After teleporting I arrived at the top of what seemed to be a rather tall mountain overlooking a forest. The mountain was the tallest as far as I could see and it was covered in snow. Below me was a forest that spanned through the horizon seemingly without end however I could tell with my superior eyesight that in the distance lays a city.  As I was at the very top the winds were extremely cold and violent yet it didn’t do anything to me.

I looked around breathing and embracing the feeling of the mortal world. Around me in the air soaring through the sky were large Magical Beasts.

The only thing I had prepared for my journey was a bag of holding which was filled with things that I thought I might need from the Realm of the Gods and a traditional katana which hung from my waist, I took the blade from a Divine Blacksmith in a hurry.

Having stood there for a while, I spread out my unique power however I did so only in a two kilometre radius, why I did this and not simply cover the entirety of the planet was so that I could enjoy the thrill of exploring the planet slowly. As soon as I spread my power I could sense everything that was dense in mana, all the creatures on the mountain and the forest below which was covered by my power was revealed to me.

I am unable to use mana, unable to do the fancy things the God’s and all the magus in the universe can do, which fills me with jealousy and envy. My power is something different to mana yet still relates to it. I can sense mana even better than the God’s, yet I am unable to use it. I can use my power and change what it can do with a simple thought.

My first ability is its neutral stage where I can sense mana, second is one that I use most frequently and is the ability that I have named Absolute Negation. As the name entails, it can negate all forms of mana which includes the God’s. Even though my body is much more powerful than even the most powerful God’s it is not entirely mana resistant, therefore I made it a habit of covering my body in a lair of my power which is always on negation mode.

I looked down at the forest, I don’t have my power of flight nor teleportation therefore I did the next best thing, I jumped. As I fell I thought about what I had sensed, the strongest being on the mountain was a Lesser Dragon. A Lesser Dragon isn’t as rare a True Dragon, they can be found at various places in the Major worlds. This one was a Frost Lesser Dragon, a variant of the water Dragons and a powerful one at that.

*BAANG*

I landed in a not so elegant way causing a large crater to be formed. The earth rumbled for a few seconds, the Magical Beasts resting on the trees took to the skies as they felt the tremors and the ones on the land started retreating hastily.

Getting out of the crater I had formed, I looked around. The large trees that covered the forests were letting in just the right amount of sunlight. The roars and cries of the Magical Beasts could be heard of in the distance. A refreshing and new scent of the forest drifted towards me as I took it all in. I never had the luxury to visit any such places in the Realm of the Gods. As I was taking it all in my peace was disrupted by a loud roar and a tremor that rivalled mine.

*BOOOOOMMM*

Dust clouds were raised into the air as the Lesser Frost Dragon landed on the ground.  As the clouds cleared I could finally see it clearly. It was a Lesser Dragon as I had thought, my mana sensing ability is always accurate. Unlike a True Dragon it did not have four legs but it used its wings as a substitute for its front legs. The colour of its scale was an icy blue which was currently shimmering in the sun. It was around thirty meters long, large for a Lesser Dragon. Also unlike most True Dragons this one didn’t have any horns or spikes coming out making it less imposing and more beautiful, that would be the case at least if it was not currently looking at me with hateful eyes, well I guess I did interrupt its sleep.

“Sorry for interrupting your sleep, you can go back now and I’ll be on my way too, no harm done” I thought it would be best to leave without causing any problems. Even though Lesser Dragons cannot speak they can still understand and this one apparently was not buying it. As I was about to say something it suddenly charged at me aiming to bite my head off. However, as it got close to one meter of me it froze in place like a statue.

“As I told you before go back to your lair where you will be safe, do not make me repeat it again!” I said with more power in my voice. The Lesser Dragons whole body was smashed flat onto the ground as I finished speaking. This was the third ability of my unique power which I named Mana Freeze, it does what the name says, it freezes mana. This mainly works on Magical Beasts as they naturally absorb mana into their bones and flesh, not many can sense it however as it is well mixed.

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The now pitiful Lesser Dragon simply lay there on the ground. I don’t like to kill Magical Beasts because one of the two Gods or Goddesses in this case that I actually like and care about is the Dragon Goddess who rules all the Magical Beasts in the universe. For her I would spare any Magical Beast that I can.

I released the Beast and it got back up slowly while trembling uncontrollably. “Haaah…. Now you will go back to your lair and not bother me again, nod if you understand” I said slowly to make sure it understood which seemed effective as the beast hurriedly nodded. “Alright then scram” and without waiting any longer the Beast flew back to the mountain.

