章節 39: Waiting for the Show to Start

I was curled up in my cave, staring into the endless sky, investigating myself, because I was feeling something new. I had never felt this way before, and I didn't know what to call it, but I did know that I didn't enjoy it. I felt restless, like I couldn't sit still. Like I wanted- no, needed something more. It was peculiar as I had spent most of my life doing the same things I did today - that is, flying over my territory, checking for intriguing trespassers and any other interesting things, before returning to my home, lying down, and waiting until I fell asleep, and I couldn't remember any time I felt like this before. I wasn't particularly happy, nor was I very sad. I wasn't in pain or excited, but I still couldn't fall asleep; I didn't even feel tired. If I had to express how I felt, I would say I felt uneasy, but I had no idea how to stop feeling like this. 'If I find the cause, I should be able to do something' I thought, before scouring my memories of the past few days to try and find the cause.

Immediately, I noticed something. I had loads of interesting memories of the past few days; I did more things recently than I have done for a few years, making the days feel very long. Normally, I would sleep for a majority of the day, so my waking experiences were greatly reduced. And even when I was awake, I wouldn't do or think as much as I have done recently. After Ray's first visit, my interest in magic had been rejuvenated, and I had spent much of my time discovering more uses of magic and testing how I can use it. And then I would eagerly wait for Ray's return so that I could test my new magic. After I left my previous home, interesting things happened one after another, I hadn't even investigated where that elf came from. Then I met Lyndis, who was extremely motivated and constantly doing something. Her complete lack of the ability to hide her emotions made watching her very interesting.

It seems I have figured it out. Even while I'm thinking chains of thought through like this, that annoying feeling has disappeared. I still don't know the correct word for it, if there even is one in the human language, but what that feeling represents is the desire to do something- the arch enemy of any self-respecting lazy individual such as myself. But, no matter how much I complained that I want to go to sleep, I still haven't, so I should do something.

Shifting my brain away from sleeping, I thought of what I could do 'I don't want to patrol my territory again... so should I look into magic again?' my task decided, I now thought of something interesting for me to investigate or test out, and soon I thought of something. 'The ritual at the base of this mountain kept itself running without input for who knows how long. I think I'll test engraving magic circles, and I can keep lying down while testing.'

Wanting to start with something simple, I cast a weak spell that produces an air current. I could do this easier if I used Airflow Manipulation, but a gust spell would produce a much simpler magic circle. Casting the magic, I realized there was a problem. '...There was no magic circle' confused, I cast a weak fire spell. As I cast the spell, a small magic circle appeared in front of me, red in colour, before a small spark was produced, then the circle disappeared. I cast a weak water magic and got the same result, and I came to a conclusion. 'Because I am a wind dragon, I have enough precise control to force air mana into the correct form without the need for a magic circle, but as I have less control with the other elements, a magic cirlce is required to properly form the spell.' continuing my chain of reasoning, I thought 'This is useful because it means my air spells are cast extremely quickly, but it means I can't copy the mana circle. Guess I'll have to start with a different affinity.'