And with this awakening came a Pranic Mark—a symbol somewhere on their body that revealed which path they would follow.
It was like a magical tattoo, showing their destiny.
Adrian's fingers ran over the page, his mind racing as he imagined having one of these marks.
What would his look like?
Would it grant him strength or wisdom?
There were five primary Prana Paths, each corresponding to a different aspect of the body and magic, each with its own name, powers, and limitations.
The first was Shakti Sharira, or the Force Body.
Magi with this body were warriors, their strength and resilience enhanced beyond that of any normal human.
They could channel Prana into their muscles, making them stronger, faster, and nearly invulnerable in battle.
The symbol for these Magi was often a coiling serpent or a mountain—a mark of raw power.
Next, Adrian read about the Manas Sharira, or the Cognition Body.
These Magi could harness the power of their mind.
They were seers, illusionists, and manipulators of thought.
With their enhanced mental faculties, they could project their consciousness, invade the minds of others, and see through layers of reality that others couldn't.
The radiant eye symbol or the lotus flower on their foreheads symbolized their sharp intellect and psychic prowess.
He paused, picturing himself as one of these mental wizards, bending the world with sheer thought.
But as the pages turned, a different form intrigued him even more—Jala Sharira, the Flow Body.
These Magi controlled the fluids of life—blood, water, anything liquid.
They could heal wounds, manipulate the waters of the earth, and even draw toxins from the body.
Their bodies were in perfect balance with the ebb and flow of nature, and the mark of a river or wave often appeared on their skin.
This ability to control the essence of life and death fascinated Adrian.
He kept reading, eyes widening as the book revealed more.
The Agni Sharira, the Vital Body, was the path of those who could channel pure energy—Tejas.
These Magi were fire wielders, able to generate heat and flame from within themselves, burning with the raw energy of Prana.
But their power came at a cost; they often burned through their life force faster than others.
The symbol of a sun or flame marked these fierce sorcerers.
But it was the last Sharira—Atman Sharira, the Spirit Body—that truly captivated Adrian.
These Magi manipulated the very essence of the soul.
They could traverse the astral plane, speak to spirits, and even manipulate the dead.
Their power came from the deepest connection with life and death, and their mark—often a skeletal hand or crescent moon—showed their mastery over the ethereal.
Adrian's mind raced as he imagined the possibilities, his heart beating faster with each new type he read about.
But it wasn't just these five bodies.
There were hybrid forms, too—combinations of these primary types that unlocked even more abilities.
He stumbled upon the Vayu Sharira, the Windwalker Body, a rare hybrid between Shakti and Jala Shariras.
These Magi could manipulate the air and control the winds, moving with lightning speed and even commanding the weather itself.
Then there was the Bhumi Sharira, the Stonefist Body, a combination of Shakti and Jala that allowed its bearers to control the very earth and metal.
These protectors could shift the ground beneath their feet, creating barriers or turning the terrain into a weapon.
As Adrian read further, the text described how these abilities were more than just raw power.
Magi had something called Prana Circuits—invisible channels running through their bodies, like blood vessels, through which Prana flowed.
If these circuits were damaged or blocked, the Magus's abilities could weaken, or even backfire, causing them harm.
The quality and number of Prana Circuits determined how strong a Magus could become.
The text also described the five Tattvas—the elemental forces of the world: Prithvi (Earth), Apas (Water), Tejas (Fire), Vayu (Air), and Akasha (Space).
Every Magus had an affinity for one or more of these elements, which shaped their magic and abilities.
Adrian felt his head spinning with the weight of all this information.
Prana, Shariras, Prana Circuits, Tattvas—it was like someone had handed him the keys to a secret world, one filled with magic and power that he had never imagined before.
'Is this all?' After going through all the text, he just finished the book. There wasn't anything much about how to awaken and even know about exactly how these energies worked. This prompted him to lift the book as he tried to look around, and what he found was something written in Sanskrit which meant: Toddler's Guide to Elemental Magic.
'Huh?'
Adrian's mouth twitched as he found that the book he was reading, thinking it held all the secrets, was like the alphabetical book which children used to learn, making it clear that it didn't have any vital knowledge or even something which he could know about. This prompted him to look towards that little girl, thinking that she, given her strength, would tell him more about this world.
In the end, he didn't gain much knowledge about this world except the fact that there was a section on elemental magic, making it clear that there were more types of magic too.
'What is in other books?' Throwing the book he had just read, he moved towards another one seeing its title, which was Beginners Guide to Awakening.
'!?'
'Yes!' Already grasping the idea that, before starting magic, a Magus went through the awakening process, Adrian felt this was a chance where he could easily awaken himself and maybe awaken his secret dormant dragon or some kind of otherworldly physique that would make him invincible or a god maybe.
After all, he was destined to become the strongest.
He opened the book and started to thoroughly go through it while completely immersed in reading each part to understand how to awaken.
'Hm, Hm,' He kept nodding while reading, without noticing that the book's title was slightly erased, written: Disabled Beginner's Guide to Awakening.
But it happened that in Sanskrit, the word for disabled is written using a very short word, causing it to be erased over time and not be visible to Adrian; though of course, he was not even going to notice it due to his enthusiasm for going through awakening.