The soft glow of morning lightwooden creaks of the window
As the first ray of sun touched his faceeyes flickered open instantly
With a slight motion of his handlight bent slightly upward
Ryfel (thought):
He inhaled deeplysmall but strongerdeveloped
Five years of consistent training
But more importantly, no one suspected a thing.
Without hesitation, Ryfel rolled off his bedearth magic
His feet touched the floor, but with a tap of his toesolid clay
Ryfel:
He transitioned seamlessly into slow Tai Chi movementsshifting fluidlyair and earth around him
Ryfel:
His fingers curled slightly, feeling the faint energy of mana flowing beneath his skin
Ryfel (pondering):
After a few more movements, he pushed small bursts of airpropelling himself lightly forward
It was training.
But to anyone watching, it was just a child playing.
With his body warmed upwaved his handwater from his drinking container
He let it hover just for a secondmouth for a drinka small stream to cleanse his face
Satisfied, he walked toward the bookshelffoottiny pulse of earth magicreach the shelf effortlessly
His fingers danced over the spines of the books
The 12th book from the left.
He descended smoothlymoved toward the desk
A snap of his fingerslamp beside him
Ryfel:
For the next thirty minutessilently read
Language, history, noble structures, magic theory
He turned a page, mentally mapping out the connections between different noble houses.
Ryfel (reading):
His lips twitched slightly.
Ryfel:
As he continued, soft footsteps echoed from the master bedroom
His family was waking up.
Ryfel:
He shut the bookleapingback to normal
With expert precisionblanket over himself
And just as the door creaked open…
Ryfel let out a small, adorably sleepy yawn
Elda peeked into the room
Elda:
"Good morning, my little Ry!"
Ryfel, already awake but pretending otherwise, let out a slow groggy sigh
Ryfel:
"Mmmh… five more minutes…"
Elda gasped, clutching her chest.
Elda:
"Kyaaa! Look at my baby boy growing up so quickly! So cute!"
Ryfel internally sighedallowed himself to be scooped up
Ryfel (thinking):
She swayed him slightly as they walked toward the master bedroomRyker was sprawled out face-down
Elda:
"Good morning, my dear husband! Our little Ry is awake! Say hi to your papa!"
Ryfel yawned exaggeratedly
Ryfel:
"Morning, Papa… You look like you lost a battle against the bed."
Ryker gruntedmess
Ryker:
"Mmm… morning, Little Ry…"
Another yawn
Ryker:
"Y’know… I always prepared myself for sleepless nights before we had a kid… but by the gods, you’re the easiest child ever."
Ryfel smirked slightlyhid it wellreached toward Ryker
Ryfel:
"Papa, do you want me to carry you this morning?"
Elda snorted, covering her mouth, while Ryker cracked open one eye.
Ryker (smirking):
"Oi yoi, I might be tired, but I’m still your father, kid."
He ruffled Ryfel’s hair with one large hand
Ryker:
"Ready for another exciting day of being adorable?"
Ryfel grinned backplaying along as usual
Morning in the Redimir householdwarm and full of lifebread and roasted grainsMilal prepared breakfastearly chatter
Ryfel sat at the table readingswinging slightlycheerful five-year-old
Inside his mind?
For these five years, he had carefully hidden his intelligencesimple wordsadvanced magictoo much attention
But today, he would begin showing just a fraction
Something smallproudsuspicious
Ryfel:
Milal approached, setting a wooden cupclear water
Milal:
"Here you go, Young Master. Fresh water from the well this morning!"
Ryfel grinned
And then, with calculated precision"slip."
The cup tilted mid-airwater inside spilling out
Except it didn’t fall.
The liquid hoveredbetween the cup and the table
Then, with a small, effortless motionsmoothly backspilling a single drop.
For a moment, nobody spoke.
Then—
Elda’s eyes widened in shock.
Milal’s hands trembled, nearly dropping the serving tray.
Ryker… just stared.
Elda:
"Did… Did you just…??"
She turned to look at Ryker, then back at Ryfel, her voice shaking between disbelief and excitement.
Ryker:
"Son, did you just use water magic, "
Ryfel tilted his head
Ryfel:
"Huh? What do you mean, Father?"
Milal clutched her chest.
Milal:
"Young Master, yo-you just controlled water without learning it? And with—"
She paused
Milal:
"—perfect control."
That was when Ryker stood up so fast that his chair nearly toppled over.
