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Eram walked with Kalla to lunch in a daze. He didn't speak or show any sign of being living or breathing. He just wanted to go home. Everything he saw looked like it was going to jump out to attack him. He didn't understand why he kept being attacked.
When he finally got to the lunch room he grabbed some food and just sat there at a table. He didn't even think to look for his friends. Kalla tried to talk to him but he couldn't even hear her. Realizing he was sorting his feelings and emotions she just sat by him to give him some company.
The rest of Eram's group and Kallas's group went to look for them and found them just sitting there. Kalla briefly explained what happened in the class making some of them wince at what happened. Everyone tried to talk to him but he was zoned out. He felt as if something was missing. He ate his food staring off into space.
After a while the bell rang and the students had to go but Eram didn't move. He just sat there and couldn't think straight. He was confused about who he was and how he got there. The rest of his friends got up getting ready for class and Yuki decided to stay with him till he was ready to go so the rest of the group parted ways.
Yuki came over and sat by him still eating her food just enjoying the silence. " I was abused as a kid. My parents were drunkards who gambled their life away. Every time they lost they would beat me. I left home at a young age to escape the constant harassment. I managed to make it to a school a couple of cities down and hid from my parents who needed me for the government assistance money." She looked down with a sad face.
" I chose to be an explorer because I wanted to see wonderful things instead of bad people," Yuki said with a sad tone in her voice.
Eram finally looked at her and began to speak quietly. " My family is wonderful maybe if you would like I can let you see mine." He looked at her with an empty look still not entirely sure where he was but knew this person should be his first actual friend. " I chose to be an explorer because I hate living over here. Every day I wake up seeing the same buildings, the same people, and worst of all the world. I hate it I want to see some animals I've never even dreamt of but I learned something today, I don't want to die." He started to tear up as he sat there.
Yuki looked at him feeling the same way. " Right, I'm glad I joined this group. Everyone here is unique and fun to be around but I haven't opened up to anyone here except you. Please keep what I told you a secret i don't want people to know that my parents are terrible people. And if you don't mind I would like to meet your parents."
They looked out the window in the cafeteria for a bit. Seeing the animals walk around cluelessly living life to its fullest. Eram started to talk again " Honestly this side of the world feels like a cage. Were we supposed to not travel anywhere?"
Yuki looked at him and then responded. " I disagree. There is a whole world why shouldn't we be able to travel it."
They looked at each other and realized they were two sides of the same coin. They both wanted the same thing but for different reasons. They both wanted freedom.
" Hey Eram I see you struggling but that's okay." Cedric appeared out of nowhere. " I want you to know I've already talked to your next instructor informing him you would be late.
Eram looked at him with dead eyes already losing all fear of him due to mental exhaustion. " Are you even human?" Eram's eyes started to mutate quickly trying to see what was behind the curtain.
Cedric looked at him and smiled " Of course I am human. I'm just old so please don't mind me."
Eram looked at him and said something that startled Cedric and Yuki. " I had a dream. There was a war and billions maybe even trillions of things were dying. I saw 7 giant shadows fighting 1 giant red shadow. Something inside me is telling me that it wasn't just a dream."
" Eram you're just tired I promise here let me clear up your confusion." Cedric waved his hand and Eram fell asleep for just a second then woke up feeling refreshed.
Eram suddenly realized he could barely even remember the dream and he was now fully awake, not only that he felt amazing. Eram still had some demons haunting him because of his last class but he could push forward."Hey, Yuki let's head to class now and get this day over with. See you this afternoon Cedric.
Cedric smiled upon hearing that and vanished. Yuki and Cedric walked to their class. Once they got there they were greeted by their teacher and immediately went to doing what the rest of the class was doing which was working out.
Eram quickly found his friends and greeted them excitedly. Alexander was the quickest to talk. " Dude, what happened to you why were you acting so weird?"
Eram looked back apologetically and said." Sorry, I was confused. I had a dream and was drained from Mr. Sunnons' questionable teaching methods." For some reason, Eram felt like laughing at the memory.
Lila looked at him as she noticed something was weird. "Though, are you okay Eram? You seem a little off."
Eram was about to start talking but started hysterically laughing. He tried to stop but he couldn't. He laughed so hard it hurt.
Yuki saw this and got mad. "Fucking Cedric. He did something to Eram that gave him a bunch of energy. I bet that fucker caused this."
After she said that Michael got mad as well. " They won't give us a fucking break."
Eram looked over his eyes glazed over and had a horrifying smile on his face. His eyes looked darker than normal like looking no into an ocean's abyss.
After a second every student in the class got shivers and moved away from the teen. The teacher quickly took Eram outside. " Hey kid are you okay."
Eram looked at the man who just pulled him outside and stared at him. Cedric appeared and handed Eram something and disappeared. The teacher realizing that Eram was losing it got mad. " That fucker Ross Sunnon took shit too far!"
After he had his outburst took Eram back inside who was now coming back to reality. " what happened? I was fine and then I fell asleep or something."
The teacher looked at Eram with pity "Everything's okay you can take the day off I will have Michael take you back to your room and get some rest.
Michael came and got Eram and walked with him through the halls heading back to the dorms. Michael walked in silence as Eram wasn't fully back yet.
They reached the room and Eram was guided to his bed by Michael. As soon as Eram saw the bed he laid down and said one word " Night."
Eram awoke inside Cedric's office. He looked around and was wondering how he got there. Cedric noticed him getting up and said something " Morning you've been sleeping for three days are you feeling better."
After hearing that Eram rushed to get up yelling "Three days I've missed so much class!"
"Don't worry about it you haven't missed anything. I think you're still ahead of the other students, and besides it's nighttime." Cedric said.
Eram looked at him and remembered. " you promised to teach me didn't you."
Cedric looked at him and smiled. " I did but you must let go of that." He pointed at a little wood stick with a gem on the end. " That will keep your soul from being changed further."
"Changed from what" Eram looked at him in disbelief.
Cedric smiled and responded, " You have to learn that one on your own."
Eram grunted but had less of a distaste towards Cedric because he had taken care of him when he needed it. He still hated Cedric but it was on the back burner.
Eram's chest split open and Eram put the little trinket inside his chest making Cedric laugh. " I'm ready to learn," Eram said to Cedric with determination.
" Of course but first you must understand your abilities." He pointed at a shadow that had Shiela and continued. " You will fight her till I deem you've learned what your abilities truly are. I will stop time in the meantime."
Eram shivered but got up with all his strength ready to improve himself to follow his dream.