Alex and his friends nodded as they understood his words. They couldn't chase something they had no clue about and could only focus on what was before them.
And that was finding a way to make the discovery Alex made during the first-year competition accessible for all.
"Have you come up with a way to call upon that form of yours?" Zol inquired and Alex nodded with a smile.
"Yes, Lord Zol. In fact, the inspiration came from how you helped me return to my normal state." Zol expected something like this and was not surprised.
"What's more, it paved the way for me to use my mana as I see fit," Alex added with a raised right hand, staring at it like a marvel.
"Unfortunately, it is only useful for increasing my physical attributes. Only when I combine it with my void energy do I take on that golden form."
Right now, Alex had two states he could take.
One was where he directed the mana to infuse his cells to extreme saturation and acquire a boost in physical strength. The second is when he combines it with his void energy and takes on the blazing form.
Mason understood the two forms and everything but he had one problem, "Are you going to continue calling those states as forms throughout?"
His question made Zol turn to him with a questioning gaze. How was that relevant?
"See? This is why I tell you to be more open about things. You are already rubbing off the kid." He complained in mock outrage.
Unable to understand what his deal was, Zol turned to Alex for him to continue his explanation. But the look Alex was receiving from Mason told him that he was serious about the naming thing.
Honestly, he had thought about it and the names he came up with always made him cringe. He would rather let someone give the two forms' names.
And Julia was the someone who came up with one of the names.
"How about we call the pure mana form Manastorm, you know for how the cells are bathed in mana as if being covered by a raging storm."
The first suggestion was good and Mason had to agree. "Nice one, Julia. At least someone in the family knows how to do some things…"
His eyes darted to Zol but the person himself remained quiet and shared no comment.
"What about the second one?"
If she can come up with the first one, the second should be a breeze.
"Well, what about super—" But before she could land, Mason raised a hand to stop her.
"I like your first suggestion but I'm not going to accept anything beginning with the word 'super'." He made air quotes to push his point.
Alex and Ross could barely hold in their surprised expression at how a Class S hunter could be so… normal?
Alex couldn't find the right word to describe him. 'Maybe I am too used to Hunter Zol's demeanour that I automatically assumed all S-Class hunters behaved the same.'
"Then I've got nothing else." Julia raised her hand in surrender before folding them in a sulky pout.
Mason turned to Ross and the boy shook his head, "The second form is probably something only Alex can do. So it's up to him to give it a name."
Ross turned to look at Alex who smiled in difficulty. 'Fuck you, Ross. Now I have to come up with a name on the spot.'
Ross smiled mischievously noticing Alex's expression knowing full well what he was thinking.
"You heard the man, come on. Without a name, we aren't going anywhere." He seemed to have made a decision and there was nothing Alex could do.
He subtly glanced at Lord Zol but he remained expressionless and just waited for them to finish up whatever they were doing.
'Shit. No help from there.'
With no other choice, Alex took on a thinking pose with a hand on his chin as his mind spun to come up with a name that wouldn't make him cringe in embarrassment.
'Hmm…. My mana and void energy combine to give a second boost that pushes my strength and ability to cast my skills with more ease and flexibility. Mana and void energy…'
His thoughts kept echoing those two words until a name came to mind and he smiled broadly.
"I see you've come up with something. Come on, don't keep us guessing." Mason urged with a smug smile.
"Voidflare."
Alex declared victoriously. At the very least he didn't cringe.
"Voidflare huh?" Mason and the others muttered liking the way it rolled off the tongue.
"Not bad, kid. Not bad."
With that out of the way, the group continued with their original discussion. After several minutes of back and forth in trying to determine how to replicate the Manastorm form using just mana instead of the void energy Alex used as the trigger, they failed to come up with anything.
"Haa…" Mason sighed. "How about we try this? Alex will take on the two forms and we'll do our best to deduce the finer details.
"Also, I have a feeling the Voidflare form is much stronger than what the AI systems proposed."
Alex inwardly agreed with Lord Mason's take on the matter. He had not gotten the time to do so privately as his void energy was harmful to people.
But out here in the open with just a few of them, he could take his two forms and push them to their limits to see what he might be capable of.
"That's the main reason we came out here. No more simulations for you guys." Mason smiled mischievously and then instructed Alex to put on his armour.
"No, you didn't." Mason sharply turned to Zol, glaring at him as if he had done the worst thing one could do.
He had no idea Zol gave the kids nanite storage.
"Now the gifts I gave them for their birthday seem like a joke." He could only swallow his tears behind the kids.
"Alright, you two. Step back while we watch Alex put on a show."
Julia and Ross did as instructed and they didn't need to be told twice. They had felt what the void energy was like and had no intention of getting near Alex in that state.
Standing away from the others, Alex exhaled slowly with eyes closed before opening them again.
"Here goes."
'Manastorm!'