Journey!

Outside the stable,

After Jen and Vani had left, Freya twisted Kaen's ear: "aaaaaAAA, Mother, what are you doing?"

Freya smiled warmly, speaking: "Punishing my child for being naughty"

"Sorry Mother, I won't do it again!" Kaen Promised as Frey left his ear from her grip.

Freya shook her head in helplessness, muttering in a low voice: "Now I will have to find another girl for you!"

Kaen held her hand, speaking with a calm voice: "No mother, You just take care of yourself, I will take care of other things!"

Freya squeezed Kaen's cheeks as she nodded: "Alright Dear, Let's go and eat something"

Kaen nodded before following Freya to their small house.

The house was a 2-storey building with a medieval style design. Inside, the walls were mainly purple with some occasionally being painted pink.

Kaen ate the food before leaving for his room.

In his room, He was pondering: "Is this the world after death or have I somehow returned to the past?"

Now, to this question, he had only one way to know. He had heard that after death, you can't bleed since you won't have a body, therefore, picking up the knife that he had sneaked out of the kitchen, he made a small cut on the tip of his finger.

He stared hard at the small wound as small droplets of blood began to come out of the cut.

"It is... the past. Somehow, I have returned to the past" He murmured, trying to accept the reality.

-------After some time-------

He had accepted the reality and was rather happy about this strange occurrence. Though he didn't know how, he had come to the past.

He began to think while making plans -

Now that I have come to the past, I have a huge advantage.

Sigh... I was pitiful in my past life, wasn't I?

Who gets betrayed by the person you trust the most?

Even after becoming the strongest in the world, I died a pitiful death.

Now, Let's see...

There are seven demon kings who are eyeing this world to conquer it.

They can't invade this world due to some reason and need sacrifices of human souls to descend into this world.

To do this, there are demonic cults whose simple goal is to allow the demon king they worship to descend into this world.

For that, they'll need sacrifices and will instigate wars between the seven Empires.

Right now, I am too weak, so let's start by taking tiny steps.

First, I need to become strong, stronger than my previous self, strong enough to fight the seven demon kings at the same time, otherwise, the future will simply repeat itself.

--------Three days later--------

Kaen's room was filled with an aura of intense concentration as he meticulously created mana holes across his body.

In this world, there were two types of mana users - Aura knights and Mages.

Mana was present in the atmosphere, however, how you used it made a difference.

An Aura Knight would create a Mana Hole also known as the Mana core of the Aura Knight which was located at his solar plexus.

A Mage, on the other hand, would create mana circles around his heart instead of a mana hole.

Now, both of them had mana in their body, however, the aura knights used this mana to gain explosive strength, speed, and body while mages used it to perform magic.

An Aura knight could basically turn his mana into aura with the help of his mana hole, while, A mage could access the psions present in the mana to perform magic with the help of magic circles.

Unlike a typical knight who had a single mana hole located at their solar plexus, which grew in size and density as they advanced in their training.

Kaen was practicing a unique technique he had acquired in the cave alongside the Trident of Destruction - Demios.

In this technique, he had to create small mana holes in every joint of his body in addition to the main mana hole, located at his solar plexus.

This required a high level of focus and precision. The key to mastering this technique was achieving a delicate balance among all the mana holes in his body, ensuring that they worked harmoniously together, otherwise, many would have already discovered this technique through trial and error.

What set this technique apart was that it provides the perfect radius and concentration of the mana hole one has to create at a specific joint in his body.

This technique offered a significant advantage to the user.

When a regular knight drew mana from their single mana hole, some of the mana was lost as it traveled through their body, resulting in a weaker aura.

However, with this technique, the additional mana holes in the joints compensated for the loss and even enhanced the strength of the aura, making it more potent.

Kaen had made meticulous plans for the future. He left his job at the horse stable after informing his family, fully expecting their response ––

"Dear Kaen,

Leaving your work at the horse stable is not an issue. However, once you've done that, you will no longer receive any financial support from our family. If you still wish to leave, the choice is yours.

Harvard Blake"

Reading the Letter, Kaen gritted his teeth as he snorted: "Hmph, you bastard! When have I ever received any financial support from you? It was a fxcking job!! I took care of your horses, and you paid me for my work."

With a determined resolve, he continued, "It's a good thing I had a habit of saving money whenever I got the chance. We can survive for six months on the savings, and that should be enough for me. First, let's finish creating mana holes throughout my body."

Kaen dedicated himself to practicing the mana hole creation technique, diligently forming mana holes in every joint of his body.

He knew that mastering this technique would be crucial for his future endeavors.

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(A/N: Thanks for Reading. ^..^)