"Ja-Jayden?! I cried out. Where did he come from? Haven't I locked the "exit"?

    "It's not difficult to make light balls, right?" said Jayden, grinning broadly. What does he mean?

    Jayden raised his hand, and it formed a dark purple light ball over his palm.

    How can he do that?

    "It took me decades to master the technique of making a handball of light. Whereas you can get it out at the age of 8 years. Using the necklace of Zoltria's heir. "

    Jayden's sentence made me scare in place.

    "All of these things must have make you confused, right? I'll explain a little about Zoltria Kingdom to you, Afya."

    Looks like he can read my mind which is indeed confused.    

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Jayden started his story, and continued to tell while walking around where he was standing. No stopping.

    "10.000 years ago, there was a king from an unnamed kingdom who was very rich. He is humble, and generous. His people praise and love him. One day, the king reflected on his own long life. He wants to make a family. And produce offspring as his successor to this kingdom. There were times when the nameless kingdom made a grand party that would be visited by all the royal residents in the palace. Their king just sat on his throne, staring at his happy people partying. Some danced, chattered with others, ate and drank, and some sat casually in the chairs provided.

    "The king tried to keep smiling at his people so that no one was worried about him. In the midst of the crowd, the king's eyes were fixed on a masked woman. The woman was very beautiful in front of the king's eyes. Her golden yellow hair was wavy and milk white as skin made several men at the party try to persuade her to dance with them. However, nothing works. The king was fascinated by the woman wearing the mask, and then the king ventured, coming down from his throne to see the girl."

    I stared hard at Jayden, as sharp as he looked at my face with that scary look. He cleared his throat, then continued telling stories.

    "The people who saw the king coming down from his throne were curious. They made a way for the king to walk to the beautiful woman. The king wants to dance with the woman. Everyone was surprised to see the king approaching the woman. "Can I dance with you, miss?" The king said while holding the woman's hand. "It's an honour, my king." The woman accepted the king's offer to dance.

    "Long story short, the king proposed to the woman to become his wife, and the beautiful woman accepted the king's proposal. They held a simple wedding party in the palace grounds. Their marriage is very sacred. A month later, the queen was pregnant. The whole kingdom is happy for the pregnancy of their new queen.

    "9 months passed. A healthy boy was born. The king and queen held a party to celebrate the birth of their son. The feast was one of the most festive in the history of the kingdom.

    "The Crown Prince continues to develop into a smart and handsome child. Unfortunately, the Crown Prince's father died when he was twenty years old. The nameless kingdom is very sad. They have lost the king they love so much. Two years later, the Crown Prince was appointed as the new king. He led the kingdom wisely and prosperously, just like his father.

    "The royal people began asking the king to give their kingdom a name. The king thought hard thinking of a good name for his kingdom. Finally, he used the initials of his father, his mother, and himself, who formed the word 'Zol'. And adding the word 'tria' in front of the name of the kingdom. The word 'tria' was chosen by the second king because of the three-member royal family. So, the name of Zoltria kingdom was formed. "

    I was very surprised by the story Jayden told me. I'm confused, dizzy. Who he really is? How could he know about Zoltria's kingdom? Is everything he says is true?

    "Where are you actually from, Jayden?" I exclaimed fiercely. 

    "I come from another world, Afya. You're the first person I told and showed my powers in this school." Jayden obviously does not mess around. But, why did not he tell me about my necklace?

    "D... do you know about my necklace?" I asked. My voice trembles.

    "Your necklace is from the Kingdom of Zoltria. The son of the second king who has combined the power of the sun and pure light, and at the same time made your necklace. He keeps the power of the sun and pure light in your necklace." Jayden explained with flat intonation.

    "Now, I want to test your powers. How strong are you now, Afya?"

    Instantly, my surroundings became dim. My necklace glowed when Jayden made the invisible shield.

    "Are you ready, Afya?" Jayden shouted.

    How can I be ready! I have never fight like this. What if the school is destroyed because of my fight with him? What will I do if all citizens of the school are injured?

    "Don't worry, Afya. My shield has covered this area. There won't be any attacks that will come out of my shield, including light balls." Again, he read my mind.

    The fight began.

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