Chapter 34 Legacy 5

In the presence of something magnificent, something supreme, what is the feeling a normal human would feel?

The answer to that question is probably fear. The fear of being trampled on. In front of a thing that you won't be able to defeat no matter what, the fear would overwhelm a normal person.

Then, how does one become a unique existence? How can you become different than any other person you will encounter? How can you prove you are better and that you are a person who stands on the ground above?

The answer is pretty simple. It is to kill your own emotions that always chain you to achieve greater lengths.

Fighting with the urge to escape in front of a being that is impossible to beat—fighting with the urge to get uncomfortable, fighting with the urge to slack off and laze around. To sum up, fighting with the things that will chain you.

In other words, a person who gets excited in front of the mountain would need to cross. That is the kind of person who would become great in the future, at least for me.

And this is exactly what I felt the moment I saw the dragon formed by the lighting itself.

"Come forth, the dragon of thunder."

When my father said that phrase, I was able to sense the huge magic fluctuations around the environment and immediately understood the fact that this was the magic of another league.

"Bheithir." Following that was a phrase that was familiar to me.

'Bheithir' was a dragon of thunder and actually was a middle-late-stage game boss. Yes, it was a boss in the game. The reason why is actually pretty simple. We are not the only people remaining who belong to the Augustride Lineage.

No, our family is actually quite big. The reason why we are not living with the other members of our family is related to the relationship between siblings of Austin. And in the game, one of Austin's siblings, his little sister 'Grace Augustride' was a named character example.

She was a villain in the game, and she was a pretty strong one at that. Since she was also from the lineage of Augustride, she was able to use lightning magic unique to our family, and she was the one who summoned the thunder dragon 'Bheithir.'

Although while playing the game, I was mesmerized by the boss fight since the developers did a really good job with the visuals and fighting mechanics, I hadn't felt overwhelmed while playing since, at that time, our main character would have already become strong, and we would be able to cope up with the thunder dragon with the help of Emma.

However, right now, seeing such existence in front of me makes me feel overwhelmed. The aura, the bloodlust it is excluding, is putting so much pressure that I feel like I will collapse at any moment right now.

And the moment father finished summoning the dragon with heaven-defying sound, the dragon roared.

"This is the magic of our ancestors, the companion of our founder, and the magical beast of our own family, Bheithir. And to summon it, you must have at least the amount of mana that an 8-star mage has."

Father said and started explaining the magic; however, at that moment, my attention was on a different thing.

The moment I saw the dragon, the first thing I did was to activate my art [All Seeing Eye] to check whether it would work in the astral realm or not.

And the moment I activated it, I was honestly very surprised. Normally when, in the real world, I was not able to see the mana particles in the environment if they were not moved from my core.

However, right now, it is different. The moment I activated my [All Seeing Eye], like an X-ray vision, the mana circulation of the Dragon, the mana fluctuations in the air, the enormous amount of mana Father has been using to maintain the body of Bheithir, I was able to see everything.

And that was a huge advantage for me since I was able to observe the mana around me in a more effective way since closing my eyes and focusing on my mana sense requires an excessive amount of focus. It is also very hard to sense higher stages of magic like father used to summon thunder dragon, which makes the existence of my skill a very convenient thing.

And to maximize it, I directed my gaze to the thunder dragon to observe the way it used mana. The way the dragon is breathing mana like it is the most natural thing. The way it circulates mana inside its body, the way it commands mana in the environment.

At that moment, I understood why Father summoned the dragon first.

'The mana breathing of dragon. I must never forget the things I have seen today. If I can implement it to my own core, my mana regeneration would be multiplied.'

I thought while observing the mana circulation of the dragon.

"From this moment onwards, I will attack you with every level of magic from ranging 1st rank to 9th rank. And you will memorize everything with your own body and brain. Never forget these sensations since they will be a guide for you to develop your own magic in the future."

Father said, and the pressure surrounding him started to change. His eyes flashed with lightning.

/ROAR/

The moment father's eyes flashed lightning, the thunder dragon roared, and six weird magical circles enveloped in front of its mouth.

/BOLT/ /BOLT/ /BOLT/ /BOLT/ /BOLT/ /BOLT/ /BOLT/

Following those magical circles was a bunch of lightning bolts.

"URGH!"

The moment it reached my body, the same feeling I felt at the beginning of our training returned. The fact that my body was rejecting the lightning.

"This is the simplest lightning magic, 'Lightning Bolt.' I hope you are ready; until you are able to conjure the lightning bolt on your own, I will keep attacking you."

Father said while his eyes flashing another blue light.

Just like that, the hellish training of getting attacked with the magic I was trying to learn started.

"Wrong! You need to conjure the lighting in a more condensed way."

"Wrong! The aim of your magic was not subtle."

"Wrong! You hesitated while compressing your lightning mana."

"Wrong! You need to conjure your magic circle correctly."

"Wrong…"

"Wrong…"

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Just like that, I kept being attacked, attacked, and attacked. Father had always used the magic of thunder dragon until the strength of the magic reached the 6th rank.

To be honest, if it wasn't for the existence of my Art [All Seeing Eye], I am pretty sure that I wouldn't be able to complete the training this fast. The fact that I was able to feel the magic firsthand while at the same time observing the way it conjured was perfect. It was very effective.

You must have been thinking, 'what is the magic circle.' The reason why father has been using the magic of dragons while attacking me is because of the existence of magic circles.

The reason we, humans, are able to use magic is because of the blessing of the gods. However, that is not the case for magical beasts or ancient species. They are able to use magic even though they haven't been blessed by the gods or goddesses. And the way they do that is pretty simple. The purest form of using magic- through magic circles.

Father used that to show me that if one is able to see the magic circle of their own attribute and is able to conjure it perfectly, they can use the magic which dragons or ancient species used.

However, since most of the knowledge related to ancient magic is lost, it is very hard to find a magical circle of one's own unique attributes. Coupled with the difficulty of understanding the magic circle, it is very hard to come by a person who uses magic circles while using their own magic.

This went on like that until we reached the level of 6th-rank magical spells.

"From the looks of it, you were able to understand why I summoned the thunder dragon Bheithir to conjure magic. Since you learned all the magic spells until the level of 6th rank with their magic circles, from this moment onwards, I will show you my magic of mine. The magic I developed. Make sure to watch properly."

Father said that, and another round of getting hit by the magic started. However, this time it was different. Since there was no magic circle I needed to memorize, I focused only on how father used his own mana to conjure his magic.

While watching father, I was able to understand why he was called the greatest genius of the Augustride Family. The way he handled his own mana, the way he conjured his lightning spells, was very different from the magic our ancestors used. The way the father used his own creativity to cover up the weaknesses he found in the magic of previous owners was a sight to behold.

He kept attacking me, and I don't know how many days it passed. The fact that I lost my consciousness at least 1000 times messed with the way I perceived time.

And finally, I managed to conjure the last 5th-rank magic Father wanted me to conjure, and seeing that, a smile bloomed on Austin's face.

"Congratulations, my son. You managed to finish the second part of the training. From this point on, there won't be any attacks directed at you anymore since even you won't be able to withstand the aftereffects."

He said while approaching me.

"From this point on, you just need to watch. Let me show you the true strength of a mage and what true destruction is. Father said that and closed his eyes."

It seems we are finally coming to the fun part…