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William-iheave-ia-isigh-ias-iit-isafely-idescended-ias-ithe-icountdown-iby-ithe-isystem-istops.-iHe-iwasn't-iwarned-iby-ithe-iAI-ias-iwell-ifor-iany-iliving-ibeing-ithat-iis-inear-ithe-iship,-iaside-ifrom-ithe-iunknown-ibut-ifamiliar-ismall-iinsects-iand-ianimals-iliving-iin-ithe-ismall-iisland.
The-iyoung-iman-iwas-inow-iequipped-iwith-ia-ifirearm-i--irifle-igun,-igrenade,-iand-ihandguns.-iHe-ialso-ibrought-ihis-ionly-ilaser-igun.-iEven-ithough-ihe-iis-iequipped-iwith-ia-ibio-armor-isuit,-ithis-ionly-iincreased-ihis-idefense-iand-istill-ineeded-isome-ioffensive-iequipment-ias-ithe-ibio-armor-isuit-iis-ionly-iinitially-iequipped-iwith-itwo-iblades.
The-itwo-ihandgun-iplaced-ion-ileft-iand-iright-iside-iof-ihis-iwaist-ithat-iis-iseemingly-iattached-ito-ithe-ibio-armor-iitself-iand-ionly-ithe-ihandle-iitself-iis-isticking-iout.
This-ibio-armor-isuit-iis-ithe-ilatest-itechnology-iof-ihis-ifather's-icompany-iand-ihe-iluckily-ihas-i4-imore-iextra-isuits-ion-ithe-iship.
This-isuits-iusefulness-iis-iat-ithe-itop-iof-ithe-iGalactic-iFederation-iand-iWilliam-iwas-iconfident-ithe-ihe-ican-iprotect-ihimself-iin-ithis-iplanet.
He-iwas-iconfident-ito-iits-ihigh-iadaptability-iin-iany-ienvironment-ibut-ihe-icould-inot-iknow-iwhat-iawaits-ihis-ijourney-iin-ithis-iplanet-iand-icould-ionly-ihope-ifor-ithe-ibest.
As-ihe-ilanded-ion-ithe-iground,-ihe-iclutched-ihis-ichest-iin-ipain-iand-idied.
###-iChapter-i2-i--iTwo-iSouls
William-iabruptly-iwoke-iup,-istartling-ithe-ismall-ibirds-ieating-ihis-ileftover-ifood-ion-ithe-iground-ibefore-ihe-ilost-ihis-iconscious.
He-iwas-itrying-ito-iremember-iall-ithose-idreams-ihe-ihad.-iA-iworld-iwhere-itechnology-iwas-iso-iadvanced-ithat-ihumans-icould-iconquer-ieven-ithe-igalaxy.-iIt-iwas-isuch-ian-iabsurd-idream-ibut-ifelt-iso-ireal.-i
As-ihe-itries-ito-idig-imore-iin-ihis-imemories,-ianother-isurge-iof-ipain-istruck-ihis-ibrain.-iIt-iwas-iso-ipainful-ithat-ihe-icouldn't-imuster-iany-istrength-ito-iscream.-iHe-ilost-ihis-iconsciousness-iagain-iimmediately-iafter.-i
William-iis-ia-i2nd-iyear-istudent-iof-iLeonhearts-iAcademy-iof-iMagic-iand-istudying-ito-ibecome-ia-iMagic-iEngineer.-iHe's-ian-iaverage-istudent-ibut-idreamed-ito-ibe-ia-isuccessful-iMagic-iEngineer-isomeday.-i
A-iwhile-iago,-ihe-irode-ia-ibus-iand-ileft-ithe-iacademy-ito-ivisit-ihis-ifamily-iliving-iin-ia-ismall-itown-inear-iBeirun-iForest.-iAs-ihe-ialighted-iand-iwalked-ifor-iabout-i10-iminutes-ihe-isaw-ithe-ifamiliar-isignage.
