54 Mental Hu

*Damn there has to be a better method of doing this.*, Ivan thought but he wasn't able to think of anything and asking his mentor was of no use as he only said that everyone had his or her own way of doing this and since he wasn't a teacher he didn't know the method of finding out the best way for him to do it.

So the comical scene inside the space of his mind could only continue until there was finally no black liquid left flowing around the blue sphere.

While collecting the liquid he had already formed it into a ball and now that it contained all the available liquid it's exterior hardened until it became as hard asstone. Of course it was completely smooth without even the slightest irregularity.

Watching it in fascination was Ivan and as soon as it finished its transformation he let it out of his hands and got it to orbit around the bigger blue sphere.

As soon as it reached a stable orbit another change happened to it.

From the blue sphere a thin stream of mana moved towards it and connected the two spheres. At the same time a deep droning sound appeared in the space which gave him a unfathomable feeling. It was like something would soon arrive which was of a much higher existence than himself.

The mana continued to flow into the dark sphere and soon small cracks appeared on it.

"What? No.", Ivan couldn't help but scream into the void when he saw this sights. He had after all invested a lot into making this sphere and he absolutely didn't want to once again run after this liquid in order to collect it.

He tried to move closer to the sphere in the hope of being able to use his hands to hold it together but to his surprise he was unable to even get near it.

Right when he collected his strength in order to try to surpass the invisible force rejecting his approach the dark sphere broke open completely.

When Ivan saw what emerged from the broken sphere he let out his breath. Similar to how a chicken hatched form it's egg a small hut emerged from the broken sphere.

This hut wasn't anything grand but looked exceedingly simple and plain. It was made from an unknown dark substance and besides the door there was no other opening. The door was closed but he felt that as long as he wished he could easily move through it and enter this hut.

Below it the remains of the dark sphere had formed a small isle for the hut to stand on while the blue stream that was coming from the mana source slowly flowed around the isle before vanishing into it.

Soon he could see thin wisps of bronze colored smoke coming out of the small chimney. These wisps circled once above the hut before moving towards the mana source. As soon as the first wisp of smoke touched the mana source the circle was established and Ivan could feel something in him change. His mind became clearer and he had the feeling that he was able to think faster.

Besides that his body emitted a slight ripple and whatever it passed he was able to sense. After it spread out for not more than two meters it vanished and the feeling of being able to sense anything in his surrounding vanished with it, leaving only an area of around one meter behind where he could fuzzily sense anything bigger than five centimeters that was in it.

When Van Bergen felt the invisible ripple he smiled proudly. His student had been able to create his mental space much faster than he had expected. Most people needed at least a few hours to manage to do it while some even needed more than a day. The half hour Ivan had used was very fast.

"What now mentor?", Ivan's words tore him out of his thoughts.

"I guess you formed the hut?"

"Yes. Could you tell me what exactly it is?"

"Let's do that later. First you should suppress your aura. For that enter the hut. You should then find a small flame located somewhere in it with black smoke coming out of it and then vanishing. If you have found this flame try to imagine a barrier around it that stops the smoke from going more than five centimeters away from it. After that you shouldn't leak your killing intent anymore."

In the space of his mind Ivan's main soul form followed his mentors direction and easily entered the newly formed hut.

The space inside the hut was much bigger than he had expected since it was at least fifty square meter while the outside was only about 50 square centimeters. Even though there wasn't any light source the hut was brightly lit. There was nothing in it except a small black flame that was positioned in front of one of the walls. This flame was quite lively and it constantly changed form. When he took a closer look he could see that the forms taken were these of the monsters he had slain.

Above the flame there was a thin wisp of black smoke that meandered upwards until it seemed to vanish into a small black whirlpool.

* This must be the flame mentor talked of. But how do I create a barrier around it?* He had no idea on how to create a barrier. *He told me to imagine a barrier, but what should I imagine?*

While he contemplated on how to create a barrier he saw something else from the corner of his eyes. Besides the black flame there was surprisingly another one which was much smaller. And because it was so small he had missed it while looking around before. This flame was much more stable than the black one and it was surrounded by a glass like substance that formed a perfect sphere.

* That's it. Why didn't I think of it before.