My System Academy

Chapter 58 Eluard Awakens

"My Lord, the Otherworld is about to attack again. This time, I fear that our strength will not be able to hold them back.", a submissive voice resounded.

Hearing it jolted Eluard and opened his eyes in shock.

'Wh-where am I?'

His head rested on the cold floor made of unknown material. Shaking his head, he stood up and looked around.

The area was surrounded by walls, faintly illuminated by the light coming from the small gaps on the floor. It flowed similarly to the neon lights back in the busiest of cities on Earth.

The discussion happening nearby continued.

"Does it matter? We lost the moment the Primal Lord of Chaos died. What is there to worry about dying?"

The voice this time was domineering, cold, and deeper than the previous one. His words carried a heavy weight. Eluard could feel the pressure with just the mysterious person talking.

"Then we should request the help of the other Primal Lords, My Lord. Even if our interests do not generally align, the threat of the Otherworld should persuade them otherwise.", said someone with a high-pitched feminine voice.

Eluard followed the trail of their voices and arrived at a large altar.

There were torches on the walls and chandeliers hanging from the ceiling this time, giving Eluard a better impression of the room than the hallways he traversed.

At the center were twelve high chairs evenly grouped on each side.

People dressed in full-length robes of various designs with hoods that covered their entire figure straightly sat on each one.

Some held a staff while the others clasped their hands.

Their sizes were different as well. One of them towered on the entire high seat.

The person in the middle far-end stood like an overseer watching over the rest. A red carpet was placed on the floor leading to his position.

His eyes hidden under the hood glowed in golden light.

"They will not listen. There is no point wasting our voices on deaf ears.", he replied.

At that moment, a quake disturbed their meeting. The chandeliers were swung and rocks fell from above.

"They are here.", said the person nearest to Eluard. Frightening roars and a demonic chant resounded from afar towards the altar room.

The atmosphere tensed up as auras exploded from each mysterious individual. They readied themselves and stood up together.

"Listen, my dear servants. We may or may not die today, but engrave it deep in your hearts to protect our legacy for the future successors."

As if he could see Eluard, he glanced in his direction and nodded in assurance.

"If there is nothing else, to war we go then!"

…

Eluard felt drowned from the glimpse of a horrific battlefield riddled with dead bodies everywhere.

His mind spun quickly and he panicked.

"Stop!"

His body was flung out from the bed to the door.

"Damn it, what the hell?!", Eluard cursed.

He caressed his back to ease the pain. That nightmare was very real.

'Is that the memories the divine pathfinder was talking about?', Eluard guessed.

He had heard the words Primal Lord a few times now. The divine pathfinder wasn't lying when he said that Eluard was a descendant of the Primal Lord of Magic.

[ Warning: You have been asleep for 6 weeks. ]

The system prompt woke Eluard from his daze.

'Si-six weeks? That long?'

Surprised, he checked the system's information about himself.

[ Host Name: Eluard Kai ]

[ Age: 23 Years Old ]

[ Race: Human ]

[ Magic Power: Adept Wizard (Lower Ring) ]

[ Magic Root: Divine Nebular Magic Root (Divine) ]

[ Magic Aptitude: 10/10 (Adept Wizard) ]

[ Magic Affinity: Universal ]

[ Magic Spells: Fireball… ]

[ Remarks: A good host in the making. ]

[ Note: Your magic root developed new effects. ]

[ Special Effect: Infernal Planetary Ignition (Passive) ]

[ You have formed the first planetary body on your divine nebular planetary space. It is infused with the essence of fire, greatly amplifying all fire-related spells by 1000%. This effect can be enhanced further. ]

[ Degradation Effect: Mana Essence Instability ]

[ Your fire mana essence's amplification caused an imbalance between the different elements in your mana. You are temporarily unable to cast any other spells except fire-based magic spells using your magic root. ]

Eluard was speechless. His efforts became wasted after reading the degradation effect of his enhanced fire mana essence.

'Wait, it only says using my magic root. Does it mean that…?'

