Demir, who hadn't spoken since he passed through the portal and entered the academy, came to his room after dinner and lay down on his bed. He was getting angry with himself when he thought about what he had experienced at the picnic. Forgetting the fact that he had only received two months of training, he was become angry at his own inadequacy,
- I worked so hard, but I still couldn't do anything but run. I couldn't even stop my fear. I'm so pathetic, so pitiful... I can't never be like Kutai...
Demir felt worse as he thought. As his thoughts confronted him with the fact that he couldn't do anything, he had couldn't sit still. He jumped out of his bed and quickly left this stifling room. He first went to the living room, then to the kitchen, but he couldn't find anyone around.
This closed area was overwhelming him. So he couldn't stay home and ran to the courtyard. When he stopped in the middle of the courtyard, he took a deep breath and turned his gaze to the sky. Demir, who watched the shining stars for a while, said with a longing coming from the depths of his heart,
- I wish I were a star too. If I were lost in the depths of space and had never experienced these experiences…
When weakness and the desire to escape everything gave way to anger and rage, Demir's gaze also changed. When the rings of his amber colored eyes began to glow slightly blue, he raised his hand towards the stars and closed his palm tightly as if he had caught them.
- Or… I will be so strong that no one will dare to defy me…
With Demir words, the air around him cooled for a wehile and then returned to its original state. Feeling a cool breeze touch his body, Demir calmed down a little and then left the yard and headed towards the warehouse to work in the wind tunnel.
Kunt, who was standing at the entrance of the house and watching what was happening, silently followed Demir when he saw him going towards the warehouse. Demir took off his clothes until he was left with his shorts at the edge of the wind tunnel and jump into the wind tunnel.
Kunt looked at Demir who disappeared in the darkness of the tunnel and then returned home. After a short while, he left the house again and set off towards Dean Noyan to tell him what happened at the picnic.
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When Kunt knocked on the door of the room and entered, Dean Noyan welcomed Kunt expectantly,
- Welcome Kunt. Come on... (The two of them sat down on the seats by the window) Now show me, how is the child?
Kunt projected the video in his hand onto the window and the two of them watched the video together. Once in a while, they were commenting on Demir's running speed and footwork...
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Demir, who completed his routine training in the darkness of the wind tunnel, loved floating in the wind until the wind got stronger and pulled him out of the tunnel. He let himself go to the cool touch of the wind and began to float silently in the air. He was also thinking about what happened at the picnic…
It wouldn't be the same anymore. He wouldn't cling to the others and prevent them just like he clung to his father and caused his death. Still, he could do other things besides running, right? When the feeling of guilt took over Demir, he started to get angry with himself.
- Where am I wrong. I can't do anything except run… Should I have picked up a knife like Kunt… But I don't know how to use a knife… I wish I had picked up a tree branch like my sister, I would have been useful at least…
Demir, who thought for a while with his head bowed, said "I won't be a burden to anyone from now on" and corrected himself and started his training, which he had finished with determination, again.
He wouldn't just float in the wind anymore. He would work harder and get stronger as soon as possible. As his effort and determination increased, his work speed also increased. His anger towards himself started to reflect on his movements and his whole body started to sweat. The hotter and sweatier his body got, the more his determination increased.
Finally, when the rings of his amber eyes started to glow slightly blue in the middle of the darkness, the drops of sweat coming out of his body turned into snowflakes as a result of his anger towards himself. Demir couldn't see the snowflakes in this darkness, but he could feel his body getting colder…
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The video that Dean Noyan and Kunt watched stopped when Demir looked at the concavity left behind by the bear before exiting the portal. Dean Noyan was quite pleased with Demir's development at the end of the video.
- As far as I can see, the child's development rate is quite good. However (he showed Demir's gaze in the video by zooming in) I don't see any fear or anxiety in these gazes.
- Yes sir, I didn't see any hesitation in Demir's movements either… (Dean Noyan thought for a short while playing with his beard) Send a copy of the video to Esin Hanım. Let's see what they say.
- Yes, Supreme Master.
Kunt greeted and left the room. He looked at his watch, it had been almost two hours. So he increased his speed and arrived at the warehouse before Demir came out of the wind tunnel. The warehouse was colder than it was. Moreover, snowflakes were coming out of the wind tunnel and were falling to the ground.
Kunt, approaching the tunnel, was surprised by the abundance of water drops left behind by the melted snowflakes on the ground. Before he could think about why there were snowflakes in the tunnel, the wind in the tunnel increased and brought with it many snowflakes and Demir, whose body was covered in snow here and there.
Kunt, who was alarmed for a moment, jumped and caught Demir, who was floating about three meters in the air, and the two of them landed on the other side of the tunnel. Kunt, who looked at Demir, who was shaking in his arms, in surprise, left the warehouse without delay and took Demir to the health room.
