Chapter 51: Lecture

A few seconds after the anger that caused the air in front of her to burn manifested in her eyes, small flames that were dull purple in color and gave out a tremendous degree of heat appeared on her two hands that were stretched out and faced up.

Helena looked at them and then clenched her hands into a fist, causing the flames to stop burning on her hands.

"Who were those people?" She asked.

"And why did I suddenly feel sorrowful about their world and them being destroyed?" She still questioned herself trying to get an answer.

Then a thought suddenly came to her mind.

'If everyone of them were destroyed, then how did I get this power that belongs to them? Perhaps one of them, possibly a female, wasn't around when the total ruination of their world took place. She must have been in our world and could have met a male member of my family. Then perhaps something happened between them, or I wouldn't have gotten this power. And what I am having serious thought about might have happened many years ago, possibly millions of years ago." Helena said.

Then she stopped thinking about this race with the intention of going to the library if there was any to study about this race and many other race that would pique her interest.

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- Next day -

"Today, we would be having a little discussion on spell casting. And for the sake of someone new amongst us, I would speak about the levels of spell casting." An instructor called Sephia said.

"Now, spell casting is divided into many levels. The first level is the Beginner level. The second level is the Earth level. The third level is the Sky level. The fourth level is the Heaven level. The fifth level is the Mage level. The sixth is the Great Mage level. The seventh is the Ascendance level. The eight is the World level. And finally the ninth which is the Cosmic level." She stated.

Then she continued by asking a question "Can anyone tell me what powers our magic?"

"Aetha energy. That's what powers out magic" Someone said.

"Good" Sephia said.

Then she continued "When we utter a magical spell, the Aetha energy that flows in our body is drawn out from it and then transforms into whatever the spell we chanted is all about. For example, if I mention 'Laranas Mizario' which is a spell that simply means 'Golden Crushing Fist', the Aetha energy that circulate within my body would be drawn out of it and turn into a massive golden fist that could span hundreds of feet in size and radiate the power to seemingly crush all things to bits."

"Do you all understand?" Sephia asked.

"Yes ma'am!" Everyone replied at the same time.

"Good!" Sephia said.

Then before she could continue, Helena who now understood some things about spell casting or spell weaving raised her hand to ask a question before the instructor could close the chapter about it.

"Yes Helena, do you have a question?" Sephia asked.

"Yes ma'am. I do" Helena replied.

"Okay. I am all ears, you can ask your questions" Sephia said while Helena nodded.

"I just want to know. If someone has mastered spell casting at the second level which is the Earth level, can that same person create a spell at the fourth level which is the Heaven level, if the person knows spells for that level? Or the Aetha energy in said person wouldn't allow it?"

"That's a good question, Helena. Now, we Magicals as people like to call us, have a certain level of Aetha energy in us. Some have it in great amount, while others might have it in little amount. It all depends on the magical talent of that person. Then to the question that you asked. Since Aetha energy have varying levels of quantity in we Magicals, a spell caster who has mastered the second level which is the Earth level may not be able to produce enough Aetha energy needed for the spell of a Heaven-level spell caster to work. While a few who are vastly gifted may actually be able to produce enough Aetha energy for the spell of a Mage-level spell caster to work. Take for example, you Helena, you could actually be able to produce sufficient Aetha energy for the spells that belong to the fourth or fifth level to materialize. All you just need is dedication, devotion and hard work. You would be able to do it" Sephia said intentionally.

Helena's eyes glowed with shock.

'Oh my' She said within.

Now that the instructor had made it seem like she was superior to the others, she would have more haters who would definitely become her enemies.

She sighed inwardly.

She couldn't help it.

As she once said, being the Chosen One is a name or a title that would attract or gravitate all sorts of things to her.

"Do you understand Helena?" Sephia asked.

"Yes ma'am. Thank you for explaining that to my comprehension" Helena said gratefully.

"Don't mention. It's my duty as an instructor to impart knowledge. So don't thank me next time, or I would be unhappy with you." Sephia said.

"Okay ma'am. I wouldn't do that next time" Helena said while Sephia nodded her head.

"Now, to shed more light on some things about spell casting. It's only at the sixth level that we stop drawing Aetha energy from within us to power our magical spells. From the seventh level to the ninth level which are the Ascendance level, World level and Cosmic level respectively, we would draw Aetha energy from the outside world around us. For the Ascendance level, a spell caster at this stage would draw energy from the things in the region that he or she is in. For the World level, the spell caster at this stage would literally draw Aetha energy from a world. Then for the last level which is the Cosmic level, the spell caster who is seen as the Grand Master of Spells would draw Aetha energy from the entire universe. That is, from the billions of stars and hundreds of small and large worlds that comprises the universe. However, no spell caster or spell weaver has ever gotten to the World level. Talk more of the Cosmic level. It's absolutely impossible to reach." Sephia said.

Then she gazed at Helena with a smile in her face and said "But I believe that some day, someone would reach that stage"

Helena who maintained eye contact with this instructor became speechless. Then in the next instant, she found it very difficult to breathe when all the gazes from everyone's eyes were directed at her.

"Instructor, aren't you having too much hope in that thing that calls herself Helena? I can't see anything special about this tiny and foolishly bold ant that I am going to trample and crush to death someday." Jennifer who had tried her best to remain quiet till the end of the class just couldn't take it anymore and so voiced out her disagreement in an harsh way.

"Shut your mouth or I would shut it for you." Sephia said.

"You say that there is nothing special about her. What about you, is there anything special about you? Give me a few reasons why I should think that you are special?" She asked with slight anger in her eyes.

Jennifer's mind began to seethe in fury.

Then she banged her fist on the table before her and abruptly packed her things to leave the classroom.

While Sephia only shook her head in disgust.

She didn't even try to stop Jennifer as she left.

"What an irritable monster" She said while Helena and the others laughed.

Jennifer who hadn't gone far heard this and then unexpectedly turned to suddenly release a spell attack at Sephia.

"Thosmira" She said and punched out in anger at Sephia.

And as soon as she did so, a burning orange fist shot out from her punched fist towards Sephia who calmly blew breeze at it from her pursed lips to rapidly reduce the flaming attack in the form of a fist to nothing.

Sephia then looked at Jennifer and said "You dared to actually attack an instructor? What courage and boldness! If not that your mother works here, I would have grabbed you and call out an assembly to announce what you did and give you a very severe punishment which in your own case would be banishment to the Land of the Forbidden Souls."

Then still gazing coldly at Jennifer, she said "From today henceforth, never attend my class."

"And why would I want to attend your useless and exceedingly boring class? My mom is more knowledgeable than you. She would tell me everything that I need to know. I am getting the fuck away from your presence. And never expect me to appear in your damned class again." Jennifer said.

Then she uttered with a raucous laughter as she left "Imagine this bullshit"

Helena looked at the instructor who looked so vexed at the moment.

Then to take away her focus from Jennifer as she left, Helena quickly said "Why hasn't anyone reached the World level before? Is it because there are no ancient spell books available for it?"