Koran continued to train Jesper and I. I eventually learned some spells the supposedly 'normal' way. 

[Congratulations! You have learned Firespark!]

[Congratulations! You have learned Fire Manipulation!]

[Congratulations! You have succeeded in Spellcrafting!]

[You have created Thunderflame Manipulation!]

[Congratulations! You have formed an Aethric Shell!]

[Your current Aethric Shell can store an ammount of Aethr equal to that of your mana core]

[All Aethr abilities have had their cost reduced by 75%]

[Congratulations! You have learned Mana Manipulation!]

[Congratulations! You have learned Mana Transmutation!]

[Congratulations! You have learned Aethr Control!]

[Notice - With the successful formation of your Aethric Shell, all abilities that consume mana have been boosted by 15% in all aspects.]

[Firespark - Basic Fire Magic that creates a simple spark that dies quickly after]

[Fire Manipulation - Grants basic control over the fire element. High tempurature flames require more mana.]

[Thunderflame Manipulation - Grants Basic control over the thunderflame deviant element. An expensive element even when used in moderation.]

[Mana Manipulation - with the formation of your aethric shell, your bond with mana has become much stronger. Grants the ability to Manipulate raw mana.]

[Mana Transmutation - In order to weild aethr, you must first collect it. Grants the ability to derive aethr from mana. 10-1 conversion ratio.]

[Aethr Control - With the formation of your aethric shell, your bond with aethr has become much stronger. Grants the ability to Manipulate raw aethr.]

There are only 3 weeks left before I have to begin official schooling in the academy, and with Koran only being a private tutor i doubt i will see him much at school. Up until that point though, Jesper and I have been going neck and neck for top marks. Koran told us that whoever makes more progress before school starts gets a gift to ease their time in the academy. It wont be easy for me to overcome this challenge however. As it seems Jesper has a strange talent for magic. He appears to have an analyzing ability that lets him reverse engineer spells. Unfortunetly for him, I'm not practicing any of his elements. So he can't steal any of my hard work out from under me. Jesper practices earth and steel magic, making him a powerhouse on the ground. But he can rarely match my speed, so our matches look more like a game of tag rather than a real fight. His arsenal is nearly endless, he grew up in a village full of earth mages, so he was able to begin his training quite early. Not as early as year 1, but still. 

"You know, the naming ceremony is coming up here soon isn't it?" Jesper slouched to the ground after our most recent match. All of his mana practically drained, a tired expression creeping itself onto his face.

Remembering the ceremony, I let out a light laugh. It has been strange living on this planet for this long without a name. In my past life, I had been given a name at birth, so waiting this long for one has been quite... different. Many people simply call me boy or young master. I doubt i'll ever truly get used to it, but it doesn't bother me as much as it used to. I've had to stop myself several times from telling people to simply call me by my name from my past life. But I can see how that would be offputting.  "Yeah, it is isn't it? I dont know, i've grown somewhat used to not having a name. I'm not even sure if i'll like the name i get, you know?" I looked at Jesper, who was now laying flat on his back trying to slow his breathing. "Maybe it'll be something cool, who knows?"