" So how was it Zilon " Rivor kept on laughing.
" Well couldn't you at least give me a warning " Zilon calmed down and was looking at Rivor with annoyance.
" Hahah, can't blame me though it's in our military tradition that you eat this fruit although we usually use the stronger versions for that, Well it's only for the first time so don't worry you can have the second half of the fruit " Rivor stopped laughing, cleaning the tears on his face with a wide smile on his.
Zilon wasn't buying that but he indeed needed the effects of this fruit.
So with nothing but bitterness in his heart, he eat the last half of the Stravane.
Swallowing hard Zilon added.
"Still bitter but manageable" Zilon sighed as he looked at his stats...
[Status....]
- **Name:Zilon
- ** Level : 1
- **Race: ???
- **Age: 15
- **STR: 5 +²
- **AGI: 6 +²
- **ACU: 15 +²
- **STA: 11 /12 +²
- **MAG: 50 +²
- **MAN: 60 +²
- **SLP(Soul power): N/A
-- **Exp(experience points) ; 10/100
-- ** Order : None
-- ** Class : N/A
...
]
Zilon nodded in slight satisfaction but noticed something.
" Hmm, why is my experience bar also increasing" Zilon Asked Rivor who now had a neutral expression on his face.
"Well it could be the remaining effects of the fruit, remember the fruit give boosts to your stats, your stats represents your power level in real time, so to fuel power or boost it you need energy" Rivor said
Zilon nodded as he understood that common fact.
" Same goes for experience so it can be the remaining energy that is still in your body from the fruit that was distributed to you there in your experience bar " Rivor concluded.
" I see..... " Zilon layed on the tree and stared at the sky realizing that the second sun was further apart from the main one in the sky.
Zilon wanted to ask more questions about the sun ,maybe it had some unknown effects on this world part from the heat it brings but he found that he was mentally tired.
Rivor seeing him lay down followed suite and also looked at the sky with a calm expression.
There was a long moments of silence and Zilon slipped to the dream realm at some point.
Rivor turned his head to face Zilon who was fast asleep.
" His mana is thicker than before, I wonder what he did when I was not around " Rivor thought as he saw his Aura become more visible than it was yesterday.
When Rivor met Zilon yesterday, and saved Him from Victor's attack he had noticed it that Mana seem to be sent away from him and his aura was weaker, Way weaker than it should be.
' but now it was different ' Rivor sighed inwardly.
" Well In any case that's good, at least he is making progress " Rivor added closing his eyes.
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Lyla was in her room and her eyes seem to open briefly.
" Progress indeed....." Lyla said as she closed her eyes again still sitting in her position on the edge of her bed, which is a surprise since she had gone out earlier...
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Zilon opens his eyes slowly and the first thing that came into view was the orange view of everywhere.
"So it's already evening huh?" Zilon looked around and found Rivor still next to him by his right.
Looking at him he noticed that his breathing was calm as if he was fast asleep.
' So his asleep huh?, Time to get back at him for his little stunt earlier ' Zilon grinned from ear to ear as he raised his hands to met Rivor's face.
"Oh,so your finally awake I was starting to think your going to sleep here all day "
His hand was so close, but suddenly he heard Rivor spoke.
Zilon almost getting a heart attack jolts his hands laying back quickly in his position and acted as if he just woke up.
"Oh Rivor...." Zilon imitate a fake yawn and even stretched his hands upwards.
Rivor a small chuckle as he opened his eyes and also sat up.
"Oh it's already late " Rivor looked around curiously.
' yeah keep on acting like that...' Zilon looked at Rivor with hidden annoyance as he nodded his head.
"Okay then I have something to give you "Rivor said as he looked at the white bag which was close to Zilon by his left.
Zilon picked it up and handed it to Rivor who promptly accepted it.
Opening the bag he slowly brought out two old looking scrolls.
"Huh, what's that? " Zilon asked.
" This are skill scrolls" Rivor said as he handed the folded pieces of paper.
Zilon accepted it and examined carefully.
It was this type of old scrolls you see in the old days, which are used by spokes men in the towns to give out news from the kingdom, and old long piece of yellow or brown paper which now had a red string that folded it together.
" Skill scrolls, don't you think you need to explain yourself here " Zilon said as he looked at Rivor.
" Well it is indeed a skill scroll, this is the form it takes when you can buy in the market, usually there exists people who can create skills and inscribe them in pieces of paper for others like there descendents to learn such skill " Rivor began while lifting a finger as he explained.
