Chapter 373 – Birth of the Archmage #3

Now that Rebecca showed off her blade, it was my turn to show the results of my training.
The time has come to use the prayer magic that implements and controls ether in practice.

“Luke! Can you see my aura blade?”
“Even if you don’t say anything, I’ll show you everything.”
“I’ve made it, now it’s your turn. Show me how to reach the heights of an archmage.”

Rebecca swung the 30M long aura blade around and then spoke to me.
Now that she was able to handle even the Aura Blade, she no longer had a spare expression.

“I’ll put away the aura blade as it will interfere with your concentration.”
“Thanks.”

Rebecca destroyed the completed Aura Blade for my training.
The gigantic extension of the Aura Blade gradually shrunk, and soon the traces of the Aura covering Rebecca’s sword disappeared.

If you put away the aura blade, I’d appreciate it.
I can’t seem to focus on the magic because I’m worried about being too big.
Anyone who sees an Aura Blade the size of a large ship will have no choice but to take their eyes off it.

“Luke, now it’s your turn. Compared to the sword master’s apprentice, show the results of your training without being ashamed.”
“Yes? Are you comparing me to Rebecca?”
“The sword master’s apprentice has successfully completed his training, but wouldn’t it be embarrassing if the archmage’s apprentice still lacked something? From the old days, I never wanted to lose to warriors.”
“Okay.”

Lawrence had a competitive spirit as a mentor to sword master Pamela.
It seemed like they didn’t want to lose, just like parents competing with their children’s specs on a holiday.

‘I don’t want to fail either.’

There is nothing more embarrassing than failing to use magic in front of your lover.
In particular, she never wanted to show an ugly side to Rebecca, who had a rivalry with each other from a long time ago.

It reminds me of when I was a novice adventurer and had a bet with Rebecca over ‘Which is more useful, a spellbook or a shield?’

I was the one who won the bet then.
Well, it’s not important, but I won anyway.

“What are you waiting for? Lawrence. Come on, show what your apprentice has accomplished.”
“That’s right! Show us Luke’s magic.”

Pamela and Rebecca looked at us expectantly. While they were watching, neither Lawrence nor I had time to hesitate.
Lawrence urgently asked me about the theory of origin magic.

“You must remember all the principles of origin magic, right? I’m talking about how to implement and control ether.”
“I remember. It is to use the retrograde spell that adds all 26 primitive runes to restore mana in the form of ether. To be more specific, it goes like this…”

As for the theory of origin magic, it’s been a long time since I learned everything through Lawrence’s teachings.
I lined up the theory of origin magic as if I had oiled my tongue.

Here’s a summary of the magic theories you’ve learned so far.

Runes were magical characters developed by the gods of Asgard for a specific purpose.
They were developed with the goal of ‘creating ether artificially’ thoroughly from the development stage.

Then, how can ether be artificially realized?

‘I just need to play it in reverse.’

The implementation method was to recreate the process of ether disappearing in reverse order.
Since the opposite of extinction is creation, we come to the conclusion that ether can be created by reproducing the process of extinction in reverse.

When Odin was creating the world, Ethel completed the ‘world’ of the Midgard continent and was destroyed.
Ether was annihilated and what remained like a residue was the energy called mana.

So, let’s think the other way around.

What if you complete the ‘world’ with magic and fuse mana on it?
Conversely, wouldn’t it be possible to create ether, the primordial energy?

The ‘world’ here doesn’t have to be the Midgard continent.
Even if a very small world was completed with magic, it was also recognized as a part of ether.

Runes were magical characters developed to be used to complete the world.
It can be said that it is similar to a programming language used to operate a machine.

My favorite runes, such as Hagalaz, had innumerable magical meanings. It doesn’t just mean snow and ice.
It contains numerous meanings such as frustration, sudden loss, trials, destruction for creation, demolition, and intense change.

Kenaz is committed to fire, exposure, rejection, incompetence, injustice, loss…
Uruz is land, passion, instinct, fertility, health, promotion…
Ansuz is air, insight, message, wisdom, mystical power…
Laguz is water, emotion, fear, intuition, flexibility…

In this way, if you understand all the runes that contain countless meanings, it is possible to express the ‘world’ with runes. If you use magic by mobilizing all 26 primitive runes, a world is completed, and if you fuse mana on top of it, retrograde occurs and ether, the primordial energy, is completed.

