Odyssey of the Blind God

Nial was still interested in figuring out what exactly Hana's special traits were.

However, it was even more important to him that he was finally able to let loose. He was not allowed to go all-in, but that was more than fine with Nial.

There was a small training ground for the Elves in the Forest of Life. Nial and Mathias weren't allowed to use it in the spar against Tessa and Bilarn but that was something they could understand.

After all, they had been told to go all-in and to use their abilities. Nial's abilities were destructive and the Elves didn't want to see their beloved Forest of Life getting harmed or destroyed.

Thus, they had to spar outside the forest, where everyone had seen what he had done using his dark energy.

It didn't really matter to Nial, but upon giving it some thought he realized that many powerhouses treated him differently from before. This was even more true now after he advanced to the Mirae rank.

Nial didn't really understand the reason for a change in their behavior but they were far more polite than before, which was weird, considering that some of the powerhouses were higher-ups of the military, the government, and even some Prometheus Originals.

"They treat you like this because of your relationship with the Elves, and the phenomena you caused when you finished the creation of your Origin ring. By the way, you still haven't told me what this Origin ring exactly is. You merely said that it had something to do with that manual…what was the technique called again? Control, something," Miranda tried to answer his unspoken question. She was pointing her fingers at him when she walked next to Nial and the others to the training grounds in the Forest of Life.

Hana was quiet, but her ears were pricked in interest. She was also interested in hearing what Miranda said. After all, it was not normal that Nial had caused such a weird phenomenon while completing his primary Origin ring.

There had to be something more, some reason why he became the overlord of all mana in the surrounding when he finished advancing to the Ancient Mirae rank!

"Control of the Ancient Monarch. That's the name of the technique, and you know that I cannot share details about the hidden page in that manual. If you want to learn everything about it, practice the technique to the perfect mastery, and you will understand everything on your own." Nial answered his master while shrugging his shoulders helplessly.

He wanted to share the information about the Control of the Ancient Monarch manual with the others, however, sharing the details of the hidden page was tricky.

It was a little bit complex because there were a few restrictions about the said knowledge. Nial would forget everything about the Ancient Origin rings and the other hidden content of the Control of the Ancient Monarch's secret page the moment he tried to reveal those specific details.

"I can only say that I created my Origin ring based on the knowledge of the hidden content I read in that manual."

With this, Nial revealed everything he was allowed to say. Something in his mind told him that his revelation was on the borderline of what was allowed and what wasn't.

Thus, he decided to shut up for now. Miranda nodded her head though she was not satisfied with Nial's answer. She knew that she had to figure it out by herself if she wanted to know more about it.

'It cannot be bad for me to try improving my mana control. When I have some more time, I should take a look at this manual.' She decided though she also was well aware of the fact that she would probably never take a look at Nial's manual.

Her time was limited as a day had only 24 hours, and there was so much for her to do.

When they finally arrived on the training grounds, Nial didn't think much. The Dragonflame spear manifested in his hand, and Nial began to spin it around himself.

His motions were void of wasted moves, and he became faster, the more he focused on the movements of his fingers.

'My dexterity and instincts have improved as well. That's great." Nial thought the moment he twisted his body as Hana lunged out at him all of a sudden.

"Maybe you're not as innocent as I thought." Nial calmly stated, when he felt warm blood trickling down his cheek.

It had been cut by the rapier Hana had pierced with.

"Didn't you want to start fighting immediately?" Hana asked in confusion and retracted her hand instinctively.

"Hahaha" Nial began to laugh. Only now did he understand that Hana was someone who was a bit dense and took everything at face value.

However, that was quite interesting, which was why Nial changed his posture in a moment.

"Forget what I said, let's fight." He announced as he entered the battle stance. His expression turned serious as he began to move toward Hana.

Mathias and Miranda took a few steps back to avoid being pulled into the messy fight that had started right in front of them.

"A rapier? Weird choice of weapon to fight against monsters…" Mathias thought with a raised eyebrow while seeing the weapon Hana was holding. It was a silver rapier that had engravings in a bloody red color, and in a bluish-red mixture. The center of the bluish-red mixture was purple and was glowing faintly as Hana maintained a constant supply of mana.

"I guess this is her weapon to fight against humans and beasts with weak defenses, but I cannot say that for sure. Kirlia's teachings were always weird, and I guess that this girl has some ways to fight against beasts with powerful defenses, where her rapier is useless." Miranda stated in response to Mathias' exclamation, sharing her observations with him.

She was actually a bit interested in Hana's fighting style. Her movements were smooth, and she fought both aggressively and defensively. It was difficult to defend with a rapier, but Hana made it possible.

Her movements prevented Nial from targeting her vital spots, and with the use of the rapier, and actions that could be barely perceived by most people in the surroundings, she was able to make it seem as if Nial's attacks were not even close to hitting her.

Nial, on the other hand, perceived everything clearly. He could sense that Hana was faster than him and more agile.

