The Hidden Truth

Chapter Twenty-Five: The Forgotten Spell

Day in and day out I sit at the table waiting and counting as the days rolled by. I didn’t know how much longer I could stay here doing nothing while my sister was over there suffering at the hands of those awful teenagers. When she was younger I tried to socialize her with other children her age but most if not all always seemed to have a difference of opinion. Never once did they mistreat her in any way but of course they were much younger and more supervised than these children are obviously. I suppose it doesn't help that she appears much younger than she is along with the special treatment she receives from the adults around her. 

Although she may be twelve she hasn't grown any since the last time I saw her making me question what kind of diet they have her on. From past experiences I recall that certain nutrients have to be delivered to her in a specific way or her body can't digest them properly. If things aren't given to her in a proper order it will cause a kaleidoscope of elements to manifest over time. I grab a piece of paper and start making a grocery list as I continue going over what I recall from my memory.

Shortly afterwards I push the list to the side not wanting to think about how much damage there is that I’m going to have to repair as I try to occupy my time with something else. I distract my thoughts by thinking about how I’m going to accomplish my first assignment in my new position. The only problem with it is I have no clue where to start looking and even if I did locate something, I don’t know if there is someone out there stronger than my sister. Besides myself from the bonding process, she is the next most powerful given her skill set I’ve come across despite her small size, the only one that would even come close to topping that would be a phoenix because they have the ability to absorb skills as needed. Unfortunately those are nothing more than a myth and it is said that as of six thousand years ago, they no longer exist in our society.

The more the thoughts consume my mind the more I figure I must at least try. I head up to the other bedroom to give myself a higher starting point. With this place having so many mountains and solid buildings in my way they tend to limit what I can see. Although I didn’t lie to my boss I also didn’t include the limitations to anything I said. Any structure made of solid material like stone or brick blocks me from seeing through it, the same with the mountains being mostly rock. The only way I am able to locate sources of energy in others would be much like how a bat finds its prey in the night.

 I climb onto the bed and I adjust myself until I’m sitting in the center of it before crossing my legs and relaxing my entire body. As I continue to clear my mind, I close my eyes and concentrate on my breathing. Usually I count the breaths I take in to distract my mind from wandering around until eventually I forget which number I left off on. Once that happens I’m free to focus my attention on scanning the area as the energies I send out bounce back at me. Each recoil delivers another piece of the whole picture within my field of vision. Turning my head from side to side helps to widen the view around me. When an energy source is detected it shines like a beacon of light. The brighter the light means it's an origin source. Simply put, we ourselves convert the natural energies we absorb from the sun, moon, earth and water into power to fuel our skills making us an origin source.

As the picture comes into view there are a few sparks of light but nothing significant so I expand the distance out even farther hoping to find something. Time after time my observation is the same. There's a few that stay for a little longer than a second or two but nothing at all what I had hoped for. Once again I increase the range, pushing it farther and farther out. When the picture comes back blurry it’s indicating I've reached my limit. I search anyway looking for a light to shine but receive nothing. I knew better than to force myself to go beyond my own boundaries but the fact that I would do anything to save my sister out weighed the consequences. 

The second my eyes open, my head starts to instantly pound from all the blowback I encountered with the amount of solid formations in this area. It's the main reason most people don't even attempt to master the skill. I lay back on the bed to ease the pain a little, glancing at my watch. It seemed like only a few minutes had passed but it had been hours since I started. I lay there for a few more minutes before heading back downstairs to grab a bottle of water and relax on the couch.