Grunts filled the air as the nixies practiced their water skills. Already, the General had proven his value and sped the process of the adults learning their inherent power. Some had the ability to conjure great water monsters to fight, others were able to create ice swords or tridents, most were able to manipulate the water to create or close distances, cause vortexes, or crash and drown their victims. Today was sparring day. It had been two months since training had begun and aside from a few younger children, almost all the nixies had graduated to the advanced class to fine tune their skills. The general had made it his goal to pick only the best and brightest to learn how to craft and control the big water weaponry of their ancestors. I hadn't seen the big unveiling yet, but I was pr