[Interlude: Caspian Loden]
A chapter dedicated to one of the Characters.
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{Point in time: Before the WAA's Sorting Test}
[On the boat]
A boy could be seen entering a boat, just after saying goodbye to his family.
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I don't get it...
Why did they send me to that school?...
𝙃𝙚𝙮, 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙙!
Right...
"To control my 'ability' better"
If you can even call 'him' an Ability...
𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣' '𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙚?
Sigh...
𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣?
Shut up.
𝙃𝙪𝙝𝙝𝙝!??
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After putting his luggage, the boy looks at the paper in his hand.
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Oh. Looks like there are people near my seat.
Well...
My sister told me that I should socialize more... But, they're loud...
𝘼𝙨𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮'𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜!
No. Shut up. Are you really not going to leave me alone?
𝙉𝙤! 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡, 𝙄 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.
Sigh. 'He' has been tormenting me ever since I became an Awakener.
Apparently, my ability is very similar to my Great Grandfather's.
When I became an Awakener, my whole family rejoiced. I... I did too... But, that didn't last long...
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As the boy sat down on the seat, he was noticed by two others behind him.
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"Hey! Finally someone new! What's your name, bud?" a loud voice asked me.
𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚! 𝙎𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮'𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜!
Shut up... I don't want to fight anyone.
"Caspian Loden..." I reply.
"Dayum... Ahem, my name is Thorne Grimland." replied the boy, pointing to himself.
"And I'm Shinji Lee, nice to meet you," greeted someone beside the loud kid.
Hmm... At least he's not that loud...
𝙃𝙚𝙮! 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚!
"Ditto."
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𝙃𝙚𝙮, 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙬.
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𝙃𝙚𝙮, 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙬.
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𝙃𝙚𝙮, 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙬.
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𝙃𝙚𝙮, 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙬.
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Stop! You're too loud!
Please... Just stop... You can't even give me some quiet... For just a minute...
𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢!
You-
"Hey, Caspian. Wanna sit with us? There's an empty space over here."
I... He's loud... Just like 'him'... I really don't want to sit with someone loud...
But... If I do... At least... I can hear another voice besides 'him'...
"Sure..."
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"So? You got any interesting stories, Caspian?" asked Shinji.
Well... I don't...
"No... Oh... There was this one time I almost died... Hehe, fun times..."
It really was a fun time... I thought I can finally get away from 'him'...
"Uhhh what?"
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After hours of chatting, the ship finally stops.
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"Come on, maggots! Move faster! We ain't got all day!" shouted a loud tanned woman.
𝙊𝙝! 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜!
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"That's what we're going to use to test your strength on. The force of your attack must reach, at least, 25/50 on the scale to be sorted into the 'Fortis'. If it's below that, you're going to be sorted into 'Infirmus'."
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We were apparently going to be sorted into two different divisions, through a test.
𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮!
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After half an hour, it was finally my turn.
I walk up to the machine...
"Sigh... So 'he' is going to come out, huh..."
𝙔𝙀𝙎!
Imagining a switch being flipped, 'he' takes over.
"Alright! You sure this won't break, woman?" 'he' asks.
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After a convincing reply from the loud woman, 'he' punches the machine.
And, the scale showed 36.7.
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Flipping the switch again, Caspian regains control.
After a few moments, he a sigh of relief comes out of his mouth.
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𝙏𝙘𝙝, 𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙢-𝙪𝙥!
𝙄'𝙢 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙄'𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙬...
Really...?
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'I can sleep nicely tonight.' thought the boy, holding back a smile.
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What did you think of this Interlude?
Do you guys want to see more of this? If so, I think I'm gonna make it longer next time...
This one was short since I'm busy this week, lol.