High above the mountains Draugur doing push ups without a shirt as Roger watches him his eyes disinterested and almost bored
Flashback
After defeating the dungeon Roger and Draugur dicided to split the loot between themselves and Roger using a device teleported what's left of Sera's mutilated body
Then Draugur bowing asked him could you please train me sir
End of Flashback
Roger sparring with Draugur there blades clashing and swinging
Roger seeming lost in thought thinks it's been a few weeks now and his been improving faster then I thought be would at least his swordsmanship and physical ability but when it comes to his magic its basically non existent
As Roger knocks Draugur to the ground and says okay kid listen up it's time I teach you how to use magic
Draugur shocked and taken aback hunched says but I'm hopelessly when it comes to magic
Roger hitting him with the back of his sword says so what to your learning and that's final got it punk
Draugur staighting up says yes sir
Roger nodding with approval says okay listen up there's a lot more to magic then just having cool fancy attacks
Firstly the source of all our magical abilities called ether and it is an energy that flows through all things be it a animate or inanimate but it also releases a type of aura which is responsible for magical affinities
Draugur raising his hand says all that's good and all but how exactly does that work
Roger drawing a diagram on the ground with runes that stand for fire , water , earth , wind and dark also another diagram with a human like figure
He explains his voice serious and commanding it wakes like this while our may bodies produce ether line everything else but living organisms have a unique quirk in them called an ether body this allows us to take in ether from around us and then manipulate
Affinities where born from this quirk and this allowed us to control fire , water etc
This is known as the ether method and it's what I'm going to teach you
Draugur staring overwhelming by the information thinks okay there's a method to controlling magic how didn't i know about this
As Roger says already side up and close your eyes
Draugur standing up and taking a step back
Why should I his voice with a hint of worry and distrust
Roger waving dismissively says if you want to do it with your eyes closed by my guess but you won't be able to visualise anything
Draugur sighing says okay but don't try anything funny
Roger putting his head behind his back says already then as draugur closes his eyes to see nothing but pitch black hears Roger voice guiding him now Listen up I want you to visualise a energy flowing through out your body like water
Draugur lost in thought thinks energy flowing through me
As Draugur opens his eyes and says yea no I can't see it
Roger Falling on down says you really are that hopeless
As he raises to his feet and says okay there's more to this you hear just get thr hang of this on the first try or in this case his totally unaware of his own ether and it's flow
Draugur Tilting his head to the side walks closer to Roger and flatly says uh who are you talking you me or them
Roger says myself knuckle head now back to work
Draugur hunching thinks I wonder what Eren is doing
Meanwhile
Eren falling to the ground as a old man with is eyes closed and wearing glasses and a blue cloak says get up boy your training as just begun or have you decided to quit
Eren bruised and battered gets up and wipes his lips as he says again
The old man smirking says very well
The scene changes to an arena with roses growing from the sides as Lyra being knocked back
As a women with long blonde hair , blue eyes and pale skin wearing a suit of armour and holding a whip with rose thorns says again Lyra your ether control is pathetic and you lack the physical strength necessary for earth magic
Lyra her clothing torn and her skin cut gets up and with a smile says yes ma'am I mean Rose
Rose opening her codex as a sword hilt appears and she pulls it out to reveal a mess of thorny vines as she attacks Lyra ruthlessly
Lyra her codex opening as she yells earth magic: earth golems as golems made of earth shot out from the ground and Lyra runs towards Rose
Rose speaking to Lyra says we have two months to train you for the mystic knight exams in that two months we be sparring like this nonstop you hear me
Lyra slightly shaken says two months!?
As she narrowly dodges Rose attacks
A day later
Roger and Draugur claiming a mountain as they reach the top Draugur breathing heavily and unable to stand as Roger taking a deep breath says smell that fresh air you differently don't get any of this in the cities
Draugur breathing heavily says easy for you to say I can barely breath
Roger laughing says that's because your stamina and resiliences to ether is terrible
Draugur shouting says what!!
