Aethernea : Soulbound [Book 1]

Episode 18 - Distance Test (Part 1)

I've heard some rumors that wattpad might get hacked or something which reminded me of an important fact I want to let everyone know:

No matter what happens here on wattpad, Aethernea is also available on aethernea.com with the same release schedule.

If ever a time arrives when you can't get it here on wattpad, you will always be able to find it on aethernea.com

During the editing process that I was going through for this week's episodes, I decided to move the event (100 questions game) that I had planned to be in this episode for a future episode instead.

In the following 4 episodes, you'll get to understand more about the nature and relationship between the soul, Mind, and body (and some other spellcasting related things). Bear with me, after that we'll get a glimpse into Elaru's secrets and why and how she ran into Kiel. ;)

In the previous episode:

Kiel and Elaru decide to test out how far apart they can be from each other. Elaru also suggests they practice telepathy and whether distance affects it.

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"First things first, try transmitting your thoughts to me." Elaru's lips never moved, yet her voice reverberated inside Kiel's head with perfect clarity. He would probably be able to hear her loud and clear even if they were in a noisy environment. Thoughts seemed to be a more powerful signal than sound.

She had picked up the whole telepathy business pretty easily. As if she had previous experience with it. Or perhaps telepathy wasn't that hard at all, maybe it should come naturally to them? He wouldn't know since he had never tried it before.

"I'll give it a shot." Kiel thought up a response. Can you hear me?

Elaru's stare didn't change. She didn't respond, so he assumed she didn't hear him.

Thinking of a response to her question wasn't enough? Of course, it wasn't. Otherwise, she would be able to hear his thoughts and words that weren't intended for her to hear. His thoughts should be private while they remained inside his mind. Therefore, perhaps he needed to push them outside of his mind? If his thoughts were like a paper message, instead of just writing it and keeping it, he would need to scrunch it up into a ball and throw it towards Elaru (would be perfect if he managed to smack her in the face with it).

Kiel concentrated all his senses on Elaru. He layered his Mind on top of hers like a blanket.

This time, instead of just thinking of a response he imagined telling her that, he wanted her to hear it. He concentrated on the message and imagined pushing it out, he willed it to move. He could almost feel his thoughts leaping towards her.

This sensation was very familiar to him.

And just on cue, Elaru chuckled. "Hearing someone else's voice inside my head feels so weird. In a cool way!"

Kiel's eyes narrowed in doubt. Isn't this...too simple?

He had done something like this a thousand times before. All those times when he was trying to silently communicate with someone or pass them a silent message. All those times he bore holes into someone, practically screaming at them inside his head. All those times when he'd icily glare at someone, internally calling them names. All those times when he looked at his mother hopefully as a child, begging her for something.