As soon as i stepped through the giant door i could smell a sweet scent in the air.


    It was something i had never smelled before and as i slowly breathed it in, I felt a tingling all over my body.


    Hmm? This is... I frowned a little before turning around, ignoring the tingling sensation covering my whole body.


    The doors i had just stepped through were gone, the wide open plains spread far into the distance.


    I looked up and saw the night sky filled with countless clouds. Wait... I was shocked not because of the fact that there was clouds in the sky but rather.


    "How am i able to see that there are clouds in the sky when it''s clearly dark outside" I muttered to myself.


    Before i noticed it the scent in the air and the tingling sensation were both gone. Instead i felt a little more energetic and calm compared to my usual self.


    Could this be... I looked around the wide plains in my surroundings, stretching out almost infinitely. A thought came to me and i crouched down a little, bending my knees in preparation to jump.


    I breathed out slowly and took a deep breath before pushing my legs up and leaping off the ground from a standing position.


    What! I felt a tinge of fear as i found myself rushing high up into the air, easily over 100 meters before briefly hovering at the top of my jump. I felt a sudden rush of fear and anxiety and closed my eyes.


    ........ I see. As soon as i felt myself beginning to fall i opened my eyes and shouted.


    "[Air step!]"


    All of a sudden i stopped falling and felt something akin to solid ground beneath my feet. I smiled a little and breathed a sigh of relief.


    "So this is magic huh. Have my physical capabilities been improved too? Or is that also due to magic i wonder." The realization came to mind so naturally that i felt like i had known it all along. I was a little scared but nonetheless i decided to just go along with it and take things slowly.


    So these plains stretch on for a while huh. I can just barely make out what appears to be a building of some sort far off in the distance. But... I looked at my hand and saw the brand glowing slightly. It wasn''t red like last time but rather a pale green. The colour of the air or wind attribute in an RPG huh.


    Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site.I gave a small laugh at that conclusion and began to imagine myself slowly descending to the ground. I was no expert on the matter of magic but even i wasn''t stupid enough to think that i could stay in the air forever.


    Once i was safely on the ground I looked back at my hand again. The glow had completely disappeared and the brand seemed to slowly fade away as well.


    I pondered for a moment before bending down and placing my hand on the ground. After a few moments i could feel my hand start to heat up a little and the grass around my hand began to wilt.


    "What?" I quickly pulled my hand up and froze. The area within twenty centimeters of my hand had grown black and warped, like a taint or plague had struck it. I looked at my hand and saw that a small rock symbol had begun to take shape below the sword.


    Earth...? Maybe? A small symbol for wind had not formed but i had clearly used an air element before when i jumped.


    I stood up and scratched the back of my head before setting off in the direction of the building i had seen before.


    I hadn''t even walked ten steps when i felt a huge wave of nausea hit me and my body start to feel heavy.


    Could this... be from.... using too much magic? Even my thoughts were hard to form as i felt myself feeling slightly depressed. I tried to take another step forward but fell over and stopped moving. My face hitting the ground and a light snapping sound entering my ears.


    ...Guess i just broke my nose... I grinned a little and then rolled over to face the sky.


    Another chant entered my mind and without hesitation, I chanted it.


    "Oh mother of light and guardian of the day. I beseech thee to lend me your power and bless my body with your divine light. [Healing]"


    I felt my nose going back into place and the nausea and depressed feeling grew more powerful.


    Yep definitely mana exhaustion or something like that.


    I closed my eyes after giving a slight laugh and fell asleep just like that.