Chapter 12 - Training

{"messages":[{"id":486718216,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I walked out of the house wearing the outfit that Jayce had prepared for me."},{"id":486718217,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Where was he? Had he gone to run an errand?"},{"id":486718218,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Suddenly, I heard someone chopping wood and my eyes drifted towards the noise."},{"id":486718219,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Jayce was there, directing an axe with his finger to cut the wood that he had placed there."},{"id":486718220,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Seeing me, he grinned."},{"id":486718221,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"I knew that white would suit you."},{"id":486718222,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Come on now. Give us a twirl."},{"id":486718223,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I crossed my arms and saw all of the firewood on the ground."},{"id":486718224,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"What’s all of this wood for?"},{"id":486718225,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Your practice dummies."},{"id":486718226,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"I told you that I’d teach you magic. Now, come here."},{"id":486718227,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I walked towards him and he took out a ring with a beautiful pearl filled with different colours."},{"id":486718228,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Slipping it onto my finger, I asked:"},{"id":486718229,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"What is this?"},{"id":486718230,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Your wedding ring. Never take it off."},{"id":486718231,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"My wedding ring."},{"id":486718232,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"So what are we going to do now?"},{"id":486718233,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He sighed and placed half a log of wood onto a stone rock."},{"id":486718234,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Light this on fire."},{"id":486718235,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"But I don’t know if I can wield-"},{"id":486718236,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Light it on fire. Control your flame."},{"id":486718237,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"But yesterday, you said that I could wield light."},{"id":486718238,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Just... try? Okay?"},{"id":486718239,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He’s getting irritated. Best not complain for now."},{"id":486718240,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Imagine lighting a fire."},{"id":486718241,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Think about it really hard and then..."},{"id":486718242,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He clicked his fingers and a small flame appeared on top of the log."},{"id":486718243,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I looked at him in awe."},{"id":486718244,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Wow..."},{"id":486718245,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He rolled his eyes."},{"id":486718246,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"If you’re impressed by that, you’ll never improve fast enough."},{"id":486718247,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Now, it’s your turn."},{"id":486718248,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I looked at the lit-up log on the stone."},{"id":486718249,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"The first step is to learn how to unlight a fire."},{"id":486718250,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Imagine it being extinguished with your mind."},{"id":486718251,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"You can do it, come on."},{"id":486718252,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"His words of encouragement made me feel enlightened."},{"id":486718253,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I can do this. Extinguish the flames."},{"id":486718254,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He clicked his fingers, probably mimicking a spark."},{"id":486718255,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"So how do I mimic an extinguisher?"},{"id":486718256,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I looked at the flame, trying hard to put out the light."},{"id":486718257,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I closed my eyes and tried to click my fingers."},{"id":486718258,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Nothing happened."},{"id":486718259,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I opened my eyes again and nothing had changed. If anything, the flame looked bigger now that it had time to burn through the wood."},{"id":486718260,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Extinguish the flame."},{"id":486718261,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Think about it really hard."},{"id":486718262,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"For magic spells like this, it is you who must think of the trigger for the spell."},{"id":486718263,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"I can’t give you mine. It must be something unique so that when you perform it, your mind will know immediately what you want to do."},{"id":486718264,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Some use words, some use actions."},{"id":486718265,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"For example, my cue to light a fire is to snap my fingers."},{"id":486718266,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I never asked him what elements he wields."},{"id":486718267,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Jayce?"},{"id":486718268,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Call me Jay."},{"id":486718269,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"A n-nickname? It makes us sound so intimate."},{"id":486718270,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Okay, um, J-Jay..."},{"id":486718271,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"What elements do you wield?"},{"id":486718272,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He smiled."},{"id":486718273,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"If you can put out the flame before the log burns the whole way down, I’ll tell you."},{"id":486718274,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"-End of Chapter 12-"},{"id":486718275,"character_id":9603994,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! Make sure to like if you’ve enjoyed the story and want more. Subscribe by tapping the heart button so you don’t miss any updates. Doing that would mean a lot! Leave a comment especially! I love to read them~."}]}