New Source
The next day, Elsa had successfully mastered the conjuring of a small whirlwind. She had moved on from the feather to the ball. The ball was only slightly harder, as it took more power to lift it off the ground than the easily moved feather. It took her a few tries, but as PH said, she was a quick leaner.
Her icy whirlwind moved across the room, avoiding small obstacles PH had set up to make it harder, before it stopped in front of Elsa. With a smile she grabbed the ball before dispelling the whirlwind. She held it in her hand and looked to her teacher proudly.
"Excellent Elsa. Soon we'll move onto the egg," PH said with a nod as she took the ball so she could place it somewhere else.
"Why an egg?" Elsa asked curiously.
PH set the ball down on the floor before turning around. She pointed at Elsa, suddenly a whirlwind swirled around her. She released a startled yelp as she was suddenly lifted off the ground. She looked down in amazement to see the wind holding her off the ground.
"Because like a human, an egg is breakable," PH said. With a wave of her hand Elsa was placed back on the ground. She processed PH's answer and understood. The egg was about delicacy. About being able to control the wind, but at the same time be gentle.
She nodded as PH came to stand beside her. PH nodded for her to go on. Taking a breath, she focused on the ball and conjured a cold whirlwind.
Anna stared at the flame in frustration. She could not for the life of her get it to go out. She willed, screamed, and cursed at it to go out with all her might. But zip, nada, absolutely nothing happened. She'd joined PH and Elsa during one of their meditative sessions, PH said to try and replicate that feeling in order to get it to go out.
She tried, honestly she had. But it was so BORING! Anna hated sitting still. She liked to move and be active. She always had. But PH told her that she had to have patience. She thought these lessons were going to be a lot more fun.
"Ugh, fine," she muttered to herself. Taking a breath, she began to clear her head. She conjured up a picture of a lake. She focused on that. She closed her eyes, imagining the lake's surface being still. Not being disturbed by anything. No ripples, no bubbles. Just the slight rise and fall.
She felt herself relax. Huh? Maybe this wasn't so bad after all. She felt pretty Zen right now. She kept the lake's image in her mind as she peeked an eye open. And then her eyes snapped open. The flame had gotten smaller. A lot smaller. It was just a tiny flickering thing on the end of the wick.
It was working.
YES! Anna cheered in her mind. The flame suddenly went back to normal as she lost focus. She cursed herself for getting distracted. She focused on the lake again. Picturing the stillness of the water and trying to replicate that within herself. And slowly but surely, the flame began to shrink. It got smaller and smaller.
Anna's heart sped up a little in excitement. Just a little more. She took a breath to keep it steady. To keep her inner peace. The flames began to recede even more. This was it!
"MISS ANNA! MISS ELSA! Are you here?" suddenly came a familiar voice. It was Kai, their attendant, advisor, and executive within their company. Anna lost concentration as the flame went back to normal.
She groaned. She'd almost had it! But with a sigh she got up to greet Kai.
"Hello Kai. How are you?" she greeted with a smile.
"Good Miss Anna. Might I ask where your sister is?" Kai asked as he looked around.
"Right here Kai," Elsa said as she came out of the room she'd ben in. PH followed behind her curiously.
Kai noticed the Native American woman and raised an eyebrow. "Good day Miss Elsa. Who might this be?" he asked gesturing to PH.
Both Elsa and Anna stiffened. They'd hadn't thought up a cover story for PH. And they couldn't very well say she was their magic teacher. They exchanged a panicked glance as they came up blank.
"Rebecca. Rebecca Windwalker. New age dietitian, health advisor, and personal trainer," PH said with a smile as she came up and offered Kai her hand.
"Personal trainer. I wasn't aware you hired one ladies?"
"Well you know young women. They never can seem to be thin enough. So they hired me to help them lose weight in a healthy way," PH replied.
Kai raised an eyebrow as he looked between Elsa and Anna. They fidgeted nervously, hoping he'd buy the lie.
"Ha. That is so true. Why just the other day my daughter complained about how she'd put on weight. I told her she was perfect, but does she believe me? No. Apparently dad doesn't know what he's talking about," Kai joked with a chuckle.
Elsa and Anna released a small breath in relief.
"Hey it keeps me working," PH joked back, earning another laugh.
"A splendid ideas ladies," Kai leaned in to whisper to PH. "I always did think Elsa could use a bit more exercise. And she always has been very pale."
