Chapter 4- Althaea

Simon hurriedly turned around only to be stunned to find that the wolf was nowhere to be seen.  Instead what was left was a scorched ground extending dozens of meters towards the forest.

The trees around were burnt to charcoal, and the fire was rapidly spreading towards the other parts of the forest.

"This is bad if nothing is done the whole forest would catch fire."

But before Simon could do anything a new set of pain assaulted him. This was different from the physical pain he experienced earlier, the pain that assaulted him now originated from his mind. New bits and pieces of information were flowing in him like an endless stream.

The pain was so excruciating that he felt that his brain was being gorged from the inside out.

Fortunately, this did not last for long, the outlandish pain swiftly faded after a few couple of minutes. New lines of information that felt like new sets of memories have been implanted in his head.

He now knew what kind of existence he was, and what he needs to do from now on to survive.

But before he could dwell on this new set of information that he just received, savage howls and cries could be heard approaching from the forest towards him.

Soon enough Simon was surrounded by a group of enemies, these enemies were not foreign to him in fact he just defeated one a short while ago.

Growl...Growl...Awooooo..HoWl…grrrrrrrr

A pack of Direwolves surrounded him drawn by the smell of blood, and the fire raging inside the forest.

Clouds of smoke rose high up towards the night sky, the flames lighting the sky in a crimson hue.

A fierce battle was about to erupt inside the forest, with only the stars and moons in the sky to bear witness.

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Althaea, planet similar to earth, but much larger. In fact, it's about 20 times bigger with gravity 4 times stronger. The planet is located in a thinly populated solar system with 9 other planets.

Althaea is made up of nine continents with the Central Continent being the largest and the Eastarth continent being the smallest.

However, that said Eastarth can easily dwarf the biggest continent on earth by four times the landmass.

Altogether, the nine continent makes up for 65% of the planet's landmass.

Three moons orbit the planet and Althaea itself orbits a yellow sun in an elliptical pattern.

What sets Althaea apart from other planets like earth is the existence of a mystical energy called Mana. This energy which can be harnessed by every living being on the planet gave them special abilities and skills.

Mana is a mystical energy that comes from the planet itself. Like a heart, it pulses mystical energy generally called mana, to every corner of the world.

Wide ranges of beings have access to this mystical energy, due to this; studying and harnessing mana long overtook the other field of studies.

Knowledge and mystical energies pass from one life to another whenever one ends and another begins. If your ancestor happened to be powerful you are fortunate to be powerful too, as such nobilities and classes are more prevalent here.

However, not everyone is born with powerful mystical energies. Those who lack it, use their determination to drive themselves forward.

Due to the existence of mana the history of the planet was written in blood. War broke out many times in these past millenniums and peace was a delicate string. But it has also made the daily life of living beings more prosperous.

Mana is a double-edged sword, one that was difficult to balance.