Now, do I have to crack this shell and jump out like a chick? Well, let's just try to break this thing first. I just punched the shell hard hoping that it would fly out and I would have a heroic entry but all it did was create a crack in the shell. After a few more punches I was able to make a hole in the shell the size of my fist. I could hear my parents and grandparents whispering something.
Why aren't they coming to help me out? I shouted from inside "Guys...A little help here please. This shell is harder than it looks." I even waved my hand. I could hear a few footsteps and then heard my mom's voice "Jason are you alright?" to which I just showed a thumbs up to my mom and I could hear her and the others sigh in relief.
After a couple of minutes, I was entirely out of the shell and had a towel wrapped around me. The shell looked dry from the inside so I didn't feel too uncomfortable.
"Jason, your body has gone through a lot of changes, and what is this on your chest?" Edna asked.
"I will tell you about that later I need to sleep now" I said with a tired face.
"I can read the memories of the past 7 days and show them all if you want" Hama asked.
"Really? That would be great but on one condition"
"Jason you are my grandson. You can just tell me what you want"
"You will have to teach me that technique" Hearing this everyone tensed up a little. Jason knew that his mom's family specialized in torture, extracting information and is one of the most secretive families in the USA.
"You are Elena's son which makes you partly our family member as well so I will teach you but only when you are 11 years old."
"Deal"
Grandpa touched his index finger on my glabella and after a few seconds, he extracted a blue wisp. After that, the wisp turned bigger and started displaying everything from my point of view.
After they saw everything they were in a daze for a few seconds trying to digest all that but I needed to sleep so I went towards the exit when my grandpa Charles stopped me.
"Jason the thing is now you will sleep for a day or two I think but according to the scripts I've read about natural awakening you will have to eat the eggshells before 24 hours have passed. It said that eating if the awakened person eats them his skin becomes stronger and he can get some special power as well."
"But I was naked in that shell for 7 days" I said but instantly his last line caught my attention.
Oooo special powers...that sounds good. It's not fixed but worth a shot.
"Okay I'll eat it" I said and everybody gave me a deadpan expression.
"Good...We do not know whether cleaning it will have any negative effect so eat the shell as it is" Charles said.
Mom cut the entire shell into small chips and gave me to eat it. At first, I was weirded out only by the thought of eating it but surprisingly it had no smell and it tasted like chalk.
"I don't feel anything different from before Grandpa" I looked towards my Grandpa Charles narrowing my eyes. Everyone else also looked toward him
"Come on you guys I won't make my grandson eat something I don't know." Charles said
Even though my Grandpa was the head of the house but due to his childish behavior, most of the responsibilities fell on Granny. I was too tired to argue with grandpa so I decided to go and sleep.
As I woke up I could feel something different about my body. It felt more heavy and even tighter than before. But for some reason, my eyes were itching badly and couldn't even open them. I knew that roaming the room blindly wouldn't do me any good so I decided to call help.
"NATHANNN" I shouted.
"NATHAN"
"Yess young master Jason please a minute. We have been ordered that after you wake up Madam Elena and Madam Edna should visit you first." Nathan said from outside the door.
"Do it fast because I can't open my eyes"
"Jason we are coming in" I heard my mom's voice and the sound of 3 pairs of footsteps.
"Jason let me see your eyes" My grandma said.
I removed my hands over my eyes and I could feel my granny trying to open my eyes. I could feel something sticky trying to keep my eyes shut.
"Wow, this seems to be great news." I heard Grandpa Charles's voice.
"What do you mean by that Father" Mom asked.
"Seems like he has developed new eyes and that's why it's itching as the body is getting used to it. Pour some hot water on it and clean the eyes. He will be fine. Now that I look at Jason as a whole his aura feels changed." Grandpa said.
"Yes his aura feels threatening like death looming around him and his skin feels more smooth but firm. Elena get me a hot water towel." Granny said
"Yess mother"
After a few seconds of rubbing the hot water towel, I was able to open my eyes and see all 3 of them sitting around me. My mom had a worried face while my grandpa had an excited one and my granny had a small peaceful smile which felt like a warm breeze to me and a death stare to grandpa.
I was able to see them blurred at first but slowly they became clearer. Then I realized that I wasn't just able to see them but a complete 360-degree view.
"Woah those eyes look terrifying dad. What are those?" Mom asked Grandpa
"I have no idea but I will search them in ancient scripts maybe I find something" Grandpa said.
"Jason are you able to see properly?" Granny asked
"Ya even clearer than before and I can see a full 360-degree view" I said
"Well seems like we have discovered one of its abilities already. Elena tell Hama to look for what this eye is. Jason don't leave the room until we find a way to get your eyes to look normal. I'll prepare contact lens so that you can switch whenever you want." Granny said
"Does it look that different than normal? Let me see" I stood up and started walking towards the big mirror in my room. Even I was a little scared looking at those eyes. The outer part which is normally white and the iris was glowing red like the sun and it was as if it would burn the soul of those who look into them and the pupil was vertically elongated like a cat. The pupil looked black in color but I could tell that it was an unending emptiness. (Photo of eyes in the comments)
"The ancestor didn't have such eyes" I told Grandpa.
"Yes, you are right. Maybe more abilities of the eyes will unlock when the ancestor unseals your magic." Grandpa said.
"Mother Edna I will ask Dad(Hama) to find information about these eyes while also keeping this under wraps" Elena said. She knew that her father had a good spy network all over the world and finding info just based on a drawing is also possible for him.
"Yes, and that will help to think of a solution faster. For now Jason go take a shower and eat something. I'll bring you the contact lens in an hour. " Granny said and left the room with Grandpa. Mom hugged me and then left as well.
After getting a shower and eating near double food than always I heard my Granny's voice from the outside." Jason, you done eating?"
"Yup. You have the contact lens?" I asked as granny pulled out a contact lens box from a ring
ohhhh so this world has space storage rings. That's something I haven't seen all these years.
I tried on the contact lens and now my eyes look exactly like they looked 2 weeks ago. I was getting used to the 360-degree view. I have decided that from tomorrow I will start my physical training until I reach 10.
Granny agreed to resume the physical training and I knew that it was going to hell. The exercises granny wants me to perform may seem a little too much for someone my age but I knew that it was the best way to increase my physical strength and agility within the next 2 years. After a week of this whole fiasco, I heard that both my grandpas want to meet me so I stood in front of the study room and knocked twice before I could hear grandpa Hama's voice telling me to enter the room.
Did I just hear his voice inside my head?
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