February 28th, 1809
It was a bright yet breezy day, with the leaves rustling in the wind as the birds chirped with wonder from the tree branches.
Xavier, who was in the training grounds within his family's property, was being trained by Alcmena to help him activate RealmHeart at will. But they struggled, they struggled badly as it was still extremely hard for Xavier to even try to maintain it briefly.
Releasing his focus on trying to maintain RealmHeart, Xavier fell to the ground in exhaustion and exclaimed to Alcmena, "This is impossible to do, Master!".
"Stop whining and get back to concentrating", Alcmena retorted annoyed.
But Xavier continued complaining, stating, "We've been at it for weeks now, and even a whole year when we were in that realm of yours. And I still can't even maintain RealmHeart for a few seconds".
Alcmena merely sighed at Xavier's complaining, responding, "I understand how you feel kid, but not everything is going to be easy to obtain in life. So just don't give up, and let's keep going".
Laying flat down on the ground, Xavier exclaimed a bit discouraged that he still couldn't activate RealmHeart, "Can't we think of another method instead of me just trying to forcefully extract the draconic energy from the Dragon seed in my core?".
But Alcmena calmly replied, explaining to Xavier, "There's a reason why I have been trying to use that method".
"And that's because you stink at extracting ethereal energy from your own being, and using it".
"Plus, let's not forget that you don't even have an ethereal core, making it even more complicated and worse for you".
With an irritated expression, Xavier responded, "It's not my fault I'm bad at it! That's just how I was born!".
Taking deep breaths to calm himself down, Alcmena explained to Xavier, "Look kid, everyone is born with an ethereal core. And within them, is a boundless and endless supply of ethereal force".
"But just because there is an infinite source of energy in one's core, doesn't mean they will be able to extract and use it fully".
"And since you don't have an ethereal core, but an endless formless pool of ethereal energy flooding around like a heavy stormy sea in your being, it's incredibly hard for you to extract energy from it like how other people with a core do".
A bit confused, Xavier questioned, "So is this why I am unable to use RealmHeart?".
And Alcmen answered, "Yes".
"What I'm aiming to do is get you accustomed to forcefully extracting draconic energy from your Dragon seed, even if it doesn't succeed. This way, you'll be able to apply the same method and find it easier to extract ethereal energy from that endless pool of yours."
Struggling to admit his mistake due to his dragon pride, Alcmena added with an annoyed expression, "But I must say, it's a very hard and downright foolish method for me to have given you."
"So don't blame yourself for failing—blame me," he continued.
With a little giggle, Xavier smirked and jokingly said to Alcmena, "Wow! This is the very first time I've seen you put your pride away, Ark".
"And you finally used that all-knowing mind of yours to explain things easier to me".
Flustered, Alcmena exclaimed, "Don't mess with me your brat! Plus, I'm not even all-knowing".
A bit confused, Xavier asked, "What do you mean by that, Master?".
Alcmena answered, "What I meant is that, though I possess the great wisdom since I've lived for so many years, I do not possess the nigh-omniscient level of intelligence I did before".
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