Chapter 2: Another Mother

Six years has passed since I was reincarnated.

I tried to act appropriately for my age as best as I could. Playing the part of an ideal child whenever my parents are around me. Whenever I laughed, my mother would smile and my father's face would soften. It was my first time experiencing all of these.

When it comes into improving myself, I can only do my daily task when my parents allowed me to play outside during the day or when I sneak out of the house in the evening when they are fast asleep. I would always train my body everyday by doing physical activities and my mind doing some meditation to strengthen my mental strength. Even if I lack sleep, my skill Regenerative Ability grants my body to constantly revert to a healthy state.

When it comes to the practice of circulating my mana, I would always do it even in my sleep. I would ask the system to watch me as I sleep so that when I suddenly stop my training because of how fast asleep I was, it can wake me up so that I can keep on training.

Circulation of Mana is hard at first and I would normally passed out whenever I push myself too hard but the more years I spent on doing it, the more it feels natural for me. I even upgraded my Mana Concentration to Low(High) mastery. A normal person can only achieve this if they have Mage as a class and is around 15-16 years old because at that age they have already studied about how mana circulation works. Without proper training and knowledge about the basic fundamentals of mana, one can't properly channel their magic.

My mother taught me all the basic knowledge about this world. That there are other races besides the human race and apparently the human race is at the lowest rank. ' Why are the humans at the lowest? Is it because of greed that they can't work together to improve? ' I wonder.

I learned that we live in a rural city called Carta and is under the rule of Durìe Vos which is a Baron Family. The City of Carta is part of the Alvérus Kingdom, one of the four great nations in the human continent.

When my mother finally taught me on how to read and write, I would always ask her to gift me some books whenever my birthday comes but apparently she would only gift me children's books which of no use or help to me.

' I really need to sneak out to the City's Library one of these days. I need to learn more about this world. What other races are out there, what are the beings that lurks inside the forest, who are the people in power and many other things. After all, the more knowledge a person has the better the options they have on how they can deal with all the aspects of life. '

When I reached 8 years old, I felt that my normal training regiment isn't helping me improve anymore thus the system instructed me to hunt wild animals in the forest.

After three months of hunting wild deer, boars and large birds called Faldo Bird which have thin, tapered wings that enables them to fly at high speed and change direction rapidly and has large sharp beaks, I was able to level up.

' System I wanna check my status. '

[ Status ]

Name: Althea Ries

Level: 12

Class:??? (Unknown)

Title: None

Current Condition: Healthy

HP: 1880

MP: 350

Strength: 21

Vitality: 16

Agility: 24

Intelligence: 19

Sense: 28

Level progress: 38%

I'm only level 12 but I think I'm already on par with the head guard of this city in terms of strength but adding my agility I think I can over power him without even using any mana related abilities.

Of course this result is natural since I am being guided by the system. If I choose the hero class, then this would soar up to 75% more. Just how monstrous a hero should be?! I wonder if anyone has a hero class in this world. The only thing I know is I needed to get more stronger if I wanna live without any worry in this world.

My level only went up to level 12 because I only hunt in moderation. If I hunt till my heart is content then I don't think there will be any wild animals left for the city to hunt and eat around this area.

I haven't gotten deep into the forest because I don't know what danger lurks further there. For now, I should head home and give this Faldo Bird for mom to cook. I bet she will be happy again once she sees this since this has become her favorite and my father would be surprised again that I have successfully hunted one since it isn't something a normal person can caught. ' Seeing both my parents smile makes me happy. '

I was walking normally back to the house to not attract any attention but once I've gotten nearer my skill " Sensory Tracking " which I learned during my previous hunting sense a group of people who has hostile intentions and located that they are surrounding my family's house. It also sensed that there is a single person who is inside the house with my parents.

'' I finally get to experience what genuine love feels like, I won't let anyone ruin it for me! '' I cried angrily then shut my eyes to fully concentrate on using my mental manipulation ability while breathing slowly to calm myself down.

' I didn't think I would ever have to use this skill of mine to other people but I have no choice. I won't let anyone hurt my family, no matter who they are. '

I am anxious about the safety of my parents but I needed to concentrate to use mental manipulation. The more I concentrate the more effective this skill will be so I can't get emotional right now.

' Activating the Mental Manipulation ability! Using the subskill Mind Imprisonment! ' The system sounded. I opened my eyes that is full of determination to save my parents.

This subskill that I unlocked when I reached level 10 before can imprison the consciousness of other beings in their own minds or the mind of the user's, using any part of the mind as a prison such as their subconsciousness, consciousness, memory, or even their dreams. This power can cause people to fall into a state of coma.

' I won't go easy on anyone who threatens the safety of my family. If I need to dirty my hands just for them to stay safe, then I will '

When the people surrounding my family's house all fell unconscious due to Mind Imprisonment. I ran towards the house without making any sound then stealthily entered it.

( " Ding! The host has learned stealth ability! " ) Normally I would be happy whenever I meet cetain requirements to learn a skill but now is not the time for that.

I didn't use my subskill Mind Imprisonment on the person inside the house cause I'm planning to interrogate him to reveal the person who sent them.

When I saw that my parents are safe I sighed in relief then looked coldy at the last person who has a hostile intent on them but it seems that this person only has some hostility to my father and not with my mother which is weird.

" Althea you are back! Come take a seat, we have a guest. " My mother said when she noticed my presence. My father's face look kinda stiff but didn't say anything to me and the person whom my mom is referring to only smirked when she saw me. This made me look into her more coldly. I don't like that smirk of hers. I wonder what she wants from common people like us.

When I got nearer to them, I introduced myself first before sitting next to my mother.

" Seems like she learned some formal etiquette. Did you teach her that Lucia? " The mysterious woman asked my mom. Looking at this woman up close, she is rather good looking with long hair that weirdly matches my own and her dress looks rather expensive. ' Is she a noble? '

" No, I didn't teach her any of that. " My mother said.

" Seems like she just learned it naturally, I guess it's because my blood really runs through her veins. She even possesses the gift that I have in magic and my demeanor as well. " When she said that, my father's face twitched a bit and I could feel that mother became uncomfortable.

" Mother, what's going on? Clearly I am your child but why is she saying that her blood runs through me? I don't understand. " I asked my mother worriedly.

" You didn't tell her anything? " Suddenly her aura became different that caused my parents to sweat coldly. I stood up and used my mental ability to block her aura so it won't affect my parents anymore.

" Seems like you developed some skills quite well even if no one was teaching you. " She said as she gracefully placed the cup down.

" Oh yes lady, I did. So developed that not even your men who are surrounding our house are spared from it. " I said finally returning the smirk she gave us earlier. Which made her face turned inscrutable.

" But there is one thing you lack and that is to know that you should never fight back against me and know your place." She replied as the aura became heavier and heavier making me fall to my knees and made me pant heavily due to exhaustion. Using mental ability drains my stamina rapidly and with the added pressure from her aura it almost depleted it.

" Isabella stop! What are you doing to your own child?! " My mother cried as she picked me up.

" Child? " I asked as I looked into my mother's eyes.

' What is happening? I don't understand a thing. I clearly went out of my mother's womb but why is she saying that I am that woman's child? ' My eyes became shaky but I held back my tears as I stood up with the help of my mother and went back to my seat.

" Seems like she lacked one of the basic knowledge of this world. "

" Child, I am also your mother. Your mother Lucia is my former lover, when she left the capital I didn't know that she was carrying our child which is you. " She said as she turned to face me.

" Didn't you know that both gender can have a child together? " She added.

' What.. what..... whaaaaattt?!!! '