《SPIRIT》 Prologue - Life Ended (EDITED) Just fifteen years ago when I was 19 I thought nothing can stop me from doing what I wanted. I went partying every night and one day one of my mate urged me to sell some drugs for him. I was unsure but the pressure eventually came and I agreed to sell them. It was my first time doing something illegal so I wasn''t sure who to sell them to. My mates told me to go to this karaoke place as that is where he usually sold them. I went to it and looked around if anyone was interested. I saw this man wearing sunglasses talking to some girls, ''he looks like the type that would buy them'' was what I thought but I was so wrong. As soon as I walked up to him and showed him the drugs he immediately took cuffs out. My whole body trembled and I tried to run away. Running, I knocked down many glass bottles and they smashed in to pieces while trying to get away but before I can he pushed me down on the floor and started yelling. I panicked and grabbed the nearest thing possible... I grabbed the smashed glass and stabbed him. The blood from his chest flowed down on the floor. I didn''t know what to do. When I came to my senses I was in court and was judged guilty plus 15 years of imprisonment for selling illegal drugs and murder of a policeman. I can see my parents crying in the corner. They must hate me for going down the wrong path. When I was in jail they visit me every week but it slowly went down to every month then to every year. One day they didn''t come anymore. I got anxious so I went to phone them on the number they showed me two years ago. I phoned them again and again then someone picked up, it was my mum. I instantly felt relieved because I thought they had an accident or something. I spoke to her "Mum, it''s me Jay" "J... Jay..." "Mum, how have you been? When are you going to visit me again?" It was so long ago since I heard her voice. I wonder when she is going to be visiting me again. I missed her so much. It''s funny isn''t it, when I was young I treated her poorly. Most of the time I ignored her and now it is me that is calling her. Just when I was about to say something else I heard on the other side of the phone the conversation of my parents. " DEAR! Our son just called! What should I do!" Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. "What! Who cares about him. Just end the call!" My heart instantly shattered and when I was about to say something the line got cut off. I''ve been abandoned. Time passed by slowly and I finally turned 34. Tomorrow is the day I get sent back out and be released from this prison. Since this is my last day at prison my mates that I befriended inside celebrated with me. They threw me a party even though it was just a cake made out of mashed potatoes. It still tasted great, it was the best cake I have ever tasted. We tried to stay up late but the patrols eventually caught us and we had to go to sleep. My day of release has finally came. My first step out of this gate is the day I will restart my life. Even without my parents i can do just fine. The first thing I started to do was to find my mates. I haven''t seen them for a long time. With a lot of searching I came to the house he is now living in. With a few knocks on the door a man in his mid 30s came out. He has a rough beard and messy bed hair. I knew it was him at first sight but he came to ask me who I was and when I answer he immediately slammed the door on me. At this moment I knew that I was alone. No family and no friends but I still have a future. With this in mind I tried finding a job but with no resume and a criminal background I had no luck. While walking down the streets in disappointment, it started pouring all of a sudden so I ran under a bridge for shelter. I squat down to wait for the rain to subside. I then heard a sound. It was a cat''s purr. I walked towards the sound and saw a little cat in a cardboard box. It had large round eyes and a soft black coat of fur. Just when I was about to pick it up it ran out of the cardboard box and into the rain. I got worried and chased after it. Although I could have just left it alone, I couldn''t. It was similar to me in an aspect, it was abandoned. The black cat ran onto the road and coincidently a car was about to crash into it. Without thinking of the consequences I chased after it. CRASH!!! I looked into my arms, the cat was not injured, I felt relieved. People started gathering around me. The floor was stained red and slowly the light drifted away. Chapter 1 - Arrival In New World I am dead. I died protecting a cat. But why can I still think. Shouldn''t I be having no conscience and be sent to heaven or hell. The place I am now in is tight. I can''t move my body or open my eyes but walm, I feel warmth, am i still alive? Suddenly a bright light shone. And the area around me is pulsing. It is squeezing on me tighter as I move towards where the light is coming from. I''m out. I came out of the place I was in before. I can use my nose to breath. The first breath of air taste so great. I can move, my body felt heavy but i can move. I swung my arms in the air and screamed. Huh... I was screaming but... I am also crying, I haven''t