51 Chapter 49
In the forest just outside Shion village, a thin waft of smoke trailed in the air from the center of the forest.
Reid stood in the middle of a small herd of dissipating beowolves. The ground and trees around him were scorched and blackened while the boy himself stood completely unharmed with not a single scratch on his body or clothes.
His cold gaze had barely subsided but there were no more incoming Grimm to deal with. With that being the matter, he turned back towards the village and began walking, unaware of the cloaked figure that watched him from afar, a single eye glowing.
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He sped up quite a bit to get there in shorter time. Arriving at the window he exited from, he vaulted back inside the empty room.
Someone had been kind enough to leave clothes that were his size folded on the bed, Silva no doubt.
It was a simple combination of a dark blue long sleeved shirt and black pants. At the foot of the bed were plain sandals. Only then did he remember that he had been running barefoot.
After putting on the clothes, he exited the room, this time through the door. Upon leaving, he was met with Silva in his wheelchair speaking to someone tiredly.
"He could be anywhere by now. Did they find him in the village?" He asked a shorter man that Reid didn't recognize.
"Don't worry. We'll find hi- Oh there he is." The man started before noticing Reid a few feet from them.
Silva's wheelchair spun around too fast to be real as he quickly rolled towards Reid.
"Oh thank god you're okay!" The man exclaimed, letting out a sigh of relief, causing Reid to raise a brow.
'Okay? I could eradicate this village under thirty minutes if I wanted to.' He thought but didn't voice his thoughts.
"Where's Ashton?" Reid asked instead of responding to his concern. The man's expression turned awkward.
"He's uh-" He struggled to find the word but he didn't need to as the boy they were looking for sped into the room, stopping in front of Reid.
"He's here!!!" Ashton shouted, holding a pose with a wide smile that caused Reid to shiver with slight discomfort.
'He's stronger. Though I could beat him quite easily.' Reid noted as he sensed the older boy's power.
Noting the boy's lack of surprise as his son's arrival, he turned to the short man.
"Thank you for your help. You can tell your people to a halt the search." He said with gratitude as the man nodded before exiting the small house but not before giving the two boys a short glance.
Reid merely walked past Ashton as he moved to stand in front of Silva.
"Why were you looking for me?" Reid asked knowing there was more to it than the man made it appear to be.
Silva knew he was strong so he obviously wasn't worried about him being dead. He was worried about something else and he wanted to know what it is.
Silva was silent for a moment as he chose his words wisely.
"What are you going to do now?" He asked Reid who simply closed his eyes. He already knew what he wanted to do, he just didn't know how to get around doing it.
"What I want now is to be strong. I'm going to do whatever I need to do to attain that level of power." He said out loud, his voice cold to those who heard it.
The shiver it gave the father and son duo made them aware that he wasn't joking even in the slightest.
'To think that it would reach a point where a child can produce this kind of pressure. War is a terrible thing to experience, even worse for those who survive.' Silva thought as he stares at Reid who had now leaned against the wall.
"Don't say it like that. It makes it sound so evil!" Ashton exclaimed nervously, either unaware of the pressure or simply choosing to ignore it.
The oppressing feeling around Reid increased as Ashton choked on his next words, his eyes widening to their limit as his body trembles. Silva was only doing slightly better, being able to resist just a bit.
"Well then I guess you're my responsibility from now on." The man said as the pressure disappeared to his relief.
"You're Miko's son. With her…gone…I can't simply leave you on your own to survive. If you want to get stronger I can help with that. I may not be a fighter but I have much more knowledge than the majority who risk their lives." Silva explained carefully.
'I need to handle this properly or it could turn out bad.' He thought as Reid seems to still be in thought.
"We'll see about that. How long are we staying here until we get moving?" Reid asked, his eyes finally opening.
"We used most of the dust to get here so we have to wait until the batch I ordered gets here. It should only take a few days." Silva said.
"Okay." The last survivor said as he walked back into the room, closing the door behind him.
Silva turned to his son who was usually very hyperactive and competitive when Reid was involved and was shocked quite a bit.
His usually boisterous son stood stock still as he stared at the door Reid had just closed with a small amount of fear.
'I guess it was bound to happen. I can only hope they can still be friends. If not, then the future will be looking a little dark.' Silva thought as he wheeled towards his son.
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Reid sat in the room, contemplating his next move. He had done a decently fair job with transforming his aura to lightning.
He wanted to take on another element that would give him more options and versatility to work with. He was currently stuck between Fire and Ice which he guessed would be a bit more complicated than the other.
With Vivian having escaped his grasp and thinking he was dead, he'd need a new identity and skill set if he wanted to move without her attention.
She already knew of his ability to use lightning so utilizing a completely different element would throw her off his tracks a bit.
That is if he could decide which one to go for. He took a long moment to consider the advantages and disadvantages of each element.
In the end, he made his decision, deciding to work on it when he woke up. He lay his head on the somewhat stiff pillow but he didn't mind. He had slept on worse.
With that thought, he let himself fall asleep, though his guard wasn't down one bit.
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[Note: I'm stuck on which one to pick between Fire and Ice so I'm leaving it up to you guys to choose. Please leave your choice in the comment.]
