[Legend]
Bold - Movements / Actions
[Bold] - Information / Abilities
Italic - 1st / 3rd Person Narration
"Quotations" - Talking
Normal - Thoughts
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[Venancio]
While sleeping, I feel something tingly touching the tip of my nose. I blow my nose and move it around, trying to relieve the itch. But it would not go away. When I slightly open my eyes, to see what it is, I see a spider-like creature with wings on the tip of my nose. Fluttering its wings and looking me straight in the eye with its long legs. I immediately jumped out of bed - "Wha-WHAT!?" – I yelped, then, immediately squashed the insect with my hand.
After I yelped, a footstep outside of the room was quickly approaching, and then a knock on the door – "You okay in there?" The voice said.
"Y-yeah, all is right" I said, while stumbling on my words – What the hell was that? – I approach the disheveled corpse of the insect and inspect it closer – Oh – Ninuu pops up – "It looks like a moth" Ninuu said.
"Oh, thank god." I said, then fixed myself up, then the bed – "Hmm, I haven't looked outside of the window yet" I said, then I walked towards the window and lean. And I see this beautiful village, trees, and grass dancing by the wind, people doing their own duties. But they are happy doing it, smiling, and talking to one another, while kids are playing by the street. There are no towering buildings that completely block the sunlight; everything sounds, feels, and smells natural.
"Holy, this place is beautiful." I said, then blankly stared at the scenery for a few minutes before I stopped and noticed the percentage of my [A.P] - "Its [34.6%], hmm, that's a lot. I got all that with a nights rest"
I sat down on the bed - Hey Ninuu – Ninuu pops up – "Yeah?" Ninuu asks. – How is your theory coming about? – "Hmm, I can come up with the idea that, our [A.P] and this mana thing is similar, our [A.P] depletes when we use an ability like [Wynd Dash]. Daelyonne did say that mana is a primordial energy of some sort. But I still can't wrap my processor around what actually mana is. Sorry, Venny." Ninuu said.
Alright, I'll take that – I said to Ninuu, then stood up from the bed and went downstairs
Going down the stairs, I heard 2 voices from the kitchen. I assume its Ly and Yonne. Once I got down, I went to the kitchen; once I got in the room, both stopped talking. And I see Ly and Yonne sitting at the dinner table.
"Hey, Wilyam!" Ly said, then smiles at me.
Yonne just looks at me, acknowledging my presence while sipping from her cup.
"Morning, you two" I said to Ly and Yonne.
"You can grab some food; the farmers delivered some this morning. Join us," Ly said, then points at the counter
"Alright, thank you." I said to Ly, after that I went over the counter and grabbed some food, it looks like some meat the same from yesterday, and some boiled eggs with vegetables, after grabbing some I sat down at the table with Ly and Yonne.
"So, Wilyam, we were just talking about you" Ly said.
"What's up?" I said to Ly, while chewing.
"Ly said that she saw you do an ability that we're strange, something I haven't seen or heard of before." Yonne said.
"Hmm?" I mumbled, while eating.
"Yeah, your arms turned black, when you we're fighting the Colocolo." Ly said, while sipping from her cup.
"Oh yeah..." I said - Uh-oh, what am I supposed to say - Ninuu pops up - "You're a 'Caster' right, just say it's your own ability," Ninuu said. - Alright.
"It's my own ability" I said, while chewing
Suddenly Yonne got startled - "Your own ability?!" - Yonne said, raising her voice
Ly looks a bit surprised, too, but not in the same level as Yonne.
Oh shit, why is she surprised. - "Y-yeah, why?" I ask Yonne, while a bit nervous
"As much as it is rude to say, William. Inventing your own ability is difficult. I'll believe you when I see it." Yonne said.
I put the knife down and pulled the left sleeve of my hoodie showing my left forearm; showing it to them - Ninuu, send some nanobots on the epidermis of my left arm. - Ninuu pops up - "You got it, [Reinforcing Left Arm], there." Ninuu said.
Yonne suddenly got surprised - "Wh-what... divines" Yonne stumbling with her words, as she looks astonished - "What is that ability?... I mean what does it do?" Yonne asks.
Hmm, I got an idea - "I'll let you know, if you're willing to trade knowledge between our 'abilities'," I said to Yonne.
"Mm-hmm" Yonne mumbles and thinks for a moment. - "That makes sense, alright. When do you want to start?" Yonne asks.
