After I was struck by lightning, I was able to use elemental magic even though, by the book, I would have to frequently expose myself to my element until my mana could independently transform itself. But I guess the lightning did the job.

Anyway, I was finaly able to do some cool flashy stuff, but I definently still needed even more practice. I had to work on varios aspects such as: Stamina, control and output. So from that day on, I experimented and exercised regularly. The thing I would try most frequently was trying to compress my magic as much as possible and keeping it stable. It felt nearly impossible; I mean, I wasn't even able to form a ball with my electricity; it was also very tiring as well. It would probably be easier with a different element, but for some reason that made me proud. 

Of course, I would also try the exact opposite; I tried to expand the electricity in my hand as much as possible, which was also tiring at a certain volume.

I would also try to launch my magic because I thought it would be cool if I could fire lightning out of my hand, but I gave up on that, for the time being at least. I don't even know if that's possible.

That's when it hit me: there are a lot of things I won't be able to learn on my own, things that aren't written in any of my father's books. Most of my father's books weren't even relevant to me. So, what can I do? 

And the first thing I thought of was the Academy of Magic, Seyra. It would be great if I went there, and I've always wanted to go there as well. When I first found out about it from my father, I constantly asked him if I could go there. He would always tell me that I'm too young, and when I asked him when I would be old enough, he would say I could go there once I was 16 years old. I was 14 years old at the time, which meant if I really wanted to go there, I had around two years left, but that also meant that I would only have two years to live after that.

But I knew that I still definitely wanted to go there. I immediately searched through all of my father's books or anything else that could have information about the academy, and thankfully I did find a book, specifically about Seyra. Based on the book's content, I found the following out: 

It's a place where people are trained to be protectors of our country, Satis, from all sorts of threats. It's located in Aurum, the capital of Satis, which means it's south from here. And lastly, in order to be accepted, you will have to take both a physical and mental exam in May and be within the top 500 of applicants. 

That means I definitely had to get in better shape physically and that I need to prepare myself for my journey to the capital. Since I came to that conclusion, I exercised regularly, I practiced my magic regularly, and I studied regularly. Until now, the present.

But during that time I noticed that something was off; as time went by, it was getting more and more noticeable that I was in fact cursed. It didnt take that big of a toll on me yet but I knew that would in the future and my magic would get worse over time, so would my physical performance, and I would need much more rest. It made me realize how over time my life will grow even more miserable and that there wasn't anything I could do to stop it. However, that won't stop me from going to Seyra, the academy of magic. I just hope this curse wont affect my performance at the exam too much.