KENAN
We climb the stairs in silence as each of us was lost in worlds of our own. I had a lot of thoughts running through my brain and the look on Karl's face gives up his restlessness. I couldn't pinpoint why but I felt like I had this huge weight placed on me the moment she asked the question. Who does she think I am and why did Karl give that answer?
From the moment I took that test I knew Karl was hiding something from me and I know no amount of pestering will get him to tell me. First he says I am one Bunna's child, then speaks of a prophecy calling me the one. They were all pieces pf a great puzzle and Karl is the missing piece that joins them all together.
We finally come out of the place and the secret wall closes behind us. We walk back into the hallways and we keep walking until we reach his office, I walk past the office and Karl looks at me surprised.
"Where do you think you are going young man?" Karl asks and I look back at him equally surprised. It is too late in the night for these chit chat and I need to sleep in order to take in all the information I have gotten today.
"To my bedroom of course, this body needs rest" I reply and he bursts into laughter. It wasn't the laughter that was shocking but the underlying mockery the laughter was portraying. It was like he was making fun of my need for sleep.
"Well I'm sorry to inform you that you are not getting any sleep until you can access that power hidden in you" he says and it was like my jaws were going to fall off if I open them any wider. I haven't even had dinner and this man wants me to keep on trying. After the whole journey of Israelites I still have to train. You have got to be kidding me.
"I'm not sure I have enough strength in me to think of doing that not to even talk of actually doing it. The whole school is asleep at this time and you are saying I should start training, keep dreaming" I reply and he chuckles.
"If you even want to have the slightest chance at beating Mr Clay in that duel you don't only have to access your power but also train three times as hard because most of these people have started using magic long before you could even dream of it. Now follow me" he says and doesn't even wait to hear my reply before turning and heading into his office.
So he knew about the duel and he never said anything since. What exactly doesn't he know
"Nothing as long as it is going on in this school" he replies all the way from inside his office and I curse under my breath, damn mind reader. I enter his office and he walks to the wall behind his desk. He presses a part of the wall and draws a rune on a part of it and the wall opens up brick by brick to reveal a secret room. We enter the room and the room was like a secret room and library together.
At one side it shelf upon shelf of books and two single sofas around a table with lamps for good reading. The other side of the room was a very suspicious room looking like a fake shaman store and how the two places are separated and don't affect each other amazed me. We walk to the shaman room and we both stand on opposite sides of a huge glass ball. He faces me and speaks.
"To access magic takes two step, the first is to be able to feel the mana and the other to be able to control the mana flow for usage. The more powerful you are the harder it is to control your mana" he says and I listen to every word attentively "though it is hard to control, the moment you can control it magic becomes as easy as breathing. Now let's start" he says and quickly draws a rune that activates the ball in front of us and makes it shine a bright golden colour.
"What is happening" I ask and he smiles.
"The ball is created to sense mana being used around it and reflect the mana" he explains and I understand why it was shinning a bright golden. Since he was a master the ball was reflectimg his mana core "your turn" he says and I close my eyes and trying I could still not see or feel anything.
I pry my eyes open and he continues "Keep the eyes close" he says the moment I open the eyes and I shut it. How could he see me with his own eyes closed
"unlike everyone else imagine your mana thread is your blood and your heart that is pumping out your blood is the point pumping out the magic in different directions with different colours lines representing each magic" he continues and I now focus.
I clear my mind of all other thoughts like during meditation and focus on picturing my blood flows like my mana thread. I could see my heart had become completely black and the multiple veins and artilleries connected to it shinning the different magical colours merging to become black . I could hear the heart beating and pumping that same black blood into those veins and artilleries and they all turn to their respective colours but a darker shade and most importantly I could feel it. I could feel the magic being pumped and it was exhilarating. It felt like I was high on hard drugs.
I went deeper into my system and I could see the same magic being pumped into every vein in my body. Every part of me was shinning the same black colour and I could feel it. It was like the moment I activaye my mana I stop having normal blood and it all turns black. The power was much and I knew it. Now I could not only feel and see the mana in me but also the mana in the environment. From the wood in the table and shelf, to the air blowing us freely, to the fire lighting up the fireplace and even the water in the bottle on the table everything had mana and that mana was calling out to mine.
The call was strong and I felt like giving in to it. Holding unto the grey mana thread I feel it beckoning to be used just as I was about to use it I was pulled out of the moment by someone shaking me. I came out of the zone and I could see the whole room was scattered. Even though the other part of the room wasn't affected this place was in complete disarray. Karl was kneeling right beside me and looking at me with so much concern and fear which made me scared of me.
"What happened here, this place looks like it was hit by a storm" i ask and Karl scoffs
"You happened, this is nothing compared to what your magic is capable of and how much a danger it can be if you don't learn control" he replies and draws a rune in the air and does the hand signs and the whole room was back to how we left it .
