Chapter 15: Across the Vast Ocean.

Micreal, Nao, and Disaris took a look around at the harbor of what they can bring for the trip, while Alistor went to the nearby forest to set up something for Nao and Disaris before their trip the next day.

"Well, that's looking good. Now, I just need Nao and Disaris to come here." Alistor said as he wipes his forehead across and puts both of his hands on his hips and walks back towards the harbor.

Micreal went from shop to shop to see what he can buy with just 1 piece of gold, as he thought it was more than enough to buy him something, but something didn't seem to peaked Micreals interest until he saw a shop on the corner that looked very creepy as he liked creepy things, so he went inside it. While Nao and Disaris were together finding something to buy with 1 piece of gold, they find themselves in an alleyway and was going out of it, because it was a shortcut to the market, Disaris then pause and Nao looked at her and she paused also.

"Why are you so kind to me?" Disaris asked while both of her hands placed together on her chest and looks down at the ground.

"Why? Did you do something bad?" Nao asked.

"No..." Disaris replied continued to look down.

"Did you do something to offend us?" Nao asked again while she looked at her face and tries to lift her spirits up.

"No..." Disaris replied again.

"Then you don't have to worry about anything." Nao said as she touches her shoulder.

"But....no one was ever been this kind before..." Disaris said as she looked at Nao, and continued "I was kicked...I was abandoned...I was treated like total trash. They laughed, spit, kicked me all over, and yet you are so kind to me, why?"

Nao then suddenly hugs her unexpectedly and Disaris had a shocked face as Nao said " I wish I was there with you, I was the same until Alistor took upon the responsibility of taking care of me, Don't worry, if you stick with us, you will never be in harm again." and Disaris teared up a bit and hugs Nao back, and Alistor was behind a pole while he crossed his arms as he leans to the pole, and he was smiling, then he came out.

"That is right Disaris, if you stick with us, I won't let harm take you, it needs to go through me first," Alistor said as he points at himself with his thumb smiling. He continued "I have something to show you both."

Nao and Disaris finished hugging each other and Disaris was cheered up. As they heard Alistors' request, they complied, and Alistor led them to the forest and showed them the training grounds that Alistor set up.

"Don't worry about the boat, I have it booked just for us tomorrow." Alistor said and flashbacks "three people to ride to the Standare Island Please." Alistor then gives 3 gold to the captain.

"3 Gold?!" the captain was shocked as he received the gold pieces Alistor gave him and continued "It's all yours, So where do you need to go?" and the flashback ends.

"That's pretty nice of you." Nao said as she smiles.

"Well, I am a generous guy so what else can I do?" Alistor said as he shrugs smiling and his nose started to get long (not really)

"So, what is this?" Disaris asked Alistor and saw two parts of the training grounds, one is that there is Mind training, which leads to a peaceful path for Nao, and two is for Shadow training, which leads to a dark cave.

"That is a good question, this leads to the forest for Nao's mind and Mana training, and the creepy cave is for Disaris, so that you can train to harness the shadows, more effectively." Alistor said as he explained to them.

"When did you have the time to do this?" Nao asked Alistor with curiosity.

"Well, I got a little help from my shadows." Alistor said as he smiles and continued "Now, Now, Nao go to the path, there is something waiting for you, and Disaris you go to the cave, there is someone waiting for you also."

Disaris and Nao looked at each other and nods then went the separate ways. Nao was led to a peaceful forest and sunlight shining on a half-cut tree, and she went to it as she sees a letter from Alistor, it said: "Nao, this training is for you, you need to train your mind so that you can be a great Arcane Elementalist someday, you might be able to learn all the Arcane elemental skills in one go, you ready for it?..." Nao then gives a nod and the letter continued "...Good, Now here are the instructions...." meanwhile at Disaris's cave, torches were leading to a shadowy figure from a distance and as she came closer, she saw Micreal smiling at her as he was waving and waiting, while he was also holding a torch.