cried in years but now as a 34 year old man i cried. I opened my eyes forcefully trying to stop me crying as it was embarrassing. As soon as I opened my eyes. I see a man who held an expression that can only be described with the word blessed. He was a young man in his early 20s with short light brown hair and green emerad eyes... I wonder why he is looking at me. I then realise he is not just looking at me but carrying me. I tried to struggle my way out of his arms but he then carried me off into the arms of a young girl. She is in her late teens? But has a very tired face although she is has a really bright smile. This girl is very pretty, long bright red hair and a small face. She out wits any model that I have seen in magazines but wait red hair. Girls these days dying their hair red. I wanted to ask them why they are holding me, a 34 year old man, but then I look at myself. My big hands have turned small and my body is that of a baby. No way! I really died. I then looked back onto the couple. They are my parents. Suddenly my eyes felt heavy and I closed my eyes. When I woke up the first thing I did was look around myself. I was in this wooden cradle. Around the room I can see a huge bed next to the cradle, the young girl which I should call mum was lying in, and some wooden draws, candles and a few decorations. The room was made out of wood and was quite spacious. Why were they using candles though? Suddenly I felt a pull in my stomach. I was hungry. Since I am a baby I might as well cry. I started crying and found it rather easy. Moments later the young girl called out in this weird language. I know that I''m definitely not smart but this language is something I haven''t heard of. The young man which i should call dad is now carrying me towards mum. Breast feeding. I haven''t come in contact with any female for 15 years of my past life so i should be quite horny after seeing those breast but no. I felt nothing. I wonder if this is because of my body becoming a baby or because she is my mum. Either way it doesn''t matter because the milk that I am having right now is really warm and tastes great. It is much better than the prison food that I had in my past life. After the meal I was held onto her shoulders and was patted on my back. I gave the loudest burp I ever made. My parents looked at me with a suprised look so I gave them a smile and they started laughing. I too felt it was funny so i started to giggle with them. Later on my dad went out of the room and my mum played with me. Even though she looks dead tired she is playing with me. I felt so guilty towards my past life''s parents. I''m sure they loved me but I turned out to be such a bad boy. No regrets this time. I swear I will love them and care for them till the day I die and try my best in this life to make them proud. I patted on my mum''s head trying to tell her to sleep but she talked in this language about something and smiles. I was placed beside her and she fell asleep. I too fell asleep. If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. A few month later, I was getting used to my body and can crawl at the age of three months! My parents were suprised since baby usually starts crawling between the age of six to 10 months. Since I know how to crawl, I went exploring around the house when my mum wasn''t looking. It took me a while to explore the whole house as the interval between each of my crawls were quite short. My mum always seem to come after me and carries me back into the room each time after I seemingly go missing. During my adventure around the house I discovered 4 rooms. There was our (me and my parents) room, a kid''s room, a study room and a large library. There was one door that I see as well but my mum wouldn''t open it for me. During these three months I have learnt to understand the language my parents are talking in, maybe the reason is because I have a babies adaptability. I also went in the library and pulled out a book but I can not read at all. It just looks like scribbles to me. I wanted to ask my parents to teach be but I reconsidered since a three month old baby talking is a bit unusual, well practically scary. I better ask when I''m older. My dad is a busy man. He goes out every day when the sun comes out and comes back within a few hours. Everytime he comes back home he has with him a huge bag filled with dead animals. From what I can tell. It is mostly rabbits and foxes. I wonder why does he hunt them and in such quantity. Isn''t there any animal protection law? Dad then starts skinning them from their meat and packed them in different bags. The skinning part was quite gruesome but I got used to it since it seems quite natural in this world. He than leaves the house again probably to sell the pelt and meat since everytime he comes home i could see his pouch filled and jiggling. I noticed that this world has no technology since there isn''t even any electricity. I climb onto a chair and look through the window. There is many houses that look like they were made in a medieval age and a huge forest is surrounding this place. By the look of it I am living in a small village that has around 600 house. By the way I found out