Limitless Summoner: Rise of the Soul God

As the quiet study filled with the soft rustle of turning pages, Ethan lost track of time. In the glow of the dim light, the secrets of Krissela's life melded with his own hopes and fears. For the first time, he was truly beginning to comprehend the power of mana.

He closed the book slowly, letting the weight of Krissela's words settle in his mind. The gentle flicker of a nearby candle cast dancing shadows on the walls, and in that stillness, Ethan felt as if he were on the cusp of a profound discovery.

The realization struck him: mana was not just raw power—it was a living, breathing force that flowed through everything, connecting and sustaining the magic around him. He could tap into that force and do whatever he wanted.

There was unlimited power in his fingertips. The only catch was that he needed to know how to use it.

The book mostly talked about how she battled beasts and demons, as they were the main threat to the country, but she also talked about the vast wilderness that surrounded their country and a bit about the neighboring countries and kingdoms.

The reason everything was so regulated and the King was running a tight ship was precisely because of these neighbouring countries. They were termed as beastlands, and they formed a dangerous border to the kingdom.

Krissela's words painted a picture of these lands as both a refuge and a threat: a place where monstrous beasts and feral demons roamed freely, challenging the order maintained by the King's tight rule.

Beyond the wilderness, the lands were always in a constant state of struggle and bloodshed. It was a lawless place run by bloodthirsty beastkin and demons. These lawless monsters would have already invaded them if it was not for the great wilderness.

Krissela, surprisingly, did not talk more about the wilderness and what exactly was in it that would scare everyone enough to stick to their boundaries.

Ethan let out a sigh as he leaned back on the chair. It was good that he was finally getting a picture of the geography of this place, but he needed more information. He had a feeling that these books were simply not enough.

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There were five main kingdoms, bordered by the wilderness on one side and the great ocean on the other side. Krissela belonged to the Aqualis kingdom. It was a land of endless tides and shimmering coastal cities, where the people lived in tune with the ebb and flow of the sea.

The other kingdoms were more like this one, where people with affinities were generally scattered. Ethan wanted to know more about these kingdoms.

Also, what the heck was an affinity? Was he supposed to have more or less affinity for some elements? According to Krissela, having a near-perfect affinity to one element made one a supreme magus. Or at least that person was born with that potential.

Apparently, the affinity thing determined a lot. Not everyone can cast all magic. Sure, the simple spells were easy enough, and most mages could do them, but when things became more complicated, affinity came into play.

Ethan's head hurt. There were so many details, so many things he had to focus on and train, so many aspects that determined whether he was going to be powerful or not. He needed to do a lot of work to get everything right.

He let out a sigh and put down the book. He needed to read more to get more perspectives. He walked over to pick up the next book, which talked about the apocalypse portals. Ethan immediately jolted up as this was something he had experienced first hand.

His eyes darted across the page as the book described the apocalypse portals in vivid detail. It recounted how, in the past, countless portals had burst open across the land, releasing chaos and horror into the world.

Many were left unchecked at first—a fact that some scholars believed was the very reason behind the creation of the great wilderness. In those wild expanses, untamed magic and feral creatures roamed freely, remnants of the uncontrolled portals that once threatened to tear the fabric of society apart.

He remembered the shock of that day, the way reality itself had seemed to shudder when one of those rifts appeared. The text described how the people eventually learned to recognize the signs of a portal's opening and banded together to seal them promptly, saving their homes from descending into bloodshed and madness.

As Ethan read, a chill ran down his spine. The idea that such dangerous breaches in the world could still occur, even now, unsettled him. Could the balance so carefully maintained by the kingdoms be disrupted again? What if another portal were to open, unleashing the same uncontrolled force that had once brought so much devastation?

The book hinted that while the advent of regulated magic and strict governance had tamed the frequency of these incidents, the threat was never fully eradicated. In remote corners of the wilderness, far from the watchful eyes of the King's guards, there could still be portals opening.

There were many theories about how the wilderness was a threat that was growing every single day, and one day it was going to cause the downfall of all five kingdoms. It was not like the kingdoms completely ignored the wilderness.

They regularly send 'slayers' into the wilderness to keep the monsters in the dark and under control. These slayers enjoy special privileges in the kingdom, and the goal of many academy students was to become a slayer.

Ethan ran a hand through his hair and exhaled slowly, letting the weight of the words sink in. The tales of apocalypse portals, untamed beastlands, and the relentless struggle of the wilderness swirled in his mind. It was all so much—so many forces at work, all vying for control of a world that teetered between order and chaos.

This world was a lot more complicated than Earth. Magic made it so much more complicated. But then again, he wouldn't have it any other way.