Marik's Secondary Magic Training [Private]

"Lets try with something new..."
Marik decided to learn some new spells, he started training and then he realized that he could learn another type of magic, so he started working on it, a lot, he trained for days but it didn't help that much... Thats why the ice mage decided to do the training with someone stronger... Maybe someone from Fairy Tail, from the same guild... Ryo, Ryo knetegawa, a very powerful mage from Sabertooth that was actually the only mage Marik really knew... "Ryo... Is he going to be too much for me?... Maybe the training will be to hard... I don't care! I am going to become a giant! I will have a dragons power!". Marik was excited, he liked the idea of having this magic called titan, he wanted to become as powerful as a dragon, powerful like his dad, the dragon slayer took way to the islands where he met his dad, Snowfall islands, it was a good place to train, he could eat ice and fell better so he could keep training.
The mage was going out of his house, but then he was interrupted, interrupted by Becky "Marik!... I want to go with you, we can train together!" the mage laughed and looked at the floor thinking, then he stared at the red haired girl and answered "I am not sure if it is a good idea... This mage is very strong... And I think it is enough with him" the girl started crying and went to her's room, anyway the slayer ignored that, he didn't feel very guilty.

When Marik was far away from the house already, but then he remembered something, and went back to the place with out making noise, he didn't want Becky to notice him. Marik had a lot of weapons, he use to use a lot of them and he liked them a lot, the thing was that he was going to train his new magic, thats why he didn't want to use weapons.
"Becky... Are you awake?" Marik whispered to see if she was there, he didn't hear anything, so he toughed she was sleeping. When the slayer went up, he found a dragon sleeping in her bed, it was Becky, he putted all his weapons in the house's work shop and went out again to the islands.
"How do you want to go there without me?" Becky was out of the house, she was awake "I did it once I will do it again" "You can't do it, admit it, just let me take you, its not a nice place for me, I wont stay that much, don't worry" the mage took a heavy breathing and looked at the dragon, he accepted, and Becky was taking him to the island.

When both started to go, she immediately turned into a dragon, the baby dragon, and then she turned into a bigger dragon, a bigger and stronger dragon "Wow... I didn't know you could do this" Becky didn't answered and Marik sated into her back. She flied to the cold island, and when they were there Marik jumped against the ice and Becky turned into human. "This is the place..."

Ryo was waiting for Marik on the frozen Island. This is where he and Zenshin had trained for his B rank exam although that seemed like such a distant memory for him. He was now here to train an entirely new person. This was the Ice Dragon slayer Marik. This frozen wasteland shouldn't offer any challenge for him, or for anyone who used Ice magic really, but still he wasn't going to stop the training from happening here. Even if Marik was learning a new type of magic he was still going to learn it where he would be comfortable, and also in a harsh land without anyone to be hurt.

As he waited Ryo couldn't help but pet the great Dire Wolf that stood by his side. Ever his present companion Gora was always following him. He didn't mind though in fact he rather loved having Gora's company. He was here with him when they were last here, and it was only fitting that he should return with him. When Marik arrived it wasn't hard to tell it was he who arrived. It could only be a slayer of dragons who could have one give him a lift. Ryo smirked as Marik landed and he approached the mage with Gora close at heel "Nice enterance however it will do you no good. She must be away. I won't let you die or come to any serious harm. I just need you to be ready for intense training." He then turned on his boot heels and started to walk his way back towards the middle of the island where he and Zenshin had done their own training.

Marik fell against the ground with the feet, then Becky behind him transformed into human, she was freezing it was very cold for her. "I don't care if I get hurt, lets just do this as tough as you want" Marik punched his right palm with his left arm "I am ready".
The slayer was going to start his training, but anyway he proposed something to himself "I am training with out other kind of magic... But... Becky is here..." the mage closed his eyes and then turned around to look at the red haired girl "Becky, I think you still don't know Ryo, he is the one training me" Marik looked at Ryo and then at Becky "Becky, Ryo Knetegawa. Ryo Knetegawa, Becky... She is my partner, but I think she is not staying" the girl didn't understand that he wanted her to go, so she just kept there with a lot of cloth smiling "I will see you training, don't worry".