what my name was. My name is Neil Caesar and my dad''s name is Lance Caesar and my mum''s name is Karin Caesar. I tried to climb back off the chair but at the same time my mum came into the room. I got distracted and fell off. BANG! *MAIN CHARACTER CAN UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE* "NEIL! WHY DID YOU CLIMB ON THAT CHAIR" Ouch.. I hit my scraped my knee and it started bleeding. I tried to act like a normal baby would so I cried. Seeing me cry mum calmed herself down and reached for my knee. "God of life and light, heal this troubled soul with your mighty powers, CURE" After she said those words. A bright blue light glowed where my scrapes were and it healed. My jaws were left hanging. Not only was I in a world of adventures, it is even fantasy. A world of magic. Thats it! I am going to learn that. Chapter 2 - 2 Years Old It has been 2 years since the time I have decided to learn magic. During those 2 years I asked mum to read me some books which I slowly began to learn how to read. It seems that my baby body is learning quite fast because in only 1 year I have learn''t how to read by myself. I guess my parents still doesn''t know that I can read as they talk to me with a baby tone and try to take my books away when I hold onto them. Though one time they tried to take the book I was reading away. I went to grab another one again and again so they just left my books alone. In those books I managed to learn many facts of this world. First of all this world is called ANEX and has three countries and unmapped land. By this I mean, this world has huge amounts of unmapped land and because those lands are filled with strong monsters, many people who ventured into those lands lose their lives. Those unmapped lands are called MYST. The three countries are called OPELLO, DORAX AND LIFAM. OPELLO is a free country in the North where the two major races live side by side. The races are human and beastmen. These are the only humanoid race that exist. We will talk about those later. Back to geography. LIFAM is a country in the South that has huge discrimination against humans as the majority of the citizens there are beastmen. DORAX is a country in the West and is a just like LIFAM but instead of discrimination against humans, it has discrimination against beastmen. These three countries are only separated by a long and wide river which goes in three different directions. This river is called the ZAKAMON. In another book about races I found information that is highly unscientific in my past life. There are two main races in the world. The human and beastmen. They are the only humanoid races and both of these races have something to do with spirits. Humans are born with their own individual spirit. Spirit takes the shape of an animal and that animal spirit becomes your partner in life. Your animal spirit can be summoned whenever you want. Depending on your actions your animal spirit can grow. But just because they grow in strength does not mean your human self will grow as well. For humans to grow they take the hard way around while your spirit just leech off your training. Also for humans, the animal your spirit that is going to transform into is completely random. Your parent''s spirit can be a cat and a dog and your spirit can be a bear. The spirit is the human''s companion till one day the human will die. Spirits themselves cannot die. When they get defeated in battle they will disappear till you summon them again. Beastmen are practically the same as humans as they too are born with their own individual spirit. But the major difference between beastmen and human are that the spirit in the beastman are fused into their bodies and the animal they take shape of comes from genetic. If your parents have a cat spirit or a dog spirit then you could be either one of those and that spirit would get fused with your body before you''re born. Being a beastmen means you would have higher attribute in particular categories. An example is when your spirit is a boar then you would get born with higher strength than a human but lower intelligence. A beastmen also has characteristics of their spirit. The reasons why some discrimination exist in some places are because of the knowledge and information these places provide. It is rather thankful that I was born in the country OPELLO. Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website.Besides these two races there are many monsters as well. These monster existed way before the existence of mankind and there are too many to count. All those except human and beastmen can be counted as monsters. Even animals can be counted as a type of monster. These books have gave me an understanding of this world. It is very different than my old world as murder or a dual to the death is a very common thing in this world. The death of the policeman is still weighing on my mind but since I have decided this is a new start. I am going to start anew. By following the instructions of a beginners magic book I went into a meditating state of mind. With this method I can feel my mana revolving around the inside of my body. First I tried moving my mana around my body going faster and faster