《Soul Insanity》 Magic Ascension Magic was more than just a talent in Eldoria, it was essential to survival and living. For those who possessed it, their strength and mastery over the magic determined whether they would succeed or fail. Zareth Drauthar and his twin brother Kael Drauthar, both now fifteen and about to undergo their first magical ascension, stood at the this harsh world. Their father, Mordred Drauthar, had been preparing them for this day since they were young. Mordred was ruthless guy with strict determination and uncompromising discipline who felt that only through unrelenting adversity and sacrifice could one achieve what they want. His techniques were harsh but successful in hardening the lads'' spirits and minds. As a lesson in mental toughness and detachment, Zareth and Kael were made to kill their pet when they were just eight years old. Zareth and Kael each had their own dog. Zareth killed his dog without a second thought . Kael on the other hand couldn''t do it. Mordred said "Killing is a part of life in this world it is necessary for your survival you should be ready to kill anyone if necessary for your survival that is the lesson my father have engraved in my mind when I was young. KILL OR BE KILLIED" . Kael killed his dog and gave out a cry. Zareth and Kael when 12 years old were cut down on their food supply and forced to live by only getting healed every 2 days for 3 months while undergoing extreme physical training. and forced to amputate themselves and healed again and again for a month when they were 13 years old. All this is to build their mental strength. But Zareth was becoming something beyond human. From a young age Zareth was a genius compared to Kael he had an intelligence of an adult when he was only 4 years old he started reading books about various types of magic at that age while Kael was only a normal child.A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. Zareth doesn''t show any type of emotion anymore he was happy when he was with her mother Helen Drauthar but HelenDied when he was 6 Years old. Zareth does not trust anyone he only cared about himself. The Drauthar estate, a fortress of stone and was in the dense,forests of Ailoria. The surrounding lands were a testament to the untamed beauty and danger thatEldoria. Towering trees whispered secrets through their leaves, and magical creatures roamed freely, both marvelous and menacing. Mordred''s voice rang with authority as the training grounds were illuminated by mottled light from the early sun peeking through the canopy. "Today is a significant day in your path. You will face the worries you have, face your inner spirits and either come out stronger or be overcome by your weaknesses. The training grounds were with runes, Mordred led his sons to the center of a ritual circle, its power palpable in the air. "Your first magic ascension requires a sacrifice¡ªa fragment of your very soul. Only through this will you unlock the true potential within." Zareth and Kael made a cut in their hand, letting drops of blood fall onto the circle. The ground trembled as the ritual commenced, shadows swirling around them, whispering secrets of the Arcane. The pain was excruciating, a searing fire that threatened to consume his very being. Yet, through the agony, Kael and Zareth felt a surge of raw energy, a connection to the primal forces of Eldoria. The both of them felt a magic core in their body and felt the presence of Arcane in their body . every ascended has Arcane will in their mind which hold details and description about their magic skills, affinity, their attainment of magic, core grade ,core rank, their HP and Mana . Mordred asked "what is the grade of your cores" Magic Ascension(2) Zareth and Kael both called their Arcane will In the world of Eldoria, every magic user possesses a Mana Core. The mana core determines the mage''s potential and future . The cores are classified into Common Core (Grade E) This is the weakest grade and the highest realm achievable is usually rank 1 Mana capacity is below 20%.. Adept Core (Grade D) This is also considered weak grade and highest realm usually achievable is rank 1 - 2. Mana capacity is between 21%-39%. Skilled Core (Grade C) This grade can only be considered ordinary and the highest realm achievable is usually rank 2 - 3. Mana capacity is between 40%-59%. Master Core (Grade B) This grade can be considered good and the highest realm achievable is usually rank 3 - 4. Mana Capacity is between 60%-79%. Grandmaster Core (Grade A) This grade can be considered exceptional and the mage can reach rank 5 , and perhaps even become a Sage with enough preparations. Mana Capacity is between 80% - 90%If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. Sage