***NoTe
"Wake up NoTe" I hear Stitch's voice.
" Why are you two hovering above me like I'm some dead person" I say.
" How did you know I was here you can't see " Rev says.
" Nah I can see you just fine but you don't have any color?" I say back.
" It is most likely echolocation. I don't know how your body did it but, when you went blind it enhanced your other senses." Stitch says.
"I'm sure he can sense throughout the whole factory." Stitch says.
He has always been smart about analyzing abilities he is a great teacher.
" Thank you for saving us Stitch. Can you heal my eyes now?" I say.
Stitch sighs and says " I can't heal your eyes no one can".
" What do you mean they can't be fixed will I be blind forever?!" I yell.
" You won't be blind forever. Its just if I try to fix your eyes. I'll be killed as a punishment for violating the rules" Stitch says.
I sit there confused and Rev is silent. " What rules" I say.
" There are certain rules in this world we call them cardinal rules. They are made in place of cardinal sins. Also to keep the world functioning. " Stitch says.
Hearing this makes me a little mad " So what the fuck are the rules?!" I say to Stitch.
" Calm down and let me explain." Stitch says.
" Cardinal rules are rules made for the world they are mostly for the higher beings. Some however are made of cardinal sins." Stitch says.
"For example if you try to heal damage from a cardinal sin use then you'll die. You have a cardinal sin NoTe. It damaged you because you used it before your body was ready. So if I try to heal you then I'll die as punishment." Stitch says.
As I listen in silence and Stitch continues talking.
He explains that Cardinal sins are rare and each one comes with a different ability.
If you are born with one then it gives you a higher advantage in strength some, are even born with multiple but that has only happened twice. He also says that some can be upgraded.
Then he explains that mana is what anyone and everyone can use. Most people use it to enhance basic attacks or they'll use it for special abilities like using fire or ice how Stitch does.
He says some abilities can only be used if you are from a certain family. If they are from a certain family then their abilities are passed down.
Different races can also call them by different names than aura for example like ki or aura but they are universally the same regardless of what they are called. He says the 3 main ways of fighting is martial arts, weapon arts, and mana arts. Currently the only one that Rev and I haven't learned is mana arts.
The last thing is called Truth. Now Truth is also what everyone has but that doesn't mean everyone will be able to use it. You have to be able to find your true self and come to peace with it.
Even Stitch doesn't have his truth and he doesn't know anyone who has theirs. So it is very rare.
After Stitch told us all that and explained he handed us textbooks. Me and Rev looked utterly confused on why he was giving us. These old ass books. The way the dust was falling off them you would think he found them in a cave.
" Every god in every mythology exists in our world. There are other gods you've never even heard of before. Do not say their names recklessly and don't challenge their children. You guys will study those gods and learn everything about them. Then I will teach you guys mana." Stitch says.
Rev and I tried to argue but Stitch ignored us until I asked. " You never said what my Cardinal Sin is so what is it?"
He looks up and says " You have a multiplication sign in your left eye and a division sign in your right. Now your cardinal ability should tell you everything it can do."
Stitch was right after he said that all the information flooded my brain I threw up because of all the information. I can multiple or divide anything from 1-10. I went blind because my body wasn't strong enough to handle the impact. Since I had used multiplication of 10. I tell Stitch this and he says.
" You most likely used the strongest one possible out of fear for Rev's life. What you multiplied however was the space between the tigers claws and Rev."
I'm confused on how that happened so I say. " How is that possible? that doesn't abide by the laws of physics at all".
" It is a cardinal sin it isn't restricted by any laws and it said you can do it to anything. Which means even concepts like space and time. I can't imagine what the upgrade would do." Stitch says.
For the next few days me and Rev learn about the gods and where their territories are. We also learn about the other races like elves, beast men, demons, and others. Stitch tells us about the rulers of the underworld. Hades, Lucifer, Asura, 666, and Beelzebub. He makes a concern to avoid Beelzebub at any cost.
He then proceeds to teach us about mana. Rev instantly produced flames all around his body turning his hair into a fiery red flame. He was easily able to manipulate his flames but he couldn't melt Stitches ice.
Me however I couldn't form my aura into anything it stayed shapeless. No matter how hard I tried it wouldn't take shape. Rev is sitting there laughing like it's the funniest thing he's seen.
Stitch says " Don't worry about it NoTe your body was made for hand to hand combat. Just learn to use mana to enhance your power. Plus technically your echolocation is a mana technique."
"What do you mean?" I ask.
" Look kids to use a mana technique you need to understand the concept. Rev is lucky and was born with a technique so he doesn't have to. However, as long as you understand it any mana technique can be created." Stitch says.
Stitch also says it is time to separate me and Rev's training. I need to learn to fight while blind and Rev needs to learn to incorporate his fire into his style.
Stitch says we will see each other again when we are 16 and that I will be sent underground for the rest of my training.
So me and Rev hug and say our goodbyes as this will be the last time we see each other for the next 3 years. Stitch takes me down to a basement.
I get sent flying out of nowhere Stitch had kicked me down. Then he says "I'm sorry for this NoTe. However this is the only way I can protect you from him. That demon thinks you're the master of shadows so stay down there untill you master them."
That is the last thing I heard or felt for the next year. Since it seemed as if all my senses were taken away. The only thing I know is that this wasn't the first time I was in that dark place.