IMPORTANT: MERCURY WILL NOW BE CALLED ANDREW.
1 Year later
Over the last year I've found out many things about my current situation. The first thing I discovered was my name, Andrew Tobruk. My family seemed to be very wealthy which I determined from the huge home and many maids and butlers. The second thing I discovered was that I was born in 1994 which was perfect since it gave me the time needed to put some plans into play.
At least it would have if I didn't discover magic truly existed in this world. I asked the system about it and it only had a vague response.
< System works in favor of the host>
< Host would never find true fulfillment in a peaceful world so the system caused the energy awakening to happen many years early>
< More information will be known when Host turns 5>
The response basically gave me nothing to work off of so I just waited in silence most of the time which allowed me to gain another skill 'Solitude'. One thing I was pretty upset about was my parents never being around. I have tons of maids though which I guess is ok but still it would have been nice to have some parental love.
The skill 'Serenity' will occasionally activate as sometimes my thoughts get filled with unpleasant emotion but besides that everything else has been lackluster. I mean what could be more exciting than magic.
Maybe the system was right, maybe I am a battle junkie.
4 year time skip
5-Year old Andrew------------------------------------------------------
Today's the day that I'll finally start living. At least that's what I feel as within the past five years I've hardly been out of the house. My parents still barely come around and when I do interact with them it is hard to say the least.
Even though it's only a theory I think my parents are hiding me from people which if this theory is true it worries me about the current state of the world. If going off fantasy novels one can assume that the balance of power is leaning towards the powerful so that leads me to one conclusion. My parents are probably pretty powerful.
My senses haven't been trained yet due to the skill 'Serenity' auto activating so I can't confirm but it doesn't really matter if my conclusion is true or not because with the system I'm pretty sure I can hold my own. Unless the system is trash in that case I'm screwed.
Besides this revelation, I've been in the house library studying and I've found a majority of answers to my questions.
The Great Awakening as people called it happened in 1990, 4 years before I was born. The Awakening started WW3 which lasted 3 years and killed 90 million people but it wasn't all bad as the Awakening also introduced three types of energy Qi, Mana, and Ki.
The first part of Qi cultivation is Qi refinement which involves changing the pure energy Qi into elemental energy then storing it within the Dantian. The elements are dependent on the cultivation manual and Spirit Root. It was also found that after a certain amount of progress one can only train cultivation manuals with the same elements.
The second part of Qi cultivation is Body Refinement. The process is similar to Qi refinement but the Qi is used to strengthen the body instead of being stored.
Mana cultivation is way more straightforward then Qi as Mana Cultivators directly absorb elemental energy through an absorption technique. Absorption Techniques aren't element restricted but they do stop working after one reaches the limit of the technique.
The downside of mana cultivation is the Mana Core which determines what elements can be absorbed much like the Spirit Root. For example if a person has a fire and lightning mana core then they can only absorb those elements. Mana body refinement is straightforward as it uses elements to strengthen the body.
Finally, Ki which is probably my least favorite energy. Ki is basically an energy made for warriors as it strengthens the body and unlocks something people call Warriors Spirit. Compared to Mana and Qi it seems to be the easiest to cultivate but it also seems weaker. Warriors Spirit seems interesting so I'll still be wary.
It's a lot of information and in the book it said this was only the basic information.
Today's not the day to cloud my mind with information as it's my 5th birthday meaning it's the day I awaken one of my energies and finally get access to the system. The maids have been giving their heartfelt encouragement as today was the determining factor in if my future would be good or bad.
After hours of waiting the head butler finally drove me into the city. I was stunned at how similar it was to the cities in 2040. I mean in my previous life it took 40 years to reach this point but I guess the Great Awakening propelled Humanity forward.
We stopped in front of a ginormous building on par with the Empire State Building. The staff of the building looked as if they were prepared for our visit as we got a place as soon as we arrived and didn't have to wait in the long line. The inside of the building was a mix between an auction house and an adventurers guild as items were on display and mission boards were posted all over the play.
We walked past the people inside the building as we were escorted by a member of the staff. We entered the elevator and the staff pressed number 56 and as we began to rise I got even more curious.
Who really were my parents?
As the doors to the elevator opened I entered a giant room with a crystal in the center. I saw my parents and a couple of strangers look at me as I entered the room. My mom gave me an affectionate smile and seemed to be holding herself back from running over to hug me. My dad on the other hand gave me the same grunt as he always does like an old stuck up military officer.
"Young master you must go touch the crystal don't be nervous I'm sure you'll awaken as a great hero." The Butler said with a smile on his face.
I went towards the crystal as everyone in the room had eyes filled with anticipation. I raised my hand in excitement.
"A new beginning." I spoke as I laid my finger on the clear crystal.