Core (Grade S) This grade is considered extremely rare and the mage can reach rank 6(Sage) and above. Mana Capacity is between 90% to 100% Mythic Core (Grade SS) This grade is considered to be a myth They are said to contain Mana Capacity above 100% Unique Core These cores are different from normal core there are many types of Unique Core like the mutated fire core which has a high affinity towards fire path these core are usually has normal capacity but only consumes 1/4th of the mana when using fire skills and fire skill also get magnified by the core exerting higher power than normal there aren''t many information about Unique cores. and next there is magic proficiency Which is the understanding of the element of the path of magic the mage has. This is also an important aspect for the mage if the mage has high proficiency in a certain path he can create spell potion in that path or even create a new type of spell potion which will help the mage in battle and defense . Kael said with a happy tone " I have Grade A core with 87% Mana Capacity". Mordred nodded and looked at Zareth . "I have a Grade C core with 45% Mana Capacity" said Zareth. to rank up in this world mages need to absorb magical beast core of the same rank and the beast should be completely hunted by the mage that absorbs the core if the core has other''s mana traces then the core absorption will get failed and mage will suffer backlash and the amount of magic beast cores required for each rank up is decided by the Arcane will usually the higher the grade the lower the core consumption but there are cases where the a Arcane will has a very high core requirement regard less of the grade Now Zareth''s father will decide what he should do with each of them. Mordred looked at Kael and said "you will attend the University of Ailoria to learn more about Magic and hunt magic beast on your own." looking back at Zareth " You will be exiled from our family and from now on your on your own . The family have never produced a grade lower than B . What are you going to do next asked Mordred " "I need a recommendation from you for a job as a executioner in the Kingdom of Ailoria " said Zareth. "Alright" said Mordred. Zareth was then taken to the teleportation circle and sent to Ailoria kingdom Zareth have never been outside of the Drauthar estate but he has read a lot about the outside world and the people and the various roles that people does in the kingdom. The guard asked Zareth " Who are you and what is the purpose of visit" Zareth handed over the scroll with noble mark to the guard The guard was shocked to discover that he is an noble and requesting for an executioner job . he was then asked to take the job from tomorrow . Zareth explored the lively kingdom of Ailoria he then went to the nearest inn and slept there. so out of all things why did Zareth choose to become a executioner. For that we have to go back to the time when Zareth checked his Arcane will. Otherworldly Soul Summon The time when Zareth called his Arcane will Zareth read: [Name: Zareth Drautha ] [Magic core grade : C (45%)] [Attributes: Otherworldly connection(Unique), Mantle of Soul(Unique)] [Affinity : Soul magic(Unique) , Dark magic ] [Magic proficiency: Fire path(beginner) ,Water path(beginner) ,Dark path(beginner), Soul path(beginner),Healing path(beginner)] [Skills: Soul Death(Unique),Otherworldly Soul Summon(Unique),Soul Memory steal(unique),Fire control(basic),Water control(basic),Darkness infusion, Heal ,Spatial storage] [Techniques: Drautha martial technique(Master)] Zareth inspected the OtherWorldly Soul Summon [OtherWorldly Soul Summon] [Description: When Soul charge is 100% Can summon part of Otherworldly soul to the body of human that is killed by Soul Death] [Soul charge: 100%] [Soul Death] [Description: will kill Magicless soul instantly and will damage the soul if the target has magic] [Soul Memory steal] [Description: will steal memories and proficiency from the other worldly soul] ''I have to try this out but to do that I need to kill people the best way would be to become an executioner. I can carry out my experiments there'' thought Zareth. Thus Zareth''s plan came into fruition.You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. The next day Zareth went to the Chamber of execution where criminals and enemies of the state are tortured and killed . The execution mage can kill the criminal however they want . After arriving at The Chamber of execution he showed the badge of execution he received yesterday . He then chose a criminal and went to the Death chamber . The criminal asked not to be killed. Zareth used Soul Death the criminal''s Soul Died. Zareth was able to kill the criminal