As i tried using the magic again, i failed and lost my conciousness. Next time i woke up i repeated the whole thing again, and i finally realise that the reason i pass out is because i move that last bit of mana out of my mana channels. Or at least from the place it's supposed to be in, i don't think there are actually any channels in my body. Still, for the sake of science i repeated the whole thing five more times and went to confirm my status.
NameJuliusAge:6 monthsClass:TechnomancerTitles:The one who forges his own destinyA title given to you for forcefully changing your future in an imposible way. Luck parameter doesn't concern you.Mana:7Strength:7Vitality:12Agility:8Resistance:26State:Soul fatigue(medium)As a result of soul being melded forcefuly, your soul became unstable. If the state is stacked up, the soul shall shatter ineluctably.lightning bodyHigher form of lightning affinity. Completely nullifies lightning damage and allows the user to easily absorb it. Hightens the affinity with fire, air, water and light elements.AbilitiesSuicide(lvl. 7)When you die, you do it with a boom!Appraisal(lvl. 1)Allows the user to receive the publicly known data about the observed object in text formdimensional backpack(lvl. 1)Allows the user to open a pocket dimension in a choosen shape with a maximum space of (2^lvl) dm3.advanced mana manipulation(lvl. 1)Mana control is a basis for all kind of actions that involves using mana. At advanced level mana usage is intuitive and precise.time control(lvl. 4)Rare branch of magic that allows the user to manipulate the fabric of time-space. Requires extensive knowledge and mana reserves. Because specific spell casting is neither necessary nor possible, this is the only magic of the time category avaible to the physical plane. Passively increases thinking speed.intermediate lightning magic(lvl. 1)Publicly defined as a higher form of fire magic. Allows the user to cast lightning spells and use mana of lightning nature
So, mana doesn't rise from exausting it repeatedly. Damn, i thought that i would become a cheat early on. How am i supposed to do it then? Overloading doesn't seem to work basing on my past experiences... Or maybe it does? Maybe just my body got destroyed too quickly... and the method would be to gradually overcharge your body so as to stimulate your soul to expand? Well, either that or i will have to work out something like a meditating tehnique.
So! My maximum mana is 7. I can't go lower than 1 and it naturally recovers at 1 per hour. Therefore, to overcharge myself i should put out some of my mana out of my body, hold it for half an hour and then push it back in place? Easy peasy. Thought it would be much faster if there was some mana in the environment. I tried to feel for it, but there's pretty much nothing, just a single strand of mana every now and then. I will stick to inner mana for now. Or so i would love to do, but my mom has been pretty worried lately.
-My poor Julius... please be safe my child... Gods, please, let my child grow healthy, i don't want anything more...
For the past two days mom had a really haggard appearance, and as she spoke to me i could hear the quiet sobs between her sentences as she looked at me with her pure yet watered eyes. Goddamn me, what kind of person am i to worry my poor mother like that. No more drastic experiments for now. Sateto, some time has passed so lets say something, it may brighten her mood.
As i was looking for a good moment, i hear loud steps in the distance.
L: Sara!
S: sob... Luke?! You're back? Thank god, do you have any injuries?
The one who came from around the corner was a 20-something old muscular man that gave off the aura of a honorable and honest man. He towered at 190 centimeters, had short brown hair with a ponytail on the back and a short beard of the same color. His clothes gave me the final confirmation that the technology around here is pretty much non-existent – black, grey and brown pelts somehow joined together in hope that they stop some heat from escaping. Still, his chest and abs were mostly exposed. I guess fashion is always a thing.
L: Luckily i'm unharmed, but the troll launched a suprise attack at night. John and Franc are dead.
S: John and... dead...
L: Worst of all, Blackstone's arm got torn off. He won't be able to smith anymore. We were already running low on usable weapons, and now that...
And for first time after walking into the room in a clearly exhausted state, Luke looked closely at Sara's face.
L: Sara, what has happened? Were you crying?
S: Ah, Luke... that's about Julius, it seems he's really sick. I've never seen anything like it, he doesn't have a temperature nor any kind of normal symptoms, he just sleeps the whole day and wakes up only to eat... sob... Once i was asleep when he woke up and he went for almost the whole day without eating because i couldn't wake him up... L-Luke, what should i do? What am i supposed to do?
