The Golden Throne

Chapter 17 - Talking With Lucas

Liu Feng heard Pyrus' voice in his head. He then subconsciously said out loud,

"I remember, his name is Kyros. Now get off my case. I want to go out. I need some time alone.". Liu Feng rushed out to the garden beside his room, where there was no one else. Then he stopped. He thought to himself, "The spirits can communicate with me?". He looked at his right hand. There it was, a tattoo of a tiger.

"Now this is going to be a problem. I told him that I was a fire attribute. Won't it be a problem if there are other tattoos visible? He will get suspicious.", Liu Feng thought out loud. And it seemed as if the spirits could hear him, because Liu Feng felt the tattoos disappear, leaving only the fire tattoo.

"Can you hear me ohh spirits?", Liu Feng said in Khair.

"It is simply a convenience to use khair to communicate with spirits in khair human. As times have changed, so have we. I believe that soon, humans will realize that too. Some already have, but they use far less efficient ways to use magic."

"Oh is it. But does this mean that you are in the mortal realm, or in the spirit realm?"

"We are still in the spirit realm, but we are in a contract with you. This is why no spirit can have two contracts at once. Only after you die can I get a new human to be my eyes. It is a huge commitment. For four spirits to make it for one human is indeed an accomplishment. I did not expect Aquous to make a contract with you. I thought she despised me. To be right next to me? This is truly unexpected."

"Shut up Pyrus. Irritate me and your Land of Fire will see some more solid lava. I hear that it is quite hard to remelt solid lava..". The back of Liu Feng suddenly started heating up. He barked, "Stop it! This is my body. Please fight elsewhere. I came outside to enjoy a little time to myself."

The heat immediately disappeared.

"I will remember this for later Aquous", Pyrus said, and his voice disappeared. The rest of the spirits also stopped talking. It seemed that they were no longer in his body. Liu Feng could feel it. Then he called out, "Are you there Lord Zeus?"

"You are an interesting boy. You could feel me there? Yes I am here, always watching over you. You see, I am very interested in what has happened in the mortal realm in recent years. I will be using you as my eyes and ears, so you should be careful.". Saying this, he fell silent. By now, a few attendants already spotted him and headed in his direction. They went up to him, and asked him to come back, as he wasn't well rested. He went back to his room, and spent the night reading a few books he already had. The next day, as he did not have any classes, he called on Lucas.

"So, what do I do now that I have a spirit's approval? How do I get magic circles?"

"You are a very impatient boy. When anyone gets his approval, they would be dancing and partying for a week straight, but you want to go straight to training. Fine! Go back and assume a meditative state. Now, call upon your spirit and ask him to grant you permission to absorb the fire energy in the atmosphere. This is called mana, and you can only absorb a part of it, a fourth to be precise. If you are a true genius who was recognized by two spirits, then you could absorb half of the mana, making your levelling speed monstrous. For now, just close your eyes, and let the mana come to you from the spirit. It will move by itself near your heart. "

He continued, "Near the heart is an organ that was not discovered until ten thousand years ago. It is what stores mana.. It can be honed to contain more mana, but there is always a limit."