because the criminals here are fed an unfinished spell potion which will damage the core rendering them unable to produce mana. There are many common medicines for this condition but the criminals here are not given their core healing medicine to keep them inside the chamber. Because of this Zareth chose to become an executioner . Zareth casted Otherworldly soul summon[casting Otherworldly soul summon][conditions successful][Summoning Otherworldly soul ][Summoning success ][Name: Eric Proficiency: Genetic researcher][soul charge: 0%] The man before Zareth started shouting in a different language Zareth used Soul Memory Steal the man before Zareth died Zareth gained new memories from Eric''s Soul . [Gained new proficiencies] Arcane Will sounded. Zareth inspected his Arcane Will, surprised to find new proficiency and skills. [Name: Zareth Drautha ] [Magic core grade : C (45%)] [Attributes: Otherworldly connection(Unique), Mantle of Soul(Unique),Genetic Researcher] [Affinity : Soul magic(Unique) , Dark magic ] [Magic proficiency: Fire path(beginner) ,Water path(beginner) ,Dark path(beginner),soul path(beginner),Healing path(beginner),Genetics(Master),Gravity(basic)] [Skills: Soul Death(Unique),Otherworldly Soul Summon(Unique),Soul Memory steal(unique),Fire control(basic),Water control(basic),Darkness infusion, Heal, Genetic scan, Genetic override, gravity control(basic),Spatial storage] [Techniques: Drautha martial technique(Master)] Zareth was stunned to discover his new Attributes and skills and he also learned that this Man''s Soul is from another world called Earth. He discovered that they don''t have any Magic in that world. He was stunned to discover What they can achieve without Magic . ''Without even Magic they have managed to achieve many thing they can even leave their world and explore stars even without Magic These people of Earth are truly magical if they can achieve this much without magic then with their knowledge and the magic of Eldoria my possibilities are Endless'' thought Zareth. ''but I need to fill my soul charge for me to use otherworldly soul summon need to kill people what does Arcane Will takes me for I am not an cold blooded killer. Even when I killed my dog when I was young I felt a strong burden in my heart I know that if I didn''t kill my dog My father would have killed him Instead I applied healing potion on the sword hoping that after a few minutes it will regain its life I even tried to take the dog to my room and poured healing potion on the dog but it didn''t come back to life later I buried tom my dog , I think I need to stick in this job to refill soul charge of otherworldly summon .''thought Zareth. Zareth stored the dead body of the criminal in his spatial storage and before that he used Heal on the body to preserve it for later. Zareth has his own objectives He doesn''t believe that his mother has died. His mother went to research the magic gate that has been opened in the Kingdom of Ailoria. Later the gate is sealed because Many monsters that has a power equal to sage has broke out of it causing mass destruction later the gate is sealed from outside .The kingdom sent many rank 5 mages into the gate but none of them returned Genetic breakthrough Zareth went back to his inn. He sat down and inspected his spatial storage. He took out the body to check his theory. ''In the history of Eldoria powerful mage''s children are often powerful considering this genetics may be the factor that influences the magic core''s grade . but this is just a theory.And theory can only take you so far I have to try checking it.'' thought Zareth. Zareth used Genetic scan. [Activated Genetic scan] [scanning time: 01:59:59] "It looks like I have to remain close proximity to the target to scan their genes "There is no way I can use Genetic scan in between battles . but this is fine, it is already a skill with unlimited potential." [scanning complete] Zareth used Genetic scanning on himself [Activating Genetic scan] [scanning complete] ''This time when i tried to scan my self it actually ended quickly'' Thought Zareth. Zareth checked himself and criminal''s gene to see if there''s really a difference in the gene later he checked both the gene of himself and the criminal and found out that there is actually a gene that is responsible for its magic core grade and also found that the criminals mana core grade is b later he used genetic override on himself an intense pain assaulted him after a few minutes he opened the inspected arcane will . [Name: Zareth Drautha ] [Magic core grade : B (73%)] [Attributes: Otherworldly connection(Unique), Mantle of Soul(Unique),Genetic Researcher] [Affinity : Soul magic(Unique) , Dark magic ] [Magic proficiency: Fire