Turning around towards where the city I had seen was, I started my journey. I was uninterrupted in my journey, mostly due to the crash landing earlier and because the Magical Beasts were driven away by the Lesser Dragons aura.

As I was slowly making my way to the city enjoying my new freedom I suddenly stopped and frowned. My senses had picked up on a mana that was extremely vile and on the verge of turning into corrupt, it was at the very edge of my radius.

I wonder if this counts as a threat, regardless if it has potential to become corrupted and in a forest with Magical Beasts nonetheless it will spread quick and cause a few problems.

I sped off towards where I picked up the mana, arriving a second later in front of a well-hidden cave. There were a few Magical Beasts around who appeared to be guarding the entrance, comparing them to the Lesser Dragons they were weaker but still more powerful than most I had sensed in the forest. Freezing them I entered the cave and almost instantly was hit with the stench of death, due to my extra sensitive nose I could pick up on it even from the entrance.

As I walked deeper into the cave the stench only worsened, I expanded my power and focused on where the vile mana was originating from. Following it I found that it was originating from a mortal’s mana core and it was a human at that, it was close to becoming completely corrupt.  Arriving at what seemed to be the final room I entered.

When I turned the final corner of the cave and entered a large room my eyes widened in shock and disgust. I was created with a strong soul and I have seen death and have face my fair share of vile and evil beings before but I was still shocked after see what laid in front of me.

There in front of me were around 20 cages most filled with bones and rotting corpses of human children, the ones that were still alive had children who had broken bones, missing limbs, eyes, ears, some had their faces burnt and cut, all were barely alive. I hurriedly scanned them again and the result shocked me once more, these children were corrupted they had corrupt mana coursing through them, they were far too gone to save. I was cast out of my shocked state by an old, raspy yet loud and angry voice.

“YOU!! WHO ARE YOU?!! HOW DID YOU GET PAST THE GUARDS?!”, turning around I saw the person responsible for the vile mana that led me here. He was shorter than me with a slightly hunched back, his head was bald and wrinkled but had a few singular strands of hair making him more disgusting looking. His face wrinkled and sagging which was a testament to his old age and he was wearing a plain black robe.

“Tch, I don’t know what those idiot Beasts are doing, but you came to the wrong place. Now prepare to die” sneered the man. “DARK VORTEX!” yelled the old man while lifting both of his hands, palms facing me. As soon as he yelled, a large swirling mass of darkness shot at me from his palms. However, what happened next was that it vanished as soon as it got in contact with me. Looking back at the man, shock and fear was evident on his face as apparently he was quite confident in his attack.

“DARK VOR- UGGHHHARRH” he attempted to repeat his attack but couldn’t because he was smashed in to the cave wall behind him.

My hand which was on his throat lessened its grip, he coughed up a large amount of blood. He looked up slowly only to be met with my eyes looking at him with rage, I asked him “Was it you who did this to those children?” even though I already knew the answer I had to find out.

“Wh..is.per.. Of..D..es – AHHHRGGH” instead of replying the old man tried to cast another spell which earned him another smash, this time on the ground with me still holding onto his throat. Lifting him back up from the ground, I couldn’t be bothered talking to him anymore so I slammed his head down once more turning it in to a bloody paste.

“Haaaaaah……. this was to be expected from the mortal world but I didn’t expect it so soon, I wonder if the Overseer send me here on purpose” I sighed once again and looked at the corpse “You’ll be judged in the Underworld and looking at how vile your mana core was, I expect you to go through torment for a long time before you even get a chance to reincarnate”. Finished with the old man I turned around and immediately froze. In my rage, I didn’t check my surroundings and missed something crucial.

On what could only be described as the vile old man’s work table was a singular cage, in this cage was a young girl around 12 years old currently glaring hatefully at the headless body of the old man. After a few seconds the girl just collapsed, I rushed over and scanned her and yet again I was shocked. This girl was infected with corrupt mana but what surprised me was that she was fighting back, barely but still fighting.

Thinking that she could be saved without any major damage I sent my power through her body focusing on the corrupt mana and turned on Absolute Negation and immediately the corrupt mana disappeared. Already she seemed to be doing better as her breathing and heart rate were not erratic anymore but her body was still in a terrible condition. Bringing out one of the things I had prepared in the little time I had in the Realm of Gods from my bag of holding. It was a large vial filled with a transparent yet sparkling liquid, I fed the girl a drop of it. Almost instantly all her broken bones, cuts and internal damage were healed but she remained unconscious.  

Looking around the room I sighed, I had things to take care of.