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Chapter 21: Harnessing Magic
"Wow! So this is the Capital of Magic it's been a while since I came here." Cupa said as she gazed upon the city, "This is overwhelming you can feel a lot of magic surging everywhere." Xander said. "Look brother, Wizards!" Cath pointed to the ones who were practicing their magic, "Yup! Everyone here practices magic." Case replied. "Can I become a wizard?" Cath asked, "Oh! But you're already a wizard since you are a Diviner." Snowy said as she pats Cath on the head, "Yay! I'm a wizard!" Cath cheers happily.
"So where exactly are we going?" Xander asked, "Where off to our friend Grace, she'll be able to help you with your magic." Cupa answered as she dragged Xander ahead. "Those two really are noisy." Motor said, "What you'd expect from two people who like each other very much." Andr said. "Let's get going everyone!" Snowy shouted they headed toward the Magic Library, "Alright Stella let's get going." Chrome stated, "S-Sure let's get going." Stella said with a forced smile.
At the Magic Library … "I can't wait to learn about magic." Xander exclaimed, "Well get ready for lecturing cause' Grace is gonna show you everything. "Where is your friend anyway and why are we in the library?" Xander asked, "She's this library's librarian and one of the best witches around." Snowy said. "So where is she?" Xander asked, "I'm right here!" a voice exclaimed as smoke appeared from behind revealing a girl wearing a witches hat and a magical robe.
"Wh-Who are you?!" Xander said in surprise, "Well I'm the person you're looking for." The girl said as she smiled. "Wait, so this is Grace?" Xander asked everyone as they all nodded, "Welcome to the Magic Library everyone it's nice to see you, I'm Grace the librarian of this place and manager of this city's Magic Society." Grace said. "Nice to meet you I'm Xander Andujare." Xander said, "Yes, I've heard of you from my crystal ball that you're also the last Gargantian and that you came to me to help you master magic." Grace said.
"So will you help me?" Xander asked, "Don't worry I won't reject someone who wants to learn magic." Grace said, "So is that a yes?" Xander asked, "I'll teach you how but it won't be an easy task." Grace said, "I'm willing to learn a soon as possible so I can become stronger and stop Herobrine!" Xander stated, "Then it's settled, we start tomorrow at my place feel free to check the city out first." Grace said, "Thank you very much." Xander said
"Now back to my real concern." Grace said seriously, "Huh?" Xander wondered. "Here we go again." Cupa said, "What again are you talking about?" Xander asked as he noticed that Grace has leeched herself onto Chrome. "Oh Chrome! How I missed you so much, have you come to see me or better yet, have you come to ask me to marry you?" Grace said in excitement, "I'm sorry Grace but he's off the market." Stella said as she pout while hugging Chrome's arm tighter, "What do you mean 'off the market'?" Grace asked, "It means that he's already mine or in short we're engaged." Stella said with a smug look on her face.
"Wha-what?! You're engaged." Grace said surprised, "That's right! That means you can't have him anymore." Stella boasted, "Hah! But you're still not married, right?" Grace said with a grin, "What are you trying to imply?" Stella asked, "All I'm saying is that I can still break you up make him love me or better I'll just take his virginity before you do." Grace said, "I won't let that happen plus Chrome loves me more and wouldn't go for you!" Stella said, "We'll just see." Grace answered.
"Umm … girls hate to break it up to you but he already left." Xander exclaimed, "What?!" the two screeched as they noticed that they we're hugging a log and went out looking for him. "Basic substitution, Chrome is good to pull off the trick." Case said as everyone nodded, "Shouldn't she get back to work first she is a librarian here." Xander said.
"Don't worry Motor and I got this covered." Andr exclaimed happily, "What do you mean it's up to you?" Xander asked, "Motor is a licensed librarian after all." Andr said, "Leave this to me." Motor said all fired up."I'll never understand him." Xander thought, "So how about we go look around the city guys?" Cupa suggested. "Great idea! Let's meet back here at six okay?" Snowy said, "Sure!" everyone said. As everyone agreed they decided to check the city out … separately.
