Earth's Doom

Elias (3)

Dmitri opened his mouth and started to explain, "okay, first off, there are two ways to classify magic. By its 'magic type', and by its 'elements'."

"Uh-huh." I nodded, paying full attention to him.

He held up one finger, "the first one, the type. There are three types of magic. Allagio, schafio, and monad."

Wait. I've heard this somewhere...

My head throbbed as I faintly remembered a pair of plump, slightly reddish lips uttering the exact same words.

Dmitri pointed at himself, "Mine is the second one, schafio! Basically, it's the power to make something out of nothing. Pretty convenient, but it's also the most common type, hahah!" He rubbed the back of his head.

"So you can make anything? Isn't that a bit too powerful?" I asked.

"No, of course not. Each person who has this type of magic usually can only make one thing. And that one thing is decided the moment they were born," he explained, "for example, I can create barriers, that's why I usually play tank, haha!"

"Another example is general Jeanne. She doesn't show her magic too often, but she can summon steel." He continued.

"Steel? That's unexpected." I kinda want to see it.

"Her magic has evolved a lot, though. She can now summon steel weapons, like swords and spears. It's impressive, truly!" He explained with twinkling eyes.

"What? Hey, that's amazing!" My eyes also twinkled, "so magic can evolve?"

"Yep, it takes a lot of effort, though. We call it the awakening, and we aren't sure yet on how to trigger it, haha."

"Have you experienced it before, Dmitri?" My head tilted slightly to the side.

"No, not yet. I will someday, though!" He chuckled, and then continued on saying, "anyway, let me tell you about the first type, the Allagio."

Schafio, Allagio... I've definitely heard those names before...

I rubbed my temples, and the image of the same pair of lips from earlier came to mind again. 'Allagio, the power to transform some parts of one's body into another creature's,' said the little boy in my mind.

"Allagio, the power to transform your body part into another creature's body part! That's the strongest type, and I personally think it's very cool, don't you agree, Chae?" Dmitri asked me with excitement.

"What?" I blurted out, shocked at what I just heard. Did I hear that correctly?

"I... Yes..." I stared at him wide-eyed, unable to properly respond. He literally just explained the same thing as what the person in my memory explained. Could I possibly...

"Kim Minjun, who you met earlier, is one of the examples I suppose..." Dmitri brought his fingers to his chin, "though he's an unusual case. Usually, one would be able to transform their hands into a wolf's claws, for example. Or some can transform their eyes into an owl's eyes and develop night vision." He turned to Hayun, as if waiting for her to speak.

Hayun noticed this, and immediately said, "um, yes... Minjun's case is pretty unusual. He can't transform his body into another, but..." she paused for a moment, "sometimes, his beast-like instinct kicks in and overrides his brain." Oh, so that's why he went bonkers. He probably sensed danger when he got burned by my flames, and suddenly lost control... Now it's hard for me to hold a grudge against him. It's not like he chose to be born like that. Is there perhaps a way for him to control his power, though?

"I see... It isn't really his choice to be like that," I said to Hayun, "I'm glad he got someone like you by his side so he's not alone. I hope he can overcome his magic someday." I smiled reassuringly.