The Abysmal Territory

[17]

As Taiya continued to feed him, Teiko started to have a conversation with Saki.

“So what happened? I’m sure you could explain why I became unconscious,” Teiko asked.

“I’m sure you got an idea. It’s because of your power, you release too much of what your body can hold,” Saki replied.

“I see, so I couldn’t control myself back there. But I still lost in the end, huh?” Teiko said.

“You can win against Reto if we're only talking about power differences. I know you know why it ended that way,” Saki said.

“Because I’m blinded with my emotions,” Teiko replied.

“Ding! Dong! Correct, Teiko-nii,” Saki said.

“What can I do? If he’s talking like that about my father, then I’m really going to be pissed off,” Teiko replied.

“That may be the case, but you cannot have the same attitude if you’re going outside the sanctuary. If you cannot control your emotions, it will be used against you,” Saki replied.

“But? How will I do that?” Teiko replied.

“Actually, anger is not a bad thing. And not a single emotion is bad. Having them means you’re living. It’s how you make use of that emotion,” Saki replied.

“What do you mean?” Teiko asked.

“Emotions are what you feel and you cannot lie to your own heart. But emotions should not cloud your mind, you just need to keep it in your heart. And with that, you can transcend your emotions to other things,” Saki said.

“Transcend? Is that possible?” Teiko asked.

“Of course. Showing it to you is a lot easier, but first let your other little sister leave your room or she might feel my presence,” Saki said.

Taiya finished assisting Teiko and made a yawn.

“Taiya, thank you for taking care of me. I know that you’re beside me all the time. I was unconscious but rest first in your bedroom, I’ll pay back everything you did to me, okay?” Teiko said.

“Okay, brother. Just call me if you need anything, don’t mind bothering me since you’ll never ever be a bother to me,” Taiya said.

Taiya left the room. Saki made sure that Taiya slept in her bedroom. Upon confirming, they continue on their conversation.

“Okay, look at my hand. I’ll create a fire and carefully observe it,” Saki said.

“Magic, you’re capable of fire magic?” Teiko asked.

“That’s just basic magic but I’m not well versed with advanced fire magic. Anyway just look at it then say mean things to me to make me angry,” Saki said.

“Fine. Little, old-hag, dwarf fairy! You’re lonely because you’re ugly,” Teiko said.

Saki released a red aura and the fire on Saki's hands became larger but Teiko’s attention was on Saki’s face since she seemed very upset.

“Hey, you’re not afraid of making a demigod your enemy in your current state?” Saki said in a serious tone.

“Ahm, you said to make you angry so I did that. I just want to make sure that we can proceed smoothly so I did my best,” Teiko said.

“Saying the first word is enough but you said many things,” Saki said.

“Don’t worry some of that is a lie, I told you you’re cute right?” Teiko said.

“I see, so you’re just inventing things. Then let’s proceed on what we’re doing,” Saki said.

Too easy. Teiko thought to himself.

“What?! Forgetting I can hear that?” Saki said.

“I’m sorry, anyway. What happened to the fire? It has become bigger, what’s the reason behind that?” Teiko asked.

“Emotions can be used to amplify something, and it varies from emotions to emotions. Anger amplies the power output that’s the reason the fire becomes bigger. I just thought of making it big but it depends on how you amplify the power, you can increase the heat instead of its size. So you need to also know what is the best amplification you need,” Saki replied.

“How can I use that? I don’t have any magic skill,” Teiko asked.

“I can teach you some basic magic, but it can also be used in swords and other weapons. Mastering the power of emotions is also what other people wanted since it gave so much power. Even some people with a low amount of mana or old people depend on using it so they could still fight,” Saki replied.

“So what other emotions have an effect?” Teiko asked.

“As you already know, anger amplifies power output. Then we have happiness that decreases the power or mana requirement of a skill, sadness that reduces casting time of a skill, and fear that decreases the cooldown before you could use the skill again,” Saki replied.

“Wait, I only understand some of what you said. There are other terms that I don’t have any clue about,” Teiko said.

“That’s why you have a confused face while I’m explaining things. Anyway, you’re already aware of mana right?” Saki asked.

“Yup, but what is a skill? Like cooking or using a sword? Does that have a mana requirement?” Teiko asked.

“You can also call that skill, but what I’m saying is a different kind. Some people call it technique but skill is the proper term. Every class like swordsman, magician or assassin have different skills. It’s an ability that has a unique effect. For example, the 《Triple s***h》that your teacher uses against the dummy on your first session. That’s what a skill is,” Saki said.

“I see, so your 《Greater Healing》and 《Time Freeze》is also a skill right?” Teiko asked.

“Yep! So you now understand it, those skills can be learned through special ways or through scrolls, that's why you can’t just teach it to someone,” Saki replied.

“I see, what about the cooldown?” Teiko asked.

“That’s the time you need to wait before you can cast your skill again. That’s the reason that you wouldn’t see anyone using the same techniques one after another,” Saki replied.

“And fear reduces that time, that’s overpowered. I see, so I also have to learn this,” Teiko said.

“Yup! That’s the lesson about the power of emotions,” Saki said.

“Wait, I forgot something. You emit a red aura when you do the fire thing, what’s with that,” Teiko asked.

“Oh, I forgot that it’s happening at the same time. Though only powerful beings could see that aura, that just signifies what emotions you are using, meaning that other beings could see your current emotion if you decided to use it. That’s the only downside of using the power of emotions,” Saki said.

“Then, Dalton-sensei can also use that since a blue aura was emitted before he strikes the dummy,” Teiko said.

“Oh, I didn’t notice that and I’m unfamiliar with blue aura since I’m not that fan of using the power of emotions. I’m too powerful to use them, so I'm too lazy to learn them. I only know what I said to you,” Saki replied.

“That means, there are many more emotions. I’ll study about that,” Teiko said.