This is the ultimate magic!
It was the principle of origin magic that deals with ether.

“…This is how mages like us can handle ether. Need more explanation?”
“No. You understand my teaching perfectly. Of all the students I have ever taught, you are the best.”

After explaining the principles of prayer magic from one to ten, Lawrence nodded with a satisfied expression. Wiseman’s brain absorbed magic knowledge like a sponge. It was no wonder that Lawrence, the archmage, praised my learning ability.

“I understand the principle, and now the magic factor is not lacking compared to the gods of the celestial world. Let’s use prayer magic.”
“I will allow you to use prayer magic. I will protect Pamela and your lover as a barrier. Don’t worry about harming the surroundings and do your best.”

Finally, the time has come to use prayer magic.
Lawrence went over to Pamela and Rebecca and put on a thick barrier.
In the process of using prayer magic, the surroundings could be devastated, so it was only natural to protect the party.

“Luke, let’s begin.”
“Yes!”

The moment Lawrence finally gave me the signal, I pictured the spell of prayer magic in my head.

“Fehu, Uruz, Thurisaz, Hagazalz, Ansuz, Raidho…”

By directly reciting 26 primitive runes, the image of the magic formula was materialized.
Prayer magic is like the compilation of rune magic I’ve learned so far.
It means that the time to bear fruit as a wizard is now.

“O primordial chaos, the source of power that created the beginning and the end.”

As I recited the prayer spell, my mana began to discharge in all directions.
It was to release 24,000 magical coefficients generously to realize ether.

Is it because the magic attribute coefficient has risen to an extraordinary level?
An amazing phenomenon occurred simply by releasing mana.

Deed Deed Deed Dede Deuk!!

As if an earthquake had occurred, the land of the plains split apart. The air currents accelerated violently, creating a storm.
A huge flow of mana created a dragon fist wind and soared endlessly toward the sky.

It seems as if the moment the world perishes is being realized with mana.
Is this the power of mana that has reached the realm of the gods!

“Luke! Convert the emitted mana into ether!”

Lawrence gave me advice while maintaining the barrier. Inside Lawrence’s barrier, Pamela and Rebecca were staring at me in amazement.
Because the warriors’ Aura Blades didn’t devastating the surroundings like a prayer magic.

“You mean this is prayer magic? It’s the ultimate magic of strangers.”
“I-If this happens, the area around the city will become a mess! It’s more amazing than an aura blade.”

The voices of the people around me are faintly heard in my ears.

I finished the process of computing her spell in the raging storm of mana.
After assembling the 26 runes like a three-dimensional puzzle and linking them together, the spell was finally completed.

The meaning of the completed spell is clear.

‘World’

The runes come together to create a ‘spell meaning the world’.
The ultimate magic formula that can be obtained as a magician.
With this, it deals with the energy of the beginning of the execution of the holy Cheonjijo.

‘Creating the world is the great work of a wizard.’

Everything I’ve walked the path of a wizard up to now must have been for this moment.

The moment I got enlightenment, my head was endlessly clear.
I ended up jumping over the huge wall that was blocking me from reaching the level of a great wizard.

“…I will borrow your power!”

The mana released from my body changed.
Mana, which had been raging like a storm, was transformed into etheric form as it became turbid.

It was truly spectacular to see all the god-level mana being converted into ether.
What was a storm of mana turned into a storm of ether containing transcendental energy.

The primordial energy that created the world long ago was born by me!
I felt omnipotent, as if I were a god.

‘It is also possible to control ether. I can manipulate the flow of the storm to my will.’

Seeing the holy storm of ether, Lawrence exclaimed in horror.

“Eh, ether overflowed and reached the sky! It was impossible for any archmage to materialize a transcendent amount of ether like you until now! You must be the strongest archmage ever!”

Is Luke the greatest wizard of all time?
It’s never a lie.

The amount of ether I have embodied is beyond my imagination.

The etheric storm grew endlessly and pierced the clouds far away from the earth.
Words of awe flowed from Pamela’s mouth as she looked up at the sky.

“The magic is breaking the sky…!”

Everyone was trembling when they saw me.

My prayer magic split the sky.
Not figuratively, but literally the sky split.

Pacheon (破天).
Only by destroying the sky can you say that you are the greatest wizard of all time.

“…After.”

Now I am also a great wizard.