Teras left the hot springs and went back to Recka's house, he wanted to pick up Cromi, he hasn't taken her out for a walk for a long time, once he entered he saw Recka playing with Cromi, when she noticed Teras she immediately turned back at Cromi
"Recka I don't want things to be complicated between us, can we just forget what happened today and start our next day like normal?"
Teras asked her, he could clearly see the feeling of uneasiness on her face
"I'm fine with that but my sister won't stop mocking me"
Recka said with a sad look
'she really seems like a small child being teased right now'
Teras thought
"Don't worry, just ignore her and she will stop, she only wants to see your reaction, if you don't react she will most likely stop"
Teras told her in an attempt to ease her
"I guess you are right!'
"If you don't mind I will now take Cromi for a walk, and after that, I will come back to sleep, sorry but I will have to ask you to stay awake for a bit longer"
"It's ok I also have work to do, have a good time and come back safe"
she told him as he was leaving, in reality, Teras wanted to check if the trap had been activated, he went to the location of the trap, he could see Ronie anxiously walking around
'What is he doing here this late at night?'
Teras wondered, he decided to stay hidden, after some moments he saw him, the tall man was walking in Ronie's direction
'Should I warn him? but he can clearly see him'
Teras was very confused about the situation
"Great job Ronie, I will now give you more of my power and keep in mind that you can't just get stronger in a flash"
the tall man told him
"I know all that, I just got carried away, your power really is something else, I can easily use mana flow now"
Ronie said, Teras was shocked, he couldn't believe his eyes, Teras was thinking of telling the others, but he couldn't, nobody would believe him, Teras then saw the tall man placing his hand at Ronie's chest and giving him his power
"That should be enough for now, before I go I will tell you again, don't kill anyone before I tell you to"
the tall man said
"I will not, but before you go tell me your name, I don't even know the name of my precious friend, don't you find it weird?"
Ronie told him
"I don't see how it is necessary but I will tell you, my name is Prodo Cordyard"
Teras then quickly left, because he saw that Prodo was very close to activating his trap, Prodo then did it, he fell into the trap
"What is this boy? did you set this?"
Prodo asked
"I have no idea! but I have to quickly leave, or someone will see me!"
Ronie said with panic, so he did, he threw away his pinked stained clothes and went to sleep, the night was successful for Teras, the only thing that remained was to comfort Ronie
a week passed, Teras had almost recovered from his injuries, he could walk without having to use mana enforcement or a stick and he also didn't need the healing crystal anymore, he had moved back to the dorms with the others, Teras had trained his mana flow all week so he became very good at controlling the intensity of his mana flow, all and all he could use mana better than everyone in the camp expect Becka and Recka of course, the other student had learned the basics of mana control and most of them could use it for fighting, today was the day they would finally learn about the power of the cards, it was the most exciting day for everyone, as the daybreak came everyone quickly got ready and went to the field
"As all of you know today is a special day, It's the day you learn how to become closer to god, today you will learn how to use the power of cards!"
nobody dared to talk
"It seems like no one is planning to waste time so I will get to the basics quickly, the power of cards can provide you power beyond something humans can achieve, you can enforce this power with mana like you enforce your body, before you choose a card think of what you really desire right now, don't go around picking a card that you don't like because you will be stuck with it for a very very long time trust me, so to begin the process you first need to close your eyes and activate your mana flow, now the most important moment! repeat what I say and don't get scared is all part of the process, also don't worry if you can't form a contract your first time you can request one multiple times but so you know god will accept you only if you are strong enough to handle his gift, now repeat after me"
Recka then took a deep breath and started channeling the prayer
"Oh god that rules the skies give me the power to overcome your struggles and conquer my human self and ascend to a higher level of life form, to a life form closer to you, I request a contract with your highness!"
