Master Of None

Chapter 2915. Already Sealed

The three looked around for a short while enjoying the new input they were getting. It was a lot of change to what they knew about the ways that manas followed. Especially in the case of more violent and nearly chaotic manas.

They knew that chaotic mana was not inherently wrong. It was just not part of the balance that the world or elemental planes maintained. However, it existed elsewhere in its own way and was even one way that the elemental planes formed. Let alone aspects of the world at one point in time.

Where they changed their thinking, was the ways that the violent form of a mana reacted and could cause changes.

Some places like they had seen just before would be harmed because the mana was not the very same mana that already existed in an area. That was an important fact.

Even the same kind of mana in a different state could react the very same way that a mana encountering its opposite could react. Meaning that these two manas in different states could be considered different manas as a whole if they were not introduced properly.

Therefore, this wind mana here, in an area without radically different mana, would more easily encounter and meld with that area.

It was all about making sure the environment was correct. About making sure that the manas in form and fashion were able to meld together seamlessly without causing a catastrophe.

That was where the origin race members currently bring all of these smaller elemental planes in to the greater elemental planes seemed to be failing.

When the elemental planes were at war with one another and chaos was a common factor, that didn’t matter much. There were entire species and races fighting one another constantly. It was just that way. So adding a little extra stress within elemental planes was never an issue. Instead, it was just the way things were.

Now, when this happened, it caused entire races to be displaced. Put entire species at the brink of extinction. Or worse, it broke a peaceful balance that had been kept for generations.

All of this was now very clear within their minds and it raised a single question that none of them wished to speak out loud.

Were the origin beings pushing the elemental apnea towards war? Or were they just foolishly pushing the elemental planes toward advancement through strife and chaos?

These questions were one and the same, both asked if this was intentional. Because it proved to be accidental, then the powerful race known for being well above any other and venturing in to the most dangerous of dangerous places were not actually that smart about what they did. Maybe they were not the all powerful beings that everyone assumed.

Could that be true in any way?

Walker wanted to consider the questions he had more since he knew that there was much more he did not know about everything within and outside of the elemental planes. But he could not take the time sitting in consideration.

Firstly, he had little information to make a definitive choice and stance. It would be the same as guessing and betting everything on those guesses.

He also knew that he should not choose to simply believe the outer perception he has right now. Mostly because he knew he too had a lot more room to grow in to being a member of the origin race as well.

Once he took time to better understand himself and grow, he could potentially see better answers or even see falsehood she had believed before. He knew very well that he didn’t have the wrong perception of the potential he and others had to grow and understand everything better in time.

So time was what he needed right now.

”We need to keep our focus.” Su pushed Walker a little toward what she believed was the way toward the outer elemental planes. This way they could return to their goals and they could consider reasons and the bigger pictures later. Remey nodded along with a small spark returning to her distant gaze. She didn’t want to hold off either, especially since she knew she couldn’t even hope to land a punch on a powerful origin race member just yet.

”I can sense some opposing elemental planes out there bleeding some manas. I would guess they are new or breaking their own seals.”

This was a slightly newer sense that Walker had just caught on to seeing that he had gained skills to seal and transport elemental planes. Since that was the case, he leaned in to those feelings.

This allowed him to notice the smallest of small fluctuations in unseen manas coming from these elements planes. Exactly what other beings might sense when they were hunting for elemental planes to consume.

They had learned of such beings and monsters but now he could tell how they would come to be. It also meant that the elemental planes as a whole might be a huge snack or endless feast to certain monsters if it was found.

The very thought made Walker feel chills along his spine. He didn’t know what was out there in the chaos, but he knew very well that all of it was a potential. Potential hunting ground. Potential nesting ground. Potential savior. Potential threat.

Potential everything.

Just the sort of thinking about all this was heavy on him and reminded him of the pressure he had just released.

”What ones do you think we should move toward? If there is a fire elemental plane it might be easier science all of us have very high fire mana resistances.” This was a smart call for Remey since she knew she could use her innate skills and instincts better to help Walker.

Su was also very resistant to fire since they had trained this sort of resistance a bit more than others. Especially since they had also trained their bodies against heat resistance to enjoy the ability to counter flames in all their aspects.

This wasn’t considering the natural resistances stacked on the training they did too.

As Walker focused and latched on to the feeling of a small strand of fire mana, he began to move himself and the other two. With his mind cleared, he felt the space mana and how it was not as secure. Like all the different manas and the chaotic mana well beyond this area had stretched it. Made it easier to allow for sealed elemental planes to rest.

It was more enlightening with his newfound knowledge about space mana, but he also could feel where space mana thickened and he could isolate the smaller fire elemental plane.

Before long, the scene of a glowing ember appeared. It came to their realization that this was not just a fire elemental plane, it was a very large orb of magma. Like a round orb pool of moving magma that remained hot and bled out pure fire mana. It wasn’t perfectly mixed, but that was what caused the flow. It would have fit perfectly within the border of an earth and fire elemental plane.

The small forms of what appeared to be drifting plants with sharp earthen roots caught their eyes and the even clearer image of runes all around the elemental plane made it clear it was in fact sealed. However, it was sealed using fire and earth mana runes meaning that it sealed itself.

Someone had to have controlled it and made the seal, but it would remain as it was fueled by its own mana. Therefore, this elemental plane was sealing itself until a change happened within.

The change could be a perfect mixing of earth and fire mana. Or it could be the growth of something more within. Regardless, Walker felt a sense that the plane was old and it had been sealed for a very long time while sitting here. So long that his instincts told him it was most likely just ignored and left alone.

While he couldn’t isolate why he felt this, he just reached out a hand and felt the runes shifting. He was learning that the sealing was different at higher levels of understanding. That the skill could advance along with the knowledge taken in and how someone understood mana as a whole.

Even more, he understood the leaking of mana as because of the method used to seal this small elemental plane. It prevented explosive outbursts of mana but didn’t stop it all.

”The mana inside is dense and hard to manipulate. But the runes are keeping it in this form. I think the plane is bigger than it showed because it was already forcefully condensed. But even with that, there are things alive that we can see.” Walker started to read appraisals from the herbs he saw floating. Both Su and Remey listened carefully.

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