"Hello Miss Disaris, it seems you have reached me, My master said that I'll train you on how to harness your shadows more effectively and more precisely, as he said that your shadow elemental needs to be stronger, Yes, you have the shadow element and you have been using it quite effectively but my master said it needs to be stronger, are you up to the task?" Micreal asked her while holding a torch stick.

Disaris looked at the ground and replied "Yes..."

"Then we must start at once...." Micreal said as he starts training Disaris.

A Day later, they were in the ship that was paid by Alistor, they were fully trained for even for a small amount of time, as Nao looked at left and right to the vast open and calm ocean, as she was astonished on seeing the sea, while Micreal was throwing up because he got sea-sick, while Disaris was patted his back for him, she also looked at Alistor reading a book while his left leg was crossed to his right leg, while the calm wind blew at him, then she asked Micreal.

"Is he always like that?" Disaris asked Micreal.

Micreal throws up and replied, "Yes... he has always been, ever since he was a child, he always loved books and was always calm like you are watching right now." Then he throws up some more to the ocean.

Disaris then came closer to Alistor as she looked at the book he was reading that she isn't familiar with, so she asked Alistor "What are you reading?"

"Hmm? Oh, this? this is just my personal list of things to do in the future like this." Alistor said as he points to one of his lists that says; "A monster will appear out of the ocean and most likely to get eaten."

Disaris was a bit confused and then suddenly a monster appeared from the ocean and was facing the ship they were in, it was a mystical beast, it had a long scaled tail and fins all over its sides from neck to tail and a nasty look like a Fish under the deep ocean. Nao was shocked as she grabs her bow, Micreal saw the monster and stills throws up, as Disaris was also shocked and stepped back for a few inches and the captain was also shocked as he stopped the boat from moving and steers to the side so that he won't hit the mystical beast.

"Disaris." Alistor said as he drinks tea and Disaris looked at him as she wondered why is he so calm in such a dire situation, he continued "Remember your training." and he called to Nao as Nao looks at him with a bow and arrow, "Nao, be calm and think what to do, what do you need before defeating a mystical beast?"

Nao then takes a breath in and out as she was calm and thought about what to do, as she then draws her bow and arrow and shot the mystical beast on the head as the arrows pierced the head of the mystical beast it roars out loudly and was about to attack the ship, Alistor then said to Disaris "Disaris, add a shadow field around the boat."

Disaris was still panicked as the tail of the beast suddenly slams the ship and Disaris closed her eyes like it was her last, and tucked by her hand over her head, but then the tail of the beast was stopped by a strange black field that was covering them and was repelled back as the beast was knocked back to the sea, and Disaris didn't know she had such power, she then looks at Alistor sipping tea and looking at his book. As the arrow was pierced to the head of the beast it exploded and the mystical beast then was consumed by pink-colored magic and lands to the deck of the ship, as it was covered in a crystal and the beast was in it, Nao then picks it up and wondered what it is.

"What is this?" Nao said as she looks around the crystal.

"It's your new skill, its called 'beast crystallization' the past arcane Elementalist had this skill, it had the limit of 10 beasts to be sealed in different crystals, so you must pick the right beast for you to crystalize, and the beast shall be yours to keep," Alistor said as he stands up and explained to Nao while he closed his book and puts it on the table, Nao then was smiling that she knew she had a new skill, and she suspected it to be the result of the training from yesterday, and Alistor then approaches Disaris and said "You did great on your first battle, protecting the ship was enough and that was the result of your training yesterday." as he taps her shoulders and continues to walk towards Micreal as Micreal didn't stop throwing up, as he pats his back.

Disaris was out of words as her eyes followed Alistor and she was standing there in awe, as she thought "He planned this whole thing. We were trained yesterday because of this mystical beast, without it, we could've been dead by now, Alistor, just what are you?"

As the captain continued the sail and shouted "Land ho" and saw the standare Island from the distance and Nao point at the Island like she was a little kid at Alistor, and Alistor looked at the distance and thought "What unknown is waiting for us next." and smirks without anyone seeing it, and Disoris was still in the back without words, and fixes her hair from the wind.

[Chapter 15 End]