Wow, that went well better I expected - "How about today?" I ask Yonne.
"Okay, we can use the training field of the village. We can go when you're ready" Yonne said.
"Are you coming with us Ly?" I asked Ly.
"Sorry, I can't. I got to scout the perimeter of the village." Ly said, then got up from the table - "Alright, I need to leave soon. I'm coming back at dawn though." Ly said, then she pats my back
"See ya, Ly" I said to Ly
Ly proceeds to walked towards the front door and out.
"Come on, hurry up. The early we go, the better" Yonne said, then stands up from the table, and towards the counter, where she puts her cup in. After that, she walked outside of the kitchen - "I'll ready myself, you finish up there" Yonne said.
"Alright" I said to Yonne, then I proceeded to finish my food and put my finished plate on the counter of the kitchen.
After putting my dishes at the counter, I decided to look at the shelves in the kitchen, while I wait for Yonne - The shelves are full of jars with weird stuff inside it. After looking at the cabinets shelve, I pulled the drawer of the cabinet's bottom part and saw something intriguing - "Huh" I said, then grabbed the item. After grabbing it, I hear footsteps approaching the kitchen.
"I hope you're done, huh-" Yonne said, while walking towards the room.
Shit - I panicked and did not hide the item and just proceeded to inspect it - It'll look more suspicious if I swiftly hid it. - It is a small violet gemstone-like item that really looks fancy; something that looks luxurious - Why the heck is this in a cabinet's drawers?
"Hey Yonne, what's this?" I asked Yonne, while showing her an item
"Hmm?" Yonne mumbles - "You know, it's rude to look into people's stuff, this IS my workshop." Yonne said, while looking me dead in the eyes - "But to answer your question, it's a [Gauging Stone]" Yonne said.
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[Information: [Gauging Stones] are gemstones that are found in the caves of this world; they are stones that can sense and detect mana in a location or person. They are mostly used to look through a living being's ability to store mana in their body. They are also used to detect the presence of mana in locations, similar to a Geiger counter.]
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"[Gauging Stone]?" I ask Yonne.
"Yeah, let me show you" Yonne said, then grabs the stone from my hand, and points it towards me. While holding the stone towards me, a small amount of purple haze in her right hand is circling, I assume is mana; then the haze is sucked towards the stone, causing it to glow.
"Woahhh!" I said, then I looked closer at the stone. But after getting closer, the stone slowly turns black - "What the-" I said. - Then after a second, the stone shattered.
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"Huh weird, but don't worry. It was small anyway; it can easily shatter," Yonne said, then dusts her hand off the gemstones remains - "Anyway, you ready to go?" Yonne asks.
"Yeah" I said.
"Alright, hang on" Yonne said, then while we were at the front door ready to leave. Yonne aims her hand towards the floor, and a purple haze circles her; then the haze moves towards the floor she is aiming at, - Suddenly, (2) purple transparent golems, like the ones from yesterday, appear on the floor. - "Take care of my workshop while I'm gone." - The (2) Golem nods. 1 golem went and patrolled the workshop; the other one waited for us to leave at the doorway.
After we got out of the front door, the golem that waited for us, closed and locked the door.
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We finally reached the training field; there were some people in the field sparring with spears and swords. Some are even using some [Wynd Dash] in their training. It seems [Wynd Manipulating] is very common
"Hey Yonne, is [Wynd Manipulation] that common?" I asked Yonne.
"[Wynd] is the easiest element the Mana can be turn into. So, yes." Yonne said.
"Ohhh, alright" I said, while we were walking around the field. - "Hey, Yonne. Can we find some shade first?" I said to Yonne, while sweating my ass off - Why am I wearing a hoodie in something 40 degrees Celsius.
"Divines, William, you look like a roasting Bonguru. Alright" Yonne said.
After walking around, we saw a dugout with no people inside. And we sat down at a picnic table.
"Ahh" I sighed of relief - "It's so hot, jeez" I said, then took my hoodie off - "No sense in wearing a hoodie in day like this."
After taking my hoodie off and putting it down on the picnic table we're sitting at, the lines in my arms became more noticeable without a sleeve covering it - "This shirt is dorky as hell, but I love it" I said, removing my hoodie reveals my white graphic t-shirt, with a cute drawing of a cat's head winking
"That is uh, a unique shirt. Never seen one before, even back in the Capital" Yonne said, then points at my arm - "What's with the weird black lines in your arm?"
