Chapter 16 - 16: What a monster
"That even you would call him a monster..." Despite her serious expression, a hint of surprise escaped the voice of the beautiful woman in the mirror.
"Just listen to this. According to him, he managed to sense mana in 30 minutes and the Myst a few hours later after practicing some random exercises, which he showed me. But I assure you, running would be more effective than what he was doing.
But that's not the craziest part. The boy now uses a series of bio-mystic exercises at least Master-level, which, according to him, he was guided by the Myst to do. Moreover, he's only 15 years old and already an advanced-apprentice, having instinctively mastered Reinforcement, Emission, Form Control, Essence Transformation, Mystical Confluence, and Communion with the Myst.
Furthermore, the boy has an absurd level of mana control, it's truly insane. But the most incredible thing is that he can solidify Myst and control it at will with terrifying ease, something I saw with my own eyes," Sigrún explained seriously what she knew about Erik.
"What a monster. If you weren't the one telling me this, I wouldn't dare to believe it, especially the last part. There are no records of anyone being able to change the position of solidified Myst at will..." The surprise was evident in the voice of the woman on the other side of the mirror.
"Yes, that's why I want you to investigate his origins. Someone like that can't just appear out of nowhere on the island where my master rests, it seems too good to be true."
"Is that where you found him?"
The woman on the other side of the mirror asked, a little surprised, to which Sigrún nodded as she explained.
"Yes, apparently he was working on a ship that was destroyed by a sea monster and ended up on the island by the waves, which is impossible. I personally took care of modifying the entire environment: the waves, the weather, even the tides are set to divert anyone who approaches. Not to mention the concealment and defense formations installed there.
Moreover, according to him, the ship was on a route on the other side of the planet, so I can only think of one possibility: someone or something put the boy there, and we need to find out what it is, because the boy has no idea. And although it's true that I created the island when I was just an Arcane, a random Master-level wouldn't be able to break the concealment."
"You're right, I'll get on it. Just make sure to give me the boy's name and description. I'll send people to take care of the matter," said the woman on the other side of the mirror. Her serious expression then turned playful as she continued with a small smile, "But now I'm really dying to meet our disciple."