Extra Lesson: Elements: Part 1 [U For all!]

[Miyung Seru Takashi]

Seru smiled patting Anto on the back gesturing him to move back into the crowd with a few impressed looks on the student’s faces. "Very good." He smiled. "Now we're covering the most easy element now, the hardest is earth, than air, than water, and then fire." Seru said ready to touch on water.

"Now I'll teach you water." He said looking at them. "Water is the opposite of fire, the movements are slow and rhythmic, your should empty your mind and fill it with something relaxing or calming. Once so, imagine the feeling flowing from your finger tips." He said moving his arm upward slowly as a small wave of water formed and dropped. "See? Now who wants to try?" He smiled at them.

[Antosha Cobb]

Antosha went quickly back to the line, he would be fire then. Let someone else cover each element. Be all like Avatar, a group with one person mastering only one element. What would Mayu be, or even Brynn? Though Diane seemed like air, moving from one thought to the next, Brynn would be earth, always steady and such though he also could be water. Mayu could be any of them of course.

[Brynn Ciel Devereux]

Brynn loved water and ice. He stepped forward with confidence. "I'll try it." He said smiling. He understood what needed to be done. He stood in front of everyone looking out waiting for Seru to instruct.

[Miyung Seru Takashi]

Seru grinned watching Brynn walk forward with confidence. "Wonderful..." He said looking toward him. "Now then just do as I have said." He noted. "Clear your mind and fill it with something calming, something soothing." He closed his own eyes. "Than let it flow from your hand, or implement." He smiled opening his eyes. "Like such..." He moved his hand slowly another wave of water flowing out. "Now you try..."

[Brynn Ciel Devereux]

Brynn listened quietly closing his eyes to empty his mind. After he did so he began to think of things that made him happy or calm. The first thought that flowed into his mind was the first night he fell asleep in Anto's bed. He smiled as he could feel these thoughts reach him. Lifting his hand slowly he moved it through the air water twisting around his fingers. At first he didn't feel it but after awhile Brynn's nerves alerted him.

He gasped opening his eyes the water falling from his finger on the ground. "Whoops..." He said smiling and walking back into the group.

[Miyung Seru Takashi]

Seru smiled at his success. "Very good Brynn." He said waving him off. "Alright let's cover a more complicated element...air." He said smiling to them all. "Now are is hard to produce but very easy to control and by far the most versatile element. Versatile meaning mixed with other elements. You'll learn about mixing elements later. Air is like a mixture of fire and water but leans more towards water. It's movements are quick yet graceful." He explained. "The feeling you should feel your head with is one of light heartedness, a feeling of happiness." Seru said whipping his hand's through the air in an '8' motion as wind began picking up.

"See? Now who wants to give this a try?"

[Antosha Cobb]

Antosha laughed, bumping against Diane "Your turn girlie." he said, grinning evilly. With another laugh he gently pushed her out in front of the group, smiling at Seru. With a wink he turned to Lynn, knowing that he would have to be Earth unless Mayu stumbled onto their group in time.

[Diane McLain]

She jumped as she found herself falling forwards, rather ungracefully. She straightened herself up, shooting a fiery look back at Antosha before stepping forwards, next to Seru. She could feel her body felt tense, and wondered how on earth she would be able to manage this. She had to clear her mind, and all she could think of was confusion and embarrassment. Her face was beginning to burn red.

She drew in her breath, forcing herself to calm down, feeling the air rushing to her lungs and filling her with droplets of calmness. She wished she had listened to Seru more; she knew he said it was air, and it was like fire and water. Of course it was, she knew what air felt like. She closed her eyes, remembering the feeling of walking in the morning with a freezing cold wind blasting, the feeling of pure energy as it lifted you up and dropped you, making every step a struggle and an adventure...

She opened her eyes, realising the cold was real, and that her hair was being thrown around by the unnatural wind. She gave a shy smile as the wind dropped abnormally quickly.

[Miyung Seru Takashi]

Seru smiled. “Very good!” He said with excitement. “You’re a natural when it comes to air.” He could see it quite clearly as she walked back. “Now then for the hardest element, in my opinion.” Seru looked at them. ”Earth. Earth is a very strange element involves slow and very heavy moves. Like pushing, pulling, or punching.” He explained. “As well as filling your mind with a stony seriousness or emptiness.” He said looking at them all. Seru punched the air a chunk of rock flying out. He also demonstrated lifting his hand slowly as a layer of rock rose like a shield.

