The Royal Banquet hosted by the Emperor ended with bliss. Foreign guests from other Kingdoms and Empires have returned to their respective hometowns
The same goes for Noah and Snow
After the Royal Banquet ended, Snow and his family stayed in the Capital for a while to manage the manor, at the same time Archduke Syrron hired two different teachers for Snow, Academic teacher & Magic teacher
Snow was taught by these two, the Academic teacher was shocked because, at the age of 5 when children start learning, Snow is very advanced causing him to study higher grade subjects. But Snow was perfectly fine with this because even if he was in a body of a 5-year-old child, his mentality is of a 20+ person added by his IQ of 190
The Magic teacher of Snow is not surprised at how early Snow felt mana because this teacher also taught Schlain & Shion to have a better grasp on using magic. Snow is also being taught how to use his Light Attribute efficiently by the Pope with the assistance of his Mother because people with the Light Attribute are rare and people born with it are usually taken care of by the church
Snow is a fast learner causing him to frequently acquire praises, but Snow was not satisfied by his progress because when he remembered Noah's way of using magic he was still far away, and this caused Snow to study harder making him more proficient at using magic
Every morning Snow will spar against his Magic teacher and once they finished, he takes higher grade lessons on academic learnings and goes to the church to also learn about his Light Attribute
When his father, Archduke Syrron finished handling the affairs in the manor, they decided to leave the Capital to return to the main Willoughby Duchy but Snow's Mother, Archduchess Sylvia, said that Snow and she will be staying at the Capital to continue Snow's studies saying that this will benefit Snow more
At first, his Father refused but his Mother's rhadamanthine expression could only make his Father sigh in defeat
His Brothers, Schlain and Shion, also stayed at the Capital because of another semester, His Father decided that he will be returning to manage the main Duchy after talking with his Mother
Snow continued his studies until his Magic & Academic teacher don't have anything to teach him anymore. Snow graduated with flying colors and before anyone knew it 4 years have already passed making Snow a 9-year-old boy
But his physique and appearance show that he is a MYSTIQUE, his hair was also a little longer his face matured a bit, and he became taller
Currently, Snow is having a spar against his Father
I stomped my right foot into the ground and a layer of thick frost spread out, almost freezing the whole training area Father ordered to build. My hands are lazily in my pocket as I activated the 1st Phase and controlled it towards Father
An ice wall that appeared instantly in front of me blocked the mist I activated
Instant casting. My Father is the head of the Family not just for nothing, I mean obviously duh?
I saw Father crept up with a smile on his face and visibly shocked by the sudden attack I threw at him.
Well of course I have improved tremendously ever since I started studying
Father's body suddenly blew out a white freezing mist, like mine as it surged towards my direction
I wonder who's better at controlling the 1st Phase, it wouldn't hurt to try right?
I activated the 1st Phase again but this time I used a big chunk of mana making the mist became thicker as it collided against Father's mist
My mist overpowered Father's as I combined the mist he conjured to my mist, I controlled it to surround Father and instantly Father activated the 2nd Phase which is water, and a water sphere surrounded his whole body. Making my mist unable to go through
"Incredible control as always, good!" Father said as the white mist became thinner
Suddenly, I felt a chill run down my spine
But before I could even have the chance to prepare myself, spears of ice dashed towards my body that was caused by Father, I used it as a chance to test the skill my Magic Teacher said to me from the Willoughby Family Tree
*FWOOSH!*
The ice spears passed through my body at a frightening speed, YES, it passed through my body
After training almost every day, my 1st Phase already reached the maximum progress which is [100%], making it stronger and be able to be controlled easier
My body became a mist causing the ice to not hurt me
Father looked at me with widened eyes and he stuttered as he asks me
"W-What the-, wait, [Ethereal Mist Form]?"
