Rising in the Morning, I left my bed behind, just to find the clothes i wear completly dearranged. Probably because i didn’t change after yesterdays training. Anyway, i picked up a towel and some spare cloths from the closet, and made my way downstairs. In the Kitchen, Uncle Black was preparing breakfeast for himself and me. Trying out what i learned yesterday, i crouched down, and tried to sneak past him, sadly, he is a lot more experienced than me.

„Good Morning little one, you sure are taking your training seriously. But your smell is giving you away, go wash yourself up in the pond. Afterwards let’s have breakfeast and then begin training your mana and elemental Control.“ (Uncle Black)

Hearing his Opinion, it seems that i really do smell. It is possible to wash oneself easily by using up some mana, but i have not enough training to do so already. So after breakfeast, we both stood near the pond, and Uncle black finally picked up the colored Stones he had with him since yesterday.

"These are Elemental-Stones. If you fill them with the corresponding elemental-Mana, you should be able to control them. First try to take some mana out of your body whilest keeping a constant flow, afterwards turn you mana into fire-elemental mana and infuse it into the red stone before you. We’ll start with one and increase the different elemental stones one by one.“ (Uncle Black)

“Isn’t there a color-Problem using all elements? I’m not even sure which Elements i’m suited for?“ (Arin)

„You Have silver Mana, meaning all elementals, i asked Scyrra yesterday. As for the golden Color, i have no idea, maybe something unique? Anyway, you should be able to use all Basic and advanced elements.“ (Uncle Black)

Hearing Uncle Black speaking about my elements, i’m exited. All elements? I can really manipulate all Elements?

Suddenly, a hand carasses my Head and Uncle Black spoke to me in a laughing tone.

“Little one, even if you have all elements, you first need to be able to control that power. Even if you can control them all, that doesen’t make you a master. So, let’s focus on one or two of the basic elements first with their advanced forms.“ (Uncle Black)

Hearing Uncle Black’s opinion, i’m a little down. But he is right. I have a long Lifespan now and can master as much as i want. Actually, which Elements are there?

“Uncle Black, how many Elements are there even?“ (Arin)

Looking at me wide-eyed, Uncle Black’s mouth was hanging down. Shortly afterwards, as though realizing something, he regained himself. Holding his head, he began to talk once more;

„Right, you’re not from this dimension, so let me tell you. There are a total of 10 Main Elements that are known generally, and then their is neutral, Spirit, and the 4 Special ones. The first eight are actually the basic four with their superior Elements, being; Water -> Ice / Wind -> Lightning / Earth -> Metal / Fire -> Inferno. After them are the 2 Principal Elements being Light and Dark. Light Contains Boosting, Light-element and healing, while Dark has Shadow, Dark-Element and Necromancy.“ (Uncle Black)

Hearing him talk about the Elements, it seems that the two principal elements are Rulers. Meaning they are Superior to the General Elements, yet about the same as their higher rank. Also, Dark “rules“ over Water and earth, while Light has Wind and Fire. This has nothing to do with beeing actually Superior in Power, but just that someone with water, or Ice, element, can’t have a light element as well. These two are in split groups. So because of this, Humans called the Light and Dark element Rulers. But with that, the Explenation about the basics is finished, but there was more;

„Then there is the neutral element, it is something akin to no elemental-Magic. Normally, this is the magic used in most tools, as you only have to infuse Mana and it works. It can be used to attack, but it’s Cost for one attack could feed up to four elemental-Attacks in the same rank.“ (Uncle Black)

So, neutral is like assistance magic…

Also, Spirit magic is something akin to manipulating neither MP nor Mana, as it is just forming a contract with a spirit who lives then in your Mana-Pool and creates Magic instead. Certain Sides of Spirit-Magic can also be done by Necromancers, such as communicating with Spirits to gain Information.

„Then there are the four „lost“ ones. Or unique ones at that. There is Illusion Magic, beeing part of the Fox-Races and a few of the Spirit-Races. It is rare, yet still known and can be found. Then we have Time and Space, those Unique to Noble-Foxes and above. Time beeing even rare for Royal-Foxes. And at last there is Gravity, it is the Unique Magic of us Dragons, and nearly every purebreed Dragon who reaches a certain age can use it. Or why do you think Humans always “bowed“ to us?“ (Uncle Black)

Hearing him speak, i can see a completly new aspect of Uncle Black, and that is his mischievous side. Well, i have one as well, so i guess it’s fine, right? Yet, before i could continue thinking about it, trying to justify his actions in my head, he continued on.

