Magic

The lake was pretty, blue water, clean air, birds chirping, trees swinging their leaves around in the with, it bought a sense of peace that I had not seen for a long time. There was a stream connecting the water from the lake and what i assume is a river. In the water and see my reflection, it was still the same as it was back on earth. Average looking face with light brown skin, light green but sharp eyes, a slightly crooked nose from a fight I had as a kid, and decent looking lips with a slight cut on the right side, which came from an unruly guest a few months ago. But a small difference could still be seen, see I was almost 45 years old, so why was my face was that of when I was 20?

"So. What do you think?" I hear Rick ask.

"It's beautiful mate, I could only see a scene like this only a few times when I was alive, so thanks. But, whats up with my face?" I reply, still gazing at the scene in front of me.

"An yeah, that was the administrators doing, he said you would have an easier time with your younger face rather than a middle aged face."

"Thanks, anyway I'll quickly freshen up, give me a rundown of my magic and skills when I'm done." I said told Rick he dosen't have long to stay might as well make this quick.

"Sure."

I take off my clothes with the exception of my underwear and dive head first in the water. Man it had been a long time since I had gone swimming in a lake. I guess it must have been ages.

I walk out of the water, and rummage through my bag, I find a towel and wipe my body, I also find a pair of black trousers, a red and black checkered t-shirt and a button own hooded jacket. I wore them and asked.

"Hey Rick, you still there?"

"Yeah, what's up?"

"I'm ready for some training."

" Alright. Lets do this step by step. Lets activate your magic first."

"Cool."

"Now sit down and meditate, let me know when you feel a slight burn in your chest." I do as I'm told and after a while a feel a tingling sensation in my chest. "I feel something tingling in my chest."

"That means you've awakened a part of your powers, now focus on that sensation and think as if that sensation has been spread throughout your body. That tingling sensation should be felt in all your limbs and your head."

I do as he tells me to do and soon enough, the tinging parts that should be tingling tingled.

"Done." I open my eyes feeling a bit stronger.

"Good. Now lets test it out."

I stand up and start moving, I feel a bit lighter as well.

"The magic here works on your hand as well as body movements, hence why a lot of magic users can be seen in a martial arts dojo as well. First of, try throwing a punch."

I throw a punch and a fire ball came out. Nice

"Now a palm strike."

I do, and a strong gust of wind passes by me, making it way through the lake. Neat.

"Slice your palm through the wind."

A torrent of water comes out of my palm and goes through the place when the palm sliced. Woah.

"Palm strike, but with your palms upward, not front."

I see a bit of earth shoot out and fly towards the direction where I was striking. Yikes.

"So, what do you think, this is just the basics, You can mix and match to see various combinations. Should be easy for you right, Mr Bartender.

"Yup"

"Now, relax your mind, close your eyes and think about your surroundings.

My surroundings huh. I do so, thinking about the peace fullness and then I start to wonder what's on the other side of the lake. I see a a family of fox there a rabbit in a distance and...... wait why am i seeing the other side of the lake from here.

I open my eyes and see that i'm just sitting here.

"Welcome back." I hear Rick say. "How was your first experience with long distance viewing?"

"I feel a bit squeamish. What was that magic?"

"No idea. You're the first human to use that magic successfully."

"So I was your guinea pig for this experiment?"

"Kind of, and just so you know you can use this magic to find certain things and people, you just need to know what their characteristics are."

"That's, good to know. I''m....... just gonna lie down for a while if, you don't mind."

"Go ahead. And one one last thing, think about your status."

"Status."

WOAH.