Great Mage.
A name that inspires awe, respect and adoration. As his name says, he was the strongest mage in history.
Not much is known about him, what is known has been passed down orally and written records are so few that even his existence is doubted. According to the tales it is said that he first appeared on the continent Ru and brought a kingdom to ruin.
After that, he entered the Great Continental War or also called the third Great Race War, where he had no clear side and pitted the strongest people against each other in duels.
His name spread throughout the world and made even the leaders of the strongest kingdoms tremble. As time went on, the war intensified and soldiers began to appear who changed the course of battle, who had never-before-seen abilities that they claimed to have learned from the Great Wizard.
These soldiers had a use for mana never seen before. They abandoned the use of pure mana and could create things out of nothing and control the elements of nature, they also had unique abilities, ranging from controlling the minds of others, to those that made you stronger for a short period of time.
People divided these people into two types.
Wizards in honor of the Great Wizard, because like him they could control nature and change the weather and Warriors who by means of weapons and covering their body with mana overcame any previously known limits.
In addition to that, those people had an ability that further differentiated them from everyone else. The status window, a spell that changed the world completely and helped people to accurately measure their level of strength.
The kingdoms took the mages and warriors and gave them the best positions, riches and everything they desired and they in turn, passed on their abilities through a magic book to the people of that kingdom.
The winner of the great continental war was decided by the quantity and quality of their wizards and warriors and thanks to that the world entered a new stage in history which is called the Magical period and is still going on today.
Similar to the industrial revolution on Earth the kingdoms of this world dedicated themselves to changing their living environment by making use of this new facet of mana and based on that need the need to nurture soldiers was born, resulting in the creation of the magical academies.
"Hmmm."
The Grand Mage is mentioned in the game because the academy where the plot unfolded was the best academy on the continent of Axe, called "Grand Academy". This is because it is said that there was a duel between the Grand Wizard and a great warrior.
Also mentioned are his great creations such as the status window and the use of monster cores as magical energy for potions, magical swords, staffs and other tools.
Also mentioned are the skills, which were transmitted by means of books, since that way it was easier to make copies and transmit them from generation to generation.
-Flick.
I kept flipping through the book trying to find something that would help me understand the reason for this ability I had. After a while, my eyes stopped on a subtitle near the end of the book called "Explanation of Skills."
Skills are the use of mana in a specific way, which usually do not involve the use of the elements, although there are exceptions.
People can learn any skill, but due to its price and rarity, person would only learn a skill that would help him with his fighting style, as for example a warrior would prefer to learn a skill that would improve his physique to one that would help him control his spells.
Skills are classified in different ranks, from G to SSS.
And they are transmitted in different ways, with magic books being the most common and easiest, followed by transmission through memories or mind control and although there are more ways these are not recommended due to the risk they present.
And finally people who are born with abilities or awaken them, the latter are called innate abilities and only appear in those with great talent or are loved by mana or the gods.
Innate abilities are those that were born for the user, that is to say that they adapt perfectly to their bearer and although their rank is the lowest, they end up being extremely powerful if they have a good use since they adapt so much to the user, that they even change parts of the body or mind.
A skill is a difficult resource to obtain, as even the lowest ranks are extremely expensive and necessary. That is why noble houses usually have a skill, which is passed down from generation to generation to the leaders or members of the family.
There are records of skills that were left by the gods in the world since the holy war, which are sought after all over the world by adventurers. These skills are called "Sacred", making a clear reference to their origin.
Thanks to that I was able to understand the origin of the Heart of Ice skill.
A skill that was born for me, an innate ability. Which was quite strange, Adad was not an ice user, let alone a cold person.
So it could only be that this skill was created for me, not Adad.
Remembering the kind of person I was in my past life, I could only say that it was really perfect.
I looked at the display case where the sword that reflected my new appearance was, and I knew that, from today, my life would change completely, after all this world is only easy if you are the heroine.