GL (GalaxyLight): I'm back! Next is Aisha's 1st job.

Aisha (Legend): 'Gulp'

GL: Relax, nothing bad is going to happen.

Aisha: That's not it. It's just that I am embarrassed about that memory.

GL: You got your 1st job in that memory. I'm sure you'll be fine.

Aisha: I don't find that reassuring.

GL Let's begin!

Aisha's PoV

I was at the Ruben library reading some books about magic. One of them was unusual. This book was about how to use magic with cards. I thought I found it interesting so read it, and believe it or not, it was. It says that you can use magic cards to help boost your allies attack and defence and also heal them and they can also intercept your enemies with magic to slow them down. Just reading about this made me find even more books about them.

"You seem really interested in those kind of books."

"EEK!" I screamed when I turned to see a lady with yellow hair who was wearing a blue cloak.

"Sssh! Bee quiet in the library." She whispered.

I quickly put my hand in my mouth, embarrassed for what i just did. "S-Sorry..." I said quietly. I took a look at her. She had blue beautiful eyes and she has a magic staff with her which surprised me. Wait! Are you a magician?" I asked.

"Yes." She answered. "And I can see you are one too since you carry a magic staff as well. My name is Kairi. Nice to meet you."

"I'm Aisha. Nice to meet you too." I greeted back.

"I'm amazed you know how to use magic at this age. Who taught you?"

"His name is Eraqus..."

The magician's eyes widened when I said that. "You're Eraqus's apprentice?" She asked.

"Wait... You know him?" I asked curious.

"... I do. He's... an old friend of mine." She answered.

"WHAT!? REALLY!?" I shouted. Then people around me shushed with their fingers. I covered my mouth again embarrassed with my red face. "You're a friend of Master Eraqus?" I asked quietly this time.

"Yes... He and I are magicians as beginners when we were young. Well, rather then friends, we were more like rivals. I remember it like it was yesterday. We used to play together as Card Magicians to see who was the best."

"Card Magicians?" I asked confused. I never heard of a magician like that.

"You mean he hasn't taught you that?" I shook my head. "I see... Well, to a novice magician like you. I'm sure why he didn't teach you."

"Wait, so Master Eraqus hasn't taught me everything he know?"

"It would appears so..." She answered.

All this time, my master has been keeping some of his secret away from me. I couldn't believe it. Why didn't he tell me this. I feel almost betrayed until Kairi snapped me out.

"Aisha... Just because he hasn't taught you everything doesn't mean he doesn't trust you. He probably didn't tell you because you weren't ready for it, or maybe it could get you into trouble like getting yourself hurt. He would probably be worried if he taught you this. I know this is weird that I'm saying this as his rival but, I believe that Eraqus would never do something to make you upset. He loves his apprentice and he's relying on you get make him proud. The Eraqus I know would always take care for his apprentices. I'm sure he has his reasons so don't think Eraqus as a bad man."

Her words taught me that I should never doubt my master. I let out my regrets and smiled. "Thank you, Kairi. You made me what a apprentice feels like."

"Good." She smiled.

"So... What's a Card Magician?" I continued.

"A Card Magician is a magician who can fight in the ancient art of fighting along with cards of magic. Like in the books, it helps power up and heal your allies and lower down you opponents status and take them down like swatting a fly. Eraqus and I are experts as Card Magicians. I use my cards to easily win against my foes."

"Wow!" I never knew such things exist. Card Magicians must be powerful people.

"You seem to be interested about this art. Do you want to be a Card Magician?" My eyes widened when she asked me. Me? become a Card Magician? For some reason my body got so excited that I want to say yes. I tried to speak but I couldn't so I only nodded. "I see... Very well. I will teach you. Come with me."

We went out of the library and headed for her house. Inside I saw lots of alchemy, staffs and cards. Kairi opened her drawer from her desk and gave me a deck of cards and a big bag.

"Here. These is what you need to become a Card Magician." She said.

"Thank you." I said.

"Now let's go and see how well you will do with those cards." We went upstairs and what I saw was a big circle around us. "This will be your training room Aisha. You will know that I am your opponent, so you better be ready."

I gulped. "Okay."

"Now I will explain the rules. You can only have at least 20 magic cards in your deck. If you find any other magic cards, put them in the bag and think if you will use them or not. Your deck can have whatever cards you want in them, it's completely up to you. There are three types of cards: Attack, Defence and Healing.. You choose which defence cards you want to aid your allies with. You choose an attack card you want to surprise your opponents. And you choose healing cards you want to heal your ally's wounds. Attack cards are red, Defence cards are blue and Healing cards are green. Using cards is also depletes by your mana. The stronger the card is, the more mana you deplete. Are you understanding this?" I nodded.

"Good. To make it more understandable, let me show you how it works." Kairi picked up a card from her deck. "I'll use an attack card where you will become weaker. I activate Strength Reducer and use it on Aisha!" Kairi then threw a black card on the ground. Then it suddenly enlarged and slid under me. It glowed and suddenly, I became weak all of the sudden.

"Agh! What!?" I almost fell to my knees. "Now that the card has been activated on you, your maximum strength has been decreased for a limited time." Kairi continued. "You can feel that you became weaker, right?" I slowly nodded as I was trying to get back up. "Now it's your turn. Do you have a healing card called 'Esuna'?"

I looked at my cards. One of them was a green card with the name 'Esuna' on it. "Yes! Yes I do!"

"Good. Esuna is a healing card that heals all of your aliment status. Use it!"

"Okay then... um... Esuna, activate!" I threw the card into the ground. Then it slid under me. It glowed green, and then I somehow I feel a lot better. My strength seem to be back to normal.

