Multiversal Ascension-Chapter 28: Unlocking Aura and Mana

Mikael got into his car and turned the key. The engine roared to life. He then accelerated and began driving towards the outskirts of the city. Quickly, he pushed the speedometer from a normal 50 km/h to an exhilarating 200 km/h. The sensation was thrilling; even though he knew he could run faster, it was still enjoyable to drive at such speed.

Due to his speed, he soon reached the city's exit. He slowed down before leaving the walled city without encountering any checkpoints. After a short drive, he parked his car and immediately headed into the forest.

Mikael didn't waste any time. He quickly searched for someone to kill in order to acquire the human race of this world. Although he found it a bit distasteful to kill someone who wasn't his enemy and was just a random passerby, it wasn't enough to stop him.

It didn't take long before he spotted a man who appeared to be a low-ranking ranker. Without hesitation, Mikael summoned his sword and rushed at the man from his blind spot, killing him swiftly and without resistance.

He touched the man's shoulder and activated the Race Gain System.

[Race: Humans (Dirarnia World) successfully copied.]

Once this was done, Mikael found a wolf pack nearby. He fought them off and made them eat the man's body. After the wolves were finished, Mikael wiped the blood from his sword on a tree. He was cautious, making sure he didn't have any blood on him.

'Okay, that's done. I've acquired the race card, and I've made sure my kill won't be traced back to me. Even if there's an investigation—which is unlikely—it'll be linked to a monster attack when the remains are found.'

'It's kind of sad how he died because he was unlucky that I needed to kill somebody to gain a new race. But that's life. Sometimes you just get unlucky and can die seemingly without a reason. I need to keep being cautious or I could end up like him.'

Once the traces were covered, Mikael returned to his car and drove aimlessly, pushing the car to its limits for fun. He did this partly as an alibi, but also to relax and unwind. After about an hour of driving, he reentered the city and headed back to his mansion.

Once there, he quickly entered his bedroom and undressed, just like last time. 'I'm really not looking forward to changing races again. It's been only a day or two since I last did this, and I still remember the pain...'

Despite the lingering memory of the agonizing pain, Mikael gritted his teeth and looked at the details of the race he had just acquired.

[Race: Human (Dirarnia World)]

Tier 1

Description: The dominant race in the Dirarnia World. This race possesses strong physical and spiritual potential for a Tier 1 race. The stat limit for the five physical stats is 500, and the limit for Intelligence and Spirit stats is 800.

As a Tier 1 race, the maximum level is 50 before an upgrade to a higher-tier race is needed to continue leveling.

+3 to all five physical stats and +4 to the two spiritual stats at each level.

Unlocks the Energy of Aura (Dirarnia) and Mana (Dirarnia), both of which are permanent changes.

Easier learning and how to use and control aura and mana.]

'Again? Another Tier 1 race? That doesn't make sense! If this is a Tier 1 race, the power limit should be Tier 1 as well, but the power levels in this world are at Peak Tier 2, which means that at least one person in this world has reached that level.'

'This just doesn't add up for a race with these stat limits. I'm not sure how I can continue to grow with these constraints, but for now, I don't have a solution. I should focus on what I can still improve.'

'My best option is to unlock Aura and Mana. I should be able to unlock these two energies since I have the Spiritual Stats System, and the description of the Energy stat says that it's possible to handle multiple energies. So, I shouldn't have a problem. With these two energies, I can keep getting stronger!' he thought determinedly, before he initiated his race change.

[Race change to Human (Dirarnia World) will begin in 10 seconds.

Warning: Individuals from pain-sensitive races have reported extreme pain during this process.]

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Mikael was expecting this warning—he had seen it a few days ago.

[5]

[4]

[3]

At the count of three, he took a deep breath and braced himself for the pain.

[2]

[1]

[0]

Surprisingly, when the countdown ended, he didn't feel a bone-deep pain but instead a discomfort only slightly worse than what he experienced during his Level 5 body refinement.

It was painful, but nothing he couldn't handle—or at least, that's what he thought, until a different kind of pain began. It was unlike anything he'd felt before, as if comparing a headache to muscle pain.

The closest description would be that his soul felt like it was both burning and transforming simultaneously.

While enduring this excruciating sensation, he sensed a strange energy flowing through his body, but he was too focused on withstanding the pain to pay it much attention. He gave everything he had not to scream.

After a moment that felt like an eternity, the burning sensation finally started to fade. A few seconds later, the pain diminished and quickly disappeared.

Mikael exhaled the breath he'd been holding, then collapsed onto his back, out of breath and silently questioning his life choices as he stared at the ceiling.

With great difficulty, he got up and made his way to the surprisingly modern bathroom in the otherwise medieval-themed house. Despite his exhaustion, he forced himself to take a shower—he was drenched in sweat and had no intention of sleeping like that.

After his shower, he dressed and collapsed onto the bed, falling asleep almost instantly.

Some time later, Mikael felt rays of light landing on him, disturbing his sleep. He groggily raised a hand to block the sunlight, but it was no use—it forced him to get up. When he did, he saw that the sun was at its zenith, and the light was streaming directly from there.

