“What you did yesterday is really unnecessary Zed. What give you the idea that you should be doing that? I thought you don’t want people to know that you are a carrier?” his master asked after the next day. “I don’t know master, it just popped up in my head. Maybe my feelings got hurt when the old vendor got injured because of my stupidity.” The master continues to smile and water the plants and forgives Zed.
“That is fine. I know exactly how you feel. In that case just thank Krono for taking care of everything in your stead. He did spent an awful lot of time just to take care of the people that you injured though I have to say, your summon seems to be a lot obedient that time to be doing what you want it to do.” Zed got surprised of what his master said and looks at him. “What do you mean? All I did was summon him and did what you have told me to do and order him in my head.” The master just smiled without looking at the young man who is currently in confusion. He turns his head to Krono who is standing beside him for an explanation but he did not give him the thing that he needs and sigh in defeat. “So what should I do now master? Do I do everything that you have taught me what to do everyday?” Just as Zed asking about what he is going to do for the day, a beautiful woman walks in and greets Zed who is somehow familiar with the woman’s face. “Good morning Zed, I am Gwen. I will be the one to train you starting today.” Zed looks at the master and sees that he is still smiling without saying any explanations. “She will be the new trainer. I have told you about hiring a new trainer since I am lacking in some parts. I cannot teach you everything after all.” The master continues to smile as Gwen opens the door to the backyard where they will train for until they decided to change locations. “I am an expert in hand to hand combat. Lucious mainly focuses on intelligence so you will not be able to get someone out of him unless it is about what is in your mind.” Zed turns to look at his master who tells him to go on. “She will not bite you know.” “I knew I saw him around here. Where is he?” Ameria thinks to herself while looking for Zed after following behind him without him knowing about it. “That idiot Zed, does he really want to distance himself away from me after all that we have been through? And here I thought that he will stay with me till the end.” She thinks to herself while looking for him. Taking a peak in all the houses and mansions that she pass by. PAK! PAK! PAK! PAK! PAK! THUD! “Again.” She can hear a woman’s voice along with the sound of what it seemed to be a sharp slap. Ameria takes a quick peak and could not see Zed anywhere but only the back of the woman. She was about to leave when she hears Zed’s voice complaining of his sides aching. “That is only a mild pain. There is no need to worry about that at all instead, focus on what I am teaching you. This will help you defend yourself without depending on your ability that much.” Ameria’s eyes widened when she heard that for the first time ever since they knew each other from when they are kids. She finds a perfect place to get more view of what they are doing and finds herself beside a rundown building. She is surprised to see that Zed is apparently being taught how to fight with his fist. She watch him fall to the ground countless times but Zed still continues to persevere and stands up after each fall. A smile appear on her face along with her tears of happiness after seeing how Zed looked different from what he usually is. “So that’s why he comes here all the time.” She then decides to leave before Zed could ever notice her but it was too late. Ms. Gwen had already made him aware of her presence but due to his concentration that he is pouring in their training, he forgot about her.Zed passed by Ameria’s house like it was any normal day to him and forgot that his new instructor, Ms. Gwen told him of her presence during their training. “Hmm that’s really strange, this is the first time that she did not bother me on my way back home.” He stopped for a moment and wondered what might be the reason and then continues on before her mother starts yelling at him for trying to talk to her daughter. “I guess that would be great. She will never have to get scolded again. She might get hurt because of me if she continues to follow me everyday.” He sad to himself as he enters is home. “I’m back.” He used to say this even when he is the only one living in that house after his parents abandoned that city because of their debts, Zed was playing outside when all of his family members left and went to who knows where, leaving only Zed to live by himself ever since they disappeared, with only Ameria being the only friend that he ever got close to because
Zed went back to the mansion where his master is already waiting for him. “Have you read the letter?” Krono asked after Zed arrives in front of the mansion like twig who is almost about to be blown away by the wind. “Yes. I have read it after you have left. Mr. Krono, can you tell how to be a strong person?” Krono looks at him and smiles after hearing that the has that in his mind when he is almost at deaths door. “I think you better ask the master about that instead of me. I am not the best person so be asked such things. My knowledge is limited to some extent.” Krono responded and opens the door for him. “They are waiting for you. You better not make them impatient now.” A smile crept on Krono’s face after. Seeing the Krono doesn’t have any intention of telling him anything, Zed accept the invitation and went inside where he saw Ven and Gwen waiting for him on the other side of the door. “Took you too long. We were wondering if you might have died on hunger
