The Ark Of Valkyrie And Galaxian

As promised, Z was now in charge of training the two kids in both combat and Magecraft. Trying to achieve the goal of giving all Mages a haven to live in gave hints that they had to polish up their skills. This meant that fighting each other would be essential to grow in strength.

Baldwin did volunteer, but he might end up killing the two kids by accident instead of training them. Raiyen had no problems with fighting Mavislin or Baldwin, but he was wary about Z. Mavislin, on the other hand, did not mind who she was up against.

"Then how about training her first? She seems eager," said Gillian, looking at the cheerful Valkyrie.

"Sure, are you ready?" asked Z, preparing to head out.

The young girl nodded her head and ran out to the garden.

"Make sure not to hurt her too much," reminded Ysabeau.

"You kidding? More like he has to be worried that Mav doesn't lose control," laughed Baldwin.

Z merely waved off the two nagging adults as he joined the Valkyrie in the meadow.

"Well then, let's get started. Show me the power of a Valkyrie," commanded Z as he threw out some Kunais.

Mavislin blocked them with ease and smiled. Her wings were huge as she summoned them as a shield. As mentioned before, she was now unable to fight on the ground.

"But Ma told me not to. She said not to go too far in my powers," replied the Valkyrie

Z looked confused.

"But this is training, I'm pretty sure you can unleash your power if you'd wish to."

"I don't want to kill you."

"Don't worry, it'll take quite a punch to kill me," chuckled Father Igor.

The Valkyrie nodded shyly as she plucked out a single feather from her wings. Z looked puzzled and fascinated at the same time.

"I don't have any weapon. It's either spells or this," she explained as she waved the feather around.

With one firm flick of the hand, the feather extended out into a long golden whip. As the two continued to battle, Mavislin was able to deflect the oncoming Kunais, be it one or ten. The whip danced through the afternoon, barely visible yet agile enough to counter each attack.

But after a while, things got bored.

"Hm... Rather boring using just Kunais and a shiny whip. How about I show you my other power?" asked Z, looking at the pile of Kunais, strewn about.

The child's ears perked up upon hearing that suggestion.

"So, what other toys do you have?" she asked, smoothing out the whip with her hands.

"I prefer not to call spells or weapons, 'toys'. It disrespects them."

From another view, it looked like she was holding an invisible weapon due to the fact it was broad daylight. This made it difficult for Z to aim his Kunais as well.

"Galaxian Magecraft," said Z, brimming with pride as his jet-black eyes sparkled.

Her head tilted in confusion once more. A whole new type of Element that she has not seen before. This was spectacular to witness and fight against, judging by the Aura that Z was giving out.

Ditching his Kunais, he stuck his arm out and opened his palm. A cloud of concentrated stardust appeared. The Valkyrie watched in awe as he grabbed hold of a bunch of stardust and smashed his hand into the ground. The floor beneath them shook and stopped.

Mavislin scanned the area to see what had happened. Had they moved? Mavislin was on a whim looking around as she took notice of the sky. It was as if someone had pulled a dark blue blanket on top of the bright sky from earlier and had poked holes in it for some light to pass through.

She then caught a glimpse of Z's smile as he gazed at the night sky, with the same passion as the bewildered girl.

"Pretty, isn't it?" asked Z, as he approached Mavislin.

She nodded, eyes still fixated on the night sky.

"Welcome to the realm I dwell in. It's called Harmony Of The Cosmos," said Z, proudly.

She was still breathless as the cheerful girl looked around.

"It's one of the Lost Elements. Galaxian Magecraft, otherwise known as the Power of the Stars. It is a form of Magecraft which uses the Element of the Stars to fuel spells."

The poor girl looked confused. Z sighed as he looked around.

"I can't blame you for not knowing since there is only a handful of us left. I can't teach anyone the Elements unless I pass on my blood or get a child. But I'm alone, so the chances of that occurring are near impossible," explained Z.

The child tugged onto his sleeve.

"You are not alone, you've got us," replied the smiling Valkyrie.