6 Train and Study pt.2

3 months have passed since my first training session started; my birthday will be in 3 weeks (December 8th), my parents are taking me to the woods so I can fight some mana beasts and experience a proper fight on my own.

Father has set a date when we will move to the capitol, Eden. Which will be in 3 years, when I turn 6 years old.

I have finished the book that mother gave me, the books with the weird symbols if you forgot. There was a lot of information inside the book, more than I could even learn in my lifetime. Giving a summary, I will split it into 5 sections:

-Mana Beasts (or you can refer it as MB)

-Magic (including the magic system, the techniques, e.t.c.)

-Sword styles (including techniques, diff. Styles and stances, e.t.c.)

-About the kingdom and its runes

-Information from the first king, Johann.

Each section took me almost 3 weeks. As I read the book, It helped purify my core faster and now I'm on my dark red (low red) stage, combining with my sword skills and techniques you can hardly compare normal kids my age to me. Being only 3 years old and rarely anyone awakening this early makes me a prodigy. I don't want to get too ahead of myself being a so-called prodigy or anything, I still want to train and work on my skills because I know that there will be people who will block my path later in the future.

Now I'm trying to focus on my core, magic, and the sword. I also feel like I need a friend, I hardly see any kids my age since 1) I am more mentally mature 2) I spend most of my time studying, training, or trying to purify my core. So you see I don't have time for any "friends." But my parents say otherwise.

At the dining table, "You shouldn't always study and train. Aug, you're only 3 years old." My mom said concerned.

"Your mother is right Aug. You should have a break, you're not even an adult yet and you're working all day." My father agreed with my mother.

"..."

I don't know what to think of it, taking my time out of training? That was the only thing I felt a pleasure in doing. I just can't think of myself doing anything. If other people see me like this, they will think of me as a workaholic. But I don't want to disappoint my parents, and I will need some connections here and there in the future, so I might as well try.

"Sure, I'll take a quick break." I agreed.

"At your birthday part in 3 weeks we will be inviting some of our closest friends to the party with their kids, please be ready." My father said in a strict tone.

"Yes, father." I answered.

As I finished my lunch, I asked my mother to let me out in the woods since I wanted to be alone for a while. The smell of the woods was just so refreshing, I could hear the birds chirping and the water in the lake splashing against the rocks and pebbles. It was nice and peaceful.

Walking around trying to find a perfect spot where I can meditate and purify my core. As I sat down on a big stump, I meditated.

Focusing on my core, I pulled the surrounding mana towards me into the core, feeling the mana flow in and out of my passageways in my body.

Purifying your mana core takes a long time, when you purify your mana core it goes through a specific process and if you do it wrong, it can damage your core depending on how bad the injury is. Damaging your core can make you not be able to produce magic.

After a few hours of meditating, I switched to trying to control my affinities. Right now I can currently only control fire, wind, and water. I haven't mastered any of them, but they are the ones that are the easiest to control.

Trying to combine my attacks with these affinities are even harder since you have to have enough mana and energy in your core.

I have tried a trick that my father taught me, which was to take in mana while I'm moving. I have practiced this for a while now, and I've got a hang of it.

By using this trick it gives you a significant advantage in combat by replenishing your mana core repeatedly, it literally gives you unlimited mana if you can do this trick right.

When I tried to go back home, I heard a loud cry. I was definitely not a human's voice...

As I ran to where the voice was, I found a dragon. A dragon?! How could a dragon be here?

As I drew closer to the dragon I could see one that looked like it was wounded and there was an egg, her egg?!

'Come here' I heard a feminine voice in my head.

"Huh?" it confused me, looking everywhere, but then my eyes stopped at the dragon.

It was looking directly at me with her pearl eyes.

'Please come here, will you take my baby?' It said in my head.

"Why me? I don't know me. How can you trust me?" I asked, concerned if she was okay.

'I know you. King Henry, I feel that you are trustworthy. The gods have given you a chance, it's fate that brought you here.' She answered, it shocked me that she knew my past.

"..." I was too surprised to say anything.

'August come here, I need you to do something for me' she said.

As I walked over to the wounded dragon, she tapped my chest with her wing. I felt a horrifying surge of mana in my body.

"Arghhhh!" I yelled in pain.

"What did you do to me?" I could feel my core purify to an unbelievable level.

'I gave you my will and some of my mana.' She answered

"I don't get it. I still don't know why you would give me something so valuable…" I said in disbelief.

'We are destined to meet. Please go to the Elven kingdom and meet the old king Marek Afton. He will help you with your will and my child.'

"You want me to go to the Elven kingdom? Even after the war against the humans?" I questioned.

'Fate will lead you to the Elven kingdom soon enough Aug. I will give you my child, I believe in you so please trust me.'

"Fate...Is that why god reincarnated me?" I asked.

'Yes and no, they needed your help, but you also showed them you qualified to have another life where you can redo everything.'

Redo everything, yes, my mistakes in the past were too much.

"You never told me your name."

'My name is Alora, now please take my child. I don't have time.'

"B...But taking away a dragon's child, I'm not sure about this." I was unsure about this.

'When you reach the white stage, I will tell you everything. Now I won't have time for any more questions. Your parents will be worried about you if you stay any longer.'

I nodded and took her egg. She also gave me 2 feathers for some reason, but I didn't have time to ask. She faded away as soon as I took the 2 feathers.

Tucking one feather in my pocket and another around the egg; I went back to my house.

'How will I explain this to my parents…' I think they will understand...

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