Monday 8:00 AM
The morning wind whipped my braids back as I gasped for air. I could feel a thin veil of sweat form across my face. My lungs were straining as they furiously tried to appease my growing need for oxygen and I wearily thought 'how is it possible for those two to go so fast' as I helplessly watched Akari's and Aguri's figures grow more and more smaller from the distance. I….was….NOT… made for this! I was ready to stop or more accurately collapse.
"Okay!" Aguri cried as she abruptly halted.
I nearly lost my footing from trying to stop so suddenly. Regaining my balance I bend over in exhaustion trying to regain my lost breath.
"Are we huff huuahh uhh a-are we a…done?" I wheezed out.
"Nope! That was just a warm up." She responded cheerfully as she took a sip from her water bottle.
A-A W-w-warm up!
"Warm up!?" I cried…
"No pain no gain!" Akari cried as she jogged in place.
She was always the more athletic one out of both of us. But she had a point….
"O-okay I-I'll give….i-it my all…!" I proclaimed loudly.
I collapsed on the ground five minutes later tripping over my own show laces scarping my knee in the process and Koro had to carry me the rest of the day. And to think we still had Pilates later today!
I cried internally as Koro just patted my head in reassurance as I buried my face in the living room sofa all worn out before meekly accepting the green healing elixir from Koro's hand.
Monday 9:00 AM
The three witches set down their yoga mats before they began their workout. Okuda could only internally cry. But, Akari and Aguri cheered her on throughout the workout so she stayed strong.
Monday 2:00 PM
"Today we'll work on those elemental spells!" Aguri stated.
Okuda nervously held her wand….She wasn't too fond of fire…
"Ms. Okuda is there something wrong?" Koro asked sensing the tension in the young witch's shoulders.
"W-well i-it's just that…I've never actually….used any fire spells since my awakening…" She mumbled nervously playing with her braids.
"That's fine we can change that today…we'll start of easy okay?" Koro kindly said.
Okuda nodded happily.
Akari in the meantime was working on her Ice spells.
"Akari have you been practicing?" Aguri wondered as she watched her sister conjure up a few snowflakes and ice butterflies.
"Yep! Ever since my awakening I've made it my duty to always practice my elemental magic!" Akari exclaimed before returning her focus on the small ice rabbit she made above her as it was beginning to waver from a loss of concentration.
"Hmm….You've come a very long way…." Aguri muttered as she held her chin in thought.
Then she smiled.
"Akari wait here I'll be right back. Oh this is so exciting!"
"Uhh okay…" Akari responded as she directed her focus to a nearby rock before sending a frozen barrage of ice arrows its way.
A few moments after that Aguri was back and she was hiding something from Akari's view.
"Okay, okay…Close your eyes." Aguri demanded. Akari did just that.
"So I was planning on giving this to you after you graduated but no time like the present! Now hold out your hands." Aguri continued.
Akari was suddenly very nervous and excited so she eagerly put her shaking hands in front of her before she suddenly felt the weight of something cold and metallic…a rod perhaps…No…it wasn't that, she could feel there was an imbalance of weight as the right side was far heavier than the left.
"Can I open my eyes now?" Akari asked curious to see what she was holding.
"Yes! Hurry! Open them!" Aguri feverishly implored.
Akari opened her eyes and quickly looked down at her hands. Her eyes grew in size as she realized what she was holding.
It was a magical staff! The rod she was holding was a inky black and on the left end of the staff there was a dark blue weight that was shaped like a horn shell. The right top of the staff had a large dark blue bow with a circular blue gem and on top of that was a trapezoid gem that acted as a pedestal for the powder blue half crescent moon. Nestled into the crescent's inner dip where artic blue waves while circling the outside of the moon were large shards of ice looking crystals that were suspended in mid-air a few ways away from the actual staff.
"T-This is…"
"Mmhhh it's a magical staff, more specifically a water and ice staff. It will enhance all water and ice spells!" Aguri explained.
"A-are you…"
"Yes, I'm sure you're ready…From now on you will be practicing using this staff. I have high hopes for you lil' sis!"
