New Level
The next day PH was showing Elsa the more offensive based purposes the wind could be used for. They stood in front of lake as PH wrapped the wind around her arm.
"Now the key is speed, got it. Make it as thin as possible. And then," PH waved her hand, forming the wind wrapped around her arm into a blade. Elsa watched in astonishment as the blade of wind cut through the entire lake. Splitting it in half and raising two huge walls of water.
"Wow," Elsa muttered in astonishment.
"Wind, if you know how to use it, is by far the most versatile element," PH informed her. Then she raised her hand and started gathering wind into it. Elsa watched as she compressed it into a small spinning ball. She made it smaller and smaller, until it was the size of a marble. Elsa watched curiously as she wondered what PH was going to show her.
"You know how they say a tornado can drive an egg though a brick wall?" PH asked with a smirk. Elsa nodded. PH raised her hand, keeping the spinning ball on the end of her finger. She suddenly let her finger drop, pointing it at a tree.
The tiny ball of wind flew from PH's finger at an incredible speed. Elsa watched as a hole was ripped through the tree. She gaped in astonishment.
"Like a little bullet," PH said smiling. "I could have made it go through several trees. But I held back for safety," she added. Elsa was astonished.
"There's also one more thing you can do," PH said to get her attention. Elsa watched as she raised her arms up. Elsa felt the wind stir and swirl around PH as it gathered between her arms. PH formed it into another sphere. She watched as it started out as a massive shimmering ball of wind up until PH compressed it to the size of her palm.
"A tiny ball of compressed air. Let it go," PH said as she let the ball drift lazily over the lake. "You may wanna brace yourself," PH warned. Elsa planted her feet and watched. PH let the orb drift until it was in the middle of the lake. She raised a hand up. And she paused for a little suspense. Then with a smile, she snapped her fingers.
Elsa yelped as the ball exploded. It sent out a massive blast of air that nearly knocked her off her feet. She had to cover her face from the blast to avoid being blinded by water and air. When the blast subsided, she looked at her teacher in bewilderment.
"All that air expands outward at once. And boom. You got a bomb," PH explained. "You work on these things. I'm gonna go check on Anna," PH said as she started walking away.
Elsa watched her go. She was amazed by the things PH could do. She hoped to be at least half as good as she was. Taking a breath, she began conjuring the wind to practice.
"Oh…you sure you wanna go?" Anna asked aloud as she spoke to some inanimate ice statues Elsa had made for her to use as target practice. She narrowed her eyes at them. "Do you know who I am?" she asked lowly. The statues were of course silent.
"I am Firestar. And I have," she paused as she summoned her powers. "FLAMING FISTS!" she shouted as her clenched fists became surrounded by crimson flames. Her eyes glowed a crimson red and she smiled.
With wordless battle cries she began shooting at her targets. She blasted them with fireballs, melting them to puddles of water. She opened her palms and turned as she let out a waves of fire. She'd been learning to better master her powers. She could make flames appear whenever she wanted now. And she was leaning how to use them offensively.
"Who's next?" she asked lowly as if she were really surrounded by enemies. Out of the corner of her eyes she saw a shape. She quickly turned and threw a fire ball at it. But she gasped as she realized it was PH. Luckily for her, her fireball hit a wall of wind, immediately being blown out.
"Not bad Anna," PH said as she looked around.
"Thanks Teach. I am getting pretty good," Anna said proudly.
"Have you learned anything?" Anna mostly had to teach herself what she could do. Since PH wasn't a fire magic user.
"Oh yeah, I learned how to do this," Anna said excitedly. She closed her eyes and summoned the fires in her heart. The flames covered her body. The magical fires began changing her clothes like Elsa did with her magic.
Her clothing began to change to resemble a dress. She had a black and red bodice. She had a long red skirt and a red cape over her shoulders. On the front of her bodice was a yellow four pointed star that looked to be surrounded by flames. Flame designs also ran down the length of her cape. For a final touch, she covered her eyes with a hand. When she removed them, she was wearing a red eye mask with what looked like a two rubies encrusted on the outer corner of her eyes.
"Well, what do you think?" Anna asked proudly.
"It's very…you," was all PH could think to say.
"I know right," Anna said with a wide smile.
"Well good work Anna. Now, how about I give you some pointers on some of the other things you can do," PH suggested.
Anna nodded as PH began teaching her how to form shapes out of her flames.
The next day, PH gathered Anna and Elsa together along with a bag of her teaching tools. Elsa and Anna waited for PH to explain what she'd be teaching them next.
"OK, the next part of your training will be in hand to hand combat," PH explained.
"Hand to hand? Like fighting?" Elsa asked.
"Precisely?"
"Why do we need to learn that?" Anna asked. They had superpowers.
"You two intend to fight crime. At some point you need to learn to defend yourself without your powers," PH said firmly. With that she pulled out some red and black punch mitts.
"Alright Elsa, come on," PH said to the platinum blonde. Elsa stepped forward awkwardly. "Come on, show me what you got," PH said as she presented the mitts out for Elsa to punch.
"Are you sure? What about your shoulder?" Elsa said nervously.
"It's fine. Now hit them," PH said as she patted the mitts together.
Elsa stood there for a moment. She'd never thrown a punch before. With a nervous breath, she raised an arm. Cocking back her fist, she threw a punch at the left mitt. She stood there awkwardly, waiting to see what PH had to say.
