After the intense battle, Kael returned to the carriage alone, sitting with a heavy sigh as the vehicle rocked gently along the roads. His body was relaxed, but his mind still buzzed with the adrenaline from the fight. He was feeling the strain of using so much mana at once.
It was something called "Mana Burn," as his grandmother had explained. Despite his control, he wasn't precise enough, and mana burn was something every mage went through. His mana release was higher than normal due to the World Tree Core, but his mana core was still sealed, so his abilities were quite limited.
'I lost a lot of mana... too much mana escaped from my core while I was using those more powerful spells...' Kael thought, looking at his hand which appeared reddened and numb... 'I can't afford to lose mana like this...'
He turned his attention to the System; it was time to see if the extra effort to wipe out all those monsters had truly been worth it.
