Silent Casting

Leus was finally ready to start silent casting

He went out of the house and took a deep breath

'Here goes nothing'

He closed his eyes and concentrated on the Mana inside him and the feeling the spells invoked within him

He tried to mimic what the spells did with his imagination, But it wasn't easy.

He started with the spell Boost, And he tried to cast it without chanting, Just by willing his Mana to do what he wants

' ... Something like converting energy from one form to another'

At first, He tried to delicately control the Mana and convert it, but after doing it for a while without success, Leus decided to change his strategy'I'll brute force my way to it'

As soon as he started that, It worked, To an extent at least.

'It's not Boost, It's just wind, Just random wind in every direction

I'm creating air but with no control whatsoever'

He kept repeating the process, Spending his Mana to transform the Mana around him to Wind Mana

'I just need to get better control over both my mana and the world mana'

'I'm sure that if I keep trying, I'll eventually succeed'

Time passed quickly, And Eventually, His Mana Pool was almost depleted, So he went back inside

'I can feel the mana around me clearer if I focus hard enough'

'For now, I have to learn how to properly transform the mana around me to what I want and at the same time increase my Mana Pool'

He sighed

'Well, My progress is slow ...'

'At least training is somewhat fun, I enjoy it'

For days, Leus kept training in the same way non-stop

Days turned into weeks, And he came to realize something

'There are differences between spells'

'For example, Sal's spells are too weak to be even considered Magic, It's so simple'

'Also, Remedy's spells, Mana Vision and Examination are different from the spells Boost and Flame'

But Leus didn't know exactly what was the difference, He only felt it but didn't understand it

He was also very disappointed about his progress

'It should've been so much easier ...'

'I don't understand why it's so hard to progress'

'I thought it'd be so much easier than this ...'

Despite his emotions, he persisted and intensified his training.

And finally, After two months, Leus achieved a breakthrough

'FINALLY!'

'I can now create Wind Mana without brute forcing it'

His control over the Mana was subtle, But it was there!

That was the first time he felt a noticeable progress, But he wasn't really happy about it

'Already four months of the two years have passed, And all I've learned is to silently cast a single spell'

'At least, I can take solace in the fact that my Mana Pool has increased a lot'

'Soon enough, My Mana Pool will no longer hinder my training'

'I hope so ...'

After another month of training, Leus was finally able to fully control Boost silently

Finally, He was able to activate the spell with a mere thought

'Silent casting takes a lot more Mana than chanting ... But it's so much better'

'Activating spells by just thinking about it feels like a superpower'

Right now, He can silently cast Boost only 4 times before his Mana Pool depletes, But he didn't mind

'Over time, My Mana Pool will increase even more'

'I'll make sure to increase it until I no longer even consider it'

Now that he mastered Boost, It was time to start casting another spell

'This time, I'll choose Flame'

But when he first tried to silently cast it, He noticed a pattern

'It's not just about the spell ...'

'There are two stages of training'

'First, I have to learn how to convert my Mana to the Mana of the Element I want, after that, I have to learn exactly how to control the newly made Elemental Mana to become what I want it to be'

When Leus was silently casting Boost, He didn't know many things, But now he understood

'Chanting a spell is like giving a direct order to the Mana, Which makes things easier.

However, when I cast it silently, I'm essentially recreating the spell, this requires me to keep trying until I achieve perfect control. 

And I have to repeat that for each spell. 

On top of all this, I'm transforming the state of Mana from Neutral to Elemental, making it a two-step process.'

Leus realized that each way has its pros and cons

'When I chant a spell, I turn my brain off and repeat the words, which is easier and uses less mana.

On the other hand, Silent casting is hard at first, but once mastered, it's even easier than chanting. It's ready instantly, Turning my thoughts into reality. 

The only downside is that it needs more mana, but I'm planning to solve that issue by making my mana pool bigger.'

As Leus gained experience with magic, He began to understand how things worked on a fundamental level

'It's much better to understand what I'm doing rather than just doing it'

Sadly, This wouldn't make things any easier, But it was useful nonetheless.

Right now, Leus was two years and five months old, And he decided to start training on converting Neutral Mana to Elemental Fire Mana

'It took me two months to master converting Mana to Wind Mana.

I'm curious if it'll take the same time for Fire'

However, A bit after he started, He noticed another difference

The process felt much clearer, Not only that

'Transforming Neutral mana to Fire mana not only consumes less mana than Wind but it's also easier'

His progress was noticeably faster

'I feel like I'm progressing at twice the speed'

'I wonder what's the reason for that ...'

He pondered about it for a while, But only one thing came to his mind

'Perhaps it's because of my Affinity?

'I should find out more about this after I try more Elements'

This new realization improved his mood

But he quickly pushed all these thoughts away

'I need to get back to training'