Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3449

Chapter 3449 Stubborn Pride (Part 2)

Leria had consumed much more mana than Aran on his first day and was now paying the price. Every spell she practiced gave her head a pang and made her eyes water.

She finished everything only thanks to sheer willpower and stubborn pride.

"I'm done." She clenched her head, feeling like it would explode if she let it go. "Give me a minute to rest my eyes."

"Sure thing" Abominus went to pick a blanket and when he returned, Leria had fallen asleep on her desk.

He dropped the blanket and tuckered her in her bed.

"Sweetie, wake up. It's time for dinner." Rena's loving voice sounded like a death knell to Leria's ears.

"I'm coming, Mom." The moment Abominus stepped out of the bed, she flopped on his back. "Carry me, please. I don't have the strength to walk!"

"Man, Leria looks terrible." She would have liked to glare at Aran and give him a piece of her mind but she was too hungry and tired for that. "Was I like that too?"

"Not on your first day, son." Raaz replied. "But more often than you think."

Leria mumbled one-word answers from time to time, eating like the food was her lifeline.

"Here. Have my ice cream." Aran passed his dessert. "You need energy. I remember how I felt when I was trying to Awaken."

Leria had a Lith-moment, feeling like a jerk for thinking ill of her uncle for no good

reason.

"Thank you, Uncle Aran." She gave him the best hugs the little strength she had left afforded her.

"No problem." Aran blushed in awkwardness.

Leria had never called him uncle and he didn't know how to react. He felt proud of himself but at the same time, he realized the responsibility the title entailed.

'I don't like this.' He swallowed. I don't want to be the bigger person. Being a rival is much easier than being an uncle.'

Leria went to sleep right after dinner and slept like a log until the next day.

'Let's do this. She thought after Salaark Hushed her at the start of the training session. By the end of the second day, Leria completed the simplest and weakest tier one light spell she could devise. It had no practical use, but it was a true spell.

'What is this? What's happening?' With her eyes closed, Leria had gotten used to being surrounded by darkness.

Now, however, there were two lights. A very small one in the distance and another just as small originating from inside herself.

Why does my stomach hurt? I had just tea and biscuits for a snack, like always!

She ignored her questions and powered up her spell with mana. It filled her body to the brim with silver light, but created no mana flow nor did it Awaken her.

'Why don't I feel any different? Sure, it's just one element but using true magic is supposed to stimulate my mana core or at least guide me toward the next step.'Too tired to think, she went for lunch and tried again the next day with a fresh mind.

'Gods, I was so tired yesterday that my brain failed me.' She thought while examining her condition. I didn't stimulate my core and got no inspiration because I just filled my body with static light element.'