The mage took a heavy breathing, and turned around again to see Ryo "As I told yah already, I have learned a lot of this "Titan" magic, and I want to learn how to use it, I will be able to expand my body and have better capacities to do more stuff... I really haven't learned that much, when I try to use my magic I just don't do it correctly, let me show you" Marik took a defensive position and a magic circle appeared below him, a magical power appeared around him and his body started to change, but then it stopped. "And... Thats all" the ice mage putted his hand in his neck and laughed a bit.

"Why are you laughing? Do you want to be strong? Take it serious it should not be difficult for you!" Marik stared at Becky for some seconds "If you are staying you are not going to be talking that much!" the red haired girl transformed into the baby dragon and started to fly around the place just to see it. The slayer was thinking "Lets see how strong this guy actually is" but then he went against Ryo looking at him "Sorry, lets just start" the ice guy stroke with his hand against the ice in the floor taking a big piece of cold ice and trowing it to his mouth "I feel better now".

"Why do I want to learn titan?... My sister, that's why... She needs me, and I need her" Marik took a heavy breathing, and started to concentrate, he was going to use Ryo's help... Actually he was going to help hi in the compleat training, but anyway, he wanted to do some stuff like he is use to, so he sated down and concentrated a while, then he opened his eyes, he had a very heavy blue color in his eyes with a big smile. He was anxious, not only because he was training his new magic, he didn't even care that much about it, he was excited because the one he was training with and the place, a S rank mage, Marik just wanted to fight with him at the end of the training, even if he was losing, he wanted to battle.

Being anxious and wanting to battle, Marik tried one more time "Lets do it one more time..." Marik took the position, and the magic power started growing around him covering him in a yellow power, then all the energy expanded to the around, destroying a part of one pillar of ice. "That is what happens when I try to become a giant, anyway I think that is to much for me right now, I am trying to go slower with giant hands, or maybe try to have longer hands... I might need your help" the ice mage started again, he took the last position, and then he changed it to a different one, the energy started growing and his body started moving, but then it stopped, again. Marik kind of desperate punched the ice in the ground taking more ice and eating it with a face of anger. "Any advice?" the ice slayer sated in the ice taking a lot of ice out of the ground. He was surrounded by ice and a Sabertooth's mage in front of him.
When the slayer stood up, to try one more time, he took a little piece of ice and threw it as far as he could "Why didn't I bring beer?..." the slayer took a heavy breathing and putted his hands into his neck "What now Ryo?, if I can call you like that..." the slayer was hopping he knew some advises, or anything that would help him at his training, that was why he asked for his help.

Ryo tipped his hat to Becky with a soft smile "Welcome I don't mind if you stick around, but don't try to help him. This is something only he can do after all." He stood there and watched the progress that Marik was making. The boy was very capable and he seemed to have a great desire about what he was trying to learn. At least he hoped the boy had a strong conviction. Ryo couldn't help but remember his own time trying to learn his secondary magic, and how intense it was. He was curious if Marik was up to the challenge. Unfortunately Ryo had only a bit of information about Titan Magic. Still Ryo would share what he knew when the time was needed.

As the training continued it was clear the boy needed some instruction. When he asked for a bit of guidance Ryo smiled and nodded his head once "Well what I do know about titan magic is that it is based on emotions. I'm not quite sure what emotions they use. I'm sure it differs from person to person. I've heard of rage being used. However, you don't seem to be the kind of person who is filled with rage. So instead try to focus your magic with the idea of what inspired you to train this magic. Like protecting someone, or maybe getting even with someone." he didn't know how helpful this advice was, but he was more than happy to give him whatever advice he had.