but in less then a minute the mana was all gone. After 10 minutes the mana came back so I tried it again. This time it lasted a bit more than a minute. I looked through the book but it doesn''t tell me why my mana pool grew. I thought this is a good practice method so I trained like this every day for two hours. I also spend reading books and running around the house trying to get some exercise done. My tasks now are to get 2 hours of mana training, 1 hour of running, 30 minutes of body stretches and the rest can be for reading or playing with my parents. I try to do this everyday if I can and I might increase the time later when I grow older. My father is at home today and took us all out to eat dinner. We went to a restaurant that was popular in this village. The food that they served here was similar to chinese food we have in my past life. They had fried rice and buns but instead of pork it was rabbit meat. Although the taste was quite good. While we were eating some drunk people sitting in the table beside us were flipping the tables and chairs. Everyone in the restaurant just stared at them but my dad stood up and went towards them. "Would you please mind your manners. Many people are trying to have a quiet dinner" "*snort* Whhy sshould i caare aboutt them!" One of the drunk man started taking out his sword and so did my dad. They summoned their spirits. My dad had a horse spirit and the drunk man had a lizard spirit. Both of the spirits were 2 meters in height. WOW! I never thought spirits would be that big. The spirits clashed with each other and so did the two men. My dad dashed towards the drunk man and they began exchanging moves. CLING! CLANG! Noises and sparks can be heard from the exchange. A fearsome blow then comes from the drunk man from below but fortunately dad blocked it. With a fast swing dad knocked the drunk man''s sword out of his hand. At the same time dad''s horse spirit uses his back legs to stomp onto the lizard spirit. Chapter 3 - Convincing Mum WOW! Dad looked so cool for a second there. Even though I may be mentally older than him, I have never seen anyone move so fast in my life before. During the first encounter both men rushed to each other. The drunk man was half a head taller than my dad and his muscles are twice as bulged but dad was more faster. His ability to battle using the sword was swift but strong. After those several minutes of exchange that man tried to piece my dad from below with a hidden sword but my dad saw through it and with a motion of his sword, the opponent''s sword falls to the ground. Dad then place his sword on the man''s neck. That man''s face went instantly pale, he must be sober now. "Do you admit defeat?" "I...I do" My dad placed his sword back in its sheath and dismissed his horse spirit. After that he went to talk to the restaurant owner. It seems the owner thanked dad rather than asking him for compensation. The one who needs to pay was the drunk, now sober man for all the damage he has done to the restaurant. While I was recalling how the fight went dad came up to me and lift me up high. "So, does your dad looks cool or what?" I looked at him and nodded fanatically. He and I both smiled at each other until mum ruined the moment. She pulled dad away by the ear and gave him a long lecture about fighting in front me. After dinner we walked back home and during that time dad told me many stories about himself when he was an adventurer. Apparently he retired from adventures when he married mum. Mum was a florist that dad had met during his adventures and had fallen for her at first sight. He proposed many times but got shot down. Despite this when she went to the forest to search for some new flowers, she got lost and was attacked by a huge bear, dad went to her rescue and defeated the bear himself. Mum was moved by his actions and accepted his love. They got married and dad became a hunter in the village mum was born in. It was a typical ''fall in love with your hero'' story that you usually find in novels but because of this they had me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I had turned 3 years old last month and my parents have moved me into the kids room next door. It has been 10 months since dad''s fight at the restaurant. It shouldn''t be that absurd for a three year old to request their parents if they can learn from their dad. The sun has gone down and our family was just about to have dinner when I asked my dad a request. "Dad, teach me how to fight like you" But before my dad can answer he got cut off by mum. "NO" "Why mum?!" "You''re too young and what if you get hurt" Mum looked really worried and stare towards dad. Dad looked helplessly back at me. I rolled my eyes back at dad. Why is he so chicken in front of mum. "Mum I understand you want me to be safe but without learning how to fight I would never survive in this world. I would get labeled as a weak child who hides behind my mother''s back and would be unable to protect people I care about. I want to protect you too" I tried my best to convince mum to let dad train me in the way of the sword. While I blurted all those reasons out, I confidently held my head high. My mum sighed and asked. "I see... you won''t change your decision?" A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation. I nodded without hesitation but then my mum''s dispirited look quickly changed into a strong determination. "I will let your father teach you the sword but only when you have learnt healing magic from me" "REALLY MUM!" I get to learn magic as well. YES! "Neil, don''t get that excited. The only magic I know are basic healing spells and before that we need to know your mana level. 