279: Divine Power And Divine Blood

Divine Power And Divine Blood

Her serious expression turned into a playful one, like that of a naughty child who wanted to break a new toy.  0

"Oriana, I love to torment others, and if you consistently give me excuses to play with you, I am afraid you will break apart sooner or later. We cannot have that, can we? I am yet to turn you into a proper witch.

"Be more careful, alright? Your teacher happens to have a short temper, so you must adjust accordingly. After all, you begged to have this chance to learn from me. This is what you signed up for."

Her expression changed once more, a face seemingly devoid of emotion or humanity. A symbol of cruelty and a promise of terror. 

"One last chance. If you fail or get distracted once more, I will make sure you regret asking me to teach you. Every moment of you with me will be filled with nothing else but torment." 

Oriana felt a deep chill within her bones. She thought Rosetta was cunning and wicked, but she only found out how evil and scary she truly was. 

This woman was a madness incarnate!

But as she had come to this point, Oriana didn't want to give up, or more like, she had no option of giving up at all. She had already made an oath. There was too much at stake. She wanted to grow strong and be able to protect her own people. 

"Apologies, Teacher." Oriana forced herself to say, even though she was feeling pain all over her body. "I will not let my mind be distracted anymore."

Rosetta let go of her chin and stood up. Her expression returned to normal, akin to that of an elegant noble lady, and not even a smudge of dirt could be seen on her dress. 

"You better keep your words. Next time, I won't hesitate to use a stronger spell to punish you."

'Stronger?' Oriana wondered. 'Was this a weak spell then? My body was thrown brutally and it hurts everywhere. What is 'stronger' for this woman then?'

Seconds later, Oriana managed to stand up. She realized she was in pain but she was not injured. It was strange, but everything was strange to an ignorant witch like her. 

After a shaky breath, she closed her eyes once more and  concentrated on her first lesson.

Under Rosetta's grudging guidance, Oriana could finally find her energy core. 

Within her body, there existed a formless ball of energy surrounded by darkness, the energy as pure as one could find. However, it strangely gave her the sensation that there were two energies within that ball, seemingly half white and half black for lack of better description, thriving together in balance. 

"I think I found it. Teacher," Oriana informed with her eyes still closed. 

It was a complicated feeling, to discover something you never expected to exist within you, but at the same time, its existence gave one a feeling of awe and joy. A sense of recognition and enlightenment.

While Oriana was still flooded by mixed emotions, Rosetta's question pulled her back to the ground.

"What do you see?" Rosetta asked, her impatient tone reminding Oriana of her teacher's personality. She did not want to receive another round of mocking.

"It is like a mass full of energy, surrounded by immense darkness and it makes me feel powerful yet calm at the same time." Oriana continued to explain. "There is no color, but I feel like there are two energies, both existing in harmony."

"Hmm," Rosetta replied, as if her answer was barely satisfactory. "Keep observing it. A core is a representation of your soul. Feel it and be familiar with its power."

Oriana continued to follow her master's instructions while Rosetta narrowed her eyes on her student. 

'The power of darkness and divine power.' 

Rosetta was aware that this young queen possesses divine power despite not having the bloodline of a divine beast. A witch with both magic and divinity, two energies belonging to different realms. She was basically a miracle. Rosetta herself shocked when she heard it from the wizards, and the shock did not diminish when she herself checked after tricking Oriana to her chamber. 

'This new queen seems to be extraordinary, unlike the previous queens. For one to have both powers, she will be immensely powerful. I need to tame her to serve me well.'

When Oriana opened her eyes, there was brightness in them, excitement evident in her gaze. She found her energy core and she could now understand what Yorian told her. Her energy core was unique and she possessed the magic of the darkness attribute as well as divine power.

She looked at Rosetta. "I did it before half an hour has passed."

"And now you are arrogant for being better than the average standard of a child?"

Oriana shut her mouth, a little depressed at the witch's response.

Rosetta continued, "You have an energy core made of two powers—one is divine power, the other magic power of the darkness-attribute. For our lessons, I will guide you on how to use your power of darkness. About the divine power you have, we will find another way for it."

"Will it not pose a problem to our lessons?"

"Do you think it will? So what if you have two powers? You cannot even control one."

"I can use my divine power once in a while but to a small extent."

"How small?"

Oriana smiled. "I will show you, Teacher."

As if her words were the cue, the air around them stirred inside the barrier created by Rosetta around them. 

'Divine power of the wind element.' Rosetta could feel the intensity of the divine power. 

Using spells they comprehended, witches could use the magic inside their bodies to communicate or alter their surroundings, but that was not the case for divine beasts or those with divine power. With divine power, they were born to have absolute command over a certain concept or domain.

While an ordinary witch could only manifest a gust of wind after a week of training, a newborn of a divine beast bloodline like a Divine Eagle could do the same because of its innate talent.

'If she has divine power, then her blood would be a precious ingredient…'

Rosetta could not help but have those thoughts, curiosity and greed evident in her gaze.

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