Marik laughed a bit, and thinking, he realized it was not a bad idea... "Then... With my feelings, I actually think I could try to use the anger inside of me, I still think in a lot of people or weird things that are still indebted with me... It can sound kind of stupid or dumb, but some months ago I found a little girl when I was resting, she looked like a little innocent girl but kind of freaky, at the end she tried to kill me with some flying knives, and she... She hurt badly Becky, I will never forgive her for that... But I will try with anger first... If that is okay" Marik took a heavy breathing, and closed his eyes, then he took a position and a powerful energy started to appear around him, it started growing, and then Marik's body started mutating, his arms, one finger grew a bit and then returned, then on hand became longer, and returned to its normal form "I won't forgive you..." the ice slayer started to think in that girl that knew all about him, and then his both arms went bigger, but some moments later... They returned to their normal state and the power disappeared letting Marik in his knees. "What did I do wrong?..." the slayer stood up quickly and took the same position thinking again in that creepy girl, the ground started shaking and the power started growing lake the last time. He was trying one more time, this time harder.

Marik's body changed like the last time, but this time faster, his eyes became completely white and then an energy wave expanded around Marik striking with the ice pillar living no mark, the ice dragon slayer fell with his face against the solid ice, he was completely tired and he didn't even do anything. The slayer was in the ground, with his face against the floor, and all his body against the floor. He stayed there a minute and then he started eating the ice under him and then stood up taking a heavy breathing. "Okay, that didn't work... I have more angers... My dad, or the ice king however he wants to hear it, he took my childhood away just because he said I wasn't ready..." Marik suddenly forgot what they were suppose to do, and took all his feelings away. "Imagine me training for 20 years, maybe less, anyway I would be extremely powerful, I could protect perfectly the people I love! Hanna would be completely okay maybe!..." Marik looked at the floor, while the energy of his feelings surrounded him "And the worst of all, is that I met him here, in this place, in this island, everyone disappear, and he suddenly gave me power... I hate that stupid dragon..." the slayer kicked a frozen rock in front of him, and then the energy started to become smaller, then he realized what was happening "Sorry Ryo... I got distracted, let me tried one more time" the slayer took a heavy breathing and closed his eyes, took the position and opened his eyes quickly.

"Titan!..." Marik's eyes were in white, his energy started to grow with his body, at the beginning his muscles started to grow, and then it stopped and returned to its normal state. But then, the power didn't stop, it grew even more and Marik's hands started to grow and change, molding in a lot of forms, becoming bigger and longer and finally he closed his eyes and opened them again and the magic stopped growing. He had two one big hand but the other one was normal "Now Ryo, how do I return this?" Marik didn't have any idea of how to return his hand to the normal state, that was the only problem, he started shaking it but then it fell into the ice braking part of it, it was very heavy. "Ryo I need some help!"

"Concentrate..." Marik relaxed trying to get concentrated, he was in the floor not able to move because of the big hand, he started to stand up, kind of hard for him buy he finally did it and then the magic around him started moving, he was using the spell one more time, maybe that way he could return to the normal state. His body started changing, like last time until it stopped with his hand in normal state. "I think I am understanding this already!" Marik laughed and putted his hand behind his neck, only one, the other one was to heavy for that "What?!" his right hand grew when the left one became smaller "Ryo! I need help..."

Ryo frowns deeply as he watches Marik and the progress he makes. He can tell just from looking at him that it is just a simple matter of him not being able to focus on his entire being. He also wasn't focusing on the right kind of emotions. Negative emotions were powerful but one should always focus on the power of positive emotions. When he was beseached for help Ryo sighed softly "Do not focus on anger, revenge, or sorrow. Focus on the good emotions. Joy, Pride, Loyalty, Love. These emotions are far stronger than any negative emotion you could possibly feel."

He then smiles and sits down on a chair made of cards shuffling a deck of tarot cards absent-mindedly "I am quite certain you will find that to be much more beneficial to your training. Now one other thing to suggest. If I were you i'd focus on growing both parts of your body, or all of it at once really. Don't focus on one part of the other, if you do that then you will often suffer this problem I am guessing." as Ryo shuffled the cards in the freezing cold. Thankfully this time however his own body was much warmer as he was dressed in proper clothes. He looked up again to speak plainly once more "Remember young Marik. Magic is not a slave that can be beaten, it is not some mindless tool made to serve you. It is a living thing. You must feel the spell, feel the magic, feel its blessing. If you do this then your spells will surely suceed. You must focus deeply on this however, you must connect to the magic you work with. I imagine meditating in the snow will help you to achieve this simple goal."

