Chapter 199
The vessel of aura was finally formed in Dale’s lower abdomen.
Shub’s tentacles functioned as a ‘mana circuit’ connecting the heart and lower abdomen, forming a lifeline linking the mana circle and the aura heart. In a sense, calling it a Dual Core wouldn’t be far off.
Dale finally straightened his body and took a deep breath.
With each breath, the mana in the air was absorbed.
To the five circles that could be called the wizard’s heart. But the mana’s cycle did not end there. Only after traveling through the ‘mana circuit’ Shub had connected, reaching the aura heart that could be called the knight’s heart, did the journey finally cease.
A small amount of mana accumulated in the vessel of aura, and Dale took a very careful deep breath.
To process the mana contained within the vessel of aura.
Not as magical power for a mage to wield, but as ‘aura’—the form knights used strictly for strengthening their bodies.
Truth be told, wielding aura wasn’t new to Dale. Even if his sense of power had grown faint during his time as ‘Dale of Saxony,’ that was only compared to his prime as a warrior.
Moreover, it wasn’t just a day or two; living as a hunting dog bred for the empire, that sense couldn’t easily be forgotten.
Magic is the power that overlay the world.
And aura is not a force overlaid upon the world, but one thoroughly overlaid upon the flesh.
At the same time, whether it’s the Saxon House’s Night Raven Knights imbued with black aura, or the Blood Blade Master Baro imbued with crimson aura, aura is aura—there is no difference.
