The First Mage On Earth

Mana Research

Let's research mana! After Kairi manipulated memories of Jason and Hope, I talked with them and we returned our homes. They think we just sat at the upstairs of the church and just chatted.

Magic is amazing! Spell Kairi used is so useful that I'm so envious. Don't get me wrong. I have no interest in manipulating people's minds and memories. What I'm envious of is how easy she cast a spell and how useful it is.

I'm fully motivated to research mana. Being told that magic is real and seeing it is totally different. It was fantastic. I can't wait to cast my own spells.

After the thing with Jason and Hope, I left the cave. Kairi is staying at the cave. She said that lake might help her recover her mana. I don't know the details but turns out spirits can't really generate mana. I'm going to ask for details later.

Now it's time for mana research! Why mana but not magic? It's because magic is the manipulation of the mana. While there is magic with chants there is also chant less magic. Their difference is that is one who is casting the spells has to manually shape the mana to perform magic while chant itself is the automatic shaping of the mana. Mana responds to intent and with putting intent on words chants are created. This is the basic information Kairi gave me.

Now, shouting the names of spells might be enjoyable but I will first train in the chantless magic. For this, I'm thinking of using Magic Circles. Magic Circles are visualized form of the spells. Higher the level of the spell more complex the magic circle.

Right now the levels of the spells aren't important. What's important is for me to have enough mana control. According to Kairi, better the mana control it's easier to cast spells. Not to mention they get even more powerful than normal.

Right now there is only a tiny amount of mana in my body. She said that it would be better if I let it grow a little more before I start using it. The Aether organ isn't complete yet so I can understand this. So, instead, I'm going to use the mana crystal I took from the cave.

I learned the magic circle of the most basic spell of Water Magic. Water Ball. It was fairly simple. Only there are some weird symbols in it that I have never seen before. They can be some type of runes. I might look into that later. But now it's time for the magic circle.

I draw the magic circle on paper. It's a basic circle that connects some symbols. I'm going to call those symbols magic runes. I first thought that with more runes I can strengthen the spells but after seeing this magic circle I understand that it isn't true. This spell has four magic runes alone. Maybe it's about the quality of runes.

Now, I need to draw mana out from the mana crystal inject it into the magic circle. I can sense mana so I might be able to draw mana out from the crystal. It took me about 15 minutes to draw mana from the crystal. I slowly inject it into the paper. Now, only injecting it won't really work. I need to circulate it just like the pattern.

I slowly and carefully circulated mana. The circle on the paper glowed and a ball of water appeared on top of it. It stood mid-air for a few seconds. I did it! I cast a spell!

"Yes! It's a success! I can't wait to cast one of those flashy spells I saw in the animes!"

But the ball of water soon dropped down to the ground. And paper turned into ash. It's still a success. I need more mana control, the ball dropped down because of my poor control. Also, paper can't handle mana. Or maybe I injected too much.

From the results of this experiment, I decided to begin with practicing water drops. I can turn tiny amounts of mana into water. But it's frustratingly inefficient. There's much more mana loss than I thought.

I created a drop of water on top of my finger. I will maintain it as long as I can without it dropping. Now, it might be confusing. While doing this I'm not using my own mana. It's still the mana from the crystal.

Wait... I feel like I forget something. That's right! I didn't ask Kairi about my necklace. It was shining just like the mana crystals. A lot of weird things were happening that I simply forget about it. Well, I can ask her later.

Ugh... My head is hurting. My mind is getting cloudy. Akane said that she kept passing out when she first started to gain powers... I think I'm experiencing the same side effects... Well, at least I confirmed that I can cast spells.

And before I know it I passed out. Thankfully I was able to arrive at my bed before passing out.