a bunch of people repeated it, and they fell unconscious, their eyes also became pure white, that scared a lot of people but in the end, there wasn't anyone that didn't request a contract, Teras then repeated the words too, he felt his body giving up on him he couldn't move a muscle, all he could see was an empty black place filled with a cloud of dark smoke, suddenly a massive golden eye opened, it was 6 times the size of Teras, the eye was also very close at him
"What a surprise! I didn't expect to see someone like you here... For your own good, I suggest you leave, and quick, if not then things may not end very well for you"
after the words of god Teras woke up, he was sweating, he had a blank expression on his face, he was feeling hungry and thirsty, his body so weak that he couldn't stand up
"Whoa there Teras, stay down, after a contract with god your body becomes very stressed, I know it felt weird but you have to calm down"
Recka told him
"He didn't accept it, he said that I wasn't supposed to be there, well he didn't say this exact thing but that's definitely what he meant, he also kind of kicked me out"
Teras told her
"WHAT! you didn't get accepted? with this kind of mana control is impossible to deny a contract with you, how did this happen?"
Recka was very confused
"I guess not everyone can get closer to God, no matter what kind of person they are"
Teras told her as he laugh it off
"What are you even saying, you dummy? I'm telling you it's almost impossible to not get accepted"
Recka told him, she was angry at his reaction
'maybe I will try it again some other day'
Teras thought, he then got up and decided to check on the others, he first went to Lia, since she was close to him
"Lia what card did you choose?"
"I chose the 5th card (electricity), it seemed very useful to me, how about you?"
Lia asked him with an exhausted voice
"In Recka's surprise I wasn't able to form a contract with god"
Teras replied
"That sucks! to be honest, I thought that you would have gotten accepted I guess you are unlucky"
Lia said with a sad expression
"I'm going to check on the others, you stay here and relax"
Teras told her as he was leaving, he then made his way to Har and Cara, they seemed to be in a good mood
"What cards did you choose?"
Teras asked them
"I chose the 8th card(earth)"
Har said
"As for me I got the 8th card(water), what did you take Teras?"
Cara asked him out of curiosity
"I, unfortunately, didn't get a contract, but I'm sure I will eventually get accepted"
Teras said, it was hard for him to keep smiling, he didn't want to worry the others
"Well too bad for you I got a double contract, ever heard of them?"
Ronie popped out of nowhere, Teras knew everything about why he got a "double contract" but he kept it a secret only he and Becka knew about it
"Double? what did you get?"
Har asked, before Ronie could reply Teras jumped in
"The 2nd(super strength) and the 4th(weapon mastery) right? correct me if I'm wrong"
Teras knew it all along since he overheard him and Prodo talking about it sometime in the past week
"Whoa you guessed it, if you could only use this kind of luck for your contract"
Ronie replied in a semi-aggressive tone, a silence followed, the silence was then interrupted by Recka
"Guys write your names on these pieces of paper and gather them here"
she said, the table had a box on it and a plate filled with small sheets of paper, everyone got a piece of paper and wrote their name on it and placed it inside the box the reasson was because a tournament to test out what the student learned, Teras was excited by the idea of a tournament, not soon after the box had been filled with the papers
"I will now pick papers and this will decide who will you fight, just for clarification is not really a round-based tournament, what I mean is that all of you will fight 3 times with different opponents, so let's start by picking 2 names"
Recka told to the students, after that she picked 2 random sheets of paper
"The names written are Teras and Ronie! both of you get to the field and have a fair fight"
The 2 men entered the field and got ready for the fight
'I will humiliate you right here and now'
Ronie thought
"On your marks 3 2 1 START!!!"
Ronie charged at Teras with, he didn't waste any time, Teras enhanced his body and prepared to block, Ronie struck him with an aggressive swing of his sword, Teras easily blocked it but the pressure of the hit was great, Ronie then followed up with a big swing from Teras's right side, Teras then quickly threw a jab at Ronie's face, he then blocked the attack, it was easier than before because Ronie was dazed from the hit, Ronie then fell back, Teras didn't let him recover, he quickly kicked a rock at him, Ronie blocked it, Teras then stayed low and stroke Ronie at his legs with a similar way he did to Recka, Ronie fell on his knees from the pain, Teras then punched him twice and then kicked him at his face, Ronie almost fainted, Teras quickly backed down after the successful combo of hits, Ronie was pissed, he quickly stood up and charged at Teras like a wild animal, Teras then prepared for a finishing move, he charged his blade with mana and waited for an opening, Ronie attempted to strike him with a big swing from the top, Teras fell as close to the ground as possible, before the attack of Ronie could reach him Teras stroke Ronie's blade with his mana charged sword, the strike ended up breaking Ronie's sword, before Teras could reach Ronie's face with his blade he stopped, the broken blade of Ronie's sword hit the ground, the match had ended, Teras won, a cheer from the students could have been heard, Ronie was furious
"I WILL KILL YOU!"
