Though he's still only a student of the magicks of nature, don't sell Erk short: after all, his teacher is none other than the Mage Lord of Etruria, Count Pent of Reglay! Ever studious - perhaps too much so at times, Erk is doing the best he can to master Anima magic, in the hopes of one day matching master in skill. The Duelling League, with its wide variety of opponents skilled in all sorts of combat methods, is the perfect training grounds for him. Though he may have fallen to Kain's lance strikes and elemental resists in his the first season, that has only inspired Erk to redouble his training, in the hopes of capturing a Light championship someday.