"Why do you have traces of Death Energy on you?"(Ameliana)
To say that she was surprised would be an understatement. She got closer to Noah, trying to feel that energy from top to bottom, while Noah simply was curious about this Death Energy even more.
"Death Energy?"(Noah)
Trying to act confused, Noah looked at Ameliana with a curious gaze, making her narrow her eyes at him. She then took a deep breath before speaking,
"Are you really sure you don't know what it is? You can't just wield this energy without being a demon from the Inverse Continent. Hey! Were you born… nope. You stars don't align to that. And clearly you didn't have it in the morning. This… is… troubling."(Ameliana)
She was troubled. Really really troubled by the fact that Noah had death energy.
"It could be the death event that happened in the cave? I don't have any memories of what happened there but… after that… I could certainly feel myself having a strange powers and… accuracy of sorts?"(Noah)
Since Noah can't make an excuse here, he tried to redirect her thoughts to something else. And hearing his words, made her eyes widen as she asked him back,
"Near death event? Do you think that is possible?"(Ameliana)
"I don't know. I am just trying to help."(Noah)
"Forget about it. Sigh. I was going to teach you tomorrow but it seems like we are going to start from today. Alright, listen to Elios. What I am going to teach you today is how to conceal that Dark Energy of yours. Listen, no matter what happens don't show it to anyone at any cost. Unless needed, absolutely don't use this energy, okay?"(Ameliana)
Despite being a Dark Mage… she was quiet caring, wasn't she?
"But… what is this energy?"(Noah)
"I will tell you about it as I teach you the spell to control it. For now, let's start with the basic of Dark Magic, shall we?"(Ameliana)
Noah nodded as he sat down on the sofa, while Ameliana took out a bunch of documents and placed it in front of Noah. While there was little excitement on Noah's face, someone else was far more excited about this than both of them.
[Is this a dream? This isn't a dream right? I am going to learn a new form of magic that wasn't allowed in the temple libraries… I wanted to go to black market, but to think that we got such a chance! Isn't that so exciting?!!! Oooh! I can't wait for it!](Elios)
Noah gave a small sigh, while Ameliana ignored it before she began explaining about the dual nature of Dark Magic and Light Magic.
Light Magic is the opposite of Dark Magic. But it's more convoluted than that.
While there is a strong belief that Dark Magic stems from all the negative emotions and the Light Magic stems from purity, it is merely a propaganda that was created in order to glorify light users. In reality, they are just a form of magic that simply exists in nature as all the other forms.
And just like all forms that are bestowed upon the mortals from nature, Darkness and Light, complementing each other, co-exist for the use and misuse of the mortals. And just like all forms of magic that exist in nature, they are impure.
"Impure?"(Noah)
"Hush! Don't disturb."(Ameliana)
[Quiet, Noah.](Elios)
Yes, they are impure. That's because they have been diluted to a form that the mortals can take and use. Else, the vessels, that is the soul that the mortals have, will break from carrying that form of energy.
There are more purer forms of magic in this world. For example the 'True Mana' that the Witches Wield, the 'Aether' that the spirits uses. Though the most pure form are Death Energy and Divine Energy, which… doesn't exist in this mortal dimension.
"???"(Noah)
Divinity exists in the heaven's realm, where the Gods reside. They are beings that can use Divinity, an energy that is far more purer and potent than what the normal beings can use. Also the reason why the Gods don't descend into the mortal realm in their true form, would just end up killing the humans.
Exactly opposite to that, in the Inverse Realm, there exists death energy, the energy that beings of the Inverse Realms, mostly demons use. It is another one of the purest forms of energy that isn't honestly much different from Divine Energy. Just that they cancel each other out very well.
With this as the foundation of the study, Ameliana then began elaborating more on the death energy, while Noah simply listened to her. If Elios had any question, Noah would simply relay it to Ameliana to which she would smile and answer to the best of her ability.
There were many things that Ameliana told, but mostly just stories related to Death Energy and stuff, and how it was used by various demons and such. It's mostly a sort of taboo and such, especially it was associated to all form of harmful things. Though the one thing that caught Noah's attention was…
"So… Death Energy isn't an Evil Energy of sorts?"(Noah)
"In essence, no? It's just a higher and purer form of energy. And listen to Elios, it's never the energy that is good or bad but the being that wields it. For the record there exists a guy that can wield all forms of energy. And honestly, there is no one more kinder than him."(Ameliana)
There was a blush on Ameliana's face as she seemed to recall about a certain someone. Perhaps a crush of sorts? Must be a powerful guy who can wield all forms of magic.
The lessons continued for more than a few hours before Ameliana finally taught Noah, or to be more precise Elios, the way to control the Death Energy in Noah's body. Elios pondered for a bit before he saw the skill in the shop.
[Death Energy Control(F)
Effects: Allows the user to control the death energy within his body!
Cost: 250 Karma!]
It was a bit more costly than the others for some reason, but it also meant that Noah can't have that skill today. Ameliana observed him with narrowed look for a while before sighing and then taking out a necklace from her pocket.
It was a simple silver necklace with a black pendant.
[Item: Black Chain
Grade: Uncommon
Effects: Hides the user's energy from the surroundings!]
"…"(Noah)
"Since it's barely noticeable, I doubt many would be able to see it. But have this necklace with you until you learn to control your energy. It's a spare that I used to carry when I was on the run. Try to learn the skill within a week, though. You need to do at least that much if you want to learn more skills."(Ameliana)
Even though she seemed tired after teaching Noah for hours, she smiled at him in the end as he thanked her and then politely nodded before moving back towards his room.