"Do you feel that your strength have returned?" Kairi asked. I nodded as I smiled."Great! That was good start for you. If you can's do what the card says, just do as much as you can. When the card finished, it will disappear. When you have used all of your cards, you have nothing but your staff to defend yourself. I'll talk about it later. For now, try using an attack card now."

I looked at my deck again looking at the black attack cards. I found one called 'Deep Freeze' thinking I should give it a try. "I activate Deep Freeze and use it on Kairi!" I threw the card down and it slid under Kairi. The card glowed light-blue and then I saw Kairi freezing in her ice, cold body. "W-W-Well done, A-Aisha. U-Using that card will make the enemy s-slower making it m-more open to a-attack. B-Burning Aura!" Kairi used a defence card on herself and the ice in her body melted.

"Looks like you're getting the hang of those cards, Aisha. Now let's try this." Kairi then summoned two warriors made out of illusions. Then another two appeared beside me. "Let's see how well you do when you fight with allies. First add a defence card on Warrior A."

I looked for blue cards on my deck and found one that might help. "I activate Steel body on Warrior A!" I threw the card on the ground and then it slid under the warrior on my left side. It glowed blue and it had a blue aura around it.

"That blue aura states that his defence had increased. Now it's my turn. I activate Iron fists on Warrior A." Kairi slid the attack card on one of the warriors and it suddenly glowed red. "I increased one of my warrior's strength and now he will attack one of your allies." Kairi's warrior then charged at one of my warriors and slashed him before he went back beside Kairi. My warrior was on it's knees and looks weak.

"Seems like your warrior A survived. Try using a healing card on it." I checked my deck once more. 'C'mon... Which one?' I thought ti myself. I found a couple of green cards. One of them said 'Cure' which is just what I needed. "I will use Cure on Warrior A!" I slid the card under Warrior A again. It glowed green and then the warrior stood back up. "Good work, Aisha. Now you know what to do when you have allies by your side."

"Thank you." I said as I bowed my head. "Now it's my turn!" I picked a defence card from my deck. "I activate Wizard's Book which increases the party's magic drastically. Now take this! GLACIER!" I summoned a giant ice mountain from under Kairi and the other warriors with her. Now both of them were stuck inside the ice. But suddenly, the ice cracked and it got immediately destroyed. It turns out that there was a earth barrier around Kairi before I summoned my ice.

"Impressive power, Aisha. You have strong magic." She praised me.

"It's all thanks to master Eraqus's training." I told her.

"Right... Now back to the using all of the cards. As I said, if you used all of your cards, you have nothing but your staff to fight. But there is a solution. I will be getting rid of all your cards now." Kairi then casts a spell. Suddenly, all of the cards on my deck have vanished.

"Wha- My cards!" I shrieked.

"Do not alarm yourself. Like I said, there is a solution. If you want your cards back, you must focus. Bid the cards return to you and they will reappear in your deck."

Doing as she says. I closed my eyes, grabbed my necklace with my left hand and tried to recall my cards as I focused. After a praying for a while, cards were suddenly reappearing in my deck. "There you go. The strength of your spirit and soul brought back the lost cards. You can recall spent cards at any time... you need only wish it. But each time you do, the cards will take longer to return."

"Reloading your cards leaves you wide open to attack so I suggest you look for a safe place before getting your cards back. Getting all the cards to reappear in your deck will take a while and you cannot use them while it's reloading, so you'll have to wait until all of your cards are back in your deck. The cards are not unlimited you it'd be better if you use them wisely and use your own magic."

"I see. So you're telling me I could hide in a rock and recall my cards there... for example?" I asked.

"If you have enough time, then yes. Anyway, I believe your training is complete. You are officially now a Card Magician!"

"Really!?"

"Yes. I didn't think you'd be able to activate cards so easily. Then again, you ARE Eraqus's student."

I was jumping with joy. I finally completed my new training. Now I can become stronger with everyone. Now I won't have to worry about everyone else now. I just have to use my cards and help them defeat our enemies. Of course I need to cast my own magic to battle my enemies as well.

After the training was over, I was outside in the front entrance saying goodbye to Kairi. "I can keep these?" I asked about the deck of cards I have in my hand.

"Since you are a Card Magician now, you should take one with you."

"Okay. Thank you very much!"

"Remember, Aisha. Anticipate the flow of battle and choose the most effective cards. It is up to you to decide when to attack and when to defend. Don't forget that, okay?" I nodded. "Good. Master those cards when you fight. From here on, you're on your own... Well then, it's time we say goodbye."

"Thank you for teaching me, master Kairi. Goodbye!" I left as I waved goodbye to Kairi as she waved back as well. I'm going to tell everyone of what I've learnt today. "They are going to be surprised when I tell them this... Fufufu."

Kairi's PoV

I watched as Aisha leaves from my sight. That card battle almost reminded me of the old times...

Flashback

"You think you can win with those cards? What a joke!" I laughed at Eraqus.

"I haven't even used them on you yet. Maybe you're saying that because you're scared, aren't you?" He taunted.

"Wha- Why you-"

We both snarled at each head to head as we begun our battle.

Flashback End

"You sure have a nice, strong student, don't you Eraqus?" I said as I went back into my house.

GL: Phew! That took longer than I thought. Something like this chapter may be similar to certain series with the cards thing but I'll leave that up to you. Anyway, next I'll be doing Raven's 1st job. See you then.

Aisha's 1st Job: Card Magician: Two thin twin-tails behind her hair. Wears a white shirt with purple stripes, a purple and black jacket, a purple skirt with black stripes, black socks, white boots, white right-hand glove, a purple and magenta hat and a silver necklace with a sphere attached to it. Weapon: Purple Dust Remastered (Staff). Element: Fire, Ice, Wind and Lightning. Age: 15.