Chapter 6: First day of training
Without obtaining the desired answer, Aziz decided to postpone the conversation about the immortals.
Over time, he learned that the region where the mansion he lived in stood was considered neutral territory — a silent refuge amid the invisible tensions between dimensions.
Once, he asked his mother why they didn’t live in the immortal dimension. The answer, however, never came.
Once again, he left the matter for later. What truly mattered to him at that moment was learning how to become stronger. In a world where multiple races coexist — even if separated by dimensional barriers — conflict seems inevitable.
Even on Earth, where he had lived before, it had always been like that. How many wars were born from a ruler’s greed?
A world, in essence, cursed.
That was when his mother explained to him that every living being in that universe was capable of manipulating a special form of energy: mana.
The revelation sparked a flame of fascination in Aziz. If on Earth, terms like "mana" existed only in novels and anime, who could say the supernatural was impossible?
Knowing he could also cultivate that power filled his heart with anticipation — and excitement.
When, however, he asked his mother to teach him how to wield mana, she refused, asking him to wait one more year. She didn’t explain why, although it was common knowledge that, upon turning five, the inhabitants of that world could access mana.
Aziz, curious and frustrated, suspected that maybe his mother just wanted to keep pampering him a little longer. Even so, he didn’t insist.