"Welcome-ito-iRed-iStar-iTown"-i
It-iwas-ithe-isame-iold-isignage.-iDue-ito-ithe-ipolicy-iin-iacademy,-ihe-icould-ionly-icome-ihome-ifor-iabout-i2-ior-i3-itimes-ia-iyear.
Instead-iof-iimmediately-igoing-iback-ihome,-ihe-ithought-iof-ivisiting-ithe-iLuna-ilake-iwhich-iwas-iabout-i5-iminutes-iwalk-ion-ithe-ileft-iof-ithe-itown-iand-itake-ia-ichance-ito-isee-iif-ithe-ithousands-iof-ired-istar-iflower-iplanted-inear-ithe-ilake-ihas-ibloomed.-iIt-iwas-inormally-iaround-ithis-itime-iof-ithe-iyear-ithat-iit-istarted-ito-ibloom.-i
He-iplans-ito-icapture-ia-ifew-iphotos-iin-ihis-imobile-idevice-iand-ishow-iit-ito-ihis-ifriends-iat-ithe-iacademy.-iHis-istomach-igrumbled-ias-ihe-iwalk,-ihe-irode-i2-ibuses-iand-ihad-iabout-i8-ihours-ijourney-iafter-iall.-iHe-iopened-ihis-ibag-iand-iate-ithe-isnack-ihe-ipurchased-ibefore-ihis-itravel.-i
It-iwas-ithe-imoment-iwhen-ihe-iwas-iabout-ito-iget-icloser-ito-ithe-ilake-ithat-ihis-imind-iwent-iblanked-iand-ilost-ihis-iconscious.-iHe-iwoke-iup-iwith-ia-iweird-idream-iand-iexperienced-ia-isurged-iof-ipain-idigging-ithrough-ihis-ibrain.
It-iwas-ialready-igetting-idark-iwhen-ihe-iwoke-iup-iagain.-iBut-ithis-itime-ihis-ieyes-ihas-itwo-idifferent-ilights.
"Impossible."-i
It-iwas-ithe-ionly-iword-ihe-icould-ithink-ias-ihe-iwas-itrying-ito-iget-ia-ifeel-ion-ihis-ibody.-i
For-isome-iunknown-ireason-ithe-iWilliam-iof-ithe-iouterspace-iand-iWilliam-iof-ithis-iEarth-ihas-imerged.-iThere's-ino-iconflict-ion-ihis-imind-ibut-ifelt-ioverwhelmed-iby-ithis-idiscovery-iat-ifirst.
Fifteen-iyears-iof-isomeone-ielse-ilife-imerged-iin-ithis-ibody.-iA-idifferent-iworld-iwhere-ino-imagic-iexist-ibut-ipurely-iadvanced-iform-iof-itechnology-iallowed-ia-ihuman-icivilization-ito-ireach-ithe-iapex.-i
Conquering-ihumanities-ishort-ilifespan-iallowing-ipeople-ito-ilive-ia-ithousand-iyears,-ienhancing-igenes-ito-ihave-isuper-ihuman-ibodies,-itechnology-iso-iadvanced-ithat-iWilliam-ifrom-ithis-iEarth-ileft-ihim-iso-ishocked.-i
His-iconfusion-ionly-ilasted-ifor-ia-ifew-iseconds-iand-isomething-ijolted-ihis-imind-ibefore-ihe-iclosed-ihis-ieyes-iagain-iand-iafter-iopening-iit,-ithe-itwo-idifferent-ilights-iin-ihis-ieyes-ihas-isomehow-imerged.
"Father,-ijust-iwhere-idid-iyou-isent-ime?"
This-iworld-iwhere-i'William'-ihas-idescended-iseems-ilike-ian-ialternate-iworld.-iThe-iWilliam-ihere-ilooks-iexactly-ias-ihim.-iHe-ifelt-isome-ikind-iof-iconspiracy-igoing-ion-ihere.
William-ishook-ihis-ihead-iand-igot-iup.
He-iis-i'William',-iit-idoes-inot-imatter-iwhether-ifrom-ispace-ior-ifrom-ithis-iEarth.