"This? Oh, these are just some tribal tattoo" - God, these lines are troublesome. Hey, Ninuu, what's my status? - Ninuu pops up
"Good morning, Venny. For the status of your body; your [A.P = 36.2%]. Your [Titanium Limbs] are healthy and functional. All the [Nanobots] are in working order-" Ninuu said, before I cut her off - This is too long, a quick report would be better. - "Alright, all your [Cybernetic Augmentations] are in working order." Ninuu said.
"Alright" Yonne said - "So, how are we going to trade knowledge in our abilities?" Yonne asks.
"I really, want to learn more about the other ways, Mana can be manipulated into." I said to Yonne.
"Simple enough, in return; you tell me about the ability you did earlier." Yonne said.
"Also, maybe you can teach me how to do them." I spoke.
"Hmm, I'm going to tell you other manipulations, as well as teach you how to do them?" Yonne asks.
"Yeah" I said.
"That's 2 knowledge in a price of yours which is 1" Yonne said, while tapping the table with her index finger.
"Do you have any knowledge of my ability though? It is ultimately rare for one" - I hope my bluff works - "And besides, you said that the other manipulations are simple enough for you to teach. Consider it as; my 1 gold at the price of your 10 irons." I said to Yonne.
Yonne smirks then laughs - "Alright merchant and your 1 gold piece" Yonne said jokingly, while giggling - "I can do that. But I will only demonstrate the manipulations at their simplest form." Yonne said.
"That makes sense. But all manipulations, right?" I spoke.
"Mm-hmm" Yonne mumbles, then stands up and walks outside of the dug out and towards the open field - "You can watch here" Yonne said, then stands outside of the dugout
"First, [Wynd Manipulation]; you probably know this by now, but I promised to teach you all of the manipulations. This is the easiest element your Mana can be turn into; it is just Mana into Wynd." Yonne said, then proceeds to raise her right arm, opening her palm; then a puff of air came out of it - "But Wynd are lacking in terms of advanced abilities, and as far as the books say, there isn't a lot of abilities. [Wynd Dash] is the most sought after when learning this element."
I watch Yonne at awe, nodding all the way
"Second, [Water Manipulation]; this is a difficult manipulation than Wynd, since Water is an element with an addition of Wynd; it's Mana into Wynd, plus Mana into the form of Water" Yonne closes her hand but leaves her index finger open, like a finger gun, and aims it at me; then a strong but thin current of water is sprayed towards my face. - "[Water Manipulation] is better than Wynd in terms of advanced abilities.
I move my face away, dodging the water - "Hey!" I exclaimed.
There is also a branch of [Water Manipulation] that is called [Frost Manipulation], but that's just from reading the books. I can't do that kind of manipulation, nor have seen one in action."
"Third, [Fyre Manipulation]; this is harder than the last three, in fact; no one in village but me that can manipulate mana into Fyre. It's an element that is also paired with Wynd; It's Mana into Wynd plus, Mana to Heat into a form of fire." Yonne said, then opens her hand, aiming it towards the sky; then a small fire is ignited on her palm standing like a bonfire.
Heat? Like oxygen? Hey Ninuu, what are the components of fire - Ninuu pops up - "It's Oxygen which I assume is Wynd, plus Heat and Fuel" Ninuu said. - Can't I just do that though, like imagining the element.
"[Fyre Manipulation] is the hardest manipulation to control compared to the last (2) Manipulations, since it requires a great amount of concentration due to Fyre being an active element, which means it's continuous. If you can't properly control the Fyre, it can easily snuff, or become too large to control. In addition, [Fyre] manipulating is mentally and physically taxing to do.
"And lastly, [Mana Manipulation], Mana manipulating is the most important, you cannot do any of the manipulations that I've said without knowing how to manipulate your Mana. It can be manipulated into almost anything if you know what you are trying to turn it into." Yonne said.
"Anything huh, like what for example?" I ask Yonne.
"Remember Heat? That is mana turned into heat, although it IS vague. But the most important component of [Mana] manipulating is your mind, if you know something by hand, or have a vivid grasp of what it is, you can manipulate your mana into becoming that something. [Mana manipulation] is easy to grasp and understand but extremely hard to master." Yonne said.
