ELECTUS 118 No Fire

Firmly said Mogranius in a rough tone as if he was a Guard Commander.

Still trying to form a Fire s.h.i.+eld, Eric managed to get some progress done over the past few weeks. He didn't manage to cast a full Fire s.h.i.+eld yet but he managed to break out the base of the whole spell, he just wasn't able to reach the end of it.

Mogranius, his mentor suspects that this is due to his rather more "i need to attack" mindset instead of having a "I need to protect" one.

With so much attacking spells working by his side instead of defending spells, his mindset isn't a surprise and it is very common among Fire Controllers and less common, but with similarities not straying to far away, to those with Freezing Powers. They too have this sort of "i need to attack" mindset as well.

Fire Controlling barely has any defending spells as far as Witches and Wizards discovered. No it is mostly about attacking.

So that makes the whole process a whole lot more difficult.

But it is very stupid to roam without a Fire s.h.i.+eld in these medieval times. Sure an Iron s.h.i.+eld is effective but a fire s.h.i.+eld is one of the few that stand a chance against Lava.

Although Eric can swim in lava without getting burned into a crisp, he still needs to master the Fire s.h.i.+eld.

But Mogranius suspected that since he  managed to actually start off casting the Fire s.h.i.+eld, he is progressing extraordinarily well considering he beat the Level 4 out of 6 Inner Demon of Rage just a few days ago. Which is a huge step to becoming an all powerful Electus.

How would one know of a level descending?

Well. Rage outbursts become less common, shorter and more harmless.

Even Eric noticed more ease compared to what rage he had weeks ago.

So Eric's Inner Demon of rage now descending to Level 3, makes the whole process of Casting a Fire s.h.i.+eld easier. Not to mention, having a more peaceful soul.

At this attempt, he again failed to cast a full Fire s.h.i.+eld. He managed to get a 2 feet wide one going which was oddly shaped, not at all able to surround Eric all over.

Apart from that, the s.h.i.+eld was weaker, even weaker than an Iron s.h.i.+eld and he could only make it last for a few seconds. As if it wasn't at all connected to the Stamina of which the entire so to say, storage of Magic in any individual Witch or Wizard was located at.

"I failed. Again."

"No you didn't. It took me weeks until i got it right and i've been training Fire Controlling for decades now.

Failure at this case is considered absolute failure only if you give up."

"I feel like giving up. Even King Michael being a Grand Master, doesn't know much about the Fire s.h.i.+eld. He simply redirects any fire tossed at him as he was invincible from it. He does it all with his mind."

"Well he is a Grand Master after all. If you tried that spell it would be ineffective. While a Fire s.h.i.+eld is something even a Magician(Level 3) can cast with a few weeks or months of practice."

He paused and shortly added

"You are lucky that you have someone who can direct you, saving you more time and nerves. I had to discover everything myself.

The bit of a bald spot on my head isn't just because of an amateur trying Fire spells."

Mogranius talked about the bald spot on his head because he knew how much Eric laughed about it. It was funny to see because the rest of his hair was so thick and life filled while at the bald part it was as dry as a desert. It was an instant mood lifter and it got Eric to try casting the Fire s.h.i.+eld again but he was stopped by Mogranius.

"I have another idea. Do you see those training dummies on the Guard training yard near the Castle?"

"Yes. What about them?"

"Grab a s.h.i.+eld. We will try something that might just help you progress towards a more protective mindset."

They walked towards the training yard and without wasting time, Eric grabbed a s.h.i.+eld and asked Mogranius for more details.

"So what will I do with this s.h.i.+eld."

"To start it off. You won't use Fire at all. but i will. This will be fun."

"I suspect that you want to give me a bald spot as well."

"No no i would of done that long ago if i pleased."

"Calming. So what's the plan?"

"You see those training dummies there? You will protect them using the s.h.i.+eld you're holding. No Fire."

"Why not fire?"

"Because you will be tempted to attack with fire. Here you will have only a s.h.i.+eld to protect these training dummies. Pretend like that s.h.i.+eld is your only source of Fire."

"What if i use it anyway?"

"I will meet you with your enemy. Reading books."

"This might just work then."

"I know. Learning is your enemy no doubt."

Said Mogranius obviously sarcastically and his tone went from playful to dead serious in a blink of an eye while saying

"One more thing. I won't unleash any fire that could leave you unhealable burn marks or anything that could even bend the s.h.i.+eld. The worst you can receive is a slight burn."

"Just mind the hair. I love my pitch dark beauty."

"Hair would be the least of your concern.

If one of the training dummies gets. .h.i.t, you will need to read and memorize half of a whole book."

"No deal!"

"What's the matter? Are you a chicken or an Electus? Akareas would smack you right now if she was here."

"Who are you calling a Chicken? Let's do this. It's a deal!"