Chapter 8.2 – Trials – part 1.2
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The RabbitKind King was on the edge of the balcony and looking down, very excited. “Nephew Seya, what was that Dark Magic? I never saw anything like that!”
“||...Nephew again...|| “My King, that was my original magic, Gateway. I use it mostly for travel, but in preparation for this Gathering, I started to use during training with father Sully and brother Null.”
“Well, your father can also use a little of Dark Magic that he learned with me, I think it’s only natural that he passed that ability to you, his son. It's not usual for a normal Human to be able to use Dark Magic. Normally, only a RabbitKind or Half-Breeds can use it, and even they must have some amount of the Denar’an Bloodline on their family. The Denar’an Bloodline runs strong in you, my nephew!”
Seya was looking at the King, still wondering about those mysterious words. “||… Again with the nephew... and my father an adoptive brother? ...|| Thank you, my King.”
The RabbitKind King pointed with his hand at Null, smiling. “And my nephew Null, amazing swordsmanship and quick Magic without even a long chant, just like your father! Sully and Cemil, you trained these two far too well! Ahahahah!”
Sully and Cemil bowed, smiling. They were so proud of their students that their ears were twitching like living beings! “Thank you, brother... hum, my King!”
The Elder Denar’an looked up at the RabbitKind King, afraid of interrupting that personal conversation. “Well, hum... with this we finished the Trials?”
“Oh, sorry for my interruption, I was too surprised. Please, continue.”
The Elder Denar’an jumped to the balcony again, looked down at the Arena and called upon. “Null Denar’an and Seya Denar’an Hinamoto, step forward!”
The Elder Denar’an looked at Seya and Null. “For passing the Denar’an Trials, you have received the honour of requesting an ancestor’s name. Null Denar’an, what is your choice?”
Null smiled. “I request that from this day forward, to be called Null ‘Rocyn’ Denar’an.”
“The name of the older brother of Taly Denar’an, a fitting choice. Does anyone oppose?”
Everyone in the Arena was smiling and nodding in approval, no one opposed. The Elder Denar’an raised his hand. “Granted! Now, Seya Denar’an Hinamoto, what is your choice?”
“I request that from this day forward, to be called Seya 'Taly' Denar’an Hinamoto.”
The Elder Denar’an was surprised. “What? Are you sure?”
Seya confirmed, while looking around the Arena. “Yes. That's the honour that I request. And I will work hard to be as great as the Legendary Taly Denar’an!”
“You sure put a strong impression on everyone with your abilities and your strong sense of honour. Does anyone oppose?”
Everyone in the Arena was in silence, looking around, but no one opposed.
The RabbitKind King hid a smile and shouted, “Does no one oppose? Speak freely! There's a Human child requesting to be called as our great ancestor, and no one opposes him? Where are the voices that laughed when they saw his Naginata?”
One Examiner was the first to speak. “My King, I oppose.”
And right after him, another Examiner did the same. “I too oppose!”
One RabbitKind in a complete armour and seated on a chair around the Arena, stood up. “I oppose!”
One RabbitKind in the middle of the crowd gathered at the Arena, also stood up. “I oppose!”
Sully smiled, and shouted, mocking them. “And they still underestimate him! Fools!”
The Elder Denar’an waited a few moments while looking around, waiting for more opposition to Seya’s request. “Seems there is no one else... Seya Hinamoto, according to the ancient rules, you shall now fight these opponents. Do you accept?”
“Yes. I choose armed combat with Magic. I will use my own sword.
The Elder Denar’an raised his hand and announced. “The opponents may choose their weapons and start when ready!”
…
All the opponents were at the middle of the Arena, facing Seya. Right after the declaration ‘Fight!’ of the Elder, they all started to chant to use their Magic.
Some of them wanted to use Earth Magic while others, chose Dark Magic. “... Oh, Earth... Oh, Darkness...”
While they were still at the beginning of the chant, Seya was already gathering the Magic from everyone around the Arena, from his opponents and even from the Elders and the King, seated at the balcony. He then created a Dark Dome all around his opponents.
When they saw that they were trapped inside that strange Dome, they panicked, unable to complete their Magical Chants or react. “...What...What’s this?”
Then, Seya flattened the Dark Dome, throwing all them that were inside of it, into his Compressed Dimension. After that, he dispersed the Magic and it was like if they were never there.
Everyone around the Arena stood up, no one understood what happened. “They disappeared after that Dark Magic!”
The Elder Denar’an was at the balcony, shouting at Seya. “What happened? Where are they?”
Seya smiled and looked around, searching for more targets. “Opponents defeated. Now, is there anyone that wants to go keep those guys company?”
Every member of the crowd was looking at each other and talking amongst them. “... What was that?... Where are they?...”
