Chapter 42 - The Mana Categories

  I listeo Kinue’s expnation, trying to draw some parallels with the Aura from my previous world, but there, it wasn’t divided into usage categories. Aura had a singur purpose: it was an invisible energy armor that enveloped someone’s body. If your Aura owerful, you could face monstrous beings and e back alive. There were other Aura users who became famous for molding the invisible armor in their own unique ways.

  My former teacher, who personally trained me to be a General, used his divine essence simirly to Aura, even though he was a God. He taught me various teiques. The God who taught me was Ares, the God of War. He showed me how to refihe Aura around my hand so that it became as sharp as a bde. This way, I could straighten my hand and slice through a stone pilr thanks to the Aura.

  When I mastered my Aura better, I mimicked Hercules' trick of deactivating the body’s Aura and trating it in a specific point, bining it with the teique Ares taught me. My Aura bde was lethal, allowio slice through someone protected by Aura or pierce their heart with my fingers.

  Orick I loved doing with Aura, but unfortunately will never be able to do in this body, was flig my finger and the pressure would send the oppo flying back even if I was far away. I could also cp my hands, charged with Aura, to create an impact that would send soldiers flying in battle.

  “ you expin these mana categories better?” Chloe asked, pulli of my thoughts of my old world.

  Focus, Nathan Evenhart! We o master magic!

  “Let’s say the mana el flows within someone’s body, and from it, mana roots spread throughout the body. Uanding the dire of these roots helps identify your mana category, but that's Lady Adrihna’s job. I’ll expin each category, so please pay close attention,” Kinue said.

  We nodded, and she began to expin:

  “The Transmitter, as the name implies, transmits mana throughout their body. It funs like a strengthening of the body with mana. We all have mana cirg within us, but the Transmitter makes it circute around their body, enhang their physical attributes slightly. The Transmitter also make their element flow through their body without being harmed by it. If a Transmitter has the fire element, they set their hand on fire without it hurting them, as it’s made from their mana. They project elemental mana, but it won’t go far like someone from another category.”

  OH MY GOD!

  I was struggling to keep from trembling with the insight I had upon hearing Kinue’s words. My entire body was buzzing with excitement as ideas flooded my mind. I had to muster all my strength to trol myself and not let my excitement show in my voice.

  “Kinue… how much do a Transmitter’s physical attributes get enhanced by their mana?” I asked.

  AURA!? IF I’M A TRANSMITTER, I USE WHAT I KNOW ABOUT AURA.

  “Not by much. It’s more like an invisible armor through which they el their element.”

  INVISIBLE ARMOR!? HOLY CRAP, I’M ECSTATIC!

  The professor stared at me.

  “I see yettied, my student. Don’t get ahead of yourself until you know which mana category you belong to. That’s why your mother didn’t tell you anything,” Adrihna said.

  I looked at my hand ahe lightning flow through my arm.

  Seeing this, Kinue jumped back.

  “Th-thunder!? You have the thunder element!” Kinue said, clearly startled.

  My professor stood up, walked over to me, and adjusted her monocle as she examined me.

  “You already make your element cover parts of your body? That’s incredible for a child ye,” the professor said while examining my arm.

  Kiood a bit farther away.

  “This is dangerous, Lady Adrihna. A child his age awakening so young and with the thunder element... he could actally hurt someone,” Kinue said.

  My professhed.

  “With the level of trol he’s shown us, you rest easy,” she replied.

  I deactivated the sparks running up my arm and looked eagerly at my professor.

  “Does this make me a Transmitter?” I asked excitedly.

  “Yes, you might be a Transmitter,” she said, returning to her armchair and looking at her book.

  Might? But I made my elemental mana flow through my arm.

  I tried to analyze Kinue’s few words and realized something.

  I shot a small bolt of lightning at the doorknob. I don’t know if a Transmitter do that. Is that what she meant by “might”?

  Kinue calmed down and then approached us again.

  “Just be careful with your element. Thunder is more problematic than fire because it’s purely offensive.”

  I nodded while Chloe tried to form a ball of water.

  “Ah! You tur into ice!?” Kinue excimed, startled.

  “I’m not a Transmitter, so what am I?” Chloe asked while a ball of ice floated around her.

  “What are these kids? They’re on another level! How someohis age fuse a?” Kinue asked in disbelief.

  “Hahaha,” my professor chuckled.

  “It’s actually going to be worth teag these brats,” Adrihna said, looking at us before returning to her book. “Keep teag them, Kinue. I’m gettied and want them to uand quickly.”

  A shocked Kinue scratched her head and looked back at us.

  She sighed.

  “The Emitter emits mana outside their body, either in its pure form or applied to objects that be thrown while retaining the mana. Aer has the advantage of sending mana over long distances in various forms and use their element to project it. Aer with fire shoot a jet of fire or a fireball, depending on what they want to do and the level of damage they want to cause.”

  Chloe listened ily and then looked at a small ball of water she was f above her hand.

  “I’m aer!?” she asked happily.

  You chased me this m, shootis and balls of water at me... you’re definitely aer.

  “Yes and no,” Professor Adrihna said, still focused on her book, and Kinue tio expin.

  “Lastly, we have the Invoker. An Invoker, as the name suggests, iheir mana, but it’s different from aer. An Invoker does this within a proximity radius around them, using their mana to modify the mana in the surrounding atmosphere. That’s why we call them ‘Invokers.’ They don’t o point their hand to shoot a water ball ee it nearby; they create a water ball from the atmosphere, and their mana is more ‘alive’ than that of others. An Invoker also create golems with their living mana to assist in battle, but that’s an advaopic.”

  Golems? My mother is an Invoker, so those ivorous pnts of hers are ‘golems’?

  I started thinking about the possibilities for using these mana categories in battle fes and sidering various strategies.

  So a Transmitter is for close bat, aer for le, and an Invoker for mid-range? Is that how mana is used in bat?

  "But why might I not be a Transmitter even though I made elemental mana flow through my arm?" I questioned further.

  Just as Kinue was about to expin, Professor Adrihna spoke up. "There are mana categories, but some people are born with the ability to use two categories. This is called a Primary Category and a Sedary Category," said the elf.

  A silence followed as she returned her attention to the book, turning its pages as she read.

  Kinue, familiar with her master's ways, resumed expining.