Awaken
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Meditation, the way to develop the midst --- central pool of mana. Well originally, this way did not exist in this world. I just copied it from another fantasy book. Hehe, this seems to be common knowledge among fantasy fanatics.
Every creature has mana particles. The mana particles in the body are based on age and bloodline. Families of mages are richer in mana particles because of hereditary mana particles count --- maximum number depending on age. From the age of 1 - 8, the number of mana particles in the body is small but if you have mage blood, your count is large. For example, if your parents are both mage, chances are high that your mana particles count is high. But if there is no mage in your parents, your count is low, most likely there is little chance of becoming a mage.
With age, your mana particles increase each year. Average age of those awakens is 8. Before you can awaken (a term used for waking up the midst), you need to reach the average mana particle count which is not measured in numbers, but in color and letters. In color, red is the highest, followed by blue and yellow is last. Each color also has also measurement to determine the amount if you are close to the next color. It is measured using the letter from the smallest F to the highest--- A.
In newly awakened, yellow-F is common, yellow-D only occasionally, and yellow-C rarely. In yellow-C, only children of nobles or mages reach this mark on awakening. They are called geniuses because of their abilities that are unusual for their age.
In non-noble families, if there is no mage in the family, they awaken longer than the common age. Others are teen agers and because they have a small mana particles count, they use their mana particles to strengthen their bodies. Instead of mage, they are called anchage.
And most importantly, in awakening, the 'awaken stone' is required.
"Impossible. You're only 4 years old."
"Eh?"
My mother quickly stood up to me and examined my body with concern. My father, on the other hand, had an unbelievable expression on his face.
"Is anything wrong? Are you okay?" Breathless pronunciation of my worried mother.
"Earlier, before my hand caught fire, my chest suddenly hurt." I answered.
My mother slowly looked at my father whose shocked expression was still obvious in his eyes. My father knelt down so we could be the same level.
"Does the fire hurt?" My father asked. I just shook my head in response.
"What is that?" I asked. I haven't read about it in other books of my mother because there are advanced books in the library. No basic knowledge so I can't use other books.
"Aura. The fire-like released from you... a-awake." Mother's answer was slow.
"Awake?" I asked. I already know what awake is but to be more convincing at my age, I still chose to ask. Sorry ... mom, dad hehe.
"When the midst of a body has awaken, storage of mana to be precise, that aura comes out like fire --- which also burns things. But... you are only 4 years old... And... you need an awaken stone to awaken your midst. " Mother said hesitantly. Maybe because she still couldn't believe it, so her response was slow.
"Is it a big deal since I'm young?" I asked like a child. Ugh! It makes me guilty.
My parents nodded. But I couldn't help but twinkle my eyes. So I mean ... I'm a genius! Haha, it's cliche to hear because I expect I have a big advantage, but I still can't believe it.
"Wait, I mean ... Our son is a prodigy?" My father's question glowed.
"Prodigy?" At the same time my mother.
Suddenly my mother hugged me.
Huh? What's happening? Earlier they were smiling and then suddenly my mother became emotional.
I felt my mother's tears trickle down my skin.
"Prodigy or not, it's important that you're safe." Said by my sobbing mother mixed with hiccups.
"Auh... You're so mad Julie you're making your mother cry." Father said jokingly.
"Mama ... Don't cry anymore." I beg leaking out a child side of mine. I'm worried to you know.
My mother just smiled when she let go of the hug. My father also smiled and gave me a thumbs up.
This... The thing I haven't experienced yet. In my previous life I did not even experience the concern of my parents. My nanny only asks me if I'm okay. When my parents ask me questions, they don't even know care from their voices as if they are lifeless.
So this is it... What's family feels like.
"Huh? You'd be stupid if you practiced inside."
I went out of my parents' room. That's where my parents put me to sleep last night after I blew up my room. When I got out, I saw a man whose a friend of my father who was probably 25+ years old. High with slenderness but with defined muscles. His hair is red but it reaches long to his shoulders. Has brown skin--- tan. But the gentle face is different from his physique. Olger is probably his name that I remembered when he attended my third-year birthday.
"Hey! Jul, is your father stupid?" Joking question to me.
"Yes! Stupid dad!" I also jokingly answer.
