In the quiet library, the voice of something being written on the board was echoing.
Dad was drawing different magic circles on the board to explain all the main magic series.
This was a regular theory class and he was explaining everything slowly and carefully.
We have already registered my Mana signature in the defensive barrier in the early morning.
It was my first time seeing the basement floor and, it was amazing.
It was filled with different, weird things.
There were many magic devices too.
I just had to put some Mana in the core orb so I didn’t get the chance to explore everything.
Today, he was teaching about the main magic series in this world.
‘Magic’ in this world, is divided into six main series. 1) Destruction 2) Enhancements 3) Support 4) Summoning 5) Illusion 6) Unique.
Except for the last one (Unique magic) which is specialized magic and only developed and used by certain individuals, every other series can be used by anyone.
We can test and choose which series of magic suit us the most.
People mainly focus on one or two of these series to master when they are admitted into the academy or choose to take a separate path like an adventurer.
The destruction series mainly focuses on power and magic output.
With any of the six elemental attributes as its base, one could cast the designated destruction magic.
Enhancement magic focuses on increasing the strength or speed or any other stat or more simply, any aspect of the material body.
Environmental Mana is used in the process so that any required element could work in the process.
Support magic includes healing magic, barrier magic, and magic cancelation.
Water and Light attributes are mostly used in healing, barriers can be made with any elemental type and magic and cancelation use the opposite type of spell to counter the first one.
Summoning magic is rarely used by human beings as the one close to nature has a better affinity with creatures of the element.
On the dark side, summoning dark beings like demons or undead is common among some groups who have forsaken humanity.
Illustration magic could be very lethal if the target does not have good mental fortitude.
Used in the assassination or as a barrier to separate areas, it’s a very difficult type to master.
“For someone like Eon who has more than one natural elemental affinities, finding one type to master would be a very difficult task,” dad stopped and looked back.
He had filled the two large bords in the library with different geometrical shapes and circles.
He always enjoys talking about magic and stuff like this but, there was a bit of concern when he said that.
‘Having many options is sometimes a curse.
I know that very well.’
When you could do many things but have to choose only one of them, it becomes a life or death type situation.
If you choose and can’t tack back your decision, it eats you up from the inside.
So, in this life, I had decided to do the things that I wanted.
Having mom and dad as my presents is nothing but a blessing.
“So! Eon~, let’s practice some real magic.”
He cleaned up everything with water magic and moved out of the door while jumping in excitement.
He was more excited than I about magic practical.
Was he planning to blow something up?
whatever it was, I was excited too.
With a bit of uneven breathing, I reached the backyard.
***
“I know that you have learned basic (tier-0) spells already so I will show you some uncommon ones.
I… can’t use Light and Darkness attributes at all so… you will have to figure them out by yourself.”
He closed his eyes for a moment and channeled some water-type mana.
It was amazing to see Mana particles quickly rush towards him.
As some seconds passed, the water slowly got cold and then froze in a round shape.
A small ice ball. It was almost transparent and the faint vapor coming out of it was almost unnoticeable.
“Higher form of water and most basic and very difficult (Water Freeze).
It freezes water and makes it into ice.
We first have to take (water) and take away all the (heat) from it to drop its temperature until it gets to the point where it freezes.”
In short, make water and take away the heat from it.
‘Sounds simple but it’s definitely is very difficult.’
“You should practice after seeing the rest of them.”
Just as I lifted my hand to gather Mana, dad suggested to practice it later.
“Now. (Spark) is one of the most difficult spells for a beginner.
Being a higher form of fire, grasping the feel is most difficult when manifesting the spell.”
Small sparks of lightning appeared on dad’s fingertips.
‘Woh! So this is the Lightning attribute.
Dad never used it at home. Is it because it takes this much time to manifest just (tier-0) spell?
It looks awesome though!’
I looked at it with sparkling eyes.
This was going to be very exciting to learn.
Just like this two, he showed me some different spells and talked about some spells that he couldn’t use.
There was some sorrow in his eyes when he talked about the spells that he couldn’t use.
As a mage, he was very good at things he could do.
But now that he was teaching me, he was a bit disappointed.
It was understandable.
I was his son after all… he could be thinking that he wasn’t good enough, again.
“Dad. I think you are the best at what you can do.
It’s the path you walked on. There is nothing wrong.
In fact, I think you are awesome!”
He smiled at my words. It was a smile that was expecting these words.
‘I knew he would say something like that. He IS amazing.’
A smile appeared on his face.
With a nod, he sat down on a chair by the other side.
“You should start practicing now.
If you have any problem, just ask me.”
I nodded and started to prepare.
In total, I had Memorized 42 different (tier-0) spells including the ones dad showed me today.
However, most of them are useless to me, like (Circulate), (Far see), (Breath), (Maintain).
They are spells for someone that don’t have any knowledge of magic.
So, in total, The spells that I was going to practice were Enhancement spells and Elemental spells.
The first one that I practiced was (Enhance Speed) which I asked dad for the first time back then.
After using the spell, I tried to run like I always but, but my speed was expectedly fast.
I didn’t know how to control my speed and almost fell on the grass.
It was a good thing to have daddy around.
Just as I was about to fall, a small wind passed by and stopped me from almost falling.
“Eon! Be careful.”
Dad shouted with a bit of worry in his tone.
‘Huuu… I should be more careful.’
Getting a good feel of my increased stats’, I started running again.
This time, it was much easier.
I could clearly feel the increase in my speed was a large 10%.
It was amazing.
If I could use (Speed, Stamina, Dexterity, and strength Enhancement) all at once, it will be a great help in my archery training.
But, for now, I can only cast one spell on myself at a time.
My Mana was limited so I decided to only practice one type at a time.
So, I left the Enhancement series and started with Elemental spells.
(Heat), (Small Wind), (Water), (Pebbles), (Small light), (Shape shadow), (Spark), (Freeze water), (Disturbing sound), (Plant growth).
Of the many (tire-0) spells, ones with higher Elemental versions like (Disrupt sound) which was from a higher version of wind, and (Plant growth) which was from a higher version of earth, were difficult to start.
The problem wasn’t the spell itself but the output of Mana which was necessary for the spell to work.
Being one of the most difficult spells, they required a large amount of Mana at once, which was a really new thing for me.
Just casting (Spark) took me almost half a day.
Just one successful attempt had drained 1/3 of my Mana. 𝒃𝙚𝙤𝙫𝒆𝒍．𝙘𝒐𝙢
Though I knew the principle behind the spells and my imagination while casting the spell was unique, the first time was difficult.
When I tried it the second time, it was much easier.
Just separation of ions from the base to create electricity was tough.
Dad stopped me when the sun was about to almost set on the horizon.
I was exhausted too so, we headed back into the house.
Dad had a pale expression as we headed back. And I knew why.
‘H-he mastered it? A-a higher elemental spell in… hours?’
I knew he will learn it quickly but… not this quickly.
This speed was unprecedented, even for a genius.
Just Memorizing the spell would take a normal mage 3 days at the very minimum.
‘It’s always like this.
He Understands something he learns for the first time.’
Just amazing.
There weren’t enough words to describe my shock.
But there was definitely some pride in his eyes.
As a father, there was no better joy than just having him.
But, he offers far more than that.
These contradictory feelings of shock and joy are just that special of a feeling.
Looking at me dad smiled happily and I also gave him a warm smile.
There were still many things left to learn and many things to see but, the journey was more fun than whatever the destination was going to be.