Meanwhile, in a place far from the Core Academy and the Mystical Academy, Headmaster Yozu opened a portal in front of a giant door and came out of it
He breathed in and out and prepared himself to open the door
The giant door glowed as Yozu placed his hand on it. He then began pushing it inch by inch. Eventually, he opened a gap enough for him to pass through
This feat is already enough since only a few people can open this giant door like how Yozu did with their strength alone. Although, several people with mystical abilities stronger than Yozu can open the door fully
As Yozu entered the door, he was met by a jade colored floor and jade pillars with intricate patterns carved into it. Each jade pillars emit some kind of energy that provides overbearing pressure to anyone that is weak-willed
Yozu walked further in the jade hall and finally reach the front. The front of the jade hall has a platform with a pond in the middle. Lilypads and lotus flowers are scattered around the pond with Koi fishes that peacefully swims around
At the middle of the pond exists a giant lilypad that can be sit upon. Around the pond, there are eleven water falls that flow calmly, like a gentle stream, and giant lilypads are also situated at the top of the gentle streams
As Yozu sat at the giant lilypad in a crude manner, portals began to open above the giant lilypads on top of the gentle streams
Certain individuals appeared from the portals and landed on top of the giant lilypads. They then sat down to provide respect at the place they're currently in. Although, each of them has different kinds of sitting positions, from a Lotus position, to an Indian sit, to a Seiza position
These people are the Mystical Masters that are currently acknowledged by the Mystical World and all of them are a part of Mystical Association
After a few moments, they introduced themselves one by one around Yozu starting from his left
"12th seat, Mystical Cooking Master, Cordon"
A man with a black chef's unifrom spoke. He has long hair that reaches to his shoulders and a white bandana or long white cloth strapped around his head into a ribbon behind his head. He brings a dish covered with a silver coche as white smoke escapes from the gap
"11th seat, Mystical Street Fighting Master, Yu"
A strong looking man spoke. He only wears an unbuttoned vest with a white tank top under it. He wears ripped jeans and a wet towel that dangles around his neck. He wraps his hands with a white bandage as he replaced the worn out ones
"10th seat, Mystical Taekwondo Master, Gin"
A gentle looking man spoke. He wears a white upper Dopok with blue embroidery and a black lower Dopok with red embroidery. He also wears two red belts with gold outlines and one gold belt with white outline
"9th seat, Mystical Judo Master, Ana"
A fierce looking woman shouted. Her hair is tied into a bun and she wears a completely white Judogi. She also wears a gold belt
"8th seat, Mystical Bow Master, Hannah"
A gorgeous woman said with a powerful voice. She has blonde hair that is tied into a ponytail and hair tied at the front of her hears. Surprisingly, this woman's ears are out of the ordinary and they are pointed resembling an elf as her eyes are green colored. She wears a brown leather vest with a green undershirt and a short green skirt. She wears a brown leather greaves that are ties together
She also brought a Longbow that hangs on her right shoulder. The Longbow is brown colored and looked like it came from a tree. Intricate patterns are also carved along the limb and a golden riser. The string of the bow is blue colored and seems to be glowing. The name of the longbow is Nature's Thorn
[Nature's Thorn]
Quality: K
> A type of Longbow that was enchanted by the dwellers of the forests. The longbow is crafted by the weaponsmiths of the elven village that is in seclusion around China. The longbow has the ability of Spectre Arrow, Rainforest, Bioheal, and Nature's Wrath
[Spectre Arrow (Weapon)]
Rating: O
> The ability of the weapon to slowly manifest and form a spectral around the user the longer the string of the bow is being pulled. The limit of the number of Spectre Arrows is 121 arrows
[Rainforest (Weapon)]
Rating: M
> The ability of the weapon to exponentially increase the number of arrows being summoned and shot from the first one in quick succesion. The limit of the arrows being summoned is 64
