Inheritance
The boys sat behind Macarthur in a massive hovercar shaped a lot like a sports car in the books that depicted the pre mana age. No one used this style of vehicle so they certainly stood out but they were moving so fast that no one had time to stare.
They eventually left the lights of the city behind as they reached a Large lush green expanse. It was another 5 hours later that they reached a clearing in the middle of the green and landed the vehicle.
They all got out and fell in line behind MacArthur who flicked a finger into the sky as a white beam shot upward and then it began to snow. He explained to the boys behind him as they walked deeper into the forest.
"That was one of my personal spells snow alert. If anyone enters the snowing area then I'll immediately know. The snow can also be utilized by me to attack and defend it allows me to fight several people at once that are at the same level. It's actually why the family lords don't come after me. We are all around the same power but with this spell, they would need to send more than half of the 10 to contend with me and five alone isn't enough to stop me from escaping.
We've all stagnated at our level but only 3 of the ten know concepts but they didn't learn them until recently. We can bet once they do they'll come for me though, but we can worry about that another time let me explain rank 3 as we reach our destination.
Rank 3 is extremely simple: that area in your chest that your spirit resides in is called your mana space every human has one but they aren't aware of it until their spirit comes to reside in it.
Regius yours probably looks like a mass of gas surrounding your spirit at this rate. What you'll need to do is take all of that gaseous mana and convert it all into a single drop of liquid mana. Once you make the drop you will officially be in rank 3 but you'll have to fill your space with liquid mana to reach the peak of rank 3."
Regius nodded his head "simple enough old man, can you explain why we are in this forest now ?" Macarthur let out a deep sigh as he slowed their pace and Spoke
"Do either one of you know why the 10 families betrayed your families?" Regius nodded
"The valkyries told me it was because they were scared dad was reaching a level of power none of them would be able to attain and with Aunt Liv by his side he would see danger coming at all times."
Macarthur shook his head and let out a hollow laugh "That's part of the reason but the main reason is that your father was already injured. The final exploration that your boy's parents went on was special.
I don't know what they fought but according to all the information I've gathered your dad entered into a battle that shattered most of whatever world they were all in but in the final moments A powerful demon king landed a blow that injured your father and despite his best efforts to make it seem like he was fine the others noticed, but that still isn't the whole reason.
The world they were raiding was the Treasury of the Demon royal family and since your father was the only one able to contend he took it all as it was his right, he fought when the others couldn't resist, and in killing the treasury guardian he swept through the realm that was no bigger than the state of new york and pillaged everything.
No material or personal item escaped him." Macarthur Stopped moving because deep in the woods they had reached a Huge boulder that he proceeded to place his hand against.
The boulder froze and shattered to reveal a metal door with two panels on the front. He stepped out of the way and nudged the boys forward " It will read your DNA, but to answer the question in your noggins yes they wanted this treasure trove that you boys are now in front of.
They never planned on how shrewd your father was, he hid everything he's ever obtained in here and anything he's ever worked on so when he returned he threw all of it in here before he returned home and the ten families have searched for this since that night but no one other then I and your parents knew its location."
As he spoke the boys placed their hands on the door and with a hiss, it popped open. They went down the stairs and in front of them was a mile-long warehouse of items, some that the boys had seen in books and others they had never even heard of before. Macarthur Smiled at being inside here for the first time in years.
"This boys is your inheritance."