Inside a dark cave located deep inside a flourishing forest, Gabriel sat in meditation.
Visible to the naked eye, a whirlpool of Mana formed around Gabriel. As the Mana flowed throughout his body towards his Mana Core, the impurities of Mana are quickly cleansed and refined to the highest quality.
Just then, a ring of Mana forms around his Mana Core. Gabriel felt a surge of strength, coursing throughout his body.
Unlike the descriptions of Mana from the people in the Western Hemisphere of Earth, Mana also strengthened the body significantly.
"Hmmm.....the 1st Circle." said Gabriel as he tightened his fist, feeling his newfound strength.
"The increase in my physical attributes are indeed significant.....but what's more important is that i am able to use spells now."
"Guide, teach me some basic-level spells." said Gabriel "I want something for offense, defense, and auxiliary functions like buffs or debuffs."
["For offense i recommend the "Fireball Spell".]
['For defense i offer you the "Mana Shield Spell".]
["For auxiliary purposes, might i suggest using the "Mana Binding Spell".]
"A binding spell as an auxiliary spell?" said Gabriel in slight confusion "what about buff spells or debuff spells?"
["From my observations of you while under the chameleon protocol, you are not much of a physical fighter."]
["You tend to try to use ways to fight without putting yourself in great harm, usually fighting from a distance throwing molotovs."]
["That is why i recommended these three spells for you. With the "Fireball Spell" you can attack from a distance, with the "Mana Shield Spell" you can block attacks from both far and close distances, and finally, with the "Mana Bind Spell" you can bind your enemies in place, allowing you to hit them more accurately and prevent them from attacking back."]
"So i'm gonna be more of a mage than a fighter?" asked Gabriel
["Yes, but of course you can still choose to physically defend yourself thanks to the enhancements that Mana gives."]
"I'd rather stick with your analysis and go to the Mage route" said Gabriel "transfer the spells information to my mind."
["Very well."]
An influx of information regarding the three spells entered Gabriel's mind. After a minute or two, Gabriel fully absorbed and comprehended the information.
Gabriel stood up and faced his palm towards a direction and chanted. "Fireball!"
A considerable amount of Mana quickly gathered on Gabriel's palm which changed properties and formed a ball of fire.
Once the fireball was formed, it was released from his palm and hits the cave wall, creating a meter-sized crater.
"It's powerful." said Gabriel "is there any chance i can do silent casting instead of chanting the spell?"
["Silent Casting is possible at the 4th Circle."]
"Not far off then" said Gabriel who sits in a meditative position once more "to play it safe, i'll advance up to 4th Circle first before i start my journey as a "Hunter" here in Celestria."
["Your cautiousness is a good trait of yours, but make sure you don't become unduly cautious."]
"I'm just being extra careful." said Gabriel "i'm not addicted to being cautious like that guy on that one anime."
[A/T: Can you guess what anime i'm talking about? :) ]
["What is this.....anime?"]
"It's a style of animated films typically about fantasy, reincarnation, supernatural, etc." said Gabriel
["Film...like those in picture shows on the show box?"]
"Picture shows!?" said Gabriel in a surprised and confused tone "you call them picture shows here?, are you guys ancient of something?."
"And what's with the show box? Really? Show box?.....ahhhhh f*ck it, different world, different everything i guess f*ck....."
A few weeks passed...
Gabriel leaves the dark cave and stretches his limbs. "Ahhhhh.....finally at the 4th Circle."
Outside his Mana Core, four rings revolved around it, denoting his advancement to 4th Circle.
Gabriel now at a much higher stage, swapped some of his spells to higher ones.
For offensive spells, he has: "Compressed Fireball", "Icicle Spear", and "Wind Blade".
For defensive spells, he has: "Mana Dome", "Stone Skin", and "Earth Wall".
For auxiliary spells, he has: "Ethereal Chain", "Mana Sense", and "Wind's Blessing".
[A/T" Descriptions for the spells will be at the end :) ]
"This should be enough for now" said Gabriel
Suddenly, Gabriel heard rustling noises from a distance. "What is that? An enemy?"
("Wind's Blessing!")
