The Burning Fiend

Two days later Reynolds was standing in front of the mysterious door that seemed to be filled with a dark liquid substance, he started gathering fire elements from the environment and will them to create and armor to protect him.

After he was satisfied with the protection he also activated his 'fire body' in case the armor could not hold and then extended his arm thought the dark substance and felt that it was attacked but it was not enough to break his fire armor, then he smiled and entered through the door.

He felt several attacks bombarding his fire armor but soon the attacks stopped and he found himself in a small room that only contained a stone bed a table and a chair, he could feel that he was no longer within the Yulan Continent a felt a tingle of fear for a moment but calmed down after finding no danger.

There was an identical room above the one he was standing but he found nothing of value within this strange place, he could not understand the purpose of the room and decided to seat on the stone table and entered meditation to calm himself and see if there was any use in the place.

Suddenly he felt his connection with that his elemental essences had increased several times and lost himself in contemplation as the fusion of the 'fire body' and the 'fire element' became more apparent, he suddenly understood how could his 'fire body' could separate on different entities connected by his soul as long as the parts did not go to far from each other.

He also understood that the 'fire element' was not just energy, there was life on it and he could see how fire was important in the cycle of life and death. He regained his mind two months later and couldn't help but smile. 'Koral is everything alright out there?'

The happy feeling on Koral's mental connection felt contagious. 'Master, everything is alright. Windsor and Jenne are worried but I assured them that you were just lost in enlightenment and that there was no danger.' Reynolds sighed and felt confused as he never had spent such a long time in contemplation, he shock his head and prepared his 'fire armor' ready to leave the place.

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Windsor and Jenne were n.a.k.e.d resting on Reynolds c.h.e.s.t as he traced circles on their backs with a happy smile on his face as he looked at the ceiling with a pensive look. "Master, do I really need to learn the realms of wielding weapons?" Windsor spoiled and melodious voice took him out of his musings and lightly spanked her rear. "I know that you don't like it but it is important so you can start to understand the 'mysteries of earth' and to be able to defend yourself if you want to travel with me in the future. I will not always be able to protect you and until now we have been very lucky to have found no real danger, but we cannot always trust that luck will protect us, can't we?"

"Hmm... I understand Master. Are you planning to go traveling? Where do you want to go?" Windsor eyes were shining while Jenne now looked interested too and raised her head to pay attention.

Reynolds continued tracing circles on their backs again. "Well this world is too big, we only know part of the continent but the sea is even bigger and there should be many islands and interesting places to visit, don't you think? But don't get your hopes too high, I don't plan to go anywhere before I became a saint magus and I expect you to be a rank 9 magus and a rank 8 warrior. Jenne you should also reach the rank 8 warrior and your death magic should be at the peak of rank 7 at least."

The two girls seemed as if he had been unfair and pouted. "Yes, Master". The two girls said aggrieved and prepared to fall sleep.

A few days later Reynolds was floating in the air next to the lake as his body turned into fire and then separated in two parts each floating next to each other. Those two groups of flames started to take the form of two giant feathers of incredible detail as they started to move above the lake without separating from each other.

After a while another 4 giant fire feathers joined the original two, Reynolds have created those 4 fire feathers from the fire elements on the environment and they joined the other 2 while traveling above the lake. Suddenly the feathers disappeared and Reynolds recovered his body while looking at the sky with pensive eyes. 'The idea is correct, but my soul is not strong enough to separate my fire body into many parts. I guess that this situation would be solved when I became a saint magus'.

Then again Reynolds body turned into fire and the fire elements on the environment started converging to him forming a giant bird made of fire. The 'fire bird' have 3 meters in length and its wing span was 6 meters long, it started flying over the lake leisurely as if enjoying the wind c.a.r.e.s.sing its feathers.

Then again the bird dissipated and Reynolds recovered his human appearance floating on the lake. 'The fusion on 'fire body' and the 'fire elements' allows me to increase the size and power of my 'fire body construct' but there are limits due to my lack of understanding and the power of my soul. But the direction is correct and spending a few hours every random day in that strange room helps me increasing my training speed'. He smiled and moved leisurely towards the castle.

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Koral was flying using her 'fire wings', they lacked detail and were barely effective but it was already a great achievement and she proudly moved over the lake while purring in happiness, she had made no progress regarding her 'human fire body' but she was confident that she would manage to reach that level if she keep trying.

Windsor and Bolt were watching her antics while smiling with a little envy. Just thinking on the possibility of flying increased Windsor's d.e.s.i.r.e to reach the saint realm, she had flown several times either on Reynolds's arms or on Koral's back but she wanted to experience the feeling of freedom while flying. She steeled her determination and left the place to start practicing with her sword and started imaging that she was carving a boulder as she moved with her weapon.

Jenne smiled, she had interrupted her spear practice when she saw the determination on her elder sister, she had never seeing her start practicing the sword out of her own initiative. She then focussed again in her own training not willing to be left behind, she was worried that her talent was not enough but... 'Master said that as long as I practice every day even if it takes me 400 years I will be able to reach the saint realm. I will stay forever with Master and elder sister."

A year passed and Koral's bat-like wings were distinct enough, but still without details, as she floated above the lake. On the shore Jenny and Windsor were sparring against each other using only warrior qi and their weapons while Reynolds not far from them divided himself into three flames that turned into feathers.

Another year passed and Koral's bat-like wings allowed her to glide while her proud growl resonated over the water surface. Jenny was dancing with her spear that from time to time seemed to be lighter while Windsor was conjuring a earth wolf golem through a rank 8 spell that started teasing Bolt into a fight. In the distance 5 fire feathers joined together and transformed into a 5 meters long fire bird with a wing span of 10 meters that gained altitude by swinging its wings creating steam that raised from the lake.

Another year passed and a humanoid made of fire was holding a stone spear imitating the stances that Jenne was demonstrating to it and correcting its moves that from time to time caused the fire body to grow unstable and blurred. Not far from them Windsor danced with her sword that sometimes looked extremely heavy while the rank 8 Bolt watched her moving its tail as if preparing to pounce on her playfully. Over the lake a cloud made of fire feathers could be seen moving gently with the wind and suddenly most of the feathers dissipated leaving only 6 that fused together forming a human body made of fire that slowly changed into a smiling Reynolds.

Another year passed and a woman made of fire was fighting with her spear against a silver haired woman that was being supressed by the 'impose' realm that the woman made of fire unleashed on her from time to time as if to demonstrate how to use it. A few meters away a red haired beauty danced with her sword that at times was heavy and at times was light as a feather creating an enchanting view as her long hair followed her moves as an afterimage while Bolt slept peacefully under the shadow of a three not too far away. Reynolds was floating in the air and his full body was made of fire and seemed to be gaining more density due to the fire elements on the air that seemed to be attracted to him and moved in his direction at great speed and after a couple of minutes his 'fire body' seemed as solid as if it was made of flesh.

Another year passed and a woman made of fire was standing in preparation to attack, her beautiful face seemed devilish due to the dragon horns growing from her forehead providing a wild attraction, she was facing two beautiful women one whose silver hair reached her waist while her spear trembled slightly in anticipation, the other woman had dark red hair that almost reached the floor while she kept her sword ready and was chanting a rank 9 earth spell to create a stone armor around her exquisite body.

Reynolds smiled while scratching Bolt's ears as both of them looked at the three women that were about to enter battle. Reynolds suddenly startled and moved away as he felt that the magical essences in his body were about to reach the limit and he will finally became a saint magus.