Arcane Awakening

arm sunlight is embracing the sky, radiating onto the green, lively forest. The scene looks

e," Cedric commands me

k, feeling

n't have any magical aura, then of course you can't use any spells, but you can memorize the sim

y itself. I notice that the book is chained up with five strings, not sure what that represents. I stare at it with

ou wie

my head, it's already

tory books. The pages are also empty, which means that this sword is your only power right now. You have to learn how to use it.

he mountain air is really thin and dry, so it's getting harder to breathe. But I'm

s, monitoring me from beside. "Keep you

sh, feeling like I'm almost going

s at a branch. "Then give

at I have to increase the number of workouts, day by day. I hope I'm able to do that except passing out. I

multiple ice statues with his magic. I have to

and head," he suggests to m

sible and fight with my sword. After a while, I figure out their attacking strategy. They move in a rhythmic movement. I make good use of my legs and hands

Cedric comments nonchalantly, as

e my bed and become lost in my sleep kingdom after some t

ere and there with the light of his l

r something. I hear a distant fluttering sound of wings. It's

whispers beside me. ""Here's your first mi

over that he disappeared in

ith a falcon, but it's a literal monster. Its huge red eyes are focused on me, like it's thinking about ho

e this monster down? I try to calm my nerves down and think. I can't reach for its

n me with disgust, like I'm a mere insect. It's obviously underesti

s and bushes with its wings. I whimper in pain as my left leg hits a tree. I think it's broken. But I do

he ground. I jump off its back, my nails digging into its skin and the falc

more screams and whimpers. But I keep cutting and striking its body here and there, like a madman. I don't know exactly when, bu

ompleted my f

weeks

g me up and down, as I just took down a dragon. ""At this rate, you'

t going to happen, teacher. You're such a gre

k of handsomeness. I never saw him workout though, he probably does that instead of sleeping at night. His subtle beard only makes his face shine mo

not sure why I'm sta

he states while examining the dragon's eyes, oblivious to

perseverance for the past month will surely pay off. I came to find out about

be a magic knight? Wh

want to be the greatest

u only want to be great for you

ife, I never considered myself as worthy or neither was someone left to care about me. I want to

hope you do realize that it's going to be a hard challenge for you. You haven't conversed with any people other than me, and they

video game with no controller. People will obviously pick fig

atically. ""I have this. But I'll only use my

cast spells, or to get selected as a knight, I think you have to figure it out yourself.

to inject aura through my bloodline. And I have an anti-magic ability. Casting spells isn't everything. I

ing. Cedric steps ahead and greets her. Apparently he's familiar with her. I

, this is Martha. She was my

meet you,

om, to pack my things for leaving. Honestly, there's not anything of mine, everything belongs to Cedric. He said he'd accompany me to the Grain River

l. I'm becoming tense gradually and starting to doubt myself. But whenever I feel my