Van arrived at the training ground to a waiting Thea who was tapping her foot impatiently. "Well, look who finally decided to show up!" she said as she waited for him to stand beside the Annas who were already there and waiting. Luna was also there, but standing on the outskirts looking in as she tended to enjoy watching them work.
Her expression softened once he was in place. " I heard everything from Luna, thank you for being there for her, It may seem like you didn't do much, but it meant the world to her." she then rolled her eyes "know if only Lore didn't keep you two behind to bore you with all that 'intellectual stuff' my day could've started off better then having to wait for my turn to whip you guys into shape." she then beamed "oh we are going to have sooo much fun!"
Van wasn't sure what he just got himself into, but hopefully, it wouldn't be as bad as the expression on Thea's face would entail.
"Alright to start with let's see you all activate your aura" Van and the Annas beside him did so, and he felt the energy inside of him flow throughout his body. "Okayyy, not bad. But not good either, it's clear Alvaroz put more effort into training your body than he did your aura. We'll be switching gears and start on the training of your aura alongside your body. More importantly, we will be training so that it doesn't take a whole minute to bring out your aura. Such a thing can be a matter of life and death after all."
"Alright, does anyone know how to flare their aura?" she looked at them expectantly, when none replied or understood what she said she sighed. "Imagine your body being the container and your aura the liquid, just pour it all out. Don't be afraid, you'll just tire yourself out doing so, so there's no consequences. I'll help anyone who has trouble doing it. This is so I can get a read on what type of aura you might have. Knowing what color aura you have can make it easier on me on how to figure out how to train you to increase your proficiency in aura control, amongst other things."
Van and Anna tried their best to push out as much of their aura, it wasn't that hard in truth. In fact, once they have let go and had their arua flowing out, they found that it was harder for them to push it back in, making them worried.
"You no doubt have found that it is harder to keep your aura in check, now that you have let it out. That's normal, don't worry about it, in fact learning how to control your flare is one of the first steps on controlling your aura. When you flare your aura in a controlled way with intent, such as killing intent, it can scare people and creatures weaker than you, so learning how to properly release your aura is very important. The next step after learning how to flare your aura is to spike it, but we'll go over that later. Now, once you have gotten control over your aura, put it away and we'll be moving on from here."
After much struggling, and tiring of themselves, Van and the others were able to bring their aura back under control. Slowly they let the aura within themselves dissipate and slumber once more. Once Van had put his aura away, he found that he was already sweating a little as if he ran a lap around the castle.
Thea shook her head disapprovingly "you all have a long road ahead of you, though I get that you're kids, but that's no excuse to be so bad at it!" she said imperiously
"It kind of is, though." Van thought to himself.
"I'm sure you all know your meditation practices, correct? We'll be training that today, I want you all to be able to pull out your aura at a moment's notice, and the first step of that is to be able to reach a state of mind that will allow you to feel out your body and energies even in the midst of battle! To that end you will be drinking these!" she said, pulling out a few vials of liquid out of nothing. "And riding that" she then pointed to a wagon with two horses that were waiting patiently behind her.
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World of Alvarra: Rise of the Vampire Lord
FantasyVan was born a dhampir with memories of past lives that plague him. If he does not overcome them, he may face a slow descent into insanity. Growing up in a world where the memories of his past lives, clash with the truth of this strange new world. A...