[Bioheal (Weapon)]
Rating: L
> The ability of the weapon to heal the user just by touching any flora or fauna
[Nature's Wrath (Weapon)]
Rating: J
> The ability of the weapon to summon the wrath of the nature by overloading the nature's essence and making the nature alive and moving
She also has a brown quiver that are full of arrows that are different from each other. Finally, she also has a strange green eagle that is perched on her left shoulder
"7th seat, Mystical Heavy Gun Master, Marco"
A man with a gorgeous face and voice spoke. His hair is violet in color and it's also tied in a ponytail and his tied hair reaches down to his tailbone. He wears nothing but a black tuxedo and white shirt underneath with a black tie and black pants and shoes. He brings with him a .50 cal anti-tank sniper rifle that he holds like a cane
The sniper rifle looks nothing of the ordinary since it has blue lights that are seeping out of its gaps and space like it was powered by some kind of blue stone. The sniper rifle looked futuristic and its name is Dragon's Roar
[Dragon's Roar]
Quality: F
> A type of Sniper Rifle that was engineered to the point that it became futuristic and cutting edge. The rifle is powered by harnessing Mana and releasing Mystical Energy in a super condensed energy bullets. The rifle has the ability of Rail, Maelstrom, and Devour
[Rail (Weapon)]
Rating: H
> The ability of the weapon to shoot a thin blue energy bullet that travels in a speed of light and penetrates several meters of steel
[Maelstrom (Weapon)]
Rating: H
> The ability of the weapon to shoot orbs of blue energy in quick succession and rain down on a wide area
[Devour (Weapon)]
Rating: E
> The ability of the weapon to shoot a large beam of energy that obliterates everything in its path. Upon using this ability, the weapon will be unable to be used for a day
"6th seat, Mystical Venerable Master, Bean"
A gentle voice echoed throughout the pond. The man that spoke has a bald hair and his eyes are closed. He wears a yellow Cholapattak that resembles that of monks and a wooden Japamala around his neck and around his wrists. His left hand is on his chest like in a half prayer gesture
"5th seat, Mystical Ninjutsu Master, Genji"
A rusty yet silent voice was heard. The man sits in a very composed and collected manner. The man has a green mask that covers his face and black hair tied in a ponytail with a few bangs covering his mask. He wears a tight vest and pants that looked mettalic yet flexible. He also is equipped with a green-white gauntlets that has an arsenal of secret weapons such as Shurikens, hidden blades, poison darts, and many more
At his back, a green sword is placed inside its sheath that is emanating a green smoke or aura. The name of the sword is Asuramaru Ryūichi
[Asuramaru Ryūichi]
Quality: F
> A type of Katana that is crafted by the Green Dragon Blacksmith. The sword is imbued with the Green Dragon's Presence as it expels green aura. The sword has the ability of Return to Sender, Ryuu Gekkiken, Green Dragon's Roar, and Dragon Assimilation
[Return to Sender (Weapon)]
Rating: C
> The ability of a weapon to return any projectiles to where it came from
[Ryuu Gekkiken (Weapon)]
Rating: E
> The ability of the weapon to unleash the Green Dragon's Presence and slash and slice everything in its path into pieces
[Green Dragon's Roar (Weapon)]
Rating: C
> The ability of the weapon to unleash the Green Dragon's Roar only after using Ryuu Gekkiken when a thrust has been made. The Green Dragon's Roar will destroy everything in its path
[Dragon Assimilation]
Rating: C
> The ability of the weapon to absorb the Green Dragon's Presence only after using Green Dragon's Roar. The presence will assimilate on the user and they will be able to possess the Green Dragon's powers and abilities
"4th seat, Mystical Spear Master, Pan"
A teenage girl's voice echoed. The girl has short hair that cannot be tied into a ponytail. She wears a red tank top that accentuates her body shape and a white pants with a red ribbon as a belt
She brings with her a spear that has an unusual appearance. The main tip of the spear is surrounded by medium sized blades in its four cardinal directions and small sized blades in the diagonal directions. The spear looked like a sharp mace rather than a spear, but in actuality, the smaller blades can be detached from the main body and fly hover around the main spear with the use of Mana. The name of the spear is Stardust
