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Adara shivered at the warm feeling of the curaga spell. THough she had the magic of it herself, she had never actually used it yet and didn't know the feeling. She giggled slightly as though she were being tickled.

"Thanks, Aki," she nodded and holstered her pistol. "I'm fine. My jacket just needs a patch job later."

When the other student offered her the potion, she shook her head, "I have some stashed in my bag, but thank you. I'll see you in items class though."

With that she fell into step to move forward.

"We shall find that out when we encounter one. Lets move on," Aki says, leading the group forward.
After a few moments, they come across two more bite bugs. She draws her sword, and with little effort, she dispatches of them and continues on.
"Another thing to note about Bite Bugs, they are weak to both ice and wind spells, and earth spells will miss them completely. But they are one of the weakest enemies you will ever encounter, so it's almost a waste of a good spell if you can dispatch of them with your weapon. However, if you prefer the use of magic, it is still a beneficial fact to know. You should make an effort to study monsters you will encounter and know their strengths and weaknesses. Even the strongest fighter needs to rely on magic occasionally," she says, then leads the group on again.
As they continue further, they begin to hear the occasional roar of a monster, something much bigger than Bite Bugs and Grats. Aki smiles, and heads for the center of the area. She stops in front of a makeshift compound with several holding containers. The cries seem to be coming from inside.
"This is your final assignment for today. Inside this compound are individual cells, each with a different monster. One by one you will come up, chose a gate, and I will reveal the monster inside. You will have to identify it, and any strengths and weaknesses it has, then you will fight it. Are there any questions before we start?"

"Behind each steel door there are bars, and I will not lift the bars until the monster has been discussed. I don't want any of you going into battle blindly, especially because I've chosen some difficult and strong monsters," Aki replies.

Aki walks over to the compound and smiles at the class.
"Who wants to go first?"

"Alright then Adara, pick a cage and we'll get started!" Aki says, excitedly.
There were several sections to the compound, all with identical steel doors.

"Alrighty! Lets see...."
Aki opens the steel gate, revealing a roaring monster behind bars. She latches the gate open and takes a peek. This is what is inside:


"Ah!! Very good! A monster hailing from my neck of the woods. Now Adara, can you tell me a little about this creature?" Aki asks.

She stared at the creature for a goodly amount of time before her brain actually started working. Where was Aki from again? Somewhere in... Trabia. Uhh... Dollet sounded right.

What was up there?

Blue Dragons.

OH GOD! No... that was just dumb. It most certainly was not a Blue Dragon.

What else was up there?

Trabia Garden... and... snow!

Snow Lion!

"It's a Snow Lion?" she said hesitantly and thought about it for a second longer. "Yeah, Snow Lion. Very vunerable to fire and entirely absorbs cold damage. They're good for drawing ice spells from, as well as.... Berserk, I think? This is the first time I've ever seen one in the flesh!"

She was excited and yet very anxious and nervous at the same time. This was going to be a tough fight, for sure.

"I think I will, Alexei," she flashed a smile at him, this time without blushing.