She couldn't help but ask Paige as she curiously looked at the clothing stores, armories, magic pills and magic herbs stores that were on their way, "Earlier you told me that some mages have to go to other cities to be able to find magic herbs, how do they get around ? What means of transport do they use ?"
Paige burst out laughing and she apologized right after for her behavior, she said to her with a grin, "Tell me Cassy, this is really the first time you've left your village isn't it?"
Cassy just nodded, this girl's memories were absolutely of no use to her, Paige then smiled at her and took her hand in hers, "Don't worry, you can ask me all the questions you want I will always try to answer them.
As for transportation, we have teleporters that connect us to all the cities on the continent, but the further you want to go, the more expensive it is, they are at the end of the main shopping street where there are the most hotels.
If you succeed to enter the Academy you will be able to try one, the Academy of the city of Catara is in a remote area because the worriors need space to train and the forests around it are full of magic herbs for mages."
Cassy smiled at her and said to her, although she wasn’t sure that Paige would be able to enter the Academy as she didn’t have a colored aura, "Sounds like you're looking forward to it."
Paige really had a radiant personality and it made her feel good to have met someone like that, she just hoped that her parents would be like her, she then hesitantly replied to her, "My father is a warrior and my mother is a mage, my older brother became a warrior and as for me I hope to be able to follow in my mother's footsteps.
But even if I can't become a mage it's okay, I'll just stay and help out my mother in her store, I will be happy as long as I can take care of the magic herbs."
Cassy then asked her, "When will you know if you are a mage or not?"
If her mother was a mage, then she had a good chance of becoming one so why couldn’t she see any aura around her ?
Paige then explained to her, "I'm going to find out soon, my mother told me that on my 16th birthday, she would give me the magic herb called Soul’s revelation, I still have a month to wait but I can't stop thinking about it.
Let me explain to you, this magic herb allows you to find out if you have a particular energy reserve, once swallowed you do a first test to find out if you are a mage, a warrior or a simple human.
And if you realize that you have a energy reserve then you have to do a second test to know if you are a mage or a warrior. This second test will allow you to know your potential if you are a mage, and if you are a warrior then your potential are already unlimited, it is up to you to work hard to become stronger."
Cassy then heard Paige click her tongue to show her displeasure and she was only reassured when she then said, "I hate these people who are watching you like you're a freak, luckily we're not too far from my mom's store."
Cassy smiled and squeezed her hand saying to her, "Don't worry about it, I know exactly what I look like right now. Tell me Paige, your mom is really going to let me enter her store like this, my feet are really dirty you know."
Paige laughed and said to her, "Of course not, I'll get you some shoes, I think we're probably about the same size... Are you hurt?"
Cassy shook her head and smiled to reassure her, she couldn't tell Paige that she had self-healed with her white flame, she wasn't even sure she knew what it was, so she decided to redirect the conversation to another topic and she asked her still curious, "You just said that mages have potential, what does that mean exactly?"
Paige smiled at her again and quickly explained, "Mages have limited potential unlike warriors, depending on their potential they will be able to accomplish more or less. The second test I told you about, you're going to take it tomorrow to get into the Academy of Catara. As you have already turned 18, you don't need to use the herb I told you about, this energy reserve is naturally released when you turn 18. All mages have a colored aura and the color represent the level you will be able to get.
I hope it works out for you because the Academy of Catara is a very demanding Academy that only accepts mages who have a minimum potential of level 3."
Cassy hoped so too, otherwise she would only have to spend her time reselling magic herbs to be able to make a living, at least at first, afterwards nothing would stop her from developing her gifts.
But she was still confident, her parents had always told her that she was really unique and tomorrow she would finally find out how unique she was.
So Cassy said to her, "I hope so too, tell me Paige, how many different levels are there?"
Paige then quickly said to her, "See that store on the corner over there, that's my mom's store, so if you want I could better explain to you later when we will be settled.
And oherwise to give you a quick answer to your question there are 10 levels in all, but those with a potential of level 8 and 9 are almost non-existent, and on Astoria there is no mage with a potential of level 10."
Cassy was starting to get sweaty hands now that she knew she was arriving at her mother's store, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious, so to calm down she remembered that she could always use her white flame to help her mother with the magic herbs in her store, and then she felt Paige squeeze her hand a little tighter and she said to her, "Don't worry, I promise you my mother is an angel, it's going to be fine."
And as they finally arrived in front of the store that was called 'A Thousand and One Magic Herbs', Paige said to her, "Wait for me here I'll be right back."
Paige disappeared inside the store and Cassy took the opportunity to look through the window, there were really a lot of different magic herbs, and the store seemed really big, about 100m2 she would say, which seemed really huge for a store that only sold magical herbs.
And her mother's store must have been doing really well because she could see a lot of customers inside, and apparently there was also a floor because she had seen Paige disappear down a staircase leading up to the first floor.
