Manas Epic Poem Novels & Stories

But because Mani was extraordinarily beautiful—vain and playful—Odin stripped him of his duty, along with his sister. Afterward, Mani traveled the world, tricking nearly everyone he met, yet he alone could not outwit the cunning dwarves. This wounded his pride, and he swore to torment the dwarven realm for a thousand years before leaving. It was said that Mani would sing enchanting moonlit songs wherever crowds gathered. Anyone who heard his voice would fall into an illusion, mistaking something before their eyes for their beloved. During that time, Mani could do whatever he pleased. Only three kinds of people could resist his charm: those whose lovers were beside them, those who had no belo

"Humans are the sole race on this world unable to use mana from birth and also the sole race unable to use magic naturally. This situation can only be redeemed once they reach their fifteenth birthday and go through a ritual which is collectively called as the Awakening. From that moment on, they can use mana. But only mana. Not magic." "What is the difference between mana and magic?" "If I had to make a simple analogy, mana is a source of energy and magic is one of the results of the manipulation and transformation of said source. Once humans awaken, they can only use mana in its rawest purest form. Manaless as they were, before the awakening, their body didn't adapt in a way to let them ma

Gripping the wooden sword that's taller than him, he tottered towards the person that he called the teacher. "Teacher, why?" He asked. The person gently placed his hand on top of his head. Then he looked at the sky. "Do you know that — the person who was born with heroic desires will be blessed with an abundance of mana. The stronger the desire the more mana the person gets, and when his/her desire continues to grow stronger, the stronger the person will get as he/she grows. On the contrary, the person who doesn't have this heroic desire will eventually have a lower chance to grow with mana."