// Virion Leywin //
"Hahh." I heave.
Forming - or rather - speeding up the process of a Mana Core is quite the difficult task. Arthur made it seem quite easy but it is anything but. The amount of concentration is no joke and my butt is aching from sitting in a lotus position all the time.
I could try others but I'm afraid those will just detract me from my objective instead.
I might have had a late start but Mana has already started forming little clusters, and continuing its drift to eventually form my core.
So that's a bonus.
On the other hand, it speaks volumes of my affinity towards Mana. The average human mage awakens anywhere in their adolescent years. For me though, it started as early as my first birthday.
I think.
Speaking of birth, as a twin, did Ellie also inherit the same latent prowess? Or is it because I am not from this world?
I do wonder.
I also wonder about which elements I will have an affinity with though.
Indeed.
If not for the war that will be approaching which will be in - I'm almost three years old now soo - in 11 years I think. (?) But looking at the bright side, Virion, at least your not an elf.
It's not like I'm racist or anything but if you are not Virion, you are basically done fo as an elf. It's like the author made them to suffer. Which is kinda funny since I am also Virion.
Is this a sign?
I suppose.
"Ugh." a shiver runs through my spine. "Let's just focus for now." I nervously encourage myself.
First on the agenda.
Forming a second core.
For insurance.
I will just name it, Mana Heart. It sounds like a mouthful if I leave it as second Mana Core. Well, the idea comes from the one and only, Sung.
Truly an inspiration even in another world. Sung's influence is unmatched.
Your GOAT could never do this.
Hmph.
But anyway, the general jist of things is to construct it in or around my heart. I don't know the specifics of the procedure. Well, I assume it is a physical construct sooo... small enough to fit in it (?).
I would like to just put it next to my other core but there is no space and unfortunately, I can't move my first core to fit in the other.
On the plus side, the 'little lights' I gathered didn't break down and gravitate toward my original core like I theorized. It is rather obedient but quite hard to maneuver toward the center of my heart.
Though, it worries me that I might be wrong on other things too. So I'll refrain from theorizing any futher.
...
Agh.
I can't help it though.
To successfully awaken with two cores would logically equate to dubble the mana capacity.
And by pure speculation, maybe the abundance of mana would naturally contribute to my veins and channels. Then, I could conjure and augment regardless of my core stage. Couple that with the mana rotation technique, I should have an inexhaustible amount mana by the time I reach the higher stages of my core progression.
Also pure speculation, the chances of me having multiple affinities would increase. Other than that, it could potentially mean that I can house two different Beast Will's.
All of this is easier said than done.
It will require finesse, extensive multi-tasking skills, and a tinge of creativity to bring fruit to all the possibilities. With rigorous training, the process will become as natural as breathing.
I have to do this much for the upcoming war.
Hm.
It is funny...
... this feeling.
It is as though I'm engineering on myself but without the physical components it usually entails. It is something new, strange and exciting.
Which is crazy considering that I am turning myself into a war weapon.
"I never would have though th -"
Wait!
Th - the thing!
The integration thingy! With a Beast Will!? I can't remember that well but anyway...
In theory, it is my body gaining the properties of said Will. In my case, I would like it to be an element or my core. It is loosely substantiated by the fact that mana has influence over genetic traits.
For example, a lizard with flames tracing its spine without it burning. Or that girl with the special, and weirdly coloured eyes that can measure mana.
Also, Healing Magic.
It is either energizing cells, speeding up the process of building new tissue but still leaving scars.
In some cases, the process leaves no scar. Implying that the technique is so fine tuned that it is essentially regenerating the lost tissue with mana.
I think.
I also lack the knowledge of integration. So many stuff to discover, and so little time.
There is also the problem of gaining actual fighting experience. But to start, focusing on variety rather than specializing would be better. I can learn to read and react while sparring with magic.
My luck is terrible honestly.
I need two affinities, and a deviant wouldn't hurt either.
Please.
I do not have the slightest chance of gaining the Will of a literal deity like Athur. So, manipulating aether is out of the question. Maybe, if I could manipulate all four elements then...
... the chances of that happening is slim even with two cores.
Please.
I do not need a teacher for magic. I need one for close quarters, and luckily I am the son of one good fighter.
Or so, Athur said.
But still, time is of the essence. I wish I could have been born as Arthur's twin!
Why!?
...truly is my worst enemy.
I am cursed with this body as a former teenager.
And besides hindering my future as a combatant in the war... it also... ugh.
I am gonna have a hard time indeed. The woman in this book being described as they are... I am basically an eunuch! For an entire decade more!
What is wrong with me!? Am going through puberty as a toddler!?
No.
Calm yourself, Virion!
You must focus on your objective! Your objective is too win Cea - no! The war!
Damn.
...
I should just sleep already!