Noah Orion's POV
"To form a magic circle, you need the form a circle around your mana core. But you need to make a specific circle which is inscribed in your energy.",
Lyra said as she was now in a teacher's outfit and pointing at the board..
"What do you mean to make a specific circle?", I asked as I was confused.
"You need to peer into your energy and then copy it and form it.",
She replied.
"Alright! Let's try it out.", I said.
"Good, but we need a mana stone first."
She said.
"Ok, then let's go and buy it.", I said as I stood up.
"Ellie, we are going to the Mana awakening centre.", I said.
"Ok, master. I will tell driver Ron",
She said with a basket of clothes.
"Thank you.",
I replied.
"So are you coming with me.", I asked.
"Yes, for sure, young master.",
Lyra said with a smile.
"Let's go.", I said.
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At the awakening centre,
"Young master, we are here.",
Driver Ron said.
"Thank you. Can you wait for me?", I said to him.
And me and Lyra just got out off the car.
As we were walking, Lyra asked me again.
"Young master, please let me be your bodyguard.",
She requested to me.
I then looked at her and was reminded of someone.
"Heavenly demonic master, please let me be your dagger.", a woman with a black robe said.
"No, I don't need a dagger.", I said.
"But, I can help you kill people who you can't from the shadow a person like you…", as she said it I interrupted her.
"I am the heavenly demon, I can kill anyone I want on the daylight,", I said.
"But sir, then people will call you a tyrant.",
She said.
"Let them."
"We are the heavenly demonic cult, we are cruel, we have no merciless, but we should know that in our heart there are principles we follow we just need to follow that then even if anyone labels me as something I will know that I am not that person.", I said.
"Alright master! I will follow you.", she said.
Lyra Darkmoon still staring at me.
"No.", I replied.
"But tell me why?"
She asked as I saw her getting annoyed.
"Why do you want to protect me?", I asked her.
"Is it cause of my mother because she rescued you or something else?", I questioned her.
She then looked at me, and said.
"When I was a seven-year-old, while I was trapped in the slave trader's base, I couldn't remember my past. After I was saved by your mother, her platoon made me feel like family but five years ago. I met a fortune teller who told me that I would meet a man who couldn't sleep peacefully at night even though he didn't do anything. He had a sword on his back but nobody saw it. Everyone at one point choose a dream world but he couldn't live in it.",
"And you believe her?", I questioned her.
"Yeah? So please let me protect you!", she said.
The more I looked at her the more she resembled her.
I then realized maybe in this life I don't need to push people away.
"Alright, fine.", I said.
"Really?",
She said excitedly.
"But on one condition.", I said.
"What?",
she asked.
"You are not allowed to go in my shadow or stay hidden.", I said.
"What?",
she said as she was surprised.
"Be my side and when I tell you to run away, just go.",
I said.
"But be a person for yourself for your family and for your friend.", I said as I continued to walk.
'It was a good choice after all.', Lyra thought.
"Follow me now.", I said to her.
"Yes master.", she said as she followed me.
As we entered we were greeted by the receptionist.
"Welcome to the mana awakening centre, how can I help you?",
She said with a smile but it somehow felt empty.
"We are here to buy a mana stone?",
Lyra said.
"Ok, let me guide you.",
She said as we started to follow her
Then we entered the lift and went into a department full of mana stones.
"What kind of grade and affinity are you looking for?", the employee asked.
"SSS- grade and no particular affinity.",
Lyra said to the employee and he started to note that down on a tablet.
Then I started to look around the department to see if anything was useful.
"I am going to just take a look.", I said to the employee.
"Sure sir.",
She replied.
As I then started to walk through the department, I saw through the department.
"Interesting." I said.
As I then took a look at those mana stones.
These are interesting, they were of various colour but the three that took my attention was a diamond shaped red gem, a blue rose shaped and a greyish white gem.
I then picked it up and asked the employee there.
"What are the price of these gems?", I asked as I handed her the gems.
"Please wait a moment.", she said as she took them to a machine.
"Master, why are you buying these gems?",
Lyra asked me.
"Believe me, it will be worth it.", I said to her.
"Sir, it will be $20,000", she said.
"Ok and charge it for the awakening as well.", I said as I handed her the card and took the gems in a packet.
I could feel her stare at me with such intensity; it could burn a whole.
"Sir, we have prepared the SSS- grade gems, please choose one.", she said as she showed me the gems.
They were of different colour representing different elements.
As I looked through all of them closely I felt a sudden burn on my back it traced exactly as the pattern.
"What is the red one?", I asked.
"Well, it was found from a monster but it was an unknown one so unfortunately we couldn't find any information about it.", she said.
"Let's do it then. I choose this one", I said.
"But master this is from an unknown monster, it might be dangerous."
Lyra said as she looked worried.
"Don't worry so much. I will be fine", I said to her.
"Please proceed with it", I said to the employee.
"Ok, sir.",
She said as she took the red mana stone and went to another room.
Then a man in a doctor's gown asked me.
"Please go into the chamber with this set of clothes.",
He said as he handed me them.
"I am going now.",
I said to Lyra as I then went into a room and changed my clothes.
Then I walked into the chamber.
It looked like a room built with silver walls.
Then I heard a mic sound come from.
"Sir, are you ready?", it asked.
"Yeah", I said as I showed my thumbs up.
"Alright then we will be starting it in 3 2 1", he said as he pressed something.
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