My beautiful sleep was disturbed by a knock on my bedroom door" who is it ?"I asked with my sleepy voice, Instead of getting the answer the door opened and in came grandma looking very pretty for some reason. She wore a green long sleeve dress, her hair was braided on the side and was slightly wavy today. " Grandma , are you going somewhere?" I blurted out simply amazed , grandma really doesn't look like she's a grandma. She is beautiful and if she didn't hide herself in this forest then she would have captured a lot of people's hearts.
" Yes I am going somewhere I'll be back in the afternoon but that's not why I am here " said grandma , even though I was curious about where she was going I had to bury it and hope what she was about to tell me was even more interesting than the whereabouts of where she's going. " Im about to show you the perks of having a beautiful and awesome grandma. I have something that I think will help you advance to level 4" she said while placing three mana stones on my bed. One was aqua blue in colour very fine in a perfect and smooth shape compared to the mana stones I have carved out of the beasts I have killed. I felt a small connection towards it. The second one was also blue but a bit clear ,it could've been my imagination but staring at it made me feel a cold sensation , not in a physical but spiritual way. The third one was silver in colour and was smaller than the other two.
" Grandma...are they ?" When she nodded her head confirming what I was thinking I jumped off the bed and went to give her a big hug. Does she know that these were the answer to my problems all along " , those came from level four beasts they will definitely help you break through to level 4" this is exactly what I need to breakthrough to the next level cause I have been stuck in level 3 for quite some time now and Calestia has been ignoring me these days. After grandma left to wherever she was going I took these three mana stones and went to my training area.
I started with the aqua blue one, I suspect it belongs to a beast that had water powers judging from the connection I had with it. I sat on the ground and placed the water mana stone before me then closed my eyes. Right now I don't care whether I know or don't know how to absorb a mana stone, I'm just going to do what I do best and that is figuring things out on my own.
Just as how I absorb mana I closed my eyes and concentrated on the energy inside the mana stone. Unlike mana , when trying to absorb this energy I felt it directly go to my water magic. Just a few seconds of trying to absorb it I was already having problems , handling a level 4 mana stone as a level 3 isn't easy and it is my first time doing something like this. The energy felt like uncontrollable sea waves. It's only been ten seconds and I am already drenched in sweat, these ten seconds felt like ten hours but I can't give up especially now that I'm aware that not everyone is happy about my progress. I have to get strong so that no person with ill intentions can get in my way.
After an hour of intense concentrated absorbing I managed to absorb all the energy in the mana stone. I could feel that my water magic was stronger and out of level 3's league making me feel excited that I'll soon breakthrough to level 4. The mana stone had lost its beautiful colour so I threw it in the river and placed the second mana stone that was a light clear blue colour. I closed my eyes and concentrated on the energy inside the mana stone, as I started absorbing it I couldn't help but shiver at how cold it felt. Just like the water mana stone this one also directly went to my ice magic , I endured to the point were my entire body felt numb. It was all worth it when I was done with absorbing the mana stone. My ice magic felt stronger and I felt a better connection towards it.
I threw the already used mana stone in the river then placed the silver looking mana stone before me. When trying to absorb it it was a little foreign but I could still feel a small connection and I know why. The beasts that had this mana stone probably didn't have holy lightning but regular lightning, in sure beasts with holy lightning are very rare so I'll have to make do with what I have. The small connection must mean there won't be a problem if I absorb it. I continued absorbing it and throughout the process I had goosebumps, even though it's not as powerful as my holy lightning it's still a level above mine and the beasts that this mana stone elongs to must have been very powerful.
After I was done with absorbing the lightning Mana stone I felt my body surge with so much energy, it felt like I was going to explode so I began to balance the different types of energies that I have absorbed. It definitely wasn't easy cause it felt like they were fighting for dominance causing me to feel nervous but after I balance my energy I felt like I unlocked something. Right then I knew that I broke through to level 4, my magic felt lighter like how a weapon gets lighter to lift as you grow stronger. Finally it happened ! Being a mage is definitely not easy, that's why mages are said to be arrogant cause it's not out of nothing.
" About time, I was starting to think I made a mistake for Choosing you" yawned Calestia making my eye twitch, that's all he has to say! Where was he when I needed help or when I was under the influence of Nightmare sands. I bet he knew all along and just wanted to see me suffer for not believing him about Arya, he is such a petty...big cat! " I only help when my help is needed , remember human I'm no ordinary beasts. I am superior than all so I don't waste my time with jealous little children " said Calestia and I fought the urge to roll my eyes, not gonna ruin my mood by listening to his superior nonsense.
His beautiful eyes glowed all of a sudden, when staring into his eyes they literally make you take a glimpse to the universe. As his eyes glowed he blew with his mouth , the air that he blew was white in colour. I followed the air and it spun rapidly in a circle motion, when it stopped it left a tall white figure standing. Taller than normal adults, it was white and glowing, it had a human shaped head and a face that only had one eye and a mouth. There were evident muscles, it stood there like a pole that was forever there.
" This is what you will be training with from now on , I could've given it a shape of a 10 year old but that would be limiting you" I nodded in understanding , I really shouldn't limit myself cause I'll face a lot opponents. Beasts, peers or adults when they stand in my way I'll have to face them so I agree with Calestia. " From now on Claudia Walter we will be working on making you the best not only among your human peers but the best...err of the best" very encouraging Calestia.