Ryker:
"…No. No, that’s not possible."
The air in the room felt different
Ryfel sat quietlycalmsharp
Elda and Ryker weren’t just surprised.
stunned.
Ryker exhaled sharply
Ryker:
"This can’t be right."
He grabbed the cup of water
Ryker:
"Let’s see for ourselves."
He hovered his hand over the cupfurrowing in deep concentration
The water trembled
It shifted slightlysloshing against the sides
A single drop
Elda covered her mouth.
Even Rykercouldn’t control the water as preciselyfive-year-old son
He stared at the cupRyfel
Ryker:
"This is insane."
His voice was almost breathless
Then, his gaze snapped to Elda
Ryker:
"Dear. Try it."
Elda hesitated for only a moment. Unlike Ryker, she had always been gifted in water magic rather than earth
She rolled back her sleeveshovering over the cup
A soft pulse of manawater obeyed.
It rose delicatelyspiralsettling back into the cup
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The difference was clear.
Ryker:
"Hah. I knew it."
He chuckled, shaking his head, looking at his wife in admiration.
Ryker:
"You always were better at this than I."
Elda gave him a knowing smirk, but her eyes never left Ryfel.
Then she gently took his small handsgentle but firm.
Elda:
"My love… do you even know how you did that?"
Ryfel blinked innocentlythinking hard
Ryfel:
"Uhm… I just didn’t want to spill it?"
A long silence.
Then—
Ryker laughed, loud and full.
Ryker:
"AHAHAH! Elda, do you hear this?! He’s so damn smart, he doesn’t even realize it!"
Elda, however, was still watching Ryfel closely.
Her mother’s intuition
She knew what natural talent
And this?
This was far beyond
She reached out again, brushing a strand of Ryfel’s hair from his face
Elda:
"You’re special, my little Ry."
She looked at Ryker, her voice firm
Elda:
"We start training tomorrow."
Ryker:
"Damn right we do."
And just like that—
The next phase
A New Routine
Over the next few days, Ryfel's routine had changed. He used to be in the house all the time with Milal taking care of him while Ryker does his daily district work and Elda tends their House farmland.
Now, after his own morning routine, Elda takes charge of education for the morning, Milal teaches magic for house chores and cooking in the afternoon, and Ryker comes home to teach history and magic for farming. On the weekends, instead of play and fun, Ryker takes Ryfel throughout the district to familiarize himself with the locals and area.
Ryfel, now five years oldcenter of the roomslow breathflow naturallyjust enough
He placed a palm against the wooden floor
A low hum
The earth stirred.
Slowly, the floor shifted and moldedminiature replicaMinas-Coldetailed landscape
As the land took shapereached outwaterflow into small riverspools
He narrowed his eyes slightly, controlling the refraction of lightturning the streams into vibrant colors
Green for the Outer CourtBlue for the Inner CourtAnd a faint red shimmerKing’s Court.
Finally, with a gentle push of airwarm steam risemisty fog
Ryfel leaned back, satisfied.
Ryfel:
"Kingdom... Minas-Col."
The room once again fell silent.
Elda’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Milal covered her mouth, staring in shock.
Ryker… blinked twicechuckle
Ryker:
"…That’s not normal."
Elda finally snapped out of her daze, her voice half whisper, half stunned exclamation.
Elda:
"That’s… incredible."
Ryfel tilted his head slightly, pretending not to understand
Ryfel:
"Did I do it wrong?"
Elda shook her head immediately.
Elda:
"No, no, my love—you did it perfectly! But… but children your age——can barely form basic shapes, let alone control multiple elements at once!"
Milal, still frozen in shock, slowly approached.
Milal:
"Young Master… do you… feel tired?"
Ryfel thought carefully.
If he answered , they would be too suspicious.
If he acted , they might think something was wrong.
He let out a small, deliberate exhale
Ryfel:
"A little bit… but it was fun!"
Ryker let out a low whistle, shaking his head in disbelief.
Ryker:
"Hah! The boy doesn’t even realize how insane this is!"
He turned toward Elda.
Ryker:
"This isn’t just talent, Elda. He’s doing things that mages struggle with. I’ve seen grown men take years just to control two elements properly, and he’s sitting here like it’s just another day!"
Elda placed a hand over her cheststeady her thoughts
Elda:
"I knew he was special… but this?"
She turned to Ryfel, her expression soft yet serious.
