[Legend]
Bold – Movements / Actions
[Bold] – Information / Abilities
Italic – 1st / 3rd Person Narration
"Quotations" – Talking
Normal – Thoughts
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I try to move my legs to free myself – "That's not going to work, now state your business" the voice from the forest said.
"I-it's Ly Aza" Ly said at the man, while heaving
The appendage suddenly retracted and freed me, and a whistle is blown from the forest – "You've been gone longer than usual, why is that?" – And a man came out of the forest wearing a garb, protected with leather spaulders, cuirass and boots, and a distinctive mask with some sort of red tribal sigil completely hiding his identity
"She needs help! She exerted too much mana" I said to the man.
She looks at Ly and says– "Go, the village will know what to do with her, quickly!" – After listening to him. I nod and run, and when I look back, the man is gone
When I finally reach the gate, there are already 4 people waiting at the gate which I can assume are guards, all wearing the same outfit and still the same distinctive mask with red tribal marks
"The Elder Caster is inside the village, follow the main road, go straight then the 2nd left, and go to the 1st right, you'll see the cabin." – the guard said, and gestured that I go inside
"Alright, thank you" – I ran, following the guard's direction, I turned left. And I see this large cabin with a fence surrounding it, a yard full of floras that are alien to me; but I wasted no time to look at it and run to the porch, and I knock on the door – "Hello? I need some help please!" I called out.
Suddenly the door opens, and I see this tall and curvaceous woman probably in her late 20s or early 30s, with long-wavy jet-black hair, and stunning white eyes, wearing a thick but elegant dark-rosewood button-up robe that goes down her knees with gold patterns on the sleeve, and a white cotton shirt with black patterns underneath the robe, dark-brown pants and leather boots.
"Yes?" she asked, then takes a look at Ly – "Oh, hey Ly, exerted yourself again?" – she asks Ly.
"H-hey, Yonne" – Ly said weakly at the lady
"Come in" – The lady said as she gestured that I get inside. Once I got inside the cabin, she then said – "Follow the hallway then left, there is a room with some spare beds, you can put her there. I will be with you in a minute." – she said, then closes the door
Following her directions, I got inside the room with a lot of bed, but no one's occupying them – This must be a clinic or some sort – I then put Ly down on the bed
"T-thanks Wilyam" – She said, then sighs of relief
The lady, then enters the room and walks towards, and sighs – "It is always you Ly that occupies my workshop. You do know you can die from exerting yourself." She said at Ly, in a stern manner
"Yeah, you told me that already" Ly said, then laughs weakly
The lady then puts her hand above Ly's face and says– "[Slumber], there" – She then hovers her hand on Ly's chest and proceeds to draw a circle and write something inside of it. But with every stroke of her finger on the air, a thin glowing purple light is trailing, after she finishes, a circle is drawn into the air, with a runic-like symbol inside it, and said – "That should rejuvenate her mana" She said, then looks at me – "She is going to need the rest of the day to rest. And I need you to go to the common room."
I nod and walk outside of the room and towards the lounge and sat down at the bench – "Finally..." I said, then sighed – Ninuu – Ninuu pops up – "Yes?" – Clear the nanobots from my leg's epidermis – "You got it [Withdrawing Nanobots] there" Ninuu said. – Thanks, Ninuu, you have been a great help – "You're welcome, Venny" Ninuu said, while smiling
The lady suddenly walked out of the room and walked towards the lounge room, and approached me, and said – "Thank you for bringing her, she's a good friend of mine." – She then sat down across the table – "You're an outsider I assume?" she asks.
"Yeah, from a different tribe" I said.
"Mhm, well, my name is Daelyonne Zvetza. But everyone in the village just calls me Yonne, you can do that too" – She said, while deeply staring at my eyes
"Alright, my name is William Mendoza, nice to meet you." I said, while trying to look at her forehead to avoid eye contact
"Pleased to meet you too, William" – She then exhaled – "Tell me, William, do you dabble with mana?" she asks.
"A little bit. And to be honest, I still don't quite understand it. I was hoping to ask you that question, since Ly said you're quite knowledgeable with mana and such." – I said.
"Well, the answer I can give you is that mana is believed to be a primordial energy that is present in every living being. From small creatures to even us, mana is present. It is also believed to be the soul of every creature, which at some extent plausible." – Yonne said.
"Why is that? The soul I mean?" – I asked Yonne.
"Scholars suggested that, because you WILL die if your body has run out of it, and since mana is not present in lifeless or inanimate organisms. Hence, they came up with the theory."
Interesting, those are really good information – Ninuu pops up – "Mhm, my library is enjoying this information." Ninuu said while giggling. – "Amazing, I've never heard of that or any of these kind of information" I said to Yonne, while in awe
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"Alright, you have asked your questions. It's my turn, after all its common courtesy to swap information between strangers" – Yonne said, with a hint of a smirk on her face
"I-, Fair enough, but I'll decide whether to answer said questions, if I refuse, pick another one." I said to Yonne.
"Alright, first. Why is your eye like that? I've never seen one like that before" She asks
Oh, so that is why she's been staring at my eyes. BUT HOW WOULD I ANSWER THAT, I can't just say it's an [Artificial Eye] – Ninuu pops up – "I mean, you can but-" Ninuu said, but before she finishes her sentence, I said to Yonne – "I don't know either, it's the eyes I was born with"
"Fascinating, and you are a human. I have never seen any reports of a black-sclera and yellow iris." Yonne said.
"Next question" I said to Yonne.
"Alright, my last question. Are you a Caster?" Yonne asks.
"I can use some abilities, but I don't know what qualifies as a Caster." I said to Yonne.