“Now then, who wants to try this?” He looked around.

[Lily-Mae]

Lily-Mae hurried to join the rest of the group. She was a new student and had gotten lost trying to find the way. "I can't believe I'm lost in the forest," she scolded herself as she continued to walk straight, "I hope I can...." She stopped as she almost ran into another student. "Sorry," she mumbled as she moved closer to the teacher.

Her bright blue eyes took in what her professor and demonstrated. The elements was her gift, being able to control them all. Would it be fair for her to try. She didn't know, but she wanted to make a good impression on the teacher. "May I try, professor," she asked in a soft voice. She brushed her white, lacy dress and awaited the teachers response. Would he be able to tell she was considered an elementalist.

She guessed that the teacher had all ready demonstrated fire, water and air. She also guessed that he had not shown them that you could use them all at once. Something she could do. She felt at ease here, like she belonged. Lily-Mae was grateful that she had a very strong mind block, otherwise the other students would know how much of a mess she was in a new place.

[Lynnwood Snow]

Lynn watched his friends go up and control the elements, his confidence sinking with every incident. It wasn't easy for him to control his emotions: to channel them in such a way that he could create the very building blocks of life itself.
Still, it looked like it was his turn.

Hesitantly, he raised his hand... only to be interrupted by a newcomer, a girl. He quickly put his hand back down again, glad to have been rescued from embarrassment in front of his friends.

[Miyung Seru Takashi]

Seru waited patiently. Earth wasn't a preferred element, probably the least favorite. He was delighted to see a girl come forward. He had barely noticed Lynn's hand. "Ah of course you may." He said repeating what he had said before. "Remember slow yet sharp and definite movement. And be serious." He said stepping away letting her try.

[Lily-Mae]

Lily-Mae smiled and nodded her head at Seru. She moved forward enough to keep the other students safe. Closing her eyes for a moment she emptied herself easily. As though it was almost nothing for her. In the next movement she did a punch and a chunk of rock went flying as Seru's did. She looked up for a moment and slowly her hand rose. A large shield of rock slowly moved up and in front of her. Once it was in the air for several moments, she slowly moved her hand back down and put the rock where she had taken it from.

Her bright blue eyes looked eager to learn more. Her grandmother had been the one who was teaching her magic and had not been strong in the Earth element. Perhaps, this teacher could help her. Fire was the element that possessed the most effort for her to produce. Her feelings in the past have almost always made her want to lost control, but she had always fought it.

After the demonstration, she walked over to Diane. "Sorry, I was late," she said with a sigh, "I couldn't find my potion book again."

[Miyung Seru Takashi]

Seru smiled. "Very, very good!" He said with a smile. However it was obvious she had training, which was always good. "Well that covers the four basic elements." He walked forward. "Now any of these elements can be used together. For example you can use air and water at the same time. In fact with the right amount of practice you can learn to control all four elements at once. That however is very hard and I'm sure none of you could do. Of course unless you were a prodigy." He said smiling.

"Now then another thing most people don't know is that if you were to use two elements at once and they contradict it become harder. For example water and fire. The passion and calm contradict each other. The same goes for earth and air. However other combinations benefit the other element like water and air, or fire and earth." He said finishing that part.

"Also you can combine elements. For example." He lifted his hands as a ball of water began floating above his hand. Air began to swirl around it a ball of pure ice formed. The he used fire to melt it and create steam that he was able to control. "That is a very simple way, ice is one of the most simple of combinations." He looked at them all. "Another one..." He said as a chunk of earth rose and a large fire formed burning the earth into a liquid magma that swam through the air. It sizzled as he lay it back down and poured water over it. "That one is relatively hard. My favorite though is..." A piece of earth rose as he focused one using wind and fire to erode it into sand which he began moving through the air. "Whew...that one is hard." He said smiling at them all. "Any questions?"

[Lily-Mae]

Lily-Mae opened her mouth as if to ask a question, but quickly closed it. She didn't want to seem like a teachers pet. After class maybe I can ask him about my problem, she thought to herself, it makes no sense that I can get Air, Earth and Water easily at the same time, but I can't get fire. It should be the easiest element. I have a lot of anger that is built up and is always building up. Therefore it is difficult for me to control it. Maybe he has some pointers. She furrowed her eyebrows again and kept quiet. She tilted her head to the side and stayed put.