Mana

While I am flying towards the rainbow I should definitely see if I can use anything faster than this. This is pretty slow and I don't want to waste that much time since I'm already getting bored of this.

I looked around me and once again saw objects flying around as if they didn't know where to go to. They looked like metal and differentiate in length and width. They came in different forms: big, small, and long.

I flew towards one and took it with my hands and began examining it. I tried to break it with my bare hands to see if these things were sturdy enough. For some reason, it didn't even crack a little which disappointed me. I suspected that I would have gotten stronger since I feel the energy in me that I never had. But it seems that I am still the old me, someone who is weak.

Well not that it matters. These things were also flying so let's try if I can use this thing to get there faster. I don't know what I am expecting out of it but I had to try something. Maybe something will happen and I can manipulate this object to fly? Who knows.

I first began to climb it and tried to balance myself as it didn't entirely work. I thought that I could stand before I was yeeted in the void. I quickly flew towards the object again and began struggling with it.

A while later and I've done it. I can finally stand on it! I was happy and tried to move it with my legs thinking it would work. Obviously, it didn't. I just stood there like an idiot trying to get this thing moving.

I got frustrated and decided to just fly when I heard a "Blub" sound coming from my body. I look down and saw the sticky slime climbing towards my head which the sticky slime found difficult to get up.

I totally forgot about this little guy. I then took it from my body and brought it close to my head as it clearly wanted to go up. I put it on my shoulder and I flew away. Considering I couldn't do anything with the object and didn't know how to use it so I just gave up.

I had no trouble flying the whole time but now I am feeling a bit dizzy. I stopped and rested for a second thinking I might be tired. I quickly continued and had the same thing happening. This annoyed me and tried to scratch my head as I felt something sticky on my hand. I look at my head and I see something green sticking to my head. This green slime formed a straight line and was coming from the sticky slime that was attached to me all the time.

I looked at the slime confused and tried to get this line away from me. But I suddenly felt something streaming into my head as if it was playing with my head. It was messing with my memories and whatnot.

"ARGH!" I screamed and withered in pain as I was trying to get this pain away by calming down and clearing my head which didn't work at all as my head was being stuffed with random stuff I had never seen and heard before.

After a moment of extreme pain, it suddenly stopped. I calmed myself and took a big breath before I looked at the slime on my shoulder. I was confused and wanted to know something.

"Did you just give me information through my head?"

Unbelievable. To think that this slime wasn't something ordinary but that it could give you information. The information I got was also very specific with all the little details to it. I learned something from all this information this slime gave me.

Mana!

Mana is a magical energy that lives everywhere and anywhere you go. In the sky, trees, water, ground, objects, and of course humans and all other living creatures. You can use this by circulating your mana into your meridian and letting it flow towards every corner of your body to make it stronger. The void itself of course also has mana flowing everywhere. Since the void is infinite and there are objects flying around, it is helping the void itself by letting the things fly because of the high energy inside of it.

Oh. That's why I saw these objects flying, the same as me. I didn't really consider me flying to be strange as it happened as if it was a habit.

Besides that, I also got more information about mana itself. How I should learn to control it, all sorts of elements and its stages, mana capacity, and usage.

After sorting every information I got from the slime I thought I had to begin to practice this since I wanted to use magic. I needed time to let my mana flow naturally without any help so it could be difficult.

There were all sorts of elements that existed. You could learn all the basic elements which were: fire, water, ice, earth, air, darkness, light, electricity, poison, sound, and nature. This could be learned in life so nobody was limited to only one. Then you have the rare ones you could only inherit from family or just from somebody that passes it down to you. They are space, time, chaos, shadow, blood, portal, gravity, and spirit.

They each were divided into stages: Beginner, Inception, Basis, Expert, Advanced, Master, King, Legend.

I also got mana capacity that determines how much mana I can produce per second/minute/hour and how much I have in total. The ones who begin to let their mana flow through their whole body are called Beginners.

Some even have a mana core inside of them. Mostly these were demonic monsters or just wild beasts. This is where their mana originates from. After letting their mana flow through their whole body they produce this Mana Core where all the power of one is stored in. If you kill it and absorb the Mana Core you can get stronger. Mana first begins to spread from the heart and goes on to spread it to other places where they lack mana. This is how much they can do in certain parts of their body.

From heart to the whole abdomen of your body. You can control and manipulate certain objects.

From heart to legs of your body. You can easily lift more things and can use fast kicks.

From heart to foot of your body. You can lift heavy things and can use hard kicks.

From heart to the head of your body. You can harden yourself and use your whole body as a shield.

From heart to covering your whole body. Now you can easily manipulate mana from within.

After that, they can be considered a Newborn in mana. They can start practicing with their mana and begin their training towards a brighter future.

I am a literal beginner at this so I am obviously beginning at the start. I have information that clearly says that everyone should be able to control their mana so I shouldn't have any problem doing this.

