Chapter 11: Basics Of Basic Magic
It was around noon, the sun was at its brightest at this time, shining through Emrys's window into his room. The bed was made up and the room was clean without a speck of dust. Making it look like the most perfect room and the best time to rest.
This is a huge surprise because an hour or two ago the bed was dirty, extremely dirty. Before the bed had dark blackish stains all over the sheets. It had looked like someone sweated black sweat.
Now the bed is extremely clean including the room too.
The bed was so clean plus with the beaming sunlight, if one was to wake up in bed at this time they would look ten times more attractive than usual. They would look like some superstar or supermodel.
But to one's surprise, no one was in the bed and even more in the room itself. It was empty with the door closed too.
The only two people that live in the house are not in their rooms as it is breakfast time. As it has almost been two hours since they both woke up, the perfect time to eat a hearty breakfast meal.
One was in the dining room and the other in the kitchen.
In the kitchen, a lady was cleaning the dishes used to make breakfast. Sierra was doing her duties.
In the dining room, a young youth at the age of five was stuffing his face like a hungry pig. Food was going in faster, from left to right.
It was Emrys eating like a blood-lusted hungry savage beast, once again. He ate until everything was gone, but he still wasn't full. The plates were shiny and clean like they had been washed from the start.
Usually, if he ate what he just ate he would feel like a balloon. His stomach would be so bloated and full he could burst at any moment, but now it wouldn't do anything. The food he just ate only slightly over satisfied his hunger.
It seemed this change was caused by the accident Emrys had with chaos.
Emrys walked into the kitchen with plates, handing them to Sierra.
"Sierra, do I look different from yesterday? For example, my height, hair, skin, and muscles?" Emrys asked after handing Sierra the plates.
"Now that you mention it young master you do look different from your usual look. Wait…what the hell! Your eyes are darker and shinier, your hair is darker, your a little taller, your skin looks smoother and darker, and you can see the slightest amount of muscle!" Sierra exclaimed replying to Emrys.
Sierra was generally surprised about the changes in Emrys's external appearance, he almost looked like a new child.
The only thing about Emrys's appearance that wasn't there yesterday was his slight show of muscle and smooth skin.
Sierra didn't notice the changes yesterday because she was too focused on Emrys's safe and healthy as he is her young master, her responsibility. All her attention was on his health, not his appearance.
Sierra had all right to be surprised because how could someone a child at that change in a single. The changes were not small at all either. It was almost as if drugs were taken.
"I knew I wasn't tripping. My body did change a lot, but the muscle, smooth skin, and extra height weren't there yesterday. Was it because of the darkish sweat I had when I was sleeping?" Emrys murmured to himself.
"Did you say something, young master?" Sierra asked as she heard Emrys's mumbling.
"Ahem. Yes, I was saying I also noticed the changes," Emrys lied.
"Maybe it could have been an effect when you tried to sense mana too early."
"Maybe your right, Sierra. Anyway, thanks for the delicious food once again. Also, I'm going outside again."
Finishing his words Emrys began walking to the front door to go do his now daily workout.
Sierra looking at Emrys back thought, 'Young master is so determined and hardworking. Working out his body so maybe he can try sensing mana early.'
There goes Sierra once again trying to guess Emrys's intentions wrong.
The second time. Emrys doesn't work out to try sensing mana early when he already sensed it and even two higher energy sources than mana, one being the source of the universe. If he wanted to Emrys can probably gather mana if he wanted. He's just waiting to be able to gather chaos.
Emrys is working out to train his body to be able to bear his movements with the sword. Emrys was a samurai, once a samurai always a samurai. He has decided he would never abandon the path of the samurai and the katana.
To train in his sword style, he needs a stronger body than the average person. As it took him many years to build his technique in his past life. In his previous life, he was superhumanly strong along with his body and robust sword style. Even though he lived for 60 years his sword style was still incomplete, but still so strong.
With his new life, he could continue his way of the samurai, advancing his sword style. If he trained early, he could advance his sword style earlier.
Emrys arrived at the front door and then went to the back of the house. His usual training spot for now.
An hour later of intense and rigorous training.
Emrys was sitting on the grass floor breathing heavily, sounding like a dog after playing around. Wheezing like crazy.
Emrys had finished his hardcore training. The training was so hardcore authors would rather write 1.5k words a hard thing than to train with Emrys.
Emrys stopped laying down on the ground lazily. Then went into a meditative position. He wasn't trying to do anything dealing with magic. He is trying to get his breath under control.
A few minutes later, Emrys finished his short meditation, standing up and getting ready to return to the house.
Clenching his fist Emrys whispered to himself, "It only took me an hour instead of two to complete my, and I'm not as exhausted as usual. Seems I need to up the training a notch. Whatever happened when I passed out because of chaos I benefited greatly."
Emrys went back into the house and just like before Sierra had prepared him a bath. Before he went to take a bath he went to Sierra.
"Sierra, how do you run the bathwater and water for the dishes?" Emrys asked Sierra looking her dead in her eyes.
Emrys had wondered ever since he went to the kitchen at the core of the family where he used to live. It was mysterious as there was no water source nearby to grab the water for the whole estate.
So he finally decided to ask Sierra because he guessed it had something to do with magic.
Sierra started to explain, "Well I guess didn't read about this since it wasn't important and usually everyone knows about it. I use what we call task magic. Almost everyone can use it. One of the only magic that allows one to manipulate the basic four elements. It can only allow one to do simple stuff like draw water, light a small match fire, slightly help dry clothes, and move dirt dust. Just some menial task. Since it doesn't use that much mana or needs elemental mana one can use it without having a blessing. You don't even need your twelve meridians unclogged, as it's manipulating the mana inside the air or material. Task magic is what I used."
"So just the simplest and easiest magic, the basics of the basics. Thank you for the explanation Sierra that question had been on my mind for a little while," Emrys sincerely thanked Sierra.
"No problem young master."
"I'm going to go take a bath now as my stench is getting worse."
"Ok, the bath is warm just like usual."
Emrys walked away from Sierra heading to the washroom to go take a bath. Due to the postponement of him asking a question his stench increased even more smelling like sweaty onions.
Emrys had finished his bath and dried his soaking wet hair along with his using a towel. Having finished drying he walked to his room and cover his body with his towel.
Arriving in his room he took some clothes out of his dresser and put on some casual clothes: black pants, a white top, and a pair of small boots. Just the usual outfit people wear.
Emrys laid down his back and head on his bed with his behind his neck.
"I need to up my training now. If I keep going through training like today I should be able to start training with a katana in two months. Maybe I can try task magic in the next couple of days," Emrys spoke to himself.
Emrys felt his progress today with his training and decided it was time. While he waits till he turns eight to start his journey as a mage, he can start training on his old path, the path of a samurai.
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