Lith Verhen/History/Volume 1

## Chapters 1 - 40

### Childhood

As an infant, Lith's life mainly consists of practicing magic (using the breathing techniques he learned from jiu-jitsu in his previous life) when no one is looking and acting like an ordinary infant to not alert his parents. Lith is not familiar with language of his new world so it is only when he is 6 months old that he begins picking up and and understanding most words and phrases. Lith discovers Spirit Magic one day when Orpal steals his food. During this time, he is mainly attached to his mother Elina and oldest sister Rena. He has very bad relationship with his oldest brother Orpal, who considers Lith a parasite that leeches off the family's already meager finances and great shortage of food caused by Lith's older sister Tista's treatments for her congenital lung disease, and Trion, his older brother who admires Orpal.

As he grows older he seeks out Selia Fastarrow, their hunter neighbor, to make an arrangement to learn how to hunt and feed himself and his family. His first encounter with strangers on Mogar ends in him dissecting and learning anatomy from the son of Baroness Rath. Over the years he hunts in the Trawn Woods and grows stronger, and one day encounters a Ry (Protector) as well as a pebble emitting a buzzing sound like a call for help, whom he later establishes communication with and names Solus.

### Apprenticeship

He demonstrates an intelligence and aptitude for magic to Nana, leading her to once again remark that he is "blessed by the light," and promise him an apprenticeship when he turns 6. As his skill in first magic grows, he becomes responsible for his family's house chores and cooking. He learns to use Invigoration to treat Tista's lungs by removing some impurities when he is 5, also "inventing" hydro-massages in the meantime and giving baths and skin treatment to his family (except his brothers). His father Raaz begins spending more time with him, teaching him to whittle and operate the farm, drawing Orpal and Trion's resentment. Lith's relationship with Orpal sours to the point that Orpal has 5 of his friends ambush Lith, though they are unsuccessful as Lith discovers the use of Fusion Magic and is able to fight them off. Orpal is disowned and Trion becomes alienated from the family.

Selia introduces Lith to Count Trequill Lark after he hunts a large boar, and impresses him during a display of chore magic during the spring festival. Baronet Lokar Trahan sends his personal guards to ambush and kill Lith to allow his son Ricker Trahan to become Nana's apprentice instead, but fails and the father-son pair are killed by Nana. During his apprenticeship with Nana, Lith and Solus discover the disparity between true and fake magic, and begin arranging how to display their prowess without attracting unwanted attention. He begins training as a healer under Nana. After 2 years, Lith masters all the spells from Nana's spell books, bringing his skill set up to Tier 3 spells. After killing 2 Byks called Irtu and Gerda he breaks through to a deep cyan core and is able to develop a procedure to heal Tista.

Lith is hired by Count Lark to investigate an attempt on his life. He meets the Count's children Jadon and Keyla and learns about the Count's estranged spouse Koya Gishal, who Lark suspects is responsible for the attempted assassination. During this period Lith requests for his family to move to the Lark household for safety. With Solus' help Lith identifies the culprits under Countess Koya's employ and helps Count Lark stage a scheme to expose them. Lith helps cure Keyla of her acne and decides with Solus to avoid attending a magical academy to stay out of the spotlight until he becomes an adult. Afterwards, Lith is invited by Lark to a party celebrating the Count's marriage annulment and to introduce him to the neighboring nobility, including Lark's superior Marchioness Mirim Distar. Lith defeats Baronet Frenon Hogum in a magic contest.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 3: Unrelenting Practice
2. ↑ Note: Lith later learns in Chapter 1431 that his progress with Spirit Magic applies to all elements because Spirit Magic holds all of their runes so practicing it is akin to practicing all of them.
3. ↑ Chapter 5: Growing Pains
4. ↑ Chapter 8: Learning a Trade, Again
5. ↑ Chapter 11: Encounters
6. ↑ Chapter 13: New Solutions, New Problems
7. ↑ Chapter 14: Conflicts
8. ↑ Chapter 17: The Stone's Real Worth
9. ↑ Chapter 22: Annihilation
10. ↑ Chapter 26: Kindness and Retribution
11. ↑ Chapter 31: Out of Misery
12. ↑ Chapter 32: The Invite From Count Lark
13. ↑ Chapter 33: Dysfunctional Family
14. ↑ Chapter 36: Screams Of Terror
15. ↑ Chapter 40: Challenging Times (2)