35 Chakra for Zeno (2/2)
”You said you wanted to be strong because of your mom. Is there a more specific reason?”
Zeno paused. ”No, that's just it. I want to be strong.”
”Are you sure? You can tell me anything. I am your teacher after all.”
”Nope, there's nothing else,” Zeno said, lying. He wanted to tell his teacher about the gang, but he didn't want to bother him.
”Hmm... Alright.” Hoemis knew that Zeno was lying, but he didn't want to press farther.
”Do you think I'll be as strong as you in the future?” Zeno asked, trying to change the subject.
”Maybe not as strong as me, but I'll make you stronger than the current king.”
”Really?”
”I don't lie. Here, I have just the thing to make you stronger. Remember the new energy that was added?”
”Yeah, it was called chakra if I remember correctly.”
”Yeah, that's what it is. You see, unlike mana, it's focused more on the physical aspect of the body.”
Zeno cocked his head to the side. ”What do you mean?”
”People who use mana will usually spend some, if not most of their points on intelligence and dexterity, because intelligence strengthens their mana, right?”
”I think? I've never been to school.”
”Same, I've also never been to school, but don't worry about it. The good thing about chakra is that it doesn't rely on intelligence to be stronger. It is strength-based, meaning the more strength you have, the stronger your chakra is. It doesn't end there, chakra can also do most, if not all the things that mana can do.”
”So does that mean chakra is better than mana?”
Hoemis shook his head. ”Not exactly. None of the two are better than the other, they are just alternatives, as someone who uses mana can still use chakra. Personally, I prefer fighting close and not far away, so chakra would be my thing.”
Zeno was a bit confused, but he got the general gist of it. ”So chakra if you want to fight up close and mana if you want to fight far away?”
”For most of it. Mana can still be used to fight up close and chakra can still be used to fight far away.”
”Then I want to use chakra.”
”Good, because I was planning to teach that to you. By the way, what level are you?”
Zeno checked his status. ”I'm level 9.”