Lukas looked at Mr. Luis for a few seconds, his mind failing to register the words he just heard.A deviant element? I awakened a deviant element? And the element is mercury?Lukas looked at the fading magic circle in disbelief. After a few seconds, the disbelief turned into irritation.What is this? This wasn't what I wanted to awaken! I wanted the violent fire! Or the cool wind! The solid earth was a good choice too, and water didn't seem too bad either.But why this? I don't know a thing about this element! It's not even common among the known deviant elements!Mr. Luis noticed Lukas look of irritation and laughed quietly. That was the normal expression one had when faced with something they knew little about. Once he climbed the ranks he would know how important his element was.Mr. Luis coughed and everyone directed their attention to him. They had gone through a series of shocking episodes in the last 2 hours. This was probably the most shocked they had ever been in their lives.
Lukas didn't know how long he slept for but it was noon when he woke up. This time around the room wasn't empty. There were two boys present in the room.He looked at them closely and saw that they were the ones who refused to return his greetings. This time he didn't bother greeting them; he just stood and went towards the bathroom.After taking a shower he was now feeling refreshed. Since there was nothing for him to do as today was a Saturday he decided to meditate. He wanted to increase his speed at drawing a magic circle.He was about to enter a meditative state when his phone rang. He wore a puzzled look on his face. He rarely received calls, as he didn't have many friends to begin with. The few he had he always texted them on social media.He picked up his phone and was further confused. It was an unknown number, which meant he hadn't gotten a call from this person before. He swiped his screen before placing the phone to his ear."Hello?" the person calling him was the first to
-Sires City, Storm Empire-The moon shone brightly on the city of Sires, a trade hub city of the powerful Storm Empire. Different people walked on the streets, and the traders hawked their goods.The red light district was fairly active, with attractive ladies hustling for men or women to warm their beds.In what seemed to be a local restaurant, a group of people sat around a table. There were different types of food on the table and empty beer bottles littered the ground.The people seated around the table all had flushed cheeks and their head were spinning. They were very drunk. Their voices were loud and slurred, making them incomprehensible."-so I told him to f*ck off! And you know what he did?! He f*cking pushed me!" A male voice echoed, seemingly talking to a young woman in front of him.The young woman in question looked like a typical salary worker, with short black hair, round glasses and the white shirt-black skirt get up.She looked to be in her late twenties and was fairl
Lukas walked side by side with Ayleen, drawing attention because of her beauty. She didn't pay them any mind and walked confidently to the bus stop.When they got there, Lukas expected her to board the bus, but she didn't do that. She brought out her phone from her purse instead.Lukas noticed that the phone looked really expensive and wondered how much she would have spent to get it.Ayleen made a phone call, and in a few seconds she disconnected the call. Just a minute after the phone call, a pricey looking car with tinted windows came to a stop in front of them.A muscular bald man in suit came out of the car in a hurry and rushed to open the backseat of the car. Ayleen went in elegantly and sat down.When she saw Lukas still looking conflicted, she waved her hands and Lukas got in the car. The bald man closed the car and went to the driver's seat before driving away.Lukas sank into the soft leather seats of the car and nearly let out a groan. The seats were extremely comfortable.
The next morning Ayleen woke up late. She had slept in probably because she didn't sleep early the previous night.When she stood up, she remembered everything that happened yesterday and blushed profusely.She really didn't know what came over her, but it was her who initiated it. She sighed. Now that she thought about it she didn't have any strong feelings towards him.Yes, he was very attractive but she felt that it was due to her joy of making a breakthrough that she locked lips with him. Hopefully he didn't think that there was something between them because of that.She shook her head and stopped thinking about yesterday. It was time for her to meditate. She had gotten a clear grasp on the direction to follow, thanks to Lukas. She didn't want to waste any more of her time.Mr. Luis had made it clear that they weren't to take a step into his class until they had completed his assignment. So she couldn't attend his classes yet. She made it a priority to complete his task before an
Lukas looked at Mr. Luis with a befuddled expression on his face. He didn't understand a thing Mr. Luis said."Innate talent?" Lukas asked in a bemused tone."Yes. You have an innate talent." Mr. Luis replied confidently.Lukas scrunched his eyebrows, refusing to believe his teacher. Mr. Luis looked at the boy and like as if a truck hit him; all the pieces of the puzzle named Lukas Kerr became evidently clear.The reason why he took a week to complete the assignment that should have taken months, and the reason he was able to keep going despite the fact that he had been using mana continuously for the past 3 hours.It was all due to his innate talent. He was shocked when he saw the size of his mana pool. It was the size of a bona-fide Grand Mage. It meant that Lukas had the amount of mana seen in a Grand Mage's mana pool.The amount of mana he had was simply ridiculous.Normally, a basic mage would have different sizes of mana pools, those with larger mana pools would be able to cast
Ayleen wasn't surprised when saw the element she had awakened. Her father and mother were both lightning users, and were very powerful ones at that. Her uncle was even a lightning user, and he had reached the peak demi god level by being a lightning user.She looked at the yellow sparks dancing wildly on the palm sized magic circle and smiled heartily. She could now attend classes.Now that she could create magic circles, all that remained was to learn the 1st tier spell of her element, cementing her status as a basic mage.She felt another wave of fatigue hit her, and she knew she couldn't put off her rest anymore. She removed her sweat soaked singlet before lying topless on the plush bed. Her body sank into the soft bed, and in a few seconds she fell asleep.***"Again." A voice stated coldly.Lukas groaned. His black shirt was soaked with sweat, and his brown skin glossy with sweat. His eyebrows furrowed, and without saying anything he started casting the magic circle presented to
Inside a huge field the size of a soccer pitch, young students could be seen practicing different magic circles. Their eyes were filled with concentration, each of them focused on casting the 1st tier spell of their elements.In a corner of the field, a man in his early forties watched the enthusiastic children with an intensive gaze, mentally noting the talented ones, less talented ones, the hardworking ones and the indolent ones.Compared to 4 months ago, the students present were the cream of the crop who had all taken the first step to becoming basic mages. They were all incredibly close to completing the magic circle for their first tier spell, as they had been practicing very hard over the course of 4 months.Over the course of 4 months, he had expelled the students who weren't willing to put in the sweat and were content with being mediocre, and also those who were unable to complete the assignment despite their hard work.It might seem harsh on his part, but he was actually do