Max could not feel anything hostile from the bear, he could sense it was the bear way of doing thing, it would only speak when it felt it very important, Max didn't bother much about the bear's silence, he can always try and break the ice later, so he kept communicating with Zephrax, " what do we do next" Max asked " your training begins now, you have a long way to go if you don't want to be looking over your back" the Dragon replied " I know, I was hoping you would teach me some few things" what I know I can't teach you, our magic is different from yours, we are beast, we derive our source of power from a pure foundation, but, you humans are weak in the body so you can't derive power from a pure foundation, that is why you need to bond to us in other to do magic" " you should also know that it not impossible for your kind to derive power from the pure foundation, first you must acquire a strong body like a beast, then you must also develop your mind, then you must be bond to at least 3 beast of high quality, and they must be willing to do so." Max was silent as the Dragon continued " you, why I wanted you to bond naturally with Barok" Barok was the Dread Bear's name "all you need to do now is find a third beast as strong as both I and Barok, to bond with, then make ur body strong enough, but remember that there are other ways which your kind can derive power the pure foundation, but this way is the best without no backlash, because others have backlash doesn't make less effective as the one have choose for you, and always be mindful how you flex your strength, there are those in the shadows stronger than you and I, even those that have been living since the time of our ancestors till now, so tell me me are those fish easy fish you can trample on because you have me and Barok or a few years of training, when they have had hundreds if not thousands of years to train" Max couldn't believe what he was hearing, "you see that book the hold man left you with, start with that, learn and master all that is in it, it is not much compared to what you will need in defeating your enemies, but it is a good place to start learning" Max picked up the book, and start going through it, it was written in a language Max would not have been able to read before but somehow he could read it easily, Max believe it was because he had been bonded to a beast, he was surprised to see that he could only perform only few of the magic, he had been practising all day, it was until the sun began to set that, Max realize that he had not been to the work shop or eaten lunch, he put all the remaining items back in his bag and began to head back home.
It's a cool place and they say it gets colder
Hey now, you're an all-star, get your game on, go play
So much to do, so much to see
So what's wrong with taking the back streets?
You'll never shine if you don't glow
Xavier ignored his words, pushing further into the black flame. Ares began to twitch and shake as Xavier disappeared into his essence. The fire of his body tried to eat him, but Xavier merely ignored its presence. The mass inside moved farther and farther back, but it could go no further. It bowed against the fire, desperately trying to shake itself away. He reached out for it once again.
"Now I declare you husband and wife"
The battle had begun to rage, with ships in full range of beam weapons, the first volley of fire came from the ZAFT Nazca-classes breaking into a spearhead formation and lining to crack the defensive screen of Mobile Armor units, their tactic initially worked, until Halberton had them change to an inverted pattern, picking off mobile suits and ships in a deadly crossfire with a heavy focus on their ship support.
"Oh," he frowned.
-Yeah, that's always a good reason to do things. "The voice in my head told me to kill the girl I can't fuck and burn the sect that has what I want". It'll definitely work, I'm rooting for you.
"Oh? Isn't this the main character's house" Said Alibaba