3 Chapter 03 : An Iris

I had that dream again, a dream I have been having since day I could dream. An open grass plain spanning to the horizon it was beautiful, but this beauty was tainted by the steel of thousands of weaponry all stuck blade first into the green.

behind me stood a great pillar of blue flames reaching the heavens piercing the clouds that had also pledged the beauty of this place. Everytime the sky begins to crack open I awake, this was dream i had when my body failed me and betrayed me. Vlad was always worried he thought the dream was a bad omen but even so the fact remember the dream so vividly including the feeling of calmness meant at the least it had some sort of meaning.

From a young age my body was incredibly weak although I had a incredibly amount of mana within my body that seem to grow with me at a incomprehensible rate. This would have been something to celebrate when your child had a high amount of mana that meant they would became Great Sorcerers, but in my case my on mana could not be controlled it felt like the magic in me was not mine at all. This would normally mean you would not be able to use magic, but again in my case my mana tries to violently escape body damaging it on the way out and well that was the jist of my health issues and the catalyst of all my problems. But the magic items mother would bring each year to help to absorb the mana from my body and help create a flow of mana in my body instead of a rampage. Eventually a single item was not enough so we began stacking several at once from belts to rings, boots, bracelets even enchanted clothing that had been put a spell usually used for torture by absorbing as much mana as possible from a person until they would die.

14th birthday

I was in a good enough condition to go to the magic knight academy that Vlad had going to he has in the second year, the year he started I was bedridden so mother said no academy at the time. The only reason I could come this year was that my condition was a lot better and if I could learn to properly control my own mana that could help with my illness.

There I was inside the car going to the academy I was so excited I could nearly control my smile leading mother to think I was relapsing, but the location of the academy was odd to say the least. It was on a steep mountain cliff looking out at the view of the capital of Brigalia Camelot. From the incline we were driving up you could see it Camelot it was huge, big steel walls that enclosed a city of steel and class skyscrapers that varied from barely hidden behind the wall to nearly twice the size of the smaller ones, with the center piece within the center of the city a opening housing a castle or should I say a skyscraper castle is was obviously the largest and tallest it was a magnificent view that only fueled my excitement evermore. The academy itself was nothing to scoff at it was a medieval-like castle it was brilliant construction of brick.

When I arrived at the school we were welcomed by a maid not bragging but mother and father were famous it was expected that people would treat me like this well to honest Vlad had already told me how it went for the most part. A Goodbye and some huges I was off. The hall area was like an opera house, at least that's what I knew from the Television, I have actually never been in an opera house, I guess that's on the to do list. We were sited and a speech was given from the academy principal and the first lesson were to begin soon.

[System]

[Name- Lucial Hanford]

[Race- Dragonoid]

[Son of Lilith]

[Age- 14]

[HP- 120/120]

[MP- 120000/120000]

[Str- 17]

[Dex- 5]

[Agl- 5]

[Int- 42]

First we were required to open our status windows to better see which of us would go to the Magic class

or Knight or both. Obviously I was put into the magic class and my training had began it was a rough 3 years, body was not responsive at first casting was a problem, but eventually it became a lot easier. Magic was the use of the mana to create spells, magic was split into two main categories World magic and Sorcery. World magic required a specific chant that had to be practiced and learnt, then Sorcery required the drawing of rune to create spells and the ink being the magic pouring through your finger tips. This were the main concept of magic and each had it's own difficulties I found Sorcery much easier to use in my case, memorizing patterns was better than an entire paragraph of chants. The first two years was spent practicing 1st tier magic that is almost useless alone to 3rd tier magic like multi fire balls. My state's also increased my [int] and my Mana obviously. 1st tier magic in general was spells like mana manipulation that was useless unless you add elemental spell also tier 1 like spark flame, both these but together create a basic fire ball spell a 2nd tier spell and 3rd tier spells was basically adding an additional spell into the mix a multiplier spell an you have 3rd tier spell flame flare. Early on I found my affinity to be water and over the span of 2 years I had became the Academy's second best student only beaten by the 1st Princess of Brigalia. When the last year came to end a ceremony was held to bestow students with [Spirits]. Ok there are magic spells more powerful than tier 3 magic but this are normally inaccessible to any living being due to the fact that 3rd tier and below magic use innate mana that had it's limits when it came to manipulate the laws of nature. So in order to use higher tier magic one must be able to manipulate the mana outside their body, the mana in the environment around us. But to be able to do so you must obtain a spirit, a spirit is a being made up of mana itself and can dwell in someone else's soul and grant them power.

17th birthday approaching

The hall we had been in was big under it was under the school building it had an altar in the far side of the huge hall it looked like a refurbished cave with an opening in the ceiling of the hall right under the altar. A speech was given by no other but my mother she had a speech about the importance of magic to a society that was built around it like our own from the magic airships that transport as across entire countries to the very electricity in our homes magic was in everything either powered by orichalcum crystals or a Caster of sorts. After that she stepped down to sit next to where only students should sit but she was important enough for no one to care at all

"Your gonna due great" she whispered in my ear while proceeding to drain as much mana as she could from me just in case anything happened. I hadn't had a complete breakdown but I came close a few times through the 3 years. The principle a woman of incredible statstature, bright red hair and brown eyes she was an attractive woman but she was scary, her face was always in an upset mood. She explained how the ritual would go so we would go up front and kneel on the altar and chant the prayer given to us in class last week. The first one was the highest graded student. She stood up and began approaching the altar Bridget el Brigalia with a flick of her jet black hair and elegant way of walking, was furthermore made simply stunning by her ocean blue eyes. She stood in front without kneeling and began chanting, the principal attempted to tell her but before she could get close enough a mass of mana condensing all around Bridget began concentrating in one point materializing a humanoid figure, clad in a black robe, and blue hair it was higher ranking spirit an [Astral]. the entire hall began clapping as she stepped down, you could see there surprise in the principle. My name was next

"Mr Lucial Hanford" the principal said as she caught her breath.

I stepped up as father kept yelling and clapping from the back of the hall. the echoing of his increased the emotions I was feeling at that time. I kneeled on the altar and began the chant.

"oh spirits that rom our realm I beseech thee for I need they power for your grandeur surpasses"

"NOW COME FORTH AT ONCE"

A huge wave of mana that knocked everyone in the first two rows, the principal performing a somersault to catch herself the mana dyed a winter blue. The temperature was dropping I could feel it. Right in front of me a women's figure appeared in a white dress , silver hair blue eyes with a white hue, sharp nails that reached out to caress my cheek.

"I am known as The Queen of the frost Iris, and from today onwards I will be serving you my [King]" she said with a gentle but intimidating voice that sent chills down anyone who heard it.

The astral known as Iris was absorbed into my body I could feel my mana increase, I blackout right on the altar that was filled with snow.

[system]... Evolution of host is under way

[Name- Lucial Hanford]

[Race- Dragonoid]

[Class- .....]

[Son of Lilith]

[Queen of The Frost Iris]

[Age- 16]

[HP- 58/221]

[MP- 1600000/1900000]

[Str- 17]

[Dex- 9]

[Agl- 11]

[Int- 89]

Meanwhile in the Ruins Of Galamead.

" I FOUND IT, JUST YOU WAIT LUC AM COMING".