"Ok, let me tell you what we saw of your mana pathways, and you tell me if that makes sense," Aella said. "In short, your mana core is blocked, your mana nodes are set to prevent you from using mana to start with, and there's little to no mana in your body. I'm not even sure how you're able to do the stuff you do now..."
"Eh? But that can't be right…" Raven seemed confused.
'It is,' Tu said through their mind link. 'I have always thought it was your way of limiting your mana use, but then after witnessing your fights, I realized you even fought with your core as is.'
'But what does that mean?' Raven asked. 'Is someone preventing me from using my own mana? And if so, how can I use all those mana types and skills?'