path(beginner) ,Water path(beginner) ,Dark path(beginner),soul path(beginner),Healing path(beginner),Genetics(Master),Gravity(basic)] [Skills: Soul Death(Unique),Otherworldly Soul Summon(Unique),Soul Memory steal(unique),Fire control(basic),Water control(basic),Darkness infusion, Heal, Genetic scan, Genetic override, gravity control(basic),Spatial storage]Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. [Techniques: Drautha martial technique(Master)] Zareth was stunned to see his grades increase from C to B. Zareth thought '' it would be great if I can use this skill on my brother but I can''t kill him'' Zareth actually possessed a kind heart; everything he did it''s done because his father forced him. Zareth then thought I can use the skill on magic beast of my grade Zareth went to sleep. The morning he went back to the chamber of execution he then checked the ledger it had the details of the criminal that resides inside the chamber he checked if anyone has a higher grade than B he later then discovered that he was lucky to find the previous criminal as he was the only B grade criminal. Zareth thought of another thing now he has B grade mana core he have the eligibility to get into the university but he had to take the test he thought of a way to increase his battle strength martial technique only will not be sufficient. he only arrived basic level of mastery and controller fire and water element he is yet to use gravity. Zareth thought of a night battle arena. This is a place where many people of different ranks compete against each other. Ten years of practice will not be equal to real battle experience. then confirmed his thoughts and decided to go to the night arena today. Before going there he tried to check how gravity works. He was surprised to discover that he can make himself light as a feather. He used gravity on a pot that got instantly crushed. He nodded in satisfaction that he can make use of gravity to immobilize his opponents. Zareth went to the night arena and to the reception he was greeted by a muscular man. A muscular man introduced himself and said "I''m Johnny, are you here to register for the night arena?" Zareth nodded, Johnny told you must be of rank one are you going to fight with your magic or without. There are actually two types of fights, one where people can use magic, another they have to fight barehanded. "I choose to fight a magic battle" said Zareth. " How much are you willing to bet? "asked Johnny. "100 gold coins "said Zareth. Johnny opened his mouth wide "what! How do you have this much money? are you from a noble house" . 1 gold coin is enough to feed a family of 4 for 2 weeks. "Not anymore," Zareth said. Johnny didn''t ask any more questions Zareth asked"is any registration fees" Johnny said" you are a VIP registering for a battle with more than 10 gold coins. We get 20% commission of your fights, you don''t need to pay the registration fees. You''re lucky today there''s actually another noble person that is willing to fight in the rank 1 battle and go to the rank 1 battle ring. Your opponent goes by the name Thunder do you need to go by your own name or do you need another name for the battle arena ". " I would like to go by the name Soul Reaper" said Zareth. Johnny then asked the Soul Reaper to go to the rank one arena. He was given a battle mask and a sword. He stepped into the arena. There were few people surrounding the arena. People were looking curiously. People usually come to watch these matches to bet on fights. This fight actually had more than normal amount of people watching the fight because of the commotion created by the bet amount of this fight. Thunder entered the arena some people started to shout thunder was not new to the battle arena he already won many battles in the night arena so you naturally had many people betting on him. The commentator introduced both of them, Soul Reaper vs Thunder. Soul Reaper vs Thunder Thunder versus Soul Reaper "You still have time to surrender, at least you''ll live to see another day. I have never lost a battle in the Night arena" said Thunder. "You will Today "said Soul Reaper. "Ha ha," laughed Thunder. "THE MATCH BEGINS" "Ding Ding" Bell rang. "Why don''t we start with our hands," said Thunder. Soul reaper and Thunder ran towards each other. They started throwing hands slowly, the soul reaper started to overpower thunder and realized he is no match to the soul reaper. He used an electric infused punch even though he blocked the punch soul reaper felt his muscle paralysed Thunder used this opportunity to kick away the Soul Reaper. He rolled down and got back on his knees. The audience shouted with excitement. "Finish him Thunder " "Get Him!!" "Thunder! Thunder! Thunder!" "Since