Ancient Pasts - Tbate

Somewhat training

Arthur Leywin Pov

Tomorrow morning we will be traveling to Xyrus city, mom almost overheard my talk with Cath, if she found out it would be quite troublesome, I should move on to happier thoughts, we're going to an actual mentor!

Packing my stuff in my knapsack as Cathan did the same, the two of us made sure to pack our wooden swords as well, while they may be useless when fighting against an augmenter when infused with mana they can be deadly to conjurers.

With Cathan at the solid red stage and me at the dark red, I'm confident in beating a conjurer or even an augmenter in the red stage, Cathan being at the red stage is close to unlocking elemental magic.

One reason why my father pushed for us to go on this journey now was that his ex-party members had recently stopped by and been on their way to the city of Xyrus. Going now, with them, meant that we would have three augmenters and two conjurers, along with my mother, who was a rare Emitter, and my father, a B-class augmenter. While the mountain range didn't have any mana beasts, there were still the potential dangers of bandits and wild animals.

After Cathan and I tied our knapsacks, containing our books and a couple of snacks, to our backs and strapping our wooden sword to our waists, we grasped mother's hand and followed after our parents to meet their ex-party members.

Fortunately, our journey up the mountain was rather uneventful. I spent a lot of my time reading my book on mana manipulation, trying to find more discrepancies between mana and ki. So far, it seemed pretty similar except that, in rare cases, an augmenter's mana usage could take on the property of elements. Reading on, I noticed that for beginners who were able to dabble in this, it wasn't as distinct as what you might see when conjurers cast spells, but more like the quality of each distinct element.

Although we'd heard about them occasionally from my father, we never visited the home while they were rebuilding it, so it would be our first time meeting them. By mid-morning, we were ready to head out.

We reached the inn they were staying at in Ashber and saw them out in front, near the stables. My father, after hugging his ex-party members, exclaimed, "Fellas, I want you guys to meet my sons, Arthur, Cathan! Go on Art, Cath, introduce yourselves. "

Giving a slight half bow while looking up at them, we introduced ourselves. "Hello. My father has told me great things about his fellow Twin Horns members. Thank you for traveling with us to Xyrus. We'll be in your hands."

Looking to my side I could Cathan who was also bowing chuckling after hearing me talk, no doubt never expecting me to behave this way, "HAHAHA, what is this? Such manners! Are you sure they're your sons, Rey?"

I felt Cathan and myself getting picked up.

"Awww... Aren't they just too precious? You should be glad that they don't look like you Reynolds. "Peeling my face away from what felt like a memory foam deathtrap before she suffocated me in those gigantic breasts, I took a good look at the woman who was trying to kill me. Boy was she pretty. I mean, while not as pretty as my mother, she gave off the whole "royal princess" vibe with her long blond hair that came to a curl at the ends and radiant green eyes that drooped slightly.

Cathan, on the other hand, seemed to be barely able to breathe, I noticed his hand going towards his sword so I kicked it to make sure he won't attack her. Boy is he going to be mad at me later.

Just as Cathan was about to suffocate, and my hands were about to give out and my face was about to enter the twin abyssal hills, a strong pair of hands grabbed us by the knapsack strapped to our back, whisking me away from the well-endowed woman.