90% of the human population don''t have mana at all. Some might gain it during years of hard training but even if they do, their mana is almost non-existent. Only 10% of the human population have mana and around 3% have enough mana quantity to become a mage. If you don''t have enough mana, your spell''s can only reach the basic limit. Like your mum here, I only have enough mana to learn the basic healing spell, CURE." After hearing this I felt dejected as my mana disappears after three hour of meditating even after 3 years. I feel it is not enough. "Next week, when your dad has a day off work, he will take you to the nearest town to get you tested at a Mage Guild to see if you have any mana. If you don''t have mana then you won''t train in the way of the sword till your 8. Are you clear?" "Mum I have a few questions? Why do we need to go to a town? and what is a Mage Guild?" "Neil, our village is small and it doesn''t have any guilds. A Mage Guild is a place where mages gather to research and it is also a place where they test your mana quantity. There are three organisations out there and they are the Adventure Organisation, the Warrior Organisation and the Mage Organisation. Each organisation has thousands of guild branches and every town and city must have at least one of them." "What is an Adventure Guild and a Warrior Guild?" "An Adventure Guild is where adventurers gather and receive quests to finish. Each quest has their own level of difficulty and rewards. A Warrior Guild is where warriors gather. Warriors can be from archers to knights to monks. In a Warrior Guild there are training centers where you train and spar with others. You can even join all of them at the same time as long as you qualify their enterence exams. Any more questions?" I shook my head. I was satisfied, at least for now. First of all I need to meditate more to expand my mana pool. In my mind I have constructed a timetable of how this week will past till I need to get my mana tested. The bigger the mana pool the more mana I will have and a better chance of me being included in the 3%. The next day, after I had my breakfast I went back into my room and went into my meditating state of mind. I started moving my mana around my body as usual but this time I moved my mana at a faster rate then before so I can get twice the results in every hour. After the hour is over I rested for 30 minutes for my mana to replenish and I repeated this three times. Four hours passed by in a flash. I got hungry so I went to ask my mum for lunch. My dad went hunting as usual and my mum stays at home to take care of me. Since she is a florist she could stay at home and tend the garden. By selling the flowers that she grows she also helps with the living expenses. After lunch I ran around the house for one hour and did some body stretches. Next I went into the garden to help my mum with gardening. Once gardening was finished I went back to my room to do my meditating. I repeated what I had done this morning till it was dinner time. I spent my whole week doing this repeatedly till the day of my mana testing. Chapter 3.5 - Karin Caesars POV My son, my little Neil is born. He was born with my red hair and his dad¡¯s green emerald eyes. My son seems to always understand me, like when he was just born, I was extremely tired, at that time I was positive that he patted my head to tell me to sleep but when I think about it now it must of been my imagination although it did startle me. Neil is a very fast learner. He learnt how to crawl at the age of 3 months. During this time he crawled everywhere, every time I wasn¡¯t watching he vanishes so I had to go searching all over the place. Each time I find him, he was always looking around the house, it¡¯s like he was exploring. There was one time Neil was watching his father skinning the animals and looked like he was in deep thought, he then frowned. A baby at the age of 4 months was frowning; I wonder what he was thinking at that time? One day when I went into the room I saw Neil falling off the chair, my heart thudded against my chest like a jackhammer, instinct kicked in and I ran towards him. Knowing he was injured I yelled at him but seeing him cry I calmed down. To reassure myself I used my healing spell to cure him. The scrape on his knee instantly cured and the look on his face at that moment was priceless. His jaw hung open as he stared down at his healed knee in awe. The favourite place Neil likes around the house is the library. At first he took out some books and flipped through them but obviously he didn¡¯t know how to read yet as he was only 6 months old. He shoved the book to me so I asked him if he want to read it. He nodded. I