"WOAH WHEN DID YOU GET SO TALL NYSSA YOU WERE SHIRTER THSN ME LAST TIME I SAW YOU!" I exclaimed running to her once I reached her I realized I had to look up at her now. "Wow I knew you got taller but I can't even touch your head what happened?" I asked with a puzzled look on my face.
"Mother had to use time magic to make me age because my aging process was beginning to stop." Nyssa said looking down at me.
"So if she didn't do that you would've stayed a tiny person that would've been adorable." I said
"Mei I know that her aging process was slowing down but turning her to an adult right now she's five and she looks twenty five." Momma said staring at Nyssa.
"Actually I brought her up to twenty six." Mei said
"Twenty five twenty six same thing but was it so bad you had to make her skip that far?" Momma asked
"Yes it was sadly shattering her mana core accelerated the speed her immortality would set in so I had to age her myself so she wasn't stuck as a little girl for life." Mei replied
"Fair enough I can't argue with that Theresa here is definitely going to be taller though in a few years Nyssa will be looking up at her." Momma said pridefully.
"Nyssa Theresa come with me." A voice said from behind me making me jump I turned around to see it was dread.
"YOU SCARED ME DREAD!" I said loudly
"My apologies young Siegeheart it was not my intention regardless I ask that you and Nyssa accompany me to the training room." She said Nyssa appeared next to me.
"Understood Theresa lets go." Nyssa said looking at me.
"Ok ok." I replied following through the halls yo the training room in my few years here I had grown accustomed to the very large manor it is much larger than the mansion momma and I live in as we approached the door to the training room Dread spoke.
"Theresa the best way for you to learn how to fight against an opponent using a weapon with your hands is to spar against someone who's specialty is weapons and magic and Nyssa the opposite is true for you it's clear you've grown accustomed to facing the sword constantly so now we're going to switch it up now pick up your weapons." Dread said opening the doors to the training hall I skipped my way to the weapon rack on the wall grabbing my bracers and greaves. Nyssa followed soon after grabbing her one handed long sword and bracers. We walked to the center of the room and stood waiting for Dread to signal us to begin.
"Nyssa sheathe the blade you can't expect to always have it drawn and ready before a fight." Dread said her tone flat as she said that Nyssa let go of her sword it returning to the sheathe on her arm the same kind of sheathe Dread uses I've seen her use it before so I know what to expect.
"Ready… Begin." Dread announced instantly Nyssa's blade was in her hand and she launched at me her blade nearly at my throat instantly I leaned back keeping my movement to a minimum but it wasn't enough I felt my feet leave the ground as Nyssa swept them out from under me the second I hit the ground her blade was at my neck she had one nearly instantly.
"Unacceptable go again!" Dread shouted me and Nyssa lined back up. "Begin." She had shouted once again just like before Nyssa rushed me but I was ready she slashed at my I caught the blade crushing it in my hand she immediately let go and began striking at me with her fist I ducked every incoming hit waiting for an opening her relentless assault never letting up. I began to lose my ground and began to raise my hands to try and regain some control as I went to block her strikes right before her hand made contact it began to glow purple and I was to slow to dodge. The hit connected sending me flying to the wall.
"Ow that hurt… a lot." I said slowly standing back up pain lancing through my body. "What was that?" I asked.
"That was Nyssa casting gravity magic on her hand to hit harder she's not exactly the strongest when it comes to physical strength so she uses magic to assist her." Dread answered looking me straight in the eye "though if you were to learn how to do it you would be quite dangerous given your nature as a dragon your physical strength will be second to none I believe I will ask Mei to help you now Nyssa rearm yourself and you two get set don't let her break another sword." She added.
I can tell Nyssa isn't going all out or barely even trying she has yet to use any magic outside from that punch but what right do I have to say anything I haven't been trying either I at least want her to acknowledge me as an opponent. As we approached the center of the room for the third time I spread my wings and let lightning dance around me momma had taught me much of including my wings in combat so I am confident in my abilities. I could see a visual shift in Nyssa's stance it no longer looked like she was going to launch at me immediately and her face was much more calculated.
"Begin." Dread shouted
"Prismatic Archer." Nyssa said the instant the match started she leaped back a bow of rainbow light forming in her hand I flew towards her as she knocked her arrow she released it sending a wide beam of light directly at me. I dove to the ground and began flying directly up towards Nyssa.
"Shimmer." She said immediately disappearing from sight I heard her arrow knock from below me once again I dived down towards the ground dodging the beam of light. She drew her sword and leaped back confusing me she launched toward me throwing her sword at my feet.
"Tome four: embrace of the flame princess." As she finished her spell the sword dissolved and the area around me was caught in an inferno of blue flames so hot my wings caught fire. She began to close in fist cocked back I shielded myself with my wings her gravity charged fist hitting them knocking me back I drew my wings back Nyssa closing in at break neck speeds I stomped the ground with so much force it shattered below me she jumped to maintain control just as I had hopped. As I saw her feet leave the ground I rocketed toward her before she was able to use her spell I had her by the throat and threw her down sending her flying towards the floor. I launched downward towards her determined to win then everything went inverted I was face up falling towards the floor to fast for me to stop and diving towards me was Nyssa I hit the ground so hard I bounced off of it and landed on my stomach Nyssa stood over me her bow knocked and aimed at my head I lost.
"That was very good Theresa you nearly had me." Nyssa said the bow disappearing from her hand as she grabbed mine helping me up.
"Thank you though you're amazing I could barely keep up." I said my hands on my knees panting.
"Theresa once you fully learn how to fight and utilize your born power you'll be nearly unstoppable and obviously Nyssa had a few advantages here especially in size given that she's been artificially aged." Dread said as she approached me putting her hand on my shoulder. "Once Mara has taught you everything she can I will ensure to make sure you and Nyssa are as strong as possible." She said as I met her eyes I saw the faintest trace of emotion crack through but it immediately vanished as soon as I saw it.