"Hmm … this city is huge I wonder where to go?" Xander said as he pulled out a map from one of his pockets, "Xander this way, follow me!" Cupa said as she grabs Xandr's hand and drags him through the city, "Hey! Wait a second." Xander exclaimed as Cupa brought him to different places throughout the city.
First at Café Magica … "The name seems plain." Xander said, "But their food taste great here especially their cakes, cookies, brownies, muffins …" Cupa rattled. "You really do have a sweet tooth, don't you?" Xander said with a smile as he pats her on the head and went in. "Good day! What would you like to have?" the waiter said politely, "Umm … I'll have the …" Cupa whispered to the waiter as he nods and head into the kitchen, "What did you order Cupa?" Xander asked worriedly, "Oh you'll see, just wait." Cupa said with a smile.
A few minutes later the waiter came with a huge bowl of ice cream filled with chocolate hearts, fruits, syrup and sprinkles the waiter then placed it between us, bowed and told us to enjoy. "Cupa, what did you actually order?" Xander asked with an eyebrow raced, "Oh, Nothing special it's just their special Couple's Deluxe that is said to bring good luck to whoever couple eats it together." Cupa answered with a smile. I held her hand and smiled at her we then began to dig in and took turns feeding each other, it did felt like we we're brought to closer together it was a good experience also an embarrassing one to cause' not only the staff but everyone kept watching us …
Next we headed off to some Boutique nearby and tried on different magical outfits. "So, which do you think looks better?" Cupa asked as she held two different magic robes with different magical properties, "If I we're you I'd choose something that could protect me." Xander said. "Hmmm … something that could protect me?" Cupa ponders on what Xander said, "What are you thinking this time?" Xander asked. "In that case I choose you Xander!" Cupa shouts as she hugs Xander tightly.
"Wha-what do you mean?!" Xander asked in surprise, "You said something that could protect me so I chose you." Cupa said happily. "You really are silly, but I like you that way so how about this one …" Xander said as he pointed to one of the robes.
The first whole day in the City of Magic was more like a tour around the city but everywhere we went was full of magic. It was a truly wonderful city filled with different types of people with different kinds of magic. As we walked towards Grace's house I stopped over some vendors who we're selling amulets and told Cupa to go ahead and bought a few of them and stashed it in my pocket for later, as I arrived at the house everyone was waiting for me outside and it seems Grace and Stella are still going on with the argument …
"It's your fault Chrome left us!" Stella shouted, "Me? I was clearly just showing my affection while you on the other hand was strangling his arm with your gorilla like strength." Grace answered. "It seems this is never gonna end." Case sighed, "It seems like it." Cupa said.
At that moment the door opened and guess who opened it … Chrome did. "What took you so long?" Chrome asked everyone, "Chrome?!" Stella and Grace replied. "How did you get in?" Grace asked, "You left the door open so I helped myself in." Chrome replied as he looked at everyone "Enjoyed the city?"he asked as everyone nodded. "Ok let's head on in!" Case shouted as everyone went in.
After a few hours the table was set with delicious food and everyone went to each off their seats and sat down to eat. "So Chrome what were you doing all this time while we we're looking around the city?" Xander asked, "I was just lying on the couch in the living room waiting for you to arrive." Chrome replied. "I think Chrome might have fiddled with my underwear my room was a mess when I entered." Grace said, "Is that true Chrome? Did you actually fiddle with her underwear rather than mine?" Stella asked worriedly. "Calm down Stella I didn't do anything her room was already messy when I got here plus I'm not like Xander over there." Chrome stated, "What's that supposed to mean?" Xander asked as he glared at Chrome.
