" Your condition is unknown to me, which is why I do not know exactly what to do and where to start from".
"But nothing is impossible right?", he asked Alvah staring at him.
Alvah looked at the old man, he was short of words. He asked curiously, " Why do you still have confidence that you can help me?".
" If someone is being directed to me with the words 'he is the one to help you', why was he directed to me?". he asked himself and answered himself.
" Because the one who gave the direction knows clearly that I am capable".
" You didn't come here unknowingly, it was destined. Let me play my part"., he said to Alvah.
" So tell me a little more about yourself, how did you end up like this. Don't worry, your secret's safe with me, I may not live much longer anyways, gossip with me a little".
Alvah smiled and began.
" I wasn't born like this but due to certain circumstances I ended up being an infernal. I still have part purity In me thanks to my parents, but I wish to balance it as my darkness causes an effect".
"Wow!, what a perfect story"
" Don't worry, we have all day to talk, we aren't starting today anyways".
"I'm not going any further", Alvah said to end his curiosity about him.
"Don't worry, I'm not forcing. Perhaps you should also know what you will get yourself into by doing this".
"What?", Alvah didn't hear clearly.
" Nothing, you can rest. I'm going out for a while, take care".
The house was damn quite.
" Zillah", he shouted her name. His voice echoed her name through the house. "I have to do this", he encouraged himself.
The old man came back in the evening, he saw Alvah seated in the living room.
"Where were you?" Alvah asked.
" Walking is good for my health, I still have to stay active don't I?"...he giggled. Thanks for asking".
Alvah nodded.
" You would have to give me some days to restudy, I know I'm a bit rusted but, the knowledge is still there, still intact". he said touching his temple
"Okay".
" Alvah, you..." he came back sitting opposite him.
"How do you do in physical combat?".
" Why do you ask?".
" Well, most especially for us because of powers we don't find it useful to learn to fight, are you a victim as well"
"What if I am" Alvah asked. " Then I'm here for you", he replied smiling.
"I don't understand you", Alvah said.
" You will very soon. You know, I know someone who is skilled in this, most especially because I taught her, but she keeps giving the praises to someone else, whom I taught".
"Does she know?".
" I don't think so. Have your rest". He said before leaving.
The old man entered his room and locked the door. Alvah stayed in one of the guest room.
" I don't think I would find him again', adalyn said to the girl of before, that is her sister Della.
Della was a girl with simple beauty, but was known to be selective of suitors which is why she hasn't gotten married till now. She is twenty.
" And what makes you think I would like this guy", she asked Adalyn.
" Because for all the suitors you have rejected, I rejected them too which means the one I accept you will accept them too".
" You didn't like the suitors too?". she asked surprised.
Adalyn nodded
" And mum said I'm being selective". She frowned. " Let's go home, we might never find this fantasy suitor of mine, let it all remain our imagination".
"But he isn't my imagination", Adalyn shouted with her little voice.
" And I never said he wasn't, let's go home". she carried her home.
" Why do I have to go through all these?", Alvah asked himself.
The door to the old man's room opened, he came out to have some juice.
He met Alvah in the dining room, " You, what are you doing here?", he asked.
Alvah didn't reply him.
" Don't worry Alvah, nothing Is impossible, why doubt when you haven't tried_. He placed his hand on Alvah's head.
As the old man was about to remove his hand, Alvah held it back.
He looked him in the eye, " how did you manage to do it?", he asked.
" Alvah, I am my experiment, not that I had problems with my powers, or that anyone did, I just did it".
" It's amazing how you are able to sense it, but yours, no stress to know it's you".
'It's like he's a mere human', Alvah thought.
"How did you get access to the book?", Alvah asked.
"Some things are kept a secret. But just in case it doesn't work, don't blame me if I result to some other ways, because I must make it".
He went back into the room.
"Positive, just like uncle".
'I'm starting to think they all are avoiding me' Cristal thought. ' Keva, Zillah, when Keva finally came to talk with me, I wasn't in the mood'.
"I have to tell someone", she said out loud. "Tell someone what?", Aeron asked appearing.
She panicked and teleported away.
He was shocked, he teleported to her room immediately asking her, " why did you do that?".
" Nothing. I was really talking to myself", she replied.
"If you need to tell someone something you can tell me", he said.
"I will". She replied patting her chest. "Take care", he hit her hand and left.
She smiled unknowingly to herself. Then she frowned quickly.
'Nothing else is more needed than this determination, if he doubts a lot, it might be harder for me to work'.
'This boy, taking such risk. Why does he want to balance his power, besides having dual energy, his power differ from each other'.
Old sage thought.