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Luke caringly wipes the tears from my mother's face and looks at me with a careful look. Shouldn't he hug her strongly instead of that? I don't really know how the couples acts around here... Well, i guess i should take care of what i brewed. Time for my ultimate weapon!
J: Papa!
S: ...Eh?
L: ...
As I spoke with as big of a smile i could muster while still looking natural, Both of them went through all the phases of being dumbfounded, elated, having the pressure put out of them, dumbfonded again and finally their faces went full red.
L:Eh, this is...
S:J-Julius, you woke up! Nevermind that, come to mama, you need to eat. I can't let you be hungry again...
I would honestly like to signal her to switch out from breastmilk, but as her face is covered in tears, i eat my meal in silence. I guess it would have to wait for a few weeks. But damn, i really screwed up this time.
L: … ah, i'm sorry, should i leave?
S: n-no, it's fine. Luke-san should stay here, since i need your advice on this child...
Ah, they went red again. That's act totally like a teenage couple, not a married one. And he was embarassed cause of seeing naked breast? Is mama-san having an afair? Well, since i haven't seen my father, for now i will claim this guy as papa. As for the reason, that's because a wimp like that won't be able to win with me on physiological warfare. And mama will be mine alone! Buhahaha!
L: I have never seen or heard of anything like that... I could ask the mayor about this, but we probably will need to travel to the capital, either for the needed medicine or to call a priest.
S: But the capital is-
L: It's twelve moons from here under normal circmstances, and it's started to snow recently. With the recent loses... no, nevermind. I will try to do something about it. For now, can you tell me when it started?
S: Y-yes... eight – no, nine moons ago when i came back from the sewing hut. He was already awake, and when i fed him, he immediately fallen asleep. I didn't think it was weird at the time, but i felt bad that he woke up when i wasn't there. So i stayed by his side... and after he woke up and ate for two times... sob... i knew something was wrong... sob...
L: Was there anything out of the norm, starting from twelve moons ago? Something like a dead rat by the road or odd tasting water?
Luke kept staring at me and i kept making funny faces at him, giggling. Yea, it's hard to do things logically when you have a brain of a 7 month-old child. By the way, it seems that the status shows age with precision up to a month, because a few minutes ago it changed from 6 months old. I keep spamming the shit out of status in hope that it is something that can level up... can't give up my dreams that easily.
S: No, not really... I ate the same things, went to the same places... Ah!
L: What's up? You remembered something?
S: Yes, before the first time Julius went sleep from sickness, he called me mama. That was his first world.
L: … That doesn't really tell us much about the sickness.
S: It doesn't? You do know that normal children start to talk when they have a year at the earliest? I was amazed and even dreamed that he would become a scholar in the future...
L: Year at earliest? Yeah, then it really is unusual...
Damn, they're onto me! And as I think that, i can feel the slight change in the eyes of Luke. They still were brown, but that feeling...
L: Sara, this child... he has so much lifeforce in him! It's as if he was a ten years old already!
Fuck. Bastard could see mana! It's a good thing that he is calling it lifeforce though, the probability of being called a demon falls down by a lot.
S: Lifeforce?
L: Y-yes, i have never seen a child like this. Most of humans don't have lifeforce until they start training, but this... it's on a completely different level.
S: Can it have something to do with his sickness?
L: It would be weird if it didn't. Using lifeforce places an enormous strain upon the body, so i can guess that even without actually using it, he is too strong for his own good.
Wrong coclusion, but i have to praise him for logical thinking. I don't think it's common in place where they don't even have glass in windows.
S: But then, what can we do?
L: I believe that Julius should get better with time. Even if it puts a strain on him, once he gets used to it he will be healthier than any of the other kids around. Also, look at him now. Doesn't look like he's going to sleep.
S: Julius, are you alright? Aren't you hungry anymore?
Honestly, i never felt something like hunger, but i guess that's because organs of babies are different than adults. I wanna eat some meat...
L: I guess he's had enought. Well, i'm going to mayor's place to give the report. Wanna come with me?
S: Ah, sure. Since we now know that it's not a sickness, we can take Julius outside.
J: at-siaad!
L: Hahaha, it seems you don't have to worry about little guy anymore, he's beaming with energy. Better take him outside or this time he won't let you sleep at night!
Yosh! Finally a look outside! I also said something in there, but i don't care, it looks like i got approved pretty easily. The earlier i will be able to ask for some things, the faster i will grow and the world conquest will progress smoother!
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