In a remarkable display of mastery, Orion moved his fingers slightly, mirroring that of a mage with prior experience manipulating mana.
Then, tendrils of mana began to form at his fingertips, with thin lines of mana coiling around his hands and feet.
The tendrils continued to grow and spread throughout his limbs like vines twisting around his body.
The magical energies were like rainbows of different colors, indicating his affinity towards all elements.
They rippled and morphed before blending harmoniously with his body.
'Impressive,' Hilda uttered in her thoughts and the elders watching from a distance had a similar impression and thought as Hilda's.
"Are you guys seeing this?" one of the elders asked with a surprised look on his face, still trying to comprehend how it was remotely possible for an elf to do what Orion had just done.
"Yes, we are."
"I'm not dreaming right now, am I?"
"Nope, this isn't a dream," A female elder replied.
"Did the prince really just awaken his mana core?"
"Yes."
"But it hasn't even been an hour yet!!!'
'Indeed.'
"Not only has the prince awoken a mana core within half an hour, but he can now easily manipulate mana as well."
If anyone else had told them what had just occurred, the elders would have never believed it, but now that they had witnessed it themselves, they were very impressed by what they saw.
"This is simply amazing."
"Prince Galdur is truly amazing."
"He's certainly going to be a genius."
"I think he already is," One of the female elders among them giggled to herself.
Meanwhile, standing a few feet in front of the elders were Elena and Evelyn, and they were equally as surprised as them, but while Elena was focused on not missing anything that was occurring with her nephew, She suddenly noticed Evelyn's eyes staring in her direction with a smile on her face.
"What's wrong?" Elena asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"Everyone is calling my baby a genius," Evelyn's smile widened even more.
"Yes, they are."
"Guess who's the mother of that genius?" Evelyn said proudly with her chest puffed out.
"An annoying big sister."
"Hehe.... That's true," Evelyn giggled to herself as she recalled how she always teased her sister before she had Orion.
Elena rolled her eyes with a smile on her face before returning her gaze to Orion.
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Now that Orion had understood the concept behind mana control, a new dark facet within his mana core began to glow slowly until it was as bright as the first facet while the remaining facets remained dark.
The moment the new facet became as bright as the first one, a new prompt suddenly appeared within Orion's mind.
[Congratulations to the host, you have successfully awakened the second aspect of your mana core 'Spiritual energy'.]
The pure mana which were around his body suddenly began to glow brighter than ever before and the magic circle underneath his feet became brighter as well.
Orion's mana instantly dispersed, and then he focused his attention on the spiritual energies oozing out of the magic circle.
He continued to absorb the spiritual energy into his mana core, allowing it to glow brighter and brighter by the second.
The magic circle was connected to the spirit realm, so it was expected for Orion to sense the spiritual energies oozing out of the magic circle since he had awakened his second aspect.
Now, all that remained for him was to maintain the state of his two aspects.
Orion continued to absorb mana from his right hand while his left hand continued to absorb spiritual energy.
The two energies continued to twirl around him for a few minutes, allowing his body to absorb the spiritual energies into his mana veins.
This allowed Orion's bones and muscles to become even stronger than when he had initially awakened the first aspect of his mana core.
His mana veins continued to absorb the spiritual energies until they adapted to it, making it easier for both mana and spiritual energy to flow within his mana vein.
[Success!! Congratulations to the host, your body has reached a stable state, allowing you to easily manipulate both mana and spiritual energy.]
[As a high elf, the host's physical and mental development now matches that of a normal forest elf.]
'Yes!!!' Orion exclaimed internally as he read the words displayed on the screen.
He was pleased to see that he had achieved one of his main objectives but he still wasn't done yet.
Orion focused his mind even more as he continued to fuel his second aspect with spiritual energy so that his mana core would resonate with the spirits he was planning on forming a contract with.
To form a contract with a spirit guardian from the spirit realm, Orion would have to resonate his mana core with the mana core of such a spirit.
Once that was done, the spirit guardian would automatically be summoned into the mortal realm through the magic circle.
The magic circle underneath him served as a direct portal between the mortal and spirit realms.
Orion could feel a weird connection with the magic circle underneath him.
It felt like his consciousness was drifting into the spirit realm in search of a spirit guardian but he couldn't see anything around him.
Everything was pitch black. But while Orion's consciousness continued to drift through the endless void of the spirit realm, he suddenly saw a huge pair of eyes looking at him.
Just by looking at the eyes, Orion could feel the immense magical energies and spiritual energies flowing within the spirit and before he knew it, his consciousness was forcibly pulled back to the mortal realm.
A huge gust of wind blew into the sacred grove once again, filling the entire grove with dust. However, Evelyn, Elena, and the elders were still able to see through the dust.
However, everyone gasped in surprise when they noticed the huge spirit Orion had summoned from the spirit realm.
The dust slowly settled down and Orion cleared the dust particles in his eyes, but when he opened his eyes to see more clearly, the first thing he saw was Hilda bowing down in front of him as though she was bowing in front of a divine being.
He lifted his gaze to look behind Hilda, but his eyes widened in surprise when he noticed all the elders bowing in his direction as well.
He lifted his gaze to look behind Hilda but his eyes widened in surprise when he noticed all the elders bowing in his direction as well.
'What is happening?'
'Why is everyone bowing before me?' Orion wondered with a puzzled look on his face.
