Two weeks had passed since Amadeus started learning from Ember. In these two weeks, he trained his mana every day and also helped with the quarry people while keeping Ember by his side to make sure she wouldn't do anything.
It seems that after spending time with Amadeus, Ember stopped thinking about running away and rather focused on something else.
in the present time on the highest point of the quarry were Ember and Amadeus who was taking his final test " i will say this one last time, feeling mana is close to feeling cold and heat but rather than just temperature, mana excited in all living beings like plants, animals, humans, monsters " said Ember.
" so everything has mana in it " said Amadeus " Exactly, but how much you can sense of it depends on your ability because if it's too small you will notice it, and if it is too big you will not know its exact value," said Ember with a smile on her face.
" Why do you have this big smile on your face, is seeing me fail that funny " said Amadeus " Apart from how impossible it might seem that a person can learn to sense mana in two weeks, i think you will do it this time," said Ember.
Amadeus closed his eyes, focused, and used all he learned and heard a window appearing then he knew that he had done it.
suddenly he felt something he never sensed before, it was not warm or cold but it felt like death and degradation then he opened his eyes and looked at the System panel without Ember noticing.
[ Notification ]
/ user unlocked a user skill
/ common user skill- active/passive ( power up )
{ mana sense = the user can feel and see the mana which comes from all living creatures in its active state while having a minimum feeling to the mana around him in its passive state.
Note = It can be upgraded further by increasing the intelligence state which will increase the skill area and effectiveness
Amadeus then closed the window and what he saw was a new world filled with beautiful sparks of light everywhere " It's disgusting " said Amadeus " You unlucky, to see this beautiful moment in this place, you know all the people that experience this said it was the most beautiful moment in their life" said Ember.
" but saying that it's disgusting is the least you can say about it, for normal people it's just a dead land but only people who can sense mana can see the true horror this place is hiding," said Ember.
Ember then explained how mana affects the environment since it is the energy that fule life if it becomes rotten like the one that inhabits this land, trees will wither, grasslands will despair, animals will die, crops won't grow, and the inhabitants of this land becomes more open for sickness and harder to heal.
" and how can the energy of life rot," said Amadeus.
Ember then explained that once a creature dies his soul turns into mana that merges with the mana in the environment, people call this the cycle of life but if that soul is rotten it will spread the rot to the rest of the mana.
" i guess now you already know the answer," said Ember with sadness in her voice " War," said Amadeus.
" After the fallen god has been imprisoned the realm was left alone to face the wrath of the gods so to survive millions of people from all races did a lot of stuff they are not proud of like betrayal and stealing and more horrifying stuff, in the end, their souls become rotten and when they died they affected this place," said Ember.
" this disgusting filling is because of the rotten souls that merged with the mana," said Amadeus to himself "After the new god took over some places returned to how they were but this place stayed a living portrait of what people call the era of wrath," said Ember.
Amadeus and Ember returned to his room then he said "Tomorrow I will let you go but if you return i will kill you immediately " Ember smiled and said "What if i dont want to leave " Amadeus confused and replied, "What do you mean? ".
Ember moved to the table where the documents were and pulled a few of them then she said "While you were out i took a look at the documents, tell me do you know who Viscount Nerian is " said Ember with a voice full of rage.
" He is a noble and the owner of the quarry," said Amadeus " You're right, but you missing that he is one of the people that destroyed my life and made me lose everything," said Ember full of hatred "So Ember what are you proposing," said Amadeus.
Ember stood in front of Amadeus and said "You know, no matter how hard you try to hide it, you do not know anything about this place so i will provide you with information, in exchange, you are going to help me kill Viscount Nerian, what do you think " said Ember.
" Sorry but my goal does not include killing nobles," said Amadeus as he tried to walk out "Your goal is to kill the god of this realm right," said Ember which made Amadeus stop and look back at her Then he said, "it's not a secret but i think you have good ears for you to have heard my followers talking ".
" No, it was just a guess but i think i was right," said Ember " Quit the useless talk and say what you want," said Amadeus "Your goal and mine is the same," said Ember to which Amadeus replied "so you want to kill the god that saved your realm, how can i trust you ".
Ember took off her upper clothes and on her chest was an emblem burned on her skin " What is this, are you trying to earn my trust by seducing me " said Amadeus "This mark belongs to the God of this realm his name is Jasper, and i will do anything to see that bastard head rolling on the floor" said Ember.
" i see, i will try to trust but, if you lose my trust even once, you won't get it back," said Amadeus as he started to walk out " You won't ask me how i got this ?" said Ember surprised that Amadeus trusted her right away.
" right now i only need to trust you, so this is enough but when the time comes for you to explain i hope you will explain everything, i will leave and will talk once i come back," said Amadeus then he left Ember and told Avice to let her wander around since she isn't a prisoner anymore.
Amadeus was on the highest point of the quarry training raising his sword experience," you really trust her, she might be an undercover follower of Jasper " said the Crown " You saw her profile menu, she does not follow any god and that looks en her face, that hatred towards the gods, i know it better than anyone " said Amadeus.
" but you have to be cautious because that emblem on her body means that she belonged to Jasper at some point," said the Crown "Don't worry after having been Betrayed thousands of times, i no longer give my full trust to any person," said Amadeus with a menacing voice.
Amadeus then left the quarry and started hunting all the monsters in the area he had missed before, but thanks to mana sense he could see them clearly from anywhere "This skill is just what i was looking for, now i won't have to bother about missing someone " said Amadeus.
Amadeus continued hunting for a few more hours then as the sun was sitting he sat on top of a giant serpent monster and said " Crown, what do you think about our current progress" The Crown surprised said, " Are you really asking me? ".
" of course how else can i ask, since you are the person who knows everything about our situation," said Amadeus, the Crown was silent for a bit then he said, " Sorry, but for now i can't answer that question ".
" and when can you talk," said Amadeus, the Crown answered with a serious voice " i will tell you once you defeat Jasper" Amadeus was shocked at first by the Crown's answer but quickly that shocked face turned into a smile.
Amadeus stood up and said "Sure, but i hope you will have something good to say since you're making my work for it ".