As I wake up, I feel my mind become refreshed. It has been a while since I last had such a good sleep. As my eyes open, my perspective on the world seems altered. Wisps of light floated around my room. I look down to see myself wearing a different pair of pajamas. Mother probably must have changed them. As I open the door, I see my mother quietly cutting vegetables. Lyre is stringing her bow and father is sharpening a dagger.
"Good morning."
Although my voice was faint, the room fell to silence. My father dropped his dagger. All eyes turned to me as if in shock. I was greeted to 3 warm hugs. I don't know why but I decided to say nothing.
"Y..You woke up,"my mother said tearfully.
Huh? What was that supposed to mean? How long was I asleep for?
It wasn't until a short while that I had found out that I was unconscious for a week. Somehow I survived without food nor water. Had I'd not woken up, my father would have left in search of a doctor. Although the room was filled to the brim with wisps of light, I decided to keep quiet for now. I didn't want them to worry too much, at least for now.
Lyra's sweet voice broke sappy atmosphere in the room.
"So what did you awaken to?"
"Oh, I haven't checked."
It was at this point I remembered. I have awoken. I place my index finger to my forehead and concentrated. This was the method my parents have taught me.
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Name: Rei
Level:1
Class: Meister
Ideology: [ Locked ]
Skills:
Channel
(1)Channel:Return
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My parents look at me with expectation. I am a Meister, a craftsman's class just like my mother. Since young, I have read up on all the classes. Meisters are craftsmen who manipulate properties to improve equipment. While it isn't common, it isn't rare either. It appears that my first ability is 'Channel:Return'. I'll ask about this later.
"I am a Meister."
My parents had a sigh of relief. What were they expecting. The worst thing that I could even get was probably a thief class. My mother hugs me with tears of joy. She probably thought that it was fate that had given me the same class as her.
"Dear I will teach you everything you know."
She grinned. The wisps of light dances around her warmly.
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Rei: 7 years old
Mother places a piece of clay on the table and next to it was a torn piece of cloth. I recognize this cloth because after all, it is my shirt. She smiles as she waved her paws open allow me to display my growth. I feel the warm mana circulate around my body as I point my palms to the clay and the shirt. The wisps of light danced around my palms as I chanted.
"Channel"
My vision became sharp as I observe the objects glow. Each object has it's own signature glow which defines what it is. A Meister's job is to manipulate this. A small wisp of light transfer some of the light from the clay to the cloth and exchanges it with the cloth. To an ordinary person, nothing would have changed appearance-wise. However to a Meister, there was a significant change. I exchanged 'Malleability I' with 'Textile I' between the objects. This is the ability 'Channel' that all Meisters possess. Naturally as a beginner, this is drained me of most my mana.
"Phew."
I grab the cloth which now had the texture of clay. I press the seams of fabric together and pressed hard until it stuck together. After smoothing the edges, I click my fingers.
"Return."
The wisps of light picked up the properties and returned them to the original objects. I feel the refreshing sensation of mana returning to my body. This is my first ability 'Channel:Return'. Whichever properties I switch, I can return it back regaining my lost mana. If my first ability was something else, I would have had to channel again to return it back to normal.
"Here!"
"Hmm...No seams...I'll give you an A."
Finally, that took me a whole year to master. I wonder what is next.
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Rei: 10 Years old
I stare at the Horned Rabbit sitting alone in the fields. In my pockets are rocks that I have prepared from the days before. I take one out and grip it tightly in my hand. I had enchanted these rocks with 'Projectile I' from a few playing darts I own. I lift the rock between my eyes. I see the Horned Rabbit make eye contact with me. I see wisps of light start to gather around the rabbit's legs.
"Kyuuiii!"
The rabbit jumps up 3 feet into the air. As it does so, I throw the rock. The rock flies as straight as how a dart would. Naturally, the rabbit could see it coming and ducked down as soon as possible. As the rock was about to miss, I chant softly.
"return..."
I feel the rush of regained mana as the rock dips to hit the rabbit. The 'Projectile I' is removed and now it has 'Piercing I', the property it had before I swapped it. The rock pierces the rabbit's leg and pins it to the ground. I walk up to the rabbit with a knife in hand. The rabbit kicked around however it couldn't remove the rock.
"Phew..."
The carcass of the rabbit is slowly drained of blood as I held it upside down. At the same time, I felt my mana pool slowly increasing in size. It appears that I had leveled up.
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Name: Rei
Level:10
Class: Meister
Ideology: [ Locked ]
Skills:
Channel
(1)Channel:Return
(2)Channel:Store {Space:1}
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Hmm? A new ability? This ability isn't one that I recognize. It wasn't an ability that mom has told me about. In fact, even the encyclopedia didn't mention about this. It's too late to worry about this now. The sun is setting and I have to get the meat back before it gets completely dark.