Even before Rozer read, the young man explained the contents of this book, "In history, Shnei Karna'im, the king of all beings in the past, used the magic power emanating from his eyes. Gifted by God to aid him in exploring the world, conquering demon and human descendants, making him a legend.
After his gone, some descendants of Shnei Karna'im inherited this power and continued his ambition to dominate the world.
But not everyone knows about this; they use it for something evil—defiling the purity and natural order of the world.
That's why I'll teach you from here before you misuse it like everyone else who possesses it, even King Shnei Karna'im himself who tried to surpass human limits to conquer the entire world and planned for eternity after, this is also wrong, " he explained, "Open the page I folded," he added.
Rozer, who had been reading everything explained and passing through the details, opened the page mentioned by the young man,
"On that page, it's explained that these eyes go through stages before becoming perfect."
Two pages Rozer currently had open displayed an eye pattern; 6 horn-shaped lines surrounding the pupil, and on the adjacent page, there was an explanation.
"First stage—one line; seeing supernatural beings,
Second stage—two lines; seeing the aura of living beings,
Third stage—three lines; seeing the flow of world magic (This is the eye pattern of Espen when seeing Rozer's khodam),
Fourth stage—four lines; gaining the power to hypnotize other beings, seeing someone's soul,
Fifth stage—five lines; controlling the flow of world magic, and observing every movement in detail,
Final stage—six lines; using magic without magic symbols or a magic wand. (This is Zerenia's eye pattern when seeing Rozer's eyes in the Beginning(2) chapter)
And it also explains that the more someone uses this power, their eye color will change," the young man explained everything again before Rozer read it entirely. He closed the book and asked, "Change?" Rozer inquired.
"Like my eyes now, they used to be dark brown; now, they're bright yellow," the guy answered, pointing to his own eyes, "Eyes that frequently use this power will change color; it transitions from the original eye color to orange, then red-yellow-green, and finally white. The difference from those who don't have this power is that, in the dark, their eyes won't glow."
"Is that so?" Rozer responded.
The young man then placed his hand on his forehead to block the sunlight from entering his eyes, making them glow yellow, "Look! Shining, right?" he said.
That explains why his father's—Zerenia's eyes could glow green in the dark; it means...
"That's right, Lord Zerenia also has these eyes," the guy clarified.
"Then why can you tell if I have this power too?"
"I've seen it several times during your entrance tests, like the black smoke covering your face during the magic test and a few times before that when clouds passed over blocking the sunlight. With this, I'm quite sure you have this power."
"So, what stage are you in with this power?"
The young man closed his eyes for a moment to focus his magic flow on his own eyes, then opened both eyes with the fourth pattern; diagonally located in the iris.
"Fourth stage, hypnotizing other beings and seeing soul, right?"
"You have a good memory; that's correct. If only I used this power for crime, what do you think?"
"I don't know what hypnotizing means."
The young man chuckled, "You're an innocent child; it seems Lord Zerenia didn't tell you about crimes other than those happening in the Boszeven forest. Hypnotizing means controlling the conscious mind, forcing commands, making them do something as desired. If I use this power for crime, I could command someone to do what I want; like handing over their valuables, killing without dirtying hands, deceiving, and so on."
"Is that so? That's very dangerous."
"Indeed, but magic is magic; they can be countered with other magic or if you have a strong soul and khodam to resist this power."
"Try it on me."
The young man laughed, disbelieving what he heard, "...You're very brave; okay, I'll show you how terrifying this power is."
Staring sharply at Rozer, the young man opened his eyes wide until they glowed, then commanded, "Take a book from the third floor!"
...
Nothing happened.
"This is strange; maybe you have a strong soul or a strong spirit companion."
"I don't know... But how can I activate this power?"
"...It can be done by focusing your magic flow on both of your eyes; try it."
Rozer closed his eyes tightly until his face wrinkled, then opened his eyes, "How?"
"If you're not used to it, it's indeed difficult, especially since this is your first time using it consciously. Try covering one eye with your hand, and try focusing the flow on your hand and the closed eye."
Rozer placed his left hand on his left eye, then concentrated the magic flow on his hand and the closed eye.
A warm sensation occurred, then he released his hand and slowly opened his eyes, looking at the young man with blue calm aura; behind him stood 3 khodams, Behind him stood 3 khodams, and in this room, he could see a lot of auras, like flowing blue smoke.
Now his left eye felt like it was burning.
The man was surprised by the result, "Even the fourth pattern, and you can't control that power yet? I took several years from basic academy until now to train this power to reach the fourth pattern!"
"Really? I wasn't aware of this power."
"Didn't Lord Zerenia teach you?"
"...nn..." Rozer mumbled, shaking his head.
"Why didn't Lord Zerenia teach him to use this power? No, he must be afraid of Rozer's innocent personality, not knowing right from wrong. He's afraid that this power will be misused." the young man thought.
Rozer quickly closed his eyes again, accompanied by tears flowing from his left eye, "It's becoming very painful."
The young man stood up and came closer to Rozer, patting his shoulder, "Don't use this power too often; if something happens, find me," he said.
"What's your name?"
"Oh right, I haven't introduced myself. My name is Barend, I also have a younger sister in class 4-c, your classmate, who also has this power," the young man introduced himself.
"Barend... I'll remember it. And who's your younger sister name?"
"You'll know when you see her eyes,"
"Alright,"
Curious why he couldn't use his power on Rozer, Barend tried once again. He patted Rozer's back to make him look at his face, opening his eyes that were yellow with the pattern, "Go back to class and attend the next lessons until finish."
Rozer's face instantly became neutral; he nodded, following Barend's command, then left the library.
"What life's problems could make him activate all 4 lines at once? It must be very painful, right, Rozer?"
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Alone in the library, Barend reluctantly had to return all the piled-up books on the reading table, "How could he read all these books in such a short time," he sighed resignedly, then used his magic power to place the books and tried to remember the location of each book, "No, not there. This book about understanding women with empty content; is it in the fiction bookshelf, maybe, or in the general bookshelf? Why did he take this one?"