Mana.
People were divided based on system and potential. A system might be given to everyone, but there was sothing more than just a system that defined a person's future and potential.
And that sothing was called Mana.
Mana can be regarded as sothing that is present from birth inside every being. Although very less at birth, a comparative amount can determine how much mana a person will have in the future when he grows up.
Mana is sothing that keeps growing and how many spells you can use or what not depends upon how much mana you have stored. Every spell which a person can use depends upon whether he has sufficient mana for it or not.
For better or worse, people's potential gave structure to a power oriented society and people with more potential were given more privileges than people of lesser potential.
After much research and experints, it was determined that at the age of 16 people's potential will reach its optimum condition and that will be the best ti to asure a person's potential rather than at their birth.
The following mana chart was constructed to determine the potential of a human being at the age of 16.
Rank G: Mana - Less than 25
Rank F: Mana - 25 to 100
Rank E: Mana - 100 to 200
Rank D: Mana - 200 to 300
Rank C: Mana - 300 to 500
Rank B: Mana - 500 to 750
Rank A: Mana - 750 to 1250
Rank A : Mana- 1250 to 2000
Rank S: Mana - 2000 to 5000
Rank SS: Mana - 5000
The slight disparity between Rank A and Rank A is to differ between people who can work a Rank A level work and who can take on Grade A Monsters, who have their own will and intelligence.
...….
Clair opens her eyes with a slightly confused look as she looks around, only to find herself in a white room sleeping on a couch which was centrally placed. She observes the surrounding area when a sudden headache hits her head and mories of what had transpired before cos back.
'I was fighting the frog monsters… then a few n in black coats ca and the attack of those frog monsters stopped. What happened next? I… don't rember… Did I lose consciousness?' Clair held her head for a few monts before trying to use her system.
[System Locked: Not enough Mana to unlock the System]
'Huh?! What?' Confused at the screen, she looked with more intent than before as she once again tried to use the system. However…
[System Locked: Not enough Mana to unlock the System]
[System Locked: Not enough Mana to unlock the System]
[System Locked: Not enough Mana to unlock the System]
[System Locked: Not enough Mana to unlock the System]
[System Locked: Not enough Mana to unlock the System]
Her heartbeat rose more than she frantically tried to use her system, but failed to do so. After trying for another few minutes, she fell on her knees with her eyes wide open, displaying the hard ti she was having while coping up with reality.
She then tried to use her mana, but no matter how much she tried, she failed to bring out even an ounce of mana to use.
"What… this must… this must be a dream! Yeah! Hahahaha… yeah this must be a dream!!!" she thought as she started frantically laughing as she bit her lips nervously. She tried to wake herself up from the dream by biting herself, but even after trying for a while, this dream, or perhaps this nightmare, didn't go away.
She stood up from the bed and looked around with her heart still pounding hard as it was before. Her sanity was almost crumbling down, but before she lost all her will.
-Click click. Mike testing… Mike testing. Can you hear ?
A voice through the speaker ca from the surrounding area. Clair, still in her shocked state, looked around, searching for the source of the voice, but it didn't bring any change in the situation.
-No need to try so hard, young girl. All you need to do is listen. After all, I am the one who holds your very fate in my hands. For starters, sit down on the ground calmly and listen.
At his words, Clair's eyes seem to have connected so dots, and she understood that there was a connection between her loss of system and that guy who was speaking through the speaker. A slight glare entered her eyes as she sat down on the ground and turned quiet.
-Good girl. Now, this is a laboratory. For what? You don't need to know. All you need to know is that you will be used for experints in this laboratory for the next few years. The more you will cooperate, the faster we will release you to the outside world, conversely the more you will misbehave, the more we will be forced to do things the hard way. Am I clear?
At his words, Clair couldn't help but make a fierce expression, as she understood the aning of that guy's words.
-Look, there is not much choice you have in this. You are already in the palm of my hand and there is little you can do to change your fate. The fact that I am talking to you should already be considered an honour for you. Well, you are just a D grade wh.. Ed..eg…t… Hello mike testing mike testing.
His voice was cut off in the middle and it looked like a child had just taken over.
-So… I have taken over this facilty's programd autostructure. In simple terms, I have hacked into this facility's system. For convenience's sake, call Zero. I shall be helping all of you get out of this facility. This is not a test drill, but a real ti situation. I repeat this not a test drill exercise but a real ti situation. Since we lack ti… let's begin "Protocol: I want to get out of this facility", shall we?
-Click
After that childish voice cut off, the door opened and Clair couldn't help but feel a bit confused whether she should follow the guidelines or not. However, given the lack of choices she had, she began moving outside the lab without wasting any monts.
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