The Beginning Of a Search

Xander was just like he was used to travelling across Valmasia in search for something to further his growth. The young lad would return to the plains in Nostvale's south where he met Jade Granite before. Upon reaching that spot, he would come across Mendulas the young Tilandre's noble and approach him. Upon getting to him, Xander would greet him with a grin while saying.

"We meet again young noble. So how are you developing your skills? I hope you're getting way stronger for I surely am."
After saying so, Xander would analyze the surrounding with his sharp gaze to see if they were being spied on before saying.
"You really have a knack to choose your allies you know that?"

(Xander Erastoc)
Mendulas gave a knowing grin as that ever present fan was being utilised for it's sole intended use.. at least for males. "A knack for picking allies? How do you suggest that came to being?" He asked quietly, his own gaze travelling over the surroundings.

"I am trying to get stronger, but however such things require help." And then he bowed slightly. "And that is why I asked for yours." He gave another muffph with his fan. "I've ideas how to better utilise my dark magic for my own needs... Especially for my own protection."
(Mendulas Eutrice)
Xander would then simply shift his gaze toward the sky. The weather was kind of pleasant for him. There was no rain, the sun was shinning brightly its light brightening the plain and the boy enjoying the spectcle he was being offered.
Upon returning his eyes on Mendulas, Xander simply said.

"You wouldn't be planning to create a dark barrier right? If that the case, I suppose I could help."
After saying those words, Xander gathered dark mana and made it circle around him. then, with his expert control over his magic, the boy linked each and everyone of the dark particles and thus, brought forth a cicling barrier of dark magic around him.

Then he would ask quite blankly.
"Is that what you want?"
(Xander Erastoc)
Mendulas nodded, and he copied the motion. "But I want it more on a grand scale, to be stronger." He added. "Like that but bigger." He frowned simply. "To be able to make barriers and configure them to alter to suit my needs as seen fit."

He kept fanning himself and the small dark barrier faded out from around him. "And longer lasting as well."
(Mendulas Eutrice)
Xander would then start imaginating what the boy was talking about. It seemed like what headmaster Meliudas could do or at least something that came close to it. The Erastoc child himself once dreamed that he could perform such a feat but it would soon prove to be imposible for it required a great level and mastery over one's magic. Maybe the Xander of today could give it a shot but for Mendulas, it was totaly impossible.

Xander would simply keep his dull expression and without a particular emotion being seen in his tone, said.
"I don't think that you will be able to manage something like that before long but we can start working n it together if you want."

After saying so, he would slightly crack his hands and neck and begin relaxing his muscles.

(Xander Erastoc)
Mendulas gave a cocky grin and then brought the snapped shut fan to Xander's chin. "Don't underestimate a Eutrice." He said simply, the fan away as soon as it was there.

"My.. but.." The gentle flash of anger that was there gone. "If we can try to manifest such magic.. it would be useful most assuringly for protection and moving around.. Manifest it as stairs.. or even levitate upon a floor of darkness... right?"
(Mendulas Eutrice)
Xander would start wondering about all the possibilities such magic could offer him. They could indeed help him in bridging a gap and even wistand the formidable force possessed by the Kaor yokai Eva. The boy had a lot of thing on his mind those last days and Mendulas was allowing him to aim for a new goal on his road toward power. He was now decided to reach it, the ability to create genuine barriers.

Granting a smile to the boy, Xander would put his right hand in his back while using his left one to support it and say while grinning.
"So how do you suppose we should start. This is no small feat we are trying to accomplish and we would most likely need the help of someone who can do it."

Then thinking that the headmaster mastered such an ablity certainly because of his studies, he quickly add.
"Or, we can study it through books and resaerches. What do you say?"
(Xander Erastoc)
Mendulas gave a soft chuckle as he felt the excitement in his friend's voice. "Well do we have any knowledge of a current user of barriers?" He asked, then his fan ruffled his hair.

"And a mixture of both would likely be ideal. I could refer and see about finding such things.. perhaps byson's library would be ideal for us.. ah.. but it's been taken by those. .goo creatures."

He gave a soft frown. "Mayhaps we could chance ourselves with other fonts of knowledge."
(Mendulas Eutrice)
Xander would then put his left leg behind his right one, curling it to look like he was making an angle of 90 degrees and would then say with quite the lax attidute, his gaze once again put on the skies and appreciating the breeze of air carressing his cheek and making dance the grass.

"I do know of someone who possess the capability of creating grand barriers and use them at will. He is the Headmaster of the Phoenix academy; Meliudas. There is only one problem, I don't know where he is as it would seem like he disappear a lot. Even as a student, I got to see him only a few times and it had been years since the last one."

Xander would then once again gaze upon Mendulas, piercing him with his stare while saying in a slight chuckle.
"Maybe he is dead."
If that was the case, it wouldn't be good for them so one could wonder what was making the Erastoc laugh.

He would then follow by saying.
"Where do you think we can find adequate documents if not in byson?"
(Xander Erastoc)
The Eutrice kid gave a small frown, that furrowed in his brow. He rubbed his chin. "I don't know perhaps we could invade the head master's quarters, see if he himself has things upon the subject of barrier magic."

Another rub on his chin as he fanned himself. "Mayhaps his home or when he was studying upon barrier magic would be a good choice also. Any place he could of revised written or worked on the magic of barriers."
(Mendulas Eutrice)
Mendulas Eutrice: If you can find out this.. I will see about getting into Byson, perhaps those.. goo things are benevolent.