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Chapter 7 - Chapter 7: Body Awakening

What happened next came as a surprise to those who saw it. Someone who was always considered the worst of the worst had just been engulfed in a strange red aura and had released an enormous amount of energy at the dummy.

When looking at the dummy from afar all one could see were two stumps which were what was left from the dummy's feet.

This wasn't the only surprise, when turning to look at Fejiro one could see what could be described as a complete stranger. Though covered with the strange energy, one could easily see his body features.

His face had become smooth and had become broader. Then next was his body, which was now slim and had a muscular build that showed from inside his clothes. In short he was handsome and some might say he was going to the point of being called beautiful.

"Wow..."

"That was ... awesome"

"What's happening to this guy? What's with this sudden burst of power? Why does he look so.... handsome? No what am I saying, I can't believe I am being attracted to him." Sprite said as she shaked off the strange feeling that suddenly came over her.

Fejiro began to notice the stares and began to examine his body and too was shocked. As he opened and closed his hands and moved his arms something in his mind clicked.

Almost suddenly a crack appeared on the energy stone and the red aura disappeared. Immediately he felt his muscles tense up and he could feel a stinging pain in his chest.

He then fell to the ground in agony and began to lose consciousness. As his eyes closed, he saw his teacher moving towards him signalling a nearby student.

"Go call for help, he is going through a severe Awakening."

Eventually darkness fell upon Fejiro and he passed out. He could feel his body moving around until it remained still as if he was floating on air. Much time passed before Fejiro began to weakly open his eyes, he could see the plain white ceiling with a source of light in the middle of it. After gaining some strength, he started to move around slightly in order to get a clue of where he was. In doing so a familiar voice was heard from his side.

"Well looks like your finally awake. I was beginning to get worried."

Turning to his left he could see the last face he saw before he passed out, Mr. Raphael. He could then see what was around him properly. He was on a bed in the academy's infirmary. There was also a medical attendant on his right, she held a small book and had started joting down notes when Fejiro started to move.

"How do you feel?" Mr. Raphael asked.

Fejiro sat up on the bed and began to rub his head after noticing a slight headache.

"I am fine though my head hurts a little."

"Good, then we will be able to have a nice chat."

He then looked at the attendant and immediately she turned and left the room. This sent a slight shiver down Fejiro's spine.

'What could he want to talk to me about? What could I have gotten myself into?'

"What do you mean?"

"Fejiro, do you know what a body's Awakening means?"

He had heard about this 'Awakening' but never really understood what it meant.

"I don't think so."

"Ok, I guess that I should tell you since this whole thing revolves around you. You must be aware the of the energy stones which gives us our powers but might not know of the effects it has on the body. First, a person's awakening only happens once when one first unlocks the power of a stone.

"When this happens the normal energy in a person changes to that of the energy stone and increases drastically. Not only that but the physical body is altered slightly to manage the new form of power.

"You must also be aware that the stones are classified based on their energy; Blue, Green, Orange, White and Gold. The higher the energy in the stone, the more obvious the effects.

"When the transformation occurs there is usually a lot of pain in the muscles and a burning sensation in the chest but it is not too severe like yours unless it's a stone of high quality.

"So that leads me to believe after seeing your transformation and the amount of energy released on your first try, that the stone you used must have been at least White or Gold.

"There has only been three people in history who have been able to activate a white or gold energy stone but I have never seen a stone with those strange markings, so my only one question is what level of power is that stone, where did you get it and how were you able to crack it." He concluded his long winded speech.

'How is that one question, I barely even understood a word he said.' Fejiro thought furiously.

"To tell you the truth sir, I don't have the foggiest clue about what you are talking about, I do understand about the classes of energy stones but for the reason why I was only able to achieve a crack in mine and why it unleashed such power I don't know. And also this is a family heirloom." Fejiro said finally holding the stone in his hands.

It didn't seem that Raphael was happy with the answer but just shuggered off any more questions in his mind, told Fejiro to get well soon and left the room.

"Jeez, what was that about? And why do I have a feeling that things are going to get stranger for me?"

Fejiro stayed at the infirmary for a few days before leaving. As he got ready to leave he had since noticed the strange attitude the female attendants had when they saw him walking around the halls.

No one could blame them as he had gone through a strange transformation and had already looked much different. Staring into the mirror, he could see his now noticable features and he could only wondered just what it had done to him.

After gathering his things, he left the infirmary followed by more stares and whispers.

Once outside, he could see the sun clearly ready to set and wanted to go back home as soon as possible.

"Hey, you."

Turning around he wished it was the voice from someone else but was in the end annoyed by who stood before him.

"What do you want?"