Chapter 8 : Mana - Part 1

Once Amon entered his room, he sat down on the floor properly and started thinking

' It's time to work ! '

' I have three and a half years to prepare myself and those with me for our new life '

' The changes will start to happen slowly for two and a half years before they accelerate in the last year '

' Then the game will appear as they called it and the countdown for life on Earth will begin '

' Three and a half years ! It's not a long time, but if I act quickly and use it well, it will be more than enough to achieve what I need to achieve during it '

' I will do my best to succeed this time and not repeat my previous tragedy '

' To start my plans, I must make sure of something important first, only then I will know the direction I will take and focus on it '

Amon closed his eyes and began to investigate the existence of what would be the basis for the success or the failure of his plans and what would give him the advantage he needed to develop quickly in this first stage

The presence of Mana on Earth

Mana appeared on Earth in his previous life about two years after the game was released, but he and many others are confident that it is just a lie and that this period is not the time it took for Mana to appear on Earth and spread throughout it, but rather the time it took to reach a certain amount and density that makes it possible to feel it without focusing on doing so intensely

For players who have spent more than 10 years in the game, surrounded by it and using it in every aspect of their lives, whether fighting, making weapons and armor, alchemy, or energy production, training, or even cooking, the feeling of Mana on Earth has become inevitable and it only takes some time for their real bodies to get used to it and its presence and for their senses to be able to pick it up

As for what this Mana represents, it is an incredibly pure and raw Energy produced by the Planets and pumped into them after filtering the Energy they absorb from the Universe

The bodies of living and non-living beings have the ability to absorb this energy, which makes them Evolve or acquire new abilities and characteristics

Inanimate elements such as minerals, gems, and rocks improve their quality after absorbing Mana and are purified and refined, And as for living beings, Mana allows them to evolve and penetrate their existential levels, so it allows them to advance and get rid of their genetic defects and also acquire supernatural abilities such as controlling the elements and obtaining tremendous physical strength

Even gaining immortality will not be impossible if a person reaches certain levels in his development

For these levels or stages of development, they are expressed in numbers such as level 1 or level 99

What matters to Amon now is not all of this, but only to make sure that there is Mana on their planet so that he can start absorbing it and develop and break through the tenth level as quickly as he can

Only then, he will have initial confidence in his ability to succeed and protect himself and his family

With his experience from his previous life, the task will be simple, but it will take him a lot of time for his body to get used to the mana and to avoid forcing it beyond its capacity and harming it

As for how to perceive, sense and absorb mana, it does not require any special techniques, but simply focusing on the person's surroundings and even the air he breathes is enough

Then according to the person's speed in sensing the presence of mana and the ability of his body to adapt to it, their talents vary and the speed of their development and the maximum extent or level they will reach differ

Through Amon's previous experience, sensing mana, absorbing it and crossing the first levels will be a piece of cake for him

Amon adjusted his breathing rhythm and gradually slowed his heartbeat and focused on feeling his surroundings

This process may seems simple and easy, but in reality, it is not, and even highly Talented individuals need systematic training and hard practice just to learn to enter a state of calm and get used to it

Amon continued his meditation seriously and did not lose his focus despite the passage of 10 minutes without feeling anything

Suddenly ! Amon felt his skin goosebumps and a change in the air around him, as it seemed to him to have become warmer and denser

Amon focused his attention on the air inside his body and around him

Then he felt a huge mass of energy spreading throughout every corner of his room and even in the air he breathed, and a wide smile formed on his face

' Haha, yes ! The mana is there '

The feeling of the mana surrounding and within him was exactly as he remembered it from his previous life

It was as if the mana was embracing him, protecting him, giving him comfort and serenity

Amon refocused on the air he was breathing, but this time, he began to force his body to absorb everything that entered it and to trap the mana he felt inside him and transfer it through his lungs and into his bloodstream