was astonished he knew what I was talking about, my son has to be a genius. I read him the books that he brings me and he never got bored of them. He didn¡¯t move around or get distracted by anything, he just listened quietly. When Neil took his first step we were completely dumbfounded, he was only 10 months old on top of that he didn¡¯t need any assistance at all. He learnt how to run around the same time and ever since then he runs around the house every day as well as doing some odd movements. The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings. Neil was full of surprises, at the age of 1 he said his first words, and it came so naturally like he already knew how to talk. Sometimes he looks mature for his age, one time I saw him grabbing a book to dinner so I took it away, he left and went to get another one. I talked to Lance about Neil¡¯s development and we both came to a conclusion that our boy is a genius. His mind grew so fast that I¡¯m afraid he will not fit in with others. At the age of one and a half Neil does not tell me to read to him anymore instead I see him opening the books from the selves himself and just sits there for hours reading. He learns so fast that i''m not even surprised anymore. He is a genius. There was a disturbance at a restaurant when we were having dinner and Lance had a duel with one of the drunken man. Lance was showing a bad example. Why would he fight inside the restaurant, he should have fought outside and away from my Neil. The violence is going to affect him. NO!! My son got affected by his muscle headed father. At the age of 3...3! He asked if he could learn swordsmanship. Obviously I refused since he is so smart; he could have become a scholar instead of a brute but I can¡¯t convince him, his eyes held a resilient determination. Instead I made a condition, since there is little chance he would have mana the condition was in my favour but if he does have mana it would be alright either way as he would be able to heal himself if injured. During this week Neil has been spending most of the time in his room, although he still helps me with gardening, he spends hours in his room. I wonder what he is doing that would require such privacy¡­ Chapter 4 - Outnumbered ¡°Neil! It¡¯s time for breakfast. You need to get ready. Your dad has already had his breakfast, he¡¯ll leave you behind¡± ¡°I¡¯M READY! DON¡¯T LEAVE ME BEHIND¡± After breakfast my dad and I left the house. The town we are going to is called EDGE TOWN, the town is specialised in crafting and many adventurers visit to purchase weapons. The weapons that they sell are high quality. It takes half a day to get there from my village via walking and to arrive there we have to go through LAR FOREST. LAR FOREST is a forest occupied with monsters. The monsters there are not that powerful but the breeding rate of these monsters are too high thus too many to destroy. Since LAR FOREST is just on the side of EDGE TOWN many adventures go there to train. Nearing the end of our journey toward EDGE TOWN we are now walking through LAR FOREST but suddenly my dad stopped, I also stopped and turned towards my dad. ¡°Dad¡­ why are¡± ¡°Hush¡± Before I could finish asking my question, I was cut off. My dad took his sword out of his sheath and call out his horse spirit. He stared straight at the trees on his left the then his right. ¡°Neil, when I count to 3 run towards the town. After you arrive go to the town¡¯s guard and ask for assistance¡± ¡°What do you mean assistance, dad.¡± ¡°3¡­2¡­¡± ¡°Dad?¡± ¡°1 GO!¡± Suddenly goblins, many goblins rushed out from the left and right. There are around 100 of them. I started getting cold feet; this is the first time I have ever seen such ugly creatures in my life, if I run now will dad still be alive when I return. I looked in the direction of town, it would take about half an hour to go there and I need to call for help too. Would I make it in time!? ¡° HURRY! GO¡± OH STUFF THIS! I braced myself and ran towards to town, without looking back I ran at full speed. From behind me I could hear the spirit neigh and sword clashes. Please be alive when I return with the guards. I finally arrive¡­ Huff¡­ Huff I can¡¯t rest yet, I ran towards the town¡¯s gate. The guards that were patrolling were in disbelief because a three year old kid was running towards them at full speed. The guards then bob down and asked me what happened. I told them about my dad and the goblins, one of the guards ran quickly to his supervisor and the other guard told me to stay here and wait for their return but I refused. I had to go with them; I couldn¡¯t just stay here being safe while my dad could die. A man then step towards me, he was in his late 30s and had a stoic face devoid of emotions. ¡°You¡¯re a burden¡± He is right. I¡¯m just a three year old who does not know how to battle. What help can I do¡­ ¡°Then promise me. You have to save my dad¡± The stoic man then smiled, he wasn¡¯t emotionless after all. The guard¡¯s number up to 50 and they all ran towards where my dad was. I can only wait as their backs disappear into the forest one by one. I sat down onto the floor and the guards that were left behind tried to console me but it does not get through. I sat there for a long time, not moving at all, my heart beat was thumping so hard that I get this painful feeling in my chest. Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. At that time Lance Caesar was battling with 100 goblins, thankfully he has his spirit there with him so the burden was lessened but the fight was getting dangerous by the minute. A blow comes from the goblin from his right, Lance blocks it but then another blow comes from a different direction, he blocks that as well. The assaults from the goblins are not slowing down at all, instead they get faster. It forced him to step back. Step by step he moves back from the incoming blows until he came to a stop, his back was facing a tree. All of the goblins swung their sword at Lance and with nowhere to go Lance tries to block it with his sword. He managed to block some attacks but some went in and he suffered a huge sword wound on his chest. Neigh! The horse spirit comes galloping towards the wall of goblins surrounding Lance. The horse spirit¡¯s name was Quin and it is a prideful spirit. It never lets anyone other than Lance ride him. Quin lifts his front legs and stomps on the goblin wall. With Quin stomping around in a fury the wall of goblins get smashed flat onto the ground in no time but even if those goblins were dead there was still more than half left. With a deep wound on his chest Lance jumped onto Quin¡¯s back. He had no choice but to be protected by Quin till the guards come. He cannot faint because if he loses consciousness then Quin will be dismissed and he will truly die. Moments later the guards arrive at the battle scene and see many corpses of goblins on the ground. The scene looks like it has come straight out of a picture from hell as blood was all over the place, on the floor and on the trees; blood was dripping from the leaves onto the ground. Some of the goblin¡¯s corpses were beyond recognition as they were a pile of flesh. The scariest of all was despite the many corpses, there were still more goblins that were alive and a horse spirit is trying to trample them down. On the back of the horse spirit was a man with a large wound on his chest, his complexion was as pale as a ghost. When the guards saw this they rushed toward the goblins. The goblins were pushed back and seeing so many enemies they retreated. The guards quickly took Lance back to town. I was getting impatient with waiting and asked the guard when they will come back. Just when I said it, the guard yelled ¡°THEY¡¯RE BACK!¡± I turned around and saw the guards coming back, I ran towards them and they opened up a path for me. It was not a good sign. My heart instantly dropped when I see my dad full of blood with a large deep wound on his chest. Blood was dripping on the floor and didn¡¯t seem to stop. I ran towards him and kneel on the ground. Why did I leave him there! Dad opened his eyes and looked towards me. His face was so pale that anyone that sees him would think he would die anytime now. ¡°I¡¯m sorry; I won¡¯t be able to see you grow up¡± ¡°No, that won¡¯t happen; you¡¯re not dying on me¡± Even if there is a small chance, I will still try. Wait, there is one, the healing spell. I searched through my memory, trying to remember what my mum recited. ¡°God of life and light, heal this troubled soul with your mighty powers, CURE!¡± Chapter 5 - Mana Test A small blue light appeared on my dad''s chest, it''s not working, the healing spell is too weak.. Realizing this I tried pouring all my mana into it. The small blue light started to grow and shine brighter. A blinding light is excelled; rays are coming from my dad''s body. The guards had their eyes open wide, not realizing what is going on, they had never seen something like this happen since every spell has their limits but what they saw was a basic healing spell becoming more proficient and stronger. Although the duration of the spell lasted 5 seconds, my body felt heavy and slow. My mana pool was completely drained and eventually the blue light that had appeared on my father''s chest had faded away. Examining my dad''s body through drooping eyelids, I could see that it worked, it actually worked! There was no scars or gashes on his body, they completely healed. A small smile crept up on my face. At least he''s okay now. I turned towards the guards and asked "Where can we stay till my dad wakes up?" I may have healed him, but he did lose too much blood. One of the guards, the same guy who called me a burden, walked towards me, kneeling down beside me and my father. He had short black hair; he had sharp and determined violet eyes. He looked like he was at least in his late 30s. "Boy, my name is Leo Aiken; I''m the captain of these fellows. You can both stay at my place till your dad wake up." "Thanks for letting us stay with you Sir Aiken. My name is Neil Caesar and my father is named Lance Caesar. I''ll make sure we repay you for being so generous towards us." One of the guards carried my dad as we walked towards Sir Aiken''s house. It was located in the eastern part of town. We arrived at a two story house, it was quite big and had 5 rooms, me and my dad stayed in the guest room. The