He-istarted-iwalking-iback-ihome-ias-iit-istarted-ito-iget-idark.-iHe-iwas-itrying-ito-isort-ihis-imind-ias-iwell.-iThe-imemories-iof-itwo-ilife-iare-iall-ivery-iclear.-i
"I-ineed-ito-ilook-ifor-imy-ibody-ito-iconfirm-ieverything."
All-ihis-idoubts-iabout-ihis-iidentity-ican-ibe-icleared-ionce-ihe-isaw-iand-iconfirmed-ithat-ithere-iis-i'William'-iwho-idescended-ihere-ion-iEarth.
Of-icourse,-ihe-iwould-ilike-ito-icheck-ithe-ispaceship-ias-iwell.-iAs-ithe-itechnology-iit-icontains-iis-ifar-iabove-ion-iwhat-ithis-iplanet-icould-ioffer.-iThis-iplanet-ihas-imixed-iof-imagic-iand-iscience-iafter-iall.-iAdvancement-iin-iscience-iwas-ipoor-ias-imost-ipeople-istill-irelied-iin-imagic-ior-iusage-iof-iMana.-i
William-imade-iup-ihis-imind.-iHe-ineeds-ito-icheck-iout-iwhere-ihis-ispaceship-ilanded.-iHe-iremembered-ithe-iscenery-iwhere-ihe-ialighted-iand-iwhen-ihe-iwas-istill-iabove-iwith-ithe-ispaceship.-iHe-iplans-ito-iuse-iall-ipossible-iresources-ihe-icould-iget-ijust-ito-iget-iwhereever-iit-iis.-iThe-ifirst-ithing-ihe-icould-ithink-iof-iwas-iactually-ito-icheck-ithe-ilibrary-iin-ithe-iAcademy.-i
He-icould-ialready-ithink-iof-ia-ipossible-ilocation-ibut-ileft-iit-ion-ihis-imind-ifor-inow-iuntil-ihe-icould-igather-imore-iinformation-ior-ievidence.-iAs-iit-iwas-ilikely-ito-ibe-ilocated-iin-ia-idifferent-ination.-i
It-iwould-ibe-idifficult-iif-ithe-ilocation-iis-ion-ianother-ination-idue-ito-ihis-iidentity-ias-ia-istudent.-iEven-iif-ihe-iskip-ischool-ihe-imight-inot-ieven-ibe-iallowed-ito-ihave-ian-ientry-ito-ianother-ination-iyet.-i
He-ihave-ifive-idays-iof-ivacation-ibefore-igoing-iback-ito-ithe-iAcademy,-ihe-istill-ihave-iplenty-iof-itime-ito-iplan-ihis-inext-iaction.-i
As-ihe-iwas-inearing-ihis-ihome,-ihe-imet-ifamiliar-ifaces-iand-iwas-inoticed-iby-ithem.-iHe-ipolitely-ireturned-itheir-igreeting-iwithout-ibeing-iawkward.-i
He-iwas-inow-istanding-iin-ifront-iof-ia-ihouse.-iThis-iis-ihis-ihome.-iHe-ismiled-ithinking-iabout-ithis-ias-ihis-iother-ihome-iis-ia-ihuge-ispaceship.
He-iopened-ithe-idoor-iand-ifound-ihis-ifather's-iback-isitting-iin-ithe-iliving-iroom-iwatching-inews-ion-ithe-itelevision.-iHe-inoticed-ihis-imother-ias-iwell-ipreparing-idinner-ifor-ithe-ifamily.-i
He-ismiled-iand-iannounced-ihis-ipresence.-i
"I'm-ihome."
###-iChapter-i3-i--iFirst-iStep
"Brother,-ibreakfast-iis-iready!"