" However this skills are usually the weaker versions of the original, of course there are better methods which allows people to learn skills that are quite in there original state but even for me this is the best I can get " Rivor said as he looked at the scroll for a moment.
" This are two rare grade skill scrolls that I got in some runes last week and as a warrior you know the drill " Rivor said as he winked at Zilon while laughing loudly.
Zilon really felt bad for Rivor, so many treasures yet he can only gift them.
' which makes me to wonder how many of this does he have and have to stare at everyday with bitterness ' Zilon sighed softly.
" Now remember in this world nothing works for you, so don't worry we are all survivors in the end, ready to survive even the most unfavorable conditions " Rivor said as he noticed Zilon's expression.
Zilon nodded and Rivor also gave him a nod before he prepared to leave handing him the white leather bag.
"Well good night,I will be heading home,OH right I have a little surprise for you in that bag" Rivor said with a wide smile , waving Zilon goodbye and started to walk away.
Zilon stared at the ground for a while as Rivor turned around and began marching towards the front door.
" Hey wait..." Zilon Ran towards Rivor who has already opened the door and was about to leave .
" I will like you to be my mentor... please" Zilon said as he bowed down slightly.
"Hmm?..." Rivor was caught of guard by this but his expression did not change.
He stared at Zilon's bowing figure still not knowing what he was doing but understanding his request.
In the end he decided to give him his answer.
"No" Rivor said swiftly as he turned to leave.
" What....." Zilon stood straight abruptly and looked at Rivor in shock.
" Your stats are to weak for me to train you,but if you can raise it by 10 more each I may be able to train you " Rivor said, closing the door behind him and walked some few steps before halting to add.
" Don't think using those fruits will get you anywhere,I will know if you do so " Rivor proceed to walk away.
"Remember not to over do it...."
And that was what he heard last before Rivor went farther away.
' Did he just... challenged me ' Zilon thought as he could feel his body following with excitement.
" He rejected my offer and gave me a way to improve " Zilon thought as his eyes shined bright.
It was known by his friends that Zilon always puts his 100% when he gets challenged, even if he loses he almost always ends up surprising everyone with his performance.
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Zilon walked inside the house with the leather bag strapped on his shoulder,and found no one this time sitting on the couch.
He went straight to the bathroom,washed his face and went out, heading straight to the second room of the house.
He arrived infront of the door and took a deep breath.
" Can I speak with you Lyla " Zilon said as he knocked on her door twice.
Hearing no response he decided to wait for a bit but still no response.
Finally after a long time of silence and waiting he heard the door click and he stepped back slightly.
" What is it Zilon" Lyla asked calmly as she stood in front of the door.
' Still as indifferent as always ' Zilon said as he stared at the white garments he saw before he fainted.
" I wanted to thank you for helping me earlier" Zilon said as he bowed to her slightly.
Lyla looks at him and if he had been looking he would notice her confused expression as she looked at his figure.
Her expression returned to normal as she finally asked.
"What are you doing "
Zilon puzzled looked at her with a confused expression.
' what does it look like '
Lyla sighed softly,shook her head gently and waited for Zilon to speak.
Indeed he did not disappoint her as he stood straight and opened his mouth to ask his question.
" I also wanted to know what happened to me earlier, those silver threads....what were they? " Zilon asked cautiously as he remembered the pain he felt, which made his heart froze as he thought of how close he was to dying.
" That was Mana " Lyla said as she stared at him trying to read his expression.
" Mana? But then–"
" The reason is simple, because your not from this world " Lyla said indifferently.
' I guess that confirms it.....she knows I don't belong here ' Zilon sighed inwardly as his expression relaxed.
" You come from a world we're Mana does not exist, and this happens to everyone who is experiencing the effects of mana first hand " Lyla continued.
" Another reason why it was so bad was the fact that you absorbed Mana from its purest form, which is mana directly from the core of this world "Lyla sighed
" I planted a crystal in you to prevent Mana from entering you, it was below your chest " Lyla added.
She saw Zilon placing a hand on his chest and then clearify.
" It's already removed so don't worry "
Zilon sighed in relief.
"What would have happened if..." Zilon said as he gulped nervously.
" Hmm, what do you think might have happened?" Lyla asked him
Seeing his clueless expression Lyla Sighed again.
" What you did was honestly reckless, and you would have mutated into a zombie,or a monster or just exploded into dust" Lyla said still having that nonchalant expression on her face.
Zilon heart froze as he realized what he did.
