-So, the working conditions are as follows. Nick, I will find you a teacher who will teach and mentor you as a warrior. In 2-3 years, you will become a good warrior. After that, I will take you with me to various important meetings as my bodyguard. Murad, I'll get you wherever I can. Is everything clear?

- Yes.

We sat in Andre's office and listened to him. The conditions seem quite satisfactory, although 2-3 years seems too long.

-Okay. Then a couple of questions to start with. Can you read?

-Yes. -We both answered.

-Can you count?

- Yes.

- Can you fight?

-Yes,- I said

-No,- Said Nick.

-Alright. A warrior of my family will act as a teacher for a while. He was a level 3 warrior and was a very good fighter, although he could not break through to level 4.

-Mhm.

- Murad, I can get you a job in accounting first, is that okay with you?

- Well... Yes, but can I ask you something?

-Of course.

-Can you make a magician out of me?

- A magician? Well... it will depend on you. If you have a talent, then of course I don't mind taking you as a disciple. However, I will not find free time soon, you will have to wait.

-It's not a problem.

-Well, that's all for now. Nick. Train hard.

-Of course!

-Fine, you can go now. Tomorrow my warrior will start your training.

...

The next day, we were taken to a level 3 warrior. He looked at Nick gently and said with a smile.

-So it's you who have a chance to become an elemental warrior here?

- Yes.

- Glad to meet you. It's an honor to teach you. Even though I won't be teaching for long, it's still a good reason to brag for the rest of my life.

- Uh... yes… I suppose

-Nah, never mind. Let's go to the training ground.

He led us to the courtyard where the training ground was located.

-Let's start by fighting with each other.

-What!? -I looked at him with anger

He wants me to raise my hand against a member of my family!? He's tired of living!?

- Calm down! This is so that I can know what you are capable of. If you don't want to, it's okay. Then you can fight with me.

*Murad. Can I ask you not to hold back?*

*What? Why?*

*I... I want to try my fighting skills. After all, I need to know my capabilities to become useful in the future. Can you please not hold back so that I know my current level?*

*It's... I don’t want to do it. But, okay. I’ll do as you wish*

*Thank you*

-We agree -I said, gritting my teeth. I don't want to fight against a family member, but since he asked for it himself, I will do everything he wants. Of course, it is necessary to make everything non-life-threatening.

-Then stand on each other at a distance of 3 meters. -When we do as he said, he continued -Start in 3! 2! 1! Start!

I ran to Nick and hit him in the eye with all my might, then kicked him in the stomach, forcing him to exhale all the air, and then holding back hit him in the adam's apple. Why does it even call Adam's apple? It didn't even look like apple!

-Khm, khm - Nick began to choke. It's not dangerous for him, he will be fine after 10 minutes

-Hey! Did you want to kill him?

-He asked me not to hold back.

-That's... all right. It's not like you broke his adam's apple. Next time, really don't hit in the adam's apple.

-Okay.

*Are you happy?*

* Khm. Yes... I didn't expect you to be able to fight like this. When did you learn?*

*From the memory of the volunteers. I just need to do something like in their memories.*

* Can you pass these memories to me? *

* Of course*

I passed the necessary memories to Nick through our connection. He got up and tried to repeat them, but it didn't work out very well.

*How do you do it? I can't just repeat it.*

*It's easy, isn't it?*

I think I need to somehow use his experience to learn for myself. This will help me understand how better, but it will not teach me right away. *

* Strange.*

- Have you come to your senses? -The warrior asked, turning to Nick.

-Yes. I am fine.

-I've seen enough. Your moves were too inexperienced. Looks like I have a lot to teach you. First, always be ready to get the hit right in the weak spot. Such as Adam's Apple, Eye, and groin.

-I’ll remember it.

…

It's been a week now. Nick is trained hard every day. Andre, who had been busy for a long time, finally gave me time and began training as a magician.

-Hold this.- Andre handed me a wand with a small stone on the end. - It's a wand of light. It works even from the weakest mana. Try to feel the mana of the body inside you. Then direct it there. To make it easier, close your eyes.

I did as he said. But even after a minute, nothing came out

-It is very difficult to feel it for the first time. Let's move on to the lesson. The first thing you must know is who the Magician is. A magician is someone who uses the language of the world.

-The language of the world?

-This is the language that every living being knew, from small to big. Whether you are a human, an elf, a wolf, or a mouse, you will understand this language. However, the living will never speak this language. Only spirits can use it. However, the spirits usually know only some words of that language. Otherwise, they’d rule the world. Spirits are creatures that are created by mana and they either have weak physical bodies or do not have it at all. Also using the language of the world always requires using some mana. And yeah, they also have two types of mana. Their strength depends on the body(also called regular) and spiritual mana. They use body mana to for a while strengthen themselves, just like warriors. However, spiritual mana for them is as important as blood for us, if they ran out of spiritual mana, they will die, but some species curse before they die.

-But they use spiritual mana to breakthrough, isn’t it?