[Stardust]
Quality: J
> A spear that is forged from a fallen meteor. The spear is doused in Moonlight and Starlight to be enchanted and for the spear blades to be connected to the main spear. The spear has the ability of Starfall, Moonshine, Meteor Shower, and Glittercrack
[Starfall (Weapon)]
Rating: G
> The ability of a weapon to fall from the night sky and stab the ground, causing a shockwave followed by an earthquake
[Moonshine (Weapon)]
Rating: H
> The ability of a weapon to summon and bring down the shine of the moon towards the ground and scorch freeze the area
[Meteor Shower (Weapon)]
> The ability of a weapon to thrust and bring the spear blades forward and rend everything in its path
[Glittercrack (Weapon)]
> The ability of a weapon and bring the eight spear blades detach from the main body and devastate the target in a total of 3078 slashes and slices
"3rd seat, Mystical Sword Master, Maldera"
A man with a gorgeous face and gentle soft voice was heard. The man has a long silky smooth black hair that reaches up to his waist and closed eyes with a scar on his right eye that goes along his right cheek. He wears a simple white shirt and blue shorts and slippers
He brings with him a sword that is completely covered and wrapped in white cloth and he holds it to himself tightly. The sword, despite being wrapped by cloth, exudes a very strong dreadful aura. The name of the sword is Bloodlust
[Bloodlust (Unpurified)]
Quality: L
> A type of longsword that is wrapped with white cloth doused in Holy Water. The sword has been found in a middle of a massacred village while being doused with the blood of the villagers. The sword absorbed the blood and the dreadful cries of the souls of the villagers. Eventually, the sword absorbed the souls and the negative energy around the village and gained sentience. The sword has the ability of Bleed, Leech, Dread, and Frenzy
[Bleed (Weapon)]
Rating: M
> The ability of a weapon to cut and disable repair or healing factors. Although, Bleed can be dispersed, nullified, or disabled
[Leech (Weapon)]
Rating: Q
> The ability of a weapon to suck the life force of the wielder and eventually their blood and then their soul. Wielder of the weapon that has their life force sucked out will obtain incredible power and will enter Frenzy
[Dread (Weapon)]
Rating: N
> The ability of the weapon to exude a dreadful aura and hinder movements of beings from afar
[Frenzy (Weapon)]
Rating: J
> The ability of a weapon to make its user lose their minds and gather incredible power from the weapon. The user will not be able to feel anything while in Frenzy
"2nd seat, Mystical Kung Fu Master, Jack"
An old man with a voice full of strength and vitality spoke. His hair has almost turned white but it still has black strands and his beard is also white. He wears a simple white tank top under a blue jacket and blue sweat pants
"1st seat, Mystical Numb Master, Yozu"
It was finally Yozu's turn. Anyone that heard his title might laugh but his rank in seat is nothing to laugh about
***
"So, what made you bring us here?!" Ana asked in grouchy manner
"Maybe he has another absurd proposal like the Mystical Academy project?" Hannah exclaimed in a sarcastic manner to which most of the Mystical Masters made a gasp and chatter with each other
"Now now, let us not rush to conclusions and let Yozu speak." Bean suggested with a smile and made the chattering Mystical Masters to quiet down
Yozu has his eyes closed this entire time and waited for them to quiet down and here him. Thankfully, Bean noticed this and made them quiet down. Yozu opened his eyes and began to speak,
"You see, I have made a breakthrough in knowledge and, I gotta say, they are very interesting!" Yozu exclaimed proudly, being careful not to expose the person to where this knowledge came from. He then pulled out the papers where he ripped it from the notebook and waved it in front of the Mystical Masters,
"Look! The knowledge is in this papers!!"
The Mystical Masters stared at Yozu with empty eyes because of his careless and nonchalant behavior. More over, they are half interested and half ignorant about the contents of the paper
This time, Connor spoke, "Hey, Yozu! Before you continue, I have prepared a dish for you!"
