The Absolute Twin Magician

Energy and Manna

The light of the morning sun is so warm that the atmosphere of the forest feels very comfortable. Plus the sounds of insects and the chirping of birds, really a very peaceful atmosphere. This is why I would rather stay silent in the forest than stay silent in the base.

This morning, about 7 a.m. I've been sitting on a hill where I used to enjoy the morning sunshine. Today's agenda as Zatrox promised is the exercise of mastery of Manna. I hope he can teach me, You see I have never seen Zatrox teach anyone else. I was a little hesitant, lest he do that because he is not good at teaching.

" I can't believe you're this excited. It's 7 in the morning"

The voice appeared from within the shadow of the forest. Zatrox emerged from within the shadow of the tree, complete with his fighting equipment.

" Eee...why are you fully dressed like that?" I was wondering "we're just training, not on a mission, right?"

" You think training doesn't need preparation?"

" No, but this is just a Manna mastery exercise right?"

" Don't ask too many questions, let's start training now"

Zatrox did not answer my question at all. Is he hiding something?

" First I'll explain to you what Manna is..." Zatrox.

" I already know "my words.

" Hoo? Then try explaining?"

" Manna is a flow of energy that flows in the body of living things. Almost all living things have manna. As with energy, the number of Manna will also affect a person's activities. The more his manna the greater one's power." I clearly. Zatrox listened while nodding slowly.

" Where did Manna come from?"

" Where from? Maybe from one's own soul?" My answer.

" No, Manna does not come from one's soul. It's not from someone."

" then? "

" Manna is the same life energy as air. Do you know where this air we breathe comes from?"

" Trees?"

" yes. And just like air, Manna comes from something as natural as the tree "clearly Zatrox "in other words, the source of Manna is nature itself"

" Wait..so it's like natural energy? Natural manna?"

" It is true" said Zatrox "originally Manna and natural energy are complementary elements. Humans use Manna to create magical reactions, and natural energy will fuel those magical reactions and amplify them. The more you can manage both, the more magic energy you can generate"

I just heard that. Manna is a source of soul energy. Without Manna, man cannot survive. All humans have different amounts of Manna. Manna is nature itself. We use natural energy to survive.

" what about the natural energy?" My toot.

" As a witch, you should have known this. But I can't believe you don't know yet. It seems this is what's making it hard for you to master Manna."

That statement stabbed me a little.

" Man absorbs Manna from nature and makes it energy for life. In addition, the witches used Manna to create magical reactions. In other words, the witches were people who were able to control Manna more powerful than ordinary people...

"... Even so, not all magicians are able to use natural energy, or commonly called natural manna. That's what makes the power difference between witches...

" For example, by using Manna, I can create a sword of ordinary size, like a sword in general.

Zatrox practiced it and made a shadow sword in his hand. It was a sword of the usual size.

" And this time I will create a sword by adding the Manna of nature..

Instantly the sword in Zatrox's hands developed and turned into a huge sword with a terrifying shape and aura. I could tell it was a very powerful sword..

" So..with the Manna of nature we can amplify..the reaction effect of a magic?" My toot.

" Yes, that's right" Zatrox replied "because that's why Uncle Oliver has magical abilities with extraordinary destructive abilities. With his magic, he can gather the natural Manna and absorb it easily "

So anyway. Uncle Oliver must have used Absorb's magic to absorb the natural Manna he had gathered to create magic.

" A little explanation of Manna. Now is the time to practice mastery of your Manna" said Zatrox "with this explanation, you can control it better, right?"

" Then do it"

Instantly, I felt an energy rush through my head, making me feel like I could do everything. I don't know what this is, but that energy is forcing me to do something I can't. Forcing it and miraculously, I became quickly accustomed to the new ability.

In this exercise, Zatrox even surprised myself. I knew that with this explanation I had a little understanding of the concept of the real Manna and it would make it easier for me to master the Manna, so it might take about 5 to 10 attempts. But this was beyond my expectations. With a single try, right after that energy had appeared in my brain, I was able to master the use of Manna and natural energy in large quantities. It's faster than we imagined.

" I managed to do it?" Mumbles.

" Zayn, are you really this talented?"

Whatisthis? What the hell is going on? I don't even have any trouble at all. It was as if I had mastered this ability for a long time. This really confused me.

Accompanied by Zatrox, I continued my practice ignoring this sense of wonder. I learned everything that encompassed Manna's mastery quickly. It's as if I'm imitating Zatrox's Manna mastery. I'm happy to be able to walk this easy, but still it's amazing to be able to master all that in just a few hours.

Five hours passed, and our training ended with Zatrox running out of teaching materials. That's because somehow I have mastered everything he taught very quickly, too fast even. So we went back to the base to rest.

I went back to the room, about to ponder the strange sensation that had appeared in my head at that moment. When I opened the door, Kayn was already sitting on a chair reading some history books.

" Are you done practicing?" Ask Kayn.

" Yes.that's it"

" why? You look so lethargic"

" Yes, something happened, and I don't know what it was"

" Why ? The training went well, right?"

" Yes, too smooth even. I didn't find anything to trouble me in the least"

Kayn was quiet for a moment.

" Zayn, tell me what happened" said Kayn, now with a serious face.

" why? You don't look like you used to"

" Tell me "

" Huh, alright" I said "when I was practicing earlier, something popped into my head. It's like foreign energy entering my brain..."

" And that makes you master everything smoothly?"

I'm speechless. Kayn's words just now really shocked me. It was exactly what I wanted to say, or rather what I felt.

" W-how did you know?"

Kayn was quiet for a moment. This time, he also put on a serious face.

" I felt that way a few days ago, actually..." Kayn. " Just when we met Orcholenius in the woods..."

At that time, I remember Kayn facing Orcholenius with his Plaides white armor. Then what's wrong?

" I also felt that sensation appear in my head. Don't you feel like there's something weird about Zayn? My Plaides armor, changed to its most perfect stage at that time " said Kayn "when in fact I could not master the change. Or rather could not use it because of its difficult control"

I just heard that. To be honest, I don't remember the Plaides Knight at all. But Kayn was right, as I recall at the time, his form seemed perfect.

" I who cannot use the perfect form of Plaides Knight can suddenly master it and use it to fight very freely without difficulty. As if I used to use it. It was the first time I had used the perfect form of Plaides Knight."

It's exactly like what happened to me.

" What exactly happened to Kayn?" I asked "I also experienced the same thing as that. "

" I have a possibility about this..." Kayn said seriously "it seems, the Endarker lineage has a unique ability. The ability to master things very quickly..."

" Where can you conclude that?"

" It's just my guess, but it happens to us with the same symptoms and effects. That's what makes me so sure about this " Kayn said it must be "maybe that's what got the Endarkers targeted by the demons..."

" If one could master everything so easily, it would be extremely dangerous." I murmured "because the more we, the Endarker family, learn, it will make us a powerful figure that the demons fear...."