William's-icute-ilittle-isister-icalled-iout-ito-iher-ibrother-iafter-inoticing-ithat-ihe-iwas-istill-iasleep-ion-ihis-ibed.-iRight-inow,-ithere's-ionly-ihis-iparents-iand-ihis-iyounger-isister-iliving-iin-ithis-ihouse.-iThough-iWilliam-istill-ihas-ian-iolder-isister,-ishe's-icurrently-iserving-imilitary-iand-iwon't-ibe-iback-isooner.
He-iopened-ihis-ieyes-iand-ismiled-iat-ihis-i8-iyear-iold-ilittle-isister.-iHe-iwas-iactually-iawake-ifor-iquite-isome-itime-inow-iand-iwas-ionly-iin-ideep-ithought.
"Mom-isaid-iyou-iwill-ireturn-ito-iyour-ischool-itoday.-iIs-ithat-itrue?"
"Yes,-ibut-iI'll-ibe-iback-ibefore-ithe-iend-iof-ithe-iyear."
She-ipouted-iand-iseemed-iunhappy-iabout-ihis-ibrother-ileaving-iagain.-
iDuring-ihis-iseveral-idays-iat-ihome-iwith-ihis-ifamily-ihe-ihas-ionly-igotten-icloser-iwith-ithem-iespecially-iwith-ithis-ilittle-isister-iof-ihis.-iShe-ifelt-iunhappy-iand-iabout-ito-ihead-idownstairs-ifor-ibreakfast-ibut-ibefore-ishe-ileft-ithe-iroom,-ihis-ibrother-icalled-iher.
"Claire,-iI'll-ibring-iyou-ianother-igift-inext-itime."
This-itime-ishe-ismiled-ia-ibit-iand-inodded-ibefore-ileaving.
Every-imember-iof-ithe-iRavencroft-iFamily-ihas-ia-igrey-ihair.-iWilliam-iis-inot-ian-iexception,-ihe-iwas-inow-ilooking-iat-ihis-ireflection-ion-ithe-imirror.-iHis-ilooks-ican-ibe-isaid-ito-ibe-iquite-iattractive-iwith-ihis-ifit-ibody-iand-ipale-iskin.
He-iwashed-iup-ia-ibit-ibefore-iheading-idownstairs-ito-ijoin-ithe-ifamily-iin-ibreakfast.
"Mom,-iDad,-iI-iplan-ito-iparticipate-iin-iTwelve-iMagic-iAcademies-iCompetition.-iNo,-iI-ineed-ito-iqualify-ito-ibe-ia-irepresentative-ifrom-iour-iAcademy"
Yes,-iWilliam-ihas-isorted-ihis-imind-iand-ialready-ihas-iplans-ifor-ithe-inear-ifuture-iand-ijoining-ithe-icompetition-iis-ione-iof-ithem.
Both-ihis-iparent-isized-iup-itheir-ison.-iThey-iknow-iwhat-ihe-imeant-iby-iannouncing-ithis,-iafter-iall-istudents-iwho-iqualifies-ito-iparticipate-iin-ithis-icompetition-ipossess-iknowledge-ifar-iabove-ion-iwhat-itheir-icurrent-iAcademy-icould-iteach-ithem.
This-imeans-ithat-istudents-iwho-iparticipate-ihere-iboast-ipowerful-ibackground,-ieither-ibecause-iof-iwealth-ior-itheir-ilineage.-iThey-ihave-iheritage-ithat-icould-ikeep-ithem-iabove-ithe-irest.
Looking-iat-itheir-ifamily-iliving-iin-ia-isimple-ihouse-iin-ia-ismall-itown,-ithey-ishouldn't-ibe-icapable-iof-ipossessing-isuch-iheritage-iand-ito-iparticipate-iin-isuch-igrand-icompetition-ishould-ibe-iimpossible.
But-iWilliam-iknew-ihis-iparents.-iTheir-ibackground-iisn't-iso-isimple-ias-iwhat-iit-ilooks.-iHis-imother-iwho-iis-ia-idiligent-ihousewife-iis-ia-imember-iof-ithe-iprestigious-iMavis-iClan.-iHis-ifather-iwho-iworks-iright-inow-ias-ia-imechanic-ihas-ia-igood-ifamily-ibackground-ias-iwell,-ithough-itheir-ifamily-ihad-isomehow-ideclined-ialready,-iit-ihad-istill-iproduced-imany-irenowned-iMagic-iEngineers-ithroughout-ithe-iyears.
