"Now that we have your queries answered let's make you my chosen and give you a spell"

Saying this he waved his hand a weird barrier around the grassland became visible. Outside the barrier was filled with total blackness except a white crystal floating in the dark. He waved his hand again and this time the crystal appeared in front of us.

"What is...this?" The crystal was so repulsive yet so strangely beautiful.

"This is the system's projection on your soul, every mortal has one."

Even while talking to me his hands were dancing in a weird gesture. Sometimes his gestures cause the crystal to start spinning and other times it transferred lights from his hand to the crystal.

The moment his hand stopped moving the crystal flashed and a screen appeared before me.

Notification

Congratulations! The demigod of fire and earth Ignia has give you the status 'chosen of Ignia'. You are now entitled for knowledge of language and basic knowledge of mana , Your mana core status is updated from 'temporarily matured' to 'permanently matured'

"You didn't mature my core permanently?" I asked

"The status does that for me. Why would I waste energy on doing something that would be done anyway."

"By the way, where did my parents go?"

"They were called by the tax collector to give a estimate of the planted crops. Anyway, now that you are my chosen what spell you want?"

"What are my options" I asked while failing to suppress the grin that was forming on my face. Finally I would be able to use magic!

"fireball, water ball, air slash and earth wall"

Water ball just sound too basic, no matter how far powerful it might be a ball of water just doesn't seem that magical.

Same thing with air slash.

"Fireball" I said after thinking carefully. Eh who am I kidding, fireball just seems the coolest.

"And done, I gave you the language skills too"

He was speaking but I was too giddy to pay attention properly.

"status" I quietly mouthed and there it was, in all its glory

Skills: Appraisal, fireball

"You might not be able to use it for a day or 2 by the way"

"Why!"

"While I matured your mana core you still haven't undergone awakening. You should enter the soul space everyday and try to sense things outside that barrier. After you see mana try to pull it inside the barrier. You will get a skill named mana regeneration and then you are free to use the spell as much as your heart desires. And no more questions cause you know" he said while pointing towards the sky.

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"what am I supposed to do now?"

"Imagine yourself waking up"

Weird but ok. I closed my eyes and imagined that I was waking up. I opened my eyes and found myself back in the kitchen staring at Ignia.

"Well then, I should get going." He turned around and started walking.

...but then he suddenly stopped and came back. He looked in my eyes and said the most shocking words I have ever heard

"They are not looking anymore. This world is a entertainment house for them. You, me and every other person are just sources of entertainment." His playful personality was nowhere to be seen.

"He called you in this world in order to make you happy and will most probably give you a class that can't get any spells on your 12th birthday just to watch you break" His tone was as if he was telling me what he would eat for breakfast but his eyes betrayed his emotions.

It was as if his eyes were telling a tale of his own.

"I had tried to rebel against them, all the rebels except me were killed and I was made into a dog. Someone who barks when told and bites when told."

"Remember this, they are no friend of yours. I imagine you don't understand the implications of the class stuff and my rambling yet but one day you'll understand. You will understand the sheer cruelty the gods do in the name of entertainment. Try not to loose your passion." He started walking away again and as he was about to exit the house his voice resounded in my mind.

"If you ever want to learn real magic join the rebels and go visit a rebel named Edward. He should be living on the second largest peak of the eastern range."

And with this he disappeared.

My mind was in shambles trying to understand the sheer magnitude of his words. This whole world was a entertainment house for gods?! The sole reason I was reincarnated was for someone to enjoy watching me break mentally?!

Was any decision I made in my past life my own? Think logically eric, think logically.

If the sole purpose of this world is entertainment then they would not control actions of mortals as the fun of watching puppets should be many times lower.

And thinking about it carefully, what would I even gain from thinking this much about beings of power I can't even fathom.

The sole thing I can do would be to follow the instructions already given to me by Ignia and if all my paths are blocked going forward I will go visit Edward.

As for joining the rebels? Let's leave that for the future me.

Thinking like this my mind became clear and my eyes grew heavy. And soon I wandered off into sleep

In the eastern ranges.

There was a table and a chair on the roof of a small tower.

At first the roof was devoid of any person but suddenly a man appeared on the chair with a cup of tea in one hand and a book in the other. He was wearing a black coat over a white shirt and black pants.

Another middle aged man flew towards the tower and landed in front of the table.

The man raised his eyes at the middle aged man and spoke.

"Pleasure meeting you Ignia" His expression were anything but welcoming.

"Don't look at me this way Mr.Edward. We both know that I was forcefully made to sign the contract"

"You want me to believe that you didn't sign the contract in order to become a demigod! You didn't listen to me when I told you to wait before trying to break the limit and you want me to believe you would let the chance go to do so?" He stood up and walked in front of Ignia.

"Can you say this while looking straight at me Ignia" Edward growled.

Ignia lowered his eyes

Edward sat back down and continued to read the book.

There was silence

*sigh* "what do you want?" Edward said after a hour or 2

"A child named Eric might visit you at your academy, teach him magic"

"Why? You have never really respected my ideals or my academy so why would you want me to teach someone?"

"He is from earth, he saw me floating once and spent almost his entire life searching me in order to learn magic. I was ordered by you know who to meet him and used my invitation to bring him in this world. 'He' wanted to break his spirit by giving him a permanent non-magical non-combat class. I figured he would be useful to you"

Edward fell silent again

"...I will decide after meeting him" He said and started reading his book again. Ignia was about to speak something else but turned around to leave after listening to Edward's last sentence

"Don't ever show your face in front of me again or I will treat you like every other dog of them bastards"