The fright that wafted in the sterile environment could be felt quite clearly, as the blonde girl who was presumably the same age as Daynes panted like a hungry dog– her heart was tuned for the beauty of mana not for endurance of physicality.
"Sarah, you stay here. Keep your new classmate some company. We will deal with the beast"
Bryon ordered, during situations such as this, his face reflected his true age and from beside him Sandra nodded with a smile.
She is trying hard to assure the girl, but even she is filled with skepticism. Just how powerful is the beast outside? What was it called again? Right a daemon.
Daynes thought as his impassive gaze focused on the stiff shoulders of Sandra, and she didn't miss his glance.
But for the timebeing she ignored it.
Sandra and Bryon left quickly, for daemons couldn't be easily dealt with, especially by the hands of children.
Sarah for the timebeing, stumbled and fell into the infirmary bed, as she took a deep breath to fill in her lungs with abundance of pure air that the sterile room carried.
"You want some water?"
The voice of the only boy in this room, snapped her out, causing her to turn her attention to the side. Daynes simply stood beside her with a soft smile, as he extended out a glass of water to her that he had took from the desk just a few steps away in the right.
Handsome , She thought taking the glass in her trembling grasp and taking a sip as Daynes took a seat on the stool.
When will I be out of this robes?
Daynes thought inwardly with irritation though it wasn't clear by his vague expression as he pulled out her soul sheet to understand her.
[Command Accepted]
[Opening Soul Sheet...]
[Action successful]
[Excessive Details Filtered]
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[True Name: Sarah Wenis]
[Nexus Name: None]
[Monikers→]
[The Twins Flame Seeker]
[The Princess Of Wenis Clan]
[The Sword Mistress]
[Queen Of Steel]
[Mana Core Level 1.5: Can use at most F ranked spells.]
[Potential: C+ Rank]
[Bloodline→]
[Wenis Blood (20%): Fierce control over weapons and metals.]
[Traits →]
[Might Level 1]
[Nimble Level 1.2]
[Endurance Level 0.5]
[Mind Level 1.7]
[Charm Level 2]
Daynes took a brief glance at the traits and core, leaving him confused. He who was just a beginner could use F+ spells not even possessing the high understanding of mana, but she couldn't why?
He opened the attributes next observing her with an impassive gaze holding no emotions other than sating his curiosity.
[Attributes→]
[Understanding Of Mana Level 2: Knowledge is a blessing and knowledge of mana is power in its true form]
[Benefits →]
[•You possess some good knowledge about the history of mana]
[•You can detect the flow of mana around you]
[•You can manipulate the flow of pure mana around you]
[Affinity with Spirit Of Metals Level 1: You possess a keen understanding about the intricacies of smithing metal weapons and the spirit of metal guides you with its manipulation]
[Benefits →]
[•Basic Control Over Existing Metals]
[•Basic Knowledge About Smithing]
[Sword Control Level 2: A great sword needs a great wielder yet you are both a sword and wielder]
[Benefits →]
[•Grants You Fine Knowledge About Sword Wielding]
[•Sword Form: A form which you can take, where you become silver in complexion becoming sharp like a double edged blade. Temporary Increase in all traits by two levels. You can use it only for two to three minutes and the cooldown lasts one day]
Oh. Her attributes are quite different from her traits. Now I understand why her mana core is weaker than me yet she is a first rank student.
First thing, she focuses on sword magic more and second she knows how to manipulate magic and use weak spells while I possess the potential of infinite growth but still haven't learn how to control the weaves of mana.
Daynes thought with a smile of slight fear at her capabilities, he needed to be careful, he was being paranoid.
"Um, are you just going to keep staring?"
The voice of the honey like girl snapped Daynes from his daze, as the hues of radiant light that flashed from between the blinds, illuminated her making her look divine in nature.
"Oh, sorry, I was just thinking. Tell me, what are daemons? And why was Miss Sandra and Mister Bryon so scared?"
In an instant Daynes flipped the question from him to the case outside of the tower, which was going on, for the tremors underneath the soles managed to give the decree of the ongoing battle.
Sarah blinked at the sudden change of questions but shrugged, forgetting about his earlier stare, as she began to explain to her junior even though he was going to be in the same class as her yet he was late to join in. So in her eyes of innocence, he was smaller than her, just like a toddler getting acquainted with the new glowing world around.
"You see junior. Daemons are highly rotten beings. No one knows where they come from but they are akin to demons of hell, though they are stronger than the average hell spawns.
Their very presence drives someone mad and this why they are the enemies of magus for us magus are the guides of truth and light."
Sandra finished with a smile of pride on her face, though Daynes sighed, that was quite a bad explanation according to him.
The words she told him carried bias and it was flawed in the way it was formed. Seems like he would just need to consult the guide tab. Hope it will be more helpful than her.
"Thank you, I understand, perfectly."
Daynes said with a nod, to eyes of Sarah it looked as if he was contemplating something, but Daynes knew the reality.
The tremors had stopped and the mana circulation had been disturbed. Something was coming.
And as he turned around, a dark fog entered through his nostrils, which wasn't noticed by Sarah.
His senses flared and he became still.
[Daemon Sensed]
Sandra and Bryon with hurried gaze, ran through the corridor and opened the door of the infirmary.
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Cliffhanger though it was another short chapter dumped with info only Xd. Will try to improve the length.
Though I am working on another novel, which will be published soon, so do check it out.
Just a brief disclaimer, the main character of that novel won't be having a system
Stay tuned folks