Peculiar: World Of Graces |ONGOING|

Chapter 32: Control

Eloisa's Point Of View

It has been a while since huli kaming nagkausap ng tatlong lalaki. Miss na miss na namin sila pero mahigit isang buwan na lamang ay babalik na sila sa Peculiar Grace Academy. In the meantime, masaya naman kami sa pakikisama ni Terrence sa amin. He was as sweet as ever, he treats us as a special friend disregarding the fact that our teams maybe killing each other in the upcoming frontier.

In the past few days ay medyo dumalang ang pagkikita namin ng ilang mga miyembro ng Kambala Academy. We asked Ms. Olivia about that thing but she just told us that the three was training inside their dorms. It wasn't physical training though, it was magoi manipulation training. 

Magoi manipulation is the ability to manipulate the energy created from the rukh - the magoi, within one's body. Magicians also have this ability, but unlike non-magicians, they were basically born with this talent; they didn't have to learn it making them unfit to teach it. The Kambala Academy has a group of people who specialize in this ability and its various methods. There are various ways to do it though. 

One such way is the ability to use the magoi within one's body to counteract an opponent's Magoi, thus negating their ability to use the hands. Isang halimbawa na nito noong nagsparring kami ni Terrence. I used a weak type of strength magic, it was a thick yellow fog that was supposed to immobilize him. He was immobilized for a few seconds pero hinawakan niya ang fog ay nag-magoi manipulate siya para ma-negate ang magic ko.

Another way is the ability to entrust one's magoi into a weapon, whether it be a sword, spear, shield, etc, thus making it strong enough to pierce something even normal physical attacks can't damage. This technique was taught to us by Ms. Olivia nang hindi pa pumupunta ang tatlo sa Kambala Academy. Itinuro niya ito aky Zack dahil sa isa sa mga signature move ni Zack. The Resonating Staff. Our staffs were made out of fragile wood, kaya naman madali itong masisira and we will end up unarmed kung hindi kami magiging handa. The magoi manipulation in our staffs can serve as shields and barriers for our weapon. 

Magoi manipulation can also be used or combined with magic spells. Ms. Olivia showed us this technique once, he combined it with a seed that was created using life magic, iniwan namin ito sa isang pasong walang lupa. The result was shown overnight. Nang magising kami sa umaga ay isa nang napakalaking punong mangga ang buto, at mayroon pa itong ilang hinog na bunga. It can also be used as a form of a medical diagnostic test as it allows the user to look inside someone by touching their veins and feeling the magoi flow inside their body.

Because the person is using one's very life itself, excess usage of Magoi, or if their bodies lack the ability to hold the Magoi, can lead to a number of problems, even if you are a mythical grace owner like Zack. Some problems seen are exhaustion, bleeding from the eyes and mouth, coma , shortens one's lifespan and Death.

Dahil sa lumalapit na ng lumalapit ang frontier ay puspusan na ang paghahanda namin. Ngayon ay isang araw na lamang ang ipinapasok namin sa regular classes namin at ang natitirang 4 ay inilalaan na namin para sa training namin. 

"Loi, bilisan mo naman maglakad." pagrereklamo ni Flora na nangunguna nguna sa paglalakas papunta sa training facility namin.

"Wala pa naman si Ms. Olivia don, I can't feel her presence yet. " sabi ko naman sa kanya na hindi ko pa rin binabago ang bilis ng paglalakad ko.

Nang makarating kami sa training facility namin ay kaagad na nagsimula kami sa pagsasanay kahit na wala pa si Ms. Olivia. It was seven and we don't have the urge to waste any time sa pagsasaya lamang. 

Kumuha kami ng tig-isang stick na siyang ginagamit namin sa pagsasanay. We are currently mastering the magoi manipulation technique. Ang mga stick na ginagamit namin ay halos isang metro ang haba, we are using it as staffs and as swords. Sa pamamagitan noon ay hindi namin kailangang mag-alala sa mga staff na gagamitin namin sa frontier.