"Oh really? Thanks!" Yozu gladly accepted the offer and Connor gave the dish with the silver coche covering it by using Mana, or Telekinesis, to carefully send the dish to Yozu
Yozu, place the papers in between his back knee and clipped it. He reached for the levitating dish and grabbed it
He opened the silver coche and smoke came put of the dish. The appearance of the dish was colorful and bright. There were some questionable ingredients but it looked delicious and the smell makes anyone's mouth water
"Hmmm! This smells good! By the way, here are the papers and read it for yourselves!" Yozu grabbed the papers in between his right leg and thigh and threw it towards the person under his seat, Jack, with Telekinesis
"Time to dig in!" Yozu grabbed the spoon and gobbled up the dish as fast as he can
As Yozu is gobbling up the dish served to him, Connor has a smirk on his face
On the other hand, Jack started reading the papers and he had a rollercoaster of emotions that was seen on his face. The other Mystical Masters that saw him, became more interested and curious about the content while the others was skeptical and wanted the confirmation of others before they care about the knowledge
As Jack finished reading the papers, he paused and stared at the empty space in front of him and exclaimed, "Oh my god..."
He then quickly handed the papers to Maldera, who was close next to him, and arranged himself into a Lotus position and began to close his eyes and concentrate. He began to comprehend and test the findings that he read on the papers, like he was cultivating
At this point, Yozu has finished eating the dish and he started grading it,
"Hm! Your dish has become tastier and tastier everytime we meet! Although, it was extremely spicy and there is a stinging pain on my throat and my belly is rumbling, it was a great dish! Eight out of ten!"
Yozu gave a thumbs up to Connor and he became surprised at the condition of Yozu
It was because the dish was poisoned that can make a normal person instantly die just by touching a broth of it
The reason Connor did this is to challenge Yozu everytime they met and try to hurt him since no one has ever hurt him before and he was called as the Mystical Numb Master for a reason. Today, looks like he failed once again
Then, a girl's voice echoed through the jade hall, "What?! This is impossible! How did you even found about this?!"
It was Pan who shouted and stood up while waving the papers in the air. Genji then stole the papers in Pan's hands in a blur and began to read it
Pan didn't even mind it because she started to contemplate and thought deeply about the new knowledge
The third seat, Maldera, was also staring at empty space in front of him with narrowed eyes, as if he is deeply thinking about something
"Well, you gotta say that I'm a genius after I became the Headmaster of the Mystical Academy and watching the research of the Three Laws of Mysticism!" Yozu proudly said while rubbing his stomach
With this statement, Bean, who was smiling this entire time, began to frown and looked at Yozu with narrowed eyes. Eventually, the papers was passed to him and as he read it, his eyes went wide
The others that didn't have any or small interest about the papers became convinced after seeing Bean's reaction. They were impatient at waiting for the papers
***
After a few minutes, the papers has been passed down to Connor and back to Yozu. There was several minutes of silence before Ana spoke,
"What is your goal for showing us this groundbreaking knowledge and information?!" She asked in a threatening manner
Yozu just shrugged his shoulders before replying, "Well... It's for the improvement of development and advancing the world for the better!"
This reply earned the suspicion of the Mystical Masters, except for Jack who is still cultivating, and they narrowed their eyes on him
Their stares gave a heavy feeling but Yozu also released a type of aura and matched everyone's collective aura equally. Then, Hannah spoke,
"How do we even know if this is possible? The papers made sense and they seem to be feasible, but how can we test it and prove it?!" Hannah spoke as if she wanted to turn down Yozu's findings
Yozu didn't say anything and pointed at Jack
Jack slowly opened his eyes and a burst of energy came from his body across the jade hall. His pupils had a swirl of blue color and parts of his white hair became black once again. Energy began to collect around him and condense towards his chest until the turbulence stopped completely
Then, black liquid and sweat came out from his pores and orifices as it was being erased by the swirling energy. His old and wrinkling skin became smooth and healthy skin hair grew from his arms and legs as the impurities from his body was extinguished
The Mystical Kung Fu Master became even more powerful as his limbs and body became filled with pure Mana as he coverted it into Spirit in his Mana Spots. The turbulent energy that was released is the Magic that was unconsciously released from his body
The Magic is supposed to be a Body Strengthening Magic but it becam uncontrollable and he was forced to manipulate and condense it into his heart which in turn made one of his Seven Chakra, the Heart Chakra, become reinforced and tempered
Jack's stature was unchanged as this was happening, even though the process is very painful. After the whole process, he breathed out a very long deep breath and his aura bursted that overpowered everyone's aura
The Mystical Masters that saw the whole process became incredibly shocked and surprise. The other had their jaw dropped and their eyes wide
Jack noticed the others' staring eyes and asked, "What??"
