Thomas fell to his knees, both hands clutching the floor of the arena with his breathing sounding ragged.
Sweat poured down uncontrollably, his breathing became heavy, and his head turned dizzy. He never thought training underground would be so challenging.
"You haven't been able to bring out that magic aura yet. It will be difficult for you to control the mana inside your body," Cassandra explained.
Albert no longer performed the exercise precisely after Cassandra thought Albert had become sufficiently adept at using it. Now, Cassandra's focus was only on the front, on Thomas.
"What's that mana control for?" mumbled Thomas.
Realizing he was the only one who could not perform mana control made Thomas' heart grumble. Cassandra
The Alps January 17th, 2047. "STOP!" someone shouted. A 25-year-old man stopped in his tracks when he saw three men dressed in two layers of clothing, a leather T-shirt, shirt, and jeans, standing tall before Thomas Norton. "What?" asked Thomas flatly. "From your looks. There's no doubt about it. You must be the divine eye, right?" asked one of the men. The middle-aged man pointed harshly at Thomas, who was currently before him, seemingly unafraid despite both eyes being tightly covered by a thick black cloth. So many talents had been copied by Thomas that the men decided to cover both eyes with a cloth. Thomas was worried that once he opened the cloth and looked forward, the destruction of this place would become inevitable. "The people who gave me that title," Thomas uttered. The three immediately drew their weapons, a type of rifle and a sword, towards the front, threatening Thomas. They were not afraid of the title the people had given Thomas. The title of the divine eye.
Eight years ago. Britain June 10, 2039. "Jason's such an asshole!" complained Thomas Norton's schoolmate, Mike Davis. Thomas was silent in response to the remark, with both eyes staring ahead. The Jason that Mike referred to was the gang leader at his school who had great control over the other students. He had four loyal gang members from wealthy families like Jason. None of the students dared to confront them, including Mike. Mike did have a terrible past with Jason's gang. They once beat Mike so badly that the young man had to lie helplessly at noon break with a bruised face. That's why Mike no longer dares to fight them, afraid the same thing will happen again for the second time. However, Thomas was different. "They're just a bunch of wimpy maniacs who try to attract women," Thomas snapped. The young man was still sitting on a cafeteria chair, staring ahead, looking at Jason, who was still sitting and eating his food with his three gang friends. However, Thomas and Mike n
"So, magic really exists?" asked Thomas, still lying down with a low voice. Veronica nodded. With her earth elemental talent, she could create a projection of how magic could be used and manifested. Veronica's right hand stretched forward again with an open palm looking upwards. [Earth Magic: Projection of living particles] The magic circle appeared again, from a small shape to the size of a palm. The light green coloured magic circle continued to rotate clockwise and immediately gave rise to green glowing particles floating around the two. These particles created a magical illusion where there was an image of a forest area around Thomas and Veronica. Thomas felt anxious about the situation, but Veronica still looked calm. "What happened?" asked Thomas. "I used my magical abilities to give you an image of magic through particle illusion. You won't understand it for now, but you will start to understand how magic works when you join the academy," Veronica replied. "Academy?" Thom
"Artifact chest?" asked Thomas. "An artifact chest is a chest that contains relics from a family's ancestors. There is a circle before the chest. You can put your right-hand thumb on the circle," Veronica asked. Thomas remained silent with his eyes fixed on the artifact chest lying ahead. With a deep breath, Thomas dared to put the right thumb on the circle at the front of the artifact chest. "Akh!" shrieked Thomas in pain. The circle is indeed helpful for detecting a person through blood tests. When someone placed their thumb on the circle, the artifact chest's circle would stab Thomas' finger lightly until it detected the person's DNA, whether it was the same as the extended family's DNA. "The artifact chest will stab your finger and take a sample of your blood. If your DNA matches the Norton family's, the chest will open," Veronica explained. The woman was still standing at attention, occasionally glancing through the house window to see if any Crimson Bane members were stil
The woman named Margareth was seen standing tall, full of elegance, with her blonde hair in a bun. She appeared to be wearing a long gown, similar to a medieval ball gown. Although Margareth's face showed hospitality and natural beauty, Thomas felt a sense of intimidation shown by the woman, especially when Margareth was talking. "My apologies, Lady Margareth. I have been at fault in this entire mess," Veronica revealed, trying her best to kneel with her head bowed obediently towards the beautiful woman named Margareth. "Do I have to do that, too?" asked Thomas, confused. Margareth's attention was distracted to the right, looking at Thomas, who did not show obedience to her. Instead of getting angry, Margareth smiled widely with her eyes closed. "Who are you, then?" asked Margareth. Thomas tried to stand up with all his might, walking towards the woman named Margareth. However, before he could reach Margareth, Thomas' body was bounced away by Margareth's wind elemental magic. Th
"What?"Thomas could not hide his surprise at what Margareth had told him. He thought going to the magic academy Margareth mentioned would significantly impact him later.Veronica nodded obediently, completely following Margareth's instructions. She would prepare the necessary papers to enroll Thomas into Mirage."Wait. Why do I have to go there? Can't I just go to school in this town?" Thomas asked.Margareth pointed at Thomas roughly, the young woman's eyes squinting strongly as if she intimidated the young man before her, "If you want to keep getting threats from Crimson Bane, then I won't enroll you into Mirage.""Listen to her, Thomas. She knows what's best for you," Veronica pleaded."She doesn't know at all. What would my friends say if I moved suddenly?" asked Thomas."You're more concerned about people's opinions than your own life? I can't believe it." Margareth closed her eyes, bowing her head with her right hand on her forehead, feeling confused by Thomas' response.[Earth
***The next day.Thomas had prepared the necessary items, such as clothes, bathing equipment, food, etc. He also didn't forget to bring his grandfather's journal and the Amethyst pendant he always wears around his neck.Veronica mentioned that she would pick up Thomas at the young man's house yesterday. She also asked Thomas not to perform any magic while away from Veronica's watch for fear of the Crimson Bane members realizing it.Veronica arrived at Thomas's house, where the young man lived alone. There was no one there as Thomas had been living alone since five years ago, since the death of his grandparents.Thomas' parents, Luke and Mira, were killed in a car accident on their way home from an event. The initial suspicion is that the slippery road after the rain made it difficult for them to control the car, causing it to fall into a cliff.The woman got out of the car with her head looking at Thomas' two-story house, somewhat saddened by Veronica's realization Thomas lived alone
"I never knew Mirage Magic Academy would be this good," revealed Thomas.His eyes continued to take in the surroundings of the Mirage Magic Academy. Trees grew shady with a dense flowering state, and soft grasses sprouted green, adorning the stone path connected to a five-story building inside the forest.For Thomas, it was his first visit to the place. For Veronica, it was her third time coming to Mirage. The first was a new student, and the second and third were academy graduates who escorted new witches to apply to the academy.The condition and look of the Mirage Magic Academy had not changed since the past; it still looked elegant with a touch of vintage, old-fashioned, and classic medieval architecture."Interesting, isn't it? I told you this place was in a different dimension," Veronica expressed, looking so confident.Thomas had to admit what Veronica said about this place was utterly true. The clean and fresh air in this dimension, the leaves and branches of the trees waved a