Chapter 63: Connecting With Prana? Why? (2/2)

”But prana is not merely energy but has a will of its own. Why do you think we are 'connecting' or 'linking' to prana? It's because we are trying to converse with it, synchronize with it, and borrow its powers to use it as our own. Everything in this world contains some amount of prana, but most lifeless things have a negligible amount of them whereas living beings have them the most.”

Arion asked with a clouded gaze feeling that he had gained a new perspective of prana, ”So, are you saying that we have to connect with these pranic weapons or any pranic item to form a proper connection?”

Mei smiled as she gestured with her finger, ”That's right. To use prana that is not originating from you, you need to earn its acknowledgment or form a bond with it to use its prana or power as your own. Otherwise, it will reject you, and you might only harm yourself if you forcefully try to use it or...it may be far less effective in giving you power.”

”It's just like how you always ask for permission to use the belongings of others. But if you have a friendly relationship with that person, then you have more freedom to use their stuff.”

”Wow...that makes sense. So are you telling me these pranic weapons have a life or a consciousness?” Arion asked in quite an amazement.

”Hmm, if they are man-made ones, then it mainly depends on how powerful the creator is since when someone creates a pranic item, they impart part of their spirit, emotions, and will into that item since they are using their prana to forge it. So that energy could give birth to a consciousness, and how strong that consciousness is would depend on the creator, as I said. As for naturally occurring pranic containers, they are very rare but might also provide other benefits.”

”Whoa, I never thought this was how Dreadslayers store extra or artificial prana to use during battles. This sounds exciting but at the same time a bit scary, especially the whole merging part. So you are an Awakened Defier? I can brag about this to others,” Arion said with a beaming smile.

Mei blushed and said, ”There is nothing much to brag about. It's not like I am the only Awakened in the world.”

Arion excitedly asked, ”Say, you faced that Queen Jawfiend, and you used your bow. How many arrows would it take you to kill it?”

Arion already learned how big and terrifying the Queen Jawfiend was and when he learned that he was lying unconscious beside its corpse made them feel like he had a dance with death itself.

He didn't dare imagine what would have happened if he faced it for real.

Mei replied confidently, ”Only one.”

Arion was astonished, ”You mean like you will aim for its heart or something?”

Mei shook her head, ”I don't have to. Just a single arrow of mine could slice its whole body into two halves. It would rather be overkill.”

Although her words might seem arrogant, when she said it sounded as if it came from her pure confidence in her abilities, and the way she said it seemed like she was trying to answer as modestly as possible.

Even though this fact stunned Arion, he believed it since he always felt that Mei was kind of an expert in her own right.

”But don't go about telling others what I can do. I don't want anyone trying to recruit me to join their battles when I want to stay with and support you, hehe,” Mei playfully said.

”Of course, I would never,” Arion said with a chuckle.

'Why would I even let others know how a beauty like you is this powerful as well? Who knows how many might seek her out just for this fact alone,' Arion already solemnly swore inwardly to keep Mei as low-key as possible. Her halo as a Healifier coupled with her mesmerizing beauty was enough to cause chaos.

She then said in a tone of regret, ”But I wish I was there with you when those Jawfiends attacked. It still pains me to think that I almost lost you.”

Arion waved his hands and said as he gave her a comforting hug, ”No need to think about things that already got over. Look at me now. Didn't something good happen because of it? It was all a blessing in disguise. Now I will be in the backyard for some fresh air while you can go take a bath, okay?”

Mei nodded with a soft smile while Arion felt his heart-melting by seeing her pure smile that seemed so elegant and graceful.

He coughed and quickly left since he felt that he might lose control again, especially considering that his lower part had started to misbehave recently.

However, the reason he wanted to go to the backyard was to test some things out he had been waiting to do for a while.