, as she discovered something interesting.
"The elemental energy concentration rose again..." mumbled Beatrice, who was floating midair, several kilometers in the sky, with a thoughtful look on her face.
After not growing at all for a few months, the elemental energy in the air suddenly grew over 1 percent in density, making Beatrice feel a little bit confused.
"Something big is coming in the future..." mumbled Beatrice as she stared at the world below her, which now looked a little bit more 'alive' than before.
But even though Beatrice was somewhat wary of the growth of the elemental energy within the air, as she was unaware of what consequences it could bring, she couldn't help but also feel a sense of anticipation.
Beatrice herself knew it, instinctually, like every single other mage, Beatrice desired a larger amount of elemental energy, even if this larger amount was bound to cause some new, unexpected dangers to appear.
After staring at the horizon for a few moments more, Beatrice couldn't help but shake her head and let out a deep breath.
"Something of this scale is not something I can influence right now, I shouldn't worry about it..." mumbled Beatrice before finally flying downwards.
Merely a few moments after being picked up by her teacher and being raised to the sky, Scythia's young body finally could not bear the stress, causing her to lose consciousness.
...
As she opened her eyes, a confused look couldn't help but appear on Scythia's face while she stared at the roof above her.
"This elemental energy..."
As she felt the extremely large amount of elemental energy floating through the air right now, Scythia felt as though she was in heaven.
A moment later, the memories of what had happened returned to Scythia's mind like a hurricane, causing her to suddenly rise from the bed she was in, and begin looking for that 'teacher' of hers.
Scythia did not have to search for long at all, as only a few seconds after the girl had awoken from her slumber, the door to the room she was in opened, causing her teacher to walk in.
...
As she looked at 'Scythia', who was staring at her with a cautious look in her eyes, Beatrice couldn't help but lightly shake her head.
"Come after me," said Beatrice, causing the young girl, who had rested for an unknown amount of time, to get up from her bed and begin following her.
After walking for just a few moments, and passing through several translucent barriers that made Scythia feel a little bit nervous, the two finally reached their destination, causing Beatrice to sit in her comfortable chair at her desk.
Seeing this, after a moment of hesitation, Scythia sat down on the seat opposite of Beatrice.
...
Two Hours later
As she walked away from her teacher, with her mind having been filled with all sorts of words and explanations, Scythia couldn't help but feel a little bit lost.
For the past 2 hours, Scythia's new teacher, who she learned was named 'Beatrice', actually taught the young girl, which was beyond every single one of the latter's expectations.
Even as Scythia fell down onto her new bed, feeling exhausted, her mind was still in deep thought.
'What does she have planned?'
'Why did she begin teaching me?'
'What are her reasons for doing something like this?'
As a Dark Mage herself, Scythia was far more aware of the nature of Dark Mages than other people, and knew best that these types of mages usually do not do anything without obtaining some sort of benefit.
Did her new teacher plan to devour her soul, to possess her body, or do something even more nefarious or cruel to her?
But even though this was the case, even though Scythia knew that as long as she stayed with her new teacher, her fate will probably not be pretty, she still made no attempt at an escape.
Although Scythia knew that she could try to escape, the huge amount of knowledge that her teacher had bestowed upon her in just a 2-hour period made Scythia salivate.
In just 2 hours, even though she had not learned any new spells, Scythia felt as though she had learned more than in 20 years of her life.
This huge amount of knowledge tempted Scythia so much that the girl had made a decision, she would stay here, and learn from her new teacher, no matter the danger.
After making this silent decision, Scythia then turned her attention onto the next topic, which was just as important as her very safety.
Who she was.
Was she Scythia, or was she just Alexa, who was deluding herself?
Although from the words of her teacher, Scythia knew that neither of these things were really true, and that things were much more complicated than this, her mind still could not help but struggle.
Suddenly, though, Scythia raised her hand in front of her, and began manipulating the small amounts of mana that existed within her body, causing a small dark shadow to appear in front of her.
But even though Scythia seemingly knew the Dark Bolt spell to near perfection, and had cast it thousands of times, at the moment, Scythia seemed to have returned to the time when she had just become a mage, back in her first life.
It seemed as though Scythia had lost all of her skill in casting spells, causing the mana within her body to become foreign to her.
As she remembered how before she met her teacher, back when she had just possessed this body of hers, and was within the village, she could easily control her mana, Scythia couldn't help but fall silent, tears streaming down her eyes.
'Am I not me?'
...
Although Beatrice was aware of the struggles of her new apprentice, she knew that she could not do anything, and had to let the girl decide who she was on her own.
Furthermore, although Beatrice spent some time teaching this apprentice of hers, she still had many things to do, especially right now though, as she discovered something interesting.
"The elemental energy concentration rose again..." mumbled Beatrice, who was floating midair, several kilometers in the sky, with a thoughtful look on her face.
After not growing at all for a few months, the elemental energy in the air suddenly grew over 1 percent in density, making Beatrice feel a little bit confused.
"Something big is coming in the future..." mumbled Beatrice as she stared at the world below her, which now looked a little bit more 'alive' than before.
But even though Beatrice was somewhat wary of the growth of the elemental energy within the air, as she was unaware of what consequences it could bring, she couldn't help but also feel a sense of anticipation.
Beatrice herself knew it, instinctually, like every single other mage, Beatrice desired a larger amount of elemental energy, even if this larger amount was bound to cause some new, unexpected dangers to appear.
After staring at the horizon for a few moments more, Beatrice couldn't help but shake her head and let out a deep breath.
"Something of this scale is not something I can influence right now, I shouldn't worry about it..." mumbled Beatrice before finally flying downwards.
