The Life I Gained From Dying

Chapter 26 - Building Stamina

"I should say that everything I know about air essence was either taught to me by my brother or I figured it out myself." Via explained. "So I may not be the most reliable person to teach this stuff, but I still plan to do my best."

"Understood." Aaron answered.

Instead of training by the pond, they moved over to a small clearing in the trees not far from the pond. Kenzo and Elder Claire stayed to watch over them while the others left to carry out other duties.

"Before we start I've been wanting to ask you, what's the deal with your ability to move vines and stuff?" Aaron asked.

"Oh, that's an old practice I read about in one of the books my mom found long ago. It was considered as magic more than anything else as it was a practice primarily used by witches."

"I'm confused, what are you talkin' about?" Kaden asked.

"The practice of moving organic matter with your own life essence." Via explained. "Like this... déno."

After placing her palm on the ground beneath her, the grass around Kaden and Aaron began to grow quickly. Then in a flash, it wrapped itself around their bodies.

"Oh?" Claire said as she watched on.

Kenzo calmly placed his hand on the handle of his blade but otherwise gave no reaction.

"Okay, yeah this is pretty tight." Kaden said as he struggled to free himself.

"Iýo." Via said as the grass restraints receded back into the ground. "This is a forbidden practice though, because with elemental essence if you overuse it, the most that'll happen is you passing out. If you overuse this however you could be putting your own life at risk since its using life essence."

"Is that so?" Claire questioned with her usual calm smile.

"Ehehe, back to the lesson. Kaden could you send out a burst of wind. Don't think about it to much just send out an average burst."

"Alright sensei." Kaden replied as he aimed his palm away from everyone.

With ease he produced a decent gust of wind which blew some leaves off of trees and ruffled the grass on the ground.

"Alright, now jog in place." Via ordered.

"Que?"

"Jog in place."

"Teacher said jog in place." Aaron repeated.

"For how long?" Kaden asked.

"Until I say stop of course."

"...I didn't sign up for all this." Kaden said with a sigh as he began jogging in place.

"Air essence is actually pretty easy to control if you ask me. I would think that both water essence and fire essence would be harder to use effectively."

"I'll believe it since I haven't even awaken my water essence yet."

"Your water essence?"

"Oh yeah, I don't think your situation was fully explained to her." Aaron said.

"Situation?"

"Kaden was reincarnated in this world just like me, but the circumstances were different from what I understand." Aaron explained. "I can use wind essence because this was Venmi's body, but Kaden can actually use all four elemental essences."

"Your a lost soul?!" Via exclaimed.

"Don't ask me about it... cause I still don't really understand." Kaden replied as he started panting. "Hey, how much longer do I have to keep this up?"