Chapter 28 (silent discovery)

Drake opened the door to his room. To his surprise, he found it slightly littered. "What happened here? The door isn't broken, but it seems like someone was here." He muttered to himself. Just then, the bathroom door swinged open, and Xena stepped out, completely naked. They both stared at each other for a moment.

"Whaaat." They screamed in unison. Drake quickly covered his face with his hands while Xena crossed her arms over her chest. "Will you put on some clothes?" He blurted, peeking through his finger. Xena grabbed her gown from the floor and dressed quickly.

A few moments later, Xena settled on the bed, and while Drake stood across her, the room fell silent around them. "How did you get in... Wait, don't tell me you came through the window." Drake finally broke the silence, gazing at her intensively. Xena turned her gaze away from him. "Yes." She nodded. Drake slapped his forehead with his right hand. "Hmm. So what are you doing here?" He asked, resting his hands on his waist.

Instantly, Xena jumped on her feet, her lips tightened, checks puffed out, and her eyes shaking with an intense stare at Drake. Drake recalled the announcement made at the lecture hall. "Oh, sorry. Is that why you left before lunch, telling us that you had something urgent to do?" Xena nodded silently. "Don't you think it's too much for two people of opposite sex to live together in a room? Especially at the academy dormitory."

Xena instantly jumped off the bed. "But the school had supported it." She placed her right index finger on her chin. "Since you don't like that at the academy, maybe I should tell him to get us a room outside the academy." She tried to leave through the window when Drake grabbed her waist. "Wait, there's no need for that. Alright, let's share the room together." She turned, smiling at Drake with her eyes glowing for joy. She bound onto the bird with the exuberance of a bird taking flight.

Drake folded his arms, looking at her as she flapped her legs happily on the bed. "Okay, since we're living together, don't you think it's necessary to introduce yourself and your relationship with Lena, that big sister of yours?" He frowned his face at her slightly. Xena lay down; her head rested on her right hand. "Ahyoooo, fine. My name is Xena, commonly known as the Flame Dragon Monarch."

Drake heard this, and his memories instantly flooded back, recalling information he'd overheard at the inn about a ladylike figure who had razed an entire village to the ground. Xena continues. "Xena is just considered as our big sister." This made Drake a bit more curious about her words. "Then that means there are more dragons out there besides you two, right?" He inquired.

 Xena, already lying down with her head resisting her arms, nods. "Yes, there are two more dragons, Zena and Rena." Drake held his chin with his right thumb and index fingers.

After a few seconds of contemplating, "How did you find me so easily, and how were you sure it was me?" He received no response. He turned to Xena, realising she had already fallen asleep. His mouth and eyes widened in surprise, looking at Xena snoring; his surprised expression quickly changed back to a smile as he watched her sleeping. He adjusted the blanket covering her body, then pulled out the book he had brought back from the library. 

Essence sight codex: Tiberius Victor wrote this book when he was researching about himself on an ability that people called a curse. To use it properly, focussing on mama and breath control are necessary. This allows mage to visualise their internal energy pathways, mana or aura cores, and elemental affinities. By sensing the flow of their own essence, they can identify the blockages and improves their mana efficiency.

Drake followed the methods illuminated in the book diligently. He adjusted his sitting position, spreading his legs to cross them; his hand gestured from resting on his laps to clasping across his lower abdomen following the discretion he read from his mother's novels, incorporating them into practice, but still, his mana pool remained inert.

This made him realise he had been invoking spells without conscious control of his own mana. Despite this, Drake didn't stop attempting. The reverse scale in his heart suddenly glowed, as if sensing Drake's intentions. It channelled Drake's mana seamlessly, blending it with Drake's controlled breathing. Drake's consciousness was pulled inward instantly, finding himself within his own body. seeing all his body interior system magnified vividly around him.

Drake whirled around, marvelling at thec interacted working of his body system.He could hear the sound of each cell down to the systems like a factory's machines. He was still amused by this when he heard a faint turbine noise, following the sound, he discovered it was coming from his heart. He moved towards it, gazing at the large rings revolving around it. As he stepped closer to the ring, a chill ran through him.

He took a magnified look at the large ring and saw three micro rings spinning on their own axis. He watched them spinning until he remembered he hadn't checked the source noise. He dove into

his heart, where he saw a large crystal surrounded by a faint, spherical mana.

The crystal started glowing as if it wanted to convey a message to him. He walked closer, trying to touch it, but his consciousness was instantly drawn back out of his body system, his pupils dilated, and his vision blurred as his eyelids twitched, making him realise he was out of mana and fall asleep.

The next morning, Drake felt a wave of energy coursing through his body as he regained his consciousness. He slowly opens his eyes, trying to adjust to the light. He tried standing up when he saw Xena perched on his abdomen, her hands pressed against his chest, transferring some mana. Drake carefully stood up, gently removing Xena's hand. "What happened." He pressed his hand to his forehead, trying to recall.

"Your body suddenly froze up from lack of mana, so I decided to share some of mine." Drake instantly remembered everything from the previous night." Thank you very much." Xena's face flushed red, and she quickly averted her gaze. "Don't mention." She mumbled, then suddenly leaped onto Drake, crossing her legs around Drake's waist with her hands around his neck as her boobs pressed against him.

Drake's cheeks flared like embers, and his heartbeat echoed the tumultuous emotions that rose within him." That is the benefit of living together." She whispered. Drake cleared his throat and tried to steady himself. "Will you come down and let's prepare for class?" Hearing this, Xena's eyes narrowed, the corner of her lips slightly downturned. She jumped down reluctantly and started getting ready for class.