Chapter 19- Ceremony And Star System
Deai's POV:
The ceremony is about to start any minute now and my excitement was overwhelming. The ceremony itself was a secretive one, since only the most important elves in the village know about the curse I have. In the ceremony room were only Lev-Sama, the elven priest and myself. The curse will break on it own at midnight exactly, and my full power will be released. The priest job will be, in case my full power is too much for my body to handle in one go, to channel it correctly through my body's magic veins.
Right now my magic level is 60, which is already one of the strongest in the country. I wonder how high it will be after the curse is lifted.....
(WN: from now on 'Levels' from the status window and in general, represent the magic level of a person.)
Magic level is comprised of control, amount, strength, how many magic spells a person know to use and the star level of their spells. My magic level of 60 for instance, represents great control, great amount of mana, very strong magic affinity and the ability to use at least 3 three-stars level spells.
The strength of spells is categorized like this:
Seven-stars->normal everyday spells like 'cleanse' or 'light'. Everyone can use them.
Six-stars-> basic defensive and support type spells like 'shield' and 'boost'. Only level 10 and above can use them.
Five-stars-> basic attack spells like 'fireball' and better defensive and support spells like 'heal' that can heal a small injury. Only level 20 and above can use them.
Four-stars-> strong attack spells like 'flame flower' and support spells like 'reset'. Only level 40 and above can use them.
Three-stars-> critical attack spells like 'tornado' spells and advanced defensive spells like 'fort'. Only level 50 and above can use them.
Two-stars-> chaos level attack spells like 'expulsion' and movement spells like 'flight' to all affinities. Only level 70 and above can use them.
One-star-> mass destruction attack spells like 'tsunami' and master support spells like 'boost 100%'. Only level 100 and above can use them.
There is also a legendary star-level which is zero-stars. This spells were lost long ago after 'the great destruction' but it is said that spells from this level can even resurrect a person from the dead. It is also said that only level 150 and above can use them.
Thank god these spells were lost....
My father used to have lots of very powerful followers that would sacrifice their lives for him when he was alive. The thought of one of them resurrecting him somehow used to scare me to death.
"It's time. Get ready!"
Lev-Sama suddenly said, and that was my que to go up the small alter in the middle of the room and sit in a meditational position.
A large golden magic circle appeared above my head, myself in it's middle, and began to slowly descend until it was beneath my feet. The feelings left by it's creator, and could be felt as I was passing through the magic circle, were of hate toward the cursed person, but there was also another presence, from another magician, that left a sentiment of love in the magic circle. The first presence probably belonged to my father and the second, to my mother.
Once the golden circle was under me feet, raging power started seeping out of it, entering my body. This was all the magic that was ever taken from me since I was cursed and it's amount was petrifying, it was to much for my body to handle right away. Only after both the priest and Lev-Sama were helping me channel it through my magic veins for more than an hour, did we managed to complete the ceremony safely. This left a huge impact on all of us and we barely managed to even lift our heads after, even the serious priest was all red in the face and laying on the floor.
"You truly are a terrifying man, Wu-San....Pft...hahaha"
After saying that, Lev-Sama started laughing. His contagious laugh infected the priest and myself as well, so we joined him in laughter. It was like the cork of a bubbly drink was released, letting the drink pour out while releasing the pressure inside. The dreadful tiredness we felt before was all washed away with our laughter, leaving us a bit more energized.
This is one of Lev-Sama's traits that I really like. His silver short hair that was silky and shining, his golden eyes that always had a playful glint in them and his handsome face that always had a proud smirk on them when looking at me, all of these things made me feel like he was my real father and not the fake one that cursed me.
He is only 200 human years old (40 in elven years) but is very smart and caring. That's why nobody argued when he replaced my father after his death, until I turned 80 in human years and took over the job. Having him be chief again in my absence really put my mind at ease. When I'll leave in the morning with Earth I'll have nothing to worry about, except, of course, for how to seize my cute wife's heart.