New possibilities

On that day, I woke up earlier than usual.

As soon as I opened my eyes, various feelings prodded me to think, and just in a few minutes, I was completely awake.

When I looked around the room, I could see Cristal floating beside my bed.

[Good morning, master.]

After rubbing my eyes, my vision cleared and I realized that it was a little still dark. "Cristal, what time is it?"

[It's 3:14 AM. You woke up early.]

I sat up and began to think about several things, but in the end, the most important question that needed to be answered was related to the nature of my power.

Cristal said that I got the wrong idea about my power, which was very troubling.

Unable to come up with a convincing theory, I decided to ask Cristal. I wanted to find the answer on my own, but there was no time to be wasted. "So, can you explain what you said yesterday? The thing about my power."

[As you wish, I will explain that now. It seems like master won't be able to do anything else unless I answer all your questions.]

For some reason, I got overly familiar with Cristal. Before I knew it, I depended on her more and more.

However, that didn't mean that I could leave everything to her. At the end of the day, the only one who decided the path I would follow was no other than myself.

Still, I can't act haughty and refuse Cristal's help just because other people might think that I was stupid.

I thought that I understood what my power was, but now that I thought about it, I couldn't make a head or tail out of the story that person told me.

"Can you begin by telling me what exactly is the nature of my power?" I said, and I wasn't sure if that was the right question to ask first, but there were just too many of them.

[Your power is a variant of the original Primordial authorities. There are two primordial authorities: Creation and destruction.]

That part was clear.

[The Creation authority is the source of all supernatural occurrences in this world, such as the existence of primordial particles, monsters, and also the power people call "Gift". The creation authority is autonomous and can become a self-aware entity that only exists for the sake of fulfilling the desire of its host.]

That part was more or less clear too.

"I understand, but I still don't understand why I can only use this power of neutralization even though I inherited this primordial authority,' I said.

[That's where it gets a little bit complicated, master. You certainly inherited the original authorities, but it's just a tiny fragment. And even if you do possess the perfect form of these authorities, your current body would be destroyed.]

Cristal said something that intrigued me and I listen seriously to what she said.

[Even the fragments inside of your body can be lethal if not stabilized. That's why you can't use the full power of these authorities, now. And your power is what keeps you alive. It's not neutralization, it's nullification. It nullifies all of the supernatural occurrences that exist and is related to the Creation authority; the only particular gift that is derivated from the original authority is 'Destruction'.]

At that moment, I realized why I got the wrong idea when it came to my power.

I could nullify the ability of those who had gifts and also monsters because they possess primordial particles.

So, with the power of primordial particles, which were part of their body, these people couldn't move. "Does that mean that those who are giftless aren't affected by this? And when I activate my power, my plasma doesn't switch on because of that?"

[Yes, master. You understood it quicker than I thought.]

"Well, it was obvious. I was just more stupid than I thought." I said, feeling like I didn't use my head for the right things.

After listening to Cristal's explanation, I began to reassess the pro and cons of my power.

'I see, so that's why gravity isn't affected by it,' I thought, 'but does that also means that a normal physical attack can hit me?'

There was also the fact that I used my sword while activating my power during that incident, but it was the work of that faceless guy.

'I can't even remember him,' I thought to myself, 'but it's clear that he was involved with me in a lot of ways, creating a lot of mystery that I have to solve. It's annoying.'

"But, why did the plasma sword work during that incident if my power nullifies supernatural occurrence?" I asked.

[That was the point of that test master. It was just a matter of skill. Let's stop here for today so that you could process this information. Instead, we will talk about the skills that you need to learn when it comes to the use of your power.]

Cristal was right. I still had many questions, but unlike before, I knew that it was better to go step by step about it. "Okay, so what do you suggest?"

[Please look at this.]

Cristal projected a 3D image in front of me. "What? Can you do this too?"

[It's more effective than saying: "Close your eyes and imagine."]

"Yeah, for sure!"

I didn't understand what Cristal wanted to do but I decided to trust her.

I looked at a 3D model of a person in front of me.

Then a sphere appeared around the figure in the image with its interior filled with a light purple color, covering the figure's body and the whole sphere.

[Let's that this sphere is the force field that you create when you activate your power. Now the sphere is filled with your power, and so every supernatural power within it is nullified. That's the first and most basic way to use your power.]

It was very easy to understand Cristal's explanation, even though I already knew about this. "Yeah, understand that part.

[ Now look at this.]

The sphere was still filled with purple color, but there was a gap and the purple color didn't touch the figure's hand. Also, a sword appeared in the figure's hand but the purple color didn't reach it.

[This was how that person could use the platinum sword while using your power. As I said, it's just a matter of skill. He made sure that there was a gap between the areas affected by the power and his body. It's true your power originates from your body but it doesn't that it should cover all of your body. You can control from with part of your body the power will come out from, and even the area that will be affected by it.]

'Of course, there was that option,' I thought after listening to Cristal's explanation. 'I really lack imagination.'

[For example, you can do this.]

All of the purple color inside of the sphere disappeared and only a layer remained. The sphere was now empty and only a single purple line was connected to the figure's hand.

[Like this, you won't waste primordial particles, and this can act as a barrier. However, you need a lot of practice to be able to control it. Firstly, because your power is not visible to normal eyes, if you fail to activate it during a crucial moment, then you will be heavily injured.]

My eyes widened, and I could see many possibilities appearing in front of me. This power was awesome and almost invisible.

However, I needed genuine skills to be able to fight and control my power at the same time.

"Cristal, I need to train. I am determined to do this," I said.

[Yes. I have already thought about what you need to do next. You are going on a trip.]

"What?" I asked, but when I thought about it twice, I understood that there was more in Cristal's plan.

[Unfortunately, I can not train you with your sword skills. All I can give you is theory and calculation which wouldn't help you that much the way you are now. However, there is someone on this planet who might be the ultimate swordsman of this world.]

"A swordsman? Where is he?" I asked.

[He should be living a secluded life in the mountains, like all of these legendary hermits. However, we won't know unless we go there ourselves. I have the coordinates of his latest known location. We can depart as soon as you get a hang of controlling your power.]

Before I knew it, it was already decided that I will be going on a trip to train with this mysterious swordsman.

The situation escalated in a completely different direction than I had imagined.

'Sounds like the beginning of a legendary in one of that martial arts stories,' I thought.

After that, I discussed other things with Cristal, and before I knew it, it was already seven in the morning.

Then I was called by my father, and our family had a little meeting.

My father wanted to have a kind of family meeting to discuss various things.

I also had things that I needed to discuss with my family.