It was also possible that the first floor served as their home, it was something very common in her home world.So while she waited for Paige to come back, she took the opportunity to take a closer look at the magic herbs that were displayed in the window in front of her.And she noticed that they were all level 5, 6 and 7 which was really extraordinary because if the level of the magic herbs was the same as the potential of the mages, then they must be rare and expensive.Cassy stopped watching through the store window only when the front door of the store opened again, and she could see that the customers who were leaving seemed very satisfied.Paige came out shortly after, bringing her a damp cloth and shoes as promised, and Cassy was really delighted to be able to clean her feet a little bit before putting on the shoes Paige had brought back to her, and so she thanked her warmly.She was also relieved to see that Paige wasn’t mistaken and
Cassy was still hesitating, and Carol noticed it immediately so she said to her, "Don't be afraid, I won't tell anyone and my husband will keep an eye on you, he's a great warrior, to give you an idea of his power, his level would be the equivalent of a level 9 mage. He's not the only one, but believe me, if you put yourself under his protection you won't risk much."Cassy after hearing that felt immediately reassured, Carol had trusted her by taking her into her pocket dimension and she had even offered to put her under the protection of her husband.And even though she didn’t know why she would need his protection, knowing that a worrier so strong would keep a eye on her was something she hadn’t expected at all, so she finally said to her in turn with a shy smile, "Let me show you."Cassy bent down and she put her hands flat on the ground, she saw the white flame appear in her mind and she focused on it to enrich the soil that was here, but as she
Carol then caressed her cheek and said, also to reassure her, "Paige is right, you are not alone anymore, we will take care of you. Paige will stay here with you while I will get you some new clothes, and I will also call another of my employees to replace me in the store and I will stay with you tonight. Let's get to know each other better if you don't mind, and when my husband will be there we'll explain everything to you."Cassy just nodded and when Carol left the dimension Paige said to her, "You should really bathe in that water, you'll see you'll really feel much better after."Cassy was also curious to see if this was true, so she didn't hesitate any longer and started to undress to go in the lake. She was relieved to see that despite the peasant dress she was wearing and that was starting to compress her breast, she was wearing underwear underneath, well it wasn't a bra but she did have a kind of white nightie that came up to her knee and it was already better
Carol then froze when she realized that Cassy had said The legendary mage and not a legendary mage, but Paige didn't know that The legendary mage existed, so she asked her puzzled, "Do you know anything about The legendary mage… Cassy, very few people know of his existence, it's been a long time since the mark of the pentacle appeared and many people have forgotten about him."Cassy didn’t know what to do but she was really scared right now so she said to her, "I have something to confess to you but first I want to know why your family seems to know about this mark and The legendary mage?"Carol didn't hesitate for a second, after all Cassy was indeed The legendary mage, no one could imitate this mark and she had already proven to her that she possessed extraordinary powers, so she told her, "My family isn’t from Astoria, nor is my husband's for that matter, we are both from a world called Spartia, and both of our families are very old families that
Her husband was going to fall over himself when he heard this, not only would he have to protect The legendary mage until Cassy was able to fight on her own but they would have to find the reincarnation of the golden dragon and probably have to protect him as well.Carol focused again as Cassy described the scenes she had seen in her visions and indeed it was very similar to what had happened the last time the demon god had appeared.And when Cassy asked her if she knew what the power stones were and if she knew about the golden dragon, Carol shook her head negatively and said, "Don't worry, the visions you had are not going to happen right away, even you said that you looked older in your visions.By then you will have become extremely powerful I can guarantee you, and I promise you that we will help you find the golden dragon."Carol pondered, but she could see no other logical explanation for Cassy's soul transmigrating to their world, "The fact that your soul tra
Carol nodded and said to her that here the white flame represented the light, and that the 3 flames she didn’t know were the black one for the darkness, the purple one for the metal and the last one was silver and represented the lightning.She told her that the greater her reserve of energy would be, the more able she would be to master flames other than the one of fire and light, and that if she had to forge a weapon for the golden dragon, then she would absolutely have to master the purple flame.Cassy nodded and was about to ask her more questions when the three of them were interrupted by the arrival of Carol's husband, Glen, and Paige's brother, Adrian, who was accompanied by his best friend Steven.Adrian looked a lot like his mother and sister, but he had his father's build. He had short, curly blond hair, bright green eyes, and a pleasant looking face that made you want to befriend him right away.Glen, who was Carol's husband and the strongest of them all,
And when she saw Steven's look at his wrist she quickly said to him, "I’m sorry, I didn't think that symbol would be so powerful, I hope I didn't hurt you, did I ?"Steven was once again stunned by this girl, she had just been thrown by a mysterious force across the room because of him and she was still worried about whether he was okay, did she have no sense of danger?Fortunately, Cassy apparently was no ordinary mage, he had never seen a mage of her age able to summon a flame let alone an entire shield made of fire, only mages with a lot of experience usually managed such a feat and she seemed to have done it as if it was innate to her.He finally decided to go check if she was injured or not, as Adrian seemed too shocked by what he had just seen to react normally.And so, he approached her and the closer he approached, the more his heartbeat accelerated. Again he had this strange feeling of not being able and not wanting to take his eyes off her and Cassy who was
Carol looked at her son and motioned for him to remain calm and she turned her attention back to Steven who didn't seem to want to let go of Cassy and still had those golden circles around his pupils.She then said to Cassy, "Cassy, I know that it must seem strange to you all that but you should try to reassure Steven and make him understand that you are well so that he will let you go, the dragons are very possessive and protective, you’re going to be very patient with him."Cassy indeed didn't quite understand why Steven was reacting this way, he had looked at her and seen that she was fine, but just like her, this strange bond between them must have amplified his feelings.She ended up putting her hand on his cheek to get his attention and after he put one of his hands on hers, he lowered his head and looked into her eyes with his golden eyes and that's when she had a vision that she hadn’t had before.She saw a battlefield under a heavy rain and as the fighting c