Marik laughed a bit with a very true smile looking at the powerful mage sitting in his car chair "Magic is a living thing... All those words... I knew I choose well..." Marik took a heavy breathing and stared at Ryo "Okay then, I think I should try with different emotions... Or... No, I will" Marik didn't want to think in other stuff, he use to hid all about her sister with other stuff, even hid his feelings about it, but this time it was necessary, and he didn't want to keep ignoring Ryo's words. "Okay the lets try something else" Marik took a position, with one hand bigger than the other, and then a magic circle appeared in Marik's hand, it suddenly started going to its normal state slowly until it was in a normal size "Did you see that?! I did it Ryo! Thanks" Marik got excited... But then he realized that he just canceled his spell, he still didn't know how to start it.
"Remember remember... Good feelings... At the end of this training, I am sure I will respect you even more Ryo Knetegawa..." the slayer took a heavy breathing and again took the spell position, this time he was going to try with the big one. "Titan!..."

The dragon slayer in position to try one more time, an the card mage with a chair made of card, was watching the kid's progress with his new ability... The advantage was that it was in the ice, a lot of food for the dragon slayer.

"When I think in my sister I still have does negative feelings, I get mad, very mad because I couldn't protect her... I get frustrated of not being with her right now... I get sad because of all does smiles I couldn't see... And I get happy, because even if she is still in bed, she keeps fighting and being the biggest warrior I have ever known... So I will try with negatives, that come with positives!"
Marik took a heavy breathing and opened his eyes with a fast and strong move, he shouted trying to control the power and a lot of energy started approaching, he was surrounded by the magic's energy "Lets do this... For the people I love... For her..." Marik's body started moving, started mutating, then his arm went bigger and his other arm too, both arms went back to the normal state and he send even more energy, his body started to send magic waves and a yellow light, his arms went longer and then the magic in the place started to go away again "I did it... Hanna" the power went down, it started to calm down, and Marik closed his eyes and opened them again, their color changed like usual. "I feel it... I feel the power in my body, the magic, the titan that is growing inside of me... I will be as big and strong like my father I am sure..." Marik took a heavy breathing and stared at Ryo making a smile, a fake smile...

Marik smiled at Ryo, all the magic was gone, and his position was as usual, his spell worked, with some defects, Marik's smile quickly returned into a serious face and then a breathing "I don't feel my arms!" the slayer tried this time to make longer his arms, but he kind of failed, his arms became longer, but in deed, he couldn't feel them, both arms were in the ground and 2 meter's longer than usual. "I got inspired... I toughed in my sister... My feelings exploded... And know I don't feel both arms" three dots appeared in Marik's head, then he saw the floor disappointed of his work "I can't believe it, I didn't even wanted to do this, I tried to become a giant and just couldn't... This has no sense..." the ice mage was dip pressed, he fell with his face against the ice, and started eating the same way as last time.
Marik started eating the ice in the floor and then stood up "Ryo... I think I am understanding this, I will try it with out exploding that much my feelings... This time I will do it with more calm, but first, I need to recover my normal size in my arms..." the slayer laughed trying to put his hand in his neck but the arm moved like a rope and his hand stroke against his face leaving a red hand mark in his face. "Remember me not to do that". the slayer took another position and started concentrating, but then stopped and opened his eyes staring at the card mage sitting in his chair.

As Ryo sat there now fully comfortable in the cold he pulled out a book and began to flip through the pages. Like all of his books however it was covered by a thin book cover made of playing cards. The reason for this is Ryo didn't like other people knowing what kind of books he was reading and so he kept their titles a secret. This particular book he brought along for just this training. The book was a book about titan magic. The basics, the how to cast, the how to use, and plenty of other information about it. He was sure that it would be necessary for him to have it on hand considering he sought to help teach titan magic to someone who had perviously never had any experience with it.

