Hugo's expression was one of doubt since the boy arrived at the base of the wall, the surprises never stopped coming, the amount of pressure the boy's mind used to communicate back was intense, the natural authority the boy seemed to have and especially at his own show of power, an attempt to make the boy faint, which turned to an embarrassing display as the boy simply ignored it, that same display made some of his own experienced soldiers faint and if it wasn't for the fact that the boy seemed to be naked and that young, he would have thought that he was also a captain.
He looked at the same boy who was now wearing a pair of cadet trousers, boots, and shirt, he kept observing the boy from downward until he reached the excitement-filled face of the boy, as his eyes kept staring at the guards on either side of him, his eyes moving all over.
"..."
Hugo used the same method to communicate with the boy again." what were you doing in the wasteland, nakedly at that."
"I was born there," the boy said through the same method
'That same fricken pressure' gritting his teeth, he kept thinking 'and what does he mean he was born there, that is no place to raise a child or even think of birthing one there, where his parent's runaway convicts.' he stopped for a while, looked up at the boy.
"where are your parents," he asked, the boy looked up at him and said through his mind "I do not have parents" while staring at me all over.
"Do you have a name" the boy kept staring at me while giving me the look of a dumbass?
"at least tell me you know about (Will), cause the amount of pressure you're releasing ain't normal even if you survived alone, it shouldn't be this much" and the next thing I heard was "I was born with it".
"..."
' You were born with the amount of (Will) that could put the country's sage to shame at his prime, were you born for survival?' the confusion in his face was apparent, which made guards flustered. he could pressure the kid, but what the f**k would that do, he didn't feel like embarrassing himself again.
His mind was in a mess, and that same mind seemed to claim the boy immediately.
' Since the boy seemed to be practically homeless, and had no parents to claim him, the country wouldn't mind keeping a potential talent in our country, and if he seemed to be affiliated to any other country or organization, we'll kill him.'
He made his final decision and as long as he kept the kid in the Riddle country, a potential threat could be monitored.
" How did you learn to use that pressure, the one we're using to communicating with each other," I asked
"I just copied the same thing that you did," the boy said
Hugo was tired of being surprised by the strange boy, he had received more anxiety today, than when he was losing his virginity.
*sigh* " The pressure that we are currently using to communicate is all made on the foundation of (Will), now it does not matter what type of language or what mindset you grew up on, as long have you have a certain amount of (will), you can communicate with anybody through their mind, the language of the mind is always understood
(Will) is also the basis of strength in this world, some talents like you, are born with exceptional Will, but unlike yours, it does not rival a captain, it can also be used to control affinities, the basic ones are fire, earth, wind, and water, while the special ones are gravity or shadow affinities, as long as they are not part of the basics." he looked at the expression of the boy, after explaining the first part,
he still looked excited.
"Most people can use Will in this world, the exceptions are rather treated differently, Will can also be judged in quality or quantity and those two can be increased with world energy. The quality path is the one the people in power would rather follow because they have no need to fight, and can be used in tight situations, that's when it's sharper.
The Quantity path is the one soldiers like us use because we have to fight longer but whether you follow either path, to better understand an enemy we judge them in the following ranks,
Apprentice - Scholar - Senior - Master - Grandmaster - Demigod - Immortal.
I'm currently a Will scholar and so should you by the pressure that you have right now."
It's currently not too late to find your affinity anyways, people tend to find them during their time as a Will apprentice, but considering your situation, I'm not surprised you haven't gotten it, of course, there are natural fruits and drugs that can make you increase your Will fast enough, but the more your rank up the harder it is to take in the world energy.
After explaining the basics, he looked at the boy whose expression seemed to have changed to a neutral one, he instantly felt the boys pressure on his mind as he said " so I have to increase the quantity of my will to better fit in", I replied with "Not to fit in, but to protect yourself, this world is always filled with tension, a small conflict can spark a war between countries, your almost an adult, you have to know that no Will user in this world is weak."
...
After satisfying his curiousity about the lifeforms and hearing the information from the source of power that was sitting in front of him, he understood his predicament, that he needed somewhere to start in this new reality and world.
He heard the pressure from the man " Since you understand your new life a little better, you need a name"
'A name, like when we found our individuality'
the man continued, "you can pick from Varus or Craith, those are the most random names I can come up with right now."
I thought about the names I heard and simply said "Craith"