PH chuckled in amusement before she agreed. The two of them made small talk as Kai asked for suggestions for an uneasy stomach. PH came back with a special assortment of crushed herbs she'd acquired in her travels. She gave him instruction and places where he could likely buy it.
With that done, Kai gave Anna and Elsa a brief overview of proposals and handed them a small stack of documents to look over. Then he excused himself before heading on his way and out the door.
Elsa sighed as she eyed the stack. "I guess I'll look over these," She said as she took the stock to her office. Leaving PH with Anna.
"Good thinking Teach," Anna said impressed.
"Thank you. Coincidentally I am a licensed dietitian," PH said with a shrug.
"Rebecca Windwalker?" Anna asked curiously.
"Alias," PH said shrugging once more. "Now, let's see your progress," she said as she ushered Ann back to practice.
The next day, PH watched as Anna focused on willing the flame out. She smiled to herself as he noticed Anna was very focused and calm. This was what she'd been hoping for. This lesson was a lesson in patience. Something Anna was going to need in spades if she wanted to master her powers.
Anna focused on the lake as she eyed the flame. She'd almost had it yesterday. But she couldn't get it to go out. She breathed steadily, focusing on the flame as it grew smaller and smaller. It was barely a small orb of flickering light now. Just a little more. With one final breath, it finally went out.
Anna and PH smiled wide at her success.
"WOOHOO!" Anna shouted throwing her arms in the air. The wick was suddenly lit and fire shot up. Anna panicked for a moment with a yelp. But she quickly began to relaxed and focus. PH stood at the ready to put out the fires herself, but to her satisfaction, she didn't need to.
Anna quickly willed the flames to shrink. They grew smaller and smaller until she snuffed them out. She was about to shout in excitement once again, but with a breath she composed herself and stood up. She turned to smile proudly at her teacher and gave her the thumbs up sign.
"Excellent. Now, let's see you make it," PH suggested. Anna nodded. She sat back down, and stared at the wick. And she continued to stare, and stare, and stare. Nothing happened. She frowned. She could make fire appear so easily a second ago. She narrowed her eyes and willed fire to appear.
And it did. Just not where she wanted.
"NOT THE CURTAINS!" she shouted as the curtains were suddenly alight. PH quickly put them out.
"Well you can make it. But you aim needs a little work," PH commented. Anna frowned. "Try making it appear in your palm," she suggested.
Anna nodded. She looked at her open palm and tried to will flames to appear into it. But nothing.
"Not quite as easy on something that doesn't catch fire naturally is it?" PH asked rhetorically.
"Ugh, I thought I had it," Anna groaned in frustration.
"You do. You just need the right fuel," PH revealed.
"Should I get angry?" Anna asked.
"No. Anger, while powerful, is a very dangerous fuel for magic. It tends to quickly escalate out of control and often burns up quickly."
"So what then?"
"Use another. Luckily there is a better, stronger emotion to fuel your magic with," PH said with a small smile.
Anna leapt up. "What it is?" she asked curiously.
"Courage," PH said simply.
"Really? That's it?" Anna asked raising an eyebrow.
"You'd be surprise how powerful an emotion courage is. And from what I hear, you have that in leaps and bounds."
"I do?"
"Yes. You had the courage to believe that what other people said about Elsa was wrong. That she could undo what she'd done. You had the courage to go after her, despite how dangerous it was. And even sacrifice your life to save hers," PH took Anna's hand and raised it up. She wrapped her hand around it before curling her fingers into a closed fist.
"And that's a very powerful fuel source," PH said with a smile. "Focus on that."
Anna nodded. She closed her eyes as he remembered her adventure to save the city. All she could remember was how she wanted to get to Elsa. To be there for her so she wouldn't be alone. She believed Elsa could stop her blizzard. And lastly she remembered the desire to protect Elsa. Even if it meant her own life.
She felt heat in her palm. She opened her eyes to see a red light leaking from the cracks of her fingers. PH smiled and released her hand. Anna opened her palm, and she gasped.
Crimson flames. Crackling and flickering in her palm. She smiled to herself as she eyed it. It looked beautiful. She willed the fire to go out. And it did. She laughed in exhilaration. Excited, but not overly so. She took a breath to calm herself a little. And then with some will, the flames came back.
