The Sun was glowing brightly in the serene blue sky.
In the distant corner of Atytia Kingdom, there lies a small vilge consisting of not so rge number of people. The small vilge was surrounded by mountains & terrains. People could often hear the roars of mountain beasts.
There was a small river stream flowing beside the vilge. Several young children were pying in the field beside the river. Some children were jumping from the tree into the river since the water was not too deep on shore.
“Hey, Flynn, how long will you stay there? Quickly jump!” a young girl around the age of seven or eight loudly said towards a boy before jumping from the tree branch.
The girl was swirling in the air for a few moments, then she closed her knees towards her chest and warped her arms around them before diving into the water.
Spsh!
A few other boys and girls did the same thing before quickly diving into the water.
Spsh! Spsh! Spsh!
“Hmm…?” a young boy who seemed to be around the same age as the girl was lying on a branch above the one where the girl jumped from.
The boy named Flynn didn’t seem to hear what the girl said as he continued to immerse himself in the book in his hand. His bck hair was messy while his blue eyes were focused intently on the contents of the book.
‘So, the White Dragon king went crazy and attacked Limbo city after losing his only daughter?’ Flynn thought as he flicked the stone in his left hand.
That day, the White Dragon King Bartryx destroyed one-third of the legendary Limbo City.
It was rumored the sky paved the way for him that day. The sky trembled and the earth shook as King Bartryx rained down destruction upon the Limbo city. He also ended the life of one of the top experts in the city.
He was unstoppable, a furious force with indomitable nature. As he advanced with the intent of ultimate destruction, he was eventually stopped by the Dragon Monarch.
The Dragon Monarch then sealed King Bartryx in the underground of Dragon Capital.
‘Ah, he was so strong that even the legend of Dragon race had to step in to stop his carnage…’ Flynn sighed lightly as jumped from the tree branch.
Landing on the ground, he clenched his left fist as he raised towards the sky, ‘One Day I’ll be strong–’
Spsh!
Water drenched his face as he couldn’t finish his thought. “Hey, Nalia!” Flynn yelled at the girl standing before him, “Why did you do that again?”
Nalia was precisely the girl who told him to jump into the river, now she was standing beside the tree hand akimbo, her clothes soaked as she smirked at him. “Why are you daydreaming again?”
“You don’t need to know. And don’t talk to me,” Flynn gred at her as he turned sideways. His face was full of concentration, like doing something important.
He raised his hand as he intently focused on it, like a hawk. A few moments ter blue particles of light began to shine around his hand. The few droplets of water on his face slowly turned into those blue light drops as both merged seamlessly.
Nalia was doing the same thing as him, blue light particles shone around her body. In a few seconds, both of them dried up completely.
“Your usage of water mana has improved,” Nalia’s red eyes gleamed as she waved her fiery red hairs in the air.
Flynn turned around as he began to walk away, “Hmph, I’ll surpass you soon enough. Just you wait.”
Nalia smiled a little and began marching behind him whilst saying, “You can’t! You can never surpass me. Even if you do, I will haunt you being a flowing water drop, haha!”
***
In the world of Ryunil, magic is everything. And it is empowered by mystical energy known as mana. Mana is the foundation of Ryunil.
Mana exists everywhere, in the atmosphere, under the ground, where eyes can reach, where eyes and mind can’t reach or even the pces far beyond anyone’s understanding.
It is unknown when the people of Ryunil first came to know of the energy named ‘Mana’, but one thing is certain in the current world, those who wield mana brilliantly are the true rulers of Ryunil.
There are primarily four types of mana people normally use in their daily life, as usage of mana made living daily even easier compared to the far back in time.
Water, Fire, Earth and Wind - the four natural attributes of mana. There are also some supernatural attributes of mana people learned to wield over time as they progressed on the path of magic.
The mastery of mana and its corresponding attributes also created ranking systems amongst all races. There are a total of nine ranks for mana users. Those ranks are known separately as Echelons.
A mana wielder first had to create a mana circle just below the chest, above the abdomen, which acts as the core for the user.
After creating the first mana circle, the person officially steps into the ranks of Echelons, the 1st Echelon. And making the second mana circle makes one a 2nd Echelon mage & so on.
There are also colloquial names for Echelon mages. Those from the 1st to 4th Echelons are simply known as ‘Mage’. And the 5th and 6th Echelon mages are known as ‘Grand Mage’.
Titled mages above the 4th Echelon have distinctive abilities that separate themselves from the rank below. The 5th and 6th Echelon mages can fly, which the mages of lower ranks can only imagine.
Just like that, mages of 7th Echelon and above have their distinctive abilities and different titles where the abilities are still a mystery to most common folks out in the world.