“Silver Mana means all Elements, but not all Magic-Sides. So it means you can manipulate the four basic elements toghether with their Higher Rank as well as Light and Dark. About the Unique Magic, we would have to take a look which ones you inherited, but without the proper tools it is impossible. We will have to wait until we arrive at the dragon Mountains.“ (Uncle Black)

„Why are we going to Dragon Mountains?“ (Arin)

I was surprised, as he never mentioned that he would leave, but it seems that he wants to bring me there for Protection and so i can live toghether with my own peers and play around. Well he did mention before that he was in contact with Dragon Mountains Guardian.

Anyway, so that means i have all the Main Elements and about the unique ones, i’ll have to see. But Uncle Black also said that sometimes certain events can lead to the sudden use of said power. There are many Occasions where a being could theoretically use a unique magic, but because they never knew and never had a “trigger“, They could never make use of it. „Triggers“ could be big and small. One Dragon, so he says, was once lamenting about the heavy load on his back, shortly afterwords he felt it becoming lighter and lighter, making him realize that he unlocked his Gravity-Magic. He still had to learn how to control it though.

Well, after our theoreticall session, we began training with those Elemental-Stones in front of me. First i had to move my Mana, then extract it from my body, change it into the correct element and then infuse it into the right Stone. If done correctly, the stone would light up and start floating, but it wasn’t as easy if you increased the amount. The Stones have different Properties, making it hard to not only guide, but also set the Element for the mana. By the End of the Morning, i could feel the Flow of mana around very well and was able to control three stones at once while extracting another line of Mana from my body.

After Lunch, my Physical Training From hell began once more. First, Uncle Black started to shoot high speed air-Bullets at me, whilst i have to dodge them with minimal movements. It is rather hard to do, but over time i was able to understand where the Bullets come from and how to dodge them. Sadly, shortly after i figured out how to dodge them, suddenly Fire-Balls were mixed into the Air-Bullets. Making the Space to dodge even smaller. It seems that after i told Uncle Black yesterday that i want to become Strong to survive and Protect, he lost all Scrupel to harm me while training.

Anyway, afterwards we made muscle Training, Punch-Routines and Kick-Routines. Normal ones wouldn’t be a challange, but we were Punching and Kicking at a speed hardly visible to the Human eye, making it look more like a flurry of fists and feet. Also, whiles doing all kinds off Heavy Bodily Activities, Uncle Black started to increase the Gravity on me more and more.

Sometimes he would show me some close combat moves or even fight with me. Result; i land on the ground in defeat. But that is normal as he is still stronger and by far more experienced then me.

Sometimes i would train in my Human-Form, as in my fox form, i have my Tails to assist and my Fox-ears to help recognize my surroundings. Actually, my other senses are pretty much the same, even hearing. But the Point of advantage of my Fox ears is that they can move on my head, and it is easier to pin-point Sounds. Anyway, using my Human-Form, i train just as hard. The difference is minimal, but in my Human Form, i'm by far worse in movement, and sneaking as i lose the advantage of my Tails. Anyway, my appearance when in Human Form started to change slightly. First, of course, are the vanishing of Tail and ear as well as my silver hair. Aditionally, my Eye's Emerald green color loses some of it's brightness, making me look more Human.

I trained regularly under Uncle Black. In the Morning we had Magic and Mana training, on lunch and shortly afterwards we had common sense and Knowledge lessons of this world. Actually, Lumi's memories came to be a big help here as Uncle black never explains everything in too much detail, once it is about the outside world, Probably because he lived down here for so long.

In the Afternoon, we trained My body, mind, and senses. It was quite a harsh training if compared to the military camps i saw in movies with the screaming commanders. Still, i enjoyed them a lot and had actually fun tiring myself out like that. My reason for this is because i could never do so before. I was always confined in the Orphanage because of my Legs, so running, Jumping, fighting and training as a whole felt fulfilling to me. Actually, i haven't seen Sky since i arrived in this world, could it be that she didn't get transported over here?

In the evening and after dinner, i mostly talk or play with Uncle Black. Did you know that they had no chess in this world? Actually, i used my Elemental-Essence for once and let it form a chess-set. Uncle Black was first confused, but he loves the game. While he does beat me in Combat, i always get my revenge in chess.

It happened that sometimes i was so tired that Uncle Black actually had to carry me to bed again. To be honest, i'm not uncomfortable with it, is this what the other Kids called having a Father?

Well, going by this routine, the days past rather fast, and it was at the twelfth day of my stay in Uncle Black's home, when he, instead of Physical and reaction training, put a 1,5 Meter long wooden Staff in my hands. He himself also had one, holding it on the side of his body before yelling at me with a slightly evil, while also motivated, smile...

