Master Of None

The reason that Walker checked to see if Fleur wanted to help was simple. Natural mana.

They both could gather it and they both held a lot of it within their bodies. However, Fleur could manipulate it at a much more fine tuned level. Meaning that she would bring more to her and condense it better so that Walker could learn more from the win grimoires.

He didn’t even need to explain too much to her since she could sense through their bond the goals he had and what he needed. She had also sensed when his mana was absorbed and knew that the twin grimoires were very unique. Something that stood out from the normal books that Walker had spent hours and hours reading.

Without a single hesitation, Fleur began resonating her mana with Walkers to draw and condense more natural mana together with them. It caused enough of a stir to attract the watchful eyes of a few archivists who wished to witness the unique books found and how they might be able to learn about other ancient books.

It was good that there was a space set up now for this since the ambient mana caused a little chaos around them. Nothing destructive but the wind and movement would have made a bit of a mess in a more open room.

The twin grimoires began absorbing his and nFleur’s gathered mana. The amount was much higher and Walker wondered how all this mana was being stored. There were not the same clearly seen mana gems as the books nor were there larger distinct rune formations. Just a clear absorption of mana without any sign that something was changing.

That was only for a moment though. There was a shift as the clasps snapped open again showing the first pages of the twin grimoires and small runes began to appear in flickers around Walker in the air.

They formed a circle sharing their mana with one another in a rotation just as the twin grimoires appraisal had given him. This also allowed for Walker to take the chance at another appraisal and gain a little more knowledge before the mana was absorbed again. But it did bring some clarity.

’The mana cycling method allows for consistent sharing of mana that creates a balance within the grimoires the very same as the flow of mana outside. To manipulate the balance of elemental manas comes with high requirements for understanding. As such that understanding is used to turn the pages of the twin grimoires and activate the various functions of the-’

It wasn’t a lot of knowledge but it was a clear finger pointing in the right direction. From what he could tell this first page of both grimoires was not at all blank. It was covered in hundreds of tiny runes formed through the gathering of very dense elemental manas and then imprinted on a unique paper that allowed for larger amounts of mana to be absorbed within it. Each page might be like this as a base to connect the grimoires to one another and to themselves so the functions were even possible.

’Creating the twin grimoires required challenges beyond what was ever seen at the time. The archmage responsible face the thousand headed hydra and managed to acquire its heart blood as ink to carve rune in multiple forms on the space mana the grimiores take-’

’Utilizing a rare monster called the cosmic jellyfish, the pages of the journal were created. Following the elemental decay of the tentacles of the cosmic jellyfish, there was a blank page created that allowed for high amounts of mana to be stored within. Due to this-’

’After being bathed in natural mana perfectly balanced for a month straight, the runes settled and the ability to permanently bestow skills and spells was added to the twin grimoires. To manage this-’

’The meaning behind the mana added and the true function of the skill or spell must be carved using everything the being wishing to inscribe has. Their knowledge, emotion, and mana beyond all doubts must be offered to create an imprint within-’

The high mana cost to keep the twin grimoires functioning was astonishing. Walker felt he and Fleur were being drained which was not something normal. They had plenty of mana to use here, but their mental resistances were starting to wear thin. It was a massive draw on their minds to be able to both use appraisal together and also feed the twin grimoires the manas they needed to properly remain open and functioning.

The arch mage who created them must have had a massive understanding of mana beyond Walker himself or any other of the current age. They might have been a genius alone or they could have led an entire race. Regardless, they had the power to do something incredible that others could not.

”I think we need to try and turn some pages before we lose the chance.” Walker spoke to Fleur and began influencing their mana to move the pages. It caused even more mental strain though.

Walker was entirely focused were resonating his mana with Fleur. She had been resting a lot due to how much mana she used. She also had duties to the mana she was binded with along with the fact that she was deeply connected to the will of the world. Which meant even as she rested her mana physical form, she was still active. Her mind melded with natural mana and she was most likely using similar skills as Walker to hand out quests in some way or another. Beyond this, it was also clear that she could easily communicate with other spirit race members without being near them at all.

Their focus allowed for the little princess to place the book she had been reading down. Her eyes had flashed as she saw the natural mana being gathered. Every color of elemental manas coming together to become natural mana in balance but also putting pressure on the wisps of space mana was entrancing. She’d never seen such a thing in her life, however short it had been so far.

This inspiration was leading the little princess to understand that if she wished to pursue space mana, then purely utilizing it would not be proper. She had to use the elemental manas and their unified form in natural mana to tap in to space mana properly. Space was bound with all mana, so it made sense that she should allow herself to be in tune with it too.

This subconscious decision had kicked off a change in her own body that would manifest more and more while she grew. The ancient eyes that could see mana were allowing her the opportunity to choose and shape her affinity to be as she wished it to be. Her obsession with learning about space and other magics would always be present along with her quirks, however, she had seen her goals now.

She had a path to travel that was much clearer to her than before. The fog had cleared and Genesis had the tools she needed to achieve her desires.

As the page finally flipped, Walker saw a skill he already had. One that he was surprised was there but still reacted when he poured mana in to it as he and Fleur were already doing. However, it wasn’t just him who had a reaction to it. Fleur seemed to experience the same thing as him.

’Pure mana sense has been learned through the usage of the twin grimiores spell teaching ability.

The skill mana sense, high mana sense, elemental manas sense… are already learned.

The skills are being properly filled.

Origin Mana sense has been learned.

Origin mana sense- passive

All mana comes in from the same source. Whether it is the will of existence or something beyond, all manner is the foundation of everything seen, felt, or sensed. Being able to sense mana in all forms is a key to understanding yourself and all things.

Being able to sense manas with immense clarity and strength allowed for the forms of mana to be more easily understood. It also acts as a sense above the other six senses that may tax the mind at a higher rate.

Original mana is something almost no living being can comprehend but with this skill the potential to sense it and learn from it is there…’

Other than what Walker read, he felt that the mana sense he had became sharper. Not a major difference but like he had just gained a few years of experience using it that he had not had before. It felt clean and clear while he could even sense the smaller inadequacies in the ways he and Fleur mixed the elemental manas. His balancing became more refined than before while he felt there was more about mana itself nagging at the corner of his mind.

That was when he and Fleur lost control of everything and the twin grimoires snapped shut yet again.

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