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The Archivist's Ploy: A Tale of One Against The World

Far above the horizon, beyond the clouds and the apocalyptic storms under it, hovered a yellow-haired old-looking man. His yellow eyes gave off a bright radiance, and countless books floated around him. Throughout history, the man was known by many names, (The Watcher - The Chronicler - The Historian - The Custodian - The Recordkeeper) But during this Era, he was known as The Archivist. The Archivist's perception inspected thousands of kilometers far and wide, Yet 'Nothing interesting is happening' His frustration grew 'What's the point of a worldwide perception if there's no apposite change to perceive?' 'The world has become mundane' 'And no one is doing anything about it' Ergo, The Archivist will take matters into his own hands 'I'll orchestrate a worldwide, All-embracing scheme against an oblivious individual' With a sinister smile on his face, he devised his plan 'Turn the entire world into a person's antagonist, Then enjoy the show' And he had the perfect plot for it 'First, Utter Despair that would cause immense Pain' 'Then, More Despair that would turn the Pain to Loathe' 'Then, As the Loathe grows, The Despair will transform into Rage' 'The Rage will make the Being Crave Revenge, and the intense Crave will result in Devotion to his goal' 'Finally, The Despair, Pain, Loathe, Crave, and Devotion will all be used as fuel for the Rage, Transforming it into an even extremer emotion' "WRATH" How would a single person unleash his Wrath against the entire world? 'That's what I'm going to find out' "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" The Archivist's maniacal laughter echoed loudly 'The world is about to be entertaining' He looked up and asked with a reverberating, Bleak voice "Who will be the unlucky one?"

Adhaman · ファンタジー
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295 Chs

Mastering Light 2

Leus quickly skimmed through the next pages until the end of the book, where the spells were written

(Advanced Mana Vision: Unlock an advanced perception with Advanced Mana Vision, granting the ability to discern auras, and based on the quality of your Mana, Life Force.

Note: The precision may vary based on the quality of your mana.

Lightweight: Invoke the essence of Lightweight to render your target as agile as a feather, amplifying both speed and stamina.

Note: Caution is advised, ensuring the subject is acclimated to this newfound swiftness to prevent unintended collisions.

Light-shield: Enshroud your target in the protective embrace of Light Mana through the Light-shield spell.

This radiant shield embodies the rejuvenating properties of the spells: Healing and Restore, swiftly mending wounds upon impact.

Note: The effectiveness of this spell is nullified if the recipient meets an instant demise.

Mana Augmentation: Convey the gift of pure Light Mana directly into your target's essence with Mana Augmentation. As their mana is expended, the luminous energy seamlessly takes its place, revitalizing their magical reservoir.

Note: This versatile spell doubles as a remedy for exhaustion, essentially replenishing stamina. However, be mindful of the temporary delay as the mana transitions into a neutral state within the recipient.

Final Note: The celestial gaze of Advanced Mana Vision is exclusive to the caster, while the grace of Lightweight and the protective Light-shield can be bestowed upon oneself or a designated target. Mana Augmentation is reserved solely for the empowerment of others.)

Leus' excitement reached new heights

'This is amazing'

'All these spells are advanced, I will master all of them!'

Unsurprisingly Advanced Mana Vision was his first target

Leus memorized the chants for the four spells in a couple of minutes then he got up and went to the middle of the circle, put mana into the barrier, and activated it.

He took a deep breath and then started chanting Advanced Mana Vision

The spell worked all too easily

'That's .... Far easier than what I expected'

It just felt like Mana Vision but slightly more complicated

'The Light Mana has more properties but that's it, Quite easy actually'

Nevertheless, Leus kept the spell active and chanted the rest of the spells

At first, some spells felt difficult or clunky to control but after some efforts, Leus managed to take full control of them.

'It's actually pretty easy'

'Well, I guess my mana quality and my advanced understanding of Light mana make the process easier'

'All the training wasn't for nothing!'

At this point, Leus decided to stop

'I need to go home and check on Mom, Amethyst, and Merlin, Then come back and finish this, The only thing left is to silently cast these spells'

And so Leus went home, and he had something interesting in mind.

After he went back home and had dinner with his family Amethyst and Merlin went to sleep.

Leus was talking with Viorica in the lobby

"So how's your progress going so far?"

"It's going very well, I'm learning a lot about Light and I'll be done with it soon"

Viorica said with a bright, Beaming smile

"Really? That's so cool, I'm so proud of you Leus"

"Mom, Can I use a cool spell on you?"

"Huh? Is that possible?"

"Yes ... It should restore your stamina"

"Restore my stamina? Like, make me active?"

Leus nodded

"Exactly"

Viorica was very excited about it

"Let's do it"

'It should work as the book said, And it's light mana so there's no danger.

However, I'll use just a tiny amount of mana to be on the safe side.

if anything happens, I'll use Vivify.'

Leus thought that to himself and started chanting Mana Augmentation

He felt the mana around him transform into Light Mana and he felt his control over it

So he willed some mana to enter Viorica's body

For a second, Viorica's eyes, ears, and nose became bright then everything went back to normal

As soon as the mana dissipated in her body she felt the difference

"Wow!! I feel full of energy even though it's the end of the day!"

Leus smiled and said

"That's cool! It worked then"

"You'll grow to become a very strong Mage!!"

After saying that, Viorica got up and moved around humming

Leus found it cute

'She's just like a little girl'

But he didn't say anything.

After a couple of minutes, Leus told Viorica that he had to go to sleep now and she agreed

So as usual, Leus consumed his mana and slept.

Early in the morning when Leus got up, he found Viorica sitting on the couch

"Mom? Why are you awake so early?"

"Well .... I didn't sleep, I tried but I couldn't.

So I just spent my time doing random works"

'That's ..... A side effect for sure.'

"Sorry mom ..... I didn't think it through when I used the spell, It's my mistake"

"Oh it's okay, it was very fun trying the spell with you! Don't say anything like that"

Viorica spoke in a very warm tone, Making Leus even feel more guilty

"Hey! I'll use it again now, So you'll be able to stay awake for the rest of the day.

Sorry for the inconvenience, but this way you'll be able to sleep at night normally."

Viorica just nodded and said

"Don't worry about it, But yes, Sure, It's a good idea"

Leus chanted the spell and used it on Viorica

After talking for a bit, Leus had breakfast and went back to the library,

'Of course, I have to go through the awkward salute from the guards ... It's so embarrassing'

Leus pretty much stormed through the entrance to avoid spending much time around the guards

'They behave in weird ways ...'

He actually asked them to stop saluting, but they refused saying

"We can't do that"

And they were quite firm about it, so his tactic was to walk through the door as fast as possible.

Finally, Leus entered his training room again and went to the circle, Stood in the middle, and activated the barrier.

He started training on silently chanting the spells

'It's more difficult because there are more aspects to control, I guess that's the difference between Advanced and normal spells'

Although it was more difficult, It was still much easier than before evolution.

It took Leus a while to master silently casting the spells, or to at least consider that he had mastered them.

'I can't really say I mastered them because I still need to actually use them on people.

But in theory, everything should be fine'

After that, He trained for a bit more and then decided that he was done

'That's it, Light spells are over, Now what?'