Ash POV
I got back to orphanage since I got Ash's memories I have no problem navigating in the orphanage.
I sat on my bed it was a bit rough not too bad. I started makings plans,
1)Create magic paths for each attribute.
2)Find spells and rituals for each attribute.
3)Learn scythe arts.
I know I can get temple guardian dungeon to get whatever I want for stage 4-10. But I need to get strong enough to go alone to use the secret door behind the boss floor. It is dungeon for stage 3 which is located in the capital.
I asked permission to go the library to the orphanage caretaker she smiled and asked me gather everyone, I accepted and gathered everyone.
After seeing that everyone is present she said "There is a library in the top floor of the orphanage which as guides to mana pathway creation stage 1-3 spells and few arts for weapons. Use them wisely. It takes 1 year to reach stage 2 normally 3 years to stage 3 then you guys can apply for academies for your future. Good luck kids."
'I know how to speed up the process of breaking through stages after reaching stage 3 so whatever my talent his I will work until I reach that level' Ash thought and picked up on the book of mana pathway creation.
Mana pathway creation: It is a process where a stage 1 Awakener physically works out to the exhausted state absorbs the mana around him through pores opened during the awakening in his body to create his mana pathway from his core throughout his body. More exhausted he is more mana he can absorb and more he can create faster.
More mana attribute one has more mana pathways one must create from their core to use that attribute.
One must be focused during mana pathway creation don't get too exhausted please save some energy and use it properly to create the pathway.
I went the library to gather knowledge about stage one properly and learned that the school I go will offer training rooms for pathway creations.
I went to spell sections and saw the spells existed for all the attributes, while everything existed exactly I expected which was unexpected after all this is an orphanage right what is with the library, spells and arts. I went some digging around found out that this is an orphanage for kingdom's warrior children who lost their lives in the battlefield.
The kingdom will take care of them until 12 in orphanage and until 14 a subsidiary amount will be given. In this world 11 is age for hunting, 14 for adult.
I didn't touch the spells because it is pointless since I didn't complete a single mana pathway, so I moved to arts
There were a lot of arts which are up to grade 3.
I decided to pick 2 arts for basic scythe art and basic movement art.
Movement art – Phantom Step [Basic] Scythe art– Swift Reaper [Basic]
The next day I went to the school with everyone, however today was different because everyone who is carried wooden weapons with them, in school teachers teach the basics such as language, physics, history, math and basics of magic/mana and alchemy basics. It happens for whole days but now we are awakened, all these are only in the mornings, in the afternoon we are taken to special building the instructors explained the facility, these are called attribute rooms you can train your attribute.
In the past awakeners have to move to the place rich in attributes such as volcano for fire, snow areas for ice , graveyard for death etc.,
However 100 years ago this problem was solved by using cores of the attribute monster by a scientist Dr. Ian Smith. Every room contain the core of the monster which belongs the attribute mentioned outside on the door. A trainer will be inside every room if you have any doubts you can ask them.
I entered the with the death attribute room, I didn't bring any weapons since I am going to practice the movement art, I tried to recreate the movement but it didn't work I kept trying and trying over 90 minutes of running my body was trenched in sweat I opened the proficiency panel then I was pissed off by the hint because
Shadow step – basic [0.0001/100]
[Hint: move like a phantom not a moron.]
Since I was exhausted sat down I absorbed the existing energy around me I managed to acquire 1/48th of the mana required to complete the mana pathway. I cooled off since it is important to build the pathway around my starting from my core, it happened slowly as if every else doesn't matter I so focused for an hour then when mana ran out I realised only 37% of the mana only used are remaining is wasted.
Stage 1- Awakened [19.2/10000]
Hint: Work twice hard and do the pathway creation after at least 4 hours let the mana settle in your core. [To improve the present condition]
So I have to wait before pathway creation huh!