William-iwas-ibasically-iasking-iassistance-ito-iget-isupport-ifrom-ithem.-iHe-iwas-iaware-ithat-isituation-ion-itheir-ifamily-iand-icould-ionly-ihope-ifor-ithe-ibest.
His-ifather-iChase-iexplained-ito-iWilliam-iwhile-ismiling,
"It's-ia-igood-ithing-ithat-iyou-ihave-ian-iambition,-iwe-iwill-idefinitely-isupport-iyou.-iWe-ican-iimpart-iall-iour-iresources-ito-ihelp-iyou-ihere.-iBut-igetting-idirect-iassistance-ifrom-ithe-ifamily-imight-iprove-idifficult"
"Let's-ifinish-iour-ibreakfast-ifirst-iand-iwe'll-ishow-iyou-isomething-ilater.-iThis-iwill-ihelp-iyou-ito-iimprove-iyour-iperformance-ias-ia-iMagic-iEngineer."
His-imother-iElaine-iunhurriedly-isuggested-ito-iher-ison.-iShe-ilooks-iglad-ias-iwell-ithat-ihis-ison-ihas-iplans-ito-ifurther-iimprove-ihimself.-iShe-icould-ionly-ihope-ithat-ihis-iplan-iwould-ilast-ifor-ilong-iand-ihe-iwouln't-ichange-ihis-imind-ias-iimproving-iin-imana-istudy-iwill-ibe-ivery-idifficult.
The-iassistance-ishe-icould-iactually-ioffer-ion-iher-ison's-iendevour-iwas-icalled-iMemory-iCrystal.-iBut-iusing-ithis-icrystal-ican-ibe-ivery-ipainful-iso-iit-iwas-inot-ireally-ibeing-irecommended-iand-ionly-ibeing-iused-iin-idesperate-itimes.-iNormally,-ithree-icrystal-iis-ithe-imaximum-iamount-ithat-ia-iperson-ican-iconsume.
William-ihas-iweak-iaffinity-ito-imana.-iBut-iit-ionly-imeans-ithat-ihe-icouldn't-iexert-icontrol-ito-ia-ilarge-iamount-iof-imana.
He-icould-inot-ibe-iCombat-iMagician-ilike-ihis-iolder-isister-idue-ito-ithis-ireason.-iHe-icouldn't-ieven-icreate-ia-iGrade-i1-iMana-iShell-ithat-icould-icover-ihis-iwhole-ibody.-iThis-iskill-iwas-ione-iof-ithe-imost-ibasic-ithat-imagicians-icould-ilearn-iwithout-iMana-iArtifact.-iBut-iunfortunately,-iWilliam-icould-ionly-imanipulate-ia-ismall-iamount-iof-imana.
Even-iwith-ithis-ishortcomings-ihe-istill-ihas-isome-italent-iin-imagic-iengineering.-iHe-iwas-igifted-ion-imana-imanipulation,-imana-iblessing-iand-ihas-ia-igood-ibrain-iwhich-iis-ienough-ifor-iaverage-imagic-iengineer-iwho-iis-iaspiring-ito-iwork-iin-isome-iMana-iArtifact-ifactories.
William-iwas-idifferent,-ihis-iout-iof-ithis-iworld-iknowledge-iabout-iadvanced-itechnology-iwill-iprove-ito-ibe-ivery-ihelpful-iin-ihis-icareer-iand-ithe-ionly-iproblem-ihe-ihas-iright-inow-iis-ito-ialso-ihave-ian-iadvanced-iknowledge-iin-imana-istudy.-iHe-iobviously-iplans-ito-imerged-iboth-iof-ithem-ito-iachieve-isomething-inew-ior-idifferent-ithat-iwill-igive-ihim-isome-iedge-ito-iqualify-iin-ithe-icompetition.
