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Chapter 5 - Encounter

(Rokvel's POV)

When I opened my eyes, I find myself in a white space I didn't saw before.

What's even more surprising, I'm in my old body again.

- Was I just dreaming all this time?

I said to myself as I'm inspecting my skinny, naked body from my previous life. The same veiny hands and unhealthy pale skin.

- No, you weren't dreaming, Rokvel.

I suddenly heard the voice, and when I turned my vision toward the voice, I saw a white humanoid figure standing before me with the hands behind it's back.

- Who are you? And where am I? Was it you, who reincarnated me in this world?

- I'm a God! You can call me Hitogami or The Man God. And you are currently in my domain! As for reincarnation, this is not my job. I wanted to speak with you for a long time, Rokvel, or do you prefer Vincent?

The man looked at me with a confident smile, and to be honest, I don't think we gonna like each other.

- I don't care. How do I get here? And why am I in my old body?

- You don't get here, I summoned you here. And your apperance? It's just a way you see yourself, I have nothing to do with it. But enough of questions, Rokvel, I wanted to speak with you.

- Speak with me? About what?

- About the future! I've been deaply interested in you and your obsession to improve. Today, you proved that you are a real genius. You have become a magician at only 3 years old, congratulations, Rokvel.

I looked at him with a confused expression. 

- What are you talking about? The mage said everybody could do it. What's so special about me?

- Yes, it's true that anyone could do it. It was a beginner level spell after all. But what makes you really special, is that not anyone can do it in such an young age, leave it alone, with shortened incantation. You have great talent for magic, and I want to help you develop it.

I'm not gonna lie, he picked up my inerest with that one. As I thought, I messed up the phrase, but the spell still worked. Maybe it was just luck, or maybe I'm truly talented in magic? I've to do more reserch later.

- How can you help me with this?

- It's simple, I will give you an advice!

- Why should I listen to you? I'm sure I can manage on my own.

- Maybe you can, but from what I saw, people from this village don't have any clue about magic at all. Listening to me would save you much time. Because I have what you and people around don't. Knowlage.

- I can ask the mage about anything, he is a professional, and I think he is less suspicious than you.

- He is just an intermediate level magician, you won't learn much more than you already know from him. Beside that, he already left your village, burned from abasement. You don't have any good options aside from listening my advice. Trust me, you won't regret it, you just have to belive me, Rokvel.

If what he's saying is true, than I will really lose the opportunity to learn magic arts. I can't let that happen. I don't know when I will meet another mage.

- Hm, alright, what's your advice, Man God?

The white figure make a joyfull smile a clasped his hands together.

- That's the spirit! Alright, that's my advie:

When you will wake up, the elder of the village will want to talk with you about your recent use of magic. He will want to gain your trust to use you in the future. Ask him if he got any interesing books. If he will invite you to his library, take the book with the title: "Incredible Force of Nature", it's a book about magic.

Also, from now until your body turns 10 yers old I propose you to use magic everyday until you will lose your strenght. It will help you grow yor mana pool. You will handel with the rest.

It's everything, I will send your awareness back to your body.

- Wait! How do you know all this?!

- To much questions, we will speak again someday, save your questions until then. Goodbye, Rokvel.

When he finished talking, I feel the force throwing be back and I woke up lying in my bed, sweating and panting for breath. I'm aloso in my demon body again.

- Son! You are awake!

My father realised first and together with my mother go checked out for me.

- It seems that a fever go away. How're you feeling?

My mother said with worry. I see that's bright outside.

- I feel ok. How long I was sleeping?

- A few hours. You really scared us with this one, you know? What came to your mind to use magic that recklessly without any introduction? You know you could make yourself harm?!

- I'm sorry, I've got too excited and just have to try...

- Eeeeh, it's okay. The most important thing is that you are okay. Tommorow we will go see with village chief. He said he was atonished with your magic performance.

- Oh, okay.

- Rokvel, I don't know if you realize, but what you've done is very amazing and you must know that you are a very clever kid. A genius. And geniuses have the paths to many incredible things wide open. But these paths are sometime winding and hard to follow. 

- What dad mean to say, is that no mater what path will you chose to follow, me and dad will always support you as hard as we can, son.

My mother said with a smile full of care.

-Thank you, mom and dad. Can I go play outde?

- Yes you can, Rokvel, but don't go to far.

My mother said and patted my head.

- Sure, thanks!

After that, I went outside to find a place to study magic.

It has to be deserted place, nobody can be there in the range of at least 100 meters. Noone would be hurt by a water ball, but I guess if there are water balls, the same goes to fire ones.

Tommorow, I will go see the chief of the village. Until now, Hitogami's words are true. But this was to be excepted. I didn't need his advice to predict that. The only way to check if he will be helpful, is to get the book. I also wonder about his mana pool theory, but I don't even know what the so called mana is.

As I roam through the village, I see the hill and behind it some space, only sand and rocks. I'm about 300m from my hause.

I would try to cast the spell, but I almost completely forgot the incantation. I'm not gonna try my luck, I don't know the consequences of using a spell with completly diffrent incantation. I will wait until tommorow. So I will comeback here with the book, if I will get one.

For now I'm coming back to home, rest a little. 

While I was wandering through the village I didn't met the mage again, so it's probably like Hitogami said. I wonder if my parents would hire me a magic teacher if I ask them. But I think it's a small chance. We aren't rich family and I doubt there's many magicians around here.

- I'm home.

- Oh! Ehhh, welcome home son! What were you doing?

My father said while setting up his pants, my mother hide herself under the covers, putting on her clothes. They have become more avtive in this things recentyly. It woudn't be the first time I catch them in middle of this.

- Me? Nothing, just hanging around the village. I'm going to the cabin, I will be back in 5 minutes. 

I said and go back outside.

- Yeah, sure thing son!

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