Words flowed past his eyes as Adrian started to read.
There was a lot to read about Ancient Lumenian. It was indeed a huge, deep, and comprehensive language.
"There are 126 main letters in Ancient Lumenian and 44 supporting symbols. Hmm... No wonder I found some letters to be similar, but I was still unable to read the words."
Adrian then re-read about the language's history, which he had already studied in school.
It was nothing different, but he just skimmed through it with the help of Mr. Clown's Fooling Aura.
This time, He could comprehend the knowledge, as it was about Ancient Lumenian. Apparently, any language that translates into Ancient Lumenian can be used to learn and comprehend Ancient Lumenian.
He read every single letter and symbol used and their corresponding meanings.
All these symbols and letters resonated with the thirty pathways in their own unique way and provided their assistance.
They were very crucial as a large number of them can take the place of charms, and in some formations, even low-rank relics could be replaced by these.
Adrian then opened the page where all the letters, symbols, their meanings, and which pathway they resonated with the most, and started to write them down.
"Hmm... Let's start with this."
Adrian wrote the first letter.
Ⱥ
This was a letter very similar to the modern letter A. But Adrian knew that, according to Mr. Clown and the book. These letters by themselves had many meanings. They were unlike any other language in the Universe.
"I should call the letters or symbols I find similar Lumenian, whatever. So this would be Lumenian A."
Adrian wrote the Lumenian A and then started to write its meaning on its right side. He then wrote the pathway that resonated the most on the right side of the paper.
He then took out a scale and pencil and drew three lines, separating the three parts.
He also added their title on top of the pages, named Letters and Symbols, Meanings, and Pathway resonance.
Mr. Clown observed it all calmly.
Others may not notice these small habits, but Mr. Clown, as a Deceiver Pathway Walker, was a very observant person. He noticed all the small habits of Adrian calmly. They are what tell the type of person one is.
He could tell from Adrian's daily habits and schedule that Adrian was a very organized person and liked to keep things in order.
Just like now, He was writing about something and made sure it was in a proper order. These small habits would later influence his actions in a stressful situation and influence his instincts.
If he can slowly make Adrian change these habits into different ones, it would make Adrian a different person, making him choose different decisions in different situations. It was something that he could help Adrian with as his teacher.
But he could also use these to deal with Adrian in case he turns to kill him instead.
Mr. Clown had never forgotten to be wary of Adrian.
He was, after all, one of those who was responsible for the death of Marie.
"Ⱥ means origin and Beginning. It resonates the most with The Life Pathway and The Overseeing Pathway."
"The Life and Overseeing Pathway? It makes quite sense, the Overseeing Pathway was the first pathway to be formed after all, and the Life Pathway has the Beginning Sub-Pathway."
"ß means burden, weight, and responsibility. It resonates the most with The Justice and Reality Pathway."
"Reality Pathway... I need to know more about this one; it sounds intriguing. Too bad it is quite rare in today's era."
"Ͻ means incompletion and potential. It resonates the most with the Energy Pathway."
Looking at this Lumenian, C. Adrian remembered Eric. He was also someone from the Energy Pathway. He might use this symbol a lot.
"Hmm... Mr. Eric is also a Lysi Nova; his scriptural symbols might have a much better effect than an Auri Nova or a Nova."
The higher a Walker's rank, the higher the symbols they inscribed would be.
Eric continued writing.
"Ð means Authority and command, it is highly resonating with the Justice Pathway. It makes me wonder how the Justice Pathway exactly works. I know it is about Laws, Rules, Regulations, and Balance. According to what I know, the Fourth Meditation Master used to walk on this pathway as his secondary Pathway long ago, before switching."
"I wonder what caused him to do that."
The fourth Meditation Master was one of the first nine legendary Meditation Masters of Lumenia. He was a very talented Walker of the Weapon Pathway, the one who led the Aura region in the Dystopian War.
He was also known as the most Talented Aura user in history.
Adrian had always wanted to know more about these legends, but according to his current strength and resources, he couldn't know much; he still aspires to grow stronger and know more.