Null smiled, clapped his hands and questioned Seya. “There it is, my little brother is amazing as always! Seya, you will keep them in there for a few days, or you think that some hours will be enough?”
Seya smiled back. “I still don’t know, but I am open to suggestions!”
The RabbitKind King approached the edge of the balcony, he was trembling after seeing that strange new Magic. “Seya, I am... hum... What was that Dark Magic? Where are those people?”
“My King, that was my original Magic, Compressed Dimension Magic. I just gathered Dark Magic from everyone here, so you all have felt your Magic abandoning your bodies. I then used that Dark Magic to create that Dark Dome surrounding those guys and threw them into my Compressed Dimension. Normally I use that type of Magic as a space to keep things, but it can also be used in a fight if I use enough Dark Magic.”
The RabbitKind King was astonished. “That’s an amazingly useful Magic! And you can also take Magic from other people and use it as your one?”
Seya smiled and nodded. “Yes, I call it Magic Collect. If I remember correctly, there were stories saying that ancestor Taly Denar’an could also do that, but he never told anyone how he did, because he was afraid that the RabbitKind Race could become a threat to the World.”
Even the ears of the RabbitKind King were twitching, he was curious. “How did you learn how to do that? How?”
Seya shrugged his shoulders, before answering. “That Magic and also the other two original Magic's that I used here, need Dark Magic and Control of Magic Flow. That level of Control can be achieved by continuous training. And since the RabbitKind Race can use Dark Magic, it's just a case of hard training the Control of Magic Flow.”
“Interesting. So basically, you are saying that every RabbitKind can do what you do?”
“With enough training, yes. It's just a matter of practising for some hours, every day, and your Magic Control increases, little by little. Like swordsmanship, it's just a matter of comprehension of the technique and training.”
The crowd was in an uproar. That kind of Magic was possible, just like that? “… Amazing... Even we can do it...”
Seya continued to explain, very calmly, like if it was a normal thing, being able to use and create such advanced Magics. “I started my Control training when I was still a baby, so I am more experienced. But father Sully can also use the Gateway Magic, brother Null can use Compressed Dimension Magic and mother Cemil can use Magic Collect to some extent.”
The RabbitKind King pointed at Sully, Cemil and Null, surprised. “Did you teach them?”
“I explained and gave some guidelines, they achieved that level on their own, with long and tedious training.”
Null nodded, with his eyes blank, remembering the boring training. “Very, very long...”
The RabbitKind King pointed his hand at Seya, and shouted to the crowd. “Simply amazing, truly worthy of the Denar’an Bloodline! Behold, my nephew Seya Denar’an Hinamoto. Is he not worthy of receiving the name of ancestor Taly after such a demonstration? Or is there anyone opposing?”
The Elder Denar’an looked at Seya, with an honest smile on his face. “It is truly our honour if you accept the name of Taly!”
The crowd started to clap their hands and they acclaimed Seya. “Hurray!”
The RabbitKind King looked around, he looked very pleased with the approval of everyone gathered at the Arena. He then looked at Seya, still smiling. “Seya, will you be so kind as to return those guys that you threw inside that Dark Magic? I want to see their faces!”
Seya pointed his hand and a few meters ahead of him, a small black dot appeared, that spread and turned into a circle with rough edges. The opponents came through the black circle and they looked around, still in shock. “… What happened?... What's happening?...”
The RabbitKind King asked them, holding the laughter. “So, you are back. Where have you been? We just saw you disappearing!”
One RabbitKind stuttered, still trembling. “My King, I … honestly don't know. We … We were all suddenly being surrounded by a Dark dome and... And everything became completely dark. I don't know … I don't know how much time I was inside that darkness, but I am... still shaking!”
The RabbitKind King was about to explode, he was having a hard time, containing his urge to laugh. “So, do you all intend on opposing Seya’s request of being granted with the name Taly? Or you are now convinced that he deserves it?”
“We... We accept.”
The King exploded in laughter, he tried to remain serious, but it was too funny. “Even if you were still opposing, during your absence everyone here agreed to that! Ahahahah!”
Even the crowd burst. “Ahahahah!”
The Elder Denar’an made an effort to stop laughing and made his final announcement. “We hereby grant you the name Seya 'Taly' Denar’an Hinamoto! May that legendary name be a sign of future great achievements! And both you and Null ‘Rocyn' Denar’an will receive a pendant with the crest of the Denar’an Trials that proves that you are Denar’an Bloodline Warriors!”
The RabbitKind King started to clap his hands, smiling a lot, and feeling very proud of his two nephews. “Rocyn and Taly, the Great Duo, reborn again!”
The crowd and the Elders stood up and they also acclaimed them.
“Hurray! Hurray!”
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