A month has passed since I awakened Mana. My parents called the best doctor in the kingdom to look at my condition and whether there was a chance that the mana would help me heal.
The doctor said that my condition has improved drastically and that there is a chance that I will be able to live until 30.
Isn't that awesome? I have upgraded my lifespan from beaber (20 years) to the lifespan of a bison...
Fuck doctors, the important thing is that my parents let me go out and even train with knights about mana control.
"Young Master possesses a truly amazing talent for mana control."
The bastard who said that, is a knight who is currently teaching me mana control and basic martial arts Paul.
Why do I call him "bastard"? Yes, he looks like a nice person from the outside. Well, this trash is just a typical fake bastard. I came back early once from a break and heard this fucker talking about how he wanted to enjoy it with my mum at least once in his life.
Never mind one day I'll kill him anyway.
As for mana, I'm starting to understand why all the protagonists of the novels I read were so OP.
So far, I've learned the basics of [Body Enhancment] and how to wrap my weapon in mana.
I thought that controlling mana would be much more difficult and that I would need complex calculations and magic circles, but all I needed was imagination and knowledge of the biology of the human body. The hardest part was probably learning how to channel mana into separate body parts, but once I mastered it, everything was easy.
Magic circles are created by themselves with the incantation of spells, even though I learned how to use basic magic after a week without chanting.
The knights and servants were all hyped and started calling me "prodigy" and other embarrassing nicknames, but the reality is that I am a weeb and if I didn't learn something I saw it a million times in anime/manga/novels, I would feel very embarrassed.
It also helped that I played this game and I know the weaknesses and strengths of various classes.
Since the month has passed since I started learning, I think it's time to go to my father and take the first step in my plan.
"Paul, I would like to finish training earlier today, I have a few things to do today."
"Understood young master, don't forget to eat well after training and relax"
Fake son of bitch
"Did you have any plans for today, young master?"
Sylvie asked as she handed me a clean towel and water
"I have a few things I would like to talk about with Father."
I had to wait a month for my condition to improve before starting the first phase of the plan.
Once I reached the door of my father's office, I was greeted by the butler of our household, Shone.
"Do you need anything from Duke, young master?" He asked
"Yes, there's one thing I need to discuss with my father." Is he busy now?"
"No, Duke isn't working right now, but..."
Old man Shone had an unsure expression on his face. What is that gorilla doing in his office?
"I think if It's young master it will be fine to let you enter"
Then he gestured for me to enter by opening the door.
I went into my father's office and told Sylvia to wait for me. It was a standard office, with a variety of poppers and books scattered around, luxurious wooden furniture, and a map of the continent on the wall with various things drawn on it.
My father sat in a comfortable-looking leather chair at a wide wooden table, executing an activity in which each child caught their father once.
My father polished his claymore. You perverts!!. He was literally cleaning his weapon, a claymore that appeared to be longer than 2,5 meters.
That's fucking cool. It's weapon he used in-game to slay a demon who attacked the royal family during the game event!!
When his eyes noticed me, he looked at me and stopped cleaning his sword.
"It's rare for you to come to me during this hour. Has something happened, Orion? "
"I want to ask you about something father.."
"Father, since the day I awakened Mana, I have begun to have strange dreams."
My father looked confused by what I meant by that.
"In my dreams, a purple bird appeared almost every day, and when-"
"Purple bird !? Are you sure you saw him, Orion?!"
My father interrupted me the moment he heard about the purple bird, he got up and his hands began to shake with excitement. When I first saw what our family magic and mana looked like, I felt like I had seen something similar before. Being which freed me from "that" place also had similar mana. Well, I wasn't sure if there was a connection, so I had to take that risk and lie about the dream to see his reaction.
"Yes father, I didn't understand him at first, but I heard him clearly for the first time yesterday."
Pov. Sirius
What my son just said is nothing short of a miracle.
The purple bird that appears in my son's dreams is actually a being that humans in the past called the Doom Bringer.
When this being was wounded in the forest after the Great Mythical War, one of our ancestors saved it.
Our ancestor was a common knight, according to legend. Someone once claimed that there was a terrifying monster lurking in the woods. My ancestor was one of the ordinary knights tasked with tracking down and killing the monster.
When they parted, our ancestor Vega searched the woods until he found a cave. There was a purple bird in that cave whose aura was so strong that it wouldn't be smaller, even if you compare it to one with 12 gods. He had deep violet eyes and purple feathers with varied symbols at the ends. He felt as if the creature was peering into his soul as he stared into his eyes. Vega noticed that the bird was injured and unable to move.
