3047 Primal Spark (Part 1)
Anything that passed through Tista's wings while empowered by any kind of Flames was destroyed rather than empowered by Queen's Blessing, and no feather detached itself when she tried to activate Prismatic Wind.
"Please stop." Valtak interrupted them after a long streak of failed attempts while he studied them with a combination of Dragon Eyes and Life Vision. "Normally, I'd follow Grandfather's teachings.
"I'd give you a few tips and let you learn things by yourself. Experience is the best teacher, but Origin Flames are different.
"You have only a finite number of attempts every day before you start endangering your life forces and not even a Dragon can afford to wait decades for their hatchlings to fully understand the power of the Flames through training.
"That's why Grandfather became the first Father of Fire and taught us all. Without him, most of us would still be fire-breathing brutes. That's why Fire Dragons are so important and we were chosen to carry his torch."
The Elder Wyrm touched their foreheads with his fingers.
"Close your eyes, take deep breaths, and listen to my voice." Lith didn't like the situation one bit but obeyed. "Now, conjure magical fire and keep it away from everything else. Any fire will do."
Lith and Tista shrouded themselves in the violet flames of a tier three spell, Combustion, leaving unaffected only their foreheads where Valtak's fingers were.
"Good. Now, what is magical fire? It's the fire element you take from the world energy after you bound it to your will with your mana, correct?" Valtak asked and the two students nodded.
'What's the point of stating the obvious? I learned all this while working for Nana.' Tista thought.
'I wish Solus was here to keep the Eyes of Menadion on us.' Lith thought. 'I have a hard time focusing while I'm so exposed.'
"Now, think about this. What are Origin Flames? They are world energy ignited by your life force, correct?" Lith and Tista nodded again, failing to see the Elder Wyrm's point.
"Yet mana is nothing but the six elements that course through your body after mixing with your life force. Which means that the only difference between normal and Origin Flames is that you must consume all elements, not just fire."
A tap of his fingers and Combustion turned into Origin Flames that kept not harming Lith's and Tista's bodies. Even their equipment was unaffected.
"How is this possible?" Lith opened his eyes in shock, almost losing control of the mystical flames.
"Thanks to me." Valtak replied. "Now close your eyes and calm down or you'll burn yourself to a crisp. Focus on the Flames, not on your fears. Believe it or not, I'm not your enemy."
Lith cursed and followed the Father of Fire's instructions.
"Can you feel the Origin Flames burning the external world energy with nothing but a strand of your mana to fuel them?" Another nod followed. "Then while keeping this status, try to activate your bloodline abilities."
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