-Yes. For example, look at warriors, they can fill their body by body mana and become stronger for a while, but also in hopeless situations they can use spiritual mana. Though it’s more efficient than using regular mana, it stops their development and as the only effect of strengthening passes, they will feel very weak for a very long time. Spirits haven’t strong enough bodies to survive without mana, so they die. And although they can also become stronger, they have a limit.

-But aren't there were Spirits with strong physical bodies?

-Their power also comes out from mana. For example, Divas, after their death, the corpse will not be as strong as before their death.

-You said they have a limit.

-Yes. For example, The local spirits, Su Iesy, are connected to each other. The death of one other will feel. But if one of them can hold out and collect enough energy, the second will come back to life. Their limit is level 6. But let's get back to the main topic. Although magicians cannot speak the language of the world, we can write it and feed it with our power. This is how this wand was created. -He pointed to the wand in my hand. -And also this is how these wands are created. -As he spoke, he pulled on his sleeves, and there was a small belt with many wands attached to his arm. -I keep wands almost all over my body. And I put on a robe so that they do not stand out.

-Why do you use only wands? Can't you enchant something else?

-We can. I can enchant a ring, a necklace, and other stuff. However, it is better to have some distance between the magician and the wand, otherwise, there is a chance that it will turn against you. A small stick with a length of 10 centimeters is already a suitable length. Although I use rings, they are mostly for spells for myself or non-dangerous. Such as improving vision, increasing dexterity, spider hands, cooling, heating, short teleportation, levitation, and so on.

-I see. What you can do without wands and other enchanted stuff?

-Without wands, I am at the current physical level equal to a level 2 warrior. In a very dangerous situation, we can enchant air, though it's very inefficient. Our development depends on the knowledge of words and the power of mana. For example, at the current level, I can't make a spell * Tornado* or a spell *Icy Desert*. But I can say I'm lucky that the personification of my power is a book. I have no restrictions on the elements.

- An element restriction?

-Well, the magician of some kind can be like elemental warriors. Can use only one element, then they have something characteristic of only one element, and the power of spells of the corresponding type increases. But in others, it decreases so strongly and costs so much mana to activate that better just don't use it. The personification of a force with a certain element can take the form of, for example, a Ball of Ice, a Burning Coal, a Floating Feather, and so on. For each element, there is a huge variety of things that can personify it. Often it merges with something important for a person. I have the coat of arms of my family on the cover of my book.

-Can I look at it?

-Only some spirits can if they have captured you and want to devour you. For example, Kermezs. It will be very dangerous if a person does not notice Kermez and falls asleep in his presence.

-Hm, can a person lose his impersonation?

-Of course. If, for example, his personification is the Family Flag. It can mean both the honor and the power of the family. The loss of a position by a family is equal to the loss of strength by a person. Or if a powerful servant who has an * oath* as an impersonation will lose all his strength if he breaks the oath or is betrayed by his lord. Although the loss of their strength will not be as colossal as that of the elemental warriors, it will still greatly weaken them.

-Okay, but doesn't this mean that if you know all the words from the very beginning, you just need to develop and become stronger?

-No. Your thoughts are wrong. It is not easy to make even the simplest wand. I spent half an hour on this toy. And I spend an average from several weeks to a couple of months for those that can help me in battle. First, you need to cut out the letters using mana. The wand is always hollow inside and sometimes even has several compartments for chain triggering. For example, I have a wand with an Unquenchable flame and a powerful wind flow that can send a flame to 30 meters. But the equally difficult part is that on average it can be used 10 times until the charge runs out, before recharging. Then you need to replace the gem. To begin with, you also have to enchant it. The enchantment of the gem is 1/3 of the work.

-And why can't you enchant it after using it only a couple of times? Isn't it better to have a full wand?

- Everything is simple here. It is impossible to make it fill up exactly as much as it needs exactly where it is needed. Not for people. Usually in such situations, the wand becomes a time bomb. As only you use it, the wand will BOOM and you are already in heaven. This is also the reason why we don't use the enemy's wands.

-Why do you use only wands? Staff should be stronger, right?

-Yes. Some magicians use staffs, but only as their famous weapon to let others know who it was. Firstly, the staffs are too noticeable. Use it a couple of times and everyone already knows what your staff can do and prepare for it. It takes a too long time to do it. The power will be incredible if you come up with good chain magic from dozens of spells of various elements. But the restriction is still imposed by the gem. Its replacement will take as much time as it takes to create a wand. Making a staff with dozen spells usually takes at least a year. It's like restricting the maximum number of cards in the deck just for one though strong card. The staff is more of a symbolic weapon that will be useful only for the first time in a real battle. By the next time, someone definitely will figure out how to make it useless. The Battle of Magicians is a battle of attrition of wands. The more and various you have, the more chance you win.

- I got it. What about...

-Stop. That's all for today. I have a lot to do. There are books in the library, you will read them and if you have any questions, ask me in the next lesson. If you can't awaken a magician in yourself, I will appoint you to another position. If you can, you will become my disciple and I will devote more time to you. Is everything clear?

- Yes.

-Then go.