He-iplans-ito-icreate-isomething-inew.-iA-inew-iMagic-iArtifact-inever-ibefore-iseen-iin-ithis-iworld-ito-iguarantee-ithat-ihe-iwill-iqualify-iin-ithe-icompetition.-iBut-ito-iaccomplish-ithat-ihe-irequires-ian-iadvanced-iknowledge-iin-iMana-iManipulation,-iMana-iFormation-iand-iArray,-iMaterial-iEnhancement,-iMagic-iStructure-iand-iother-iadvanced-imana-istudy.
With-iall-ithose-isaid,-ihe-iwas-ialso-ihoping-ithat-ihis-iparent-ihas-isome-isurprises-ithey-icould-igive-ifor-ihim.-iHe-ithen-istarted-ieating-ihis-ibreakfast-iwhile-ifeeling-ia-ibit-iexcited-ias-iwell-ion-iwhat-ihis-iparents-iwill-ishow-ihim-ilater.
He-iknows-ihis-iown-iweaknesses-itoo,-iso-ihe-ineeds-ito-ihave-iwhatever-ihelp-ihe-icould-iget.
###-iChapter-i4-i--iMana-iStudy
It-iwas-iabout-ithree-ihundred-iyears-iago-iwhen-imana-istudy-ihad-imade-ia-ihuge-ibreakthrough.
Before-ithis,-imana-ipractitioners-iduring-ithat-iera-iwas-ionly-icapable-iof-iemitting-imana-iin-ia-icrude-imanner.-iThe-iuse-iof-imana-ito-iattack-iby-igathering-ithem-iusing-itheir-iown-imind-icontrol-iand-ithrowing-iit-ito-itheir-iopponent-ihad-ibecome-iobsolete.-iSuch-ia-iway-iof-iusing-imana-iwasted-ia-ilot-iof-ipotential-iin-imana.
The-iintroduction-iof-iMana-iArtifact-imade-iby-ithe-iearly-iMagic-iEngineers-iallowed-iall-imana-iuser-ito-ihave-ieasier,-iflexible-iand-icreative-iway-iof-iusing-imana.-iAside-ifrom-ithat,-ibattles-iof-imana-ipractitioners-ihas-ibecome-imore-idangerous-idue-ito-iimproving-iquality-iof-iMana-iArtifact-iduring-ithe-iyears.
Unfortunately,-ialmost-ia-icentury-ihad-ipassed-ibut-ithey-iwere-istill-istuck-iat-ithe-ilatest-i5th-igeneration-iof-iMana-iArtifact.-iThis-igeneration-iof-iartifact-iintroduced-ia-iway-ifor-imana-iusers-ito-iintegrate-itheir-imana-ito-ian-ielement.-iThrough-ithe-iusage-iof-ithis-i5th-igen-iartifact,-ithe-imana-ican-ibe-iconverted-ito-ia-iflame,-iwater,-iwood,-imetal-iand-iothers.-i
But-inow,-ifurther-idevelopment-iof-iartifact-ihas-istagnated.-iThe-icurrent-idirection-iof-ithe-iresearch-iis-ithe-imanipulation-ior-icontrol-iof-ielements-ithrough-ithe-iartifact.-iThere-iisn't-iany-inews-iabout-ipossible-i6th-igeneration-iat-iall.-i
William-iwas-icurrently-ireading-ia-ibook-iwritten-iby-iAeolia-iSchien.-iIt-iwas-ia-ibook-iabout-ihis-istory-iwhen-ihe-isuccessfully-icreated-ithe-i4th-igeneration-iartifact,-ithis-ibreakthrough-iallowed-imana-iusers-ito-icontrol-imana-ito-ienhance-ihuman-ibrain.-iStrong-imemory,-ifast-ireaction-ispeed,-ifast-ianalyzation,-ithis-iwas-icalled-ibrain-boosting-iera.-i
During-ithe-iintroduction-iof-ithis-i4th-igen,-ipeople-ihad-ibeen-iskeptical-iabout-ihow-iwould-ithis-ibe-icalled-ianother-iera-iof-imana-iartifact,-imany-iwas-inot-iconvince-iabout-ihow-iit-iwould-ichange-ithe-imana-iusers.-i
It-ihad-ibeen-ia-ibloody-iwar-iinstead-ibetween-itwo-icountries-ithat-iproved-ihow-imuch-iimportant-ia-ibrain-boosted-imana-iuser-iwas.-iA-ismall-icountry-iwho-iimmediately-iadapted-ithe-i4th-igen-iat-iall-icost-inot-icaring-iabout-ihow-iexpensive-iit-iwas-iversus-ia-ilarger-icountry-ithat-istill-iprimarily-iused-i3rd-igen-iartifact.-iWith-imana-iuser-ithat-icould-ireact-ialmost-iinstantly,-ibattles-ilast-ionly-iin-ia-ifew-iseconds-iand-iit-icould-idecide-itheir-ilife-ior-ideath.
