2 Years

In the blink of an eye, 2 years had gone by. I was secretly reading books about magic and more but there wasn't much that could be learned by just reading books. My sister had also headed off to the magic academy as well. It looked like I would need to be anywhere from 9-10 before going to the magic academy to learn.

Since I was already 5 years old, I decided to just confront my parents about learning magic. I decided if I want to be successful and be the strongest, I'd need to start early.

"Mother, father, I'd like to learn magic and swordsmanship!"

My father answered with, "Hmm. I've seen that you've been reading lots of books and also seem to be very determined. Sam has also said that you've been diligent in your physical activities. Very well, I will look into hiring an outstanding magic tutor and a skilled sword instructor."

It was a few days after the talk when I heard news that my instructors were set to arrive in a few days. Apparently they were coming from a far away city to teach me.

'That's odd, wouldn't it be better to just hire one from the academy?'

Our house was situated in a city called Pila. I learned it was a medium sized city with the duke who governed it. I also learned that the capital city is called Sanclara. The academy is situated in the capital city which was said to be over a 100 miles away.

The technology of the world didn't seem to be anywhere near modern but, I heard from my father talking on some type of magic disc to someone and I overheard them talking about some warp gate. It seems that this world makes up for the loss of technology with the usage of magic.

"Well enough thinking about that. I need to get prepared before meeting my tutors." Over the 2 years of studying in the library, I learned that while closing my eyes and concentrating on circulating mana, I could feel an energy around my solar plexus. It felt like I had a mind's eye and I knew the color of the core in my abdomen was a dark yellow.

I could feel mana coursing throughout my body whenever I concentrated on powering the core. After what felt like an hour, I had gotten up. My mana core had become a slightly lighter shade of yellow. Before I could open the door, Sherry had came in to inform me that my instructors were already in the city and that my tutoring will start tomorrow.

It was time for my normal workout. In the last year, I realized that I should also be working to train my body. If I want to become the strongest then I must also work on my physique. In the last year, I started my exercise routine. First, start with a one minute warm up of light activity. Then, comes the 3 mile run. I started with 1 mile but I progressively increased the distance. After the run would be just the basic strength training I picked up from a great hero from Earth. 100 push ups, 100 sit ups, and 100 squats.

My 5 year old body could barely keep up with the routine but that was where the magic came into play. I learned that light magic could heal my torn muscles, meaning I could go all out. The problem was that while light magic healed the outside, I still needed rest because mentally I would get tired.

I decided to quickly finish my work out and head to sleep. My instructors were set to arrive early in the morning to set up a schedule for basic magic and sword training. After washing up, I was giddy with excitement in bed. My first magic and sword lessons in a fantasy world. This world has already shown me some blessings my past life could never have known.