The Beginning After The End (New Heights Book 2) by TurtleMe Page A

‘kyu’ in excitement at the idea of exploring a dungeon but I stay
silent, looking at the two swords strapped to the back of my waist.

 
    Today’s
battle with Kaspian confirmed a lot of things for me.  I’ve spent too
much time adjusting to and learning this world’s magic
system.  Assimilating with Sylvia’s Beast Will, honing my Lightning
and Ice Attribute techniques along with all of the other elements.  I
was so engrossed in the fact that this world made it capable to produce
physical manifestations of elements that I neglected my foundations, the very
thing I was best at, which was my body.  In my past life, I used the
simplest techniques to utilize the most of my small ki pool and with just my
sword; I was able to rise to the top.  This world offers so many more
possibilities but if I am to truly excel and become the best in this world, I’m
going to have to not only use my gifts in this life, but my experiences from my
previous life.

 
    In the
midst of my thoughts, I feel someone bump past my shoulder.  Looking
up, I see the blond boy named Lucas walk past me with his entourage of guards
and servants.

 
    “You’re
not bad for an Augmenter, but that’s it.  Don’t get cocky because we
happen to be in the same class.  Even in the same ranks there are
levels, and you would be at the bottom.  Cheh!  Know your
place.”

 
    The
blond boy just smirks while intentionally leaning his head back so he can look
down on me.  The fact that his height was a fair bit shorter than
mine just made him look silly.

 
    What a
cliché behavior for an annoying side character.

 
    Not
even bothering to argue with him, I just face back to Jasmine, “Let’s go to the
portal.”

 
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    Crossing
through the teleportation gate, my senses jolt from the scenery.  The
City of Xyrus has the most teleportation gates among the cities since that’s
the only way you can enter into it, it being a floating city and all.  The
one we crossed led us directly to the front entrance of the area known as the
Beast Glades.

 
    Hearing
the chirps of birds and occasional cries and roars of beasts, the constant
sound of water flowing filling the background created a natural
symphony.  The sight of tall trees and numerous hills filled with
different plants reminded me of anything but a dangerous landscape crowded with
monsters that can kill even the strongest of mages.  Only lower rank
beasts inhabited the outskirts of the Beast Glades, where the natural resources
were the least plentiful.  The deeper you go in, the more mysterious
the landscape turns into, with caves and hidden entrances to unexplored regions
of the continent.

 
    I take
a deep breath, with Jasmine soon following up through the portal after Sylvie
and me.

 
    Suddenly,
Sylvie hops off of my head and scurries off, as if chasing something.

 
    Dumbfounded
at this event, I just yell out, “Wait, Sylv!  Where are you going?”

 
    Sylvie
just sends me a vague response, saying she wants to train too.

 
    “…”

 
    My pet
dragon has never left my side ever since she hatched but she suddenly
leaves?  I was uneasy at first, but I realized after a bit that I
could feel where she was.

 
    “I
think she will be fine.  Mana beasts have a natural instinct to get
stronger after a certain period of time.  She must’ve felt very
suffocated being in a sheltered environment all of her
life.”  Jasmine says, walking next to me.

 
    Putting
her hand on my shoulder, she signals for us to start moving.  “There
is a place I wish to visit first before going to a dungeon.  We have
to hurry though; it gets a little more dangerous at night.”

 
    Willing
mana into her body, Jasmine bolts off into the distance, with her wind
attribute mana propelling her even faster.

 
    I
follow suit, forming two gales of wind below my feet before I dash after
her.  I made sure to keep tabs