"Well done Anna," PH said with a smile. Anna looked up to her and smiled proudly.
"Oh wow!" Anna turned to see Elsa standing in the doorway. She looked at Anna's fire in amazement.
"Look Elsa I did it," Anna said happily.
"I see that," Elsa said as she slowly approached. She looked in wonder as Anna seemed to finally be tapping into her powers. Elsa looked to PH with a grateful smile.
"Ok ladies. Time for the next step. Pack your bags," PH commanded. Elsa and Anna looked at her in confusion.
"We're going on a little camping trip," PH said smiling wide.
The next part of their training would require a little more open space.
A few days later, PH ran along a hiking trail outside the mountains of Arendale city. She jogged at a moderate pace. Having run a few kilometers. PH loved being outside. And she enjoyed the activity. The weather was pleasant. Warm, but with a nice cool breeze. She came to a stop at a familiar mile marker and took a bottle out of the strap on her leg.
She took a few swigs and turned to wait for her students to catch up. A few minutes later she could make out their forms in the distance. She smiled to herself as she watched Elsa and Anna jog up to her. Exhausted.
Elsa doubled over and clutched her ribs at the feeling of a side stitch. She panted heavily, not used to such extraneous exercise.
Anna was the same. Having collapsed to her knees. "I'm…gonna…puke," she muttered between gulps of air.
"Drink your water," commanded. They both unhooked the bottles strapped to their legs and started chugging it down.
"You two don't get out much do you?" PH asked in amusement. They both shook their heads.
PH had taken them to the mountains to work on the more dangerous aspects to using their powers. And do a little physical conditioning. She explained that a sound mind resided in a sound body. The girls had fainted on their first day. Anna had puked. But they were getting better.
"Ok, break over, back to the castle," PH commanded. She took a breath as she started jogging back the way they'd come. Back to Elsa's ice castle where they had been camping.
Anna and Elsa groaned before they started following after her.
"Hey Teach?" Anna began. PH peeked an eye open at her. The group was working on their meditative exercise at the moment. They were all seated in a triangle and focusing on their breathing until Anna had spoken.
"Who's the most powerful magic user on the planet? Do you know?" Anna asked curiously. Elsa looked to her teacher curiously as well.
PH tapped her chin in thought. "Hmmm. Hard to say. There are many powerful magic users out there," she said shrugging.
"What about Moon Man, your teacher?" Elsa pointed out.
PH stiffened at the memory of her former master. She looked down and swallowed thickly. "He's no longer with us," she muttered softly.
"Oh PH I'm sorry, I didn't mean to—"
"It's ok Elsa. I know you didn't," PH said dismissing her apology.
"What happened to him?" Anna asked inquisitively.
PH sighed and took a breath. She dropped her hands onto her lap. "He gave his life to save another," she replied. She looked up at them and smiled. "But during his time, he was considered the most powerful sorcerer in the world," she revealed.
"Whoa, cool!" Anna whispered in amazement.
"What was he like?" Elsa asked truly curious.
PH smiled in fondness as she remembered the wonderful man that'd been her teacher. "He was kind. He was patient, compassionate, brave, loving, and a wonderful man."
"How do you become the most powerful?" Anna asked.
PH smiled. She looked at them both. "Simple. You become Sorcerer Supreme," she revealed.
"Sorcerer Supreme?" the girls asked in unison.
"Yes. Sorcerer Supreme is the title granted to the magic user that is arguably the most powerful in the entire world. Maybe the universe. You can channel the very essence of the cosmos through your being. You have untold magical powers at your beck and call."
"Wow, that sounds awesome," Anna said in wonder.
"So Moon Man was Sorcerer Supreme?" Elsa asked as she put two and two together. PH nodded in confirmation. "So there isn't one now?"
"No, a new one hasn't been chosen as of yet. Leaving the title up in the air at the moment…but if I had to give an answer…I'd say either North or Sandman of the Guardians are the most powerful, thus very likely to be the next," PH replied thoughtfully.
Elsa and Anna exchanged a glance. They both thought the same thing. The world was a lot bigger than they'd thought. There were an untold number of magic users out there. With powers similar or vastly different than their own.
They smiled to each other.
They were glad to be a part of it.
Yes, copied Marvel. But i like the concept of a most powerful. Like Dr. Strange and Dr. Fate