Secret

"My name is Seth William's nice to meet you" Seth gave his hand for him to shake.

Zack tilted his head in confusion. "You mean William'a child, didn't that insane person steal your abilities Fifteen years ago?"

Seth suddenly froze, what did he mean by that? "…What?"

"Your parents never told you of the incident that happened some years ago…Maybe he didn't take your ability and probably ran away before he could, you are lucky man" Zack patted his back.

Seth was not smiling, he put his hand back down and gently tapped the table, what did he mean by that? Unknown to Seth, the tables were made from wood, and his emotions weren't in the right place. The table started cracking as roots started sprouting from them slowly.

Zack who was observing him suddenly noticed. "Uhm, hey you look angry, also your ability is out of control, mind-controlling that"

Seth snapped out of his thoughts as soon as Zack pointed out what was happening. He looked down at the table in shock, seeing the small roots spreading from where he had tapped his fingers. The wood, once solid and smooth, was now cracking as tiny tendrils pushed their way out, curling and twisting as if searching for something to anchor onto.

He quickly pulled his hand away, trying to calm the surge of energy within him. The roots hesitated for a moment, then slowly receded into the table, leaving behind faint cracks as evidence of what had just happened.

'Sorry I didn't warn you, I can't do anything if you don't control your emotions if you're angry I'll be affected too' Thally said in his mind.

'No it's alright, but I do have to ask my parents about all that…After I returned that is, it's been two days and a lot of things happened to me' He sighed and continued paying attention to the class.

After class was over it was once again time for combat class, Seth was still quiet and didn't feel like talking to anyone, so he just sat in the corner, Emily was not there cause she had a different class.

"I need an explanation soon, I should maybe check that chip I was given by my dad" Seth's eyes were still green but now they had slits. He resembled a human but just had a different energy about him.

"do you want to talk, I can pat you to calm you down" Thally said appearing on top of his head in a slightly big form, she was now the size of an arm and was gently using both her hands to stroke Seth's hair, a gesture meant to soothe him. Seth sighed, feeling the tension in his body slowly ease with Thally's gentle touch.

'hehehhe'

'why are you giggling?'

Thally let out another soft giggle as she continued to stroke his hair. 'You're like a big puppy when you're stressed, you know that?' she teased, her small voice full of amusement. 'It's kind of cute.'

Seth's shoulders slumped as he felt a mix of frustration and embarrassment. 'I'm not a puppy,' he grumbled, but he couldn't deny the calming effect she had on him.

After some more classes, Seth was now eating food on the table, Haiki who was occasionally looking at him was confused, she felt something coming from his chest and she had an urge to rip it open and then devour whatever it was.

"Seth, won't you teach me more common sense" Haiki asked cutely. Seth gave her one glance and then went back to what was in front of him.

Haiku was baffled that a simple glance was enough for her to know she should leave him be, he wasn't afraid of her anymore. She got more curious and the feint feeling she felt brushed against her heart much more stronger than before.

For some reason, Haiki licked her lips, her amusement was growing and so was the strange feeling in her heart, her original goal of extermination was replaced by something else, Something obsessive.

Seth noticed Haiki's gaze on him but didn't react. He was lost in thought, the revelation from Zack still swirling in his mind. His fingers absentmindedly tapped on the table again, but this time, he consciously held back the flow of energy. He was learning control, even if his emotions were still a storm inside.

Haiki, however, couldn't take her eyes off him. The way he had so easily dismissed her both frustrated and intrigued her. She wasn't used to being ignored, especially by someone she had once viewed as a mere obstacle. Her obsession with him was growing, and it wasn't just about her intention of using him like a toy.

She was beginning to feel something deeper, something primal that she couldn't quite understand. Haiki's hunger for control and dominance was shifting into something else an unexplainable need to get closer to Seth. Every time he disregarded her, it made her want to know more, to pry into the depths of his mind and heart.

Seth, meanwhile, was oblivious to Haiki's shifting focus. He was focused on his internal struggles, his newfound knowledge, and the looming confrontation with his parents about the past. The idea that his powers might have been stolen, or worse, manipulated by someone, was unsettling. And what if Zack was right? What if there was more to the story, something his parents hadn't told him?

'You know what, I am just going to brush it off' He just felt this was giving him unnecessary thoughts. 

'Yea I don't think they would hide it from you for a reason' Thally reassured him with a smile.

Seth looked at his hand, he could feel the air being absorbed into his body and then being released back into the air. Seth felt that the Academy felt calm, Maybe it's because they are First years and at the beginning of the semester.

He felt something was going to happen, Something very bad. He felt a small tap on his shoulder. He looked and saw that Haiki was smiling. "You know you look cute"

Seth looked at her blankly, he didn't know why she was suddenly trying to make a conversation with him again.

'Does my face look cute' He thought as he unconsciously put a hand on his face. 'I mean, yeah even when you were not bound to me, you had a very strange thing going on in your body, it's like genetic, I couldn't get rid of it since it was the reason why I was forced to bond with you, and it is constantly mutating'

'So I got this from my mom or dad…I feel like I am in danger because of this' While he was communicating with Thally. A golden-haired boy was silently observing him. He was one of the members of the Radiant Light group before he even came to the academy, He is a first-year but his power level was at 199.

"Disgusting, my older sister got humiliated by clueless looking person, and my brother's reason for attacking him is quite dumb, i wonder why he wasted his time trying to intimidate these first years, Whatever those two naive siblings of mine can go get themselves killed, but the Group leader did say he would make some first years kill one of those five in a month maybe he would sneak in some level 2 second years" He mused, Klein was not someone who indulged in mindless grudges, he doesn't care what happens to anyone of his so-called family. Soon he would leave this godforsaken place and create his stable faction on a habitable planet.

"Mare, eat this it's chocolate ice cream" Back at Yelen's mansion, Yelen was giving the clueless Avidect Chocolate ice cream with the spoon. Mare was hesitant at first but when she tasted how the cool and sugar-filled flavor of the substance, she couldn't get enough of it. 

Though she did stop eating it, Sure ice cream was tasty but she still preferred her crystals. They had more sugar than the ice cream.

"uhm..I don't think I want more, I'll start feeling strange if I continue" She refused with a forced smile. Yellen pursed her lips and then shrugged, Unlike most people the ice doesn't affect her, Maybe it was because of the experiments she went through in the past or it was just because she was numb to any mental or physical pain.

She could control sound waves, She is currently Level 5 but then again, she was above Level 5, at that point the concept of levels didn't apply to people like her. She was more of an Ascendant or something like that. A Monarch maybe.

She took out some pills and drank them. The experiments were catching up with her and she knew it. Soon Ten will leave this world. It made her have a headache. 

"Sigh" Her expression became depressed for a moment. She could already feel the crystal near her heart being suppressed by the medicine. It was slowly turning her into a monster. Her brother hid his conditions well, but often he was blankly looking up at the sky.

It was only a matter of time until Illuminai Labs would initiate their first phase. But she could do nothing even if she was a council member. This condition of hers, she called it a curse. Her mind was constantly being warped. Her only anchor was her brother.