He then turned to Yozu who was also looking at him. Yozu explained to him at what happened,
"Jack, explain to them what you just did and what the result is. They don't believe me and the paper." Yozu made a sad expression
Jack became serious and excited as he explained to everyone at what just happened
***
In summary, upon learning the true nature of Mana and Spirit, he absorbed Mana in the air like he usually do. Then, he condensed the Mana inside his Mana Spots to turn into Spirit
Once Spirit has completely filled the Mana Spots, he let the Spirit flow throughout his Spirit Fibers and throughout his body
When the Spirit filled his body, the impurities in his body was being pushed out and the deterioration of his body has been invigorated as his skin is being smoothened and his hair is being filled with Melanin as some of his hair is turning black
As this happens, the restricted Magic that was trapped in his body by absorbing Mana and releasing it as Mystical Energy without coverting it to Spirit, bursted out of his body and became chaotic
Fortunately, with the newfound knowledge he obtained, he skillfully absorbed Mana and coverting it to Spirit then releasing it as Magic. This made the chaotic burst and swirl around his body condense into his Heart Chakra which became tempered and enhanced his blood flow
The Magic that he used were Disperse Energy and Matchless Tempering Heart that was improved after comprehending the Three Laws of Mysticism
[Disperse Energy]
Rating: F
> The ability to disperse energy and disrupt its flow. This ability is downgraded due to being a product of unrefined magic and undeveloped mana
[Matchless Tempering Heart]
Rating: F
> The ability to refine and temper the Heart Chakra from a collection of energy gathered by magic. This ability is downgraded due to the use of magic itself
***
After the whole fiasco and the demonstration of power and change of Jack, he looked towards Yozu and slowly towards the other Mystical Masters,
"Did you try applying the findings in the papers to yourself??" Marco asked with curiosity to which the others perked up their ears
Jack confirmed it, "Yes, everything's true and there are no problems. My body became stronger and my control over Mana as Spirit and Magic became even better"
The other Msytical Masters are shocked and surprised, they wanted to confirm it by themselves and become stronger but they had to address one single subject
They abruptly turned towards Yozu and narrowed their eyes full of skepticism. Yozu realized something and cold sweat begin to drip down his forehead. He kept his facade as he asked them,
"W-why are you guys looking at me like that?" He asked with a slight shaky voice that is unnoticeable
Bean started to speak as he and the other Mystical Masters has pieced the puzzle together
"Yozu, we know that you are smart, strong, full of values, and ethical... But we just couldn't believe that you are the one who found this out and wrote it in the papers"
Yozu was surprised that he was found out but he didn't let his expression show. Ana then started to speak with a threatening voice
"Yozu! It was obvious that you were hiding and covering for the person that you got these findings from! We want to know who this came from!"
The others didn't want to be a part of this since they want to give privacy and Yozu seems to have a reason for hiding it. But, they needed to know since the findings on the papers are groundbreaking and no one has thought of these for a few years. Even the Mystical Masters and the top tier researchers hasn't yet found about this
Then how did this person found out about this and it was confirmed by the 2nd seat of the Mystical Association?
Hannah then pondered about something and reminded the others,
"Now that I think about it, there was this one person that was on our observation list. Wasn't he supposed to graduate this year?"
