War Ceremony

"Fortunately, Teacher Niedern kept forcing me down the Hydra Legion path, and I kept studying the creation of the Flame Hydra. Even so, a perfect creation would still take a long time, since I had to merge in demigod Hydra Blood. Now, I'll begin the engraving practice."

Suye thought to himself. With a thought, a pale-blue Meditation Needle appeared before him, flew to a Magic Tree Leaves, and began engraving the Flame Hydra's Magic Array Diagram.

Unlike what he had imagined before, the actual engraving process was far more difficult.

The first attempt failed.

He summarized the reason.

The second attempt failed.

He continued summarizing.

The third attempt was incomplete.

After summarizing, he thought and analyzed, then consulted the masters at Thermopylae.

The fourth attempt failed...

Suye felt no frustration at all. In his view, every failure yielded an experience of "why it failed," and each such experience was a step toward success.

Failure itself had never been the mother of success. The thought, analysis, summary, and new action that followed failure, along with the joy of gaining something and affirming oneself, were the true mothers of success.

Because he did not use blind practice but instead practiced deliberately, Suye's understanding of the Flame Hydra's Magic Array Diagram grew deeper and deeper.

However, the time spent studying magic was always wonderful and fleeting.

On the morning of the War Ceremony, Suye, Miltiades, Euclid, Medels, Kabazan, and Rockett entered a Magic Carriage, left Thermopylae, and headed for the holy city of Delphi.

Most of the other commanders had already set out by various means.

The solitary Magic Carriage flew through the sky. Inside, the six men drank tea and chatted, discussing the Infinite Plane, the gods of heaven and earth, and everything under the sun.

High above the clouds, a Temple