Tales unbound

At school, Liam saw Priya which surprised him, he expected her to go into hiding after that night. He approached her with a drowsy face, what are you doing here?, he asked in a very slow voice. I go to school here. Mhhhh he answered.

What you saw the other night, don't tell anyone about it, she said in a threatening voice. Mhhhh, he said as he turned around and went to his desk. Priya looked at him and frowned, she sighed and went to her desk as well.

While this was happening, Noel and Charlize were talking to each other in the back. I think I'm close now, said Charlize with with excitement. Close to what? he asked. Breaking through of course, I feel like in a few weeks to a month I will become an awakened, you might not have noticed but I have already formed my core, only my spirituality is lacking, she said with a smug look.

Ever since the night we fought that awakened, my spirituality has been increasing really fast, she said. Good for you, he answered with a smile, I also feel like I'm not far from achieving my break through, I will probably be slower than you though.

My absorption rate has been increasing a lot in the past few days, it as if there's more essence in the atmosphere, he said with a contemplating look. Ohhh yeah there is, she said casually. Yes you probably right I'm overthi....wait WHAT!!.

Why didn't you tell me earlier? He asked, I thought you knew, everybody with a core can easily sense it. You know I don't have a core right? Ohhh I know but I thought miss Anele would've told,besides there's nothing you or I could do about it. Like hell she would, that women wouldn't tell me if an asteroid was going to hit earth.

He looked at her with a serious face, you do know what this means right? Yeah mom filled me in but like I said there's nothing either of us can do about it. Being weak sucks, they both sighed.

I think I'm going to drops out of school, he said. Yeah me too, with what coming, whatever we learn here will be useless. Well not necessarily but I do wonder how others are going to deal with it.

During break they went to the cafeteria, bought their food and went to an empty table. As they sat down two people sat opposite them. It was Liam and Priya. Priya was the first to break the silence.

She looked at Liam, so why'd you call me here, she asked with her usual cold face. Liam just yawned, have you heard? He asked looking at Noel and Charlize. Heard what? Asked Charlize.

The changes in the atmosphere, Priya turned to look at him with with a confused face, what happening?, she asked. The primus essence is increasing. Isn't that good thing though.

No it is not, answered Noel. If the the essence in the atmosphere increases beyond a certain threshold, it will cause a global event called Genesis,mutations will occur in animals as well plants. Humans will also benefit yes but our growth rate would be slower than the other species during Genesis.

Although we might catch up later on the casualties would be too great by then. While Noel was explaining, something was happening in Priya heard. Host has discovered knowledge beyond her authority, knowledge unlocked, Compendium of Genesis.

All the knowledge partaining Genesis was written on her glasses, although the others cannot see it. Ohhhh so that how it is, indeed it is quit bad but it not like the situation is hopeless. The others looked at her, what do you mean?

Although their growth during Genesis is rapid, it not like they'll become invulnerable immediately, as long as the military prepares we can reduce the casualties to a minimum. I have heard of the Awakened association, I'm sure they have enough power for that.

Yes but it will be expensive and with how selfish awakened are, I doubt they would move an inch to save a dormant human, said Charlize. You right, which is why we talk to the dormant human organisations, the governments.

There are awakening organisation who depend of the dormants. If you talking about the religious groups then don't bother, it already assured that they will take action, although they might not be genuine it will still help.

Why do you think that? Although they want worshippers it not like they need them right?. Not for personal cultivation no, atleast not for those of lower positions but the leaders can use the faith accumulated from worship to empower their attacks.

Infact there spells which are completely dependent on how much faith there is, I don't know how that even works but it true. What exactly is faith?asked Noel. I don't know, that knowledge is beyond people at our level. You seem to know a lot though, said Charlize with scrutiny.

I'm a descendant of scholars, my family collected a lot information throughout the history of mankind, < that not exactly a lie, I'm not a bad friend, are we even friends, I wish we are, this is so exciting, I should invite them to my house after school> though Priya.

If we are done here I'll be taking my leave, she said as she stood up,< what are you doing Priya you idiot, idiot, now they will think you don't want to be friends with them> wait shouted Charlize, we should gather at your house, you live alone right?

If we work together we might find a way to help some people atleast, by mothers estimate we might have a year and a half before genesis, we should already be awakened by then. < Yes yes yes, say yes Priya say yes> suite yourselves said Priya as she walked away< what was that?what the hell was that? Are you stupid Priya, why would you say that?>

thought Liam as he stood up and left. Those two are pretty weird, said Charlize. Naa I just think they don't like us. WHAT!!! That impossible, everybody likes me. You are one narcissistic girl aren't you? I'm going to make them like me you'll see. Sighing softly, leg go back to class, he said as he stood up.

Three days later Noel and Charlize dropped out of school, and within a week Priya and Liam followed suit which surprised a lot of their professors as well as classmates as they were the top four students, everybody had already forgotten about that boy who joined their class and disappeared immediately after.

For three weeks Noel locked himself at home, training his spear art and dabbling in other weapons, he was though forced by Anele to seriously train his hand to hand combat. On the last day of the third week Charlize told him she was about to break through.

He went to see her do it, infact they even called Priya and Liam, they did not expect them to show up but surprisingly Priya did but as expected, Liam did not even respond to their text. Charlize was wearing a long red dress that looks like it made of silk.

She was sitting cross legged in a red carpet with drawings of a majestic Phoenix, she started her breathing technique, the air started simmering around her, it became hazy like a road on a desert. An hour later flickers of flames started appearing around her.

They would keep appearing and disappearing but everytime they appear they would be brighter and stronger than before, this kept happening for a while until two hours later when they stopped disappearing. Light yellow orange flames were now covering her skin yet her dress did not look like it was burning.

The flames kept increasing for the next three hours. Her parents and Anele looked like they've seen a ghost, this child really is a monster said Anele. Even your mother took twelve hours to breakthrough but it appears my little girl with take less than ten said Charlize mother with a big smile on her face as she looked at Noel.

Charlize father was laughing out loud, I though I was a genius but this brat is something else. Well you should've know she was abnormal when she formed her core before her spirituality was dense enough, only ferocious beast can do that.

Are you calling my daughter a beast you shadow spawn? Well she is the daughter of a flame gorilla. Did you call me hot? That awfully kind of you. Talking to you is really tiring. Hahaha thanks for the compliment.

It wasn't a compliment. Eight hours after she started her breakthrough, her hair started turning crimson, from the tip it kept turning crimson and when the ninth hour since she started hit, her hair was completely crimson.

The flames around her suddenly surged into the sky, a seven metres tall Pilla of flames from to the sky, it burnt a hole through the roof of the training room, fortunately there were array formation to protect the training so the demand was contained.

The temperature in the room rose, although Noel and Priya were standing over thirty metres away from her, they felt their skins and mouths dry up, Priyas hair started to curl due to the heat, she felt her body going limp and she couldn't even cry since even her tears have dried up.

Just as she was about to faint, cool energy suddenly surged into her body, she stood up straight, looked at Anele, thank you,she said in a soft but cold tone. Anele just nodded a little.

Charlize flames had burnt everything in a radius of ten metres around her, as they were still talking, she slowly opened her eyes which had turned crimson, Noel and Priya were the first to feel the tremendous pressure from her, then it came.