CHAPTER 6
Sith -Having an A+ rank out from the beginning with an SS rank threshold is a dream for all hunters, but possessing a dream before it is recognized is still a dream.
We rank hunters based on their skill and the output of their magical power; the term output is more important because having magic power or mana isn't everything; the amount of magic you can use is... And now comes the factor limiter: a person with a limit of SS rank does not mean he has the strength of an SS rank hunter; it means he has base magic power equal to an SS rank hunter, and the hunter rank of a hunter is determined by the amount of magic power or mana he can use, and it takes training and experience to gradually raise the amount of magic power or mana he can use.
The person next to me was being summoned inside to be measured for his magical power, and I was the next in line. I'm a little nervous, but based on my current status and mana of 30, I should be at the upper end of D rank...at this point, my turn came and I was asked to come inside.
The room was completely white, with the exception of a large blue-like gemstone in the center.
"Hello, MR Sith, place your hand on the crystal and try to feel your mana within your core."
The person controlling the machine guided me.
First, I touched the crystal ball and tried to sense my mana core... I'm sensing a blue nerve-like route all around my body; I read somewhere that it's called the mana nerve, through which all of our mana flows; I followed the nerve... I see a white ball of light flowing inside the blue path, which I believe is mana, and after a while, it merged in a white glowing core, that was right beside my heart... I concentrated on my mana core... I allowed my awareness to be drawn to it.
When I opened my eyes, I saw a small pond of water... which wasn't too much in large, and all ... In theory, the amount of water visible in your core is the quantity of base mana you have, but in my particular instance, I can't see the total amount because only a small portion of the pond was visible to me and the rest was covered in mist, acting as an invisible wall preventing me from passing through it.
" … are these letters??...how come these symbols are floating on water…"
I was astounded to see many shining symbols floating on the surface of the water. I tried to touch it, but all I felt was the cool sensation of only touching water.
"No, these aren't floating; the water surface is creating a white curtain to form the impression of these words as the light curves heading out of the water; there must be something within the water…emitting these strange symbols that seemed to be words written in a language I thought could not have existed on earth. "
I jumped into the pond without even thinking about it for a second.
"...I couldn't even put what I saw into words... This has to be the most beautiful thing I've ever seen... The water was a deep blue that appeared to form the background of space itself, and the futuristic-looking ball of light I saw at the bottom of the lake in the dungeon was glowing like the sun with a huge chain-like structure wrapped around and holding it in its place, and on the surface of these glowing ball tiny looking infinite symbols were engraved that were emitting these light...giving the elusion of tiny stars twinkling in the distance... The ball of light appears to have grown in size, occupying nearly a quarter of the space inside the pond."
The first thing to notice is that the pond is deeper than I anticipated, and the bottom is also obscured by a white mist.
"...why am I unable to see the water's limit... Is it the system or that futuristic-looking ball... Leave it for the time being and it will be revealed one day.
I opened my eyes and returned to the white room; the staff escorted me to the waiting room and informed me that I would have to wait until I received my results... I was still contemplating what I had seen inside the pond... That thing appeared to be far too mysterious...far too powerful ... and it appeared as though some sort of power was keeping it in check... and if that thing weren't restrained by those chains, the amount of energy it was generating would have been enough to destroy my core and kill me.
"...uncle… Have you seen my mother, uncle?"
I felt a tug on my shirt and looked up to see a small girl in a light purple dress crying and inquiring about her mother."
" No… calm down little girl…are you lost…"
I tried to calm her down.
" Yes, I was walking with my mom…but I got lost…"
At that precise moment, I overheard an announcement regarding her.
"...what's your name."
" My name is nancy…"
" Ok Nancy doesn't cry, I know where your mother is, let's go I will take you there…"
" really uncle, but mommy said not to follow anyone…"
".....??? I got a black question mark on the back of my head…children are cute but a lot more troublesome."
"Don't worry I am not the bad guy I will take you to your mother ."
" Realy…you're not like those monsters on Tv that eat children, if they don,t wash their hands before eating."
"........???"
These questions rendered me speechless; I had always heard that children are miniature demons, and today I confirmed it.
"I'm not a monster... Your mother is waiting for you to let's go.."
Hopefully, with her last request to ride on my shoulder because she doesn't,t have a father, she agreed to go with me.
I was walking down a hallway full of people who were smiling at me... and some of them even took photographs... In my head, I was crying.
" Nancy... Nancy, where have you run off to? Are you okay, don't cry It's ok...Mama will take better care of you from now on."
When I first met her, I was taken aback because she was both too young and too attractive... She possessed a distinct allure.
" " Thank you, sir, for bringing her to me... Sorry, but could you please provide me with your contact information? I have somewhere I need to go that is extremely important... I would have invited you to lunch... but.."
She was in a hurry, as evidenced by her expression, and didn't have time to thank me... I reassured her that she didn't have to do that... But she insisted, saying she knew how difficult it was for someone to care for her daughter... I couldn't argue with that, so I gave her my phone number and she left with it... Being a single parent at such a young age is just too much for her.
"Mr. Sith... The manager has requested that you come to his office.."
At that point, the staff member who measured my mana approached me and asked me to accompany him to the manager's office because there was an issue with my result.
" My heartbeat skipped a beat...
but I quickly calmed my mind, A thought flashed through my mind: the machine couldn't have picked up on what was going on inside my mana core... Even if they knew, they would be perplexed.