A new master of magic

I just entered the building, where that powerful magician is meant to live.
But how did this magician know about me?
Did he feel my power such a distance through the water?

Inside the building I look around. There is a huge hall.
And I notice an elevator.
I enter it and there's a floor called "Sivarajan" almost at the top. That's how the magician was called, isn't it?

I just press the button and wait.
Even if it feels fast, it really takes some time. After about a minute I'm finally there.
The elevator door opens and I leave.

I knock at the only door and an old man wearing a white suit and a black tie opens and comes out. It's a human.

Of course the magician a human. These amphibian humans couldn't become magicians, right?

I've been waiting for you, boy.
Follow me!

I'm getting excited and follow him.
The whole apartment is decorated in birght colors, mostly golden.
Soon we go up some stairs.
He walks as fluently as if he could hover.
We go through a corridor until we reach a room having a red carpet and two stuffed benches in a striking golden door.

So you want to learn the art of magic?

No, I don't.

He seems surprised.

So what else are you doing here?

I just wanted to be safe. Your servant wanted me to enter this place.

I guess, you're talking about a servant of the master.

Oh, so you aren't...

He shakes his head.

You were just casually using magic to go up the stairs.

You really think, you have to be a master to use simple magic like this?
Everyone in this apartment is or will become a magician. What did you expect?

Oh...

The master is on a totally different level than us.
He is currently behind this door.
He'll come out when he's ready.

We keep waiting for a while until the door opens.
Shrouded in mist, an amphibian human is standing in the door.
He's more slim and taller than most of the amphibian humans I've seen so far.
Probably twice as tall es me.
He wears a white coat having a golden edge.

Greetings, little one!
I'm Sivarajan.
From now on you're my new student.

But, I-

Let me show you your new apartment.

Why does he just ignore me?

If you want to enter the room behind me, no!
You will only be allowed to enter it when you're ready.

No problem.

He starts to walk away through the corridor, expecting me to follow him.

While walking past some doors, he starts to enumerate some of the rooms.

This is the kitchen... This is the bathroom...

I have to admit, it's not bad here.

But I don't really care about these rooms.
I'm still not interested in becoming a real magician.
I just want to visit the castle to see what happened there.

This is the room of Ilaya. This is Ilaya, my daughter and only other student right now.

We stop at her open door.
An amphibian human girl standing in the room turns toward me.

Hi, I'm Ilaya.

I look at her. Her face is kind of cute, even if she seems pretty firm in general.
She looks at me pretty skeptical.

To me it doesn't matter that she doesn't have hair. The missing hair is compensated by the sweeping cyan lines and dots on her head.
When looking down at her, I'm not even sure if she wears any clothes.

We keep going and soon we reach the room which is supposed to be mine.

So do you agree to train here now?

So you did notice how I didn't want to stay first.

At least I knew you would voluntarily stay in the end.
Even when using your current energy reserves properly, you might be able surpass my abilities by far.
But it might take some time until you are ready. You seem to be used to handling basically unlimited amounts of energy. No wonder you waste so much.
So go to your room and have a good sleep. The training tomorrow might be difficult. You'll need the rest.
And you're not allowed to use your magic suit.

He walks away, so I enter the room.
But before I've entered it, I think about visiting Ilaya and introduce myself properly.
It doesn't seem like a good idea, though and I just go to bed, ready to sleep.