you''re playing it like this, don''t mind me" said Soul Reaper. "Lets see what you got" Thunder sounded. Soul Reaper jumped and twisted his body to deliver a kick on his head he reduced his own gravity to get to Thunder in a single jump when the kick was about to land he used gravity control to increase the gravity in a small range Thunder felt some pushing force even before the kick was landed he delivered a kick in a downward momentum even though the kick was blocked Thunder crashed hard into the ground he felt his hand trembling This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. thunder was furious he shouted "AAAAHH". The audience was silenced by the single kick. "I will finish you with a single move," said Thunder blood dripping from his mouth Soul Reaper knew he was going to use his all out lightning attack. Thunder jumped 10 meters above and used all his mana for the final devastating blow. Soul Reaper thought ''If the lightning is the same as the one in the earth I think I can escape it'' He thought of a idea he knew from the memory of the Eric that fire conducts electricity and he could use the fire to attract the electricity into the sword which will then pass in to the ground. Soul Reaper took out his sword, pierced it into the ground and made a fire pillar on the sword. And he Turned his back not facing Thunder instead facing the exit "Don''t even think about escaping " said thunder ''Is he trying to block my lightning with fire if it was rock element it would have worked what an idiot'' thought Thunder He launched a powerful lightning attack towards the soul reaper. Soul reaper raised his hands with fingers open and he closed his fingers. "BOOM!" The lightning didn''t land on the Soul reaper. instead Thunder crashed hard into the ground. Thunder was lying motionless in the ground. Commentator said "Soul Reaper won" The audience was dazzled by the scene. They couldn''t believe what they saw. A few people even thought that he''d cheated, some even said he cheated but the commentators said "no he didn''t" people looked at Soul Reaper like he was a heavenly being. The gate of the arena was opened. Soul Reaper walked out of the arena the medical mage rushed into the arena towards "Thunder was only fainted he was not dead" said the medical mage. Even though many of the audience lost their money, they celebrated the Soul Reaper like he was a celebrity. Zareth felt happiness after a long time. Zareth went to the reception area to collect the money he had won Johnny greeted Zareth and said "congrats on winning the match how did you even block lightning with fire " " it''s a secret," said Zareth as he collected his 180 gold coins at the night arena. Zareth thought he was ready for the university exam. He left the night arena and went to his inn. He was exhausted. On his way he bought healing potions and drank a healing potion he felt better. should I go on hunt for magical beast tomorrow I still have five days for the university exam beast hunt it is Zareth quickly went to sleep. Magic beast Hunt Before going out of the inn. He took out the criminal corps from the spatial space. He used genetic override. On the corpse. To stop it from rotting. It took about one hour to complete the genetic override. Later, he placed the corpse inside the spatial space. He went out of the inn. And went to the market. He entered the shop where he usually buys. Healing potions. He Asked the shopkeeper Laura. "Do you know? Any shops selling dead beasts?" Laura was confused." Do you mean like to eat? Like Chicken?" "No, not like that. Like a magical beast, "Zareth said. The shopkeeper nodded." There is indeed a place. That sells. Dead magical beasts. But that is not a shop. It is an auction that takes place every month. You can buy magical beasts there. But there are still 15 days more for the auction. " He frowned. He bought some mana potions and healing portions. And when to hunt magical beasts, he went to the. Forest of Ailoria. It was not near his mansion. He specifically came to this place. Because this is where the rank one beast Resides. He found a Lightning Fox that was near where he was he used gravity magic to plunge the Fox into the ground he then went towards it took out the dagger and killed and lightning Fox Zareth Zarath took out the. magic core of the. Lightning Fox. He absorbed the magic core of the lightning Fox. Arcane will opened [progress: 1/ 250] Zareth was stunned to discover that he needed to devour 250 rank one magic beast cores beast core. ''I didn''t know that the requirement for upgrade the rank is 250 magic B scores even the E rank mages only need to kill about 50 mana beasts but 250 for me there have been times when the arcane will