Ryo looked up from the book with an interested look when Marik cried out that he couldn't feel his arms. He sighed softly shaking his head "You are trying to do something you shouldn't. You need to calm down your emotions. They can't be an explosion. They must be a river, they must flow from you at a constant rate. The emotions you have will be able to control your power. This isn't some temporary spell you are trying to become a titan. That requires a constant flow of magic to keep the spell working properly. This magic isn't like your Ice Dragon magic that does something for a limited amount of time and then ends. This magic is meant to last for a good time and then be undone. You need to remember that."

He sighed ever so softly returning his eyes to his book putting himself back into his book. Flipping through the pages once more "You are getting close. To return to normal size the plan must be to slowly withdraw the water. Kind of something like slowly stopping the flow of water from a faucet. That's about the best analogy I can offer you."

Marik took a heavy breathing and stared ta his arms, then he started thinking and concentrating "This is kind of confusing... But I think I get the point, I need to stop the river, and I will return to normal" Marik then looked at the S-Rank mage, sitting in his chair of cards ridding a book, he couldn't say what was he reading, it was fool of cards, the slayer took a heavy breathing and again concentrated "Lets stop that river..." the ice mage closed his eyes and his arms started to return to normal slowly until they were at the normal size.

"Thanks Ryo... I think I understood" Marik took another heavy breathing, and this time he tried to control his feelings, but couldn't concentrate that well, he was thinking in other stuff. A magic cylinder appeared under him, then a magic power surrounded him, his body this time changed quickly, instead of imperfect changes, and weird movements, this time his both hands got bigger slowly, when the magic stopped his hands were big already, he did it correctly. The ice mage putted his hand in the air and crashed it against the ice floor, breaking a big part of it and taking some ice from it. "Ryo, I think I got this, but my magic is getting kind of weaker..." the slayer placed the ice in his mouth and ate it fast, then he stroke again with his hand making a big hole were he took the ice from.

The slayer ate all the ice in his hand, he felt much better "I am getting kind of tired, I control my feelings much better than before, but anyway, I don't have infinitive power". Marik took a heavy breathing and sated down taking some ice with his hand, he wasn't smiling at all, at the moment he started thinking in his sister, Hanna, his feelings changed, he became stronger, but he was fool of sadness and frustration, he was mad but didn't want to show it. The slayer was feeling kind of depressed, but then he kept thinking and the feelings disappeared "I shouldn't be mad, she is here, my job now is to protect her, she is still smiling, she is completely okay, and that is why I keep smiling... And I keep fighting and growing!" Marik stood steal and a magic cylinder appeared under him "This time I will do it..." the ice slayer was standing with a big smile in his face, the magic power surrounded him and that river started flowing, his body went bigger and bigger slowly, until he became way to big, a titan, his full body became bigger and stronger.

Between pillars of ice, an ice mage, killer of dragons grew into a big titan, a big warrior. "I did it..." Marik's body was holding a lot of pressure, it was a lot of magic power used with that spell, he was getting tired quickly. Marik gave one step closer too one of the pillars, he gave the step slowly and made the ground shake when he stroke the floor.

The ground shacked when the giant feet crashed against the ice, making a big spot in the ice. Marik gave another step, moving his feet slowly, but then letting it fall against the ice, he went closer and closer to one of the pillars making the ground shake. When the slayer took the pillar, he placed it directly into his mouth, eating the giant piece of ice and giving him more power.
Marik was feeling great, he ate a lot of ice getting a lot of more energy... It was a big piece of ice.
The slayer felt powerful, he was a giant killer of dragons. Marik laughed with a evil voice and then started to spit magic energy in ice "I am a killer of dragons! I am the great and powerful ice dragon!" Marik gave a lot of hard stomps making the ground shake while trowing ice from his mouth, then he stopped for a moment, the giant toughed in something "I can't be a dragon with out wings... Ice dragon's Flight!" two ice wings grew from Marik's back, then he kept stomping and doing noise "This is the real power of a dragon!".
The slayer started walking to take another ice pillar, when he took it, he placed it in his mouth... The ice structure was very heavy, Marik fell against his back into the ice, just where Ryo was sitting "Okay that hurts... Ryo?" the slayer's body went to normal size and the ice wings got broken, then he stood up. "Sorry Ryo... I felt kind of powerful"

Ryo stood up and backed up a few steps dismissing his cards. He looked up at Marik with a rather dubious gaze. He wasn't so sure that this particular idea was the greatest one he had, but it wasn't exactly his place to say much on the subject. He closed his book and watched the young Dragon slayer. It was clear he was making progress, but the sad part was that for each step forward it seemed he took one step back.

