Birds chirped in the root tree. Free was beneath it deep meditation. He didn't twitch or move even slightly the silence only deepen.
It's working He thought, the air around him start to tremble slightly. A fly came and starts to bother him he slap it to the tree. "my reflexes work pretty good now" he looked at his hands they were releasing a faint steam.
Hina entered the garden to hang clothes, she glance at Free who was sitting cross legged beneath the root tree, she didn't bother calling out to him she just hang the clothes and walk back to the house the faint sound of grass getting step on made Free twitch a little then came Hinata and Elina's chaos they played in the garden running and falling in the grass. Free was twitching continuosly as more sounds came.
"I can't focus..." he opened his eye and walk to the house, inside he didn't go to kitchen nor dining table he straight goes upstairs and enters his room and took his spell book and open it in search of something that might be useful.
"here..." he pointed at a spell in one of the advance section. But can i chant it he hesitate but his head lit up and he took the spell pen Lina gifted him and starts to write the spell in the paper.
Hinata and Elina were still playing outside when Free came back with a paper in his hand he quietly walk to the root tree again and put the spell down. The grass dance as the winds passed but suddenly they stop and a blue barrier covered them Free enters inside the barrier and sat down, he crossed his legs and starts to meditate again.
"what's this?" Elina touched the barrier her finger passed through it, she gasps and enters inside the barrier and inside was silence Free was meditating silently then Elina shouted "BROTHER WHAT....IS...THIS!!!" Free eye twitched he slowly opens them.
"this is a sound barrier used for blocking sound and mana" Free stand up and walk out from the barrier he gave himself a light slap on both cheeks and he goes inside the house and sometime later return with his spell book in hand and spell pen in pocket.
"Mom, i'm going to the lake" he said, already walking outside.
"return by lunchtime!!" Hina replied writing something in her diary.
In the village Free walked to the lake when "Oh!. free!" Sylvia approached him with her cheeks slightly pink. "where are you going?" she asked, stopping infront of him.
"To the lake"he said calmly adjusting the spell book in his hand.
"for what" she asked, hands behind her back.
"for meditation"
"Can i come too?"
"Sure"
They started walking together to the lake and at the lake Free sat down quietly he crossed his leg and closed his eyes, sylvia just stared at him.
"Boring...." her eyes then landed on the spell book beside Free, she quietly took it and opened it. There's so many spell,she look at the beginner-class section and her eye landed on a dragon whirlpool but she didn't dare cast it afraid she would disturb his meditation.
"Let's just read some" she started to read the spells in the book.
Free was deep in meditation. The sound of water helped him relax just then he feel something trembling in his heart a flicker like a flame in his heart, it was small but flickering. Is this the physical pressure, he didn't opened his eye, he continued his meditation. To use beginner 'adrenaline burst' you'll need to remember something that'll make you scared or stressed, the more trauma the deadlier, philip words echoed in his mind.
Trauma? Free eyes twitched for a moment his mind went back to his past lives experience. The overwork, tiredness and stress. And a word echoed in his mind. 'we expect great things from you" Free hands trembled, his breath hitches sweat fall down from his face.
Sylvia was flat on the grass reading the spell book "there are so many high tier spells" she flip to another page. Crack!. "Hmm?" she look toward Free, he was sweating and trembling. Craaacccckk! The crack grow louder, sylvia tilt her head in confusion just then...
Booom!!. A sudden wave push her a step back she shield her face but the pressure rise and throw her to a tree "Gyaa!" she screamed.
Free eyes open from the scream and Sylvia was on the ground, he stand up and the pressure faded. "Sylvia!" he run to her helping her get up. "are you okay, what happen?" he asked, his hands was still trembling but he hold Sylvia tightly.
"I-i trip on a rock" She lied still shaken by the sudden forceful wave. What was that?! I-it was so terrifying a-and strong was it Free's, she glance at Free and Free turn to her she quickly look away blush creeping on her face.
Back at Free's house in the garden, Hinata and Elina were playing when a sudden wave hit them they fall to the ground. "what's that?" Hinata asked, looking around.
Hina inside the house cooking, lunch suddenly felt a chill run through her neck, she quickly recognize it. Free she thought and run outside and saw Elina and Hinata on the ground. "Hinata, Elina are you okay" she took both in her arms.
"Yeah" Elina look around. Still a bit confused. "what was that?" she said.
"A sudden wind maybe" Hina walk back to the house. That mana it's definetly Free's, she thought turning to the north side of the village.
Back at the lake Free healed Sylvia, she sat on the rock beside the lake. "are you feeling good now?" he look at Sylvia face and hands.
"Y-yeah" Sylvia looked away, with her cheeks pink and a slight smile.
"Let's go back for now" Free said, he stands up from his place and extended his hand to her. "Let's go"
Sylvia took his hand and they walked back to the village and Sylvia was quiet the whole time.
Back at home... Lina came back from the market and she enters the kitchen in hurry. Hina was cooking in the kitchen.
"Lady Hina did you felt it?" she asked, her expression grim.
"Yeah i did. It was Free isn't it" Hina pause for a moment the memories of 5 years ago came back a sweat drop from her chin. "do you think the seal of eternity is breaking" she asked.
"It can't" Lina refused. "Seal of eternity doesn't break even if it did it will quickly join back in place, that's one of the reason it's called seal of eternity" she said, walking close to hina. "but we have to prepared for whatever happen, it's been 5 years since the last time his mana shook the whole continent and it's been 5 years from now just imagine how much his mana have increased" Lina said her hands trembled thinking back to what happen 5 years ago.
"we should be prepared when he comes back" Hina said, taking the pot out from the fire and Lina nodded.
Back to Free. He was infront of Sylvia door house, he gave a knock and a man open the door he was looking like in his late 20s he look down at Sylvia and Free.
"Free how've you been" he bend down to their level and gave a grin. "wanna have lunch at our place" he asked.
"No, mom is going to scold me" Free refused.
"come on Free, Sylvia sometimes eat at your place now it your time to eat at ours" Rai said, pulling Free inside.
"Dad, please don't force him" Sylvia said, followimg Rai to the kitchen.
Inside the kitchen was a young lady, white hair, pale skin, brown eyes, and a pointy ear like Sylvia.
"Ohh.. Free it's the first time you'll eat at our place" Sylphia said, serving bread and soup.
"Thank you for the food" Free ate quietly a bit embarassed. Sylvia ate her food with a low chuckle.
At home Lina and hina were waiting for Free but he was late. "He's late" Hina said. And free was eating lunch at Sylvia's place without knowing his mom and Lina were woried at home.
To be continue.....
Sorry for the delay. Today was my school holiday so it took time to publish
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