Chapter 296 Five Stages Of A Legacy
“So, that’s Brynhildr Academy,” a young man who seemed to be in his mid-twenties said with a smirk. “Not too shabby.”
The most prestigious academy in Eastshire could be seen even from a great distance.
“Brother, do you think we will see that Dud who used underhanded tricks to seduce our sister?” a young lady, who was in her late teens, asked as she walked beside the young man.
“Knowing Lily, she would have definitely informed him about our arrival,” the young man replied. “If he’s smart, he would have left the academy in order to not meet us.”
“And if he’s there?” the young lady asked with curiosity.
“If he’s there, then I’ll give him a bit of credit for not running away,” the young man replied. “I’ll just beat him half dead and traumatize him enough,l so that he will cut all connections with our sister.”
“But Lily said that he has already made her his woman.” The young lady frowned. “As long as he is alive, our sister will not be able to look for any other man. That is our tradition, no?”
“The tradition is only valid if we accept it as valid,” the young man replied in a cold tone. “Also, the students of Brynhildr Academy conduct Field Missions two to three times a year. It will not be too late for that Dud to have an accident on one of his missions and go missing.”
The young lady looked at her older brother with a sweet smile on her face.
“There are many Magical Beasts in Eastshire, too,” the young lady said. “They are always hungry.”
“Right.” The young man smirked. “For now, I’ll just make sure to beat him up to a pulp. The rest can be done after he leaves the academy. This is also a good opportunity to get Lily to understand that she made a wrong decision by picking that Dud.”
“I agree,” the young lady commented. “There are so many powerful Wizards in the academy. If she chose them as her partner, then this wouldn’t have happened. That hateful Dud! If he only didn’t trick our sister, things would have gone according to Father’s plan!”
The young man patted his sister’s head in order to calm her down. “Relax. Let me handle this. After all, it’s a brother’s job to clean up after his sister’s mess.”
The pair then sprinted towards the forest in order to take a shortcut to arrive at the academy.
With their speed, it would only take them half an hour before arriving at their destination.
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Brynhildr Academy…
Lily sighed as she observed her reflection in the mirror.
She had just finished bathing and was currently drying up her body.
Her skin, as white as cream and filled with youthful vigor, was reflected on the surface of the mirror.
However, a single glance was enough to see that there were a few kiss marks on her chest, collarbone, and thigh.
Marks that were left there by the handsome young man, who wasn’t able to stop himself from imitating her desire to mark his body.
“I shouldn’t have teased him so much,” Lily muttered as her hand caressed the mark that Ethan had left on her right breast when they made love in the inn in Limeburgh Town.
Of course, Lily also left her marks on Ethan, especially on the neck.
However, she made sure to sprinkle a healing potion on the marks on Ethan’s neck in order to erase all evidence.
As for the rest, she left them as is.
Ethan was her man, and she was his woman.
Both of them had experienced many hardships together, so their bond was very strong.
Far stronger than what her family thought.
As she continued to stare at her reflection, she sensed a familiar feeling, which made her frown.
‘Brother is here,’ Lily thought. ‘And it seems that he didn't come here alone.’
Lily and her family could sense each other within a distance of two miles from each other. This was a special trait that ran in their family, allowing them to pinpoint each other’s location with great accuracy.
With another sigh, Lily walked towards her closet to pick the clothes she would wear today.
Since her family was here, they would certainly come to see her first before finding her lover who had decided to stay in Brynhildr Academy and wait for their arrival.
“I just hope Ethan will not be forced to use the Third Level of his Legacy,” Lily muttered. “Brother, if you go overboard and go for the kill, I will fight you if I have to.”
A flash of determination appeared in Lily’s eyes.
Although she loved her family, she would not allow them to seriously hurt Ethan.
She would rather elope with him and escape to Midgard.
Back to the City of Zentris, which was very far from the lands of her birth.
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Brynhildr Academy Garden…
Countless fairies were buzzing around a handsome young man who was distributing bags of candy to each and every one of them.
“Thank you, Ethan!” Ruby said before kissing Ethan’s lips and snatching the bag of candy from his hand.
