After Akthar left, I dropped down on the bed sighing as finally I have some time to rest as my life is no longer on a timer. However, how could I be left alone as if it is a crime against heaven itself. As though it felt my wish for rest, the stone started to hum in my mind. I was startled and closed my eyes to enter my mental space, to enter the library.
I looked at the orb , I could see the outline of the stone inside, and it was flashing with a red hue . And then it happened.
A beam emerged from the orb, from the stone inside and rose as if infinite. The a voice sounded " Welcome, you who have accomplished the first test. welcome and be proud to be recognized as my apprentice"
"The Architect" I thought as it has to be since this is his legacy but what test, The core blueprint perhaps?... My mind kept running looking for plausible explanation but the stone continued " I have many titles but you have the privilege to call me master ,for now. You have the test as the core you created was theorized by me for those who have the potential to control all elements. "
" I created this legacy as a part of my work to surpass the 9 tier and achieve the 10 tier , I call it Prime magus as the essence is to use all elements as one"
"Prime, huh ...what a bad name." I thought to myself thinking that maybe even the most powerful creature have flaws, like a bad naming sense. The voice seamed to disagree and sounded pridefully" Hah , what a great name , don't you think. However, that's still too far for you greenhorn. you just completed the first test by creating that core but you still can only use effectively your original element and the others may only be used by influencing mana."
"use effectively my original element and the others may only be used by influencing mana ?? .. But I thought mages can only use their element or just neutral mana." The idea that I can use all elements by influencing mana stirred my mind as all the supreme words that should be grounding others was like the greatest inspiring words to me. I needed to rethink my idea of magic and mana and start over my theories, but I soon was drawn again to the voice.
"As an apprentice of mine you should have already felt it; the stone isn't just a legacy holder it also acts as my gifts to my disciples from potential ones to core disciples, each tier has its benefits. the first one , you should have felt it the stone take your mana to influence your speed of thought, as a mage you should understand the importance of this and the higher the mana quantity and quality the better the effects."
This was a huge bomb for me, because I felt it at the vault and thinking back i felt that i was having good ideas more than usual and now that I think of it when i got the essence at the demon king follower's hideout , I could analyse the coordinates of earth on the screen pretty ,and unusually ,easily. It all makes sense now , that feeling in the back of my head calmed down and I was ecstatic as this benefit holds a lot of potential for a scientific mind. Then it downed in me if this is the first benefit , what are the others and the voice continued.
"The other benefit is for all potential candidates that the stone deems worthy and it acts as a purifier for monster cores, you should have used it already but if not it should be unlocked for apprentices, it will help you grow more rapidly as the importance of pure mana can't be understated, also is the library function ,it includes the photographic memory that should have been unlocked by using your original element core, the higher your mana quantity and quality the better and more functions of the library you unlock. As for the benefit of apprentices, you get my knowledge"
The surprises kept coming and many things began to fall in place but how can he just give me his knowledge just like that , that was huge, I was grinning uncontrollably but then he has to ruin it for me.
"not all of it of course, But what I deemed beneficial for an "Initiate" and more. you will have to advance to unlock more, But let me straight, this knowledge is more than you can handle so don't be too greedy , slow and steady greenhorn and keep in mind that i don't keep slackers and failures, you have 5 years to achieve next tier and I mean next tier by MY standards or the legacy will begone and you will be deemed unworthy.
Keep Up the good work so that one day I can see the fruit of my work."
The Orb calmed down and I understood that this should be a recording that the supreme left behind. But to think he just left his experiment and theories as a legacy, in a mana-less world, that was strange?.. Little did I know at that time how lucky I was or how did I get my hands on this legacy in the first place.