Father's shock turned into a smile
"Impressive, at nine years old you already learned it, tell me the details. We'll rest first before continuing again" Father said as he approached me and ordered the maids to give us water
Father asked me various questions and gave me several tips on how to make the 1st Phase stronger, we took a break for an hour before we began sparring again until it was time for dinner
I took a warm bath before I joined my family for dinner and went to my room after
I plopped my body onto the soft mattress and began contemplating my thoughts
It's already been 9 years, 5 months, 2 weeks, and 3 days since I came into this world called Zachariah
This is a world of swords and magic where different races interact, such as Elves, Dwarves, Beast men, Demi-Humans, etc.
Monsters and demons also exist, and they are considered ferocious beings which led them to become humanities' enemy
Magic in this world is produced by using mana that revolves in the environment
Magic has 4 different aptitudes which is the basic state of magic:
Water
Earth
Fire
Wind
Each of these has its advanced state, for example, Ice is the advanced state of Water and Lava is the advanced state of Fire
Aptitudes for these elements are determined the moment you are born. When you are 10 years old, your aptitude for a certain element will assimilate with your body, causing it to become one with yourself. This is the time where it will advance. But advancing your aptitude is hard causing people to be stuck at the basic state of their aptitude
Magic is divided into three states Basic, Advanced & Myriad
So, what is Myriad? Myriad is a state of magic where it's not part of the four natural elements (water, earth, fire & wind)
Myriad magic includes Thunder, Darkness, Light, Space, Nature, Sound, etc.
The process of advancing basic elements to the advanced state is hard, you will face a wall that you need to breakthrough and will also need enlightenment and understanding on how that certain element works to advance
Now, Myriad state of magic is passed through blood, a person whose parents or ancestors possess Myriad magic, it will be passed down to generations to generations but that was in the ancient times where mana is still abundant which plays a role in passing the mana of a Myriad person to their offspring or loved ones, unlike in the present where mana still revolves in the atmosphere but it is now thinner and weaker causing the Myriad people to be quite rare but the good thing is 30% of the population are Myriads
If there are Mages, there are Elementalists, elementals are contracted by humans (Elementalists) which produce ancient powers, it is different from magic because it doesn't use mana instead it uses your soul's lifespan
Elementals are the ones who they will contract with to avoid getting in the hands of evil people that may lead to their extinction, very few is known about elementals
Next is Swordsmen,
Swordsmen use aura for strengthening their swords, they are also divided into different categories such as Swordsmen, Sword Master, Sword General, Sword King, Sword Emperor & Sword God
Swordsmen only use different styles of sword fighting, while Sword Master and above use their auras with their sword style to fight more efficiently
Swordmaster is the stage where you will unlock your aura, your aura reflects the color of your soul, the darker the color the stronger the aura is, advancing to Sword Master and above has requirements, according to people who advanced to a higher rank of Sword fighting, you must swing your sword and bathe it with your enemies' blood countless times to advance to another level
The difference between the Sword Master and higher ranks is their auras, the advanced you are, the aura you use is thicker, your aura can also have its forms, reflecting your soul, an aura can deflect magic, making Swordsmen and mages be mortal enemies. Because of this, a war broke out in ancient times between Mages and Swordsmen to determine who is the superior between the two. In the end, a draw resulted from the war, but these people did not give up, a war always broke out until both sides became tired because of it. Snow can only sigh at this information
The Emperor of different continents had a meeting with the strongest Mages and Swordsmen on how to manage their peace, this led to having an Academy where Mages and Swordsmen study with each other to be able to interact and learn things that will play a role in their growth but they will be under the supervision of high ranking Mages and Swordsmen, but the scholars protested saying that it is not fair if the one who could only fight have the opportunity to teach different people that's why the scholars also have their own Academy for people that cannot fight and for people who desire knowledge more than power
That is the reason why there are two Academies on different continents that have their branches, Snow became excited because of the thought that he will study magic maybe even sword fighting if that will be his weapon of choice
But before going to the Academy, he will need to have his weapon of choice, his soul beast, and experience and there is only one way on how to get these things
Joining the Adventurer's Guild…