' basically that's instant death ' Zilon thought as he felt his heart beating fast.
He had read most of this in some fantasy novels,how unknown energies enters there planet and suddenly everything begins to mutate like tress, animals and even people who aren't strong enough, maybe things were also the same here.
Though Zilon had a different opinion on this.
"This wouldn't have happened if you just told me! ...." Zilon yelled angrily.
' do you even know how it feels to die ' Zilon started breathing heavily as he felt more anger.
" Did you ask? " Lyla said with a slightly guilty tone but with no change in her expression.
' of course I did but you made it clear that you aren't answering all my questions,how am I supposed to know which questions to ask you ' Zilon thought inwardly with clenched fists, but decided not to say anything.
They both stared at each in silence for a moment with Lyla mostly looking as if she was recalling something as her eyes seems unfocused, something that Zilon noticed.
" I will be going then " Zilon said as he turned around walking in his room direction and looked the door behind him.
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"I will be going then "
Lyla heard Zilon say this and when regained her senses she saw that he was no more in front of her.
She looked to her right and only saw his back before he entered his room.
She stood there in silence before also entering her room locking the door behind her.
Inside her room she stood there for a few more seconds then she walked to her bed sitting at the edge as thoughts followed in her mind.
A pang struck her chest, Naturally Zilon's anger wasn't unwarranted, And she also felt bad for what he will also have to face in the future.
But sadly she wasn't the one who brought him to this world.....
At the end of it, her job was mainly to guide him,but those methods, are methods she will use of her own.
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Back in Zilon's room----
Zilon Entered his room with his fists still clenched as he stood there trying to calm himself.
Zilon sighed softly and his fists release, as he walked towards his bed and sat, facing his window noticing how dark it was.
' I guess it's already night huh?'
Zilon dropped the bag on the ground and stared at for a while before he decided to check the remaining contents tomorrow.
He had regained his composure and started to realize that she indeed had been protecting him.
' She said she planted something on me to keep Mana away , and she was the one who came before i fainted ' Zilon thought inwardly.
But he could not really understand her ulterior motives, was she keeping him safe to use him , is he some kind of experiment, does she hate him and if so why...so many things he could think of but nothing clicked.
' forget it...at least for now, may not be a bad person ' Zilon said as he realized something, if she really wanted him dead he would have been gone the moment he woke up in this world, she was mostly the one who having been saving the day.
Zilon shook his head gently and sat cross legged on the middle of his bed.
He cleared all unnecessary thoughts and eventually entered that state were everything around him became black and white.
His aura left his body and now saw how this Silver threads or lines seem to follow into his body harmlessly.
Then he woke up.
Stretching his hand and opening his palm and with his eyes still closed tried to sense it.
And surprisingly it worked, this time he felt something heavy in the air.
He tried to imagine it moving based on a mental command and much to his surprise he felt it move.
He opened his eyes gently maintaining that focus and was surprised when he saw a blue like energy,as big as Tennis ball floating not to far away from his hand.
"Wow.... I finally did it "Zilon said excited but this led the blue energy to disperse as his hands trembled slightly.
"Yeah yeah I know" Zilon said rolling his eyes
Zilon burst into laughter and a small tears formed around him,after almost killing himself he finally got a victory.
He was laughing and crying so hard that he had to stop himself as he felt pain on his chest.
His facing the ground when he wiped his face.
Zilon felt his head buzz for a moment and tried to stand up and stretch his body for sitting in the same position for a while.
Of course that was a mistake as he immediately went back on his bed bouncing twice.
" Right stamina...no wonder he said that " Zilon said as he felt his body weak and glancing at his panel he confirmed it.
" Only 4 points left after one use of Mana, and I am also mentally exhausted too" Zilon sighed.
He looked at his window seeing that it was opened and the curtains were moving gently.
' it should be midnight I guess ' Zilon thought as he remembered how he used to wake up midnight to enjoy this type of quiet and breeze.
Zilon adjusted himself and laid down thinking back to what Rivor challenged him on.
" Don't worry Rivor I will show you... " Zilon said, chuckling to himself as his eyes started to close slowly.
"But I already slept in the afternoon come on....." Zilon sighed as he tried to fight the sleep but it proved useless.
" Starting from....." Zilon did not know when he slept but he woke up abruptly.
" I will show you ...why I am Zilon.....miruba " Zilon tried to say with a determined voice but ended up to just closing his eyes shut Closing the day for him as his breathing became calm.
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