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In Which Zetta Trains

Some people had said he ought to train.

Some people seemed to need training.

Some people he wanted to teach.

And the Overlord felt like being productive.

So he'd grabbed a sensorium, shut the safeties off, set up shop, and sent out a call. And divided the sensorium into three distinct parts...

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"New trainer," said Matt. "Zetta asked me to help you. I'm Matt."

"I'm hoping he can teach you some of the stuff he knows," Zetta said as he popped on over to see how things were going. "Increase your awesome level a few more notches. Do good and I'll reward you." He grinned at his apprentice.

A new challenge? Perfect! There was no way a regular level grind would boost her confidence back to where it belonged but this was just what the doctor ordered!

...well actually her doctor had ordered bed rest and not to get into anymore fights with demon monsters but what did he know?

Pinching a fist into her hand she grinned that dangerous grin, "Alright sounds like fun!"

"Alright then." Matt nodded to Zetta. "I figure you need a demonstration so come at me." And he spun the cane in his hand.

Why did it seem like every lesson she learned had to start by her rushing into the unknown.

Well no sense in breaking a good pattern. She rushed forward gripping the rings around her gloves tightly throwing the first punch.

Matt sidestepped the attack, bringing up his cane in a whirling motion to swat at her arm, making a mental note of her initial rushing style.

Ruffnut let out a grunt of pain but instead of moving away from the cane she turned sharply and swung hard...but not at Matt. She swung at his cane in an attempt to break it. Something the old Ruffnut would have never even considered.

She was learning after all.

"Quick," remarked Matt as he drew the cane back to dart it out of range and he swept it low, striking at the back of her legs as he danced to the side.

Ruffnut hadn't been ready for that and felt her legs swept out from underneath her. Her helmet flew off as she crashed to the ground hard, cursing in a forgotten Nordic tongue.

Matt backed up a little, giving her room to move. In a real fight it was down and out but this was after all a practice move.

Ruffnut rolled to her feet and barreled at him again using one of her arms to shove off the ground like a football player going for a tackle...not that she knew what football was. A mighty warriors roar exploded from her lungs as she did.

Headlong charges seemed to be the word of the day as Matt recovered from his surprise and he darted to the side, narrowly spinning away from her charge. His cane came up and swung with the intent to hit her backside.

Another direct hit! But Ruffnut had learned from her previous training lessons and spun on a dime to lunge at him again. Her reaction time was getting sharper. A smirk spread over her features as she dodged suddenly slamming a foot into her helmet which lay abandoned on the floor sending it spinning at Matt. She charged again hoping to catch him if he dodged.

Matt was very impressed with her reaction time sharply improving, and the helmet came at him.

But instead of dodging to the left or right, he went straight up into the air.

Like 30 feet.

The crackle of electricity filled the room and he boomed "THUNDER!"

Lightning flashed downwards, strong enough to sting.

Ruffnut stared in awe as the boy rose up so high and barely had time to scramble out of the way as a bolt of lightning tore at the ground. "Holy gods!" She exclaimed in shock.

It took her a moment to recover and when she did she scrambled for her helmet again. She'd need some other projectile if she was gonna win this fight.

Pressing his advantage, Matt cast three more bolts, each one of them formed into hurling hammers before he landed a few yards away as he gripped the staff, spun it and a humming beam of pink energy flashed into existence across the smooth wooden shaft.

Ruffnut was dancing around the blasts carefully and in a hurry but the last one sent her spinning through the air head over heels to come crashing to the ground at his feet helmet slipping down over her eyes.

"Ow." She grumbled.

Matt swung the weapon down at her forehead and cleared his throat. "Game set and match. So, what have you? Care to learn how to throw lightning like the gods?"

He had a good feeling she was a lightning element, something that tied in close to Quintessence.

Ruffnut blinked and rose slowly adjusting her helmet, "I think I have a concussion...either that or you just said...I could learn to do that?" She asked her eyes as big as dinner plates.

"I wouldn't rule out the concussion but I'm serious," said Matt with a grin. "My magic is all ruled by intent and Chaos Words. The form, intent and need to change and adjust the mana around you by sheer will alone. It's learnable and typically learned by just experimenting with magical force."

He held up a hand and lightning rolled off it harmlessly. "Five elements, five sub elements. You could use any words to ignite it, or just think it. I use gestures."

Ruffnut listened as the majority of his words turned to knots in her head. "So it's magic." She tried to simplify, "Magic I can do?" Yes that was really all she wanted to know. After all just imagine! She could be a legend when they saved their home.

"Pretty much. I'll have to bring you to the Lumia to give you a jumpstart of energy but it'll be a great way to sharpen your skills." said Matt as he let the lightning vanish.

Ruffnut's eyes blazed with a hunger she'd only just recently started to know. "Let's do it! Right now come on what are we waiting for?" She was bouncing on the balls of her feet eager to...learn! Of all things learn!

"Sounds good then," chuckled Matt as he tapped his cane back on the floor. Hopefully he'd be strong enough to walk on his own soon.

"Zetta, you good with she and I taking off to the bus real quick?"

"You bet," Zetta said, immensely pleased. So far this was turning out ever bit as nicely as he'd hoped.

He, however, would lay money that Ruffnut was a fire essence, or something very similar.

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