"What if I tell you that you can bring back your mother and sister with my help?"
"!?"
Lare who looked innocent now narrowed his eyes , I could see the hint of suspicion in his eyes. Anyone would've been suspicious if a person comes and tells them that he can complete his wish.
"You know right that I'm a half-elf?"
"..."
"Well if you didn't then now you know , to keep it short I'm a mage. A mage is a person who can use mana and manipulate it like they want , you the attacks Vel used right? He could use those because he's a mage."
"W-Wait what are you even talking about? Mage? Mana? What's all this about?"
'Hah'
I let out a sigh and said ,
"First of all get me off this horny horse then I'll explain it to you."
"O-Okay."
After getting off the horse I moved around as my butt was stiff and so were my legs. After walking around I brought Lare to a tree nearby to explain mana and magic.
"See this tree for example , don't you feel comfortable around it?"
"Not really."
"Bruh... first take off your armour and then sit down the tree."
While taking off his armour I saw multiple scars and pumping big muscles , then I looked at my stick like hands.
'Well physical strength doesn't matter anyways , I'm a good mage so I'll be able to win against him. Yes right I'll definitely win , phew what was I even worrying about.'
"Now go sit down it for few minutes and meditate."
Meditation was one of the most important technique when their was some kind of long battle or war. It replenished mana at a faster rate which helped mages in long battles. a
'Also under that tree with raw , overflowing mana even if Lare isn't a mage he will definitely feel some kind of comforting power near him.'
Few minutes passed and Lare now started snoring , I lightly slapped him to wake him up. Just after the first slap Lare woke up quickly , his instincts were crazy.
"Now tell me did you feel something?"
"Yeah , I kind of did. Normally I wouldn't sleep this easily , even my resistance against those sleeping powders is good."
"Now that you've experienced it first hand I'll explain what it is , think of mana as free moving particles. These particles are everywhere around us , not only around us mana is also inside our body. Your core is present near the solar plexus that's why a hit on solar plexus is game over for most of the mages."
"Currently your core holds a large amount of mana but as the channels are locked the mana can't flow in your body. Channels are like door which lead to magic powers , once all of them are opened you can use mana anyway you want to."
"Then why are you and Master Vel able to use mana? Shouldn't you and master be like us? Also why do you have such knowledge? Zafrix just who are you?"
'I can't tell him , right now I'll have use him and get stronger. After reaching a point where I can trust him I'll tell him that I came from another world.'
"The only reason why Vel and I are able to use mana is because we are half-elf , and for some reason only half-elf's are able to use mana. But don't worry I'll help you by opening your channels , but to do that I'll have to get more powerful."
"If I follow Master Vel it'll take atleast 4-5 years till I'm able to infiltrate human faction , and this is guaranteed so why should I believe you and follow you?"
"Well you can see that 4-5 years is way longer than 3-4 months."
"Yeah I know that year is longer than month , what's your point though?"
'Dumba**.'
"What I meant was that I can give you powers with which you can easily bring back your family and it'll take around 3-4 months for that."
'Why do I sound like some kind of door-to-door salesman right now?'
"So... who do you choose?"
"..."
He didn't say a word for few minutes and kept thinking about it so to get him on my side I tried to show my spells.
"By the way you should know what you're missing on."
"Human System : Spark"
With the use of 'Spark' I disappeared from his sight and appeared besides him , I put my arm around him and said in a cool way.
"See , I could've just killed you while you were still looking at those sparks. With just a snap of a finger I can form lightning on my hand."
"Human System : Lightning Bolt"
Suddenly in thin air purple sparks started shining which after turned into a ball , after compressing the sparks I was able to make a ball containing lightning inside it. To show it's full power I charged it for few seconds until it became about half of my size.
The sparks were getting out of control and the weight was making it harder to control I was surrounded by trees and there was Lare and the horse near me. Which was why I had to throw it in the sky.
After leaving my hands the bolt moved at a fast speed and disappeared , nothing happened as it didn't hit any kind of target.
'Ah f*ck... for some reason... I feel tired.'
"You... hah saw that... hah right? That's the power of mana hah."
After using too much of mana I was tired and could barely stand after using 'Lightning Bolt' right after 'Spark'. I tried to move but couldn't as my body felt powerless , my vision became blurred and could no longer see my surroundings properly.
With my right leg I took the last step and fell on the ground while breathing heavily trying to catch a breath.
"Hey Zafr... Are you... Look at my fing..."
I could hear Lare's echoing words as I went to sleep. My eyes flickered as I felt the pointy grass touching my hands , I opened my eyes and what I saw was a clear blue sky with no clouds. It was already morning , I got up and looked around to see where Lare was.
It wasn't hard to find him as he was standing still to my right facing the opposite side , he wore the shiny armour which he took off last night. He truly looked like a gaurdian knight from the novels , the shields besides him made him look more cool.
'Is he that determined to protect me? Or is it because Vel ordered him?'
I walked towards him to greet him but just as I walked infront of him what I saw was snoring Lare. He stood still but slept to give his body some rest , knowing how Lare's instincts were this time instead of slapping him and get my hand broken I used the stone nearby.
I aimed for his armour to see if he could react after the stone hits the armour while he was still sleeping.
'Twang'
Making that sound the stone hit his armour right after the stone hit his armour Lare reacted and took out the standing kite shaped shield to defend against the next attack.
'As expected he's good at defending and for a mage like me , I couldn't ask for more. If he tanks for me like that I'll be able to deal great damage to whoever the enemy be.'
"You're indeed the best choice."
Even after few seconds he didn't remove the shield infront of him and stayed in that position , seeing how he still was in defence stance I called him out.
"Hey , it's me Zafrix."
The shield finally moved and I could see his eyes peeking from the left.
"Why did you attack me?"
'Attack? When did I- Oh does he mean the stone?'
"I didn't attack you , I just threw a stone at your armour to wake you up. Anyways now that you've woken up why don't you tell me your answer?"
He moved his kite shaped shield and thrusted it in the ground.
"I accept... If you're able to create something like lightning then I believe with your help I'll be able to save my family."
"I see , indeed a wise choice."
'I always wanted to say this. I must sound like old sage or something.'
"Unfortunately it looks like I'll not be able to say goodbyes to my parents , it's already morning and taking more time might make Vel furious."
"Yes even though master Vel can be helpful sometimes his temper is hard to deal with. If you even break a cup of glass infront of him he'll show you hell."
'Sounds like a spoiled brat.'
"Then let's head for to the village we came from , you know the path right?"
"..."
"You know the path right?"
Even though Lare was wearing a full body armour I could see him sweating after hearing my question.
"Umm which village did we cane from first of all?"
'We are f*cked'
It took us 3 hours to get to the village but it was quite a fun journey with Lare.