Epic Start

Leus opened the chapter of Wind Magic and started reading ...

(Wind Magic:

Boost: A strong gust of wind that can be used to increase your speed or jump height.

This spell transforms the world mana around you into wind mana, and by controlling it, you can push yourself forward, giving yourself a speed boost. You can also use it to increase your jump height.

Repeat the incantation then focus on controlling the Wind Mana.

Note: Be careful)

'Hmmm ...'

'I think it should be easy to use' Leus concluded

'I'll use it a couple of times to understand how to control the wind, then I shouldn't face any problems with using it'

Leus stood and walked to the middle of the room, then he started repeating the incantation ...

As he was doing that, he noticed something interesting

'Compared to Sal's spells, most of the other spells feel sluggish'

'I wonder if his spells are more advanced or just simpler'

Leus finished the incantation of Boost, then he concentrated on making the air come up from below him.

He willed the Wind Mana around him to gather below his feet and push him up, then jumped in the air.

CRASH

He jumped so high that his head hit the ceiling, making him lose control over the Wind Mana around him ...

THUD

And he fell down ...

Drained of much of his Mana, Leus lay on the floor, clutching the top of his head in pain.

'So that's what the note was for ... '

'That really hurt ...'

Hearing all the noises, Viorica came running

"Leus ... are you okay?"

When she saw him lying on the floor, she nearly panicked and quickly called for help

"Blaze ... COME!"

Leus calmed her down

"Ahh, don't worry, Mom, I'm okay. I just lost control of the spell"

Blaze hurried over to check on him ...

But seeing that Leus was unharmed, Blaze couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Ahahaha, were you trying to fly or what?"

Viorica gave Blaze a scary glare, forcing him to stop laughing.

"You are going to be fine, let me carry you to the bed" Said Blaze in a serious tone ...

Viorica looked at Leus with compassion

"Maybe this room isn't big enough for you ... how about you train in the yard from now on?"

Leus replied in a tired voice

"I think that's a good idea"

Blaze spoke lightly

"It's just a small accident, there are no injuries too, he should get used to such things if he plans on becoming stronger.

Anyway, just have some rest and you'll be okay"

After Viorica made sure that Leus was okay, she took Blaze and both left the room ...

Leus collapsed onto the bed, his head throbbing with a relentless headache ...

'What an epic start ...'

He slept for a couple of hours, and after recovering some Mana, Leus got up and went to the yard ...

'From now on, I'll only use Boost to push myself forward until I learn how to control it'

He repeated the incantation and willed the wind to come from behind him ...

The wind was strong and it pushed him forward ...

'This time I'll take note of everything'

He concentrated on what was happening

'So ... basically the spell consumes my Mana to transform the Mana around me into Wind Mana, and then I can control that Wind Mana to do what I want'

After running some calculations, Leus concluded that if he kept Mana Vision active, then he could use Boost 3 times before his Mana would run out. And if he didn't use Mana Vision, then he'd be able to use Boost 4 times.

'Not bad ...'

'But I want to learn how to silently cast it'

'Using incantations is boring, and it makes the spell feel sluggish'

'It also means that I can't use it instantly, I'll have to chant first'

Quickly, he came up with a plan

'The plan is like this ...'

'First, I'll learn every single spell and master it'

'Then, I'll learn how to silently cast each of them'

'And after that, I'll keep increasing my Mana Pool until it allows me to simultaneously cast multiple spells silently'

After the plan was made, Leus started training ...

He activated Mana Vision and then repeated the incantation

'This time, I'll try to make the wind come slower ...'

After he said the incantation, he closed his eyes and focused on the wind mana ...

He willed it to slowly come from behind him ...

'It's not as fast as the last time, but not as slow as I want it'

Sadly, Leus couldn't continue for long ...

His Mana pool was already near its limit, so he went back inside

'There's progress, but it is as slow as a turtle ...'

Leus sighed

'Oh well ... I'll just train harder'

He went to his room and laid down on the bed, then repeated the incantation again, causing his Mana Pool to deplete, and forcing himself to faint.

After Leus got up, he went back to training ...

He focused on only using Boost

'I need to understand exactly how the spell works so I can eventually silently cast it'

'Then I can try to alter it'

'This will be both faster and more effective'

Every time Leus used Boost, he gained just a little bit more control over the wind ...

'Practice makes perfect'

'I'll understand every aspect about the spell itself, and at the same time, I'll increase my Mana Pool'

And like that, Leus kept training ...

As his training continued, his sleeping schedule became very irregular; most of the time he'd end up sleeping in the middle of the day ...

Because of that, Viorica started to leave Leus' food in the kitchen or in his room so he could eat whenever he wanted ...

The irregular sleeping schedule distorted Leus' sense of time, and because he was feeling progress, he never stopped ...

To him, days felt like hours ...

On the third day, Leus was fully able to control the direction of the wind, but he still wasn't able to cast it more than 3 times while using Mana Vision

'To increase my Mana Pool, I need to train more'

By the fifth day, Leus understood how the spell worked, and was fully able to control both the strength and the direction of the wind, but he still wasn't able to silently cast it

'I do not have enough mana'

That made him feel a bit frustrated, but there was nothing he could do ...

'The only solution is to train more ...'