"Mahatala...in  a way, it is preparation for the last. The requirements of the final chakra, Palatala, are steep. It is a costly power, and mastering Mahatala provides ideal training. It rests in one's feet, and is a place entirely oriented around the self. All empathy and consideration toward others are forsaken here. It becomes such that there are none in the world who matter more than one. "
"That sounds evil."
"It can be, yet, it may not be. Consider than in a state of only self-consideration, one's own view is all that matters. If one considers oneself the good of the world, then it is so. If one considers oneself evil, then it is so. One decides what one is. Mahatala is also the only chakra at this level that consumes more than it produces. However, it does not consume from the self. It consumes from others. With mastery of this chakra, you may gain the ability to temporarily close..or disable...the chakra of another."
"...just as you did to me in our spar."
"Yes, just like that. I have worked all my life and have gained the ability to close up to three. Closing even one is something that requires a great deal of training. Keep in mind that I say 'close', but I only mean that Mahatala simply steals the energy from one of their seats of power to fuel one's own. The technique is called Purification; for it is said that it purges an opposing monk of their hidden evils. What it really does purge them of their power...and steals it. Today, Guntbrand, you take the first step toward this mastery."
"I am honored, Master. Thank you. I will not let it go to waste."
"You will not be afforded the opportunity to waste it."
"That sounds evil."
"It can be, yet, it may not be. Consider than in a state of only self-consideration, one's own view is all that matters. If one considers oneself the good of the world, then it is so. If one considers oneself evil, then it is so. One decides what one is. Mahatala is also the only chakra at this level that consumes more than it produces. However, it does not consume from the self. It consumes from others. With mastery of this chakra, you may gain the ability to temporarily close..or disable...the chakra of another."
"...just as you did to me in our spar."
"Yes, just like that. I have worked all my life and have gained the ability to close up to three. Closing even one is something that requires a great deal of training. Keep in mind that I say 'close', but I only mean that Mahatala simply steals the energy from one of their seats of power to fuel one's own. The technique is called Purification; for it is said that it purges an opposing monk of their hidden evils. What it really does purge them of their power...and steals it. Today, Guntbrand, you take the first step toward this mastery."
"I am honored, Master. Thank you. I will not let it go to waste."
"You will not be afforded the opportunity to waste it."
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