guest room was made out of polished timber. We had two double beds, both on opposite sides of the room. The guard placed my dad on one of the beds that were placed next to the window and left the house. Sir Aiken told me to rest first which I nodded. He then left us alone. I took one last glance at my father peacefully sleeping and then I went to bed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My eyes cracked open, sun rays shining in my eyes. I turned to the side and saw my dad, and I sighed in relief. I really hope he wakes soon. Since we are already in town, I might as well go to the MAGE GUILD and test my mana proficiency so we can leave once my dad wakes up. Mum must be getting worried about us. I walked out of the room and down the stairs towards the lounge. I could hear noises in the kitchen. I walked towards it and saw a woman with long brown hair that reached her hips. The unusual things about her appearance were that she had long floppy ears, above her ears were two horns curling backwards, and she also has a short white tail. As she turned around, I caught a glimpse of her face, she has a mature face and even though she was in her early 30s, she was a beauty capable of capturing many men''s heart. "Oh! You''re awake just on time; breakfast is getting ready to serve. My name is Cecilia Aiken, but you can just call me Cecilia. As you can see I am a goat beastmen. Please make yourself at home." "Good morning, my name is Neil. Thank you so much for letting me and my Dad stay here." The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. "You''re very welcome. Can you help me set up the tables?" She asked with a gentle smile, I didn''t mind helping, it''s the least I can do since me and my dad are staying at their place as freeloaders. I set up the table and down while Cecilia served us both. Looking around, it seems Sir Aiken has gone to work. During breakfast Cecilia asked me questions concerning why a 3 year old would travel with his father to this town, I guess it''s reasonable for people to get curious so I answered truthfully, it''s not like I have anything to hide. After hearing my answer she offered herself to go with me to the MAGE GUILD to get tested which I really appreciated since I don''t know my way around this town. Cecilia showed me around town, giving me a brief explanation of all the buildings we passed. Eventually we then found ourselves in front of a large stone building; it has three levels and on the sign was written MAGE GUILD. After we went in, we were taken to the counter; a teenager girl was at the counter asked us what we need. I told them I need to use the mana orb. The mana orb is a blue sphere the size of a person''s head; it examines the amount of mana that is contained inside the person''s body. The girl gave me a strange look and pointed us to the examination room, it was on the 2nd level to the right and you would see a sign that says ''Mana Examination''. We walked into the room and many adults were lining up to use the mana orb. The first in line put his hands on top of the mana, closed his eyes in concentration, seconds later... The mana orb didn''t give any reactions. The man got irritated and started swearing but the security dragged him away. The second person in line was a girl, she was older than me by at least 20 years, she too like the man before, placed her hands on top of the mana orb, seconds later... The mana orb showed a reaction and glowed, the girl was so happy that she jumped up and down; the other testers in line gave her envious looks which then she ran out of the room. When it was my turn, people around me started laughing; they even started to bet whether I would succeed. Many mage from other rooms also came in to see what was so funny but then they too also started laughing. Cecilia who was beside me stared at them, their mouths shut completely. I walked toward the mana orb and placed my hands on top of it. Unexpectedly a strong pull was drawing out my mana, the mana orb started glowing, slowly shining brighter until it shone so bright everyone in the room was blinded. Seconds later my mana pool was completely emptied and the light slowly dimmed. A bright smile appeared on my face as I turned around. The expressions on everyone''s face were flabbergasted. Cecilia ran up to me and lifts me up high. "I didn''t believe my husband when he told me you were a talented mage but... you are gifted my child!" I too didn''t think I would have that much mana as well. My efforts over these three years were not wasted. The people who laughed at me had their eyes wide open and their jaws dropped. They stood so still you would think they are statues. Since we got my results we should leave, when trying to leave, many mages came up to me and asked if I wanted to be their disciples which I flat out refused. Who do they think they are? Before my anger got the best of me, Cecilia dragged my hand and ran off trying to lose those irritating people. We then went back to her place, when we arrived we saw a lady who stood in front of the house. A familiar lady, her long bright red hair was swaying in the wind. As she turned around to face us, my jaw dropped open in shock.