2.Forming a mana core

Chapter 2: Forming a mana core

Astalia's POV~

"Seriously! Those two annoying as hell! Can't they give me a damn break?!" I huffed irritatedly.

But Estelle seems a bit different? Was it my imagination?

I just shook off the thought and sat in the bed again. "Whatever. I have more important things to worry about anyway."

And that is forming a mana core!

Mana cores are important for a mage. It collects mana, stabilizes mana, and chooses an attribute for a mage. If your mana core is not compatible with a certain attribute, then you won't be able to use it. That's the basics of mana core.

However, I have a special mana core I developed in the past! It allows mana to circulate in my whole body and not just in my core! Some may think that it's stupid cause

‘𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦!’

Since humans are not beings like elves, demons or other beasts that can handle mana efficiently, it's a given that circulating mana in one's body will make him/her die from mana overabundance.

But as I said, my mana core is different! My mana core helps me to continuously absorbs mana while discarding the excess. It's a continuous cycle of absorbing and discarding, preventing a mana overabundance while circulating it in my body!

"Done!"

I finally finished forming my mana core! Now, I'm certain that my mana won't be stolen from me anymore!

"How surprising! You've formed your mana core at an unexpectedly fast pace!"

I heard a voice said... And I'm sure I recognize that...

"Have you forgotten our deal already?" The voice asked as the appearance of a woman suddenly appeared. She has brown hair and green eyes. She's really pretty.

Wait, right! She's...

"The mysterious woman!" I pointed at her and exclaimed. Then I quickly covered my mouth thinking that I was being too loud.

"Don't worry, I placed a noise cancellation barrier. You're safe." The mysterious woman smiled at me.

Can she read minds?! How can she know what I'm thinking?!

"I can't read minds. You're just being too obvious." She deadpanned.

She can definitely read minds!

"I said that you're just being too obvious!"

I wasn't even speaking!

"You're expression says it all."

Oh...

"Anyway," I faked coughed as I peeked at the mysterious woman, "What's you're purpose of helping me."

"Oh, glad you asked!" The mysterious woman dramatically pointed at me and declared, "I want you to be my successor!"

Successor?

"What do you mean?" I asked, confusion clear on my face.

"Now that I think about it, I haven't introduced myself haven't I?" The mysterious woman cleared her throat and proudly said, "I'm the Goddess of Creation, Eleanoire! And I helped you regress!"

Oh, I see. She's a Goddess... Wait...!

"A G-G-G-G-Goddess???!" I looked at her with bewildered eyes.

Let me process this... The 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘴, in my 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮, helped me regress back and wants me to be her successor. I see. This is completely 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭!

I exhaled to calm myself down before asking, "So, why do you want me to be your successor?"

"I'll keep this reason to myself for now. You'll know in the future." The woman- I mean, the goddess gave a mysterious smile as she gazed at me.

I'm curious... But I guess I won't pursue this matter for now. There's another thing I'm curious about anyway.

"Then, how come my mana core can't feel any attribute?" I asked.

Since earlier, I felt happy to form my mana core but I'm confused that I can't feel any attribute. Could it be that I don't have any attribute?

"You have an attribute. It's just you haven't realized it yet." The goddess replied.

That made me more confused. But still, I tried my best to sense my attribute.

A few minutes later, I really did feel it. But it's strange... I can feel almost all the attributes...

"What you're feeling is the Celestial attribute." The goddess smiled proudly.

"'Celestial attribute?"

"That's right! It's not a common term in your world since your knowledge is all a misconception. There are four actual attributes namely; The Celestial attribute, Non-celestial attribute, Demonic attribute, and lastly, the forbidden attribute. The celestial attribute consists of fire, water, ice, wind, earth, wood, space, time, darkness and light. Next, the Non-Celestial attribute consists of metal, thunder, gravity, poison, and sound. The Demonic attribute consists of demonic fire, demonic water, demonic ice, demonic wind, demonic earth, demonic wood, demonic space, demonic time, and demonic darkness. For the forbidden attribute, it consists of black magic, necromancy, slavery, and curse magic." The goddess explained.

