A New Beginning

" Let us just say that there is no limit to how much you could make " Jade was completely taken aback.

" That being said, in order to have more explicit details, you will need to go to Judas yourself. And for that to happen, you should get accustomed to its atmosphere "

' Easier said than done ' Jade thought remembering how unbearable it was just to stand still in that place, but the thought of the money he could make kept him silent.

" For the time being, whenever you are awake, try to keep all your senses activated as much as possible. Only when you get comfortable doing so can you try teleporting back there.

" That would be all for now. Next time we meet will be on the other side. When you finally succeed on reaching that place, ask for the Boundless Voice tavern in order to find us . "

When Jade got out of the car, his excitement was other worldly that he was already activating all his - wonder senses -.

***

In the following few days, Jade gave up on the idea of learning how to manipulate his body's characteristics and instead focused on the task that Aisha gave him.

At the moment, he was capable of activating all of them for almost an hour. He could not imagine how would he, one day, be able to keep it on 24/7.

For a while, he thought about sign in one of the contracts he was offered by the other organizations, thus not having to go through all this hurdle. Yet his gut feeling prevented him from doing so. He already knew the dangers that come with a contract, and did not want to have another one shackling him.

However, he did not know when will he accomplish this task. It might take him weeks, months or even years before he reaches his goal. And that led him to think about the app he was developing.

' Maybe I should stop all this none sense and focus on my app and studies. At least, these are things completely under my control '

So he went back to his normal life, ignoring all the abnormalities he encountered in the last few months just like that. His mind still did not believe what happened to be completely real, there was always the possibility that what he saw that day was just hallucinations and that what is happening to him is just some new medical condition.

However, he couldn't live in that bubble for so long. Not even a week had passed since his final decision, he received a message on his phone containing the text " It is like breathing ".

It was from an unknown number, but he could easily tell it was send by that association.

' What was it again? Boundless Sound? ' he thought it might be a hint of some sort, but he never gave it as much as a single thought since his mind was already settled on forgetting about all of this.

That was at least until a certain idea passed his mind.

' Looks like I could not really forget this whole thing after all '

All this time he was trying to keep his - wonder senses - in an active way, always thinking about it. But then he compared it to breathing, an act that he did all his life which demanded of him to do multiple operations and yet he never grew tired of it. And just to make sure he was on the right train of thoughts, he tried focusing on breathing continually but he couldn't keep going more than 20 minutes.

' So the key is to keep them on passively, it won't be an easy task but at least I can see it happening in the near future '

And so, his careless attitude had to end one more time and he went back to his training. This time, whenever he wanted to practice, he always made sure to keep himself busy either by studying or working on his app so he won't be thinking about it.

He truly wanted to share all of this with his friend, a second opinion was always welcomed, alas he was afraid of the consequences.

And after only a few days, he finally got the hang of it. He was now able to keep it going as long as he did not think about it.

It was time for him to revisit Judas, and this time, hopefully, stay there for a while longer.

He judged that the best time to try to teleport to that place would be at night, since he would be sleeping anyway. He did not know if being sleepy would also be transported with him and thus affecting his physical capacities or not. But he was soon to know.

He lied on his bed and tried to isolate himself from the physical world. And after a few seconds, here he was.

Opening his eyes, he saw an unfamiliar ceiling. He stood up, and this time, the first thing he did was making sure his - wonder senses - were all active. Even though that was the case, he still felt a little bit ... heavy.

Thankfully, he did not feel tired because of the need to sleep. And that led him to the possibility of never having to really sleep again !

Looking through the window, he saw that it was day time, and that he was in a high story from which he can basically see the whole city.

What was alarming a bit was the fact that the city didn't seem as lively as it did last time.

' Guess its people are more of an owl type of humans '.

He went towards the door, and when he reached it, he was already sweating bullets. Yet he persevered.

Outside of his room there was a long corridor that was empty at the moment. He didn't know which way were the stairs so he just took the right. There were doors similar to his, left and right, through the whole corridor.

' Guess it is some sort of hotel '

In the end he found the stairs and went straight to the floor ground. Same as up their, there was no one here. The only person present was some kind of receptionist, who, once she saw him, looked directly at him with a bright smile.

He approached her while preparing himself for the only question he had in my mind for a while now.

" Excuse me, where can I find the Boundless Sound tavern "

Suddenly, the woman looked at him with awe.

' Heeh, so he managed to go that far without falling for any contractors '

" You must mean the Boundless Voice, right? I take it, you are sent here from their association ? "

" Yes, yes, you could say so ... " They did not explicitly send him here so to speak, more like they left him to deal with it himself. None the less, without there help he, probably, would've never reached this place.

The lady handed him a map of the whole city that was marked by their current position and the tavern's.

Without any further ado, he went through the front door, with a heart full of expectations for this new beginning !