401 House of Tempest part three (1/2)
”We are friends, it is expected that I help you.” Deidra smiled slightly, ”or is Tai'Qui helping you with this?”
/Inferno: Chiba: You tapping dragons, Apprentice?
/Inferno: Nix: No. It's more like two wolves fighting over the same rabbit.
/Inferno: Chiba: And the winner eats you with her va*ina?
Nix coughed suddenly, choking on a piece of fruit. ”Excuse me.”
”Eat slower, Nix.” Rabi offered him advice from across the table. ”Same thing happens to Rabi when he goes too fast.”
”Think about my offer, Nix.” Deidra seemed unwilling to let the topic drop. ”There is also something very important we must discuss.”
”Important?” Nix glanced at Sasi, she seemed to have no clue what Deidra was talking about. ”I'm here to train.”
Deidra nodded. ”I know that. It won't take long and I will wait until you are finished for the day.
Nix faked a smile, her politeness pushed him into a corner. ”I will hear what you have to say. Other than that I'll make no promises.”
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1500 hours, House of Tempest Training Yard
Talbot the Conqueror bowed politely to Nix. ”You are doing very well.” Although Talbot was known to possess a bad temper, word of what happened to Lugly ran through the House of Tempest like a wildfire.
Chiba stood next to Rabi at the side of the training yard. They both watched with interest as Nix started. Three Nether mages formed a triangle around him, they were to continually cast Uncilliary at him, one after another, for as long as they could manage.
Rabi chewed on a sharp fingernail. ”Won't Nix get hurt with all of them casting?”
Chiba shook his head. ”He's immune to Nether damage. Even the Nether King couldn't touch him.”
Rabi's dark lips formed an 'O'. ”I would hunt all day in the Nether if I was Nix.”
”His time is not his own nowadays. I feel fortunate to be able to pull him here for a week.” Chiba watched as Nix started defending the casts. Every move Nix made in Everspire seemed to be a reaction to Khione. She realized it in Eidengal, Nix must grow stronger.
Nix took the first spell on his bare chest, the second on in the face, on the third he managed to swat it aside. He faced one mage, then rotated to the next in a neverending cycle of spells and blocks.
Chiba watched silently, thirty minutes, then an hour, then two hours. The mages were gulping mana potions like water while her apprentice pushed himself. He was starting to streak, he would miss three or four times and then block a dozen straight. ”Stop!”
Nix looked up at the approaching swordmaster. ”I can keep going.”
Chiba nodded. ”I know it, apprentice, however, we need to make an adjustment.”
Chiba's thin lips curved in a smile. ”Since you asked so nicely. What are you seeing now when you focus on the castings?”
Nix considered her question. ”Runes and gaps. In Uncilliary, there are three gaps and four sets of runes.”
”Exactly right, each spell is unique, but you are seeing this particular one very clearly now.” Chiba handed him a full canteen. ”Drink.”
/Inferno: Nix: Deidra is still here, she only pretended to leave.
/Inferno: Chiba: Really?
/Inferno: Nix: Yep.
Nix took a long pull from the canteen and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. ”What's next?”
Chiba took the canteen back and picked up the training sword. ”What's your Spell Defense at now?”
”Level Two 20/25.”
”Climbing so fast?” Chiba whistled softly and faced Talot. ”Watch closely, I'm going to stab my sword into the gap and then flick it away.” She nodded at Talot.
Talot has cast [Uncilliary].
Just as she said, Chiba's blade stabbed in and then flicked the spell to one side. She lowered her blade and faced Nix. ”What did you see?”
”You thrust into the rune gap and flicked it away.”
Chiba nodded. ”Which gap?”
”The first one.”