The next day time passed uneventfully, he continued to sit at the middle row but didn't get into any arguments with the teacher or other students. Infact, he could feel the gazes and whispers if the students though they weren't filled with mockery but with much admiration, awe and positivity towards him that he felt a little uncomfortable.
The school day ended with the students training their energy on dummies on the field outside. During this Fejiro noticed that when he condensed his energy to create a blast, it would be the red ki unlike the yellow ki like the first time. This was probably due to the fact that he didn't have much of it to begin with and when he tried to bring it out of his body, he felt intense pain, almost like his awakening that day. It was obvious why that happened, his body just wasn't capable of handling it yet. Maybe in the future when his body had been developed more by the red ki, it would become possible but for now he wouldn't risk it, he didn't want to explode.
During the training, he could feel multiple gazes on him, each with their own reasons. Most were from the students, clearly in awe by Fejiro's sudden rise in strength. There was Sprite who was observing him as she came up with plans for her revenge, but strangely every once in a while he face would flush red from staring at Fejiro for too long. There was also a hidden gaze from high up in the academy building, one filled with pride, malice and greed.
The school day ended and Fejiro left, walking down the path that led through the market to the city gate. On the way, he noticed a very conspicuous building, tall, wide and domineering. It had multiple floors with spiral towers connected to it. Fueled by curiosity about the inside and wanting to know more about his energy stone, he decided to go in. The inside of the building was grand and highly decorated with jewels and ornaments. The ground floor and even the floors above had no ceiling, so it was possible to see the higher floors. Out of intense curiosity, he decided the explore the floor with no destination in mind. Seeing the multiple high shelves each filled to the brim with books, he almost had a mental breakdown.
'Why hadn't I come here before?' he asked himself.
Unknowingly, he walked towards the stairs leading to the next floor but was stopped by a guard.
"Stop, where is your card?"
"Card, what card?"
Seeing how Fejiro seemed to be new to this place, the guard patiently explained to him that to gain access to the upper floors he needs a card issued by the library. He also explained that he could get one from the reception. Fejiro thanked him for the information and then left feeling a little embarrassed because it was only now that he realized that there were other people in the library and that he was just walking about gawking like an idiot.
He walked over to the reception where he got registered and received his own card. But when observing it, he realized that it only allowed him access to the ground floor. After an inquiry he realized that he needed to meet certain conditions to gain access. One just needed to either increase their grade, contribute by adding more knowledge to the library or even paying for it. For now he would just stick with the first floor for now. Infact he had yet to get his strength evaluated, maybe he'd do it tomorrow at the academy.
He then walked about looking for the books he would need. He picked books about energy stones, some on weaponry and special items made from them. He also picked some books containing details on the various realms that still existed, he wanted to travel around the realms after his graduation. Since he was not yet allowed to take the books home, he took the pile to an empty seat where he'd spend the next few hours studying furiously like there was no tomorrow. It was only when the receptionist came over and told him that the library was closed did he realized how much time had passed. He hurriedly sped off home with sweat streaming down his face.
'No no no I'm so late, mum's gonna kill me.'
As he ran off home, he failed to realize the imminent threat that was awaiting him.
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A few hours after Fejiro left the academy, in a dark spot behind the academy hidden away by the shadows.
"You know what you have to do right?"
"Yes, head to the location you told us, steal the necklace from the boy and leave no witnesses."
"Good, make sure you are done by tonight."
"Don't worry, it will be done by tomorrow."
A shadow flashed past quickly disappearing from sight. Then moments later, a feminine figure appeared with a sinister smile on her face.
Unknown to her, she and the mysterious man were being observed from above by none other than Mr. Raphael.
"So the woman has finally made her move, I guess it's time to step in and end this farce."
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Presently as Fejiro approached his home, there was an dark foreboding feeling in his heart, unconsciously he started to move faster until he eventually broke out in a sprint moving faster than he had ever done before.
Once he arrived, he noticed everything was eerily quiet, there were no lights in his house. Confused and scared, he watched shadows appear from inside the house. When they stood out in the light of the moon, he felt an intense emotion that he had never felt before as his eyes glowed red in the darkness.
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Hey this is the author here, sorry I couldn't keep up with the update, I kinda lost interest after the first 10 chapters. But now I'm back, hopefully I can make it to the 100th chapter before I lose interest again, so please bear with me since it is my first work.
Also I went back to edit and change certain details like character names and stuff concerning the energy stones, so you guys might want to reread it.
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