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Chapter 3 - Pheonia

*Italics for Aki's inner monologueAki POV:When my subconscious came back everything was dark, everything seemed muffled until "Just breathe, you've got this Millicent!""Push""Push""Push"I could hear but my eyesight was like looking through fogged glass.'This eyesight is only a tad worse than mine on Earth, maybe this life I can see without glasses later on? That would be like a plus already.'"Lady Milicent, your son has entered our world," A lady says and she passes me to this Millicent.Wait, Me??Aki lifts his hand to see a miniature hand the size of a golf ball'AH I'M A BABY'"He's beautiful," this 'Lady Millicent' says towards me, while I was freaking out about my new petite body,So this is my mother, she seems nicer than last world's parents. I hope this kind and sweet attention stays towards me...Multiple Months Later:Aki POVAccording to my past world's concept of time, I'm 8 months and 13 days old. This world is not in the same era or human that I've lived amidst. At only 8 months I'm around the height of a 2-year-old and can walk with a waddle. The area I've grown up in is like the Western Victorian Era on Earth since they've somehow substituted technology with something else. I've been listening to the maids around me to figure out where I am aside from the time I've been enjoying my life eating and sleeping all day. From what they say it is mostly rumors of people around this household however, some crucial information has slipped.The new name I am called by is Elias Thales Belphegor, I am the only heir to the Belphegor Duchy, 'Not only am I an upcoming duke, but I also don't get any dramatic fights over the heir position, this truly is a dream world for me! ٩(^^)۶"There exist 6 other dukes that make 7 total. This world is different from mine in terms of monarchy hierarchy, as none of the families are related to one another or the unknown "king". This universe has seven dukes that each correlate to one of the 7 sins on Earth with our last names sharing the name of the original devils of the sin. Supposedly, I along with the other heirs to our prospective dukedom have unprecedented power which can be seen through a prophecy and how we all share traits with our sin. I imagine that since I am an embodiment of sloth I will become more tired in the future.'I have no problem with sleeping, sign me up(≧∀≦)'Anyways, today is the day I've honed my muscle control to its top ability. I've figured out the schedule for the maid's changing of shifts. I've decided the way I'll succeed in this world is with a combination of this world's knowledge and my ideas from my previous world. This leads me with my plan to sneak off into the library to figure out the points of this world, its history, and anything that will give me an idea of where I am.When I look in the mirror now, I see this. A toddler that I know is me, aren't I cute??The library had a wonderful smell of paper along with a smell if someone had come in and lit the fireplace previously. I looked around the shelves and found a couple of books that aroused my interest towards where I lived in,The World of PheoniaMagic and Mana ControlWar and History of PheoniaBotany and Geology of PheoniaPharmacology- The Study of Medicine for the Advanced in PheoniaThe first book I read was the magic book, as a scientist, I had a lot of curiosity for the unknown and I was determined to figure out all of the secrets of this world as a little 'project' for a little old me. Besides the saying, 'curiosity killed the cat' doesn't apply to me, I already died once so it doesn't count ¯\_( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ )_/¯The magic system worked like what many called Chakra in Naruto or Qi in Chinese cultivation. Every person in this world had a 'core' where they could manifest amounts of energy called mana to expel through multiple points in the body to use magic. This 'magic' would be the power to manipulate the element they have an affinity to. It would be smarter to call the magic-users in this world elementalists rather than common Earth terms like wizards or warlocks.An interesting point is that the elements are ranked by their rarity and affinity to create a magic class system within the magic community. However, only around 30% of the world had magic that could manifest into powers.These are tiers and the list of elements:First Grade TierSecond Grade TierThird Grade TierFourth Grade TierFifth Grade TierCommon-FireWaterAirEarthRare-LightningIceMetalProdigy Status-DarknessLightUnknown MagicSpaceTeleportationCreation Magic*Fifth grade tiers are the strongest, while first grade tiers are the worst.To be truly be strong in your element you must have a deep understanding of your element, this allows the user to manipulate their element better. To achieve this, one must use meditation techniques, the hierarchy of magic supports the monarchy hierarchy as the most mana-effective and fast meditation techniques are kept secret by high-standing families. Meaning, anyone who is rich, would be stronger in magic than a commoner. However Tiers can change the outcome between a noble and a commoner. If a noble with a first grade tier and 1 affinity were to fight fifth grade tier commoner with 3 affinities, the noble with 1 affinity would lose completely. The tiers measure how fast an individual can gain a deeper understanding of their element. This is why having multiple affinities means nothing if you have a first-grade tier since you wouldn't have the ability to develop any with such a slow processing speed.The magic ranks of understanding go like thisForming Core/ Human HP: 1-200MP: 1-200Level: 1-5Beginner Rank:HP: 200-400MP: 200-1000Level: 5-10Median RankHP: 400-750MP: 1000- 5000Level:10-15Adventurer RankHP: 750-1200MP: 5000-10000Level:15-25Priest RankHP:1200-1500MP: 10,000- 15,000Level: 25-30Ruler RankHP: 1500-2000MP: 15,000- 20,000Level: 30-35Legend Status:HP: 2000- 3000MP: 20,000-30,000Level: 35-40Deity Status:HP: 3000+MP: 30,000+Level: 40+____________________Mini sub-chapter part-After this idea of what magic is, I was about to read further into the book so I could try to do magic myself when my mother, Millicent Celeste Belphegor walked in...Millicent Celeste BelphegorAge: 32Status: Duchess of Belphegor Dukedom"Awwww my baby boy, so this is where you are, the servants and I have been looking all around the estate for you!" My mother says to me. From the past eight months while I haven't been learning about the world, I've been able to see that the relationships she holds with me as a mother is real. She visits me everyday and smothers me in hugs.'I feel really lucky to have her, she really cares about my feelings.'My resolution in this world has changed in only 8 months, instead of just relaxing in the world, I will make sure that my family always stands tall. However instead of family it should really be just my mother. My father is completely out of the picture and in 8 months I haven't seen him once. I imagine he's been out of the manor for 8 months and it's plausible since I doubt the transportation is anything like a plane in my world; instead they travel by horse and carriage and if anyone wants to cross a continent it would take months. I hope he will come back because I can tell Mother cares about him, it's just for her reassuring me that I don't believe he left us forever.Look at how far I've come, I would have never believed a person's words just because I could, no more looking at only the facts..."Son, Mommy loves you and I know you haven't met your Papa but please wait a little longer, Mommy got a letter and it said he was coming back soon!"'Ah so the man of the house, Duke Belphegor is coming back, I wonder if he'll have an indifferent personality like those fantasy stories.'Millicent takes her toddler sized boy and gives him a big hug while playing with his hair. In a low voice to speak but lull him into sleep,"Eli, I know you're extremely smart, please feel free to go to the library as much as you'd like. You don't need to sneak around us at all, I love you so much, and you shouldn't hide yourself to pretend to fulfill the maids and mine's idea of a child."In a quiet voice, "Mama, thank you I love you too," Elias said in a sleepy manner thoroughly happy."Milicent heard his words and beamed, she knew all along her son was intelligent but she also knew he hid it so that she could have her child fantasies. Elias loves her just as much she loved him, this was a day she'd never forget.Elias fell asleep in his mothers arms, the first time he felt comforted ever, finally a family to care for him.AN/ I might be adding height info when all the characters grow up so could my readers tell me whether you guys want Metric or Imperial? Just write in commentsElias/ Aki finally have someone who will back him unconditionally!!!AN/ Elias saying his dad didn't go out to get the milk( ˘ ³˘)