What is Mana?

= "Why are you going on with all this?" = (Lethias).

= " Shut it, I cannot leave this place and I need to survive. And the only way to survive is to follow the path they have laid out to me." =

= "What utter nonsense, just what the hell happened to my glorious creation? For you to lose your limbs and be captured by such an organization. What do you even want?" = (Lethias)

= "I do not know." =

In the Blue Crown Cavern, I was assigned to enter classes regarding Magical Theories. A class meant to understand the world of magic and how mana operates.

Seating beside me was Viryon who was sleeping without much interest in what the teacher was saying. And in my Mana Core was Lethias (she's still somewhat suspicious) who was convincing me to leave this place even though she knows I cannot do such a thing.

This is the Blue Crown Organization, once they captured me, my life already belonged to them. I cannot leave and if I try to do so they will kill me without batting an eyelid.

Our teacher is a man wearing white long sleeve clothing and pants, he had a wand by his waist. He seemed handsome but not as much as Viryon or me. His skin was brown and his hair was black.

= "For those who are here today, pay attention. Because only by paying attention will you learn, and to those who wish to slack off, he or she will be sent out of the cavern and be sent to the Blue Crown Grounds." =

With that said, the teacher began teaching us. But while the teacher was teaching, I could not focus as Lethias was speaking at the same time as he was and every word she said was contradictory to what the man was speaking of.

= "Mana is something we command? Bullshit, then what is the need of acknowledging if we can command them? They are the ones who judge us, not the other way around dumbass. Holy hell, I left the mainland for a bit and this is the result? Such an idiot~" = (Lethias)

While she was on her rampage, she would always take her time to correct the man and teach me what she calls the right formula. I did not bother listening to the teacher and just listened to Lethias speak.

I can't fight it so why not just embrace it? I listened to her lecture and before I knew it I was already a lesson above the rest. The class ended and we were given seven books for Magical Foundation and some more Magical Foundations.

= "We will meet again in two days, learn everything in the books else get out of here. Also, in a week we will create Elemental Bonds with Magical Beasts. Raise your affinity to your element and increase your Mental Energy and Spiritual Energy to have a higher chance of calling upon a stronger Beasts." =

Then we left. On the way to back to my room, Viryon approached me talked to me for a while, but after some excuses, I managed to leave his side. Coming back to my room did not mean I have it easy, after all, Lethias continued her discussion there.

The discussions continued until it was 12 am, After sympathizing with me, she let me rest, but even my rest was not something I can use to rest.

She went ahead and bestowed upon me a kind of meditating technique that will increase my Mana through sleeping. I asked her how it worked and told me to just read the whole thing and try it out for myself.

She said it was created by herself and gave it to me proudly. I read and learned it in a haste and went to sleep while following her instructions. So, I slept and followed the instructions of the book.

I closed my eyes and forcefully entered the two Origin Worlds of fire and water. Heat and a refreshing feeling enveloped my entire boy and entered my body. Upon entry, the elements entered my Mana Core and then I continued with it.

= "He is doing good. I didn't think he will learn it in one night; it is a good sign. His brain is well-developed than what I expected. He already has two elements, I need to make him quickly learn the other two. He is already seven years old last month… wait, he sees himself as six correct? Either way, he is already old enough to move. He's already reaching ten years old. Tsk, why did you have to die, Von, you know I can't take care of him alone. But, you have given it your all and you treated him as your son, even giving him the Blood of Imperials just to give him the proper nutrition a kid of his race, thank you. Do not worry, I will guide him now." =

Lethias is weaker now, and she can't effectively use any spell. The only thing she can do is to watch over and slowly give me the legacy she was always meant to pass down.

Day came and I woke up. Today, I have no school, but after eating breakfast, I do not even have enough time to interact with the other kids as I need to learn more.

= "What do you know of Quick Cast Spells and Incantation Spells?" = (Lethias)

= "Quick Cast Spells needs nothing more than its name to be uttered before it gets released from the wand. An Incantation Spell is you commanding the elements to form the spells for you and it typically has more damage than most spells." =

= "You are correct about the Quick Cast Spells but wrong on the Incantation Spells. We do not command mana, we ask them to assists us in creating spells that take a lot of time to form. When we chant the incantations of the [Blue Infernal Flame] spell, we do not command the mana to spread but we ask them to give us assistance. The original incantation for Blue Infernal Flame spell is [Raging Flames, I command you to grow wild and run amok to the surface of the world and incinerate the enemies in front of me Blue Infernal Flame.] but what it is supposed to be is [Great Flames, I ask you to spread your wings and run amok, incinerate the world and my enemies, Blue Infernal Flame.]" =

That day, I learned how to respect the elements. I had no way of knowing that this was something that I shall carry for the rest of my life.