Outside of a huge temple of white stones, a huge line of people could be seen, most of them were children waiting to be tested, most of them would be happy with just a speck of talent in magic, magicians where sought for many kingdoms and even the weaker ones could live a carefree life.
5 years have passed since roy decided to be a magician, since then he readed all kind of books related to magic, now he could recite from memory the principles behind magic and a dozen or more way to increase his mana capacity, roy was seated in a chair reading a book related to magic like usual, his mother Margaret was sitting next to him sewing baby clothes, Margaret had gotten pregnant last spring that was 6 months ago.
“Roy get ready in 2 day you will be 10 years old, and we will go to the magic association to test your magic affinity”
Roy hearing this could not help but feel exited at last the day where his journey would begin was close, his path to become a mage was closer than ever.
Two days passed in a blink of an eye, Roy got up earlier than he had ever done, he went to his father room and knocked the door.
“Father get up, or we are going to be late for the magic test”- said roy in a hurried voice
Hearing his child voice edgar got up and opened the door
“The magic test only start when the sun is in his highest point roy, go and get dress, we will hold a small celebration for your birth day and then I will take you to take the test” – Said edgar, with a sleepy face
Roy nodded and went to his room, a few minutes later the whole family and servant where in the courtyard of the manor, roy was sit in the middle of them, while one by one every person congratulate him for his birthday and wish him luck in the magic test.
“My son, I have watched over you all this years and I know how deep is the passion you have for magic , so I hope this help you in attaining your goal” – Said Margaret while handing a beautiful staff to roy.
Roy looked at the staff that his mother had gift to him.
The staff was made of brown wood, with white lines moving through it in a rhythmical pattern, it had a huge magic gem in his tip you could see blue flames could be seen inside it. This was the most expensive staff for beginner magicians, usually beginners and apprentice magicians would use a staff to help them channel the mana in his body, but for adept and master magicians staff became useless, because the mana in their body was so pure that most staff would break when they try to channel their magic through it, some staff made with incredible expensive materials will be able to withstand the mana but they were not only expensive but incredible rare.
After everyone had congratulated roy, and give him a present he and his father departed to the magic association, currently the sun was in his highest point and the magic test had just began, roy and his father waited in line for what it felt like an eternity, suddenly a man with a white robe approach them.
“Your number is 4567 , when you enter the building take the right path, an officer of the magic association will be there to assist you” – Said the man while handing a white sheet of paper with the number on it.
Edgar took the sheet and followed the man instruction, he took the right path and walked down a corridor in the end there was a woman wearing a red robe , with a golden dragon in it, she was incredibly beautiful, she had eyes that could bewitch any man, his lips where red like the red roses that grow in the courtyard of the house, his body was shaped like an hourglass whit no fat in it, controlling himself edgar approached the woman and said.
“This is my son Roy Sullivan he is here to take the magic test”
“Oh I see, the test will cost 5 gold and I will also need your number”- Said the woman with an angelic like voice
Edgar handed the gold and told the woman the number, the woman wrote the number and roy name in a long parchment, and then she guide them to a huge hall, in the end of the hall you could see an few people sitting in chair inspecting all the children that came to take the test, those people were recruiters from various magic colleges all colleges wanted talented people the more talented the better, in the middle of the hall you could see a small black ball hovering in the air, next to a huge magic circle that was carved on the floor.
“The test is really simple, the Scrying Crystal will tell us the level of mana you have and the Magic circle will tell us your affinity to the elements, tell me roy do you know the elements that make this world and the ranking system that mages use?”
“Yes I know this world is made of a variety of elements but the major ones are Earth, Fire, Water, Wind, Light and Darkness, each element have a set of sub-elements for example iron is a sub element of earth” – Said roy with a proud face
“Very well Roy it seems you have study a loot and the ranking system do you know it?”
“The mages are classify into 5 ranks depending in the amount of mana they have and the control they have over the elements the ranks are:
Beginner magician: They are the people that just awoke his magic, they cant form spells but can manipulate the mana in his body.
Apprentice magician: Are the ones that can form the most basic of spells, they have a very low understanding of the elements.