They stopped and looked at me as if in disbelief. And suddenly they burst out laughing. I just tilted because I was confused why they suddenly stopped and laughed suddenly. I guess it's because of what I said.
I walked into the living room and passed Olger and dad who were joking in front of my room. They fixed my room when my father woke up early in the morning.
As I approached I saw my mother preparing food. I pulled the chair and climbed up sitting on the chair. I put my hand on the table as I swayed my little feet for not reaching the floor.
"Julie, what happened last night? I didn't ask what you did to explode like that." Mother asked jokingly, laughing softly.
"Oh. Mom, it's called meditation." I answered with my voice sound like an energetic child. Of course I'm only 4 years old, I should still act young. Not that I want to act like this forever, I don't want them to feel creep and became disgusted of me.
"Meditation? What's that?"
Ah, their Cintralean isn't all English vocabulary yet. They seem to have only English words and grammar but other words are not from the English I know.
"Don't the mana particles come back on their own when they are used? I do the same but instead of taking them out, I collect them in my midst. Then when it seems to be low, I just let it my body recover its mana particles again." I explain. Really it feels like one of a kind Murim-type technique which includes cultivating like. But let's leave that matter for a while.
"Ah it's like a cultiv process--- huh! Wait, where did you find out about mana particles? I haven't taught about it yet."
Really mom? You should have wondered first how I come up with meditation.
"In your book." My answer.
"You can read?" Mother's question still stuttered in disbelief.
"Mhmm." I nod.
Mother's jaw seemed to fall out in shock. Huh? Haven't 4 year olds read yet? Hehe, I'm really a genius after all...
"Julie, you always surprise me. Last night you woke up in the middle, and now you can read. I thought you were just playing in the study room." My mother came up to me and carried me to my seat. Mom ruffled my hair and spoke.
"If you know anything weird, I won't be surprised. Maybe you're really a prodigy and can easily understand things without teaching it to you but please, even with your curiosity don't try things on your own. After all your still a fragile kid. I was really worried last night."
I just smiled because I didn't know what to answer. The mother sat on the edge of the chair and I sat down as well.
"By the way, what is this med ... meditation?" Mother's question was uncertain. Hoo... Mother's getting interested in meditation.
"Meditation?" My mother nodded like a child. I just smiled before continuing. "It's like this, sitting with your legs crossed and your hands on your knees. Then breathe slowly and think and feel the mana particles in the body. Just imagine that you are collecting the mana particles in the middle. you but of course you have to feel it. " I explained.
"Auh ... That's right. But wait, you're still young. How can you accumulate mana particles if your count is still low. If you think I'm just a healer and your dad is a swordsman, it means your count is also low. "
I just shrugged. I also don't know why I can do that because if I just look and calculate, I only have very small mana particles--- should be. But the amount of mana particles I have is overwhelming of my age. Is it because I was reincarnated and blessed by god? I do not know. Just another hypothesis from unreliable fantasy reference.
"Prodigy or blessed mama?" I jokingly answer.
"Both."
We both laughed as we sat down. I still can't quite figure out why I was given such a gift by the one who reincarnated me. Family and happiness.
"Mama, I don't know what the mage do to increase their color rank."
"Ah. That's how it is son. Some, they practice their midst in the way that you always use magic every day. This way your midst grows gradually because as you use your mana particles from the midsts, it also grows gradually when your mana returns. Some of them increase their mana particles by accumulating from a midst stone to their body to force their mana count to increase. This method is faster because your midst grows faster if there are many mana particles. But of course it shouldn't be too much so this method is not allowed to speed up the child's awakening because they are still small and their midst is still developing. Their body may not be able to handle the excess mana particles because the excess will not accumulate in the midst immediately so it may cause the mana to amok inside the body and it's lethal"
That's right. Meditation is just a cultiv process. Forces to enlarge the midst in such a way that adding mana particles to the capacity of you count. The only thing that differs is cultiv is forcing to enlarge the midst using foreign mana particles. It makes the cultiv process risky if surplus doesn't fit in your midst and boy. Wait, cultiv, it's just shortened word of cultivate.
Maybe my mana particles count is not normal so I can use meditation. But now that my midst has woken up, will meditation still work? Did my count increase?
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