The usage depends on what technique or how much mana you use for different parts of your body. Techniques are divided into ranks: Mortal, Earth, Heaven, Heroic, Divine, Mythical, Immortal, Celestial, Chaos, and Godhead.

You can find techniques in scrolls or learn this from family or your teacher. It doesn't really matter, everybody should be able to learn any technique as long as the person spends enough time to control it and use it in an efficient way to unleash its full potential.

The ranks in techniques also determine how strong a technique is. A Godhead technique can easily tramp over a Mortal rank as the difference in power is too great. If you put more than what's needed then it can potentially make it stronger and maybe take a higher rank but that also means a huge strain on your body. Unless you can't die then this shouldn't be done.

There is also a way to make the technique stronger.

If for example you have mastered a Heaven-ranked technique but you already reached its full potential but want to make it even stronger then you need a gem that could 'upgrade' the rank and take it to another whole new level.

These gems come in different shapes and forms. For every rank they are different. Mortal: green, Earth: yellow, Heaven: blue, Heroic: navy, Divine: purple, Mythical: orange, Immortal: silver, Celestial: golden, Chaos: blood red, Godhead: a mix of white and black with in the middle a bit of red.

The slime has only three elements which were poison, air, and ice. The slime gave the information to unlock these elements and I immediately got them.

I felt a weird feeling over my body as I learned the elements. I have to learn to use my mana efficiently and have control over it.

I'll start right away. I can't wait to use magic and use my hands and shoot magic like in those fantasy movies on Earth!

Fireball!

Ice blast!

Water spiral!

Earth shield!

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I've been meditating and trying to control my mana from within. I've already filled my abdomen and legs with mana so I just had to fill my foot, heart and in one go my whole body. I could now use my mana outside my body and manipulate the objects nearby me. This made me so happy so I continued to improve.

I eventually reached my foot and am now trying my head. It was also said that the head was extremely difficult. You needed time and concentration for this. The whole body is on another level which the head couldn't compare to.

I began meditating and started to concentrate. I had full focus on trying to achieve to have full control of my mana.

I led my mana that was inside my body towards my head and made a way to let it keep itself there. I failed.

I tried again and once again failed.

Tried again and failed.

Tried again and failed.

Tried again and failed.

Tried again and failed.

.....

Okay, so I reached the head part after thousands of tries. Extremely difficult and exhausting but I made it!

Now I had to use my mana to have full control over my body and after that, I could use mana properly.

I started to focus and began leading my mana towards my head and legs at the same time. It worked until the mana stopped moving towards the head. It continued on the leg part though.

I was confused and tried it again which failed.

Frustrated I kept trying.

Trying and trying.

Until I couldn't continue anymore. Until I was not able to use my mana any longer.

"Ughh." I didn't want to give up after coming so far. I just need that one push and I'll be able to reach that place.

The world of magic!

The slime suddenly moved and once again formed a straight line and began putting information inside of me.

I once again began to feel pain and began to roll on the object I was on trying to stop the pain. I tried to handle it as this was my second time and I knew how great the pain was so I tried to endure it since I would surely get useful things from the pain I am experiencing now.

This time it took only a few seconds which was weird. If I had to guess then maybe it depends on how much information the slime is giving me. For example how much pain I get depends on how much information I got.

I then looked at the new information I got from the slime and was surprised he gave me a way to break through.

The information is simple.

'Don't lose control. Stay calm and most importantly don't be in a hurry. You will reach it just be patient.'

That was it. After that and understanding that I was trying to get this all done with immediately, I took a mediating stance and began to lead my mana to fill my whole body. It once again didn't work but I was much calmer and it looked like I did better now that my head was clear.

I focused and began to do this multiple times to eventually do it right and get this over with. I know from myself that I can be extremely impatient sometimes but now that I see myself I can definitely say for sure that I am impatient when it comes to things I am serious about and don't want to be lacking in anything.

The slime saw this and attacked me with its sticky slime and covered my whole face. I tried to get it away but since it was literally glued on me I couldn't.

The slime looked at me and weirdly enough made an expression with its slimy body and as if I understood it, it said, "Stop forcing, just focus and be calm".

I was flabbergasted that this slime seemed to be so intelligent. Maybe it wasn't a normal slime after all?

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I stopped freaking out and gave up trying to force my way. The slime looked like it approved and hopped away from me.

I inwardly thanked the slime and began to focus and meditate.

I once again led my mana towards my head first, filled it till nothing could be added anymore, and continued down towards my legs. I could only go until my knees but I wanted to go further, at least till my foot.

I started sweating but I continued since I already got frustrated how I can't complete this while it was fairly easy with the other parts. I know that I shouldn't be impatient and force my way through, but it's how I am and I can't really do anything other than stop this habit of mine.

I guess you could say I always used to force my way through and was an impatient weirdo. It was also because of this that I had no friends.