"I promise I won't disappoint!" Akari declared as she griped the magical staff with an unwavering amount of determination.
Tuesday 2:00 PM
"Effervesce incarcem!" Akari bellowed.
The large water bubbles floating above began to merge into large streams of water that quickly encircled the moving stone target before forming into a large water sphere that entrapped its victim.
"Freeze!" The water then started to slowly freeze over as the delicate lacing of frost spread quickly creating various crackling sounds before the whole water sphere was frozen over cold and solid.
Akari quickly ran towards the frozen sphere at high speeds raising her magical staff high in the air before taking a large leap forward staff raised high and smashed the frozen sphere. The sphere shattered into a millions shards of melting ice that glittered like diamonds before evaporating into the air as they were quickly melted by the hot rays of the sun.
"Bravo, Akari!" Koro exclaimed as he clapped enthusiastically. "That first spell was of your very own creation correct? Would you like to write it down in your notebook before we continue?" He inquired.
"Yes please!" Akari exclaimed without missing a heartbeat. It looked like she didn't break a sweat at all!
Okuda couldn't help but admire her best friend's seemingly unending endurance… For some reason she felt really proud of Akari. Then without missing a heartbeat Akari resumed her training with a determined smile on her cute face.
Meanwhile Aguri was helping Okuda with her pronunciation of Latin.
Wednesday 8:00 AM
After their morning yoga Akari, Aguri, Koro, and Okuda made their way to the remote island where they often practice magic.
Remember fire isn't just destructive and it's not limited to offensive attacks. Aguri's advice echoed throughout Okuda's brain as she attentively watched Aguri before the older witch sent out a powerful ice blast her way.
"P-pyro contego!" Okuda nervously shouted waving her wand in the shape of a rectangle in front of her.
Suddenly a large fire wall busted forth from the ground covering Okuda from the oncoming attack like a shield and as the ice neared the fiery shield it melted away until it evaporated into the air just as it was reaching the fire wall.
In a duel sometimes offensive can be a good defensive but you must act quickly! Koro's advice rang in her ears as she quickly got ready to do another fire centered spell.
She aimed her wand in front of her, widened her stance and shouted:
"Pyro Cingo!"
The flames that made up the wall soon dispersed into pillars of fire that flew off towards Aguri encircling her; spinning around and around until they merged into a large pillar of fire rendering Aguri helpless as she would not be able to cast a spell inside the fire tornado.
"Go Manami!" Akari shouted from the sidelines.
Okuda turned towards her friend with a happy smile but now that she was distracted the flames where slowly dispersing. Not one to lose an opportunity Aguri used her wind magic to blow out the rest of the flames before shooting a simple projection spell towards Okuda.
"EEEEP!"
Okuda screeched as she turned to see the glowing blue projection spell head her way and with no time to cast a counter projection Okuda quickly jumped out the way only to topple over her own two feet; the spell only missing her by inches.
Before she knew it Aguri was in front of her menacingly pointing her wand at her.
"Remember to never take your eyes of the target, Okuda." Aguri lectured as she slowly lowered her wand and helped the young witch up.
"Y-yes Ma'am!"
"Okay Akari your turn!"
Wednesday 2:00 PM
"There are a lot more different types of demons than I originally thought." Okuda offhandedly commented as she flipped through a thick book full of different demons and classifications.
"I know right! I think the term is too broad." Akari said as she let out a sigh her right temple pulsating in pain.
"Yeah it is a very broad term but for the most part a demon is usually a humanoid creature with beast like features and they have three different forms." Aguri explained trying to rid her student's confusion
"You see kids a demon can change between three forms first their human form, than their full demon form, and the last one is a happy middle ground between the two! This is usually done to blend in with other humans and it doesn't require too much energy to do it at all its practically second nature to us! If anything staying in our human form actually helps us save energy, when we're in your world!" Koro explained.
"Hmm…I guess that makes sense it would explain why sometimes you have tentacle hair." Akari observed.
"What other requirements must be met in order to classify a creature as part of the demon species?" Okuda inquired curiously.