"Σ means expansion..."
Adrian continued to write the letters and symbols down silently. He was extremely focused and engrossed in it.
After writing down each symbol.
Adrian tried to pronounce them.
He sucked hard at it.
"A..u?"
"It is pronounced like A but with a u sound in the end, like a curve." Mr. Clown advised Adrian.
"Au?"
"It is more like aau." For some reason, it sounded more like a wolf's howl.
This sound made Adrian chuckle as he finally got it right.
Memorizing the symbols and letters was the easy part; Adrian quickly comprehended them, but this was just the start. There were a lot of small details to figure out and be aware of. Ancient Lumenian was, after all, an ancient yet dangerous language.
"Tell me, Adrian. What do you think would happen if I were to write Lumenian A and B in a compound letter?" Mr. Clown asked with a slight smile.
"I don't know? Will they create a different meaning?" Adrian asked with a curious tone.
Mr. Clown nodded. He took a blank page and started to write.
"Here, I have written Ⱥß. Tell me what it means." Mr. Clown asked, looking at Adrian with an amused look.
"Uhhh... Beginning burden? or a burden's beginning?"
"No, together, they mean Inheritance."
"But that doesn't make any sense," Adrian asked with slightly frowned eyebrows.
Mr. Clown laughed heartily at this. "You think that the ones who made it would have spent such a long time making this language, despite being such huge talents? People spend their entire lives studying and researching the language; it is not as simple or easy as normal English or any other language you are used to."
"Let me say this again, Ancient Lumenian is a language that is connected to the Universe. It is not only used to communicate but also to understand the profundity of the Universe."
"If it were that simple, why would it be used till now?"
Adrian's frown lessened after listening to these points; they made complete sense. Ancient Lumenian was a complex language. He was just a beginner, not to mention he was just a Nova rank. He had a long way to go.
Mr. Clown retracted his gaze back to the paper and started to write.
"Here, ßȺ. Tell me what it means."
"..."
Adrian stayed silent for a long time. He didn't know, but he still tried.
"Responsibility or duty?" Adrian said with a hesitant tone.
Mr. Clown's smile flattened as he heard this. He felt extreme shock as his heart became cold for a second.
However, he quickly adjusted his emotions.
"This kid... the more I spend time with him, the more I realize how talented he is. Why isn't he being sent to the Lumenian Academy to study under experienced and reputable professors already?" Mr. Clown thought.
He then laughed and said
"Haha. You are right, it indeed means Duty. How did you come to this conclusion?"
"It was nothing much, I just had to think for a few minutes. The compound letter should normally mean burden beginning. But what is the beginning of a burden? When someone is young and small, they have nothing to worry about; they are free and can do whatever they want, but when they grow up. They get hit with the reality of the world and are given many responsibilities. These responsibilities are their duty. Thus, I said it. Was my reasoning right?"
"I think it was quite easy to figure this out after some thinking?" Adrian said as he looked down.
Mr. Clown nodded his head and motivated Adrian.
"You may think that it is normal, but it was impressive. You just need to keep this up. An ocean is only formed after hundreds of thousands of drops fill it up."
Hearing this, Adrian's mood became better.
"So, I know that the order is very important. But it will take a long time to learn, what else?"
"Now it is time to teach you about which symbols to put together. Some symbols hate each other and cause friction between them."
"Wait. friction between two symbols? It sounds very similar to something I have heard before." Adrian turned his body towards Mr. Clown as he said in an excited voice.
It did not take him long enough to realize it.
"The Law of Aura Symbiosis!" Adrian said excitedly.
Nodding, Mr. Clown wrote a compound letter on the page.
ȺΩ
The moment he wrote it, the paper caught on fire and burned away into ashes.
Adrian subconsciously stood up from his seat and took a step back.
M. Clown simply looked at the ashes and asked. "Care to tell me why this happened?"
Adrian quickly answered.
"The compound letter individually meant beginning and ending. It caused intense friction to appear between them, making the paper burn."
