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Jennifer:"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?! HOW DARE YOU ACCUSE MY SON TO BE ANYTHING LIKE THAT CREATURE YOU SERVE!!!"

With that out burst I had a very solid guess that my mother reviled the chosen faith of Alyssa and not just Alyssa herself but it appeared she was unbothered by my mother's views.

Alyssa:"You can hate me and my diety but it won't change the fact that I am the best option to teach your child as your power relate to his and are to focused on healing while Eric's are knight based tell me if you have a better option?" she said sarcastically

Eric:"I hate to admit this but she is right Jennifer the catalyst he used is already beyond our own understanding so unfortunately we have no choice but to trust her to help him understand his power"

Jennifer:"Fine, but you better not try to convert my son to your horrid faith!" turning toward me "Richard this will only be from now to until you go to the academy or you decide you have learned enough from her"

Rick:"Its okay mom I'll only learn what I need to from her before I go to the academy but before that how long was I unconscious for and who was absent the day of my awakening and or had access to my catalyst?"

That seemed to cool the tempature in the room as everyone understood what I was asking and although I would have liked for it to be a private conversation between my parents and myself this could not be delayed for a moment longer as time was of the essence in finding the spies and traitors to the family and my would be assassin my father immediately left the room obviously to handle this new revelation while my mother also storming out leaving me alone with Alyssa who seemed just as worried but immediately hid her expression as soon as she saw me looking.

Alyssa:"Young master since you seem so energetic than how about you begin meditation to connect and get a better understanding of your core while I go assist your mother in locking down the property and seeing who is missing from the staff"

Without waiting for me to respond she left the room with a knife in hand but was strange was that I didn't see where she got it from.

Rick:"I'm never going to get answer for how long I was out am I?"

I said to no one as I was completely alone wondering if Alyssa was planning to murder any suspect that she finds or will she detain them as I had nothing better to do I decided to as she recommended and began to meditate looking deep within normally I would not have bothered as I did not believe meditation was useful in my past life but apparently in this world it was actually useful in discovering the unique properties and cultivation of mana in one's own body reaching deep into my mana I notice that it was nothing like the manuals in the family archives describe the inner world which was supposed to be difficult to reach let alone actually enter usually requiring months of meditation but it seemed somehow easy for me almost second nature

The inner world described in my family's ancient text are usually sprawling gardens reflective of the person who has formed inside of a personal paradise that hints at the power of the individual as well as demonstrating one's psychology unique to each individual a catalyst may have influence but it is not supposed to contaminate one's inner world but what I was looking at seemed to be seemed to be hell or a war zone or both and I knew for a fact that this didn't represent any idea of paradise for me blasted ruins and corpses everywhere that so mangled you can't identify what they were doesn't really scream good time to me.

I continued exploring until I happened upon a cathedral just to sate my curiosity I decided to go inside and see what was supposed to be worshiped as it was the most intact building by far that I discovered it wasn't really well lit but I continued on hopping that this was a clue of how my power functions or at the very least a hint on how to fix my inner world or maybe develop it if that was the problem but as I got further inside the temple I noticed that it seemed to be designed in a way to make others feel insignificant but for some strange reason that felt right at the heart of the temple I saw it following my instincts I approached then took my rightful place on my throne before I could ponder anything I found myself back in my room.