Caspian looked down at the new wand he had previously bought; the beautiful ash wood stick held a rune-etched copper core and would be his new weapon on his current expedition into a large section of ancient Dupont Empire ruins. While sitting in his carriage he practiced drawing the wand quickly, acquainting himself with the feeling in preparation for emergencies. schlick schlick After practicing for a few minutes and getting a feel for the new 13-inch long wand he holstered it and lamented on the reality of being a mage from a middle-class family. Many mages he knew from noble families had this quality wand while still in the academy. Still, he could only afford it after working a dangerous job for almost a decade. He would be middle-aged soon! Thinking about this, Caspian slightly smiled when thinking about his current exploration; although the time commitment might be a little long, at least a month, maybe two or three months if it went long, he would earn as much as he wo
William stood up the following day, gazing out the large window of the master bedroom, and let out a turbid breath. Looking back at the bed, he saw Sarah sleeping blissfully and a couple of empty potion flasks on the bedside table. Do many young men not dream of such a sight? When boys begin the path to power, many boys have a ridiculous goal of having many beautiful lovers who will unconditionally love them. In reality, William was similar in his younger years; growing up in a non-magical middle-class family, he would often dream of charming a princess, spending the rest of his life in bliss within some elegant palace, and having many children. Looking back at the beginning of his previous life, he couldn't help but be emotional; what would he of that time think if he saw the scene of the daughter of a duke begging for me? Well.... It's probably best he didn't see that. Then his mind went to the potion flasks; they had once contained Enchanter's Ember Essence; this potion dr
As mana continued to swirl around the dining table, creating a stationary tornado of invisible might, William could feel the world around him changing from a charcoal sketch to a vibrant watercolor. Everything seemed more substantial, and the world became more lively. As his perception changed, his senses were bombarded with feelings of euphoria more intense than any sexual experience possible, the hair on his body brushing against his clothing sending shocks through his body as he was lost in a sea of unprecedented pleasure. After nearly 10 minutes, the vortex of mana finally abated as he adjusted to the changes in perception. As he opened his eyes, he could see the dining room mostly intact, with small objects near him pushed away and the dining table pushed a few inches. Around 6 feet away from him, Sarah stood there staring at him, waiting for the phenomenon to end. When he spotted her, he fully realized the extent to which his vision had changed. His eyesight didn't get bet
The following day, William woke up with the sun high in the sky and let out a groggy yawn, the events of the night and morning before playing out in his mind. Thinking about his overflowing passion, he became slightly embarrassed before looking to the side to see Sarah still sleeping; she looked beautiful under the sheets and peaceful. William had not taken any other potions in this life, so the Enchanter's Ember essence he had taken the past few days had taken effect, and his mana sensitivity improved somewhat. He didn't want to disturb her, so he injected much mana into the Tome of Arcana. Feeling the frosty feeling of mana being siphoned out of him at a rapid rate, William was left marveling at the time. He was sure it was an item with many secrets. After that, William went and had lunch prepared by the staff. He liked the way the villa was set up. The staff only came to deliver meals and clean them up, waiting for the people living there to go out to enter and leave the house
Looking at the beautiful woman who had approached the duo, William and Sarah were stunned. They had never expected someone to say such a brazen thing to either of them. Recovering quickly, Sarah looked at her from a distance. "Did you really just say that to someone the first time you laid eyes on them?" Seeing Sarah for the first time, she looked at her without any emotion. "Is he from your family? Well, I need him to spend the night getting me pregnant today; if he is promised to someone else, I can compensate your family for taking him." "May I ask who the person who wants to have a child with me is?" Turning to look at him, the woman revealed a small smile. "My name is Stephany Windstorm; I was invited here by Princess Natalia; she and I are good friends." "And you want to have a child with me; why?" "I apologize if it seems abrupt, but I had an epiphany a short while ago and realized I wanted a child. Since then, I have been feeling pulled here. Once I saw you, I knew I h
In the snowy city of Saulon, a teenage boy bolted upright in his bed cackling like a lunatic."Haha, immortality is finally mine after so long, now I can live forever, nice!"He was clearly very happy as he continued to laugh until he noticed a problem, he was no longer the strong mage he used to be, he was weak, incredibly weak.'The soul transfer into the immortal body should have worked flawlessly, all of my power should have stayed with me and if anything I should be stronger, why am I as weak as an average person?'As he continued to examine his body he quickly noticed more and more problems, as crisis mode began to set in the boy suddenly felt an influx of knowledge, a knowledge that should not have been there. With a quick cursory guess, he realized the answer to all the issues that he was experiencing. As it turned out his attempt to gain immortality by transferring his soul into a custom-made immortal body completely failed and his soul seemingly wandered around until it fo
After a long sleep, William finally woke up feeling refreshed as if what happened yesterday was simply a bad dream. When he got up and stretched he decided to look in the mirror and realized that he was actually very handsome, it was surprising he did not have girls following over to date him, in fact, if the previous him hadn't been so slimy it is likely that would be his situation right now. As someone with much experience and knowledge, he knew that he had to repair his reputation and increase his grades in his classes. Of course, he could drop out and increase his strength with his own methods but it would be slower than using the school's resources and then he would be isolated from the establishment which would make his life harder when I can to getting money and becoming recognized as a mage. He did not have any desire to overthrow the current powers or create unnecessary conflict with large groups of people for easily avoidable reasons, it would not only make his life sim
After making his exit from his class William made his way back to his dorm, it needed to get stronger because only the strong will have good lives while the weak will be suppressed at will. While walking he sometimes stopped to look around the school, even if he had the other William's memories it was different to see it for himself, in the Winter with snow covering the ground the campus looked beautiful, William had to admit that it was a beautiful place. After finally he made his way back and began searching his belongings for anything worth money. Mages were essentially humans born with a certain mutation that allowed them to use mana, as a mage it was not easy to increase one's strength quickly, generally speaking, mages got stronger with age but that could be measured in decades while William was looking for something to become stronger quickly. Even if he had the memories of someone extremely powerful he was currently limited by body strength and mana capacity, to increase