Chapter 7
Blaze woke up to a familiar surrounding, the room where he first woke up when arriving in this new city. He saw a hand pressed on his chest, glowing with brilliant light. He immediately became surprised because he realized that what Elara, Nephis, and Lucas' mother was currently using was light magic essence, known to be extremely rare.
She looked at him, then smiled. "I didn't know any light magic spells, which should have returned you to peak condition after a few minutes," she said.
Blaze nodded understandingly, since light magic was considered the second rarest type of elemental magic in existence. So, even though she was talented enough to awaken a light magic core, she couldn't get her hands on any light spell books.
Blaze's memories flashed back to a conversation he had with Father Arin, his guardian.
"Father Arin, what's the difference between magic and mystic arts?" Blaze had asked, curiosity sparkling in his eyes.
Father Arin smiled, his eyes twinkling with excitement. "Ah, my young apprentice, magic and mystic arts are often used interchangeably, but they're not exactly the same thing."
"What do you mean?" Blaze asked, leaning forward, eager to learn.
Magic refers to the manipulation of mystical energy to achieve a specific goal," Father Arin explained. "Mystic arts, on the other hand, refer to the study and practice of magic, including the understanding of mystical energy, spellcasting, and magical theory."
Blaze's eyes widened. "I see! So, mystic arts are like the foundation of magic."
Father Arin nodded. "Exactly! And within the mystic arts, there are four main categories: elemental mystic art, beast mystic art, metahumane mystic art, and dynamic mystic art."
He feels like he should have learn more from his father but now he can't see him again. His thoughts give him severe pain in his chest.
After some minutes blaze feel as if his body is back to its peak condition so he decided to check his status.
Status:
Name: Blaze
Gender: male
Race: Human
Level: 1 (40/100 exp) (Foundation Phase - Stage 1)
HP: 100/100
CP: 10/20
Strength: 15
Defense: 20
Dexterity: 12
Stamina: 12
Senses: 3
CS (Chaos essence): 100
Artifact: None
Spell: None
Skill:
- Astral Strike (Restrained)
Affinity:None
Innate ability: chaos eyes, Gold ( locked)
He checked his quest tab and found the failed quest with 10 CP gone. A system message popped up:
"User has fallen short of the system's expectations and lost points, which are used for strengthening the host. The host has been given a new title."
Blaze thinking that title is meant to strengthen the host quickly check his to title
Blaze's eyes widened as he read the title and its effect:
Title: Failure Host
Effect: User is unable to use any skills from the system.
To get rid of the title, the user must train 2x the normal routine for 4 weeks simultaneously. Now he realized why astral strike has been restrained earlier
The others, not seeing what Blaze was looking at, thought he must be disheartened due to his loss, not knowing he was facing a harsh punishment from the system.