Training Officially Begins

"How will I know when I'm ready to make a technique or merge the natures?"

"You'll know." 

"I'll know?" 

"You'll know," Zelsh repeated himself. "Anything else?"

"Well… How should I go about testing my gravity essence?" Oli asked.

Zelsh shrugged. "How would I know? I don't have that."

"What--"

"You've experimented in the past, so why not start there and take it up a notch," Zelsh mentioned with another slight grin.

"I guess…" 

"Since you've got no more questions--"

"Hey, I--"

"I should get going. I have things to handle before the others are ready to start training," Zelsh continued, ignoring Oli's interjection. "Good luck. I look forward to seeing how fast you progress."

Without another word, Zelsh leaped into the abyssal air above. He was beyond the reach of Oli's essence before a single word to exit Oli's mouth. And now, Oli was left alone at the bottom of the dark, musky cavern. No way out.