However, this was not only because of the fact that she had three Superior Origin rings. Rather, the mana that circulated through her body was stronger than ordinary mana.

It was amplified and much stronger than it was supposed to be.

'She is not using an ability, so how is her mana stronger than mine? Is it one of her special traits? What exactly are her special traits even?' Nial's mind was working hard while thinking of a solution to the given situation.

After a few thrusts of the Dragonflame spear, Nial could already tell that it would be close to impossible for him to hit her.

Nial was not much slower than Hana, but he could also tell that the difference between them was much higher than he had expected.

'She is fighting extremely calmly without feeling the need to go all-in. Her mana amplifies her physical strength and she is already stronger than usual due to her higher rank.' Nial quickly concluded.

It also looked like Hana was very proficient at fighting with the rapier. She was mostly defending but the moment she saw a tiny opening, a terrifying attack would strike Nial.

Using his enhanced [Mana Sense] and his other senses to his advantage, Nial could evade Hana's attacks.

There were tiny motions done by her that revealed it to him that she was about to attack. This was extremely useful for Nial because it prevented him from losing a fight against someone, whose physical strength was much higher.

Hana was physically stronger, she had far more mana in her mana core, and her mana was not normal either!

More than half an hour had passed, and they were still sparring. Nial's body was riddled with shallow cuts that had long since stopped bleeding.

The Symbol of Life released enough vigor in Nial's body to accelerate his healing capabilities. Even his Stamina didn't decrease as fast as it should.

Thus, Nial could continue to fight even longer! He was far from being tired, which was something Nial wanted to make use of.

'She is constantly using her mana to strengthen her body and her rapier's runes are also activated most of the time. Shouldn't her mana reserves have decreased drastically by now?!' Nial started to get confused.

Because of the clothes Hana wore, it was already quite difficult to perceive anything about the mana she released. However, what was even worse for Nial was being incapable of perceiving how much mana his opponent was left with during a fight.

Nial liked to use this knowledge to his advantage so that he could figure out whether it would be better to fight aggressively and quickly conclude it or to drag the fight on and tire his opponent in order to win.

Against Hana, this was impossible, and even if it was logical to say that she should have used up more mana than Nial had, something told him that this logic didn't apply to her.

Something was weird, and Nial was ready to find it out.

'Fighting without a little risk will end up in a boring fight of attrition!' Nial thought in his mind. With enough determination, Nial circulated mana through his entire body, enhancing his strength a tiny bit.

Simultaneously, he changed his grip around the Dragonflame spear before he thrust it out while stepping forward.

While Nial had focused on fighting with two hands and holding the Dragonflame spear before him, this time his attack was issued using only one hand.

He twisted his body, enlarged his range of attack, and aimed straight for Hana's chest.

Nial knew that she would try to evade it and that she would use her rapier to further change the trajectory of his attack.

However, especially because Nial knew that this would happen, he ignited the Dragonflame spear's flames for the first time in the fight.

'Hana used her rapier's runes in the entire fight, so she won't complain, right?' Nial thought with an amused smile, not really taking his own thoughts seriously as he dashed forward, and accelerated his attack further.

Nial's sudden change in his fighting style astonished Hana. She was just about to twist her body to evade the attack when Nial shot forward.

'I cannot evade it.' Hana realized, and with this realization, her eyes turned serious. She inserted an enormous amount of mana in her rapier and activated the [Hardening] rune to harden the rapier so that she could block and change the trajectory of Nial's attack.

This worked like a charm with the sole exception that the attack's impact caused her to lose balance. She looked away just for a second and saw that the flames of the Dragonflame spear began to burn her veil the moment the blocked blade of the spear passed by her head.

'Fuck!!' Hana's mind blanked out at the thought of her veil catching fire. Her eyes scanned through the surrounding the moment the veil was blazing brightly.

Meanwhile, the moment Hana's veil began to burn, the runes on it were deactivated, allowing him to visualize her instantaneously.

She was merely a meter away from him, which was why now he could perceive everything about her down to the finest detail.

'Yeah, she is definitely not my sister…why did I even think that before?' Nial was confused about his own stupidity. Obviously, Hana was not his sister, but until now, a small part of him had been hoping that it might have been Sabrina, that his sister had recuperated from her illness and that she had merely lost her memories or something like that.

However, that was just some wishful thinking, which was far from reality.

Nonetheless, Nial couldn't help but halt in his tracks the moment he visualized Hana's face.

'She looks gorgeous…and like an otherworldly beauty, is that why she is hiding her face? Her face is as beautiful as the Divine Goddess…' Nial thought, halting in his tracks.

The fight had halted all of a sudden, and Nial quickly noticed that something around them was weird. Many Elves were staring at Hana, including Mathias and Miranda, who were fully focused on her.

This was weird, and only when Nial changed his focus from her face to her mana did he understand what both of her special traits were.

"Fuck it,"

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