Chapter 18: 4 Year Timeskip

*I was only expecting 20-30 chapters for volume 1 but at the pace this story is going, I will have to do multiple time skips until Volume two as the story doesnt actually start until volume 2*

 Sera and Saffiyah had a pretty long talk that evening while Ash learned about sweets. The very next morning, Saffiyah bid her farewells to her sister and She and Ash set off back to their home village. This time around, Ash didn't fall overboard but enjoyed some treats her aunt Sera had made for her. When they arrived back at their home, Saffiyah focused on training Ash's mana control and capacity. Ash wouldn't be reading the two cultivation books her mother bought for her until she reached the age of 5. This would continue until Maxim and Aaron returned, from then on Aaron and Ash would train their mana, in the later hours however Aaron would train with his father. This would teach both Ash and Grim a lot of things while continuously improving. 

 A couple of months later the array master would arrive, fixing both Ash and Aarons room. They both would stay cooped up and meditating most of the time as physical training was very stressful for the young Aaron while Ash was way too young to try and improve her physical abilities. This would continue while Maxim would regularly go out hunting in order to support his bigger family. Saffiyah would teach her kids while cultivating herself. She also got into gardening and would plant edible plants and magic herbs for potions and crafting.

 As time flew, it became Ash's 5th birthday.

MC: Ashfall Revera 

Age: 5

Stats: Vitality: 82 Mana: 55,000

Strength: F 56 Endurance: F 82 Agility: F 49 Core: E 93

Charisma: 12 Wisdom: 8 Luck: 12 Will: 7 Fate: 0

Abilities: White Flames(Very destructive and consumes a lot of mana, cool ash affect)

Affinity: Ashen Flames

Skills: Intermediate Mana Control, Intermediate Affinity Imbuement, ?Familiar Resonance?, Intermediate Mana Manifestation, Intermediate Mana Density, Intermediate weapon manifestation, Intermediate mana coating, Initial Necessity Magic

???Familiar???: Grimoire(Gained from birth) 

Mana: 78,000

Familiar Abilities: Corruption(Shadow alignment; Changes the nature of mana to be more chaotic, with higher mastery can even give mana a will)

Second Mana Pool(Has its separate mana pool, normally Familiars must rely on an outside mana source or a bonded being)

Affinity: Empowerment

Skills: Intermediate Mana Control, Intermediate Mana Manifestation, ?Familiar Resonance?, Intermediate Mana Density, Intermediate mana buff magic, Intermediate weapon manifestation, Intermediate mana coating, Intermediate Affinity Imbuement

Ash's Mother: Saffiya Revera

Age: 33

Stats: Vitality: 857 Mana: 15,984

Strength: E 7 Endurance: D 57 Agility: D 96 Core: C 24 

Charisma: 7 Wisdom: 11 Fate: 4 Will: 12 Luck: 3

Abilities: Elemental Affinity

Skills: Grand Mana Control, Advanced Mana Manifestation, Intermediate Staff Mastery, Basic Close Combat, Advanced Mana Coating, Intermediate Movement Skill, Advanced Necessity magic, Advanced Mana Density, Intermediate healing and buffing Magic, Intermediate Familiar Resonance, Advanced Affinity Imbuement

Familiars: Shiny(Gained from traveling)

Affinity: Mana

Familiar Abilities: Arcane Empowerment

Ash's Father: Maxim Revera

Age: 35

Stats: Vitality: 1309 Mana: 6,989

Strength: C 63 Endurance: C 87 Agility: C 13 Core: D 5 

Charisma: 3 Wisdom: 9 Fate: 4 Will: 13 Luck: 4

Abilities: Light blitz

Affinity: Light

Skills: Basic Mana Control, Advanced Spear Mastery, Advanced Close Combat, Advanced Mana Coating(Light), Advanced Movement Skill(Light), Basic Necessity magic, Advanced Mana Density, Advanced Affinity Imbuement

Older Brother: Aaron Revera

Age: 12

Stats: Vitality: 894 Mana: 60,000

Strength: D 27 Endurance: D 89 Agility: D 46 Core: D 56

Charisma: 9 Wisdom: 7 Fate: 0 Will: 12 Luck: 8

Abilities: Boiling Blood

Affinity: Blood

Skills: Advanced Mana Control, Intermediate Mana Manifestation, Intermediate Necessity magic, Intermediate Spear Mastery, Intermediate Close Combat, Intermediate Mana Coating, Intermediate Mana Density, Intermediate Affinity Imbuement

Technique: Blood Ocean