Roger slapping Draugur back says already I just your not used to this but every environment as a specific ether amount and thickness like up here where oxygen is low but ether is high for this week's training you'll be running this mountain though the forest to the inn everyday while I attack you and set traps
Draugur shocked and trembling slightly and what's the point of this training because I don't see it
Roger sighing hits him on the head and says to work on your sensual abilities since clearly your hopeless when it comes to basic magic
Draugur hunching thinks he doesn't have to rub it in my face that I can't use magic properly
Roger drawing his sword slashes the ground and says you'll start from here better hurry or no food
Draugur getting up says what wasn't apart of the deal
Roger raising his shoulder disappears with a gust of wind
Draugur running down the mountain thinks this guy must be insane I can barely breath let alone run but if I don't I'll won't eat this us torture
As Draugur sliding down as his reaches for the sword in his codex jumps into the forest hitting into a few benches and dropping to the ground
Draugur getting up slowly with a groan
"That wasn't the smartest idea" he thought as he gets up to his feet and continues to running but Roger voice echo's through the forest with mocked amazement
"Oh yea I forgot to tell you, you only have two hours to get back down"
As three dark slashes fly from the forest cutting though the benches
Draugur rolling barely dodges as he gets his back lightly cut
More slashes appear from every direction as Draugur trying his best to out run and dodge them yells how the hell are you doing this as he stops and looks down to see rune circles as he says oh brother as the ground explodes below him into a hole
Draugur slabing the ground catches himself as he takes a deep breath and look down to see wooden spikes
Roger sitting on top of a tree says I set traps all over this forest
Draugur shocked shouts how did you do that so fast
Roger laughing historically says you want to know I'll never tell and better hurry as Roger blade is cloaked with darkness
As hours later
Draugur battered and bruised his clothing dirty and missing a sleeve breaths heavy and in gasps as his eyes are rolled back
Roger looking down on him with a cigarette in mouth huffs out smoke and says are you dead
Draugur shaking his head barely as the energy to speak
Roger smirking takes out a pocket watch and looks at the time as he says it takes you four hours to run down the mountain so from now on you'll claim and run down at four am
Now since we a bit behind schedule we ha e to hurry
Draugur on disbelief and horror says behind schedule what else can we possibly do
Roger with a amazed glat in his eyes and a devilish grin
As for the raise of the day Draugur is trained to the bone having to chase after ether beasts
Claim mountaine with weights now
Swim through raging rivers and mediate under crushing waterfalls
Near the end of the day, Draugur laying on the floor as Roger drinking a cup of ram laughs and says so how's your second day of training going
Draugur pissed off and to exhaled to answer groans in pain as he thinks what's the point of this training to kill me or something
Roger seating down his voice flat says listen brat the way you are it seems you innate ether is dorment so we need to force it out of you can't you sense it that stuff in your body
Draugur getting up with a pained groan says all I'm sensing is my body about to give out.... As a chill does down Draugur spine as he looks at Roger to see a massive aura around him that's a dark purple
Draugur eyes widening in curiosity as he looks at his own hands to see a weak red pulse he thinks of course the thought bitter
Roger his smirk turning into a smile says here we go you can sense it now
Draugur seating on a chair says why is this inn empty
Roger his voice flat and disinterested says oh that's because only mystic knights are allowed in this place as a protection spell around it that makes it nearly impossible for others to see in any case it will be the perfect place to stay while you train
Draugur thinking "I'm suppose to do this every day what a drag"
Roger finishing his drink says the way it is now you will be able to sense ether in two weeks and then control it in four that would leave us with two weeks to get to the Twilight
Draugur counting with his fingers tilts his head to the side says so basically I'm going to train my ass off like this for the next mouth and a half
Roger smiling says yep and whether or not you benefit from that training is up to you
Draugur sighing as he smirks I guess there's nothing I do about it since I did beg you to train me