Zed had gone through a lot of pain just with Gwen’s training alone but all of the were healed when he talks with Krono who encourages him not to give up and continue to be faithful. He endured that kind of training for almost a year where he got numb from all the pain that Gwen was able to inflict on him that even she got surprised about it as well. And one day, Zed showed her that he is no longer capable of feeling the pain that she can do to him. BAM! “What the hell is with this guy? Its only been a few months since he got used to the pain of my attacks but he is showing now signs of pain now.” She said to herself after landing a clean hit to the pit of his stomach. “Looks like you have gone through the pain.” She said with a smile on her face. “I don’t know. Maybe I just got used to the pain that I am feeling everyday, especially when you try to put so much force on your attacks.” He said with an indifferent tone and gives her the l
After that little incident, Zed fainted and wakes up a week after. “Ah- my head hurts.” He said softly and found that he is inside his room with his masters looking at him in surprise. “What happened?” he asked the two are seems to be a bit surprised of his sudden awakening. Not much, you just slept for almost week is all.” Gwen said as if it was a normal thing to happen with a casual tone. Zed looks at his master Ven for a confirmation and he slightly nod his head. “For a week? I was asleep for that long?” “Well that is normal whenever a Carrier is able to accept his ability as his own. Though people would normally fall asleep for a day or two but this is my first time encountering someone that fell asleep for almost a week.” Ven told him and clapped his hands to his disciple for completing the training. “Though it is normal to see people sleeping for almost every last stage, their sleeping are always the one that determines how strong their abilities are a
“Looks like we are reaching Bruman.” Ven said when he sensed the familiar atmosphere of his homeland. “Master, why do you call it Bruman when it is called Acadia?” Zed asked out of curiosity and Gwen laughed. “Well, we just all it Bruman because we want to and nobody knows what Bruman is so it is convenient for us to use that name instead of Acadia. That way they can’t tell that we came from this place.” She explain vaguely. “Is that really the only reason?” Gwen then looks at him suspiciously and glared at him. “Are you perhaps doubting us now?” Ven could not help but laugh at the wo of them and held them off before a fight is about to start. “Gwen, you are too old to start a fight with a kid. its just normal for him to act like that you know? Even if I was him I would also asked the same question. Who in the world use a different name to call their homeland like we did. He would naturally act like that if anything.” Gwen then laughed at how serious the tw
The first thing that they did was replace all the furniture inside the mansion before they could eat their supper. Zed and Krono had to help Sebastian in replacing all the furniture before Ven flip in anger. “That was really tiresome. The large table almost bot wrecked.” Zed muttered as he pants in exhaustion. “Thankfully Lucierro was there to help us with the sudden work.” Krono looks at Zed with a smile on their faces before they burst in laughter. “Sebastian, the next time the king does something like this, please decline and if you can do better, it would be nice if you could just ignore him. I hate it every time he does that.” Ven added as he clicks his tongue with a glare. “But I guess this really is different and a lot better than what was here earlier.” Zed added as he takes a look around everything that they have replace. “I can see why the master wants it all back now.” He added. “I know. Not only that he likes
That morning, before they all went to the academy, they fetched Gwen from her home and Zed is so surprised to see that she almost have the same grand mansion like his master has and can immediately tell that she is also some kind of an important person. “You came here earlier than I thought. Were you really that excited to bring Zed to the academy?” she muttered while drinking her morning tea. “That is something that I have also in mind. But what I am looking forward to is the thing that you told him. You know- about your successor.” Gwen immediately spat out her tea in surprise. “What?! He told you about that?” she could not hide the smile on her face after Ven mentions what the man told him the night earlier. “Well, he was really looking forward to meeting our successors. I can already imagine how the look on his face would be when he sees Zed.” The two turns to Zed who has Zero idea as to what they are talking about before they both burst into laughter.
“Master, are you sure that it will be alright to leave Zed like that? In a place that he s not familiar with, he is bound to be bullied.” Krono said with a concerned tone and casually looks back at the room where Zed is placed in. “You sound more like an older brother now Krono. But don’t worry about it. Zed knows what to do if something happens and besides. Your sister is also here isn’t she- wait. Did she come home yesterday?” Krono shakes his head. “I don’t think she did. You know she can be stubborn sometimes right master? She might even had stayed in the academy’s dormitory while we are away.” “Now that she is the topic, why don’t we head to head room for now and tell her that there is someone that is also going home in the same direction as her. That way Zed will not get lost, she is also the same age as him right?” after his master mentioned that, they went to her room and called out to her. “Good day master. I did not know that you are back. I though