Temporal Pearls

"No. It's not that. It's that you need to eat regularly or there will be some damage to your body!" She explained patiently.

"Oh! Afraid your source of energy will be extinguished? Sorry about that" Seth said sarcastically.

The red girl only shook her head and didn't say a thing. After he rested he activated the aura and began to move it to a different hand. And repeatedly practised that until he was exhausted.

This time he woke up 2 days later. His little wife was worried but as he gave her the cold shoulder, she couldn't talk about it.

He repeated that over 4 times on his legs, and arms, sending aura to the staff until he could pull the staff close to his hand.

During those times he had slept for 2 days but at the last practice, he slept for a day.

When Seth was reaching 30 days of his training, he was able to move his aura around his body with so much ease and control. Not only that, he can separate it into different things. What erk him though and frustrated him was Aura Manipulation was still (D+)

His staff has become like a distant arm. He can feel its aspect, he can make it turn into the blade and shoot at will, and he can activate all other aspects it has.

His attire has become his second skin. He can bring out anything from his pocket without touching them. He can also activate all aspects of it with just a thought.

But there was one thing that Seth knew if he grasped it, he would be able to push his Aura Manipulation to (C-) and that was, trying to feel the tattoos he had on his body.

He has three Special Tattoos. Pure White Stone Will, Mantle of Slavery and Red Flower. And when he moved his aura around his body, he felt a shadow of them but no matter how he focused he couldn't feel them.

Another thing that he tried to do and failed which made him believe it can only be achieved after he reached (C-) was organ augmentation.

He wanted to be able to affect only the Skeletal System or Cardiovascular or circulatory system. Whenever he moved the aura, it affected everything in that part of the organ. So he assumed he just can't affect them, yet.

Seth today decided to affect only his back, he had done that a lot but the more he did the more he was good at it.

The hardest part was the head, then the back. The rest was easy. So, Seth activated the aura and then made it move to his back. It was kind of hard as it needed subtle control since the aura was coming from different parts of his body.

The more it accumulated the more it became hard, even though it was wider than a palm. Succeeding, Seth closed his eyes for a long time feeling the density as if he carried a heavy load behind him.

Something was surprising about the back, it was that the aura always somehow occupied a large circle on his back. Or to be precise, it makes a large perfect circle. Keeping it in place wasn't that easy but it was always in a circle.

He held on for 2 minutes before Seth released the aura and he fell dead tired. He no longer sleeps for days but just spends 2 to 3 hours of weakness and hunger.

As usual, his kind wife who never complained came in with food. She has been worried about him. When she asked he showed her a cold shoulder. And He always called her widow or something like that. No matter what she said, he never accepted her words that he was going to be free.

She asked her mother and other people how to get through to him but none of their advice worked. She even asked if he wanted her. She didn't explicitly say sex but Seth just said, "Ah, so if u die my baby will be the next energy source!" That hurt her a lot but she can do nothing about it.

He ate and asked, "Why was I left in my clothes, don't you have something soft and easy to wear?"

He wasn't tired of them but he was curious that they would let him in while they knew he might have something inside his pocket.

"This place has high security!" She said, eying him, " and, you need your attire as it reduces the amount of energy leaving your body. We don't have anything that can do that."

His attire reduced the energy outflow, that was why he was in it.

"I like your tattoos, they seem profound!" She tried to strike up a conversation. "The chains seem weak though but the white at the chest was soothing to look at."

Seth just stared at her. "You saw me naked?" She shook her head vigorously, "I was there when you were, being cleansed and prepared. Even the elders were astonished by one of the hidden tattoos."

"Hidden tattoos?"

"Yes. They found 3 apparent tattoos and guessed more hidden or Is it one? I can't remember!" She explained with a smile but she was worried Seth would sarcastically use her words against her. Nonetheless, she added, "Your synchronization with Red Flower is 94% which was the highest known for an outsider!"

"Hmm. What does it do?" She asked.

Seth didn't answer and then looked at his body. He was naked and scanned inch by inch by a bunch of old geezers. He shook his head. Hopefully, they don't do anything nefarious to him.

"They only check if there is anything that can harm the tree." As if she read his mind she explained.

"Where did you find the hidden tattoo?" Seth asked.

"Ahm… it is on your back. Don't you know about it?"

Seth sat and a realisation hit him. He doesn't want to make bold assumptions but then he needs to find out and so he waits for the cooldown to end.

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Seth pushed all his aura to his back and it made a circle. 'There was a tattoo!' The more he thought about it, the more the tattoo became vivid to him and then, the whole aura vanished.

[First Might (+1)]

"Wait, what?" Seth asked. Not only that, he didn't feel that overwhelming fatigue. At the same time, he felt as if he ate something he so craves and lacks but doesn't know he lacks.

First Might has been silent for so long. In fact, there are things that it should act on but failed to. Especially Stone heart. When Seth obtained Stone Will it acted on it when he got Soothing Lungs it acted on it, later it acted on Mantle of Slavery but then it stopped acting on anything. As was the power inside was exhausted.

Seth smiled and looked at his wife and said, "You never tell me your name!"

There was radiant calmness on her face, she stood and said, "Retina Irikin Hydargone!"

[You have learned your wife's name]

[Your bond has increased]

Seth nodded, and then he leaned back. For the next coming days, every hour of training was him fueling First Might. The more he had an aura into it the more he felt some sort of satisfaction and all problems he faced seemed less dangerous anymore.

5 days later

[First Might (+50)]

[First Might digesting]

It was then that Seth felt that all the power was reduced and vanished. And then …

[First Might Activated]

[Aura Blood 100% Synchronisation]

All the blood I'm his body flowed very fast and some kind of red seeped from his skin. He felt a surge of comprehension elude him after everything calmed down.

"What happened!" A soft caring voice asked. Seth only grinned at her, and to his surprise, he was able to see her veins with blood flowing in them for a moment.

Seeing the development, Seth checked the red flower tattoo, it had become solid, in a way it was flesh that moulded into some pictures.

Seth nodded in satisfaction. This was a good development but then he became bold and tried to see if he could control his First Might.

He stood and concentrated, 'First Might on Mantle Of Slavery!'

Nothing happened but then he relaxed. First Might have been used on that, maybe everything has one shot. The reason why he wanted Mantle Of Slavery to upgrade was that its potential was endless and could be put to good use in this situation.

'"First Might on Heart Stone!"

Nothing!

[First Might]

[Stone Heart Improvement]

Seth's heart beat like never before as blood pumped in him. That was also when he sensed the Red Flower pulsing. After listening to it, he realized it was the second heart in his body. His blood flowed around his body but it reached the flower and it added a trait to it, which was Aura. And that was how he had Aura Blood in his system.