The Crystal Odyssey

Chapter Twenty-Five: Overload!

Chapter Twenty-Five: Overload!
“When Arcani fought to protect our people, she summoned every ounce of power within her. She was already strong but her power levels were boosted to a whole other level. At the moment of her last attack, it is said that she was powerful enough to fight Jupiter or even a Titan.” Maya’s hand gripped tighter, “That’s why she turned to stone. After the battle her power did not dwindle, it increased. Not even my ancestors understood why this happened but to save herself she stopped her life flow and thus turned into stone.” He shrugged his head and retracted his hands from mine. I wasn’t sure what to do, I wanted to tell him not to worry but what right did I have, I was the one who caused that memory to resurface. I was going to keep quiet but I realised that my conclusion to this situation was false. Maya had always been there for me and the least I could do was to say some words of encouragement. “Don’t worry about it. That wasn’t your fault, were you even born at that time?” Maya didn’t reply he simply looked in the other direction.” Either way, you managed to save me. I wouldn’t be talking right now if it wasn’t for you.” He still didn’t look at me. “Tell me Maya, are you a quitter?” The tension around him quickly dropped, his head slowly turned around to face me, accompanied by a large grin,” I don’t like quitters!” he replied softly. I smiled back at him that was the Maya I knew.

“Well, if you are so chatty why don’t you get started on your training,” Maya exclaimed, Mayamiko almost instantaneously looked at Maya in bewilderment, “But father, it is dark outside.” That was the first time I’d heard Mayamiko talk with any seriousness in her tone, the sternness was uncanningly identical to her fathers. “Don’t worry Mayamiko, I’m sure he will be fine. He may have been sleeping but his body wasn’t!” He then stood up and walked out along with his daughter. “Hurry up and get dressed, you are going by yourself.”

I was shocked by his earlier remark about my body not sleeping; it didn’t make sense, but the fact that he had just told me I was going alone in the night was far more surprising. Back on earth, night-time was associated with evil and danger; I prayed that this was not the case here.

I got out of bed a little embarrassed and quickly grabbed the garments. Usually I wore a native Arcani sleepwear which was similar to pyjamas back on earth but this time I was only wearing boxers. I must have been too hot to wear pyjamas. As I put on the top garment, I noticed that my body felt heavier. I took the top off and looked down at my stomach; maybe I had gained a little weight. As I was looking down, I noticed that my body was extremely toned. I could clearly see my abs and I could count them. My pectoral muscles also looked bulgier. I was already slightly muscular but I looked like I had been working out for days on end. My biceps had bulked up and my legs looked like I was tensing. I wasn’t some macho man but I now possessed perfect physique. I clumsily put on my garments, I took me a few minutes to get used to my improved body, but I still didn’t understand why this had happened.