“I should be the one to thank you, Ruby,” Ethan replied as he handed another bag of candy to a Fairy, who gave him a kiss after receiving her share.
“I don’t know who you are fighting today, but show them the power of Fairies!” a purple-haired fairy said, raising her small fist in the air.
“Fairies are the strongest!”
“““Fairies are the strongest!”””
Ethan smiled and nodded his head.
He had kissed Lily many times yesterday so he had plenty of magical reserves.
However, seeing the anxiety on her face, he knew that her Older Brother was very strong.
The two of them had sparred with each other countless times in the Lands of Alastor, so they were able to gauge each other’s strength.
For his lover to be this worried about his face-off with her family, he could tell that the current him was still not a match for her Older Brother.
But not unless he used the Third Level of his Legacy.
Acquiring a Legacy was all well and good. However, just like all skills and abilities, there were levels of mastery in it.
The first level was Adept.
When Ethan used this stage of Mastery, he would use the power of the Tide Bringer’s Bloodline inside his body in order to give it a drastic boost in strength.
Whenever the handsome young man fought seriously, he would always use the First Level of Mastery, allowing him to gain the boost of four Magna Amplifico, stacked together.
This gave Ethan superhuman strength.
Even so, compared to Henry's, Ethan’s physical strength was lower by two to three levels after Henry activated his Titan Strength.
Now that his Head Prefect had acquired the “He Who Slays Giants” Legacy, Ethan was certain that Henry would become stronger than him when it came to Physical Strength.
But, the Tide Bringer’s forte didn’t rely on strength.
It was wielding the power of the Sea and Storm, allowing him to become nearly invincible at sea.
The Second Level of Mastery was called the Elite.
At this level, Ethan could call forth a Storm. But this would only work if he was in the sea, or near it.
Because of this, Ethan was unable to use this ability to the fullest.
It was also for this reason that Sebastian and his Other Half were urging him to make Lilian his lover and make love to her.
That way, Ethan would be able to summon a storm on land, allowing him to use the Second Level of his Legacy.
The Third Level of Mastery was called, Master.
Because Ethan was unable to use the Second Level of his Legacy, he simply skipped it and tried out the Third Level once.
He succeeded in his attempt, but since his Mastery of the Third Level was incomplete, he was only able to use it for Five Seconds.
In these Five Seconds, Ethan was like a freak of nature.
His strength and speed increased further, and it allowed him to activate a Domain.
In this Domain, he would be able to bring his opponent to a miniature world, similar to the place where he would always talk to Illumina, inside his Sea of Consciousness.
Simply put, he would forcefully twist the surroundings to create a battlefield that was suited for him.
And that place was none other than the sea.
In the span of Five Seconds, Ethan could unleash a power that could obliterate the head of the Giant Black Snake with a single punch.
But the backlash of this skill was so severe, that Lily forbade him from using it.
In short, after Ethan used this skill, his body would enter a lethargic state that would last for days.
Also, he would be unable to gather any Magic Power inside his body during that time.
The last time he used the skill in the Lands of Alastor, he had become bedridden for an entire week, making Lily very worried.
The Fourth Stage of a Legacy, which Ethan still hadn’t touched, was called Great Mastery.
Sebastian told him that after reaching this stage, Ethan would be able to summon the Guardian of his Domain.
He also insisted that Ethan’s Guardian Deity was stronger than the Kraken from the Lands of Alastor, which made the handsome young man look forward to meeting it.
The last and final Stage of a Legacy was called Perfection.
In this stage, Ethan could tap into the Origin Magic of his Legacy.
Since his Legacy belonged to the Tide Bringer, he would be able to use the full power of the Tide Bringer without suffering any backlash.
The Fourth and Fifth Stage was still impossible for him to grasp at this point.
Sebastian told him that he shouldn’t hurry to learn these stages because he still hadn’t fully mastered the Second and Third Stages of his Legacy.
But now that he was about to face a strong opponent, Ethan decided to gather as much magical power as he could.
He had a feeling that he would be forced to tap the power of the Third Level of his Legacy, which Lily had forbidden him to use unless it was a last resort.
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