My progress got interrupted because apparently I still can't handle a large concentration of gray matter, or maybe the mere act of observing the workings of the magic, is exhausting in itself. But despite the short period of observation, I realized that the energy that reaches the brain does not return. Also, unlike what happens with the eyes, the energy doesn't gather in a circulation loop, on the contrary, it's like the brain consumes or burns it to enable the skill to be activated.
Maybe this is because the energy used in both processes comes from different sources, or maybe it's because it's occurring in two different organs, but I'm not sure. It's a doubt that can only be clarified through the accumulation of experience. Anyway, the result was positive, a great breakthrough. The bad thing is that I ended up very exhausted, reminiscent to me the bad days when I couldn't even move a single finger of my hands.
Since happiness can never be complete, to add more inconvenience to the situation, I fell face down, making the work of my lungs very difficult. Drowsiness invaded me, I was losing consciousness, all the force in my body went on vacation, I couldn't make a single muscle work. Although if I wanted to take something positive from the current situation, it's that despite the difficulty breathing, there's no pain. Also, the top of the tower is large enough for me to lie down and it's not so steep that I would slip and fall.
“urg urg haa haa”
'Shit, I need an assistant'
But my chest was tightening and breathing was becoming more and more difficult, so I mustered my unbreakable will and squeezed out nonexistent forces, managing to roll over and lay on my back before falling into a deep sleep. Having done all I could do in the present circumstance, I can now do nothing but wait. There's doubt whether the diaphragm can keep me alive. If I manage to wake up, it means it did its job, and if it fails, well, I won't be alive to know if it does.
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"It's good to be alive..... Am I alive, right?"
When I woke up, it was already night.Is it the night of the same day? Of the next day? I have no idea. I can move my body now, but honestly, I don't want to get up and as long as there's no physiological need, I don't intend to move. Although I can indeed move my body now, I know it's going to be a bit hard, I don't want to trip and fall, it would be a very stupid way to die. Of course, the above might just be an excuse to justify my laziness. In any case, in this luck-forgotten place, I have no responsibility, so I closed my eyes and enjoyed the cool breeze until I fell asleep again.
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*UUUUUUU*
*GYAAAAA*
*CHIRP*
*GYAAAAA*
“....”
"Good morning great and mighty wise wizard"
For the moment, I haven't seen them, but I know the birds are there because I hear their song every day, just like today, when their trill, together with the wind and the daylight, woke me up from my pleasant sleep. But the time I managed to fall asleep was enough to renew my attitude, body, and mind. Now completely rested and with the mental energy I exhausted the previous day replenished, it's time to resume my magical studies, of course not before a good vegan breakfast.
nom* nom* gulp*
“I miss the meat”
A delicious fruit salad with fruit sauce and fruit juice was enough to replenish the energy that the body lacked and even if it wasn't enough, it was all I had. Next would be an exercise session to finish waking me up and at the same time to avoid that this state would make me commit some stupid act. It's also necessary to keep myself in shape, although since my physical abilities were slightly improved, it took longer to feel that I was burning calories.
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"It's almost torture, but nobody said that the path to becoming super powerful would be easy"
Finally, a much needed shower to end the morning in a good way, I mean, just because I'm alone and naked doesn't mean I should neglect my personal hygiene. With everything ready, it was time to resume my meditation sessions and for this occasion I want to try to cut the connection of energy to the brain and connect it to the eyes. How? I have no idea, my whole plan is based on knowing what I want to achieve, not how I can achieve it.
My positivity today exceeds my capabilities, which is a good sign that today will be different. With this in mind, I took my meditation posture, repeated the same steps as before, and managed to connect with the energy of the environment without any problem. Then, the usual mental map made its appearance, and from this point is where today's experiment begins.
Yesterday's result gave me some ideas, so the first thing was to feel the energy pulses. When I got it, it was time to divert that energy from its usual path from the brain to the eyes, but that's when the first inconvenience of not planning things appeared. Although I managed to feel when the energy pulses travel to the brain, I don't know the route they take. Maybe it's through the veins? The flesh? Is it wireless? Or is it some new organ that was created when my body was recreated?.
haaa* haaa* haaa* haaa* haaa* haaa*
“Fuck, not again”
I was blocked for too long without knowing how I should proceed and by the time I came to my senses, I had already come out of my meditation. Then, the second inconvenience of not planning things appeared. The same situation as before occurred, weakness and drowsiness invaded me just like before, with the difference that this time I fell backwards, which prevented me from making any unnecessary effort trying to turn over.
I tried to fight against the increasingly heavy sleep, I wanted to stay conscious and for once win a battle against my bad luck, but it was useless. For now, the study on magic, thanks to my constant lack of preparation, not to call it stupidity again, will have to be suspended until I wake up. Fortunately, this time I am on the floor, so at least there is no risk of dying from a fall while I sleep.
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According to my calculations, by the time I woke up it was already noon, but thanks to the trees that prevent much of the light from reaching me, sleeping under the clear sky even though it is so late is not difficult. Besides, although inside the walls the breeze does not have the same intensity, the trees make the city keep its freshness and if you add to this that the sunlight doesn't seem to heat up more than about 22°C, it makes it the perfect place to sleep.
I woke up, but I would rather I hadn't, I woke up, but I wish I hadn't, I still felt sleepy and since I'm already in bed, all I have to do is close my eyes and I'll be asleep again, which of course I did. There are things to do, but I'm not in a hurry either, or at least that's what sleep led me to think.
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*CHIRP*
*GYAAAAA*
*UUUUUUU*
*GYAAAAA*
*yawn*
"I need to start using my brain or I'll end up becoming the sleeping beauty. And I'm sure no fucking bastard prince will come to my rescue"
It's frustrating how everything always seems to be out of my control, so what could have been a fresh and beautiful morning waking up to the birdsong is nothing more than a reminder of my incompetence. Reluctantly and with a bad attitude, I repeated the tedious routine of breakfast, exercise, and shower. To make my mood worse, all I have for breakfast is stupid fruits, I miss meat, but again it's out of my control.
Before embarking on my endless quest for solutions and devising a plan for today's training that ultimately won't yield results, I took a quick glance at Danamus in the hope that the slacker had already woken up. However, from what I could see when I got to the vault, waking up doesn't seem to be one of his priorities. So, I could only give up and proceed blindly and pray to luck that I won't die due to a magical explosion.
In any case, I think that my idea of connecting the gray energy strand to my eyes is still correct, but thanks to my two previous failures, I deduce that the strand is not enough to maintain the double functioning. Or it could also be that the energy of the environment is so wild that due to my inexperience, I am unable to handle its uncontrol, so my current problem could be either insufficient energy or a lack of ability to control it.
Both cases could explain my subsequent weakness, although of the two options, the one that suits me best is that it's due to lack of energy. If that's the case, I could simply use fruits as an external energy source to solve the problem, but if it's due to lack of control, then I'd be at a dead end. You can't fly a plane without knowing how to fly a plane. Still, I think lack of energy is the real reason. I mean, with the mental map, I can see the magic and the amount I connect with is very small, it's scarce.