"This is an amazing ability. We’ll be able to coordinate silently and exchange even complex information in the blink of an eye if necessary." Lith and Solus succeeded first thanks to their years of experience with mind links.
By the time the lesson ended, they had become able to share images and battle plans through Spirit Magic.
"I don’t get it. If this is basically first magic, why do I feel so tired?" Much to anyone’s surprise, Quylla had succeeded second but had only learned how to transmit her thoughts.
"Because Spirit Magic needs a constant stream of pure mana and to imbue it with willpower." Solus replied. "Using it for so long drains both your core and mental focus."
"Master Faluel, how come did Quylla have an easier time than me?" Having used Spirit Magic for years and yet finish third wound Tista’s pride.
"Because she can see her own tendril. On top of that, the brightness and thickness of the tendril are directly proportional to the amount of mana she employs which allows her to finely adjust the output. Also, the visual aid helped her to learn faster."
"Should I use my wand as well, then?" Phloria asked.
"No. If you use it in battle, having an invisible means of communication is an advantage that Quylla will lack. Also, you aren’t allowed to use Life Vision either. During a stealth mission, glowing eyes would betray your nature as a mage.
"Now get out of my hair. You need to rest or our afternoon lesson will last minutes at best." Once again, Faluel kicked them out of her lair with a moment’s notice, forcing them to move into Lith’s tower.
"How was your training session, Nalrond?" Friya had Solus conjure a couch all for herself, to lie down and stretch her legs.
She wasn’t used to sitting for so long anymore and her ass was begging for relief. Friya loved how the tower could grant her every wish while Lith took care of breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
"Horrible." Nalrond had bloodshot eyes and a terrible migraine that forced him to clench his temples. "Faluel kept whispering in my head, making me feel hot and then cold. Starving and then thirsty.
"To add insult to injury, resisting her influence left me with a headache that not even light magic can cure."
Saying those words in a room full of healers was a bad move. Soon everyone gave him a check-up and the constant touching of his head only made Nalrond’s pain get worse.
"How is that possible?" Quylla asked.
"Beats me. Faluel just said that I had to think about it, but my head hurts so much that my eyes water. I can still almost hear her voice in my head and it takes most of my focus to resist her suggestions."
"It might be an effect of mana poisoning." Solus said. "Try using Fusion Magic. If I’m right, along with the elemental energy, it will circulate your mana as well and cleanse Faluel’s will."
The moment Nalrond activated light fusion, he could feel his headache lessening and Faluel’s voice fading. He then circulated all the elements until the effects of mana poisoning disappeared.
"Thanks, Solus. You were right. The only problem is that now I’m even more tired than before." He asked Solus to turn his armchair into a couch as well, falling asleep the moment his head touched the pillows and waking up only once lunch was ready.
After they finished eating, everyone went to sleep after taking a shower to get rid of the sweat and clear their head.
"Gods, I love this place." Friya said before leaving the tower after Faluel recalled them to her lair. "The high-density world energy allows us to quickly recover our mana and the beds are so soft that it’s like sleeping on a cloud."
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