Magic And Nurus

"So what did you want me for again?" I ask Prisma, still digesting the info about the Gods.

"Right, sorry I got a little sidetracked. I wanted to talk to you about magic. More specifically your Nuru and your mother's Annihilation School." He answers and I quickly push my thoughts about the Gods aside.

"What about her School?" I ask, wanting to learn more about it.

"Do you remember when you learned it? How it said that your Title, Successor Of Annihilation, couldn't ever change but it could evolve?" He asks and I nod. "I'd like for you to evolve it and awaken your Nuru tonight. However, that's much easier said than done."

"So how do I do that?" I ask him. I have thought of evolving my Title before, but I can't figure out what I'd need to do. So I've been stumped on this for a while.

"First we'll awaken your Nuru. Trust me when I say, you'll need everything you can get to pass the trial to evolve your Title."

"Okay. But before we start, what exactly is a Nuru? You mentioned before, how it was the Devil's equivalent to the Soul-Skill. But is it really that simple?" I ask and he smiles.

"You are correct, it isn't that simple. It is still true though. A Nuru is a unique skill that all Devils have. It can be almost anything, just like your Soul-Skill could be. But the Nuru is always an attack or offensive skill. There's never been a defensive or support Nuru. Unlike your Soul-Link, you can only get your Nuru by training. That's because the Nuru is a feature made by the Demon God. It's supposed to be a hidden skill that all Devils have. It'll awaken when they fight on the brink of ****. Then they can use it freely. It acts as a way of self-defense, so you need to almost die. So are you ready?" He asks while spreading his arms out. Two people raise from the water. Both are men and one is covered in scales. He has long horns and scale-covered wings. His frame is muscular and his appearance screams power. The other is a frail and weak-looking man. He has long disheveled hair and holds a staff in his hands. He has on blue robes and the other has leather shorts.

"Who are they?" I ask and Prisma smiles.

"These two aren't real, don't worry. This is an ability I have here. I can recreate people here as golems or puppets. These two are powerful warriors from the Lyna wars. One is a Wind Dragon Hybrid and the other is a master of water magic. Now brace yourself, they'll attack on my mark." He says nonchalantly and I sigh. I cast Ancient Beastial Strength while taking my boots, claws, and horns out while drawing my Katana. He snaps his fingers and the Dragon Hybrid charges me. Fortunately, after both the fight with the Werewolf and the items I got from it. I'm able to see his movements and can dodge them. I swing my blade down onto his back.

-384 Dmg

I get knocked back by a large ball of water. I crash into the water around us and skid to a stop a few feet away. I get back up just in time to dodge another attack from the Hybrid. I see the mage lining up another shot and move to my right. This puts the Hybrid between us and I raise my blade to attack. I swing down on him and he uses his left arm to block.

-218 Dmg

The low number of damage surprises me and the Hybrid follows up with an attack. I see its right arm, covered in waging winds, slam into my stomach. I swear I heard the sounds of bones breaking before feeling any pain.

-692 Dmg

I get knocked back into the water and start coughing up blood. I feel a sharp and intense pain in my chest. I stand up just to get knocked back down by another ball of water.

-412 Dmg

I get up and see the Hybrid about to attack. It turns to water and sinks down before I can react.

"A quick note. A Hybrid's scales, both Dragon and Wyvern, are typically much more durable and tough than their monster counterparts. So trying to cut a Dragon Hybrid, even with a Mythical grade weapon, is almost impossible without magic. That said, you did better than I expected. Especially since you've never fought a humanoid opponent that uses Wind or Water." Prisma says while walking over to me. He reaches his hand out and pulls me up. As he does so I feel water run down his hand and onto mine. It runs along my skin and everywhere it touches, the pain disappears. Even a bruise I got from the fall after getting hit by the mage disappears like it never existed. It stops at my chest and the pain vanishes. However, I do feel, just for a moment, my ribs move and realign themselves. It didn't hurt but it still sent chills down my spine.

"What was that?" I ask him.

"Do you recall what I told you the first time we met? How I enter your mind when we talk like this? Since this is your mind, the you that stands before me isn't your real body. It's a body your mind made to converse with me. So I can heal you, as long as the damage was taken here. But don't think you're immortal here, you can still die. If you do die in here then your mind will die. Your body outside will never move, think or speak again. It'll just be an empty shell."

"That's fun to think about." I say sarcastically and Prisma laughs.

"Well, I hope you're ready for round 2." He says before spreading his arms out again. The same two from before appear and I sigh.

"Why not, did my mana get replenished?" I ask and Prisma nods. I get into a stance and wait for Prisma to start. He doesn't keep me waiting and I lose that match just as quickly. He heals me up and we start round three. Then rounds four, five, and six. On the ninth round, my Nuru awakens.