"Wow, that IS something" I said, while astonished at all the information - WATER? FIRE?! THIS IS EXCITING AS HELL - I screamed internally - I WANT TO TRY IT NOW
"There" Yonne said - "It's your turn to educate me." While walking towards the dugout with a bit of sweat on her face - "But let me rest first, that was a bit tiring plus the heat from the sun is exhausting" After getting in the dugout, she sat down on the picnic bench
"Alright, you rest first" I said, then walked outside of the dugout - "I'm going to try something."
I stand outside of the dugout
I exhale "Body, don't disappoint me now" I said while warming up, then I open my palm while aiming it towards the ground. - Mana into Wind plus, Mana into a form of Water, SPRAY! - Suddenly a strong current of water is sprayed from my palm, dampening the ground, turning it into a puddle of mud.
My jaw dropped and my face slowly transitioned from shocked into jubilation, and jumping from excitement - "WOOAAH!" I exclaimed in shock - THIS IS AMAZING! I AM AMAZING! More! I want more of this!
I raise both my arms. Opening both my palm and aiming it towards the sky - "NOW!" I yell - MANA INTO WIND, PLUS MANA INTO HEAT AND FUEL!
"You better calm down, William-" Yonne said, before getting cut off
Suddenly a ray of huge flame bursts from my palms, mimicking a flamethrower. The ray of flame is so bright, and is forming a cone starting from my palm into the air; as tall as the houses in the village. The ray of flames was seen by the others in the field, and were astonished.
Then suddenly, my interface flashes red, and Ninuu pops up - "Hey Venny, your [A.P] is draining steadily, you need to stop" Ninuu said.
Oh shit, alright - I stopped the flames coming out of my hand, while gasping for breath. Then I look at Yonne - "How'd I do?" I ask Yonne.
Ninuu pops up again - "Your [A.P] was [36.2%] before. But after that spectacle of flames you just did, it is now [32.8%], a total of [3.4%] was lost. Compared to your [Wynd Dash], your usage of [Fyre] is very inefficient; perhaps further study will allow you to control it properly like your [Wynd Dash]." Ninuu said. - You bet
Yonne was jaw dropped, astonished - "W-what in the Nether region was that." Yonne said, while totally shocked.
"Are you okay, Yonne?" I ask Yonne, while walking towards her
"Y-yeah, I am fine" - Yonne said, while she clears her throat - "That was amazing, William. I did not know you we are a skilled Caster." Yonne said, while avoiding eye contact.
"Skilled? No, not really. But thank you I guess" I said to Yonne.
"No, no. I have never seen someone do that kind of Fyre manipulating" Yonne said -"Why did you even ask me to teach you" Yonne asks.
"I'm not lying to you" I said to Yonne - Wait, I need to make something up - "I was a Caster, but I lost my memory, remember?" - That was a blatant lie, I'm surprised I can come up with that on the spot.
"T-that makes sense, I guess." Yonne said.
"So, about that trade?" I ask Yonne - "Do you still want to see it?"
"Of course, I do, show it to me" Yonne said, then she immediately stands up and walks towards the railing, locking her eyes on me.
I walk closer at the railing, then I lift my left arm, showing it to Yonne – "Watch closely" I said to Yonne.
Yonne nods, with an excited expression.
Cute, I have never seen her act like that yesterday – [Reinforce Left Arm], Suddenly my left arm slowly gets coated by [Nanobots], starting from shoulder down to my fingers
Yonne is astonished - "WOAH! What does that ability do?!" Yonne asks.
"It's an ability that allows me to turn my arm into a sturdy material, stronger than a stone." I said while showing her my arm – It's just hardened [Nanobots] really, but I doubt they will know what that is, and it will cause more questions.
"That's amazing" Yonne said, then she immediately grabbed my arm, pulling it towards her; she proceeds to inspect my arm. Touching, rubbing, she tried to squeeze my left arm but she wasn't able to due to how hard it is, she even sniffed it. - "This sturdy material is completely alien to me. Can you teach me to do this?"
"I'm afraid I can't, I forgot the complete steps to do this ability, it's almost an innate ability now." I said to Yonne.
"Oh..." Yonne's expression turns into disheartening - "Not fair." Yonne said, then she let go of my arm.
"Sorry, Yonne" I said.
"No, it's alright really." Yonne said, then smiles at me - "Is that all then?" Yonne asks.
I really want to learn about Summoning Abilities - "How did you summon those golems? Back in your workshop." I said to Yonne.