Chapter 2: Finally Free After 7,000 Years of Imprisonment

Ming Su lived alone in the forest for several years. Until one day, he wanted to explore the world more.

In recent years, he has been constantly hunting down wild animals and learning how to use the glass dagger.

At first he hid his face first and soon he has finally arrived in the city.

In the capital: "I got you!" "That's not fair!" The children laughed and ran around freely.

"Hehe, you won't be able to catch me!" As the kid ran, he bumped into a person wearing a tattered cloak. "Ow..." the boy fell to the ground,

"Hey kid, are you okay ?" Ming Su asked. "Hic... hic... Uwaah!!" The child started crying.

Shocked: "How troublesome..." He clicked his tongue and took out a lollipop.

The boy took it and stopped crying: "Good, now go," Ming Su says.

He sighed and continued walking. "Everybody! Line up for the 'mana testing'!" A man shouted.

"Mana... Testing?" He was confused. "Mhm, It's where they test how much mana you posses," replies the lady next to him.

Ming Su asked what mana was and the maiden was quite surprised.

"Well... It's what we use to activate magic! The stronger the mana, the stronger your magic."

The woman opened her palm and began to chanting. "Summon fiery light"

Soon, a small fire hovered over her hand.

"Mhm, I see... How do you know what magic you posses?" He asked.

"Hmm, well... The color of your eyes represents your magic, my eye color is a mix of red and orange which makes up fire!" s

She says.

"Ah... I see." Ming Su stepped forward and asked if he could get his mana measured as well.

Your mana can only expand as far as your body can take it, and when Ming Su placed his hand on the mana crystal,

Nothing happened. That means he has no mana.

"Pfft... loser! Hey folks! This guy has no mana! Get lost!" The man laughed at him and so did the crowd.

Ming Su took off his cloak and revealed his face.

"Red eyes and a mark on his face...

T-The Young Crimson!?" The man screamed and quickly backed away.

"I, I'm so sorry! Please forgive my rudeness!" He knelt down and begged.

"Give me the mana crystal." he says. They quickly gave Ming Su the mana crystal.

When he touched it, the crystal shattered.

"H-Huh? What just happened?!" The man was shocked by the sudden occurrence since that has never happened before.

Ming Su asked where he could find magic books. After purchasing, he returned to the forest to train.

"How did the mana crystal break... He had no mana and yet he managed to break it?!" The man from before thought to himself.

In the forest, "Hmm, so I just have to read these words out loud? ...Well, first I need to know my power"

He took out a mirror and looked at the color of his eyes.

"It's really red. Hm... Perhaps blood?" He flipped the pages and came across the 'blood' power.

"There are only a few spells, what a shame."

He got into position and began to cite the first spell.

"Bloody rain."

Soon it began to rain blood and everything the blood touches melts, except for Ming Su of course.

"It's acts like acid, huh? Not bad!" He smiled and cast the second spell,

"Chains of the Dead."

The ground began to shake and chains came from the sky. They were huge and made out of blood.

The chains were capable of becoming both liquid and solid form.

"Oh wow! Now... Let's see what other spells there are here."

As he continued to turn the pages, he came across something that seemed interesting to him.

"Something that makes my spells more... Powerful?" Although it requires a large amount of mana.

Ming Su realized that he had been casting spells continuously, but he didn't feel tired.

"It's worth a try" He began to casting the spell,

"Rain of Blood: Second Form!"

Suddenly, a heavy rain of blood began to fall and the sky turned dark red.

The range dramatically increased and everything the blood touches, suddenly burns in a high temperature .

"Amazing... This could literally destroy a whole country!" He says as he realizes he still doesn't feel tired.

This is because Ming Su does not need mana to cast spells. That is, he could cast spells constantly.

This went on for years. He was soon bestowed the official title of "The Youngest Archmage."

In his entire life, he never met anyone stronger than him, until one day a psychotic person signed a contract with the devil.

Although Ming Su was strong, there are still people who look down on him.

The person offered hundreds of lives in order to imprison Ming Su for eternity.

"Huff... Huff" Ming Su is panting heavily.

"Who in their right mind would sacrifice countless lives just for me to be locked up?!"

He woke up in a coma to nothing but darkness. "This is ridiculous!" He started rampaging yet nothing.

He had no choice but to stay there for the next 7,000 years.

During his stay there, he was able to learn combos and new spells. Which was very efficient as it was also peaceful and quiet.

He saw light from above and immediately everything went black.

"Ugh... Where am I...?" Ming Su opened his eyes and to his surprise, he was on the street.

His appearance was the same as when he killled the group of thieves.

"My glass dagger- where is it?!" "Activate: eyes of the dead"

His vision darkened and he focused on finding the glass dagger.

"I Found it! Phew..." He reached into his pocket and took it out.

"Ahh... I'm finally free!" He celebrated.

[Welcome back, Archmage Ming Su]

("Who said that?") he said in his mind.

[Your powers are sealed. You're only able to use 60% of your magic]

"What... Reveal yourself!" A blue tab appeared in front of him that only he could see.

[Do you want to retrieve your magic?]

"Well, of course I do... But who are you?!"

[In return, you have to complete tasks]

("T, this thing ignored my question...") He sighs "What tasks?" His stomach growled out of nowhere.

"Ahem! I need to eat first." He says; embarassed.

It was his first time out in the world after 7,000 years of imprisonment.

"Everything seems different..."

"Move out of the way kid!" An old man abruptly pushes Ming Su away,

"Ow! What the hell?!" ("This old geezer has no idea I can kill him at any moment!")

"Air Blast!" "Earth wall!" Children were chanting their magic on the street.

"Isn't that dangerous? Someone could get harmed." He sighs.

"Hmm, not really, their magic is too weak to seriously hurt each other." A boy his age approaches him (Remember: His appearance is when he was little!)

"And you are?" Ming Su asked.

"I am Qin Cheng, a student at the Supreme Mage's Academy"

"Supreme Mage's Academy?"

"Mhm" He nods. "It's where children and teenagers learn how to become a mage."

"Hmm, Is that so?" replies Ming Su..

"But only those who have powerful magic and a good amount of mana can qualify to study there." He scoffs.

"May I ask what your current rank is?"

"Huh? We won't get our rank until we graduate."

"Hm, thanks for the information, see you." Ming Su stands up, turns around and walks away.

[Task 1: Enroll at the Supreme Mage's Academy] The blue tab appears once again.

"I really don't have a choice, I need my powers back as soon as possible so I can take revenge on that devil!"

The entrance exams for the academy will be in four days. Will Ming Su be able to get qualified despite his lack of mana?

Despite only having 60% of his power, he has the potential of an S-rank.

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