"But I didn't even give in to the pull of the magic thread yet" I reply shocked I wrecked such havoc. Karl frowns at me and chuckle but there was no humour in the laugh.
"Thank God you didn't because if you did you would have come back to meet the whole school in shambles" he says pacing and his pitch rises another notch as he continues "it seems you don't know the gravity of how much power you have, you can be the one to save people or be the one to end this world but that all depends on the level of control you have and the choices you make. Your power is both a blessing and a curse but it is up to you to decide what it will be" he says and strolls out of the room a little pissed leaving me all alone there.
I remain there thinking about all he has said and I realise he is right. I am a danger to my friends and family if I don't learn to control this power brewing up in me. I felt and saw it for the first time and what I can do scares me but I need to see this through. I get up on my feet and walk back into the office.
"So how do I control it" I ask and he looks up from his desk to reply me.
"By constant training and practice until you can resist the pull" he replies and I nod
"I'll train as hard as I need to. I need control" i reply my eyes filled with a newfound determination it was missing before now.
"But that means that you won't be able to do magic until you can control it" he says and my face looses colour. Then i will be behind my whole class due to this "don't worry, you would do better than all your mates once you learn control, I will make sure of that" he says and I nod giving him a smirk of my own
"Now i know you are exhausted, go and get some rest we have a lot of work to do today" he says and I look at my wristwatch, lo and behold it was 2:00am in the morning. I bid him farewell and run to my dorm. Once I get there I head straight for my room and fall into the loving arms of sleep the moment my head touches my mattress.
I woke up the next day to bright light streaming from my windows. I put on my phone and the time was 7:12am. Ohh my gods I'm going to be late for homeroom. I rush to the bathroom and take a quick bath before snapping my finger and i am fully dressed. I pack my stuff for the day and head to breakfast.
I stand in front of the large mirror to check how dishevelled I looked and that is when i noticed it. My skin was as smooth as that of a new born baby and it was glowing. There was no sign of any scar whatsoever, even the new ones have healed and disappeared overnight. I guess I could get used to this.
It has been a while my body has been free from scars and that fact just made me happy and a little prouder, I apply lotion to my body and hair and head to class. Once I was at the stairs I start running and I arrive at the dining hall in a blink of an eye.
I'm pretty sure that wasn't normal but I couldn't care less and the surprising thing is that I didn't even break a sweat. I stroll into the dining hall with a newfound confidence that I never had before and I even had a few minutes to eat before the end of breakfast. I take my seat at my table with a huge smile on my face and all my friends eyes were on me.
"What happened to my friend overnight" Leila asks as my breakfast appears. By now I was already getting used to the wish plate but it still gives me the chills. I bite into my steak and it tasted heavenly
"What do you mean by that can't a man just be happy" I ask and she chuckles
"Not The Kenan Simmal I know, everything you do has a reason" Simeon says and I roll my eyes. When would these guys realise that a lot has happened in the past few days that has already started to change me from my old self. I still had all the hate, anger and pain but now I feel I can channel all those emotions into something bigger than me and more fruitful.
Magic did not only give me honour, it has given me freedom from my past and most definitely it has given me a purpose. I don't know the purpose yet but i know this power is for something and I won't rest until I find out and fulfil such purpose.
"Well I'm happier because I have you guys here and I'm free from the shackles of the past" i reply and they both laugh because only they could understand what i was saying. The whole table goes silent for a while until Bryan speaks up.
"So Kein what were you doing out late yesterday beyond curfew" he asks and I choke on the steak I was chewing. I cough a little before drinking water and getting myself back. I thought that no one had seen me when I came in late, how did he know about it. I start thinking of what to say and when I see all eyes on me I just say the first thing that come to my mind
"Training" i didn't want to lie to them and i couldn't tell them the whole truth so i just tell them the little that can vindicate me from this situation "I still have not been able to access my magic so I was out till late trying to feel or access my mana but I guess it was all to no avail. I still can't do shit" I reply hoping they would buy it and they did.
They all look at me with different emotions, some with pity, others with shock and the only person with an emotionless face was Natalie. She looked like she couldn't care less and i was happy that at least one person is out of the way for explanation.
"You still haven't been able to access your mana till now?" Nik asks and I nod, more like I cannot control the output of my mana. Everybody went silent and the bell saves me from their stares as I pick my backpack and head to homeroom. I know I'm not supposed to lie to my friends but my life is in danger as it is and if there is a way I can keep them out I will do that as long as I can.
This is my problem and until I'm sure they won't get hurt in the process I'm going to keep this secret from all of them. I would prefer for them to hate me for hiding stuffs from them than for anything bad to happen to them. They are all I have and I will do all in my power to protect them from the dangers that I can. This is why I must get strong because that power I unleashed is the only way I can protect them.