The-ivictory-iof-ithe-ismaller-icountry-idid-inot-ionly-imagnified-ithe-iimportance-iof-ithe-ilatest-imana-iartifact-ibut-ialso-ithe-isignificance-iof-ihaving-italented-imagicians.
That-ismall-icountry-ihas-ia-ilot-iof-italented-ipeople-iwho-iwas-iable-ito-imanufacture-ithe-i4th-igeneration-iartifact.-iTheir-iinvestment-iin-iadvanced-istudy-iof-imana-iformation-iand-iarray-iproved-ito-ibe-ia-ivery-igood-imove-imade-iby-itheir-ination.
It-iwas-ithen-ithe-i
surge-iof-iMagic-iEngineers.-iIt-iwas-isaid-ithat-ionly-i28%-iof-iworld-ipopulation-ihas-imana-iaffinity.-iThe-iremaining-i72%-iare-inormal-ipeople.
The-i28%-iis-ia-ilarge-iamount-iwith-imore-ithan-i5-ibillion-ipopulation-iin-ithis-iworld.-iFrom-ithis-i28%,-ithe-i4%-iof-iit-iwere-ipeople-ithat-ihas-imana-iaffinity-ibut-iwas-iextremely-ilow.-i
Fortunately,-ieven-ithough-iWilliam-iwas-inot-icapable-iof-ibeing-icombat-imagician-ihe-iwas-inot-iincluded-iin-ithat-i4%.
It-iwas-ialso-iincluded-iin-ithe-ibook-ithat-ihe-iis-ireading-ithat-iAeolia-icame-iup-iwith-ithe-i5th-igeneration-iof-imana-iartifact-iafter-i52-iyears-iwhen-ihe-iintroduced-ithe-i4th-igen.
Due-ito-ialmost-iall-imana-iusers-ihad-iadapted-ito-i4th-igen,-iit-iwas-irealized-ithat-ithe-ioffensive-ior-idestructive-ipower-iof-imana-iusers-iwere-iseverely-ilacking.-iAt-ifirst,-iit-iwasn't-inoticeable-ias-iwith-ithe-ifine-imanipulation-iof-iformless-imana-iby-ithe-ibrain-iboosted-imana-ipractitioners,-ievery-imove-ithey-imade-iwas-ideadly.-i
But-iafter-isome-itime,-iwhen-iall-imana-ipractitioners-igot-iused-ito-ithis-ibrain-boosting-iartifact,-ithey-irealized-ihow-idifficult-iit-iwas-ito-iget-ian-iupperhand.-iThere-iare-ieven-icases-iof-ifight-ibetween-itwo-imana-ipractitioners-ilasting-ifor-imore-ithan-ia-iday-iand-istill-ino-ione-igot-ian-iupperhand-iin-ithe-ifight.-iIt-iwas-ilike-ia-ibattle-iof-iattrition-iinstead-iwhich-iwill-idetermine-iwho-ihad-ia-ilarger-ipool-iof-imana.-i