Chapter 8 - Mana Codex (1/2)

Once changed and fresh, I began harassing the System once again for answers. After several weeks of just calling it ”System” a few days back, I decided to name it instead of just referring to it as such. Unfortunately, due to my lack of naming sense, all I came up with was an abbreviated version of its full name, and thus ”Tobs” was born.

But with a sense of irony not lost on me, ever since I had decided to start calling it with a nickname, Tobs would only respond to my questions with…

-User's authority level is insufficient, Unable to answer the question.-

So all I could do it pout in silence.

Day turned into weeks and then months as my life in this new world of Vinestra continued.

As time went on, nothing much changed. Well, except for the fact that after being alive in my new body for seven months, I was finally, at long last, mobile.

”AH, HONEY, COME QUICK LITTLE CYNRIK IS DOING IT; HE'S CRAWLING!” Cinyah's melodious voice rang out through the house, calling for Rikard to witness my glorious movements.

'YES, PRAISE ME, MOTHER, PRAISE THIS LORD WHO IS, AFTER 7 LONG MONTHS OF BEING STATIONARY, ON THE MOVE, MUAHAHAHHA.' I couldn't help but grin ear to ear as I padded around the room at a snail's pace.

While I was laughing menacingly in my head, in truth, all that was escaping my vocal cords were tiny giggles and baby noises full of excitement and joy.

To which I was met by both my parents mocking laughter. ”Look at em go, Cinyah; our little boy is a genius. Our neighbor's kids took several more months before they were crawling. But our little boy is even laughing and trying to speak to us.” Rikard stood beside Cinyah with his arms crossed.

Scoffing silently at my Father's remarks, I couldn't help but think 'Heh, dearest Father, if only you know how foolish you sounded right now,' out of the corner of my eye, I took notice of his appearance as he spoke words of praise towards me.

His muscular figure was clearly defined even though he was wearing a loose-fitting black t-shirt and grey sweatpants. I was tossed a casual glance at him but continued on my warpath towards our kitchen. Even with that slight momentary glance from the corner of my eye, I saw several new scars on his forearms, which only added to his collection of unseen battle tokens. Similar to the way Cinyah was beautiful, Rikard was a little too handsome.

Bundle that with his athletic stature and multitude of muscles and scars while being topped with aqua-colored hair and Glimmaring Emerald eyes and well-cut jawline; He was quite the sight to come across.

Since my hair was finally growing in, I saw how it turned out, and fortunately, I had my mother's Black and Violet hair. As for my eyes, they were an Icy blueish-emerald hybrid of both Rikard and Cinyah. It seemed to be a perfect fusion of the features of both my new parents, and I felt overjoyed at this revelation; it's not that I was unattractive in my past life, but if I grew up looking like Cinyah and Rikard, be a 10/10 dime piece.

Moving painfully slowly towards the kitchen, I was quickly thwarted by Cinyah, who scooped me into her arms and smothered me with kisses and praises.

”You're going to be quite the handful once you start walking around you, my baby,” Cinyah cooed at me while lightly tapping my nose.

'If only you knew Mother, If only you knew.' Another grin broke across my face as I thought about my future adventures that would come to pass so long as I wasn't confined to the floor on my hands and knees.

A few weeks later, I took my first steps, much to the delight of my parents, who continued to shower me with love and praise at how quickly I was growing.

Not long after, I finally said simple words in front of Cinyah and Rikard, or at least that's what Cinyah and Rikard believe. Ultimately, I could speak fluently but chose against letting this little fact be known to my parents.

Before my first birthday, nearly a full year after being born, I finally hit level 3.

-You Have Leveled Up-

After completing my ocular exercise, I couldn't help but jump up and down in excitement while standing in the center of my bedroom.

I had spent nearly a year doing the same repetitive quests time and time again, and finally, I had made it to level 3.

: Level: 3 :

: Essence(XP): 0/5000:

: Distribution: 1 Per All :

: Mana Codex Tier: 0 (Proficiency= 0.0%) :

: Mana Cycles: 0 (Proficiency= 0.0%) :

: Mana Circuit Tier: 0 (Proficiency= 0.0%) :

: STATS :

: HP 40/40 :

: Mana 54/54 :

: Stamina 20/20 :

: Stat Points- 32 :

: Strength- 4 :

: Dexterity- 4 :