Book of Names

The book of names contain every historical figure in any races to ever exist, ranging from powerful swordsman, adventurist, and mages and there are even actors and actresses who is recorded in the book of names.

I'm now seven, I'm now in Tessa's tower and is reading the book of names. Under the guidance of Tessa, I have manage to master light magic.

Mastering black magic is my momentary goal.

"Tessa, which magic is your favorite?" I ask. Tessa closed the book which she was reading and pondered for a while.

"That would be Gale magic, my liege." She answer.

"Oh? Then which magic did you learn?" I ask once more.

"I mastered Hydro, Gale, Terra, and studied quite a bit of Toxic and Holy magic." She say without a hint of proudness.

I'm surprised, well that would be an understatement wouldn't it. 5 advance magic, FIVE!

"T- then Tessa how many mana pathways do you have?" I ask.

"Me? I have 5 wide mana pathways and 1 narrow mana pathway." Tessa say it like it was nothing.

"Are all elf this strong?!" I say while flipping my book towards the "T" section to search for Tessa's name.

"Hmm.. I don't particularly know of any other elfs except my family, which.. had.. died." She solemnly say, I looked up from my book to see her fake smiling face, holding back tears.

I feel bad, I accidentally resurface her saddest memories. I don't know what to say, I've never had a close friend to talk privately like this before.

"I'm.. sorry." Is all I'm capable of saying.

Magicians who mastered at least 1 advance magic already gives the magician the privilege of carving his name on the book of names.

So I thought that since Tessa mastered 3 advance magic she should be on the book.. Right?

After looking for a while on the "T" section, I found absolutely nothing! There are names similar to Tessa, like Tessa Gartindale, Tessa Golly, and many others, but there are no Tessa de Gislena in the book, NONE!

Well, that doesn't make sense. So I ask her.

"Why isn't your name in the book of names?"

"Oh! That's because I didn't do much.." She simply say. I stared at her with disbelieve. That can't only be it.. right? But then she continued, "I actually did a lot, but my mistress took all credit for it, so I'm not that well-known in the society."

"So.. Talia Northanrey stole your credits?" I ask.

"Yes." She reply.

"Is it consensual?" I ask.

"No, she stole my credit." She say.

"Yet you still looked up on her?" I ask.

"Yes.. She's my savior, so, of course yes." She say.

"Really? But she stole all of your deeds. Were you at least felt betrayed?" I ask.

"No, she did that to many of her servants. I'm not the first one." She say.

"The first what? Victim?" I ask.

"I don't personally feel like a victim-" She say

"-but others may" but I interrupted her.

She look at me offended. I look at her pitifully.

After the quarrel, we moved on with our day. I studied black magic with Tessa and Dylan is practicing spearsmanship outside the tower.

Dylan has mastered every form of swordsmanship, he is now trying various kinds of other weapons.

Dylan Selvyk, a 21 year old man whose served my family before I was born. He's from the Selvyk family, the family who has been loyal to the Northanreys before it even reigns.

Dylan has a frail body which was underestimated many times by his opponents but after gaining fame and reputation every adventurists, swords mans, and other fighters in general knows his face. They call him..

The Frailed Knight.

My father once tried taking advantage of his famously strong figure to scare his 'business rivals' but Dylan is smart enough to not let others govern over his options of living.

Dylan may be loyal to the household but he is more loyal to justice. If his powers are to be used for injustice he will refuse no matter the cost.

He has a powerful aether skill, just like other Selvyks. Aether skills are blood inheritance, that is why most nobles have a humongous advantage against commoners.

The Selvyk family has a skill which they used to conquer and destroy many strong opponents.

They name the skill Proteus. It is a skill which allows the user to learn any movement they come across, they can also copy movements they see, and adapt to any environment almost instantly paired with their enhanced speed and strength they are a force to be reckoned with.

Dylan's aether skills are slightly unalike other Selvyks. In fact he was born with a weaker physicality and was unfortunate to have zero mana. The others underestimated him, but soon they bowed down before him.

Dylan has a distinguished skill, he calls Protean. This skill allows the user to not only copy the exact movement he sees but can also copy other's aether skill he understands.

For the reason why Dylan has this skill in the first place? It's.. genetic issue. You see when a blonde man married a blonde woman, there's a speck of a chance that their offspring would turns out brown haired, that same logic can be applied for aether skills.

Even with his powerful skill he can't achieve what he has today without his talent for hardworking.

They say that ideals without power to back them up are just idle daydreams and power without ideals is just empty.. so what ideals does Dylan possess?

Dylan is a puzzle board with a missing puzzle piece, he was incomplete. Before I was born he have admitted to have none, but after I was born he found his last missing piece, he is now complete.

His newly found ideal is to protect me with all his might.

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