Chapter 32 - The Sweet and Bitter Life of an Awakened - XIV
Sitting on the central platform, one meter high, I was sweating profusely. My skin was pale, and the sound of my teeth grinding echoed louder than the flowing water of the lake.
"Concentrate!" shouted Lesley.
The sound of her voice prevented me from interrupting the flow of prana and mana that raced frantically through my energy pathways.
I had been there for over two hours, and the first of the ten pillars had not lit up beyond seventy centimeters of its three meters.
Let me explain properly what was happening. Inside the mage training room, this was a specific area for controlling the internal energy that circulates through the energy pathways.
As soon as I sat on the central pillar, Lesley ordered me to circulate my energy, as in the earlier training. The moment my prana and mana began to flow like a waterfall, the central pillar shone intensely in red and blue.
"When the pillar you're sitting on glows... In the case of demons, it should only glow red, because of the prana. But your case is special. This indicates that your energy is leaking," explained Lesley.
"Energy leaking means little control over the fine processes of body reinforcement. This place will refine precisely that."
"Here, you will realize how efficient your control is. The first step is to circulate energy without it leaking out of your body."
"But Lesley?" I asked. "Having thick energy pathways shouldn't prevent that? Shouldn't that be a problem for mages?"
"You're right. Although your energy pathways can perform both functions, the problem of energy leaking isn't in the pathways, but in your blood, muscles, bones, and skin," she explained calmly.