Later in the evening, Ryker clapped his hands together
Ryker:
"Alright then! Let’s put that little mind of yours to the test!"
Milal rushed into the next roomsmall wooden traystones
She set it in front of Ryfel, giving him a quick thumbs-up
Milal:
"This is a standard test, Young Master. Every noble child is given a set of raw stones to see how well they can manipulate earth magic."
She gestured toward the stones.
Milal:
"You only need to mold one for now."
Ryfel glanced at the tray.
Granite. Basalt. Sandstone. Marble.
He could shape all of them easilywould be too much.
Ryfel (Thinking):
He reached forward and picked up the granite
The room fell silent as he cupped the stone in both hands.
A moment of pause.
Then, the granite began to shift.
Slowly, Ryfel shaped it into a small, smooth cup
The room held its breath.
Ryfel:
But just as he was about to place it downinside him stirred.
A faint whisper of mana
His fingers twitched—
And before he realized it, the water in his previous miniature morning modelrosetoward the cup
The moment it happened, Ryfel froze.
Ryfel (thought):
The room exploded.
Elda gasped, nearly dropping her tea.
Ryker slammed his hands on the table.
Milal’s tray actually slipped from her fingers.
Ryker:
"Did you see that?! He didn’t just shape the granite—he instinctively pulled the water into it! That—That’s a level of control you can’t just teach!"
Elda, still staring, looked at Ryfel with both pride and concern.
Elda:
"This… this confirms it. We have to be careful, Ryker. We can’t just throw him into training like any other child."
Ryker paused, nodding slowly.
Ryker:
"You’re right. If we don’t guide this properly, he’ll either become unstoppable… or he’ll burn himself out before he even reaches his prime."
Milal, still in shock, suddenly spoke.
Milal:
"Young Master… do you even know how you did that?"
Ryfel, still recovering from his slip-upshook his head.
Ryfel:
"Uh… no? I just… thought it would be nice if the cup had water in it."
Silence.
Then, Ryker let out a deep, proud laugh.
Ryker:
"AHAHAH! Gods, this kid is gonna and he doesn’t even know it!"
Elda sighed, rubbing her temples.
Elda:
"At this rate, I wouldn’t be surprised if he learns more advanced magic on instinct alone…"
However, Ryker beamed
Ryker:
"Don’t forget, though, it isn’t just about magic and intelligence. He has to prove himself in so many other areas! Contributions, leadership, inventions—"*
He ran a hand through his hair
Ryker:
"Hah! I really don’t think we should push it too much. These past few days have been quite tiring for us too."
Elda nodded, her voice softer.
Elda:
"That’s what worries me, Ry. He’s growing so fast… If we push him too hard, we might put expectations on him that no child should bear."
Their conversation faded into the backgroundquietly
His mother’s cautious love.
unstoppable ambition.
He understood them both
But this—this was his moment.
A small smileassorted stones
Ryfel (thinking):
Without hesitation, Ryfel reached forward
He took a deep breath—
And moved.
The granite shifted firstsmall, hollow container
Then, with a flick of his fingersheated the bottomfire magicboil a few drops of water
The steam rose
But he wasn’t done.
He guided the steam upwardwhirl and danceair currents
Next—light.
Ryfel adjusted the refraction of lightbendingscattering
The soft hues of red, blue, and green blended
A delicate, shimmering auroradancing against the ceiling.
A silence descended
Both Ryker and Elda stopped mid-conversation
Their words vanished
The room’s entire lighting had changed.
A soft, twilight glowmystical, shifting colors.
They turned their heads upwardjaws dropping
And then—
They looked down.
At Ryfel.
Their five-year-old son
He was controlling it all
Casually.
Effortlessly.
Like it was the most natural thing in the world.
Ryker and Elda collapsed onto the sofa simultaneouslystunned
Ryker:
"Elda… tell me I’m not dreaming."
Elda:
"I… I don’t think I’ve ever seen something like this before."
They both looked at each other
Elda slowly exhaled, nodding.
Elda:
"Okay… I won’t doubt you ever again."
Ryker, still staring at the aurora, muttered in awe.
Ryker:
"Yeah, I don’t think I’ll doubt myself ever again either."
A sudden wet splat
They turned their heads toward Milalsnacking in the background
Her mouth hung openplopped onto the floorshock
Ryfel, still half-dazed from mana usesmall, sleepy smile.
