The Genius Mage Was Reincarnated Into A Swordsman Family

Dawn light filtered through the eastern tower's courtyard as Klaus settled into lotus position on smooth stone that had been warmed by the first rays of morning sun. The garden around him held peaceful silence broken only by distant sounds of estate workers beginning daily routines. Dudu lay curled behind him like enormous cat, the Night Dragon's steady breathing creating rhythm that enhanced rather than disturbed the meditative atmosphere.

Klaus placed his hands on his knees with practiced precision, fingers forming mudra that had been carved into muscle memory through lifetimes of repetition. The familiar posture activated pathways within his consciousness that connected to techniques predating current magical understanding, methods that operated on principles modern practitioners had forgotten or abandoned.

He closed his crystalline eyes and began reciting in low, measured tones that carried harmonics beyond normal human vocalization:

"Dashachakshur mantra, guhya gyanam, sarva drishti, moksha margam..."

The Ten Eyes Mantra flowed from his lips with syllables that seemed to resonate directly with fundamental forces governing consciousness itself. Each word carried weight accumulated through eons of refinement, techniques developed by beings who had transcended normal limitation through disciplines that exceeded current understanding.

As the ancient sutra continued, Klaus felt shift occurring within deepest levels of his awareness. Reality around him remained constant, yet something fundamental changed in his perception of existence itself. The familiar boundaries between self and environment began dissolving as consciousness expanded toward state that operated according to different rules entirely.

The transition was gradual yet profound. Klaus's awareness ascended through layers of normal perception until he found himself within vast mind realm that existed outside normal dimensional space. Here, concepts took precedence over physical laws while thought shaped reality through direct application of will focused by ancient techniques.

Above him, five enormous eyes opened like cosmic flowers blooming in void that served as canvas for consciousness operating at transcendent levels. Each eye possessed diameter that could have encompassed castle towers, their surfaces reflecting depths that seemed to contain entire universes within crystalline structures.

Yet Klaus immediately detected damage that marred their perfect symmetry. Within each eye, broken magic circles showed like shattered irises—geometric patterns that had been disrupted during his confrontation at Northwatch. The destruction created visual discord that spoke to trauma extending into realms that should have remained untouchable by normal conflict.

Within this space, Klaus felt his mind achieving clarity that exceeded anything normal consciousness could provide. Thoughts moved with precision that eliminated uncertainty while analytical capabilities expanded to encompass variables that would have overwhelmed ordinary perception. The enhancement was profound yet natural, like remembering skill that had been temporarily forgotten rather than acquiring new ability.

In the physical realm, crown of eyes materialized above Klaus's head with luminescence that spoke to power being channeled from sources that transcended normal magical classification. The crown rotated slowly, each eye drawing pure mana from surrounding atmosphere with efficiency that modern practitioners would have considered impossible.

Klaus began absorbing ambient energy with techniques that operated on principles predating current magical theory. Where contemporary mages struggled to process environmental mana through complex filtering systems, Klaus's crown drew power directly from atmosphere through methods that treated such energy as natural extension of consciousness rather than external resource requiring conversion.

The absorbed mana flowed into Ten Eyes realm with streams of light that illuminated void surrounding the damaged geometric patterns. Klaus began work of restoration with knowledge that emerged from depths of recovered memory—not memories of specific techniques, but understanding of fundamental principles that governed consciousness-based reality manipulation.

Rather than employing modern magical circles with their standardized patterns and predetermined functions, Klaus drew configurations that predated current theoretical frameworks. His designs incorporated runic elements that belonged to traditions spanning multiple civilizations, geometric patterns that reflected mathematical relationships between consciousness and reality itself.

The magic circles he created within each eye differed fundamentally from contemporary magical theory. Where modern practitioners relied on external power sources channeled through predetermined patterns, Klaus's configurations operated as direct extensions of consciousness itself. They drew energy from realm of pure possibility rather than environmental mana, creating effects through will focused by geometric precision rather than formulaic application of established techniques.

Each circle incorporated layers of meaning that operated simultaneously on multiple levels of reality. Runic elements provided structural foundation while geometric patterns created pathways for consciousness to interface directly with fundamental forces. The combination produced configurations of power that exceeded modern magical understanding while maintaining elegant simplicity that spoke to refined rather than complex approach.

As Klaus completed restoration work that required over an hour of sustained concentration, the five magic circles began rotating within their respective eyes with movement that resembled cosmic clockwork achieving perfect synchronization. The patterns turned with precision that suggested harmony between consciousness and universal forces, creating visual display that would have been considered impossible by contemporary magical theory.

The completed configuration triggered response from Ten Eyes realm itself. The void surrounding Klaus's consciousness expanded with sensation of infinite space opening to accommodate enhanced perception, while waves of crystalline clarity washed through his awareness with refreshing quality that eliminated mental fatigue accumulated through previous days of intensive memory work.

In this elevated state of consciousness, with five eyes of the Ten Eyes Mantra functioning at optimal capacity, Klaus materialized bird's-eye perspective within his own sea of consciousness. The viewpoint allowed observation of memory fragments from position that transcended normal introspective limitations, providing analytical clarity that would have been impossible through conventional mental examination.

From this elevated perspective, Klaus could observe his accumulated memories with precision that revealed details previously hidden by proximity and emotional involvement. The hundreds of fragments he had sorted into chronological order now appeared as distinct units within vast landscape of consciousness, each carrying characteristics that could be analyzed with scientific objectivity.

What he discovered sent shock through his enhanced awareness.

Every single memory fragment bore traces of dark energy—subtle corruption that had been woven into their fundamental structure with skill that spoke to cosmic-level manipulation. The tampering wasn't crude editing that left obvious scars, but sophisticated alteration that had been integrated into memory formation itself.

Each fragment had been custom crafted with dark energy serving as binding agent that held modified experiences together while concealing evidence of manipulation from normal introspective examination. The corruption was so thoroughly integrated that separation would require techniques operating on level that risked damaging consciousness itself.

Klaus observed this systematic violation of his memories with analytical detachment that his enhanced state provided, yet beneath transcendent calm lay recognition that someone with capabilities exceeding his own had been manipulating his existence across multiple lifetimes for purposes that remained carefully hidden from discovery.