A Game of War

"Yu Ming! That's a nice name. You should keep using it," the War God said.

Alex slowly smiled and nodded. It felt a little awkward being called that, as he hadn't been referred to by his player name for such a long time. He couldn't even remember the last time anyone did use that name.

"Now then, I know there are people out there who want to learn more about your past and your alchemy, but they've heard enough about it from others already."

"There's only so many ways a person can become an alchemist. All they have to do is learn from someone else or learn by themselves. Let me guess, you had a master before, but you also taught yourself other things on your own. Is that correct?" the War God asked.

"That is quite accurate, War God," Alex said.