"Yeah! He's supposed to be transferred here as soon as he graduated, isn't he?" Pan confirmed Hannah's words
At this moment, Yozu's eyebrow twitched
"What's his name again?!" Ana asked
"I think it was Philip?" Cordon answered since he has a photographic memory and he memorized the names of the observation list
"That's right! Is he here now?!"
"I've confirmed, he just transferred here." Bean confirmed as he saw the entirety of Mystical Academy with his Eye Vision
"That's a fortunate timing, isn't it?! The fact that there's the findings on the paper and him being here today?" Ana stated a point and she then proposed to others, "Then we should meet him and ask some questions!"
"But--" Jack was about to speak when he was cut off by Genji
"We should not touch the boy and be wary of him since he knew about this!" Genji countered with his voice raised
"Genji is right! We don't know how he knew about this and observe him in the academy for now!" Maldera spoke with power
"But with these findings, this could change the world! And we will be the ones who will spread about it!" Ana spoke with greed in her voice
"And you dare to take credit from the works of others?!" Gin decided to join in the conversation and berated Ana
"That's why we should ask him question regarding about the papers and find out what he wanted to do with it!"
Arguments and debate went on for several minutes and the ratio between the sides is 7:4 in favor of making contact with Philip. Yozu is not a part of the count
"Alright! It's decided! We will make contact with this person named Philip and ask him some questions!" Bean made a unanimous decision and the others nodded while Ana smirked. The other four had bitter expressions in their face
But then, Yozu became angry and acted,
"And what makes you gave the authority to decide for everyone?! I guess you all have forgotten about me?!" Yozu stood up and released an overbearing aura far stronger than the aura being emanated by the jade pillars
The Mystical Masters covered their bodies as they stood up from the pressure
"After you lied about being the one who found about the findings in the papers, what makes you have the authority?!" Ana berated Yozu
"She's correct, instead of having you decide everything, we unanimously decided for ourselves. Besides, we already gave you are permission and support for the Mystical Academy project." Bean spoke with a ridicule tond
At this point, Yozu became angrier and lefted his left hand towards Ana. Ana began to choke as her neck was being tightened by Mana or Magic and Bean was thrown back unto the wall by a blur when Yozu's right arm shook
"Let me remind you, I'm the strongest among all of you and I could take you all by myself. This time, you didn't even want to know what the person in question said as to why he wanted to keep his identity a secret! You all became blinded by greed with learning these new knowledge and couldn't see the bigger picture!"
As Yozu strangled Ana from afar and smacked Bean, flashes of light appeared around the pond as the water splashed
Genji was on Yozu's right side with Asuramaru Ryūichi Katana unsheated and aimed for the neck of Yu, who was about to pound Yozu's body
Maldera was on Yozu's left back side while his right hand raised and aimed towards Pan, who has her Stardust Spear aimed at Yozu's neck. The Bloodlust Sword, which was unwrapped from the white cloth, was levitating and pointed at Pan's center forehead. The sword was releasing an aura of Dread which made Pan lose her breath and stopped her tracks
The Bloodlust Sword is reddish in color along the blade with a scorched black color along the underside. A red orb, resembling a bloody eye sits on the center of its guards and the hilt and pommel resembled that of charcoal
Gin blocked Hannah's sight while she has drawn her bow while aiming at Yozu. A Spectre Arrow has materialized as a few seconds ticked by. Jack also stopped Marco who is already aiming the Dragon's Roar Rifle at Yozu
"I suggest you release Ana right now, Yozu." Maldera gave advice to Yozu as he whispered to him. He complied and released his grip at Ana
"I suggest that you all clear your minds and think about what you all just did! Be sure to make the proper decision because if you don't, you all will regret it! I won't be the one to do it... But I'm pretty sure am unexplained force will!"
Yozu turned his back around and started to leave the place. As he is leaving the place, he gave his parting words,
"The Mystical Test will happen later! You're all invited to observe him and decide for yourselves what should happen!" Yozu then closed the giant door behind as he opened a portal to the Door of Recognition, outside of the Core Academy
The Mystical Masters just stared at his back as Ana was coughing while holding her neck and Bean standing up from the rubble where he was blown to