THE DISCOVERY

As I was gazing at the stars sitting on my rooftop I thought about the various ways of using magic.

The power to utilize mana to potentially achieve any effect one's desires is essentially called magic or that was what was written in the countless books I've read.

The power of the elemental forces of nature embodied in an object or person is known as mana.

That is essentially why people born with affinities can communicate with the elementals to form a spell with mana essentially known as magic.

Such as communicating with fire elementals and conveying your desire to give form to them to form a spell such as a fireball.

As I don't have any affinity I cannot communicate with any elementals so even the mana in my body doesn't react to my desire to form any spell.

I've always wondered what would happen if I could just control mana just as it is. But no one has ever done or achieved that cause the law of magic states that one could only control the mana out of their body to their wish but they cannot control or bend the mana raw. To do it you'd have to make use of your affinity.

I've also tried it countless times to make a fireball or a lightning bolt. I've tried conveying my feeling to my mana but it never formed any spell.

As I look up at the stars I thought how great would it be if could grasp them. To command them to come to me and that's when it happened. For the first time in years, my mana which remained indifferent to my wishes flew out of my body or that was what I felt.

It obviously couldn't bring the star to me but it gave me a path.

A path that I could take. A path only for me.

'what the hell was that' i thought.

'My mana never reacted no matter what training I did. Could it be that I can communicate with the stars?

No that seems a bit unrealistic.

Wait. What did I think about that made my mana react?

Is it because of...

My breathing became hurried. I got up from the rooftop and went straight to my room disregarding Sophie who was yelling at me to keep it down.

The only thought in my mind was that I could do it too.

If what I think happened, then I would be able to use my mana too!

I slammed the door open and closed it. I was so excited about the idea that I ignored I was out of breath.

I went to my bed and closed my eyes.

I focused the best so I could make myself a little calm. After a few minutes, I opened my eyes and tried to bring the book that was on the table to myself. I then felt it again, my mana.

It was unbelievable. The book floated a little and I bring my attention to it to control it to fly and it did!

The book was flying and I was the one who was making it do it. Not some magician of wind but me.

My focus wavered a little due to my excitement and the book went to the ground.

I was happy. I was so excited.

I went to the bathroom to wash my face which was sweating a little.

My black wet hair falls up to my nose. I'm not a very big fan of long hair. It makes me think I'm messy or something. The most notable thing about my face would be my eyes which were deep amethyst. Other than that I think my face is pretty much normal except a little thin due to me doing my so-called 'exercise'.

Now that I think about it, It was just me jumping around without knowing what to do or not But hey it's not like I could have someone teach me that when I'm both poor and without an affinity.

I went back to my bed and thought about the various possibility of my new power. I don't understand much of it but only the fact that I could understand it is that I could manipulate objects using mana.

Yes, direct mana without an element. I don't know the limits of what it could do yet but just the fact that I could do something gave me a very peaceful feeling.

Just like someone discovered mana to make magic I shall too make use of this power to make something unique to myself.

But before I could dream to myself anymore, my stomach growls.

'Ugh, should've eaten something when Sophie offered. If I went when she was sleeping she may kill me due to annoyance. Shivers ran through my spine recalling the time when she was teaching me history.

Nope. Fasting is good for health. Yes'.

After self-monologuing again for a while, I decided to practice again because I sure can't sleep at night today.

'Well, let's start my journey to become a magician too'.