The four of them were cremating Serene's body.
Kame was holding a photo. In the photo appeared a group of young people, in which Serene and Mira appeared. He used to be the teacher and manager of this group.
Levi looked at the burning corpse. He didn't know what reaction to have.
Mira's eyes were red and swollen from crying so much.
Miller, on the other hand, had his mind set on some possible future problems.
------ Days after; In the Miller tower; Levi's Room ------
Levi was looking at the sky through the window of his room, thinking about the future.
----- In the tower library ----
Mira was sitting on a brown wooden chair. In front of her was a simple gray wooden table, on which was an open book. She read a few pages of the book, "So you knew you would die. You left all the responsibility to me."
Mira closes the book, sets it on the table, and starts to walk out of the library.
------ In the tower lab -----
Kame noticed a strange behavior on Miller's part, so she asks him. - What's wrong? -.
Miller responds. - I'm preparing for the future -.
Kam says. - What are you talking about? -.
Miller says distressed. - It's obvious. Serene was stronger than the two of us combined in life and they turned her body into a puppet after killing her. Things are not so simple. Even with Leon's betrayal she might have escaped with her life. That's why I acted strange, I don't know how you continue as if nothing happened -.
Kam says. - I'm also worried, but there's nothing an old man like me can do. I have reached my limit.
Miller interrupts him. - If you can. Train the next generation -.
Kame says increasing the tone of his voice. - Levi will not be able alone against them -.
Miller interrupts him again. - I'm not just talking about Levi. There is more-. Miller seemed to see the doubts on Kame's face, so he decided to give her some information. - You could say that there are about 30 other than Levi in the world who could against them -.
Kame begins to understand what Miller is saying, however. - You're an Idiot. Are you thinking of training a group of children to face your enemies -.
Miller answers him. -His parents will accept. Apparently you don't remember what the one who controlled Serene's body said -.
Kam says. - Energies -.
Miller responds. - Yes. The energies. The only thing that beats mana and psionic powers combined. What is at the peak of power -.
Kam says. - I see, you're right. The guy told us to hand over the one with the chaos energy -. Suddenly, something comes to Kame's mind that could be valuable information, which he decides to tell Miller. - Hey, what happens to the guy who would be the future of your kind? -.
Miller swallows some saliva upon hearing the question, he honestly answers the question. -He has been missing for more than 5 years-.
Kame asks him another question. "Didn't he control the energy of destruction?"
Miller nods. They both remain silent.
Kame speaks again. - You remember the angel who controlled the energy of light. Miller nods, then Kame asks him another question. - How long have you not heard from him? -.
Miller says. - Eight years -.
Apparently Miller and Kame came to the conclusion of what is the plan of these mysterious individuals.
They continued talking about the subject, in that Mira enters the laboratory. She says in a muffled voice. - I hope they talk about something serious -.
Miller ignores what he says and questions him. -When you met Serene, did she tell you if they ever tried to go after Levi when he was still with her? -.
Mira opens her eyes, remembers the moment when she met Serene, she remembers the conversation. Her expression changes, she says seriously. - Yes -.
Kame asks him. - When was the attack and where? -.
Look, answer. - 10 years ago, when they still lived in the wooden house -.
Miller says. - Tell us all the details of the attack -.
Mira begins to speak. -It was the time when Levi began to show his talent, he still couldn't use the energy of chaos, no, rather, he didn't have it. Serene was the possessor of the energy of chaos. She told me that someone burned down her cabin while Levi was inside, using him as bait, but when she got there she could only find Levi and no one else. They, when they grabbed Levi, immediately teleported to the island of his family.
Miller says. "I thought his wooden house was immune to fire."
Mira clenches her fists and says. - It wasn't common fire. It is obvious what they used, it was the energy of fire. I know because before cremating Serene I checked her body to see if there were any scars from a fight.
Miller interrupts her and asks her. - Did you use spiritual memory? -.
Mira doesn't answer the question, continuing where he interrupted her. -I looked at her body to check if she had any scars from a previous battle. I found several, of different types. Not only were they caused by energy attacks, there were also caused by elemental souls, strong enough to hurt her. I saw the same scene in all of them. She being besieged by a dozen enemies, however, I couldn't see her face, but I'm sure of one thing, they don't belong to any organization that we know of and-. She swallows hard. - Their leader was not in the group. It's all I could know with my ability -. She finishes speaking, anger was dominating her being when she remembered that scene.
Kam says. - This is a problem. If someone controls one type of energy there is no problem, two types, it can still be dealt with, three types would be troublesome but not invincible, however, four. It is something that has not been seen, nobody knows what he could do with that power -.
Look he says. - We have to prepare. Levi must learn to control the energy of chaos if we are to stand a chance.
In that Levi enters, he was listening to a part of the conversation.
He advances until he is in front of the three, then he begins to speak. - I will not use the energy of chaos -.
