If a human’s vitality came from the heart, then a magician’s strength came from their Circles. The Circle was the first discovery that elevated humanity from an inferior species during the Age of Mythology. It was their ancestor’s heritage, the attempt to mimic the powers of gods and demons. That experiment had resulted in the ability to interfere directly with the laws of matter by constructing the cogs of the world in the body.

The power to make fire in an empty space, and the power to create wind to disturb the sky! The value of the Circles was infinite and eternal.

No, that’s wrong.

However, Theo realized something after reaching his limit.

Eight circles are all that the human body can afford. From there, I have to give up my existing Circles system and step into an unknown territory.

The 8th Circle was the end of mortality, the limit that humans could reach. No matter how much more knowledge and power one crammed into themselves, it was impossible to exert more power in the soul and body of a mortal. This was why so many magicians had stopped...