Magic's Return: I Can See The Spirits



"Alright, place your hands on it," Astra ordered. 

Right now, Vaan, Astra, and Elara were inside a bright room, and in front of them, there was a 3-meter-long transparent crystal of an irregular shape. 

This was the Affinity Stone, a device that was used to measure the Elemental Affinity of a human. It was found in nature and the bigger the size of the crystal, the more accurate readings it took. 

Normally, these crystals were 8-10 cm long, of course, there are some lucky ones who have found some bigger ones as well, however, the Vesta Family was the only Family who had access to such a huge Crystal. The other crystals found elsewhere may give a wrong reading or might not even give a reading, however, this Crystal had never given a wrong reading ever before. 

Vaan walked forward with a curious look on his face, then, he placed his hand on the Crystal in front of him. Elara and Astra both focused on the Crystal and soon, the entire Crystal turned white. 

The two spirits observed the crystal with curious looks on their faces. Flamey, the more mischievous one tried to touch it but just like every other object, her hand passed through this one as well. 

"Gru…"

Splashy then pulled her away so as to not disturb the process. The little water spirit was very thoughtful. 

5 seconds later, the Crystal's color started changing, the right side of the crystal had a reddish glow while the left side had a bluish glow. 

A smile appeared on Vaan's face, he knew what this meant, "Guess I will be joining the two of you as a mage with affinity with 2 elements, please take care of me, seniors." He glanced at Elara and Astra and chuckled. 

"Fire and Water…" 

Astra muttered with a strange look on her face. The Crystal was still changing its color, however, just the colors that appeared on the crystal were enough to surprise both Astra and Elara.

They all clearly remembered Vaan only having an affinity with a single element… 

And since Affinity was someone one was born with, there was nothing Vaan could have done about it, 

Or that… was that they thought… 

But here he was… standing in front of the Affinity Stone… that clearly showed that he now had an affinity with two elements…

'Is affinity related to personality? Does Vaan losing his memories and creating another personality awakened another element that was suited for his new personality?' Astra questioned inwardly. 

It was just her guess, however, it was definitely something worth studying. After all, it could possibly turn into a way to 'awaken' affinities with more than one element, if she could study that and find a fixed way of doing that without actually harming the Mage in question, 

Then the Vesta family's powers would increase to another level. 

Thinking about it, Astra decided to stop her Magic Study for a while and decided to give most of her time to this theory she just came up with. 

"If only it was any element other than Water…" 

While Astra was thinking about her new theory, Elara muttered with a disappointed look on her face. 

She had no clue how Vaan suddenly has affinities with 2 elements, she was happy about it, however, if he miraculously did awaken his affinity with another element, Elara found it disappointing that it was with the Water Element. 

"Hmm? Why? Is Water a weak element?" Vaan questioned with a frown on his face. 

He may not know much about all the elements except fire, however, he did know that there was no sort of concept like a better or a worse element, in this world, all the elements were treated equally with each one having a role of their own. 

"No no, that's not what I meant. No element is weak or particularly strong," and Elara was quick to shake her head. 

She, however, didn't know how to explain her thoughts to Vaan. 

"Water is not weak. It is just that your two elements are completely opposite of each other. You won't be able to cast Twin Elemental Spells." 

"Twin Elemental Spells?" 

"Yes, Mages having affinity with 2 elements, what makes them scary is not the fact that the number of spells they have is almost two times that of a single mage, it is the ability to fuse their spells into one and increase the strength of their spell to an entirely different level without actually consuming much Mana. This is called the Twin Elemental Casting. 

You, however, have an affinity with Fire and Water, the two elements that practically hate each other, making them impossible to fuse with each other and taking away your biggest advantage as the Mage with two elements." Astra explained clearly. 

"Fire and Water hate each other…?" Vaan muttered, his eyes stuck on the two spirits who were flying around the room hand in hand as if they are the closest friends in the entire world. 

Seeing this adorable scene, a small smile appeared on Vaan's face, then, 

"I doubt that is the case, Mother…" 

Astra frowned in confusion, unable to understand what Vaan just said, however, before she could say anything, the Affinity Stone that was still changing showed something much more shocking. 

"T-Teacher, is that… normal…?" Elara questioned as she pointed at the affinity stone with her mouth wide open. 

The intensity of the color the Affinity Stone showed was usually related to the degree of affinity a mage had with the said element, however, since this Affinity Stone was much larger than any normal Affinity Stone, the glow usually disintegrates all over the crystal, and the intensity is dimmed down significantly. 

However, right now… 

The Affinity Stone in front of them, which used to be white, had completely turned into a red-blue colored stone, the intensity of the colors it showed was so high that rather than looking like a crystal, the stone looked like a normal rock that was painted fire and blue. 

"Elements' Favorite…"