Adept magician: Are the one that can use intermediary level spells and understand the basic form of their element
Master magician : Are the ones that can use advance spells, and have an almost complete understanding of the elements
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And ArcheMage: They are the pinnacle of mages they have a full understanding of the elments, they can use all is potential and they no longer need incantations because they use the elements itself to form spells.”
“Very well roy but you forgot that each person has an affinity to the elements the higher you affinity the easier you will be able to understand it”
What most people call talent is nothing more that someone with high affinity, the affinity you have could not be trained it was something that people where born with.
“Now roy step in the magic circle this circle will open your mind to the elements, all you have to do is close your eyes and try to feel them, the stronger your affinity to the elements the clearer we will be able to see the elements around you”
Roy nodded and step in the circle, the woman started to pour mana into it and the magic circle starter to get bright.
Roy closed his eyes and tried to feel the elements around him, he had read many books related to the elements and he understood that the elements conformed everything in the world, from living being to the smallest rock, they were everything. He tried to feel the air around him, the earth under his feet’s , the heat of his body, the water that he needed to live, the light that every day bathed the world and the darkness that follow it.
The people present in the all stared with astonishment to the boy that was standing in the magic circle, around him you could see balls of water, fire, wind, earth, light and darkness dancing around him, they were crystal clear you could even see the small details in them.
“Magic Affinity for Earth, wind, fire, water, light, and darkness highest grade” –Announced the woman with shock in his voice
A normal person would have average affinity with most elements, some genius will have high affinity with 1 or 2 elements, but this child in front of her had the highest grade with every single element he was a genius that surpassed common sense.
The people in the hall seeing this where in an uproar, highest affinity with every element the prospect of this child was limitless. Suddenly a woman voice roared.
“Silence the test is not over yet”- Said the woman
Roy opened his eyes around him he could see every element , and when he heard the announcement of his affinity he looked at his father with a proud face , his father look at him with a big smile.
“Now roy press your hand against the Scrying Crystal so we can see the amount of mana you have”- Roy with a big smile walked to the Scrying Crystal and placed his hand
The people in the hall where not interested in the result of the mana test even if he had the smallest mana pool they did not care because the amount of mana a person has could be trained, as long has he had mana there where a multiple ways of increasing his mana, suddenly an announcement resounded trough the hall.
“Mana capacity cero”
Roy hearing this could not stop his tears because he know that his dream of being a mage was over.
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60 years had passed since the day that roy learned that he had no mana, since that time many things have happened, after he learned that he had no mana roy was depressed for 3 months, but with the support of his family and the birth of his little brother he got over it, he change is purpose in life, he started to get into his father business, he learned all he could from him and eventually he took over the Fenrir merchant conglomerate, under his leadership the Fenrir conglomerate became the only merchant conglomerate of the continent even kings did not dare to offend them, they even have their own city, new trade routes where establish, new branch office open and an era of greatness began for Fenrir, but he never forgot the dream of his childhood.
Every time he had free time he would read all the book of magic he could with the hope of somehow be able to fix his manaless body, in the whole continent there where only a few that know so much about magic theory like him, but it did not matter what he tried he could not use magic, since the magic test he had been able to feel all the elements around him like a cruel remainder of his fail has a magician, he had never gotten married, or had friends, the only people that was close to him was his family, and after his mother and father die he only had left his brother, he loved his family very deeply he always doted his brother and teach him everything he could.
Roy was now in his deathbed, around him only his brother and his brother wife where present.
“Brother, I will not live much longer, when I am gone the Fenrir conglomerate will be yours I know you will continue with our family work to the best of your ability, I don’t want a grand funeral just let the fire burn my remains and while the wind and the sea carry them” – Said roy with a weak voice
“As you have asked will be done brother don’t worry about anything I will make sure that Fenrir will not fall from glory”
“I know you will, but don’t forget to live a life without regrets, **cough** **cough** in my life I have many regrets but the biggest of hall is my fail has a magician, **cough** this pain has never left me in my entire life” – Said roy while he vomited blood
Oh gods if is true that another life exist, I don’t want riches or being royalty all I want is the power to perused my lifelong dream of being a magician – with that last tough Roy Sullivan die.