Demir, who was now resting in the health room under the supervision of Nurse Oya, fell into a deep sleep due to the effects of the medicines he had taken. Kunt, who was waiting calmly on the side, handed a copy of the video to Nurse Oya. When Nurse Oya asked, "What is this?" he explained the situation.
- A video recording about the picnic we went to this morning. I recorded it to observe Demir's condition. Supreme Master asked me to send a copy to Esin Hanım. He is waiting for the health center's comment on Demir's condition. That's why you should take it.
- Okay. Thank you... I'll wait here, you can go and rest if you want...
When Kunt left the health room, Nurse Oya started watching the video recording she had received. She was also preparing her daily report...
Time passed quickly and Demir could only wake up at noon the next day after a long sleep.
When Demir opened his eyes and realized that he was in the health room, he was about to say "again..." when Nurse Oya, who was arranging the equipment on the side, came to him immediately. She first looked at his eyes, then his pulse and gave Demir a quick health check,
- Good morning, how are you feeling?
- Good morning sister, (he answered by touching his body) I seem to be fine… I mean, I guess there is nothing wrong… I don't actually know if I am fine or not.
- You are fine, you are fine. Don't worry, there is nothing wrong. You are just a little cold.
- Yes… I was a little cold while training in the wind tunnel. I saw Kunt when I got out of the tunnel but I don't remember what happened after that.
What is happening to me sister, do you know? I constantly find myself in this state.
- ?
- (Kunt entered the room before Nurse Oya could answer and started talking) Hello Little Bey. How are you feeling. Are you fine?
- I think I am fine.
- I am glad you are fine. You will feel better if you go outside and get some fresh air. (Looking at Nurse Oya) Nurse Oya, is there a problem with us going outside?
- No, of course you can go out.
When Kunt and Demir left the room, Nurse Oya took a deep breath and got rid of the tension she had just felt. Then he wrote something on his thin tablet on his desk and left the health room himself…
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When the news came that Demir had woken up, Esin Hanım quickly came to Dean Noyan's room…
- Hello Supreme Master,
- Welcome…
- Sir, I didn't want to bother you, but I came for something I thought was important… (Esin Hanım paused a little for Dean Noyan to ask what was important)
- (So what's important? Why is she does not speak.) What was important,
- Sir, it was reported that our core student was having problems with the water element.
- What problem, I didn't hear it.
- This morning, I received information that the child almost froze to death because he made a mistake while using his element. Do you have any information about this?
- You are talking about the incident that happened yesterday…
- Yes. It happened last night…
Ms. Esin hadn't had any students for a long time. All those who came to the Yıldız Academy were interested in fighting, they never studied medicine. But this human child was not like the others. He didn't have any combat training. Since he had just started training, she could teach him the water element while also giving him medical training.. So, although she was a little hesitant, she started on the main topic she wanted to say,
- As you know, I am the best water element user in this academy. If you let me, I can teach our core student everything I know about the element he has…
- Ms. Esin, are you neglecting our rule that students cannot be selected in the trial year?
- No sir, you misunderstood me. I meant to say that I "wanted to help her control the water element easily." (Ms. Esin's face fell a little when she couldn't get what she wanted)
- Actually, you may be right. We should teach the child some things about the elements. She shouldn't fall behind her classmates. (When she noticed Ms. Esin looking at herself with bright eyes, she added) But you can't give this education… (Ms. Esin's bright eyes suddenly disappeared.) You will have to wait until the element test to be held at the end of the year…
Ms. Esin, whose eyes lit up with new hope with Dean Noyan's last words full of hope, opened another topic.
- Sir, we watched the video recording you sent yesterday and regarding this…
We examined the video in detail and did not observe any negativity regarding the child's health condition. His reactions were quite natural and appropriate.
Supreme Master, I must state that traumas experienced especially during childhood can sometimes cause children to mature early. They can better understand the value of life and thus give a new direction to their lives…
I think that this trauma Demir experienced also had a positive effect on him. He seems to have made some decisions and is implementing them without hesitation.
Nevertheless, we will continue to follow his health condition closely just in case.
- Finally, some good news from your department… Do you have anything else to add?
- No sir, that's all I have to say.
When Esin Hanım thanked Dean Noyan and left the room and went out into the hallway, they encountered Intelligence Chief Baran. Baran greeted Esin Hanım with a slight smile on his face,
- Hello… What wind caught you and brought you here. Still, it's nice to see you leaving the health center…
- (Esin Hanım didn't lose her cool at all.) Get out of my way…
Esin Hanım wasn't going to deal with this rude man. She couldn't lose the happiness that had filled her after Dean Noyan said "wait until the end of the year" because of this man.
While Ms. Esin continued on her way, Baran looked after his for a while. "No matter where she is, she never changes. She's still wild," he said and turned around to go into Dean Noyan's room to talk about her daily business...
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(Author's Note: I had surgery. I want you to know that I will not be able to write chapters for a while. Thank you everyone for following me. See you soon. Stay safe)