Chapter 179: Breakthrough
"Which is? And can't you just use telepathy?"Eldrian asked, wondering why she would even bother with using a language. His question caused Itireae to laugh rrily, covering her mouth with her hand to try and not show such an ignoble side to a stranger. Certainly, she would not care if Eldrian was not a High Elf, seeing as he was she wanted to at least seem sowhat cultured.
"Heavens no. That is an impossibly hard spell to use. It takes far too much effort to create a connection. Only the emperor has learned it. And-"
"Emperor? Wait, why do you say that. Isn't it an easy thing to do?"Eldrian let slip the first part, interrupting Itireae as she wanted to answer the first question. Eldriancould distinctly rember that Cephaphyr was Tier 3, yet he was able to create and keep a connection without any difficulty.
"I have no idea where you were misled. It is certainly not an easy thing to do."
Is it a racial trait of Alicorns? Eldrian wondered, deciding to drop this for now. He still had not gotten an answer to his question.
"Who are you really?" Eldrian tried his best to make it clear in his voice that he was asking more than just a na. Sohow he knew that it was possible to deliver this clearly through tone alone, especially with the language they were talking.
"I am Itireae, the supre commander of the Ahevell empire. I have co to see what it is like on the front lines."Itireae spoke with dignity and pride, yet Eldrian found that her tone that she was nervous and unsure what her words ant.
He did not bring this up, focusing instead on the matter at hand, "Then why are you following ?"
"Because you are the only one I can talk to, and... I find you interesting. How did you send out that distress signal? It is sothing even I can not do."
"What, and what?"Eldrian did not manage to follow along with her. He had no idea what the latter was about and the first part gave him the creeps.Why does she find interesting?He worried that he would end up like Erik with an unwanted pursuer.
Would that be so bad?Eldrian quickly asked himself, finding himself unable to say that it would be. She was certainly a beauty, he would probably never be able to do better. Sothing just turned him off from being pursued. It was not that he felt he needed to pursue, well maybe it was. Or maybe it was that he did not wish for sothing right now, his feelings for Vivian influencing him subconsciously.
"I would like to know why you care for the humans so much. That you would even willingly die for them. It is not normal."
"Like hell it isn't! It is one of the most normal things in the world!" Eldrian countered quickly. Her words continuing to confuse him. This was to be expected since it was his first ti eting one of the higher races/species. Rather it was his second ti, but the Alicorns he had t during an ergency. Causing many things to be avoided.
This was the first ti he was fully confronted with the arrogance of a higher race. Their ingrained belief that they are better than others. This certainly was not without reason, they lived hundreds to thousands of years longer, were generally stronger from birth, and had a more advanced civilization.
Their arrogance was generally not in a toxic way, they did not belittle those from lower races. Nonetheless, they did not treat them as worth their ti. In a summary, they were generally neutral to lower races. They would not go out of their way to help nor hurt those from lower races.Leaving them be as long as those below them did not bother them.
In so cases, they might offer help, but this was rare. They generally did not see it as a worthwhile cause, since the person would still die in a few decades from age.
"Is that really what you feel? Why?"Itireae asked, her tone filled with true curiosity. This caused Eldrian to beco exasperated and just wanting to lose her.
Starting to walk again, he hoped she would not follow him. She did. Soon he started running, even going so far as to use Accelerate on himself. Still, she followed with ease, her hair not even raising from the wind as she stayed behind him.
At this mont Eldrian realized what her introduction actually ant. Stopping in shock, he turned and looked at her again. This ti dumbfounded.
Supre commander? Really? How, and what is that?
Eldrian knew that a commander was at Old Sword's level, a high commander above Old Sword. Through deduction, he felt that a supre commander would be above that.
Tier 9? Are you kidding ! She is Tier 9!? No wonder the soldiers all fear her so much. Rumors must have spread after the commander of this tent confird her strength. No wonder they did not try to force communication with her. She could wipe this entire division!
Eldrian stopped and stared at her. Unable to think of her as such a mighty figure. She looked like a frail and delicate woman. Nothing of her appearance would lead one to think that she excelled in combat.
Sothing even more absurd than her appearance was that she was following him. This did not fit with his image of such strong people at all. He could not understand how she could be so seemingly ignorant and innocent. Is this just a front?
Should I ask her to train ? Was the next thought to co into Eldrian's head. It quickly overpowered all the other thoughts and he truly considered it. Zamia had told him that not everyone could be a ntor. Certainly, she would still be able to give him tips, at the very least.
"Itireae, right."Eldrian turned and asked, unable to picture her as soone stronger than even the strongest person in Phallos. His mind simply could not allow these things to fit together, he felt strong people needed to look like Old Sword. Their body covered in scars telling of their struggle.
"Have you decided to let follow you?"Itireae asked as she saw Eldrian looking at her.
Her question almost caused Eldrian to fall over. He could not understand how her mind worked. "No, rather I would like to ask if you could help with my training. In exchange I will try to explain to you, but I would prefer if you do not follow ."
"That is fine. Let check where you are at."
Eldrian waited for her to say more, instead, her face turned from one of curiosity to pure shock. "How can this be? How can you not even be Tier 1? How..."
"Well, that is why I am asking if you can help ."Eldrian tried to explain, but Itireae was so shocked that she did not hear his words.
Eldrian waited for her to recover. By this ti the division had moved so much that they were almost at the back, they had always been close since all the carriages trail at the back. They started walking again to not be left behind. Eldrian not wishing to be in the barren lands alone, not again.
"How did you cast that distress call?"Itireae asked, unable to understand what was going on.
"I don't know. I just... I just wanted to save everyone..." Saying this saddened Eldrian as he had truly failed in that single task. Not even able to save all those close to him.
"I can try to help you, but your mana is strange. It is not like any I have seen before. Humans have a static, relatively un-pure mana. We elves generally have a pure type, while beasts generally have intense mana type."
"So?"Eldrian asked, unable to understand what she was going for.
"Yours seem to be pure and intense. This is strange, it is generally impossible to have both these categories so strong. Your mana is also still static, but that is normal. No... Rather it makes your mana's categories even stranger. It should still be similar to humans at this level. It being pure and intense while static is really strange."
"Oh, I can move it though, it is just not natural. At least not yet." Eldrian said, hoping it would help since he had no idea what she was talking about. Concentrating on his mana he willed it to move. Upon doing this he again found that it had beco easier, so much so that he suddenly managed to move all his mana. This caused him to briefly be shocked before quickly doubling over as his mana started moving rapidly on its own.
He could not see what was going on, but he could feel it. Itireae was looking on in shock.
Eldrian's mana raged on as it moved through his entire body. Rapidly changing colors, the mana seed to speed up with each pulse of his heart, through which his mana was being channeled. His mana also beca purer and more intense with each speed up, as if it was in an infinite cycle of growth.
What on Gaia is going on?Itireae asked as she looked at Eldrian who was struggling to stay awake.
Normally reaching Tier 1 would cause no pain. It would fill one with energy and allow them to suddenly do things impossible before. This was true for all Tiers, she had never seen soone go through such a savage upgrade.
In normal cases, at Tier 1, an elf's mana would start to move automatically through their heart. This was critical as all the strengthening was focused here. With each pulse one's mana would beco stronger and purer, hence why reaching this stage was the most important.
High Elves would not be able to reach Tier 2 without effort, but even staying in Tier 1, their strength would continue to grow with ti. Naturally, the growth at higher Tiers are far faster and more beneficial. For elves not wishing to beco strong, reaching Tier 1 is still a requirent. If they do not, their lifespan would be severely limited.
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