"I see. Then our knowledge is not all a misconception. Basically, the attributes we know is also an attribute." I said as I pondered.

"Well, I guess you're right." The goddess shrugged.

"So, Miss Goddess-" Before I finished, the goddess interjected. "Just call me Sister Eleanoire or just Sister. It's non-negotiable, I insist."

"O... Okay... Then, Sister Eleanoire, is it possible for one to possess two or more attributes?" I asked.

Sister Eleanoire shook her head as she replied, "That's impossible. Even gods or demons can't have it since it may corrode each other and it'll cause a conflict in our bodies, possibly making us explode."

"How is it that I can wield the Non-celestial attribute then?" I asked, wielding the said attribute.

Seeing how surprised Sister Eleanoire is, I guess I'm quite unique.

"Ha... Haha! As expected of you! Well done, Astalia!" Sister Eleanoire patted me in the back.

"I-It's an honor...?" I replied unsurely.

After Sister Eleanoire's little celebration(?), I proceeded to ask a question, "Sister Eleanoire, is it possible for a God or Goddess to have any attributes other than the Celestial attribute?"

She crossed her arms before answering, "Of course it's possible! Don't discriminate!"

"Then how about a God or Goddess not possessing an attribute?" I asked which made Sister Eleanoire have a hesitant expression.

"An attributeless...?" After a few seconds of contemplation, Sister Eleanoire decided to tell me about it. "There is one. The God of Chaos and Trickery, Bellian."

Bellian? I think I've heard of him in history books. Bellian, the god of chaos and trickery, once almost destroyed the world. The gods decided to unite, then they help each other fight against him and seal him.

"What he did in the past..."

Sister Eleanoire sighed. "It's all true. He almost destroyed the world once earning him that title— The God of chaos and trickery."

Then...

I frowned as I looked at Sister Eleanoire. "How come all the gods had to help each other to fight him? Isn't he an attributeless?"

"Yes. He 𝘸𝘢𝘴 attributeless." Sister Eleanoire emphasized.

I widened my eyes as I came to a realization. "I see. His attribute changed."

Sister Eleanoire nodded in response. "The reason for his attribute change are the hundreds and thousands of sacrifice to obtain black magic. He's the first being to have the forbidden attribute."

The source of an attribute... I would be impressed if it's something other than evil.

"I see why you hesitated to respond. Thank you for trusting me Sister Eleanoire." I said as I smiled gratefully.

"It's no problem!" She grinned.

I'm lucky to have regressed... I'm even luckier to have met Sister Eleanoire! Since she gave me a chance, this life is solely for correcting my mistakes and most importantly, revenge!

Sister Eleanoire smiled. "Well, looks like you've learned a lot now. But we still have to stick together."

"We do?" I asked in a doubtful tone.

"Of course we do!" She responded with cross arms.

She then started to make some sort of purple heart shaped pendant which seems to have lot of mana in it.

"This is where I'll reside for now. This is also my gift for you since it has a space inside it. It's basically a portable land." Sister Eleanoire said in a smug tone.

Hoh! It does sound convenient.

"It's called a sub territory! You can put anything inside it, and there's even a house in a flower field! It's also abundant in mana! It'll benefit you a lot!" She added which made me smile gratefully.

"Thank you, Sister Eleanoire!" I said.

"Then I'll leave first~! Visit me inside at any time!" Sister Eleanoire waved goodbye before disappearing. She probably went inside seeing how a streak of light went in.

I flopped in my bed then sighed. "I'm probably gonna need some help if I want my revenge. Overturning the imperial family would be the main point, after all..."

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦.

Thinking about it really makes my blood boil. Since the imperial family have their knights protecting them, then I'll have my own knights too.

I smirked as the idea came to my mind, "I'll gladly challenge you to a game of chess, my dear fiance... Prince Sein."

...THE END OF EP-2...

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