"Simply put, Casters are manipulators of mana. Whether you are a Novice, Skilled, Adept, or a Scholar, if you can manipulate your mana, then you are a Caster." Yonne said.
"Alright, I guess I'm a Novice then," I said to Yonne.
"Somehow, I doubt that. But anyway" – She stands up, and walks towards a room which looks like a kitchen – "I should thank you properly for bringing Ly, how about a meal, William? Yonne said, while she is fixing something
"That'd be great, I've never eaten anything yet" I said to Yonne.
"Mhm, then get over here, and grab a seat." – Yonne said, from the other room
After grabbing a seat, I sat down – "What are you preparing anyway?" I asked Yonne.
"I didn't prepare anything; I'm just grabbing you a serving." Yonne said, then puts a plate of food on the table in front of me – "This food, is given by the Village's Farm." – She said, then walks towards the counter, grabbing a cup
"Oh, still, thanks" – I look at the food Yonne gave me – "What is this anyway?" – It looks like meat with some tubers
"Those are the village's Camahueto's, why?" – Yonne said, then grabbed a seat, and sat across the table
"Nothing" – I do not know what those are, but I hope it's not poisonous – I grab the utensils, and slice the meat – Huh, these looks similar to a cow meat – I fork and put some into my mouth – These tastes just like a normal beef, a bit tender, and tasty – after the first bite, I immediately gobbled the whole plate. After I finish eating, I exhaled
"That was fast" Yonne said, while sipping from her cup
"Thanks for the meal" I said to Yonne.
"Thank the farmers not me, but you're welcome, nonetheless. But there is one more thing, William" she said
"How did you meet Ly?" – Yonne asks, then sips from her cup
"She found me in the forest, your village's forest I assume" I said.
"Mm-hmm, what were you doing in our forest anyway?" Yonne asks.
"I don't know either, she found me on the ground." I said to Yonne, while scratching my nose
"Right" Yonne said, then exhales – "So, what are your plans then?" Yonne asks.
"I don't really know, my memory is all foggy, I can't even remember anything from yesterday." I said to Yonne.
"Hmm" Yonne sips from her cup – "Foggy? As in you can't remember anything at all?" Yonne asks.
"It seems so" I said to Yonne.
"Well, we can probably give you a spot here in the village to lay down for a while. But for now, you can stay here at my workshop for the night." Yonne said.
"You can take the spare room upstairs, it's the one with the green colored door." – Yonne stands up and takes my plate and puts it on the counter
"Can I go see the room?" I ask Yonne.
"Mm-hmm" Yonne mumbles.
I got up and walked towards the hallway and up the stairs, and I see the door with the green mark. I open the door – What the – "This looks more like an attic" – The room is spacious with a big window in the middle of the room overlooking the front of the cabin, but crates of stuff, and probably ingredients, are taking up half the room. And dust, cobwebs litter the whole room, which adds to the idea that this is more of a storage – "At least there's a bed, but I need to clean this place, if I am gonna sleep here tonight, jeez"
I went downstairs and saw Yonne looking at the shelves in the kitchen, and said – "Hey Yonne, do you have any tools for cleaning?" I asked.
"Why?" Yonne asks.
"I just want to clean the room upstairs, it's a bit dusty" I said to Yonne.
"Right" Yonne said, then opened her palm and aimed it towards the floor. Then suddenly a purple-haze is spiraling around Yonne, and then after spiraling, all the purple-haze moves in a single direction fusing and towards where Yonne is aiming her palm.
And then, a small purple transparent, golem-like figure forms from the purple mist. – "Clean the room upstairs" Yonne commands the golem. – The golem-like figure nods then walks towards the stairs, slowly and goofy, due to its tiny stature and short limbs.
"WOAH! What was that?!" I ask Yonne, while astonished and looking at the golem's every movement. – It looks cute as hell
"Hmm? That was a [Mana: Golem], nifty ability" Yonne said dismissingly.
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[Information: [Mana: Golem] is a Summoning Ability, that allows the Caster to manipulate their mana into manifesting its own autonomy and allowing it to cultivate its own sentience but subservient to their creator, in the form of a Golem made out of mana. Creatures that are summoned are categorized by its own class of potency; it goes as;
[Prey > Lesser > First Class > Greater > Apex], this determines the potency of the Summons.]
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"That was amazing! Can you teach me to do that?!" I ask Yonne, enthusiastically.
"Look," Yonne said, then looks me straight in the eye – "That ability alone, can put you on a state like Ly. I don't even know what your capabilities are as a Caster."
"Oh, makes sense I guess" I said, in a bummed tone
After a minute has gone by, the Golem finally comes down from upstairs and walks towards Yonne. – "The room upstairs should be clean." Yonne said.
"Alright" I went upstairs, open the door, and sure enough, the room IS clean; the crates have been arranged, and the dusts have been cleaned, some cobwebs on the ceiling remains though – "I guess that was obvious; the little guy was so tiny" I said, then sighed – "I'm beat, it's almost sundown too. Maybe I can get some sleep for today."
I walk towards the bed and plop down. I check my [A.P] – "Wow, holy shit. My [A.P] is [11.2%] an all-time high since I have been here.
Hey Ninuu – Ninuu pops up – "Yeah, Venny?" – You said you have a list of the things I can do with my [A.P]. I said to Ninuu – "Yeah, do you want to see it?" Ninuu asks. – Yes.
"It's not much of a list actually, for now. The only ability you can do that requires [A.P] or mana. Is [Wynd Dash], that's pretty much it." Ninuu said.
I stare at the ceiling, while lying down on the bed – Makes sense, I really want to learn more if I can. Maybe I can be a student for Yonne. – I sigh, then close my eyes and begin to sleep.