Immeasurable Mana Will Rewrite My Story

I threw my old sword to the ground and put the new sword on my waist. This sword feels lighter than my old one, but it also feels even stronger. [You remember what the book said on Mana Application, right?] "I remember." I began to hold my sword out in front of me while circulating my Mana like before.

I imagined my Mana covering the blade of the sword. As I imagined it, I could feel the Mana seeping out of my body onto the sword. [Obtained New Skill, Mana Blade Level 1] [Mana Blade Level 1 Activated]

I really did it. I feel stronger than I did before. "Why do I feel stronger now?" [Haven't you ever heard that a sword is an extension of your body?] "I mean, I have. I just never thought it would be real." I wondered what else I could do with Mana Application.

My thoughts lead me to the thought of making Mana Armour. I followed the steps as before but targeted my body this time. [Obtained New Skill, Mana Armour Level 1] [Mana Armour Level 1 Activated] I did it. I'm using two [B-Grade] skills at once right now.

[Well done, Damon. You are learning at an incredible pace. I expect the Deities to be watching you when you spar with Lancelot tomorrow.] I almost forgot that was why I was training. "I think I need to be faster still. All of his stats besides his Mana and Magic Aptitude were infinite. He could end the fight before it starts if I'm too slow." 

[You have a good point. You should train your speed spells then. The more you use them, the greater they will become.] "That's not going to be enough; I know it won't be. I can't let myself die in that match tomorrow. I need to be faster than that." [I can help with that. There is a special tab in your status window to show skills you can learn.]

I started looking through the list of skills I could learn. There were 2 new skills. Tempest Cloak and Lightning Speeds. It didn't tell me how I could learn the spells, which was irritating. I started thinking about Tempest Cloak. If I cast Tempest Winds on myself, would it really work?

I had to test it to see if it would work. "You might want to stand back a bit." He didn't listen to me and just stood where he was. [Tempest Winds] I kept circulating my Mana like before, hoping that it would be the difference to make this work.

[Obtained New Spell, Tempest Cloak Level 1] [Tempest Cloak Level 1 Activated] I started to hover above the ground as the winds wrapped themselves around me. "That's one down, one more to go."

[What is the other spell you can learn?] "A spell called Lightning Speeds, why do you ask?" His expression, though I only saw a man of pure light, was visibly changed to shock. [You can learn such a spell so soon? Your potential is truly as great as I thought it was to be able to learn an [S-Grade] spell so soon.]

"[S-Grade]?! Do you know how I can unlock it? The book doesn't even tell me how to unlock it, just that I can." [I suppose I should tell you. It's fairly simple since you are already using half of the spells required to make it. You need to hit yourself with a Lightning-based spell while using Tempest Cloak to learn it.]

It was really that simple? And on top of that, it was [S-Grade]? Without hesitation or thought, I readied myself for the impact. [Thunder Shock] Thanks to the Mana Armour I was still using, I barely felt the impact. [Obtained New Spell, Lightning Speeds Level 1] An [S-Grade] spell. Mine. Not a gift, not inherited—earned. If I can handle this… maybe Lancelot doesn't have to be the end of my story. Let's see what this spell can do. [Lightning Speeds Level 1 Activated]

I was about to take a step forward to test it until he said, [You need to circulate your Mana faster; otherwise, you might kill yourself using that.] I wasn't about to take a chance with this and tried to circulate it faster. I started thinking about whirlpools and spirals for some reason. I could feel that it was helping, though. The Mana circulated through my body much faster.

The difference I was feeling was even more obvious than before. [Haste Level 1, Speed Burst Level 1, Like the Wind Level 1, Activated] I took a step, and then another, and then one more. I then went at full speed. I could feel my body was barely able to handle it. [Sword Dance Level 1 Activated] What the? I didn't activate this skill. I kept running, though. It felt much easier to keep going after activating it.

I ran around for 5 more minutes before needing to stop. [All skills deactivated, including passives] [Haste Leveled Up, Haste Level 3] [Speed Burst Leveled Up, Speed Burst Level 3] [Like the Wind Leveled Up, Like the Wind Level 3] [Sword Dance Leveled Up, Sword Dance Level 3] I must have used too much Mana for it to stop my passives too.

[You seem to be prepared for tomorrow now. I'll be cheering you on] "Thanks for everything. One more thing though. What did you mean by I thought like a 3D creature?" [I can't explain it to you yet, but maybe next time. See you then Damon.]

I got thrust out of the realm within an instant, finding myself back in my bed. I used the system window to check the time to see it was Midnight. So I laid back down in bed and began to rest, as I was going to need it.