"Exactly, this is why tests are always done before using these in a formation in case any friction appears."
Mr. Clown calmly took out another blank page and wrote Lumenian E.
Σ
"Tell me, what does this symbol mean to you. think of it while including your Pathway in it."
"Including Pathway?" Adrian tilted his head as he asked, looking quite cute.
Adrian thought for a long time, but his Pathway was quite broad, encompassing Chaos, Disaster, Luck, and probabilities.
"Expansion of Luck?" He finally blurted out as he sat down.
"It can be if that's what you believe, and using it in a formation based on luck. To Lord Eric. This might mean expansion of energy; for a Life Pathway Walker, this might mean the expansion of Life. To a Knowledge Pathway Walker, this might mean accumulation."
"A Symbol has a different meaning and use according to the person and formation."
Mr. Clown then wrote Lumenian A on the paper and said, "Stare at it for a moment."
Adrian did as he said. At first, nothing happened, but slowly his mind started to feel calm and believe in the random thoughts.
Mr. Clown snapped, making Adrian come out of his state.
Adrian's eyes widened the moment he regained his clarity.
"I... Your Pathway's uniqueness just worked on me. I believed that Unicorns were real at that moment."
Mr. Clown laughed at this.
"It indeed did. The symbol was written by me. Every letter or symbol that a Walker writes absorbs a little of their Aura, making the symbol be able to influence those who come in contact with them for long enough. This is also why one can't get headaches and is not able to inscribe symbols infinitely, needing rest."
"I am just an Auri Nova, so the effect was quite small and needed some time. It gets stronger and takes less time the higher the rank one becomes."
"This is also the difference between those who just use these symbols and those who understand them."
Adrian nodded.
"Also, Adrian, you have to be aware of lying symbols." Mr. Clown said with a serious face.
"Lying Symbols?" This was the first time Adrian had heard this term.
Mr. Clown nodded and started to write down Lumenian B. He carefully added a tiny spot on the top of the symbol, which seemed almost invisible until one observed it carefully.
"Alliances, agreements, and contracts can only be made by Ancient Lumenian. It is something that you must be very careful about in the future. One wrong mistake and you might become a slave of someone."
"To make fake contracts, these Lying Symbols are used, even though only experts can make them perfectly; they are still quite common. There are thousands of ways to make them. You can never be aware of them all."
Hearing Mr. Clown's serious tone, Adrian gulped the saliva in his mouth, and his heart pounded hard. He nodded many times.
"Is there anything else?"
"Hmm... this is mostly all. You just need to write the symbols down again, comprehend their meanings again for clarity, then start experimenting with compound letters, learning their proper order of usage, and also learn how to pronounce them. Everything else would only come after this."
"I have to comprehend them again?" Adrian asked annoyingly.
"Not every knowledge can be comprehended by just reading it once, like your trigonometry."
Adrian talked with Mr. Clown some more before he turned around and started to write again as Mr. Clown went to the bed and slept.
Lily was watching all of this through the small gap in the slightly open door.
"Sigh, my brother has become a schizo..." She heaved a deep sigh, feeling worried for her brother after seeing him talk to the air and talk about random stuff. She can't see Mr. Clown due to the effect of his domain around the house.
She turned around and walked down the stairs towards her room and fell asleep.
As she slept, Mr. Clown's fooling Aura became a red snake and crawled into her back, entering her.
The next day, when she woke up, she would have already forgotten everything she had seen just now.
Back in the room, Adrian asked Mr. Clown whow as just about to sleep.
"By the way. Mr. Clown, when we first met, you told me that there would be a circus this Friday. which is tomorrow. Is it still being held, or was it just an excuse?"
Mr. Clown chuckled in his sleepiness and said.
"It indeed is being held. And you would play a huge role in the main event."
"What!?" Adrian was immensely shocked.
He asked Mr. Clown what he was talking about, but Mr. Clown simply chuckled once more and drifted off to the land of dreams and endless imagination.