6 Marcus and Freya (1/2)
”We can only see three dimensions of the world in our everyday lives. However we already knew of the existence of the fourth dimension and hence parallel worlds thanks to the invasion of the demons”
”We thus spent a lot of our time trying to research parallel worlds and how to contact them. As we know nothing about the other worlds, we could only minimize our losses and hope for the best. We finally came up with a teleportation ritual capable of transporting only one person. Since sending someone into unknown co-ordinates is too risky. What we worked on was trying to summon an otherworlder to our world. That way we will be able to initiate contact, and have a reliable set of co-ordinates.”
”So, My summoning was part of an experiment. How many more have been summoned before me.”
”Only two. One was already dead when he arrived, and the other was an animal that died soon after. We were forced to halt the experiments and could only try to improve our search algorithms. Unfortunately realms similar to ours have a barrier around them that is difficult to get access to. So our only hope is to try through a cracked or weakened spot of the barrier.”
'Holy crap, Vincent's bomb was that strong! Looks like that knucklehead really meant it when he said he would go out with a bang.'
”So you basically sucked me in through a hole in the barrier between worlds”
”Yes, and we barely managed to.
As the wars went on, our world seemed to have been caught in a vicious cycle. Its been centuries since any major development in our civilization. The wars instead of leading to increased development, has been instead looping back to our state after the previous war. So, in order to break free from this phenomenon we finally decided to use our last resort.
Restart the research and seek help from an external variable. An otherworlder.”
”How, interesting. A hero would be the perfect identity of said otherworlder”
”Yes it would, but this is more than an identity, its what we hoped to find. People need hope and what more than a hero that fell from the sky”
”Aren't you being too frank with me. I believe you just told me some of the top secrets of your state.”
”I wouldn't have bothered if you were an incapable individual. We are after all the top brass of a nation, a single wrong decision would lead to disastrous consequences. You are as much of a potential ally as you are a threat. In such cases it would be best to show transparency and sincerity. We wouldn't want to sabotage our cooperation due to unnecessary lies.”
”Furthermore different people require different approaches,
you should no that better than most Mr. Martin. Am i right?”
'This cunning littl- calm down Martin, act like Lucas, act like Lucas!'
”You are as impressive as I was led to believe Ms.Freya. You are right on spot.”
”You flatter me Mr.Martin.” Freya responded adjusting her hair behind her ears.
”I must say I truly admire your way of doing things. Since you have shown me your sincerity, it shouldn't be too much of a problem for me to assist you. One can never have too many friends, now can they.”
Martin outstretched his hand which Freya shook. They both smiled knowingly.
”Now that this is out of the way, let me tell you about the basics of magic in our world.”
”The air surrounding us has elementary particles known as mana present in them. Manipulation of these particles constitutes magic.”
”Magic had been divided into six main branches- light, dark, fire, water, earth and air.
This is mainly because those are the types of crystals we can find. Crystals can be used for storing magic spells like those lights in the halls and complex magic rituals like your summoning”
”Whenever someone comes of age they can choose upto two magic disciplines. This is because the body can only handle two types of mana at a time. Other than the pure elements, there are often subdivisions like ice, lightning, metal, poison etc..”
Freya lifted her hand and a tiny flaming tornado appeared above it.
”Air and fire, those are my disciplines. Pure elements after all have the highest firepower and versatility.”
”Interesting and how do I go about choosing my disciplines.”
”Most people have to be trained to sense the particles and then absorb a low-grade crystal of the appropriate elements. The kingdom will however provide you with two high-grade crystals of your choice. You would then be able to instantly awaken your abilities.”
”I suppose that such high-grade crystals are only available to those high up in the ranks.”
”You're right. We are in fact making a huge investment in you. I hope it would be worth the effort.”
”Me too.”
”I will take my leave now. I will see you tomorrow afternoon. I hope you would have chosen your disciplines by then'
”See, you tomorrow Ms.Freya”
Martin watched on as Freya left the library.
'What a scary woman!' First they requested for his help and they are now already trying to make him feel indebted. Rational people are often way more scarier than evil corrupted ones.
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