requested exorbitant amount of magic beast cores Is this because of the Unique attributes that I have'' thought Zareth. Zareth frowned ''How am I going to beat 250 magic beasts it is just too large I can indeed easily defeat the rank one Beasts it is because of my gravity magic I can easily immobilize the beasts to kill them but even though I can easily do that 250 still a large amount and Lightning Fox is the weakest rank 1 Magic beast that is found in this forest there are some rank 1 beast that even rank 2 mages find hard to defeat and I can''t depend on gravity magic too much it drains lot of mana''. He again found another lightning Fox he used Gravity Magic to immobilize The Lightning Fox and killed that in the same way he extracted the core absorbed it Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. [Progress:2/ 250]Arcane will sounded. He then stored the killed lightning Fox inside his special storage He then stumbled upon gray bison; they were rank 2 mana beasts; there were seven gray bison . He thought of defeating one of them so he distracted a single bison towards him he managed to distract the bison He used gravity to plunge the bison but the bison resisted with its mana it couldn''t be controlled by his gravity so this is my limit thought Zareth ''Well I''m not just gonna leave this bison'' Zareth quickly got up on the back of the Bison. The bison had thick fur on its back. Zareth tightly took hold of it; he used his genetics scan on the bison to scan the Muscle DNA of the bison. Gray bison are known for their strength and rarely possessed any magic attacks so he started the genetics scan. [Activated Genetic scan] [scanning time: 01:59:59] He later discovered that the time limit is around two hours. Zareth tightly clenched his hands; he had to be near the bison for him to scan it for two hours. ''it is going to be really hard'' thought Sareth the bison become furious started to go rampage around the surroundings it began to jump and and shake its body Zareth used gravity on himself he increases weight which made the bison lose its balance it crashed on into the rock it quickly got up and started shaking its body furiously one hour passed there are many injuries on the Zareth but he did not give up he tightened His grip on the bison Two hours have passed. [Genetic Scan completed] He was completely exhausted. He quickly let go of the gray bison and jumped pushing it aside. The Bison suddenly turned and started to charge towards him before he could react and quickly lowered his gravity. It hit him with its horns and Zareth was thrown towards the sky. it is a good thing that he lowered the gravity he landed far from the gray bison he used healing potion on himself. 250 cores the number stuck in His mind. Zareth thought ''I have to think about a new way to kill magic beasts'' "Hunting beasts one by one isn''t gonna work, I have to set up a trap."he thought. He found a rock hole. He thought of a plan of setting up a trap. He surrounded the rock hole with big rocks. The rock hole was considerably deep. The forest became dark as the sunset Zareth looked around scanning for moments he noticed rustle of leaves every twig snaps made his senses sharp when he heard it he turned around slowly catching his breath he found a pack of shadows wolves stepping out of the shadows their eyes were like red embers these beasts are not rank one but actually rank two they were faster and deadlier Any Sane man would have felt threatened by the rank 2 shadow wolfpack But Zarath was grinning like a madman. Shadow wolves were not strong as as gray bisons but they were fast and deadly Zareth quickly infused his body with darkness he reduced his own gravity and ran towards the rock hole the rank two shadow wolf pack of catching up to him chasing him with blood lust he quickly entered the rock hole jumping into it he landed into the rock full rant towards the end of the hole the shadows wolves jumped into the hole along with him they landed into the rock hole Then all the shadows entered the rock hole he quickly jumped out of it and pushed the rocks inside the rock hole the shadow wolves were caught off guard all of them were quickly crushed by the rocks except the alpha of the group its whole body was trapped inside the rocks only the head was showing out. He came back to the cave the alpha shadow wolf which was bigger than other shadow wolves he used water magic to make a water blob around the head of the last shadow wolf Suffocated in water and died, Zareth quickly took out the dagger and Collected the Magic cores of the Shadow wolves . He stored the Alpha Shadow wolf inside his spatial storage. He had a total of 7 rank 2 cores He absorbed all of them. [Progress:37/ 250]