[3rd person POV: Elysia]
"Why does he have to be late today of all the days?" Elysia grumbled as she walked down the empty hall of the inn. The gentle glow of the morning sunlight illuminated the corridor, its warmth inviting in contrast to her growing impatience.
Elysia, wearing a loose blue tee shirt that perfectly hides her perky breasts, had her black hair elegantly tied in a ponytail.
She paired it with a black skirt that fell just above her knees, and she had shorts underneath. Her youthful appearance was nothing short of stunning, radiating the beauty that a girl her age could humanly achieve.
Yesterday, Sylvia told them that they could join her and her disciple training session in the morning if they wanted, and she was the first to agree, followed by Linda, and out of pressure, Nadya also promised to join them.
It was the first day of their training, and she was filled with anticipation. She had arrived at the training ground very early in the morning, eager to get started. The others had joined her, and they waited patiently for Sylvia's disciple to arrive. But the time dragged on, and he was nowhere to be seen.
Elysia decided to take matters into her own hands and sought Sylvia's permission to fetch him. She quickly made her way to his room, determined to get him moving.
"Is he a noble?",
She mumbled as she thought about the boy named Neil. The way he carries himself and talks with confidence showcases his upbringing as noble, but his table manners and frankness say otherwise. And truth be told, she was quite interested in him.
Her grandmother always told her that she was the best choice for being Sylvia's disciple, but when she got to know that she had already taken a disciple, she felt disappointed, but more than that, she was curious to know about the boy who became her role model's disciple.
"I am not close enough with him to ask him about it", she mumbled as his room arrived at her sight. "Maybe I should ask him for a spare.".
As she reached the end of the corridor, she stood before the closed door.
"Knock, knock,"
She rapped gently, hoping for a prompt response. But moments passed, and there was only silence. Frustration crept in, and her gentle knocks turned into impatient banging.
"Bang! Bang!"
Elysia's irritation was evident as she rapped loudly on the door, her anticipation turning into annoyance.
After a while, she finally got a response as she heard the quick steps of someone approaching. She moved back and waited for the door to open, and with a soft click sound, the doorknob turned. However, to her surprise, the door didn't open right away. She tilted her head in confusion, but a second later, the door opened, revealing a masked young man.
'Did he always have long hair?' she questioned herself as she looked at him. The last time she saw him, his hair was long, touching his neck, but now it touches his shoulders.
"Do you need something?" His words brought her out of her thoughts as he swung the door open.
"Yes, everyone is on the training ground wai–" As she started to explain her reason for coming here, her words were suddenly interrupted as he fully opened the door, revealing his naked body.
His skin was flawless, without any cuts or bruises, and as white as milk. His whole body looked like it was carved from marble, with well-built abs and chests, exuding strength and power.
But her eyes were forced to move away from his body and were forced to focus on what was between his legs. Elysia felt like she had seen something she shouldn't have.
"I will be there in a minute,"
As he felt her gaze linger on him, he looked down and realized his blunder. He quickly said this before swiftly shutting the door, leaving the baffled girl behind.
"Ahhh, my eyes have been sullied," blushing heavily, she mumbled as she crouched down in front of his room.
For a split second, she felt like her mind was clouded with the trunk of a Mammoth dancing in a circle.
"I must be seeing things."
She let out a heavy sigh as she thought about it: 'It must have been my imagination; how could such a thing be real? It was as thick as a child's hand. It must be like those lucid dreams I read in the novels; this must be one of those.'
She felt her face heat up again as she thought about it. "Why would I dream about such a thing?" she mumbled as she stood up.
Then, wearing an ever-growing blush on her face and with wired thoughts in her mind, she started walking back to the training ground where everyone else was present.
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[1st person POV: Eden]
"Ammmm," I hummed, stretching my body as I made my way towards the training ground. Because of the mental drain, I slept like a log yesterday, and I would have slept more if she hadn't come to wake me up.
"She would have labeled me as a pervert in her mind by now," I mumbled as I thought about what happened with Elysia. It was an accident; the first thing after I woke up was hearing the banging of the door, and I tried to open the door quickly.
Due to this, I even forgot my mask that I wore at the very last minute, but I completely forgot about my clothes. Though I do wonder what her reaction was,
Right now, I am wearing a simple grey tee shirt paired with black trousers. I have tied my hair in a bun with a rubber band to keep it in one place. As soon as I arrived, I was greeted with annoyed looks from Linda and Nadya. Why is Linda here, though?, while Elysia was trying her best to avoid eye contact with me.
"Good morning, sleepyhead," The first one to greet me was Sylvia. As she came closer to me, she gracefully walked but came to a sudden halt as she looked at me with surprise.
'Ahhh, she noticed it, didn't she?' I thought to myself as I noticed her surprised look. I have spent close to a year with her, and I am pretty sure she would be able to notice that I have gone through changes.
"Come with me." She grabbed me by the shoulder and dragged me to the corner of the training ground. The other three gave us curious glances but didn't say anything. She then cast a barrier of mana around us, blocking any type of sound from going out of the barrier.
"Are you going to tell me what's going on or not?" she asked straight up, without exactly telling me what she was asking. I looked at her in confusion. Noticing it, she said, "Use your {Mana Sense} to look at yourself."
I followed her instructions and did what she told me: I closed my eyes, I let my mana out of my body, and I resonated it with the surrounding mana. Mana became my sense, and then I started to notice myself. The first thing that surprised me was that I could use mana much better than I previously could without any problems or restrictions.
That alone was enough to surprise me, but when I noticed myself through {Mana Sense}, I became even more surprised as I found my body passively sucking mana from the surrounding environment into my own.
"I can absorb Mana without doing anything," I mumbled as I opened my eyes and looked at Sylvia.
"Just like Phoenix and dragons," Sylvia said, completing my sentence. Her eyes were filled with curiosity. "Did you awaken your bloodline?"
"No, I don't think so," I replied, shaking my head. I decided it was best not to discuss my bloodline with her, as it would complicate things further.
"You've gotten a little taller, your hair has grown, and your skin has also become much softer and how do I describe it, around you I feel more peaceful? Seriously, what the hell happened to you in one day?" Elysia mumbled as she thoroughly examined my body. Her sweet, honey-like fragrance enveloped me as she moved closer, her hands gently touching various parts of me—my hands, hair, abs and even chest.
"They're giving us weird looks, Master," I said aloud as I noticed three people intensely observing us. They couldn't hear us, but they could still see us. Sylvia, upon hearing my words, also paused and stepped back.
"How do you even notice that", I asked as I got some space.
"I am more powerful than you think", she replied as she looked at me, "but more importantly, the further up you go in the future, the more powerful you will become, well, in comparison to other humans.".
"Let's go now; they are also waiting", she said as she took down the barrier, leaving me behind.
'Show me her stats, Edda', I asked her as my gaze lingered on Sylvia.
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Name: Sylvia Rosalind
Affiliation: Phoenix Race
Mage Path: Ascension Level 7
Mana Points: 7800
Knight Path: Ascension Level 7
Strength: 7900
Agility: 7900
Defense: 7850
Endurance: 7890]
Danger Level: She is your Master; beg for forgiveness; you might survive.
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