Stepping forward, I asked Aron to stand in front of me. The mana around me churned, swirling in restless waves. I strained my eyes, activating both mana and elemental vision. These skills were already wearing me down, draining a hefty amount of mana from my core. If not for the fact that I had a significantly large mana pool, I would have been in trouble.
"When I signal, you start," I instructed.
Aron nodded silently, understanding my command, and I closed my eyes to prepare.
I didn't need the skills to sense raw mana, but there was always a delay in activating them again. This meant I couldn't afford to waste any more time.
Let's go over the basics again.
Mana is the fuel for spells, and the purer it is, the more potent it becomes. Drawing raw mana requires both skill and determination. I lacked the former but compensated with my heritage, which made me more adept at sensing and channeling mana than most humans.