"I'm glad you asked my dear! Demons have many categories they can be separated into! Demons are first classified by a trait more often than not a sin such as envy, pride, rage etc. However, the sin in question is in fact a loose term. For example lust does not just mean a sexual lust it could mean a lust for power and sometimes sins overlap so another form of categorization is elemental powers! You two should know your basic magic elements you know earth, water, ather, fire etc.
Demons are also identifiable by their….uhh hunger for corruption….Very often demons can lose control of their bloodlust when near an especially corrupt human and they turn into their full demon form and well…they either eat the soul or just eat the human…uhh ANYWAY Lastly demons are also categorized in ranks the highest being frugals and the lowest being creatures such as bakenekos and even some nagas."
Akari's brain was about to explode, Okuda's was already fried as she had face planted onto the desk once her brain short circuited.
Thursday 9:00 AM
Manami had woken up earlier than anyone else and was already working on her potion beads which she called PB for short. She was the splitting image of a normal's idea of witch. Hovering over her bubbling cauldron as deadly fumes arose while she cackled manically. It was terrifying.
Friday 8:00 AM
They went out spell casting and although Akari had a little trouble getting used to her new staff she quickly adapted.
Friday 2:00 PM
"When confronted by an aggressive familiar never and I repeat NEVER use your vessel." Aguri emphasized.
"Why not? Isn't it supposed to be used as a leash?" Akari asked with furrowed brows.
"Well yes….but using it is a sign of mistrust and dominance. It essentially causes a psychological rift between the familiar and the witch and the familiar will begin to develop a subconscious resentment or fear of the witch furthermore if the familiar was already aggressive to begin with using your vessel would only escalate the situation." Aguri explained.
"The best thing to do in this situation is remain calm and sooth your familiar's irritations not enhance them." Koro advised.
Okuda and Akari simply nodded their heads in response as they wrote down the advice on a piece of paper.
Saturday 2:00 PM
"POP QUIZ!" Koro shouted which caused the two witches who were currently watching TV to jump back in surprise.
"Which out of these four is NOT a demon: A) Naga B) Flügel C) Imp D) Siren." Aguri asked as she brought out a piece of paper and pencil for her students so they may write down their response.
"Question two write down the latin word for shield!"
They repeated the process of Aguri shouting out the question while the two young witches furiously wrote down their responses trying their hardest to keep up with the fast pace.
Manami got a B as she had missed most of the Latin based question often either by providing the wrong answer or misspelling the correct one.
Akari had also got a B as she often missed question relating to alchemy or familiar relationship studies.
But overall they did a good job it was evident that they were improving and Aguri was all too happy to help them keep improving.
Sunday 11:00 AM
Akari was hunching over a piece of paper deep in thought. Pencil at hand she was working very hard to create a super cute but practical witching outfit. Some guilds have uniforms that they required all guild's members to wear but if Manami and her where going to EP then they would have the freedom to create their own uniforms.
Aguri had told them that as soon as they were done with their finalized sketch that they should give it to Mr. Koro and he would take care of the rest after he took their measurements (which was something Akari was not looking forward or mores specifically she wasn't looking forward to when she had to get her chest measurements).
Akari looked over her sketch one more time before she was satisfied. She then quickly glanced at her friend, who was tapping her pencil against her chin, her brows furrowed in thought. Manami was cute when she was in deep thought.
"Need any help there?" Akari asked as she leaned over Manami's shoulder to get a look at the sketch's progress.
Manami flinched as she felt Akari's breath against her neck. She immediately tried covering the page as she was self-conscious of her work...
"N-No…well er...I mean….I-I'm not r-really skilled at sketches or uhh d-drawing…so…I…."
"Would you like me to help?" Akari innocently inquired all too willing to lend a hand.
"…Yes please…" Manami responded sheepishly as she handed her paper to Akari.
Akari just smiled and began to help out her friend. If all went well they should get their witching outfits in two weeks or so! They would both eagerly wait for that day to arrive.
"Sire we've found the test subject's target. Should we send him out now?"
"…No keep an eye on the target, figure out his daily routine and then strike when he's most vulnerable."
"Understood."