As he watched Marik had his crazy little moment calling himself a slayer of dragons, and all kinds of other nonsense. He groaned lightly as Marik kept stomping around. Ryo threw one of his green cards and pressed the other to his forehead and winked. Within a flash he disassembled and reappeared where the card had landed a safe distance from where Marik fell. Once Marik was back to normal size he walked over to him and smacked him upside the back of his head "You are completely irresponsible! You could seriously hurt someone! You need to be careful. Magic is not a tool to be used in such a manner! It must be used to protect people. That is what being a member of Sabertooth means. Now try it again without the insanity. However, I recommend you recover a little bit first. You don't need to over work yourself so much." with his speech and words of wisdom spoken he pulls his book up and begins to read it again without really worrying about it.

A strong punch hit Marik's head making him fall against the ground "That hurts..." the slayer sated down while hearing his teacher's speech, the ice mage laughed a bit and placed his hand against his neck "Sorry Ryo... I think I went kind of..." Marik putted his hand in the ice with his head down thinking "I should be more responsible, thats true... I could have hurt someone... Even if there is no one here... I should protect them with my magic... Thats the meaning of being a Sabertooth's member". The young kid in trying placed his back against the ice, laying in the cold looking at the sky "Okay then... I will try to rest a while..." the slayer started to closer his eyes, just some seconds after he closed them he opened them again and saw Becky flying, she was going out of the island... Nobody knew what was she doing before.

Marik was looking at the sky, watching the snow that started to fall in his face. A lot of snowflakes were falling in his face, making him feel comfortable in the snow. He smiled and pulled himself to the front, sitting looking at the card mage "It still hurts... I am tired... That spell was very hard to use... I am not sure if I can handle that stuff..." the slayer took a heavy breathing and then stood up staring at Ryo "Ryo... That spell is kind of complicated for me... I think I should try with something much more simple... I used a lot of magic already, so instead of growing all my body I will grow only my muscles."

Marik took a heavy breathing and closed his arms against his chest making power grow around him, when the magic power was in his body growing he opened his arms opening his chest and making his arms grow, at the beginning his arms muscle's grew and then all the muscles of his body with them "I think I got it..." the slayer's body became normal, the magic stopped moving in his body, that was not his choice. "I am too tired... That big body was very heavy... I can't take simple stuff like this now... I should rest". Marik fell into his knees when his body returned to normal state, he took a heavy breathing and placed his hands in the ice "Yes... I thing resting is a better idea" the young mage laughed and then rolled to sit down in the ice crossing his arms together.
He was sitting down breathing, then he took some ice and placed it just in front of his mouth holding the amount of cold ice in front of him, he was thinking and then he decided to throw it to a pillar, hitting it with the ice and making it fall.
"Aaaaaaaagh... I am tired Ryo..." Marik shouted and laid in the ice with his back, he was tired and he still didn't finish the training, it was better to rest in the moment. "I can't believe I am resting this much... I should be training... I should be learning some stuff right now... I am tired" Marik laughed and closed his eyes while laying in the ice with his back and legs.

