Chapter 6.2

I was doubtful at first but it was only option left with me so I went with him .He took me through the tunnels and made me sit in a jeep before he went to join his friends ,giving me a snack to eat .I took a bite it was good ,I looked around the jeep there were other 2 to 5 jeeps enough for all 15 to 19 kids like me ,I was calculating if we would fit here .I spent I don't know how many hours in that jeep but I think 2 to 3 for sure then I heard them all running towards us with only five to six kids with them .They all sat and we rushed up the road towards the forest the ride was a bit bumpy and out of sorts .But freedom from that mining was good.

I was quiet all the way observing things around I had spent many days in that hut worrying about what was happening and what wasn't and finally I decided to get answers from anyone I could .The academy was a huge place it gardens and huge white building . They gave us food and rooms to stay ,I roamed around the academy the army trainees were doing different moves and the instructors were keeping an eye on them . I stood there for some time and then went to garden to roam around for a while .

This was my life at academy , some kids who had come with me had joined the academy ,I had refused saying I'm not capable of such heavy work and they agreed looking at my skinny profile .I kept out of there way as much as I could also I sometimes helped them with some minor things .I kept a very low profile as I did not want anyone bothering me with anything.

One day a head of academy came and placed three goblets on the main table .

"My dear students today I have bought these three goblets here , to test you about how observant and intelligent you are so in these goblets two are poison and a third one is a very powerful liquid that will make anything but a very powerful being."

I looked at the goblets they were transparent so that we could choose and also all the liquids were green ,there was no liquid with some distinguishable features so, I think my instinct knew what was the trick I suppose .

" Now those who have thought of what to pick raise hand and even those who didn't apply for academy they to can participate in this competition ."he said

I raised my hand, many others to raised there hands , the head called many people they all got poisoned, , he gave them a smile and the antidote for the poison ,at last my turn came when all of them had tried ,they kept changing the position of the goblets to confuse us, I went on stage but he didn't change sequence of the goblet , I picked the third goblet which had poisoned the kid who went before me , I placed my hand on goblet , it started to turn to bright pink from green , as soon s it was completely pink I drank it it was very cold in my throat . It sent shivers down my back ,it was making me shiver yet I stood my ground .

" My lad congrats you won the competition , but would you like to tell how you yook the same goblet as the lad who came before you, who got poisoned but you did not"

" I knew that all liquids were same also that these goblets were detectors which detected our intentions the one with an intention of gaining power touched the goblet got poisoned but touched it with no such intention that's why it turned into it's real form for me"

"why didn't you have an intention of becoming powerful ??"

" It was due to the fact that I know that you have just put some normal iced water with some mint leaves in the goblet not some chemical to make us powerful "

"Quite amazingly answered as well as very brilliant in observing things ."

I was given a lot of praise and I was centre of attraction which I hated but still to do something like that was good but I told myself to keep my feet on ground not in space because there will be many here who did not like being defeated by an outsider but still what is done is done I cannot change it.

I was again asked for joining the academy this time I said yes as I was very bored with roaming here and there I knew the complete academy in and out .