Cold And Lonely

They walked for a long time with the grand master way ahead walking leisurely while Zagan was out of breath trying is best to keep up the pace. Yet the distance between him and the master kept increasing.

'What on earth did I get myself into?' He wondered.

The old man stopped abruptly in front of a small pond which caught Zagan off guard. Once he caught up with the grandmaster, he wondered what they were doing there?

"Turn around." ordered the grand master.

This is a secret gateway and he didn't want Zagan to see what he was about to do. However, moments after Zagan turned, a rumbling sound came from behind Zagan but he still didn't turn although he was tempted to.

The old man began to walk in leaving Zagan behind. After he was far gone and was about to close the entrance, he remembered that his new disciple was still at the entrance. He pinched the space between his brow. Apparently, after staying alone for such a long time, he wasn't used to having people around so he completely forgot about Zagan.

"Do you intend to stay there forever?"

Zagan who was still obediently facing the other way, turned and saw that the old man was out of sight. But when he looked further, he saw a staircase leading to an underground pit.

'Is this old man kidding me? First he asked me to turn, then he asked if i was planning on staying like that forever and now, he wants me to go down there? Isn't this too much?....' he was still lost in thoughts when the felt the ground beneath his feet rumbling and in no time, he fell into the pit landing with his bottom hardly on the floor.

"Seems I should take extreme measures with you in order for you to be more hasty. Don't forget what I said before, I'm not a patient man."

He didn't wait any longer and began to walk deeper into the darkness leaving Zagan stupefied.

'Weird man. What have I done to deserve this? I must have wiped out an entire clan in my past life to be treated like this now.' Just as he was wincing, the old man's voice was heard again.

"Do you really enjoy it when I make you suffer?"

Zagan couldn't think of anything else as he immediately ran after the old man.

At last, the got to what looked like an abandoned temple. It was covered with dust and had an eerie vibe. This temple seemed to have lost all its life and dark energy could be felt from it. And what made it worse was the fact that it was already sunset.

Why did he feel like a lot of people had died here? Could it be that this was the clan he destroyed in his past life?

Hehehe he shrugged the stupid thought away. It's impossible for him to have a past life. Besides, such things are just superstitions.

They walked into the abandoned temple and the master sat on an old chair. With a serious expression, he then said to him.

"This is going to be your new training ground. As you might already know, I don't like you so if you want to survive here, don't mess with me.

I don't do too well with introductions but I can promise you one thing, if you cause any problems for me, I'll personally throw you out. Hopefully, I don't kill you instead"

'Did he really have to mention that last sentence? Now I feel like I'm going to die for sure.'

"Also there is an important rule you must follow."

Zagan who was already confused, wondered what this rule was.

"You shall not touch my descendants." When he said this, he was looking at a particular place. When Zagan followed the direction of his sight, he was even more petrified.

'What did he mean by descendants? These were mare flowers. What a creepy man.'

Before Zagan could ask what he meant the old man began to walk away.

"Don't just stand there, come to your room. This is the start of something new and you should sleep well because tomorrow is going to be the first day of the rest of your life. Don't say I didn't tell you so?"

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At a particular school, there was pin drop Silence in an underground compartment as no one knew what to say. The hour had finally come and it was time for Titan to take the fire test. Zian had a worried expression on her face and the master had an expressionless face. However, this was not the same for some other people. Some of the school's teachers were waiting anxiously for the outcome which could already be predicted.

"Ha! What a dumb child. Why on earth would he prefer death rather than leaving quietly?"

"I guess he's just trying to deliberately defile the code of this school. I wonder why he was even allowed to take this test."

"It seems the master is beginning to forget about this school's code. No boy is even allowed to lurk around the parameters of this school. How much more take a fire test in this school. The only scenario where this had happened was a long time ago and after that, all the boys didn't have the guts to attempt this test."

"Well we wouldn't have to worry for long. He's definitely not going to make it out alive. I don't even think he would be daring enough to step in."

Master Eunice just stood there expressionless. Apparently she wasn't happy with what was going on and all she wanted was this tiny creature out; nothing less. Her student was Angela Wick and this tiny annoying brat had sent her to the health center who exactly does he think he is?

Just the thought of it made her face turned red and she looked like she was going to explode in anger. Well thankfully this obstacle would be out in a moment. That was her only consolation.

The master cleared her throat. "It's time."

This single statement of hers sent chills down Titan's spine but she knew she had to do this because this appeared to be the only way out. There was no turning back. Never! She began to walk towards the furry fire furnace. Mrs Eunice scoffed.

"Let's see how far this bravery of your would be willing to take you." she murmured.

At a dark corner, someone was watching apathetically at the entire scene. This person didn't seem to care if it was a boy or a girl all she wanted was to get this over and done with. In fact, she wouldn't have been here if not for the fact that there was an order from above making it compulsory for all the major teachers to be present.

Alas, Titan walked very close to the furnace and suddenly drew back. Soon, someone chuckled.

"I knew he didn't have the guts but what's worse is the fact that he's still two feets away yet he's having second thoughts already."

Apparently others joined in too and soon, they began to laugh out loud even the head master raised her brow it was obvious that she was expecting more from this daring creature. Meanwhile, that particular someone who stayed at the corner appeared to have seen something and something flashed in her eyes as she stared at the unknown creature with a frown.

"How?... How's this possible?"

However, Titan paid no attention to them rather, she was surprised by the fire furnace. This was odd wasn't this meant to be very hot? Then why?.... Why did it feel so comfortable?