He stretched before checking the notifications he'd received from his race change.

[Body potential slightly diminished.]

[Spiritual potential greatly increased.]

[Body refinement efficiency greatly decreased.]

[Unlocked energies: Aura (Dirarnia) and Mana (Dirarnia)]

Mikael was pleased to have successfully unlocked the two energies, but he frowned when he saw the note about decreased body refinement efficiency. 'That's what I was worried about. It seems that by using the Dirarnia World Human race, I'll have better magical potential, but if I want to do any body refining, it'll be much slower.'

'To optimize this, I'll need to switch races depending on whether I want to train my body or focus on Aura and Mana. And to do that, I'll have to endure the pain of race-changing again...'

Mikael put aside this depressing thought and focused on what truly interested him: his newly unlocked energies. He could feel a strange, liquid-like movement in his body, which felt odd. Concentrating on his body, he sensed two small spheres near his heart.

Mikael wasn't foolish—he knew these spheres were his Aura and Mana cores. But even after concentrating on them, he couldn't immediately tell which was the Aura core and which was the Mana core.

He chose one at random, the one closest to his heart, and attempted to control the energy within it.

Ten seconds passed, then five minutes, but he still couldn't move any energy. Realizing this approach wasn't working, Mikael tried something different. Instead of trying to control his core like a muscle, he thought, 'I need the energy to flow out of the core and move toward my left hand.'

Repeating this thought in his mind with complete focus, the energy finally began to move, though his control was terrible. It took nearly a full minute for the energy to travel from his core to his left hand.

When it reached his left hand, his hand glowed with a faint blue light for just a brief moment. But that wasn't all—it also seemed to slightly strengthen his hand. 'If this energy can reinforce my body, it should be Aura. I should test the other core to see if it has a different effect.'

He then repeated the process, this time using the core further to the right. The energy moved at the same sluggish pace before reaching his left hand. This time, his body wasn't reinforced; instead, his hand simply glowed, but the light was brighter than before and didn't affect his body.

'Alright, that confirms it. The left core, the one closest to my heart, is my Aura core, and the one further to the right is my Mana core.'

'Now that I at least know which core is which, I'm curious to see my new status after these recent changes.'

"Status"

[Name: Mikael Angelini

Race: Human (Dirarnia World)

Lifespan: 21/99

Overall Power: Tier 1

Military Rank: Recruit 0/10 MP

Global Level Tier 1 Race: 10/50

Experience: 1.5K/91K XP

Class: Sword Master

Level: 26/50

Experience: 17.5K/18.2K XP

Stats:

Strength: 423 → 413

Agility: 476 → 466

Endurance: 424 → 414

Vitality: 448 → 438

Perception: 447 → 437

Intelligence: 21 → 51

Spirit: 21 → 51

Energy:

Aura (Dirarnia World) F- Tier 100/100

Mana (Dirarnia World) F- Tier 100/100

Active Skills: None

Active/Passive Skills:

Body Refining Technique: Tier 0, Level 3

Passive Skills:

Unarmed Martial Arts Mastery: Tier 0, Level 2

Footwork Mastery: Tier 0, Level 3

6th Sense: Tier 0, Level 2

Swordsmanship Mastery: Tier 0, Level 5 (MAX)

Life Points (LP): (-5900) 1320]

'Hmm, my body got a little weaker, but honestly, not by much. What's more interesting are the spiritual stats. First, the Intelligence stat, which is honestly the strangest one, because until now, all the stats were linear—like, if you have 50 Strength, someone with 100 would logically be twice as strong.'

'But Intelligence doesn't seem to work like that. I currently have 51 Intelligence, which should mean my mind is five times stronger than a normal person's, but it doesn't work that way. Sure, I'm a little smarter, and my thoughts are faster, but certainly not by five times—more like a 40-50% improvement.'

'Maybe the Intelligence stat is actually linear in terms of mental strength—like, if you're using mental attacks or defense. That would make more sense than having no linearity at all. As for the Spirit stat, it relates to soul strength, which I don't have a way to measure, so I can't tell if it's linear or not. Spirit also influences energy potency, but again, I have no way to measure that either.'

'Then there are the Energy stats, but I don't have a training method for them in this world. I could try to improvise a method using my imagination, but it could have negative effects. Anyway, the Central Academy exam is on July 5th at 10 AM, so delaying my energy training a bit shouldn't waste much time.'

'Instead, I could focus on honing my control over these energies, which would honestly help me more than randomly attempting training methods.'

After finishing these thoughts, he began working on his control. He started by focusing on controlling his Aura, since learning to use Aura could help him enhance his body, even without this world's training methods. That would be useful. Mana, on the other hand, would be almost pointless without knowing how to cast spells.

He began his training by moving his Aura from his Aura core to various parts of his body. He started by sending Aura from his core to his hands, alternating between the right and left. Once the Aura reached one of his hands, he immediately called it back to his core. If he didn't retrieve it fully, he would lose some of his Aura.

However, even as he tried to minimize his Aura loss, he still consumed it quickly due to his terrible control. Just one hour after he'd started, his Aura core was already empty, even though he'd been doing an exercise that required barely any Aura.

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