The behavior of people here has become more normal to me now, i need to do that too. I don't want to risk dying for nothing. Curiosity kills you.
The smell of acid penetrates my nose, i look around but i just see stones that make the hallway.
"But there isn't only negatives, it can be the same on the opposite way, but for now this is enough" bridge William says, he opens a door and enters inside the room we were in before. "And this is only a small part of the whole ecosystem, but it gives you a general understanding of how you will interact with the world"
He enters inside, i follow behind. The dress of Bridge William trails on the ground.
Should i tell him about my abilities? I don't even know if i have the rat man abilities. I scatter my hairs in frustration. He could help me but i want to keep it as a weapon. I need to do both.
"What is going on?" he looks at me.
"How would i know i have abilties and in that case how would i use them?"
"You would know" he says without adding anything else.
"I want to know" my voice firm. I'm the prole "what if I'm not with you and i get abilities and have to learn them, i would probably die without being able to use them"
He exhales "your getting too ahead of yourself, but if you want to know i can tell you, this is the least complicated part but as you understand it, it will become the most complicated" so is it complicated or what?
"I wanted to see if you had enanching first but i can explain to you the abilities part first, it will maybe give you a better understanding"
Ah right the enanching, did rat man have it? Or maybe i do. It wouldn't be bad.
"Your own ability is the projection of your soul, it is your soul materializing from your core, as for when and how you get it, to me is totally random, you can have it immediately or years later, i still think that attention is the base to get them but don't take my word for granted"
"If you get it how would you know?" I want to know this.
He slightly smiles "you just know, it's like you have something inside you, and when you finally are able too, the energy passes through the motion you did, a little shiver through all your body" he touches his hand "this is mine and other people experience, as i told you there isn't something specific, but you feel something inside"
That's it? I pull my sleeves up. Does it mean I don't have it? I close my eyes and this time focus only on the core of rat man, black and putrid it makes me unbalanced, the feelings of rat man overwhelming my identity. I put all my attention there, i become the core. "If you haven't felt it before you will not now" the voice of Bridge William coming from somewhere. THUMP THUMP. I feel something calling for me, i imagine a cord, i pull it and grab it. A shiver runs through my body, it makes all my body excited. My palms don't stop itching. I have to get it out... My body pulsating, shit i wanted to keep it for myself. I open my palm towards Bridge William, he immediately opens his eyes, the sensation leaves my body and only a slight itch remains on my hand. Bridge William grabs his throat, his face red, his pupils dilated. In my mind i see the cord, i pull it towards me and Bridge William gasps for air. I did it!
"You..." Bridge William struggles to speak, the surprise stronger than the pain.
"How...?" It's not like i can lie now. Shit.
"I thought since i have the core of the rat man i could maybe use his abilities, i was right" i smile to him unfazed by his pain. Im kinda happy, i know it wasn't you but i had a little revenge.
Also don't think i will tell you i can speak with him.
"This is..." Can you finish a sentence? Coff coff. He catches his breath and gets up.
"The problem isn't that you can use it, how is possible that you are able to do it so fast?" His eyes cold "you would be able to do it only after gaining your ability, at least this is what the first messenger said"
Bro don't tell me... In my mind i face palm myself. Don't tell me he said that so that i could keep it a secret? I hope not.
But if he knew... "Does it mean he also had two cores?"
"How did you do it?" He ignores my question.
"I looked inside the core of rat man and i sensed something attracting to me, i imagined a rope and pulled it and then... I did that" while talking i sense the core of rat man. The feeling much greater. This isn't good, im not using his abilities but his core... I feel his core infesting my body.
"How did you stop it?"
"I pulled the rope again" i say trying to look calm under his blue eyes scrutinizing me.
"Incredible" he speaks to himself "you are truly the prole, you used the attention concept at perfection"
"Did i?"
He nods "you saw and experienced that feeling and payed great attention to it, so much so that you were able to transmutate it into imagines and break it down into something you know" i thought you would be angry.
I did forget who i was for a moment and was that feeling, but the rope imagines wasn't something i created, it was a natural reaction.
I put my hand on my chin. Mh i would like to be a genius but isn't this too easy? Why he seems to treat like something rare?
"What are you thinking about?" He says curiosity painted in his face.
"It came natural, like i already knew what to do, like... It was a path i had to take" i say faking a bit of confusion.
Bridge William slightly opens his mouth but close it immediately "of course, you are the prole, the first messenger and our god have already layed out a path consonant to your role" his voice less imponent.
Don't act like a big guy now, i fucked up with the advantage Henry gave me but i will not do it again.
"Now you need to practice, until it becomes natural"
"How do i do that?" I also need to see if im safe using rat man abilities.
"How? You go out and do your role under cover, for now sleep and rest, tomorrow will start your life as a normal person again until you get to a good level, don't worry i will get you someone competent"
I need to go out again? Don't be scared Mark, now you have weapons.
"What about the people searching for me?"
"Tsk, don't worry it's normal, you cannot control the world, we are not gods" his face says otherwise "nobody will make a big move yet"
"Why not?"
"Do you think we would be here talking right now? Someone has other plans for you, or you are getting protected" he puts his hands near his abdomen "i will not speculate on something I don't know, but i know it would not be your path to not grow and become the person you need to become, we need to protect you as much as we can but not block your path, it would be a great sin" let's hope he doesn't die eh?