Look, she says angrily. - Don't say stupid things, it's your best weapon. You do not know how big are the enemies we will face -.
Levi interrupts her and tells her. - You meant my enemies. They are not interested in you, they are interested in the energy of chaos that I have and let me tell you so that you understand something -. His voice begins to darken, making it more fearsome. - My most powerful weapon is my dark magic. A magic that I learned alone and that has not been influenced by anyone's teaching -. A dark aura begins to emanate from her body. - I do not depend on the energy of chaos and you do not know how much I hate having depended on others to be able to advance. My mother's chaos energy, the dark heritage I gained, your teachings on air, Miller's teachings on potions. I never wanted help, I didn't want to be trained by anyone, I just wanted to advance with my own strength, but now it's impossible, or so I thought until I discovered a possible solution -. He catches some air. - I will not use the energy of chaos -.
Levi leaves the laboratory determined.
The three of them were dumbfounded by his words.
Mira raised her hand, but she didn't stop him, she was shocked by Levi's words.
------- In Levi's room -----
Levi was sitting on the floor, "Our relationship will change because of what I just said. Putting that aside, it's time to start from scratch again."
He starts to gather the mana around him, "If he could create this form of body enhancement, I'll create mine at his time", Levi starts to unbind the mana built into his body. The process was not painful and unlike taking time, it only took a few minutes to disintegrate the mana.
Levi at the end felt a great weakness in his body, he became thinner, losing most of the muscles he built in his short life, he tested his magical ability and saw how it diminished considerably. There was no remorse on his face, just determination. Right away he started removing the dark soul, which was easy to remove, he just had to do the same as when he summoned it, however, this time it disappeared the moment it came out of his forehead.
Levi stayed on the ground for a while.
Upon regaining some energy, he begins to gather mana again. He begins to form four balls full of mana in front of him. Each of a different element.
Darkness, air, fire and water. The elements that he controls.
Then he began to move his hands, causing the mana balls to begin to combine. He started with that of air, water and fire. When he noticed an instability during the process, he increased the size of the ball of darkness, causing it to absorb the other three elements in front of him.
The ball kept a black color, but the changes were immediately noticeable.
A current of black air ran through the ball, while it seemed to be made of a black liquid and at intervals a black flame came out.
Levi says. - Thanks to the blood of the entities I was able to achieve it. I hate to admit it, but without that blood I couldn't make the dark element absorb the characteristics of the other elements -.
He brings his hands together, beginning to open a small portal in his forehead. The black ball begins to be attracted to the small portal. It disappears into the portal upon touch.
----- In Levi's soul ------
Everything begins to darken.
Three divisions are formed in the soul, leaving in the middle a small circle connecting them.
A sea of black water was formed.
A sea of black fire formed.
Lastly, at the last split, constant gusts of black air could be seen.
In the small circle in the middle, a sphere was formed where the events of the three divisions occurred, but united without showing resistance to each other.
------ Out of Levi's soul -------
Levi says. - Apparently it was a success. It only remains to remove the energy of chaos.
----- I spend a day -------
Levi was in the kitchen preparing his breakfast, Mira approaches.
Look he says. - Tomorrow old Kame will take you to an academy -.
Levi says. - The academy will be a waste of time -.
Look he says. - I do not think so. Maybe you will meet another genius your age -.
Levi's forehead furrows, immediately showing annoyance at what Mira said, ignoring her next words.
Mira stopped talking when she saw that they ignored her.
Levi quickly forms a ball of gray energy in the palm of his hand, he turns to look at Mira. He says. - This is the energy of chaos. I won't need it. Put it to good use. He causes the energy to start floating towards Mira.
Mira surrounds the chaos energy with her magic, then takes out a ring chest from her. She opens the chest and puts the energy of chaos inside. Before leaving, she says. - I won't use it, I'll give it to someone else. Are you sure of this? -.
Levi replies confidently. - Sure-. Mira was about to leave when she heard the answer, but before she left Levi tells her. - What about the war? -.
Look he says. - It will be a long war. No matter how strong you are, numbers can give you an advantage, something we don't have in our favour. They will send more troops. He sighs. - I'm not invincible, nobody is, I don't know what happened during the war -. She looks him in the eye. - I'm scared, but I have to bear it. If the war continues when you finish your time at the academy, you are free to come help -.
Levi says. - I will come if the war still continues, besides -. Suddenly an explosion is heard inside the tower, interrupting what Levi would say.
Look he says. - Someone is motivating -.
Levi nods.
Look he says. - Your mother left me a book that would help you in learning about the energy of chaos, apparently it is no longer necessary for me to give it to you -. She leaves the kitchen after this sentence.
Levi continues to prepare breakfast, "I remember when I was looking forward to attending an academy, now it's just a waste of time," he sighs, "I'll have to make a magic jewel today and postpone training. I hope I won't be disappointed at the academy" .
End of chapter.