Soon

Only one month... One month till I can go home. After that one challenge no one tried that with me again. I got to attend classes in peace without any more worries. I however have no idea why this school is so famous. Because it's in capital?

I've actually learned more during my all weekend research hours, than in any of my classes. Maybe more interesting things are learned during second year? First year seems to only be for basics. If core color and ring sizes are the last things in all basic mana theory courses and maybe managed in theory only, then I would find my time boring here.

I already have enough social skills from my past lives like teamwork, leadership and politics. Not for good reasons but I still have them. Only things, that I need are things related to this world, like alchemy, artifacts, magic and those I'm already studying.

My superior knowledge of fighting and almost everything else, gives me unwanted attention and others' jealousy. That has made Ben a little bit more popular, I hope that its real friends that he has and not fake ones that want to get closer to me. They were all first too scared to talk to him but eventually they started talking to him again.

No one talks to me though. Only the one Elf boy, Ayla, Olivia and her brother. So the people that I talked with on the first week of school. No one else has dared to talk to me during class or free time. I haven't actually seen my fellow club members at all, not a single time.

I don't mind that. The only reason that I'm even here is because of master. This, however, has become worth my time. I've learned a lot during my research sessions and haven't even read that many books in the library.

The place is full of books with some useful and some useless information. It all still helps me learn. There is some useless information because lightning magic seems to be used kinda simply. Only shoot, enhance physical abilities and used as sword aura. There's not much else but you don't really even need anything else.

"Ayden, what are you doing" Ben came back into our room.

"Just thinking"

"Okay, you got a letter from master.

"Finally,"

Ben handed me a letter with masters seal on it. When I got to my fourth ring, I sent a letter to master. I didn't know yet, why it was important but when I open this letter, I'll hopefully see.

(Ayden , congratulations on your fourth ring. This is a big step from being a normal mage to becoming a well-respected one. Fourth ring gives you an opportunity to make rings and your magic match. What this means is that your ring can gain your magics similarities.

Some people have ice magic and when they match most of their rings in ice magic. Their ice magic of course becomes stronger but sometimes even their personalities change. Some who use dark magic may become psychopath scientists and forget all morals.

Lightning magic and realm magic should be safe. Decide which and then tell it to me during summer break. Come here as soon as you can. )

Now this was interesting. Again master tells me something amazing that changes my powers immensely. I do not how my powers and personality can change but I have a feeling, that it will be powerful.

I didn't read about this in the history book of Theodre tribe. There were so many of them so they probably didn't want to tell anyone or they couldn't. Anyway, should I try to find something related to this. If I understood it better, then I could possibly even improve it with master.

(*(

I've been studying in the library for hours and found nothing about matching magic and rings. It really is advanced stuff that they don't teach to just anyone. I still have one person, that I can ask from.

Joshua, the elf boy who got a release from basic magic theory classes with me. He also had different shaped and colored rings so maybe he could help me, even in theory.

I found Joshua at lunch. He was sitting alone like always. Joshua didn't seem really social with others, which surprised me because he was really talkative to me on our first week.

I went to sit opposite of him, he looked up and looked surprised when he saw me. I had never approached him before, so it wasn't that shocking.

"Joshua"

"Yeah?"

"Do you anything about matching rings and magic?"

"In theory, because I don't have my fourth ring yet"

"Could you explain it to me?"

"Well, while you color your ring, you also infuse some mana that has already been turned into let's say fire magic. The mana is ready to be used at any second as magic and isn't just purified normal mana that your core has. It already has the intent in it.

"Wow, you know much"

"Of course, I'm the son of the clan leader"

"..."

"... You did not hear that"

"Did you say something"

"Nothing at all"

We then ate in peace and I was satisfied with Joshua's answer. I kept his secret because helped me with matching magic and rings and hasn't done anything that would make him an enemy. Only thing that I could even do that is leak it and then some assassins will come and kill him, and I don't have any reason to do that.

Well then, I now know how to make my rings more powerful, should I try it myself or with master? Let's just do it with master, she can ensure my safety and I don't have any reason to do it now. I mean what could happen during this month, that I would need to upgrade my rings more.

UNKNOWN POV:

"Lord, the soldiers have been trained to a perfect shape. It's been two years from the moment that we started our attack plans. We've trained soldiers and gave them fine equipment."

"Yes Lord, when we've conquered the village with minimal casualties, we can continue our attack towards the next town."

"Lord, just give us an order"

"Good, generals, SEND THE GROUND FORCE"

"YES!!!"

AYDEN POV:

It's been a few weeks when something interesting happened. That was the letter from master and information from Joshua. Just two weeks, before school ends and I can finally go home, after making Sophia my contracted beast of course.

She actually got her own core a month ago, my whole bed was wet from her using magic. We now and then go to the forest together and she tries to soot insects and other small targets. She needs to learn control before power or she could be dangerous to me and others.

For now, she has been doing great. She can hit ants and other slower insects from five meters but can't hit anything that moves faster than a worm. She is still young so she doesn't need to hurry... Like me.

It was now Saturday morning and I'm heading to study the library of my club, maybe today I'll find something really interesting. Then suddenly I got a huge headache. It just started from nothing, absolutely nothing.

"Help, help, help"

I could hear a faint voice in my head. Like the time that I first visited my rea....

I sat on my bed and went to my realm; I wish that the reason wouldn't be because of that. I hoped, nothing had seemed to be wrong when I visited here yesterday. Everyone were happy, doing their jobs, children were playing and the town was evolving, but when I entered it, I only saw one thing.

Fire.

Hot and violent flames were destroying the place that I had seen every day for more than ten years. Home for the people that had evolved so much from the small group that tried to climb a mountain together. It had become a society, a well-functioning society. There were no murder or crimes, they just wanted to stay safe and happy.

I got another headache again. It was terrible pain, it felt like it was stacking and making the pain worse and worse, what was this? I could hear so many voices in my head

"Help"

"Help"

"Help"

More than a hundred people were screaming inside my head and making my head split apart. I went to the nearest person who was asking for help. It was a child, burning alive. I actually remember this child.

He was born 6 months ago and was a big brother. He and his sister played every day on the streets, while their parents were farming and hunting. They lived in a big house near the border, truly a happy and perfect family, that anyone would want. Now however, I could only see the big brother burning, while hugging his already dead sister...

I heard something else and this was not coming inside of my head. It was laughing, I went to see what was happening, were they villagers? Had they overcome the crisis that had appeared out of nowhere?

To my horror it was not. They were not from here. They were wearing metallic armor, stained with blood, while kicking the struggling guard captain. He had lost his arm and was in the verge of death, but behind of him, there were children.

I was horrified, what did they do? I saw bodies around me. All of them were from this village. Some were burned and somewhere slashed or pierced. Some had heads and some didn't. I knew all of them.

Even if I seemed to have a lot to do, while studying my core in my master's place, I had a lot of time to spare. So I walked around the village. The one that I had seen being born. I had seen so many births and funerals, birthdays, and weddings. I knew almost everyone.

I had to stop this, but how. HOW, could I stop this thing. Then it hit me. The answer was right next to me, or actually, inside of me.