Chapter 2
Mia ran ahead of me while i walked slowly taking in the view. The insects buzzed, and the lush grass seemed to glitter in the sun.
Village elder gokli sat on a dark stone inscribed with letters that i couldn't read while the listeners sat on the grass with some sitting on a stone or branch of a tree. Around the elves plenty of fireflies lit up their bulbs and the illuminated light of them combined made this place look like a spiritual haven.
I decided to sit beside mia listening to the village elder ramble on about magic. I noticed a snoring noise. I felt a thump to my shoulder and looked beside me. Mia was leaning on me while she dozed off during the lecture. I gently tucked her head onto my thigh as that would reduce the chances of her head hitting the ground. Then i continued listening to the elder.
"There are 3 types of magic we know of!" village elder gokli said with a booming voice.
"Tier magic. The magic that the gods brought to our world" village elder gokli said monotonously.
"Wild magic. The magic of the dragons. The one that's impossible for us to learn" village elder gokli sounded annoyed when he said that.
"But the one that i recommend you learn is spirit magic!" village elder gokli excitedly said.
"The reason why i like this type is because talent does not exist in it! And because of that all of you have the same potential! All you need is to put in the time an-" the elder got interrupted.
"Old geezer get on with it! You tell us this bla bla every single time." shouted a voice in the back.
"You! You… you… find…" village elder gokli sighed. "Younglings with no patience these days" the village elder mumbled.
Tier magic sounds like yggdrasil magic. And the other two are native to this world. But the gods giving tier magic? Could those gods be level 100 players? After all a level 100 player does seem to have overpowered abilities compared to the average elf that i've seen so far. But i can be wrong and that has happened many times in the past before.
"All right younglings get into a meditative position and start meditating." the village elder said.
Then he opened his mouth to chant a prayer.
"We elves of the sacred grove
Dedicate our spirits to thee
Bless us with your power
And let us thrive"
And so i meditated while having a sleeping child on my lap. For about one freaking hour.
Apparently gokli noticed this and actually came to talk to me after the teaching session to congratulate me on such a feat. Especially at my age.
Then afterwards gently scolded Mia though he didn't realize that she was still sleeping during the time that she was getting scolded. Which was quite funny until he realized that i was laughing and looked at mia closely to realize that mia was sleeping. Then i got scolded alongside an awake confused mia.
Me and mia left to move on to the next class which was archery. I saw some other kids and adults leave so i guess it really was kind of like a drop in thing.
Then as we walked along the scenery changed quite a bit. From a spiritual place to a place that looked like a shooting range. Except with bows. The place had less luscious grass and more gritty dirt. And shooting targets that were humanoid in shape.
The class separated into multiple groups. One of them being the freestyle shooting but the one me and Mia headed to was the guided lessons one as i didn't have any experience in archery apart from playing an ancient game on a Wii u called ultimate archery.
"All right everyone! Grab a bow but watch me demonstrate how to use a bow to shoot!" elder tookins in charge of the archery course shouted. So i grabbed a bow and watched him shoot a target hitting the bullseye and breaking the target with the force of the arrow that he shot.
"Heh not to brag but my archery skills are equivalent to mythril adventurers that the humans have." he bragged.
I rolled my eyes. Considering you have more than a century of experience that should be the least you can do "village elder".
In case you didn't know already dear reader elves have a much longer lifespan than humans. The most ancient of elves manage to live for over a thousand years. With the village elders generally having lived for over a century. As such their abilities are usually equivalent to mythril or higher.
"But basically remember to secure the arrow. Then pull, and when you want to shoot let go of your grip and release." he said.
Mia whispered to me. "Archery is easy pweasy." i laughed and replied "sure it is"
After selecting a the 5 meters target since i decided that should be doable for me i pulled my arrow and released. The arrow didn't even make it onto the target and i cut my finger a bit!
I flinched and the elder who was in charge of archery rushed over and chanted healing magic on me. But i specifically heard "cure minor wounds" which was a yggdrasil spell. I asked the instructor "is the spell you just used from yggdrasil?" but then i got a confused look from him and he replied "didn't you get taught that tier magic came from the gods just from your last class? Unless you call the gods yggdrasil or something."
This further summented my suspicions of other players being in this world though it did confuse me as to why they believed players to be actual gods instead of beings with godlike power. I just hope that they're benevolent cause having super tier spells blasting all over the place would be mayhem!
After i returned back to attempting to shoot arrows i looked beside me to see mia gettings multiple bullseyes in a row. I wanted to cry! How could mia be so good at archery? When i can't even shoot an arrow!
My spirit flared and i knocked another arrow into my hands. Then i shot it and it actually hit the shooting rack.
Finally! I shot an arrow correctly for the first time! Hah i will defeat mia at archery! I will not be bested by a child!
I looked beside to see nodding her head in approval. Then she yawned and said to me "told you it was easy pweasy and laid down on the ground and started sleeping again.
I took a quick look around to see if anyone is going to question this child sleeping in all her classes so far. Then I saw the elder in charge of archery giving a look to mia but shrugged and went back helping needy students.
I guess the education system here is different than the one i'm used to. But honestly so far no homework, no yelling at students to get off their phones or fidget spinners, and the teachers know its more effective to help students in need rather than reprimanding students! I giggled then i covered my mouth up.
Oh no i have caught the teenage girl giggling disease. From the observations of my previous life when i wasn't so depressed at the fact i was going to die at 18. I noticed that teenage girls generally giggled a crap ton more than when they're little. Almost as if the giggling is a disease.
"I see." I mumbled to myself. I from this moment on vow to not have a case of the giggles.
My mouth curved slightly and my eyes shined with satisfaction at the random vow i just made.
"Now then"
I continued to shoot arrows slowly getting better though not really. But pretty soon we moved onto the next class or teaching in elven terms so i gently woke mia again. She jumped towards the next class with me following her and the scene changed once again. From a gritty dirty shooting range to a small amphitheatre. The sunlight shined brightly into the amphitheatre as the trees were smaller here and weren't tall enough to block most of sunlight.
I wondered what class would be held here. Philosophy? Drama? I hope it's drama because drama's pretty fun.
I noticed a small tugging on my sleeve turned to see mia. "By the way swister you didnt have to follow me for all your teachings. It's a choose whatever teachings you want to attend kwind of pwace.
Ah if only i realized that sooner i probably wouldn't have to take that boring old magic class. And also why is mia calling me sis now? I guess i don't really mind it that much. I blushed thinking about mia calling me sis.
"Uwu class abwout to start" Mia said to me. "I want to go to candy store after school" mia looked at me with pleading eyes.
"Sorry don't have any money." i replied. Then the elder walked to the center of the amphitheatre and started talking.
"Thee be telling thouselves that thou is living in a peaceful village. But! Thou must remember how other villages are suffering! At the hands of the slane and sadly even thou own king.
Is this shakespeare or something?
"Thee art of words shalt not be losteth. You may stopeth wars and bloodshed with words instead of fists!" the elder said dramatically. "When talking to another know that words hold emotions. thou specific wording can affect the tone and flow of the conversation." explained elder poils
I looked over to see everyone else yawning. Great now i wonder why mia took such a boring class? So i glanced at mia and saw her taking a nap. Ah screw this im just gonna sleep with her then.
And so i closed my eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep.
Im just doing some exposition to explain the setting. After maybe about 10k words or so im planning to add a real conflict.
As it is my first time writing fanfiction naturally there will be some questionable writing errors.
So please leave some feedback to help me improve. I truly do appreciate you taking time off your day to writing feedback on how i did.