Tale of Discovery

"Wake up, Victor.", a voice calls out to me during my sleep.

I open my eyes and check my surroundings, but see no one. I observe Ayumi who is in my arms and see that she's still asleep.

"It's me, Juno." , I regain my clarity and notice that the voice is an echo in my head. Juno's voice.

"Why have you woken me up?" , I whisper.

"There are still some things that you need to know of. Leave your apartment and get to the top of the building.", she replies.

I slowly get out of the futon, while making sure I don't wake Ayumi up. I quietly leave the apartment, making sure to lock the door behind me.

I take a look around and notice that it's dark. Upon focusing my eyes, everything seems to brighten up, making it seem like it's daytime, with the only difference being how I see colors. The guards seem to be patrolling the area.

In order to avoid any attention, I take a quick glance at all the security guards, and once I'm sure that they're all not looking, I move at the fastest speed I'm capable of and jump over from floor to floor until I reach the top.

"Now what?" , I ask curiously.

"Begin circulating the Holy Essence within you once again. This time, add some force to your legs."

As soon as I do it, I feel like both my legs have gone numb. I move a little and notice glowing veins under my clothes extending from the bottom of my feet to my thighs. This time, the color is cyan.

"Jump down to the back of the building, and try to jump mid-air.", says Juno.

Doing as she instructs me to, I feel nothing when I do so, yet I jump. I jump in the air. How stupid. I repeat the action several times, and the more I jump, the more energy the next jump consumes.

"Think of moving somewhere then kick lightly behind you using your right foot." Suddenly Juno informs me while I'm still mid-air.

I take a quick look around and notice a tree. I imagine myself next to the tree, and then I kick behind me using my right foot as Juno instructed me to. The next moment, I am standing at where I imagined myself to be. I didn't feel anything. I just found myself there.

"Allow me to explain all the powers you've used so far, as well as the basics of your Code.", she begins.

"Holy Effects are powers that derive directly from divinities. The ones you should be familiar with are Holy Slash, Paragon's Eyes, Godspeed, Blink, Light Manipulation, and Divine Retribution."

"As one would expect, the amount of Holy Essence consumed depends on the power intended when using the Holy Effects."

She then pauses for a while, to let me digest the information, then continues,

"Your Code is called Exousía. Your Code is based on your origin. Basically, the Code is your quiddity in a semi-physical form."

I see. She finally decided to tell me everything… probably. Well, at least I finally understand what a Code is.

"One last thing," says Juno.

"As you might have realized, you have a limited amount of Holy Essence within you. Once you've run out, you can't use any Holy Effects, although it won't affect you physically in any sense. There are several methods you can use to recharge your Essences. Direct absorption is the most effective method. To do it you must make contact with a source of the Essence you require.", she continues.

"For example, in order to recharge your Holy Essence, you need to get into physical contact with an object that is considered to be holy by a large populace in the Platform you're in."

"Another method is Copulating. This method is only effective when it's done with a partner that has the same, if not more, amount of power compared to you."

Interesting…

"The last method, which happens to be the easiest one, is simply resting. All you need to do is rest or meditate and your Essence will naturally reform.", she concludes.

"Thank you for explaining all this to me," I say in a grateful tone.

"It's my duty and you're welcome.", she replies.

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I return to my room and sigh in relief once I see that Ayumi is still asleep. I use Paragon's Eyes to examine her. The result was that I saw a different color than yellow and black. It's white. Pure white. I don't know why, but this just makes me smile. I need to take a rest now.