Aura and Mana

"Magic, Aura, although other forms of energies do exist in the world of humans, but only those two are known to exist within humans

"Awakened by communicating with the ether sea that exists all around us, over the years the geniuses of my human race have figured out a way to carry out artificial awakenings instead of back then when it was by luck"

Holding out a crystal ball, Sylas began to explain to Arthur the history of awakenings and how they work

"Once you put your hand in this ball and I inject mana into you, then only one of three things can happen"

"One, you feel the surrounding mana pour into your heart and form a somewhat shaky circle. If that's the case you have awakened your mana and become a half-step first rank or first circle mage"

"Only when you stabilize that circle would you be qualified to say you have begun walking the path of mana and become a first circle mage"

Speaking of mages, the pride written on Sylas's face could not be hidden.

In fact, even Arthur's parents had similar reactions as both of them hoped he could awaken mana and become a powerful mage

Seeing all this, Arthur didn't speak too much rather he just stood there listening to everything Sylas had to say unwilling to miss even the slightest bit of information

After all, his fate after today would be entirely dependent on this awakening, and it also determined whether or not he could reach his goal in this life

*Ahem* 

"Where was I? Oh right mages"

Realizing that he had unknowingly gotten distracted, Sylas couldn't help but cough in embarrassment as he tried to continue from where he left off

"Second, and while it also requires communication with the surrounding ether, awakening aura could also be said to be completely different from awakening mana"

"As a mage, while I might not know too much about aura, but in the process of awakening aura unlike mana which is stored in the heart, aura is stored all in the body "

"And yes, mana and aura cannot be used together as although they both come from ether, their nature is completely different which would result in instant death if anyone tried to" 

Unfortunately, what Sylas didn't know was that as he said this Arthur's mind had gone in the opposite direction

*Oh? They can't be used at the same time? *

*ha-ha isn't this the part of the novel where I awaken both and become the first magic swordsman? *

Thinking about this, Arthur who had been quiet all this while couldn't help but have a smile on his face as he looked forward to the future

However, on the outside world after seeing Arthur burst into a strange smile, everyone just thought that this was him being excited to awaken

If his mom had known what he was thinking about, Arthur for sure would have gotten a good spanking on his buttocks

"Lastly, although this rarely happens but the last thing that could happen to you is awakening neither aura nor mana"

"if that's the case then you can only live an ordinary life for the rest of your life, fortunately, you live in the Thorneheart household which should at least be able to protect your life and take care of you till you grow old and die"

"So now young Arthur, are you ready?"

.........….

"So now young Arthur, are you ready?"

Looking at the ball in Sylas's hand, now that the time had come Arthur couldn't help but feel nervous

"Ha-ha-ha, it's funny. I can't believe that now I'm so close to achieving my dreams I'm suddenly getting cold feet"

Thinking of the fact that the extraordinary ability which he had searched so much for in his last life, Arthur almost couldn't believe it

Not only could he not believe it but at this moment he was getting scared, wondering if one day he would wake up and see that this was all a dream

However, just as he was about to become more worried, two warm hands landed on his shoulders

"Relax little Arthur, it's normal to be nervous in this kind of situation"

"ha-ha just like your mother said, don't worry Arthur! No matter what happens you will forever remain a Thorneheart and our son!"

Hearing these words, Arthur turned to see his mom and dad giving him a warm smile

Yes! This couldn't be a dream!

Feeling the love from his new parents and recalling all the things he had experienced these five years, Arthur slowly began to regain his confidence

And just like his father said, no matter what happens he will remain a Thorneheart!

Plus, this was a whole different world, as someone who achieved the peak of humanity in his previous life a world with no magic

Arthur didn't believe that something like mana and aura could stop him from succeeding, if that was the case then he would just find or create another path 

So, with this in mind, after giving his parents a reassuring nod, Arthur turned to ward Sylas with a serious face and placed his directly on the crystal ball

"I'm ready!"

And Sylas hearing this, didn't hesitate before stretching out his right arm and placing it on Arthur's chest

"Then get ready young Arthur, this might shock a bit"

Not giving Arthur a chance to react, Sylas immediately started transferring into Arthur which in turn reacted with the crystal ball

*Boom! *

Feeling the mana go into his body, followed by what seemed like his mind exploding, Arthur seemed to have lost control of all his senses

Not only that, but by the time he came back to his senses Arthur realized he was floating in a dark empty space

"Where am I? and why does this look like the place I went to right after I was killed by Su Ming?"

Feeling unable to see anything and feeling the loss of direction, a strong feeling of Déjà vu suddenly hit him.