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2024-10-29 19:42:56Mana was the energy in which mages used to cast their spells. Thus, the more mana one had, the more powerful spells he will be able to cast. A mage without mana was like a gun without bullets; both wouldn't be that useful to anyone. Thus, all mages tried to increase their mana capacity to allow them to become more powerful.
Memphis stood in front of the white mana crystal. Taking a deep breath, he place both hands on it and closed his eyes. "Concentrate on your magic," said Arius Lerain to Memphis. Memphis ignored everything and focused on himself like he had been taught. Slowly, there was a light blue glow emanating from the crystal. Irias Lerain took out a small device and held it near the crystal. Numbers started to appear on the device as the crystal continued to increase in intensity. The room was solemn as everyone waited hopefully. After all if you had four elements with gold Affinity but didn't have much mana to support it, you would be lacking in terms of strength."10 units," said Irias Lerain aloud. Donlan nodded and said, "Not bad, it has reached the normal mana capacity of Beginner mages," but Loyce countered him by replying, "You forget the number of elements he has. He needs at least 40 units to be able to utilize them." The other Lerains nodded in agreement. Many mages with two and three elements had not been able to advance in magic due to their low mana capacity. They did not wish for that to happen to Memphis as he had four elements of which he had gold Affinity for all of them."20 units," said Irias again. Arudiz looked on in interest. He knew that Memphis was going to be spectacular right from birth but he didn't expect it to be this spectacular. "If he manages to make 50 units, he'll be alright, he muttered under his breath, looking at the young boy holding the white crystal with a focused mind. Annie Lerain was Memphis' cousin and the daughter of Loyce. She was 11 years old with two elements, Light and Blessing. Right from the start, she had been shocked by her cousin's talent and affinity. She was genuinely happy for her cousin and wished he had a higher mana capacity than her as she had 37 units during her Awakening.Five minutes had passed and the room was tense as Irias had stopped giving out the number of units like he was doing previously. The reason was that he was stunned. He almost couldn't believe his eyes at how high the mana capacity was and how it kept increasing. The others were watching him waiting for him to say something but he just continued to stare at the device in his hand. Finally, Maureen couldn't take it anymore and snapped at her brother. "Are you just going to stand there and keep us in suspense or what?" she asked in annoyance. As if rousing from slumber, Irias shook his head and rubbed his eyes. "75 units," he said.Immediately, there was an uproar in the room. "WTF!??! That's as high as that of a peak Intermediate Mage!" exclaimed Philip. "And he is only at the Beginner Mage level!" said a shocked Loyce. Arius couldn't stop grinning. "That's more like it," he thought. This was a shock to them. Mana capacity was measured in units. From 1 to 34 units was Beginner Mage mana capacity level, 35 to 80 was Intermediate Mage mana capacity, 81 to 150 was Advanced Mage mana capacity and so on. Mana capacity increased as the Mage advanced in magic. This means that a Mage with Intermediate mana capacity at the beginner level will have an Advanced mana capacity when he reaches the intermediate level. Thus, if Memphis' mana capacity continued to increase to the Advanced capacity, he could have quasi High Mage mana capacity at the Intermediate level!After some time Irias spoke again. He couldn't believe it. "It stopped at 105 mana capacity," he blurted. "F*ck! He has the mana capacity of an Advanced mage!??" Shouted Philip in stupor. This was getting too much for him to handle. "Yes, it seems like that and would you stop cursing!" yelled Loyce. The room was in an uproar again. Arudiz had a slight smile on his lips. "He exceeded my expectations," he thought in surprise. "At least, he won't have a problem with mana," commented Talis who was also stunned. "This is the golden age of our family!" declared Suzanna Lerain, pumping her fist in the air. "Splendid!" Arius couldn't help but exclaim, clapping his hands in joy.When they had all calmed down, they proceeded to the final stage of the Awakening ceremony. "With what has happened so far, even if he doesn't awake an innate characteristic it wouldn't be a loss. Besides, what more could possibly happen?" commented Donlan Lerain. The other Lerains nodded in agreement as this was true. After all, he had awoken 4 elements, had gold Affinity for all of them, had Advanced level mana capacity, in fact, if he also awoke an innate characteristic, he would be overpowered!Memphis was happy inside, everything was going as smoothly as it should be. "With all this, I won't be surprised if I don't awake an innate characteristic," thought Memphis.Or so he thought for immediately he touched the purple crystal, it glowed a fierce Golden colour. "That's an Innate blessing! Which one is that?" said Loyce Lerain in surprise. They did not have to wait long to find out as it's name hovered above the crystal. All those present had their eyes going wide. "Increased cultivation speed?! This is insane!" shouted Philip in shock. The rest were too stunned to react. "This is way too much power," whispered Maureen in stupor. The rest were too stunned to speak.As if that was not enough, the crystal glowed again, this time blue. "Again!?!" groaned Donlan in shock. He couldn't believe this anymore. "This must be a dream, someone slap me!" he exclaimed. Immediately, Annie slapped him in his face, snapping him out of it.Donlan:"Who asked you to slap me!??!@#$!^$!"Annie: "..."The others were waiting eagerly to find out what the blue glow signified. Soon they had their answer. "Increased Spell Comprehension!" they exclaimed. "This must be it, it's over," thought Talis. "Look, it's glowing again!" exclaimed Suzanna. This time the colour was a fiery red. Golden light filled the room alongside the cry of a Phoenix. The name of the innate body appeared. "Golden Sun Phoenix body!" read Annie. "This is f*cking overpowered!" shouted Loyce. "Unbelievable, " croaked Irias Lerain in shock.The crystal glowed white again. "Come on, this is insane!" moaned Donlan Lerain. "Memphis awoke every innate characteristic!" Maureen realized. The white glow then displayed the words IMPECCABLE CONTROL. "Genius!" Arius couldn't help but exclaim. "Unmatched! Unrivalled! Splendid!" exclaimed Talis Lerain.Memphis slowly opened his eyes and he noticed that all those in the room were shouting and only Arudiz seemed calm. Arudiz gave him a thumbs up and wink. "Is the ceremony over?" Memphis asked. They all stopped making noise and they turned to stare at him intensely. Suddenly, his mother hugged him in tears. "What's wrong?" Memphis asked in surprise."You are an unparalleled prodigy!" exclaimed Arius Lerain. What talent? What genius? They all paled in comparison to Memphis. He was the true genius!
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Memphis smirked and glanced at Ralph and Cathy. "How good is your acting?" he asked."Fairly good. I think I could pull it off," replied Cathy. "Fairly good? I'm the master! This is going to be a piece of cake," Ralph boasted.In the distance, their sharp eyesight could make out the village. They could see children at play, chasing balls and kites, mothers sitting in the open and gossiping, the earliest men coming from work and the perfect sunset to finish it off.The trio exchanged smiles. "Time to put our plan into action," smiled Memphis. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Three women sat around on stools, probably done with work and exchanging juicy gossip. The eldest one among them leaned over and was sharing gossip with her friends."– and he's now got a kid to deal with! Poor Jonah, he took that fall bad-" "Look yonder, who are those kids?" one of the women stopped the gossip's tirade and pointed at three kids who looked around wearily.
