Chapter 2: first encounter

A few questions have been bugging me for these past few weeks already. First are those crystal shaped stuff that's almost found everywhere around the house. Second is that these weird crystals are used in many different ways. Some are used as a source of light, those at the comfort room makes an absurdly large amount of water, in the kitchen it makes fire. Lastly, there is this unknown force or energy lingering around, its not atmospheric pressure cause we don't live on top of a hill. At first this force made it hard to breath but gladly I got used to it.

One time, there was this incident from when my father returned home wounded, by the way I think my father works as a guard or something like that, anyway mom was shocked at first that she turned pale at the sight of my bleeding father but then she immediately approached him, and as she went near the chair where dad was sitting, she closed her eyes and started whispering something.

As soon as she chanted the word "HEAL" light suddenly filled the whole room. The wounds that would have taken days to close was healed in an instant, it was as if it's magic (it is though). The wound did not even made scar as if it wasn't wounded in the first place. My whole body was filled with excitement that hairs on my skin stood up. Who wouldn't get excited from that, living in a world where the concept of magic is a make believe, of course it would make you all pumped up.

After witnessing the event, I came to an enlightenment. When my mom casted heal on my father I was able to feel and see mana. It was like I was transported on a different dimension. Everything was black but there were these tiny lights which seems to be mana. These mana were slowly gathering inside my body and it feels like its moving in a circular motion trying to condense into that of a solid state. At this rate it would take approximately 9 years to form. Suddenly I went back to reality, seeing dad wiping moms tears and saying,

"Sorry, I'll be careful next time. I promise"

At night I would hear them talking about what had happened.

" We were patrolling near the city walls when suddenly, a merchant's wagon came rushing through the city gates. Behind them was a pack of monster wolves. We were able to subjugate them all but, the last one went on rampage breaking our formation and injuring three of us. The other two were seriously wounded. The rest of the guards started cornering the last one and killed it. Luckily there were no casualties this time."

"Honey, I don't know how to say this but I really think you should quit being a guard. Its too dangerous."

"Monica, you know I can't. Fighting monsters in the frontline is the biggest honor for a guard like me, and fighting is the only thing I'm good at, and only by doing so can I guarantee your safety."

"Fine then, its not like I can change your mind. But at least be careful. I dont want to lose you. Especially now that our son is only a few months old."

then the day ended.

The next day I tried meditating and feeling the mana yet it was futile. During the day the neighborhood is too noisy, well that's to be expected. We live in the commoner area of the city which consists of more than half the population of the entire city. I can only meditate at night when the city is peaceful and quiet. When I'm meditating I feel like how it was when I first got enlightened. Everything is dark and the only thing I can feel is the mana in the surrounding. The rate of mana condensation is normally slow but, with a proper breathing technique and enough concentration one could speed up the process by up to 10 times thw normal accumulation.

Now here's a list of what we know so far:

1.Magic exist in this world

2.Mana is the foundation of magic (it was the unseen force mentioned earlier)

3.The crystals were magic tools

4. Monster also exist

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I continued doing the meditation and breathing technique every night for 3 years and finally, I was able form a mana core. Mana core is the solidified condensation of mana. After I acquired a mana core I started learning the very basics and the foundation of magic. Well that was the plan but unfortunately things didn't go according to my plan. In this world books about magic or grimoire are a luxury thing. One grimoire is about 3 months salary of my father as a guard and our family is just slightly above being poor. But I never gave up. If I can't afford to buy a grimoire then maybe I can learn magic from observation.

According to the tell tales and bed time stories, there were 7 heroes who fought against the demon lord. The light hero who specializes in support and healing magic, LUMINA. The hero who specializes in fire magic, IGNIS a magic swordsman who infuses fire magic on his sword. The hero who specializes in ice magic, ZERO a magician. The hero who specializes in lightning magic, VOLTA a magic spearman. The hero who specializes in wind magic, STORM a magic bowman. The hero who specializes in earth magic, GEO the tank. The hero who specializes in water magic, AQUA another magician.

It was said in the story that the battle between the demon lord and the heroes took days. The EARTH, FIRE, and LIGHTNING brawled with the demon lord in the frontline, while the WATER and ICE mages bombarded him with their magic, the WIND hero unleashing a fury of arrows from afar, and the LIGHT hero supporting the whole team. After days of long decisive battle they were able to defeat the demon lord.

These heroes become the basis of the seven attributes now known as, LIGHT, FIRE, WATER, EARTH, LIGHTNING, ICE, and WIND. There is also a non attribute magic and the DARK magic used by the demon lord.

From what I've observed with my mom casting healing magic, it seems like the key to activation of magic is through mental visualization, chanting and of course the infusion of mana.

Now, how about I try making WATER BALL. If I remember correctly, to make water you need to heat up OXYGEN with HYDROGEN gas. Gather mana on my right hand and imagine HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN combining with the help of heat, With that visualization is done. Well heating up HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN ( 2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O ) doesn't make water right away. At first its water vapor , but if we collect and condense these vapor, we then form water. You may wonder how I specifically made OXYGEN and HYDROGEN, well you only need to remember its atomic number, 1 for HYDROGEN and 8 for OXYGEN and the rest is magic (pwesshhh). Naturally making the typical WATER BALL would take a couple of hours but luckily I now live in a world of magic so accelerating the process is easy. Now for the chanting part I simply say " WATER BALL ".

On my first try I was only able to make a drop of water but with practice I'm sure I'll get better with it.