"Pffttt," PH sniggered. She brought her hands to her mouth as she tried to suppress her laughter. Elsa blushed a crimson.
Behind them, Anna started snickering to herself as well. Elsa looked over her shoulder to glare at her younger sister. But that only made her chortle and snort as she tried to supress her laughter.
PH finally lost it. She started laughing. Anna lost it too as they both started laughing at Elsa's sad punch.
"It was my first try," Elsa said with a scowl.
"Sorry Elsa…it's just that…you punch like a girl," PH said as she kept laughing. She clutched her stomach as her giggles came bubbling out of her throat.
"Hey Teach, did her punch feel like a snow ball?" Anna joked. PH laughed louder at Anna's joke. Causing Anna to laugh louder as a result.
Elsa's face became a scarlet. "It was my first try," she muttered indignantly.
After PH and Anna got their laughter under control, Anna stepped forward to take her turn. Anna took a breath and smiled confidently. She raised her arm, cocked back her fist, and threw it forward with all her might.
PH raised an eyebrow and nodded, genuinely impressed. "Now that's a punch. Good work Anna," PH said earnest. Anna placed her hands on her hips and beamed in pride. She looked over her shoulder and gave Elsa a smug smile.
Elsa frowned and blushed in embarrassment. "It was my first try!"
A few days later PH sat on a rock and looked down at the sparring sisters in satisfaction. She'd taught them basic defense techniques she'd learned from her time with the NSA. They'd both taken to them quite quickly. And with their physical conditioning they'd developed a decent amount of stamina and strength.
"Guard up Elsa," PH said aloud. Elsa obeyed as she raised an arm to block a hook from her sister.
"Watch for footwork Anna," PH said to the red head. The pair were pretty evenly matched. Though Anna seemed to usually keep Elsa on the defensive during their sessions. She was naturally more aggressive than the calmer platinum blonde.
Anna threw a punch, aiming for Elsa's cheek. Elsa ducked before twisting around, grabbing her arm and pulling it forward. She rolled her over her shoulder and slammed her to the ground. Elsa thought she'd won when Anna grabbed her ankle and pulled. Elsa fell back with a yelp, allowing Anna to leap onto her and pin her to the ground.
She cocked back her fist as she prepared to land a blow.
"Enough," PH said. With that Anna relaxed and got off her sister. She released a breath and wiped sweat off her brow.
"Good work Anna. Elsa, never let your guard down until you opponent can no longer fight," PH said. "Now take a break and get some water," PH commanded. The sisters nodded as they came to her side and picked up some water bottles. They started drinking.
They glanced at PH as she read a book. They thought about all she'd done for them. She was nice. She was kind, patient, helpful, and very wise. They'd come to grow really fond of her. Elsa and PH bonded over books and literature. Liking many of the same authors. Anna liked how cool PH was. She loved hearing PH's stories about the bad guys she'd fought and the adventures she'd been on during her missions within the NSA.
All in all, they'd both come to see her as something of an older sister figure.
"Whoa, nice Tats Teach," Anna said as she spotted the ink on her teacher's shoulders and back. Elsa glanced over as well, the tattoos could be seen since PH was wearing a tank top today. She noticed one tattoo on her shoulder. It looked like a fruit, a pomegranate surrounded by beautiful blossoms and flowers. And there was another between her shoulder blades. It looked like small full moon.
"Why a fruit and a moon?" Elsa asked curiously. They seemed very random.
PH took a breath and closed her book. "They're the mark of my patrons," she explained. Elsa and Anna sat down in front of her and waited for her to go on. "Well…magic users will often pray to a certain deity for more power. The Pomegranate is the mark for Persephone. A goddess of nature and springtime. Having her as my patron strengthens my connection to nature."
"The full moon is the mark for the goddess Hecate. As a shaman, I have the power to banish creatures and other dark entities to the afterlife, be it heaven or the underworld," she explained. "Opening a gateway is hard. But Hecate is a goddess of the underworld and gateways. Thus she makes it easier for me to open one she explained. "Plus, if my patrons are feeling generous, they can lend me their powers in times of peril."
The sisters 'ohed' in amazement. There was so much to magic they didn't know.
"Ooooh, question?" Anna said raising a hand up.
"Yes Anna?"
"Would getting a patron increase our powers too?" Anna asked curiously. PH pursed her lips in thought.
"Well you two don't particularity need them…but yes," PH said with a nod.
"How do you know if it really works?" Elsa asked.
"Hmm. Good question. I guess I can't say for sure it works. But it makes me feel better knowing I may have a goddess on my side," she answered with a shrug.
"Can I get a patron?" Anna asked.
"Are you willing to get a tattoo?" PH asked.
"Pssh. I already have one. One more is no big deal," Anna said non chalantly.
"YOU HAVE A TATTOO!?" Elsa shouted. Anna flinched, just remembering Elsa didn't know about her tattoo.
"Where is it?" Elsa asked lowly.
"Uh…what's that Teach? A five mile run. Okay here I go!" Anna said as she leapt to her feet and took off. Elsa immediately leapt to her feet and after her.
PH watched them go and smiled. She chuckled and shook her head in amusement.
"Sisters."
She sat there and continued to read her book. And while she did she began going over her mental list of deities that would be good for Anna and Elsa's powers