Ronie screamed, as he released a huge amount of mana, he activated mana overflow, his body couldn't handle all this power, he was screaming from pain
"Ronie deactivate your mana flow, quick!"
Teras told him in an attempt to save him, he couldn't listen his screams were so much louder than Teras, Becka then quickly rushed to the field and stroked Ronie on a vital spot on his neck, her hand was covered with rock, to maximize the chances of knocking him out
"Are you alright Teras?"
Becka asked him
"I'm okay, shouldn't you worry about Ronie?"
Teras asked
"He will probably stay in bed for about 5 days and he will be fine, of course with the treatment you got"
Becka told him
'5 days with my treatment? he definitely can't recover faster than me, but maybe this is a good thing, I could really use this extra time to find out about Prodo's plan'
Teras thought
"Guys you take him to his bed! Teras go grab the healing crystal and come to the boy's dorm"
Recka told him, she felt like she was responsible for another mana overflow accident
"Don't worry Recka it wasn't your fault"
Recka didn't reply, Teras then gave up and went to pick up the crystal, he entered Recka's house and took the crystal, as he was running he stumbled on a rock and fell down, he broke the crystal in the process
"Damn it! I broke it, what do I do now?"
Recka heard him from afar
"What happened?"
she asked, she looked worried
"I tripped and ended up breaking the crystal, I'm sorry"
Teras said, Recka was surprised, she didn't expect this to happen
"Are you stupid?! how can you break a crystal?"
Recka told him with anger
"Hey I told you! it was an accident and don't yell at me!"
Teras replied, Recka ignored him and ran to the boys' dorm, Teras left, he went to the back of the dorms in an attempt to find Prodo, once he reached there he screamed
"PRODO COME OUT YOU BASTARD!"
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Prodo replied,he then disappeared into thin air once again, Teras decided to go back to the dorm to check on Ronie, on his way in he found the 2 sisters
"Hey ho..."
before he could finish the sentence he was slapped by Recka
"Why didn't you come to heal him? did you get offended by my words? you always do this! you always do whatever you want without considering others! you are a coward! you shouldn't have come here in the first place if you didn't plan to be a good person! he is also your friend don't you care about him?"
Recka told him, she was about to slap him again but Becka grabbed her arm
"Stop it Recka, you know you are wrong just go back and relax I will take it from here"
Becka told her
"Fine whatever"
Recka said as she left, Teras began to walk inside the building
"Recka is kind of unstable now, she wasn't herself so please forgive her when you see her again"
"It's ok don't worry about it"
Teras said, he didn't look Becka in the eyes, he then entered the building, he went to the bathroom, he then started to tear up, it wasn't because of his pain or sadness, it was his rage
'she is right, I'm a coward, I'm an idiot, I always try to use people without considering their feelings, I will never be a good adventurer with this kind of mindset, I don't want to be like this, I want to be someone that can support others, I want to be a better person, someone I can be proud of becoming'
as he was sobbing Har entered the room
"I knew you would be here, wait, are you crying? what's wrong?"
Har asked
"You got it all wrong, I just cleaned my face and a fly flew inside my eyes"
Teras told him in an attempt to hide the fact that he was crying, Har found it hard to believe it but in the end, he pretended to believe him
'he must have a reason to cry, I will not question him further'
Har thought
"Let's go to Ronie, I heard he is badly hurt"
Teras said, Har agreed and the 2 men went to the Ronie's bed, he was there, he was unconscious
"I guess we came at the wrong timing, lets leave him alone, he deserves some sleep"
they left the injured Ronie alone, they had to continue this strange yet exacting day
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