Chapter 14: The Marriage of Instinct & Vigilance (...Contd.)

"Honestly", he concluded, "I don't remember much after that, except this blinding heat. I felt safe and then I felt extreme heat racing up my body, and I think I passed out", he stated shrugging as he sat up as Marcia's healing aura receded.

And here Marcia had almost given up on being surprised by Zen at this point. Not only does the man have amazing hand-to-hand combat skills, but he's also got tactical awareness not common in High School teenagers.

John huffed, “That’s a good thing because what happened after that was something I’ve never seen happen, and neither has any Elder on the planet. Maybe the first warlocks of our family-tree know or knew, but I’ve been researching for a year and I still have no idea”, he shook his head and rolled his eyes at the memory. “And contacting my grandfather, your old pa, is a bit like wading through mud looking for a needle you didn’t even drop”, he rolled his eyes just thinking about it. “Anyway, it went a little like this—”