A green aura erupted from Gabriel for a brief moment before disappearing. "It doubled my speed for 5 minutes, not bad."
Gabriel then runs off towards the source of the noise.
In just a minute, Gabriel arrived at the source and climbed a tall tree to survey the area. ("Mana Sense!")
Gabriel's eyes glowed bright blue for a brief moment before disappearing.
"Other than myself, there's another Mana Signature here.....estimated to be a 2nd Circle entity.....is it an Otherworlder or a Celestrian?"
["You should be able to see its figure with "Mana Sense".]
"I know but i'm only seeing Mana Signatures....wait...there!!" said Gabriel in a low voice.
Across a cobsiderable distance, a grotesque looking humanoid creature roams around.
It was two meters tall, it had pale skin, and elongated limbs.
["That should be a Wendigo from Revenant."]
"Revenant?" asked Gabriel.
["Revenant is a world that was once a thriving natural ecosystem for humans and animals named "Narra".]
["But one day, an evil entity named "Satyr" who struck terror across five worlds went in hiding in "Narra" which was eventually found by the "Paladin" in which "Satyr" was slain by him."]
["When the "Paladin" left, the corpse of "Satyr" which was filled immense malice and resentment, burrowed itself to the World's Core and corrupted it."]
["With the World Core corrupted, Narra became filled with malicious energy and resentment, transforming the citizens of Narra to demonic monsters."]
["Ever since then, Narra was named to Revenant."]
"This Wendigo.....does it have any weakness?" asked Gabriel
["Just use your spells and kill it."]
"Brute force then." said Gabriel
With Wind's Blessing still active, Gabriel leaped from tree to tree to get closer to the Wendigo.
Now directly above it, Gabriel takes a deep breath and locked in. "Prepare to die....."
("Ethereal Chains!!!")
Beneath the Wendigo, transparent chains erupted from the ground which locked around the Wendigo's legs, locking it in place.
The Wendigo roared and tried to free itself from the chains but Gabriel quickly launched another spell.
("Compressed Fireball!!!")
On Gabriel's palm, a red ball of fire formed which quickly compressed itself to a tenth of its original size.
When it was released, it directly hits the Wendigo's head, blowing its head to burning mush.
Now headless, the Wendigo's body flopped to the ground with the chains around its legs dissolving.
"A 4th Circle against a 2nd Circle....what did you expect would happen?" said Gabriel with a smirk on his face
["...Who are you speaking to?"]
".....I'm inner monologuing." said Gabriel
End of Chapter
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[Fireball]: A basic-level spell which gathers Mana from the palm to form a ball of fire and when released, causes a considerable amount of damage.
[Mana Shield]: A basic-level spell which uses Mana to form a meter-sized shield to block attacks.
[Mana Bind]: A basic-level spell which uses Mana around a target to bind them in place for a few seconds.
[Compressed Fireball]: An advanced-level spell which gathers Mana from the palm to form a ball of fire then compresses itself to a tenth of its size, increasing power and speed, causing a significant to fatal amount of damage.
[Icicle Spear]: An advanced-level spell which uses Mana to form spears of ice and when released, causes significant damage along with minor frosbite effects.
[Wind Blade]: An advanced-level spell which uses Mana to form blades of wind and when released, caused lethal damage to foes.
[Mana Dome]: An advanced-level spell which uses Mana to form a dome around the whole body to block attacks.
[Stone Skin]: An advanced-level spell which uses Mana to strengthen then skin comparable to stone, becoming durable enough to block normal blunt and sharp weaponry.
[Earth Wall]: An advanced-level spell which uses Mana to raise the earth in front of you, forming a thick wall to block attacks.
[Ethereal Chains]: An advanced-level spell which uses Mana to form transparent chains, erupting from the ground beneath foes and locking them in place for a considerable amount of time.
[Mana Sense]: An advanced-level spell which uses Mana to temporarily allows the chanter's eyes to see Mana Signatures and beings with Mana akin to thermal vision.
[Wind's Blessing]: An advanced-level spell which uses Mana to temporarily increase the chanter's affinity with the wind, granting the chanter with enhanced speed for 5 minutes.