Supreme Magus

p and Phloria exchanging her communication rune with Solus made it easy for her to get in touch with Tista.
Lith ’s sister taught Phloria the basics of Awakening, starting from the breathing techniques Invigoration and Accumulation.

Phloria had still a lot on her mind and would ’ve preferred to stay away from everything remotely related to Lith, but Spirit Magic forced her hand.

All living creatures on Mogar were more than just flesh and blood.
They had not only a life force, but also mana that came from their cores.
In normal conditions, the core slumbered due to the dampening effect of the impurities.

Once Awakened, however, a core would constantly produce a mana flow parallel to the bloodstream, no matter if its owner knew breathing techniques, like the self-Awakened, or not, like Salaark ’s Feathers or Tyris ’s Queen ’s Corpse.

An Awakened core ’s mana output could be boosted by the mage ’s willpower and emotions.
Spirit Magic was the consequence of the bond between the mage ’s core and their will.

Unlike all other kinds of magic, it didn ’t need any connection with the world energy, which made Spirit Magic both more versatile and wilder.

Lith had discovered it back when he was just a toddler and his core was so weak that Spirit Magic could barely shove spoons down his brother ’s throat.
He had spent months mastering Spirit Magic until he could use it as if it was another of his limbs.

Tista had Awakened with a cyan core and had received Lith ’s training from day one, allowing her to not involuntarily hurt her academy mates.
Phloria, however, had a blue core and just vague notions about what being an Awakened implied.

Whenever she was angry, the first hapless fellow who bothered her could feel an invisible hand crushing their throat or crotch, while when she was sad the objects in the house would float in front of the terrified eyes of the domestic staff.

Rumors about the Ernas Household being cursed were increasing by the day and after Phloria had realized that self-discipline wasn ’t enough to stop those phenomenons, she had been forced to ask for help.

She already had enough trouble adjusting to her newfound physical prowess that made Phloria break one cup out of two she used, but hurting people was way worse.
Items could just be bought, but the fear and pain she unintentionally inflicted upon her victims couldn ’t be fixed that easily.

”Don ’t worry.
Spirit Magic at its tier zero is easy.
You just have to learn Lith ’s breathing techniques. ” Tista said.

”Are you saying this is just first magic? ” Phloria had almost killed several people and destroyed a lot of things even from a great distance, something impossible for elemental first magic.

”Yes.
Now breathe along with us. ” Tista nodded.

The three women were sitting cross-legged on the ground floor of the tower.
Due to the violent nature of her Awakening, Phloria had never learned how to perceive the flow of world energy in her surroundings.

Such skill was the first step to control Spirit Magic.

”Take deep breaths from your diaphragm and you ’ll also draw small amounts of world energy.
After you inhale, contract your lower muscles, so you ’ll hold your breath and the energy as well.
Before exhaling, try to feel the excess of mana that ’s in your body.

”Once you manage to do it, you have to focus on the world energy getting in and out of your body with every breath.
At that point, all you have to do is to use your core to draw in and absorb great amounts of world energy instead of small bits. ” Solus used air magic to speak while showing Phloria the correct breathing rhythm.

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