Two Years Later:
A blonde haired boy was sitting reading a book inside of Valiant's store muttering about sadistic teachers. He had one hand inside of a bowl soaking inside some type of muddy substance. Lifting his unoccupied hand he shot a blast of darkness at the person who just walked into the room. Valiant simply swatted the blast away like it was an annoying fly. He was shirtless and rubbing a towel through his head.
"You've come a very long way in the last two years Inari." Valiant said sitting next to the boy.
Inari Wicca, otherwise known as Naruto Namikaze simply glared. "Did you have to break my hand?"
"No, but that was an accident and you'll be good as new in a few minutes." Valiant smiled happily.
Ever since Inari walked into the shop two years ago the two of them have grown close. When Valiant first started teaching him about magic one of the first things he taught him was the three names. Everyone has three names, a given name which was the name people usually received from their parents, a taken name which a person comes up with themselves and finally there true name. A sorcerer can use a person's given name to control them up to a certain extent, but by having a taken name protects you from that. Naruto chose his after an hour of searching; it just clicked when he was looking at a statue of a kitsune and remembering the title of a book he glanced at. Valiant also told him about his true name and what would happen when it was unlocked, although he also told how people used to be able to control others by their true name if it wasn't sealed. That wasn't true anymore and a person no longer needed to fear if they found there true name because of something that Valiant wouldn't tell him.
"Inari, I was thinking that maybe you would like to learn your true name now. I think you're ready now…but I warn you it can be a bit overwhelming the ritual that is and people usually wait until there older to go through it." Valiant told him seriously.
"Is it painful?" Inari asked.
"Yes, and it can be emotionally intense as well. A lot of people choose not to go through it, but remember what I told you just because you know your true name doesn't make you better than a sorcerer that doesn't. The advantages that come from it though is definitely a boost." Valiant said walking around the counter and disappearing into the backroom for a second.
"I'll do it, I'll do the ritual…but only if you think I'm ready for it." Inari called out to him pulling his now healed hand out of the bowl before washing his hand and flexing his fingers to check they were fine.
"Tomorrow then, think of it as an early birthday present but for now it's getting late." Valiant told him walking back into the room, and receiving a fireball in the face.
"What was that for?"
Inari grinned "My hand slipped."
"Okay," Valiant said with a sweet smile, Inari then found himself on the floor. Holding his nose in pain he glared at Valiant with watery eyes. "My hand slipped."
Naruto snapped one of his hands out and a chair flew towards Valiant. The man had his faced covered by the t-shirt he was putting on so he took the hit….right into his family jewels. The corner of a wooden chair being propelled at fast speeds by the wind hitting a man's most sensitive area, Valiant was curled up on the ground moaning in pain.
"That was for the broken hand." Inari told him.
Valiant only moaned.
"I'll see you tomorrow then," Inari said and darkness curled up his body completely covering him before scattering.
Later the next day Inari woke up in Valiant's shop with the gently smiling Valiant standing over him.
"Well now you know your true name, Solaris." Valiant helped him onto a chair. "Solaris is an ancient word and actually means of the sun, describes you perfectly sun child."
"So Solaris huh sounds….right. But what's all that?" The now named Solaris asked looking around the room confused.
"I didn't tell you all the advantages that come with knowing your true name." Valiant told him. "Apart from the increased capabilities, you will also have the ability to see magic like how someone with the Sharingan or Byakugan can see chakra. As you grown and learn you'll be able to see more than just magic though I'll leave that for you to learn. Like I mentioned your speed, strength and durability have all increased, your magic will be more powerful while also finding it easier to learn magic as well. Finally what I also didn't mention now is your regeneration; you can heal from pretty much anything as long as it doesn't completely destroy your brain. I've been decapitated before and was able to reattach my own head. There are ways to prevent this though, and you can still be knocked unconscious so don't go thinking your unbeatable now, or else." The fact that Valiant said the last part with a cheerful smile and sparkles appearing behind him scared Solaris more than any threat he had ever heard.
Solaris was taking in the information he was told. "So how do I stop seeing the magic, it's giving me a headache."
Valiant blinked "….Oh right sorry you're not used to seeing magic, and definitely not in this amount. Just focus and it should stop."
Concentrating for a moment Solaris saw the magic just fade away. He turned his magic sight on and off a few times to practice and found it was just as easy as Valiant explained.
"What now?" Solaris asked.
"Now we continue on with your symbology lessons." Valiant told him pulling out a large book and some equipment. Solaris didn't know whether to frown or smile, he enjoyed symbology and found what symbols could do interesting, basically the magical counterpart of seals but only better. However it was a lot of hard boring work and he wasn't exactly a patient person, but he was working on that.
