Cursed Comprehension

Ato sat on his bed, sating at the objects infron of him.

They appeared to be two grey, stony slabs with strangely uniform edges, inscribed on their surfaces were strange esoteric symbols, of large eyse and strange, string-like drawings of humans and all sorts of wierd caricatures.

Ato recalled the instructions from the man earlier.

'just place it on my head...' Like this?

He tapped the first stone to his head, and instanly felt his eyes roll to the back of his head as a stream of information flooded his mind, his head swelling with the absolute influx of information.

Sunsum stimulation... Energy of heaven and earth... refining the Kra...

He pressed his hands to his temples, massaging them to alleviate the pain.

A faint smile appeared on his face as he grabbed the next stone, repeating the process with renewed vigor.

This time, the influx was less painful, and even felt quite nice too, like a scalp massage.

The information was more organised this time too.

The first slab was called the 'Basic cultivation technique' and spoke about how to gather divine energy or Kra, into his body.

He sat cross legged on the bed, and took a long breath, holding it for as long as he could.

He then exhaled, and Inhaled again, maintaining it for the same length of time.

He repeated the process over and over again, each repetition causing a strange warmth to rise through his body and gather near his heart.

So this is Kra...

The warmth began steadily rising, quickly turning into a searing heat.

That was when Ato knew to stop.

According to the technique, Ato was to stop immediately once the searing heat was no longer accompanied by a cracking sound—the usual sign of a breakthrough—lest he incur backlash.

He rose from his bed, placing his hand near his warm, thumping heart. He had just gathered his first bit of Kra.

And he was excited to test it out.

A flood of information overtook his mind as he recalled the spell he was itching to try.

The Immobilisation spell.

As its name suggested, the spell was used to render any animate object immobile.

Ato stepped out the Hut, finding a chicken right oustide its entrance.

Perfect.

He stretched out his hand, and felt a small piece of Kra separate from the greater congregation, traveling across his shoulder and into the palm of hand.

[Immobilise]

A beam of light shot out from his hand, hitting the chicken square in the chest and freezing it mid walk.

Ato walked up to the chicken, prodding it on the chest with his finger.

The chicken's skin felt like a thin silk film, it seemed as if even a light prodding from him would break the spell.

Ato expected the spell to actively drain his mana to be sustained, yet it did not.

Fascinating!

After a few minutes, the chicken finally broke out of Ato's control, prancing away proudly, as a cock should.

Proud bastard.

It was also at this moment that Kweku returned from god-knows-where.

And he looked...

Strange.