The concept of domain mana synthesis was brought into his mind. If he could harness the surrounding mana instead, maybe he could stabilize his chaotic mana and regain control of the other elements.

Fortunately, Eluard spent some of his time dabbling in the field of domain mana synthesis. Manipulating the mana outside his body was easier now that he was an adept wizard.

It also proved his assumption that he can use other elements. He did not have to utilize his mana if necessary. The disadvantage was that the power wasn't potent compared to using his own mana.

Satisfied with the results, Eluard moved on to the other system prompts.

[ Congratulations on ascending to the realm of a wizard, host. You have unlocked several system functions. ]

The long-awaited prompt finally reached his ears. Eluard quickly went over the Character Creation tab.

[ The host can produce creatures using soul stones, purple/orange/divine magic crystals, and a mix of physical items or objects like blood, hair, skin, etc. They act as any other conscient being, except for their undying loyalty to you and a modified perception of magic and chivalric cultivation. ]

[ The system handed out several pre-existing templates for the host to individually examine. Each template refers to the different living beings found in the universe. ]

[ There are limitations in the creation of characters. There should be no conflicting physical characteristics or evolutionary traits, and incompatibility of the selected physical material that will be mixed with the selected template. ]

[ Only six templates are available for now. The rest will be unlocked once the host advances to a higher realm, or meets another species during your adventures. ]

Eluard's eyes darted around. He examined the screen and found that the available templates consisted of humans, elves, demonic creatures, dragons, demonic and magical beasts.

He clicked on the template of a human and was amazed by the detailed display and freedom of creating a character.

He could alter the person's size, talent, affinities, even the rarity of the magic root itself. However, he was unable to specify the type of magic root the person will certainly acquire.

The rarer the magic root was, the greater the cost.

Going over the other templates, he realized that some of them didn't support a magic root or a chivalric core.

The cost also varied with the humans being the cheapest using the base template. On the other hand, they were the most flexible of them all.

'System, what is this soul stone thing and where can I get them?'

[ Soul stones are special rocks that can store the spiritual manifestation of a living creature and preserve them until a new body is found. They are graded differently which means that higher soul stones can store more powerful spirits. ]

The soul stones' grades were: mortal, enduring, divine, and undying.

A mortal can only store the soul of a normal creature that has no cultivation progress. The soul can continue to exist for 5 months before it dies out.

An enduring soul stone can store every non-ascended creature and the duration of its soul depends on the strength of the target. Those who were stronger have a shorter duration than the others.

The previous two grades have the side effect of deteriorating the quality of the soul as time progresses. As such, one was prone to memory loss and other ailments that might implicate both their soul and their new body.

The next one, however, which is the divine soul stone, can store all sorts of souls regardless of origin and power level. They can last up to 100 years and can sustain the quality of the soul as long as the stone wasn't damaged.

As for the undying soul stone, the spirit can last for unimaginable years.

There was also another drawback when a soul is stored and then passed to another body. The previous talents and cultivation progress were void.

If one wanted to be powerful and talented like they were before, then the new body should be similar to one's previous body or even better.

This wasn't a problem for Eluard since the character creation function existed and it can cater to his needs provided that he can supply the materials.

The system then answered his inquiry about how and where to gather the soul stones.

[ Soul stones can be obtained either through the system's shop, the merchants, or in other worlds. ]

[ There are soul stones scattered across Aludia. They are labeled on your map. ]

[ Gathering them requires special care. Please look in the library for the details. ]

There was a total of 27 soul stones displayed with 2 of them glowing in gold, 10 in purplish hue, and the rest were gray.

Eluard mused that the divine soul stones must be the gold ones, the enduring soul stones as the purple ones, and the mortal soul stones for the others.

The rarity of an undying soul stone was high since even none were found in Aludia.

His thoughts were interrupted when an intriguing system prompt popped up.

[ A rift to the Heavenly Magic Academy dimension is being opened forcefully. ]

[ The source is familiar. Allowing entry. ]

[ The unknown guest has arrived in the commercial district. Please accommodate them as soon as possible. ]