The only ones not bowing before him right now were his mother and aunt who were instead smiling at him.
'Why are Mama and Auntie smiling at me?'
'Look behind you, sweetie.'
'Huh?' Orion's eyes widened in disbelief when he suddenly heard Evelyn's voice in his head.
He wondered just how strong his mother was for her to be able to do such a thing.
'I really need to stop underestimating the strength Mama has.'
'She's ranked higher than Rank 24 for a mage.'
'The powers she possesses are unlike anything I could ever imagine,' Orion uttered in his thoughts, but he decided to think about that later because he finally noticed Evelyn pointing at his back.
This meant that whatever was behind him had to be the reason why Hilda and everyone else were on their knees.
Orion slowly turned around to see what was behind him.
He knew his mother wouldn't have asked him to turn around unless she knew it was completely safe for him to do so.
However, when Orion turned around completely, his gaze fell upon a huge fox spirit with several tails.
It was a kitsune with nine tails and it was one of the strongest spirit guardians in the spirit realm.
The moment his eyes met that of the kitsune's, it suddenly pounced on Orion, licking his face non-stop.
"Ahh....hehe...no stop, stop, hehe ..." Orion continued to giggle as the kitsune continued to play with him.
The kitsune was a six-foot-tall spirit fox with snow-white fur and nine tails that were extremely soft and fluffy.
"Wow, I never would have imagined my little nephew would summon a kitsune. Auntie is a bit jealous," Elena appeared behind Orion with Evelyn by her side.
"Fufufu.... That just shows how amazing my little baby is," Evelyn patted her baby's head.
"Thanks.....Mama," Orion thanked his mother when the kitsune finally stopped licking him.
"You're welcome, sweetie. Now, all you have to do is make a contract with your spirit guardian and the two of you will be bonded forever."
Orion nodded his head in understanding before turning his attention back to his spirit guardian.
The kitsune lowered its head and Orion placed his hand on the kitsune's head.
The moment he did, a magic circle suddenly glowed at the back of his hand, signifying the contract that had been forged between the two of them.
Meanwhile, a string of words from the system appeared in front of him.
[Congratulations to the host, you've successfully formed a contract with a spirit guardian.]
[The host has acquired a contract skill, 'Telepathy'.]
[Telepathy:- This skill allows the host to transmit and receive thoughts, emotions, and mental images with its spirit guardian. The skill will slowly continue to grow and evolve, the more your bond with your spirit guardian improves.]
Orion read the details of his newly acquired skill before he suddenly heard a female voice in his head.
"Master, master, master," Orion's kitsune continued to repeat the same word over and over again while wagging her tail excitedly.
It was clear for all to see that Orion's kitsune was really pleased to be his spirit guardian.
"Huh?" Orion turned to his spirit guardian with a surprised look on his face.
Evelyn noticed the look on her baby's face and asked. "What's wrong, sweetie?"
"Um, I think she's a female."
Evelyn giggled at the cute face her adorable little baby was making when he realized this fact about his spirit guardian. "Of course, she is, sweetie."
"Were you perhaps thinking she was a male?" Elena asked.
"Um, Yes, auntie," Orion replied and his spirit guardian whimpered as her ears dropped down depressingly.
Orion noticed the sad look in his spirit guardian and felt sad for calling her a male.
"I'm sorry for assuming you were a male," Orion patted her head and her tail instantly began to wag excitedly again.
His kitsune's body began to glow again and the huge six feet tall spirit fox slowly morphed into a beautiful young girl wearing a kimono.
However, she still had her fox ears and nine tails.
She also had silver hair with blue eyes and she seemed to be around the same height as Orion.
"Wow, sweetie, your spirit guardian is really beautiful," Evelyn patted the little girl's hair and the little fox girl giggled, at how Evelyn called her beautiful.
"What's your name, sweetie?"
"Mia."
"Mia? What a pretty name," Evelyn patted her head again and Mia giggled.
"What do you think, sweetie? She's pretty, isn't she?" Evelyn asked Orion and Orion shifted his gaze to Mia.
Mia looked at him as well, expecting him to compliment her.
Orion could see that she was expecting him to say something, so he slowly placed his hand on her head as well and replied. "Yes, she is."
Mia closed her eyes and leaned closer to Orion so he could pet her more while her tails continued to wag excitedly.
"Thank you, master."
"You're welcome."
"Okay, since we're done here, I guess it's time for us to leave," Elena suggested and Evelyn nodded her head in agreement.
"Yes, we should return back to the castle to prepare for the banquet."
"Okay, mama," Orion nodded his head in response and turned to Mia.
"Are you coming?"
"Um, Can I?"
"Can she?" Orion asked Evelyn.
"Yes sweetie, she can."
"Yay!!!" Mia threw her hands up in excitement. She swiftly held her master's arm and hugged him tightly while the two of them left the sacred grove with Evelyn and Elena walking behind them.
She held him like a little sister would hold onto her big brother's arm while they walked together.
"Master? Master? Master?" Mia called out to Orion.
"Yes, Mia?"
Mia giggled in utter happiness, hearing how her beloved master called her by her name.
With a huge smile on her face, she asked Orion. "Will there be meat at the party?"
"Yes, there will."
"Yay!" she held his hand tighter at his response, but not too tight as she continued to walk by his side.
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