Modern World Warlock-Chapter 97: Umbra Control

After Clara finished her affinity test, Dante asked the woman to get some rest while he trained with Zac and Megan for a bit.

The warlock wanted to get more of their potential out in the open, and he had an idea of how to achieve it.

When the trio returned to the MET room, Paige and Clara followed them along and stayed on the spectators’ side.

"What do you need me to do?" Paige asked, but Dante said that they didn’t need anything, as the pair would be sparring against him.

*Gulp* Zac swallowed nervously.

"Do you guys remember the story I told you about how the first warlocks were created?" Dante asked the pair.

"A group of dark mages were exiled, and then they made a contract with a demon to be able to perceive umbra… something like that, right?" Zac said.

"Yes. However, they were already able to manipulate umbra—they just couldn’t see it…" Dante replied.

The demon who gave the first warlocks his sight didn’t give them the ability to control umbra, as they could already do it.

Megan slightly widened her eyes in surprise. "So, you are saying we could use that umbra?" she asked.

"You already are using it a bit. Of course, you can’t see it, though…" Dante continued.

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’We are!?’ Zac pondered in shock.

The warlock stretched his legs and got himself in a fighting stance, which Megan taught him. "Come at me like you want to kill me," he said.

When the pair got themselves ready, Dante took a quick step and appeared beside the two, using his palms to produce a force that pushed them against the side walls.

Megan landed horizontally on her feet against the wall, crouching and propelling herself towards the warlock.

Meanwhile, Zac plastered his back against the wall and dropped to the ground momentarily. ’Ouch…’ he thought.

Dante avoided Megan’s retaliation with his forearm, making the woman respond with a barrage of kicks that had him take a few steps back.

As the warlock gave his redhead friend a side-eye, he saw him quickly approaching from the back for a surprise attack, which made Dante smirk.

Before Megan and Zac could land a blow, the warlock waved his hand to the side and flung their bodies along to one end of the room.

"Did you guys not sense that attack?" the warlock asked the pair as they rose from the ground.

"Kind of… But my body doesn’t know how to react," Megan replied.

Dante explained that he wasn’t casting any spells and was simply controlling the umbra around them to push them away.

"These types of attacks are the easiest to block. You just have to focus on condensing your energy on the side where it’s coming from," the warlock said.

"But, I can’t even feel my own energy… How do I control it?" Zac pondered aloud.

’I see… Megan is more methodical, and Zac follows his intuition,’ Dante thought.

"Megan, if I tell you to focus your umbra to your right side… Can you do it?" the warlock asked.

The brunette exhaled deeply and closed her eyes, and Dante could see how the reddish smoke that flowed from her body moved to the right side.

"Am I doing it?" Megan asked indifferently.

"Mhmm… You did it," said the warlock with an affirmative nod.

"Now, your turn, Zac…" he continued.

However, as soon as the redhead took a deep breath to focus, Dante rushed to his right side and waved his hand, producing a wave of umbra to push Zac aside.

In that brief second, the redhead raised his right forearm out of pure intuition, feeling a gust of wind slightly blowing his hair.

Zac expected to get flung against the wall again, but when he noticed that he hadn’t moved from his spot, he stood in shock.

"You did it," Dante said with a smile.

"I did…?" Zac muttered.

"It is as I expected. Megan seems to get the concepts when explained to her, while Zac seems to follow his gut…" the warlock said.

He followed up by saying that they needed to learn from each other, as Megan was relying on methodology too much, and Zac wasn’t even aware he was using umbra.

"Meg, you should try to listen to your gut feeling more often—Sometimes, our bodies know more than our brains…" Dante commented.

"Zac, anytime you are attacking or defending, you should try to understand the concept of it—Feel the flow of energy going out of your body to better understand it…" he continued.

Dante explained that the only reason that Zac was able to break Nihilor illusion’s claws was because his kick was charged with umbra. Nonetheless, the tense situation he found himself in didn’t allow him to pay close attention to his movements.

After giving his complete analysis and suggestions to the pair, he told them to keep sparring against each other, and he would check on their progress every few days.

"What are you going to do in the meantime?" Megan asked.

"I’ll start looking for that dark-haired detective… Alice," said Dante.

"Camille seemed pretty distressed about it, so I want to get it over with quickly," he continued.

The warlock had a promise with Camille that they would both help each other in achieving peaceful lives.

When he sensed that Alice’s presence was almost a requirement for the handler to feel at peace, he felt a sense of responsibility in saving her, as it was part of his promise.

"I’ll start looking for her tonight… I think I’ll pay the kids a visit before then," Dante commented.

After the warlock left the laboratory, he took the elevator to the guests’ room of the skyscraper, where the teenagers stayed the night.

The apartment had a modern and sleek design. It had four bedrooms with king-sized beds, a jacuzzi overlooking the city, an open kitchen, and an expansive living room with a 70-inch TV.

"Big bro!" Jake exclaimed as Dante walked in, seeing the teenagers having lunch in the living room, with both Rina and Rona standing beside them.

The warlock politely greeted the servants who had helped him in the past and checked on the kids’ well-being.

"Hehe, we are all feeling much better now!" Jake said, flexing his arms to show his muscles.

"Th-thanks for saving us again, big bro…" Lina interjected, looking down with embarrassment.

"Don’t mention it—It was thanks to Zac being there," Dante said, patting the girl on the head.

As the warlock retracted his hand, the positive energy flowing from Lina surprised him for a brief moment.

’Such honest and genuine gratitude coming from a child… Can’t say I’m used to this,’ Dante thought.

’Well… I don’t hate it either,’ he continued, letting out a slight smile.