Xynax, who had obviously seen through Xaren's gravity magic, had placed those weights on him with a very specific instruction: Xaren had to continuously use gravity magic to apply just enough repulsive force to cancel out their weights.
If he used too much gravity magic and made them lighter, he'd be splashed with water. If he used too little force, he'd get zapped with lightning.
That meant he had to exert just enough repulsive force to precisely match the planet's gravitational pull to make the weights feel effectively weightless, leaving him to move as if carrying only his body weight.
And all the while, he had to use gravity magic for other techniques too, while keeping the balancing act going.
Naturally, it was exhausting.
Very exhausting.
"The training's paying off, though I do have a few issues with our instructor's personality."
"Oh? So you've got a problem with me, huh?"
"!!!"
