[It is now 1700]
‘Dang, we talked for a while…but it was a good talk on all fronts so It’s worth it. What did you think about everything Velora?’
[I believe you are handling your position well enough. It may not seem like it sometimes, but you must always remember you are now responsible for the lives and well-being of others. Not a single Goblin went against your orders in the previous meetings. They just accepted it willingly.
[That’s a good thing, but I also do believe it could be just as bad. If you continuously make decisions, will they just continue to go with it? That is something to keep in mind.]
‘Well, that’s not necessarily what I was asking, but you make a good point. Even geniuses make mistakes sometimes…but that’s why I have you! I’m sure you will question me if I do or say something stupid before its too late to fix whatever it is I did.
‘Even then, I’ll do my best to make sure I create an environment that allows them to feel safe enough to call me out on something.’
[Good.]
‘Yes, yes now enough of that! What did you actually think about all of the plans?’
[The plans to improve the actual tribe are good. With both Wala and Dran heading the project, I believe in its success.]
‘Even though I told them to prioritize creating actually wooden structures instead, making nicer tents?’
[Yes, it will take more time, but once complete it will be better for you in the long run.]
‘That’s exactly what I was thinking. Anyway, we won’t go back to the plains for a while so during that time the tribe needs to get strong enough to comfortably lay claim to all of the southern forest. Only the horned rabbits really roam the area, but who knows if another beast like the fox won’t roam south and decide to claim the land for themselves?
‘Which means while the tribe will continue to grow in strength, I definitely need to get way stronger. I have no idea what Tier the fox is on, but its surely way above 3, and the orcs…they are able to dominate hundreds of beings in the plains…not only their numbers are strong, but their strength even more so.
‘540 evo points…I will fill that up in no time…but first, magic lesson number 1!’
[We haven’t confirmed if you can use magic yet. It is best not to get your hopes up.]
‘It just has to be that way since nothing else really improved about me. That would be a waste of an evolution if all I got was some extra muscle. There just has to be something, and I believe that something is the ability to finally use mana. Either way I’ll confirm it when Kida comes back.’
Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings.
After a few moments, Kida could be seen walking back into the mostly empty cave except for the lone Goblin covered in various animal hides, sitting calmy around a fire pit.
“I’m back Chief!”
“Ah welcome back Kida. Is everything alright out there?”
“Yeah, but everyone is caught up in a training frenzy. Especially the new Royal Guards. Once Geedi relayed the news to them nobody dropped out, instead they all got pretty fired up and all of them along with Geedi stormed off into the deeper reaches of the Nameless Forest.
“Immediately afterwards, Tars and his squad stormed off as well. Dal and his squad of course remained behind with half of them being drilled by Jaba and the other half was helping Wala and Dran gather materials. Which was going a bit rough since we didn’t have tools to cut down trees so that’s being worked as well.”
“What about Sigi, Lagi and Zargi?”
“Ah yes sorry, Sigi went off to hunt with Zargi, while Lagi is hovering by the entrance of the cave in case you need something.”
“Wow…I’m glad to see everyone is so fired up about this. Which means I can’t sit around just wasting my time while everyone else is working so hard. SO! Please help me learn some magic Kida.”
“I will do my best Chief!”
“I believe in you…so what do I need to do first?”
“Well, I’ll talk about my experiences first and then we’ll go from there. So as a Maglin, from my earliest memories, I could feel the mana in the air. I can’t see it but I can feel it around me, it’s a bit hard to describe but think of it as being submerged in water and the water is all of the mana around you, except it is not constricting in anyway, nor do you lack the ability to the breathe. There is no current to swim against or any pressure it all, the presence is just there. Constantly with us. How does that sound so far?”
“I’m following for now…”
“Okay, please be sure to stop me if your confused about anything. So, continuing on, that’s what the mana in the air feels like to me and has always felt like. The key though, is the mana that is constantly circulating within my body.
“This is another thing that I was born with, and it has only improved with each evolution, the quality, the amount, and the speed at which I can make use of it.
“There are some other things as well, but I am still learning those myself. Though for your case, I believe the biggest thing initially will be for you figure out how to sense the mana in your body if any is present at all. Then from there it should be easier to sense it in the atmosphere, which should help you make use of mana better, because even though we are using the mana in our bodies to form shapes and other things, the mana in the atmosphere plays a part as well.
“So, let’s try step one. Close your eyes and focus on your body. It is hard for me to guide you through this process as it was natural for me but imagine a small stream rushing through your body. If its there it shouldn’t take super long to sense it, as its not hiding from you.”
“Okay, I’ll give it a try.”
‘So, Velora? Sensing any mana?’
[You should focus on sensing it yourself. At the moment I cannot sense anything.]
‘Ah fine..!
'Okay focus Rick...she said it should feel like a small stream...imagine a river...flowing through me...imagine a river...flowing through me....imagine a river....imagine a ri....imag.'
Kida and of course Velora watched on as Rick sat almost perfectly still, with his eyes closed. Fully focused trying to sense this stream of mana that Kida discribed to him. Unbeknownst to them of course, what Rick was doing was typical for every Goblin who wasn't born a Maglin once they reached Tier 3. It was the first Tier where the mana veins of Goblins would be finally developed enough for them to sense and begin practicing with mana.
Of course ithis process would usually take other Goblins weeks if not months to accomplish, as the Mana Veins themselves are essentially brand new organs. It's similar to someone learning to walk again after breaking a foot. It takes time.
But was a Rick a normal Goblin? No...He is a Royal.
'Ahhh Velora I think sense the Mana River thing! I told you! Hahaha!!!'
Yes...a Royal..