As fate would have it.

The information that had just been shared was an eyesore to the scenarios Xadia had been visualize ing, and all his plans to avoid a certain group of students were now useless due to the unprecedented information Mr. Harper had just finished sharing.

To avoid the group, he wanted to maintain a daily routine that was best to completely avoid them. The idea was to wake up, prepare and get to class early than usual, and also to go straight to the dorm after the end of the day's lesson.

The second years were also been taught at the same time first-year lessons were ere being held, so as long as he stuck to the plan, he was sure there would be no encounter. After reminiscing a little bit, he imagined that if the group couldn't get to him, there was a possibility that they would send someone to deal with him in place of their presence.

He also had a plan for that, sticking to someone who was just as powerful as him, someone like Tyson fitted the latter, he was someone he struggled to defeat. And proven to their attack force in the VR game, they were a deadly combo.

This idea solved the scenario of the second year by sending someone to deal with him, but it didn't solve the new problem. With the absence of lessons for not just one week, but two weeks of project assignment and the constant movement of students(including him) around the school to get project materials and equipment, he would be free to be intercepted.

There was one thought though, this new information, did it apply to the second year as well? If it did there would be a lot of freedom for the second-year bullies and con stereotypes to wonder the first area to misuse their higher positions as second-year students, and it won't be long before the group from yesterday procured him.

New plans needed to be formed, but where would he start? 'Should I just ignore the projects?, Or maybe Ivy can help if I was placed in her group, she would be able to cover for me, she's the class president, and she'd have that kind of power'.

'But I owe her a lot, and it's not like she'll be willing to go to that extreme for me. Two weeks is enough for them to get me, and heaven only knows what that thing was that they injected into Jake. They said that's not how he's supposed to react, so he must be okay'

'I don't think I would be lucky as him to be able to resist the effects of the substance, I don't even know if I'm a siphon, maybe that's why he was able to resist it, either way, I must not be caught by them'

'They are all powerful individually, if not for Jake's sudden rush of energy, I might not have escaped yesterday. And that guy, he must be the powerful one in the group, he's familiar is powerful enough to give him air and laser skills, maybe I can still find my way with the others but not him'

"Shit!!!". He said, under his breath. 'I fucked up, I should have just gone to the dorm after absorbing that energy from Ivy, you just had to be greedy didn't you'. Xadia thought to himself.

"Two weeks?!, That's long, I'll probably move back because of the projects, we're gonna get a lot of projects to work on, and how are we going to form a group, the class avoids me, except for you and Ivy, they wouldn't want to be in a group with me". Tyson said.

"I don't think they have a choice, there's no way you won't be in a group, they can't choose to leave you out of the group, even if they reject you, they would be an incomplete group you can join, at the end of the day you'll have a group. Besides we can make our group, me, Ivy, and you, we just look for two more people, and Ivy is capable of that, she's the class president, so she can do that". Xadia replied.

"That's a good idea, thank goodness we're friends with her, that's thanks to you of course, I'm so happy that you're in love with her. Tell me, what did you do to win her perfect heart, did you buy her an overwhelming and unrejectable gift?.". Tyson teased.

"Stop it". Xadia blushed, "You know your time in the school is in my hands now, without the amulet you won't be able to suppress your familiar, and you'll end up getting expelled, so you better respect me, I might just decide not to make it". Xadia joked, with a mischievous smile.

"Please don't do that, that was strange, you don't mean it". Tyson said, there was no reply. "You're joking right?, Right?!!". Tyson said, shaking Xadia for a reply. "Yeah, you should have seen your face". Xadia chuckled.

"You shouldn't joke with that, it's serious, if I lose myself again, I can't imagine what I'd do this time, I've been cultivating, and I think I've become stronger, I'll soon advance my core, and it won't be good to lose control now that I'm at the blink of evolving, even you wouldn't be able to stop me". Tyson informed.

"Well we better go get the materials now, and also is your twin sister not in this class, she would also partake in the projects right?. She can be in our group".

"She is, but I don't think, she will be around for that, with these two weeks, there'll be a lot of injuries coming to the infirmary, so she'll be very busy. I think Miss Celine won't be around too, so she'll be handling the infirmary by herself".

"But still she should be registered in a group, Ivy can make it so that she's in our group, even if she's not partaking in the projects. Let's go meet Ivy". Xadia said, and they went to her.

She was busy with the screen, but after sensing a shadow above her, she looked up.

"Hey Ivy, we were thinking about making a group together for the projects, do you already have a group cause we were kinda thinking we could be in the same group".

"Not yet, you're the first to ask, yeah we can be in the same group, we'll be able to get along easily, but it's a five-member group so we need extra two members". Ivy replied.

"Yeah we already thought about it, Xadia suggested that we could include my sister in the group, she's in this class, even though she's not always in the class, she stays at the infirmary, her familiar as healing properties so she learns from Mrs Celine, she's taking a healer hunter course. The counselor knows about her, and she'll also be handling the infirmary during the two weeks because Mrs. Celine will be absent, so we thought she can be added to our group". Tyson explained.

"Don't worry, I know about her, you don't need to explain, and yes she can be in the group, we'll think about the last member later, I have to go get the class data for the project".

"We can follow you, so we can just go get the materials for Tyson's amulet after you get it, he says he can't afford to lose control again, apparently he's been cultivating and soon to advance his core". He looked at Tyson, with a fed-up expression.

"I have cultivation classes like three times a week, I couldn't just skip it, it's part of my core lessons, so I had to, I'm a passive, I have to keep cultivating so I don't turn into a siphend. I'm positive that if I advance, I'll be able to control my familiar, it applies to emitters too, you see that Ivy can really control her emotions". Tyson assured.

'Emotions, does that mean the reason Ivy lost control was because she couldn't hold her emotions anymore? That explains why she was angry at me, I'm still wondering what happened to her when she was separated from me in Tyson's subconsciousness, I can't ask now, that would be sensitive, she needs a break from using her energy, I'll tell her when she finishes Tyson's amulet'.

Ivy's watch beeped aligning with the blue blinking light, she opened the holo screen and read through the information. "Okay, we should go now, I've been summoned by the counselor, you can wait for me at the library, It might take some time". Ivy said, running out of the class.

"What made you build a bracelet in the first place, was it Ivy's idea?". Tyson asked.

"No it wasn't hers, I made it in the construction class, and as fate would have it, Ivy said she needed something to contain the energy liquid so I offered it to her, and it was good enough to contain it". Xadia reply.

"Let's get to the library". Xadia said, pulling Tyson's arm."Why are you in a rush". Tyson asked."Let's just go". Xadia replied, thinking about the vanishing figure early on.

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We will warm the Herd

And shake the Stars.