Hu!
He took a deep breath to calm down and control his fear and excitement as both could prove deadly in a fight where his life was in constant danger.
Fear could make him unable to perform well while the excitement could make him careless. He couldn't afford either, so he had to calm down.
Thankfully, his control over his emotions wasn't too bad. So, he quickly managed to subdue his fear and control his excitement.
Following the fluctuations in his emotions, his control of his mana slackened and the layer on the sword blade started flickering. Lukas had to pause to stabilize it.
Behind him, Amara was staring at him in astonishment, various thoughts flashing in her mind.
While the Basic Mana Manipulation Technique was easy to learn, among her siblings, the most talented one—Natalie—had taken 3 days to comprehend it and use it on the same scale as Lukas was using.
Lukas, however, had taken barely 3 hours? This was really… incredible!