"Oh nothing just continue eating." Chrome said with a smile, "Well anyways, Grace when are we gonna start?" Xander asked. "Tomorrow at five in the morning." Grace said, "Five in the morning?! That's a little too early don't you think?" Xander said. "You know what they say the early bird gets the worm." Grace said, "I guess you're right." Xander replied
After eating everyone went to their designated rooms to sleep, well nearly everyone. "Chrome is sleeping with me!" Stella stated, "No! with me." Grace replied. Chrome was just being pulled by two opposite forces that wanted him to be in their bedroom and alas Chrome fell asleep that way. The next morning I woke up early and got myself ready for training. I went outside the house where Grace was waiting for me and led me to the training ground somewhere in the forest.
"Where are we?" Xander asked, "We're in the Practitioner's Ground a place where mages practice and enhance their magic." Grace said. "This place feels good it makes me feel refreshed and revitalized it's like I'm one with nature." Xander said, "Good, you're already at step one: connecting oneself to the surroundings next we meditate." Grace said. "Ok, but why?" Xander asked, "Through meditating one can concentrate properly and think clearly, in order to do magic one must have a strong mind and will once you're meditating imagine yourself doing magic and let the feeling flow through your body." Grace said.
As Grace said I began to think about magic, I then feel magic surging through me it felt good. "Good now continue doing that for an hour." Grace stated, "Huh? An hour why?" Xander asked. "If you want to make your magic strong you must continue meditating but now think that you want to get strong it's all about the power of the mind that will lead you to getting stronger." Grace said, "I understand." Xander said as he continued on.
The next few hours I concentrated on meditating, as time passes I feel my magic getting stronger and stronger. Grace then arrived and told me to rest for awhile and then I continued again but this time under a waterfall. I spent the whole day meditating becoming one with myself and the surroundings. The next day Grace told me that it's time for me to use magic.
"Using magic is really tricky, if you're not careful it will backfire." Grace said, "Okay, so how do I do it properly." Xander asked. "From what I heard you tried doing it but it went out of control so this time do it again but imagine how strong you want it to be." Grace said, "I get the idea!" Xander said
I focused everything on my palms and thought of releasing it, not too strong and not too weak and then water burst through my hands but in a controllable state I was able to shut it off too. For the next few days I practiced my magic, I harnessed it, I controlled it, and I used it by the end of the weak I was able to control my magic and it was time to test it out. Grace then called everyone to see how much I've learned.
"Ok, during this past week Xander's been practicing really hard on how to use magic and went to numerous trials thanks to me but he has succeeded and will now show you how well he did." Grace announced, "I felt like you we're advertizing me." Xander said. "Well anyways let's get things started!" Grace announced.
The area was target and trap filled in order to test me but I know I can do this now; I focused my magic and remembered everything I've learned into my palms. Three dummies showed themselves and I conjured my magic into my palms and released pressurized water hitting the dummies down, bamboo shoots then shot at me and I blocked with a water shield, bamboo shoots then rained on me and I tapped them in a bubble and last but not least I turned the water into icicle spears and stabbed my targets.
"That was a good work out." Xander said as he wiped his sweat, "Great job teaching Xander magic Grace." Snowy said. "Well no problem I'm happy to help beginners learn." Grace said, "Wow Xander you looked awesome using water magic, I'm so happy you get to learn magic." Cupa announced happily as she hugged Xander. "Thanks Cupa, and thanks Grace for teaching me I really appreciate it." Xander said with gratitude, "It's fine, but you could repay me with Chrome." Grace said with a grin. "Never in a million years!" Stella shouted, "Stop being so greedy you're not even married yet!" Grace stated.
And as the day ended they continued fighting over Chrome, it's kinda funny to see Chrome's annoyed face we then ask Grace where we could find the other pieces to the End Portal, she didn't know but she did know where we could learn more about them. She said we should go to the Guardian Kingdom the Gargantians allies in keeping peace throughout Minecraftia.
"The Guardians have I heard of them before?" Xander said, "Well anyways we got a clue on how to find the pieces." Stella said. "The Guardians, I feel like I'm forgetting something important which is connected to it but what could it be?" Xander thought to himself as they waved good bye to Grace and head out to the Guardian Kingdom.
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