Mark Of Fenrir
"Finally home..."
Dropping down on the bed, Damon exclaimed as he looked at the system that suddenly popped up in front of him.
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[Name: Damon Crown] (MAP)
[Rank: Apprentice Mage]
[Innate Talent: Quadruple Awakening]
[Elements:
Fire (Apprentice)
Lightning (Apprentice)
Shadow (Apprentice)
Space (Apprentice)]
[System Gift]¹
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"Finally, I have become a mage..."
Looking at the system screen, Damon couldn't help but laugh out loud after experiencing his awakening and entering the realm of magic.
He was now an apprentice mage, someone who had awakened his magic but was unable to cast even a primary-tier or novice-tier spell.
To become a primary mage, one needs to follow three steps: meditation, control, and activation.
Meditation, as the name implies, is a simple state of deep concentration where one can summon their stardust within their spiritual world and see the bright stars orbiting in a cluster. This is the first and easiest step of cultivation.
The second step is control, where, using one's thoughts, one can stop the stars and subdue them into a proper pattern—a star path—on command. This is the most difficult and time-consuming stage for any magician.
The third step is activation, where one can tap into the magical powers they hold within them after successfully creating their star path and activating the spells.
'Anyway, there's still a lot of time before I become a primary mage,' Damon sighed as he thought, before shifting his gaze to the final tab of the system.
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[System]¹
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'Now, here comes another cheat...' Damon thought with a wide grin on his face as he mentally commanded the tab to open.
The system screen reappeared, this time properly showcasing the contents of the gift package.
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[Acquired the 'Mark Of Fenrir']
[Do you wish to fuse it?]
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[Mark Of Fenrir:
A forgotten tattoo made using the blood and ashes of the God of Wolves, Fenrir. The godbeast that rivaled the totems once died, leaving his body behind.
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Effects:
- Increase Magic Cultivation (30% {Evolvable})
- Detect, absorb, destroy, and dissolve energy sources
- Protects wielder from lesser-level soul vessels
- Allows wielder to observe souls, whether dead, undead, or active
- Absorb the essence of dying/dead totem creatures
- Hold/release additional energy for breakthroughs into higher tiers
- Increase the level of control the user has over their stars in their spiritual universe
- Degrade souls into pure energy that can be used to break through into higher levels
- Use the souls of the dead killed by the wielder to nourish the body, increasing healing, regeneration, and physical stats
- Summon a natural hand armor with the supply of magic
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When Damon was writing his fan fiction, his main focus was to make a character stronger than Mo Fan, a character who had everything Mo Fan had but better.
If Mo Fan had Dual Awakening talent, then Damon had Quadruple Awakening. His initial idea was to form a sort of rivalry between them, where Damon exceeds Mo Fan in every aspect just as Mo Fan exceeds other characters.
Since Mo Fan has the little loach pendant with many properties, Damon wanted his character to possess a similarly strong item. Thus, he came up with the idea of the 'Mark Of Fenrir,' a tattoo-like mark with no will of its own, able to do everything the little loach could according to Damon's knowledge. It surpasses the little loach by converting extra soul essences into nourishment that can enhance physical stats and transform into an armor-like equipment made from Fenrir's remains.
"Fuse it," Damon whispered softly. The system screen closed, and a glow began to emanate from beneath Damon's clothes.
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"Huh..."
Startled by the sudden glow, Damon quickly got up and removed the jacket that was part of his school uniform.
His left hand emitted a pure white glow that slowly dimmed, revealing black patterns resembling a tattoo spreading across his hand.
Removing his t-shirt, Damon looked at his reflection in the mirror. His chiseled body was on full display as he examined the tattoo originating from his shoulder and extending down his left arm, forming intricate patterns that covered the entire arm, creating a stylish tattoo.
'Honestly, I never thought of getting a tattoo, but yeah, this looks cool too.'
Admiring the artwork on his left arm, Damon raised his eyebrows before settling down and trying out his new abilities.
"With this... all cheats are acquired"
The three chapters he had written in his book covered everything up to this point. From now on, there would be no new cheats or out-of-the-world power-ups for Damon. It would all be up to him to use these powers and survive the incoming calamities.
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As the day ended, Damon began his journey on the magical path. Days passed one by one as Damon diligently practiced meditation, fully dedicating himself to his new routine.
After a week of meditation, Damon started learning to control his abilities, beginning with the lightning element. Thanks to his great talent due to being awakened by the system, his journey was relatively easier than most. Within a few days of practicing control, the first star of his Stardust subdued, startling Damon. Familiar with the records and common sense of this world, he quickly realized how unusual this was and decided to restrain his cultivation of the lightning element.
His talent was extraordinary, especially with the Mark of Fenrir combining his mana capacity that was four times greater than that of an average apprentice mage, allowing him three more hours of practice. Despite his potential, Damon chose to focus on developing his fire element at full speed in secret while giving less attention to the lightning element.
This approach was to avoid showcasing rapid and abnormal growth when experienced teacher examine his growth to avoid drawing suspicion or misunderstandings, such as being associated with dark organizations known for accelerating growth unnaturally.
Damon didn't aim to appear average or to stage a dramatic reveal of his genius, creating some face slapping moments. Instead, he planned to gradually demonstrate his talents, balancing his progress to earn recognition as a prodigy without defying common expectations.
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Ok with this everything regarded MC s cheats are over. Yeah he won't recieve anything more from me now as cheats.
Let's count the cheats mc has
Quadraple awakening, high talent with selective awakening, map and mark of Fenrir.. yeah this all are actually a lot in my opinion and anything more than this would just completely mess the story up.
With an exception of Map everything else might be all what you can say an upgraded version of Mo Fan's abilities which is enough in my opinion.
I am re reading the novel entirely from the start as I write to be on point with novel so yeah the chapters in future might take time compare to today.. and yeah thank you for your support with us crossing 100 collections and 7k views within a day of release.