The slayer closed his eyes, thinking and breathing to rest. "I can't use magic anymore... But I don't want to eat ice... It should be my last resource, in a middle of a battle, I can't just eat ice if I want to... Thats the mistake of choosing this place as training spot..." Marik laughed quietly a bit, and then rolled putting his face against the ice "I always want to feel strong... Thats not good for me... I should try to do more stuff at the hard way instead of always choosing the easy way to become strong..." the slayer smiled and stood up staring at Ryo. The slayer started to think in the situation, as far as he got in all his life as a mage "I started in the bottom... And I changed two times and started again from 0... And then I meted Ryo... And other Sabertooth mages, I feel each time stronger... And I think I have a lot of people to thank" the young mage laughed and then putted his right hand behind his head "And... Any advice to rest?... Or just recover a bit" after laughing one more time he just letted his body fall agains the ice striking and smiling.
Marik looked at the sky and the snow falling, it was very nice and comfortable, he felt very well in the ice, it was more comfortable for him that a bed. Marik rolled placing his face against the ice again "Ryo, how can this be that comfortable?"

Ryo was still reading his book although now at this point he was nearly finished with it. He didn't take notice of Marik's subtle titan magic usage. Instead he dropped several cards next to him and they all began to burn and create flames. This kept Ryo in the glow of a warming fire that was more than enough for him. He wasn't like Marik he was a person who was easily suceptible to the cold, and that was not always the best plan of action.

He looked at Marik when the younger mage asked if he had any advice. He simply shrugged and kept reading "Resting involves you using no magic. Take a short nap if you must. Your magic restores itself a lot faster if you are doing something that is far more natural for you to be doing. Such as lying down, sleeping, sitting, things of that nature. You tend to recover faster when you do things like this." As he finally finished his book he closed it and tucked it into the folds of his great coat letting it vanish into one of the many hidden pockets. He was far more comfortable than when he came here for his exam with Zenshin despite how long ago that seemed to be.

He was snapped away from his remincing by the question he was asked about the snow being comfortable. He simply shrugged and looked at Marik "It possibly has something to do with you being the Ice Dragon slayer. I would imagine this kind of place is the perfect nesting place for an Ice Dragon. You must feel comfortable here because you not only are immune to the cold, but the snow renergizes you. I'm sorry I don't really know. After all I'm no slayer myself."

Marik looked at Ryo, he threw some cards in front of him creating flames, does card didn't have limits... Anyway, the card mage was still reading his book, the slayer stared at him when he finished answering and then took a heavy breathing "Okay then, I don't want to stop using magic but... I will sleep a while..." the slayer laid his back in the ice, then he rolled laying his face in the snow thinking "I love this place... Maybe its true, it has to be because of being a dragon slayer... The snow in my face feels like warm kisses in my chicks, and the ice is more comfortable than my bed..." the slayer started to fall sleep, he didn't like the idea of sleeping in a training or not using magic, but with the time he was falling sleep.
Trying to not fall sleep Marik opened his eyes and ate some ice, but he was tired and the fire was making him feel even more tired, the slayer rolled two times to go closer to a pillar of ice, there he placed his arms hugging it, it was more comfortable for him to sleep hugging something. Marik was starting to fall a sleep completely, he was thinking in the pillar of ice holding it each time with less strength "This big piece of ice feels very well... I like it... I should stay with it for ever...". Marik's arms fell against the ice making him roll again while sleeping.

The slayer closed his eyes after rolling, he fell sleep very tired because of his training. Marik was snoring while sleeping between the ice and kind if uncomfortable with the fire close to him, he didn't like hot temperatures even if hi's complete body was in ice, the fire was his enemy, it was to hot for him.
Marik started snoring, kind of loud, not that much... He rolled many times trying to feel the cold ice while sleeping, the fire was making hi feel to uncomfortable. Marik was sleeping, but he didn't resist and took a snowball throwing it to the fire, the fire didn't turn of, the snowball melted in the card destroying Marik's hope of turning of that fire.
While sleeping and snoring, the slayer moved around the place rolling or just moving his arms and legs, some minutes later maybe and hour later, he woke up opening his eyes slowly and watching the sky fool of snow. The slayer quickly stood up stretching all part of his body, he didn't sleep that much... Only 2 or 3 hours, but he felt great and able to keep training, or that was what he toughed "Ryo... I slept a lot already, lets start again!" the slayer after a big snore punched his right hand with his left hand and fell against the ice sleeping one more time. Marik was snoring in the floor tired but at the same time able to use magic... Use magic awake, that was the only problem.