The bird was the first to speak. "It appears that my time has come. Is it possible for me to at least have the name of the person who is going to kill me?"
For a brief moment, Vega was startled, but he quickly regained his composure and replied,
"Vega just Vega I´m just a common knight with no title."
"Vega...thank you young knight for granting my petty request."
Vega approached the bird, drawing his sword from its scabbard and bringing it closer to the creature's neck. His hands began to shake when he gazed into the bird's eyes.
Vega withdrew his sword and tossed it to the ground.
"I just can't..."
"I just can't kill you," he says.
When he looked into the eyes of the bird he felt as if some unknown force was stopping him from killing it.
He felt that he will later greatly regret it if he killed the bird now.
He was confused because this never happened to him
"Aren't you afraid of death?" Vega questioned, looking up at the dark sky. The young knight's words swept the bird away, but he decided to respond since he was curious about what the young knight wanted to know.
"Who said I wasn't afraid of death? Everyone, even immortal gods, are afraid of death."
"However, when the time comes, you want to have no regrets and to die with a smile on your face, as I do now."
Vega lowered his head and returned his gaze to the bird. "Are you aware that, for such a noble being, you are a terrible liar?"Vega was good at detectings lies from a young age and noticed that this being is just bluffing.
Because he was discovered, the birds' faces became crimson with embarrassment.
"You totally read that in the book did you?"
His face, already flushed from the embarrassment, became even more flushed.
"Hahaha, that's cute..." Vega started laughing at how cute the bird was when he tried to act like an old sage from fairy tales, but it didn't work out on Vega.
Vega didn't expect the creature to be so cute
"Just kill meee please!! This is embarrassing... for human to make fun of me... "
Bird on the other hand felt embarrassed because humans found out he wanted to look cool before a knight.
Two of them were talking for a while most of the time Vega making fun of birds' naive nature. He was laughing because he didn´t have so much fun in a long time.
When Vega calmed down, he stood up from the ground and came closer to the bird. He put his hand on the head of a giant bird and looked him in the eye, but this time the bird didn't remind him of the terrifying monster because of how cute the bird was in his eyes.
"I've decided not to kill you and since you are so cute.. and I'm taking you with me!"
Bird's jaw dropped. He didn't understand why this man would give up all the glory and riches he would gain by bringing his head to the king. Just because he thinks I'm cute? Is this human crazy?
Vega started petting the bird's head and asked
"Could you turn into something smaller so I could carry you over?!"
The bird woke up from his thoughts and spoke.
"Of course, I can..but wait a moment, since when did I agree to come with you?! "
"Would you rather die here?"Vega said with a smug smile on his face.
The bird quickly counted its options and realized that it had no other choice.
Even though he acted like he is prepared to die it was just a bluff!!!
He was so scared that his eyes and legs were shaking when Vega put his sword close to his neck.
That's when the purple light started to glow with the bird's body. The purple light surrounded his entire body, After a moment, when the light disappeared and Vega looked again at the place where the bird lay, it was now a beautiful young woman with long purple hair that was hiding her important places and violet eyes.
Her body could be described as heavenly perfection.
It's like it's a woman created for him.
She had a slender body and white skin like silk.
The woman was looking at Vega, who had a weird expression on his face.
"Satisfied?" she asked.
"Will you marry me?"Vega instinctively said
"What?" the woman replied with a confused look
Vega realized that he had inadvertently said what he was thinking and his face flushed.
He quickly tore off the cloak he had on his back and wrapped a young woman in it. He picked her up from the ground in a so-called princess carry.
And he started running through the forest.
Knights scouted this area so it was dangerous for them to stay at that place.
They were both quiet most of the time because of the strange situation.
Vega thought he would take care of the bird until he was healed, but the bird turned into a beautiful woman. And the woman thought she was going to die today because of the injuries she suffered in the fight, but a random knight saved her instead of killing her.
"Faye,"she said in a low voice
Vega looked confused because he didn't understand what she mean by that word.
"Its name my name..and thank you for saving me," she said with a red face
Vega stopped running for a moment. He looked at the woman in his arms.
Although she should be much stronger than him. In his hands, she now looks so fragile and innocent. He knew she would live longer than him. She will probably leave when she recovers, and he will never be able to see her again. It is love that is destined to fail.
He remembered how cute she was while making excuses because she was embarrassed by how he discovered her act.
I don´t have family, friends, no reason to live no ambition, I´m just living life like a doll.
´But from now, I will protect her with my everything.´
If I can save her..then I can tell my sister in heaven that my life had meaning.
It was the day he first fell in love and decided to protect her.
It was also the day the story began. A story that 1000 years later will change this world itself.