Chapter 47: Next steps.
(A/N Big thanks to everyone for the Power stones and Golden tickets, they mean a lot. As usual, please don’t hesitate to comment or drop a review. ENJOY)
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Erevan gave a small cough to call for attention.
"Before we start our meal, Orion, I told you earlier that I’d like to announce something", Erevan said.
"Before that, I should introduce you. Meet your aunt Iris. Iris, this is my son Orion," Erevan said.
The room turned somewhat awkward. Iris simply stared at Orion while Orion did the same.
For some reason, he didn’t think he’d get along well with this aunt of his; she gave off this somewhat stuck-up aura.
’ Was never a fan of extended relatives, that intersection between stranger and someone of my blood makes things awkward, ’ He thought.
’Should probably not stay silent,’ He thought.
"It’s a pleasure to meet you, Aunt Iris", Orion said with a smile.
She simply nodded before continuing her book.
’Yeah, definitely going to avoid her from now, ’ Orion decided.
"Iris is going to be your instructor from now on", Erevan announced.
"Huh", Orion couldn’t help but shout out loud, before quickly covering his mouth.
They all turned to him, wondering why he shouted.
"Is something wrong, sweety?" Aurora asked.
"No, mother, I’m just surprised," Orion said.
"Um, father. What do you mean by Instructor?" He asked.
"Well, from now on, I doubt you need etiquette lessons, so they’d be once a month and all day, every day apart from your breaks. Iris would be with you; she’s going to be your sword instructor and magic tutor. As you’ve chosen a sword as your main weapon, you must be skilled in it." Erevan clarified.
Orion was speechless for a second, processing what his father just said.
’Well, so much for avoiding her from now on, ’ He thought with a sigh.
"She’s going to be taking me magic?" Orion asked.
"Well, yes, considering the fact that you can already use your spatial powers and you are at peak acolyte rank, it won’t be long before you move to the apprentice rank. She’ll guide you from now on. As for your time powers, though we haven’t seen any signs of you using them, you can meet your mother once in a while." Erevan said.
Orion noticed his aunt’s gaze on him. He turned to her, and she had that curious look on her face as though watching an exceptional specimen. He ignored her for now.
"Um, father", Orion called out.
"Yes?"
"About the time powers, I’ve kind of already used them", Orion announced. He’d been contemplating hiding it, but there was literally no point in that.
Erevan’s and Aurora’s gaze sharpened.
"How?" Aurora asked, her tone sharp.
"I can see the present and past if I want, though it takes a lot of mana. For the present, it depends on the distance from my location; the further it is, the more mana and as for the past, the physical distance and the further back in time are the factors." Orion explained.
"That’s why you weren’t curious", Erevan muttered, piecing it together.
"Sweetie, when did this start?" Aurora asked
"Well, the present one has been a while, but the past was recently", Orion said.
"A while? Why didn’t you tell me?" Aurora asked.
"Um, no reason", Orion said, with a sheepish smile.
"Honey, don’t do that again. Whenever something happens concerning your powers, you come straight to us," Aurora said with a stern expression.
"Okay, mother", Orion said.
"From now on, we’ll be having our own lessons," Aurora said.
"I think that’s for the best", Erevan said.
"We’ll continue this tomorrow, for now, let’s eat", Erevan said.
’Well, this is perfect, now I can have people to train me and help me improve. For Father to recommend her, she has to be very good at the sword and magic. I’ll take advantage of this and become far stronger, I have the next four years’ He thought, his fist clenched and his resolve hardening.
-DETECTED HOST’S RESOLVE
-QUEST GENERATED
-PREPARATIONS:
Go from peak acolyte rank to high apprentice rank. Get ETF, The Seer and Temporal distortion to peak proficiency. Get two or more new skills.
DURATION: FOUR YEARS
REWARD: PROTOCOL
ACCEPT/DENY?
’Accept, of course. Let’s do this.’
[A/N]
Just finished this arc, and I have to say, it was interesting writing this. I have been thinking about writing this book for a year plus now, but I just decided to commit and do it.
This is my first ever written book and I’m sure there’s been a lot of errors, both grammatically and plot wise, I have done my best to edit and make sure there are no plot holes, I believe it’s mostly grammatical and I have to say a big thank you to all those that have brought them to my attention, it helps me prevent future mistakes.
Orion is a lovely character, and I promise to do my best not to ruin his character. I’m sure some are wondering, isn’t he supposed to be OP? Well, I’m here to assure you that he’s going to be very OP. I am a big fan of OP MCs myself. Shout out to Atticus. So after this arc, Orion is gonna be face slapping!!
This arc was just about minor world-building and introducing some important characters; at some point, it was stressful writing, and at some point, it was freaking awesome. A real rollercoaster of emotions.
I know some have been complaining about my updates, and to be honest, I have to apologise, it’s not really going to improve. One of the reasons I have been wishy-washy about writing the book is my academics. I’m currently in med school, so my schedule isn’t exactly fixed. I don’t even have stocked Chapters, hence the lack of privilege, though I’m already working on that.
Most of my free time is for reading other works; I’m addicted, so yeah, sometimes, I’m quite reluctant to even write. But all these ain’t gonna stop me from finishing this book.
If you do get desperate enough and you need another Chapter as soon as possible, I’m going to drop a list of things that are going to encourage me. I’m stealing this idea. Your choice to fulfil it. Thank you.
Anyway, as much as I love gifts and encouragement, the most important thing is your interaction, your reviews and comments, those are what make reading and writing most interesting on Webnovel. So yeah, keep your criticism and ideas coming, try to make it reasonable though.
So yeah, I think that’s all. Got anything to say, pls don’t hesitate to comment. Thank you, and Ciao.
(PS, I’m going to post the power ranks and their corresponding average age for talented individuals in the aux Chapter.)