Legend of Keys: Huntik's Adventure In Paradise

Chapter 3: The Life of Huntik

Nile stood there with a wooden staff powered by an emerald. A bright square cut gem stone powered the staff.

"Why do you need a staff ?"Apollon asks as he takes out his beginner spell grimoire.

With a broad grin on his face, Nile
 replies. "Master Valerie gave it to me as a reward for being her top pupil."

He charge the staff with some mana having it glow a bright green color.
" warlocks like us don't create so much mana, so this will help a lot. Especially for a wizard in traing. You ready now?"

He goes on to teach.

Mana was created with the birth of the two great primordials, creation and destruction. Creation will to create and Destruction will to destroy  form the basis of our world. That includes mana and their birth of their children, Mother Nature and father Time.

They further developed magic. The art of  harnessing and manipulating  mana energy.  Which diversify greatly during the Era of Dieties.

There are 4 steps to performing magic.

1. Harness mana
2. Transform it
3. Mold it
3. Trigger

Nile smiles." It's better if I show you"

1. Harness

Nile focus his mind on his wooden staff. He begins to harness mana energy from his surroundings.

2.  Transform  and mold

He draws a symbol onto the ground to help mold it.

3. Trigger

Then he slams his magic staff onto the symbol causing the field to activate a barrier that reach toward the sky. " Grand Barrier"

Apollon was surprised how much area it covered.  Almost miles of flowery fields.

He then charges his staff again and slam it on the ground raising part of the land. " Earth cast: elevation."  This time he keeps molding even after his trigger.

" these 4 rules are only the basics of all spells and there not always in order." Nile says.

Nile tilt his head back. Allowing his wavy blue hair flow in the spring wind his sea-blue colored eyes stared up at the sky. He took a deep breathe. " Fire cast: Burning shroom cloud."

A large blaze of fire and smoke rushes toward the clouds from his staff. The extreme amount of flames bring a panic from Apollon.  He  hyperventilate and drop onto the meadow of now crushed flowers. The amethyst wasn't working well anymore. He starts having flashbacks of the burning house, and yelling of terror. Nile was too in the moment to even notice Apollon's panic attack from below him.

Nile  waves his staff in a circular motion," Water cast- Vapor accumulation." He start to gather water vapors in clusters creating small rain clouds.

The previous fire and smoke made the cloud droplets more numerous and small. As a result it reduces the amount of rain that fell towards the ground.

Apollon tears stop as he felt the cold soft touches of rain. Nile then spin his staff, moving wind up into the air, giving a really cold sensation. " Wind cast- Air circulation."

Massive cold swirls of wind rising towards the sky and slowly transform half the raindrops into snow that covers half the field.

He cast his last spell for a flashy show. " lightning cast: dance of colorful bolts."

Loud streams of lightning shoot strait up from his staff. It starts off  a dark purple color to a pure light blue as it glides from the rain clouds to the snow clouds.

The feeling of the rain and snow gave a distracting feeling for Apollon and the thundering flashes of artistic lights.

A shot of lightning bursts down and the storm dissipates. Master Valerie was infuriated, and scolds Nile to get down. She lowers the huge rock that he was standing on, as she further nags him about the recklessness of performing such spells.

Nile was forced to apologize. Apollon accepted the apology with a nod because he was too stunned to speak.

During Apollon's battle class. No one wanted to spar with him besides Helios and Master Alexander.

Everyone notices his performance has dropped ever since he came back. Helios was getting more frustrated. As they kept clashing swords. Helio was getting rougher and more relentless with his strikes. He knocks Apollon back off his feet.

Helios help Apollon up, "what's wrong with you? It's like the fire in you has been lit out."

Apollon couldn't look in his flaring eyes.
They all went to the wash room under the command of Master Alexander.

The shower reminds him of the calming rain washing away his bad thoughts. The sounds of the shower wasn't like the thunder that muffled the traumatic sounds that ringed in his ear.

Helios taps on him telling him it's time to go. He looks around seeing the room empty.

When he finished getting dressed. He hears a melodic melody from afar. It was like hearing the calm waves of the ocean. Soft sounds that that eased the stress.

He followed the melody to an empty room. Khione was singing look out an open window. She heard Apollon walking into the room. " I'm sorry for bothering you. I didn't think anyone could hear me. "

Apollon tells her not to Apologize.  Encouraging her to sing some more.

She begins singing again. Apollon closed his eyes and picture a beach. He's lays down feeling the soft sand as the ocean shores play a melody on its slow crashing waves. He open his eyes with the lingering feeling of comfort.

He asks her where she learned how to sing.

She shared that her mother was from the capital of the water realm, Atlantis. "Everyone there spoke in a melodic accent and singing is a heavy part of their culture."

She hums a bit. "My mother and father would sing a lot to Nile and I. Something to bring the mood up. It's just an expression of how we feel or want to feel."

" It's nice having something to get you through things." Apollon responds

Khione agrees with a sympathizing smile. she took out some golden shell earings from her pocket. She freezes his ear with magic so he doesn't have to feel the pain when putting it on." I know your going through some stuff. If you like my melodies. You'll definitely like this."

Apollon heard a faint melody from the shells. It got louder as things got quite. Filling up his ear with soothing melodies.

Khione fix her beautiful ice blue eyes on Apollon's. She takes a breathe." I truly hope you get better. "

Apollon thanks her for the earings.

Khione looks at the clock and rushes to her next class." Sorry, I have to go."