“Your Growth is abnormal! You Grow at a rate where it could be called insane. Normally it is impossible for even Royal-Foxes to grow this fast, what are you even doing?!? Seriously, I'm Jealous! Anyway, we are at a point where you could already measure your strength and magic persception with B, or even A-Class Monsters. Well, it is time already for you to learn how to use weapons.“ (Uncle Black)

Hearing Uncle Blacks shout, i understand. I am not growing in size or broadness, but if feels like my body is gaining Strenth and speed at a rate deemed impossible. Also, my senses are sharpening at incredible speed. Yet somehow, i don't change much in physical appearance, i look as frail as ever. Though my muscle outline is slightly more visible...

I hold the Staff close to my body as i take the same stance that Uncle Black takes. He shows some simple movements at first, but it becomes complicated later on. He started spinning the staff around his body, at a speed that only leavs a trace of light behind. Sometimes he would suddenly stop and hit forward or back with the spear, making agressive as well as defensive stances. My mind kept replaying the moves he made in slow motion, as i tried to understand his moves. I then started off on the simple movements just like he did, but it seems i wanted too much. Just handeling the Weapon right already leaves it's toll on me. So i begin by using the Staff to simulate some simple stabbing motion like with a spear.

Uncle black shortly after moved over and showed me the simple movements and changed my stance when i made a mistake. He laughed when i fell, but still opened his hand to help me up.

He trained me in the art of the Staff the whole morning, so i even forgot breakfeast. We kept using the Staff until it was mid-afternoon. By that time i had the basic movements down and was repeatedly training those such as stabbing and blocking motions, offensive and defensive stances.

Looking at me right there, Uncle Black let out a chuckle and told me to take a break. So when he went to get some drinks and snacks, i sat down and started to concentrate on the mana around. Actually, i already can sense it without concentrating, passivly, but while concentrating i can even sense how it flows and what element it belongs to.

When i opened my eyes again, Uncle Black was already sitting in front of me, having placed a cup of tea in front of me. It was a herb-Tea made from those glowing blue-flowers, and it feels quite nice when drinking. He then told me about what he learned while watching me and his conclusion:

“Little one, you're training speed is amazing to say the least. You have the basics down already, but you should still focus on mastering them before going further to the advanced Stances. Anyway, I'll begin teaching you the Staff, Bow, throwing weapons and the sword as well as dagger. With those weapons you should have quite a large arsenal. So, did you already choose which elements you want to learn first?“ (Uncle Black)

Thinking about it, Staff and Throwing weapons were my hoice, but he said i can train more so he must have added the Sword and Bow. Well, about the Elements i wanted to focus on, i though about it for quite a while and came to a conclusion.

“Uncle, i choose Healing from the Light Element, Shadow from the darkness element as well as Ice and Lightning!“ (Arin)

Uncle Black thinks for a while then nods. He said that this is a good choice, but he could only teach me Healing as well as Air / Lightning. Arriving on that decision, we thought about looking for an Ice- and Shadow-Magic teacher when we arrive in the Dragon Mountains.

With that said, my training of body and senses, as well as Mana and MP manipulation were limited to the Morning, Weapons Mastery on the afternoon and Studies and Fun in the evening. The weapons were each trained one day of the week, which has six days here, meaning 5 days of Weapon training. On the sixth day, the Darkness day, i always enjoyed a free afternoon where i mostly trained my Magic Mastery by trying to insert it into my craft. Actually, i created already a Chess board from wood, using my Knife skill. Also the Plushie for Uncle Black was already complete. It was half a meter in length and about a quarter in broadness and hight. It had the Form of a normal Red fox usually seen in Europe on Earth.

Actually, the reason i train so hard is not only because i can train as much as i want without bodily limits, but also because i want to meet my friends as quick as possible. I miss Maria, Elisa and all my Friends, especially Anna and Markus that came with me to this world. I know that they must be out there somewhere, and i want to find them... So, while creating this plushie i cried more than once, because it reminded me of something i lost unregainable. It always ended with me cuddeling my tails and Laying in bed, silently weeping. It still felt good to let my tears flow, but i still can't just take this Pain. Uncle Black often showed up and took me into his arms, letting me feel the love a parent would show. Anyways, one day i started to have Nightmares. Sometimes about falling Cities and countrys, sometimes about my past and other times about a future were everything is gone. I was scared, scared to lose even what i newly gained. So, with Uncle Black's permission, i sometimes slept in his bed, letting me feel safe. The Nightmares were still there, but i knew i had nothing to fear...

Actually, when i finally gave him the Plushie, he cried very hard and hugged me a lot. I somehow could understand that he was happy from the depths from his heart when he received it, but it seems that my Actions moved his heart at the very core. After calming down, he then joined me as we both went playing in the water-pond. He is actually extremly good at holding his breath, i still won though since, due to my MP-Compability, I didn't need to breath. Actually, not breathing under water but still having oxygen pump through your body feels weird on long terms.

As it goes, Those Days filled with Training and a lot of Fun passed rather quickly, and in the blink of an eye, more than 50 days had passed...