Chapter 28 (silent discovery)

Drake opened the door to his room. To

his surprise, he found it slightly littered.

"What happened here? The door isn't

broken, but it seems like someone was

here." He muttered to himself.

Just then, the bathroom door swinged

open, and Xena stepped out, completely

naked. They both stared at each other for

a moment.

"Whaaat." They screamed in unison.

Drake quickly covered his face with his

hands while Xena crossed her arms over

her chest.

"Will you put on some clothes?" He

blurted, peeking through his finger. Xena

grabbed her gown from the floor and

dressed quickly.

A few moments later, Xena settled on

the bed, and while Drake stood across

her, the room fell silent around them.

"How did you get in... Wait, don't tell me

you came through the window." Drake

finally broke the silence, gazing at her

intensively.

Xena turned her gaze away from him.

"Yes." She nodded. Drake slapped his

forehead with his right hand. "Hmm. So

what are you doing here?" He asked,

resting his hands on his waist.

Instantly, Xena jumped on her feet, her

lips tightened, checks puffed out, and her

eyes shaking with an intense stare at

Drake.

Drake recalled the announcement

madeat the lecture hall. "Oh, sorry. Is that

why you left before lunch, telling us that

you had something urgent to do?" Xena

nodded silently. "Don't you think it's too

much for two people of opposite sex to

live together in a room? Especially at the

academy dormitory."

Xena instantly jumped off the bed. "But

the school had supported it." She placed

her right index finger on her chin. "Since

you don't like that at the academy, maybe

I should tell him to get us a room outside

the academy." She tried to leave through

the window when Drake grabbed her

waist.

"Wait, there's no need for that. Alright,

let's share the room together." She

turned, smiling at Drake with her eyes

glowing for joy. She bound onto the bird

with the exuberance of a bird taking

flight.

Drake folded his arms, looking at her as

she flapped her legs happily on the bed.

"Okay, since we're living together, don't

you think it's necessary to introduce

yourself and your relationship with Lena,

that big sister of yours?" He frowned his

face at her slightly.

Xena lay down; her head rested on her

right hand. "Ahyoooo, fine. My name is

Xena, commonly known as the Flame

Dragon Monarch."

Drake heard this, andhis memories

instantly flooded back, recalling

information he'd overheard at the inn

about a ladylike figure who had razed an

entire village to the ground.

Xena continues. "Xena is just

considered as our big sister." This made

Drake a bit more curious about her

words.

"Then that means there are more

dragons out there besides you two,

right?" He inquired.

  Xena, already lying down with her head

resisting her arms, nods. "Yes, there are

two more dragons, Zena and Rena."

Drake held his chin with his right thumb

and index fingers.

After a few seconds of contemplating,

"How did you find me so easily, and how

were you sure it was me?" He received

no response.

He turned to Xena, realising she had

already fallen asleep. His mouth and

eyes widened in surprise, looking at

Xena snoring; his surprised expression

quickly changed back to a smile as he

watched her sleeping. He adjusted the

blanket covering her body, then pulled

out the book he had brought back from

the library. 

Essence sight codex: Tiberius Victor

wrote this book when he was researching

about himself on an ability that people

called a curse. To use it properly,

focussing on mama and breath control

are necessary. This allows mage to

visualise their internal energy pathways,

mana or aura cores, and elemental

affinities. By sensing the flow of their own

essence, they can identify the blockages

and improves their mana efficiency.

Drake followed the methods illuminated

in the book diligently. He adjusted his

sitting position, spreading his legs to

cross them; his hand gestured from

resting on his laps to clasping across his

lower abdomen following the discretion

he read from his mother's novels,

incorporating them into practice, but still,

his mana pool remained inert.

This made him realise he had been

invoking spells without conscious control

of his own mana. Despite this, Drake

didn't stop attempting.

The reverse scale in his heart suddenly

glowed, as if sensing Drake's intentions.

It channelled Drake's mana seamlessly,

blending it with Drake's controlled

breathing.

Drake's consciousness was pulled

inward instantly, finding himself within his

own body. seeing all his body interior

system magnified vividly around him.

Drake whirled around, marvelling at the

interacted working of his body system.

He could hear the sound of each cell

down to the systems like a factory's

machines.

He was still amused by this when he

heard a faint turbine noise, following the

sound, he discovered it was coming from

his heart. He moved towards it, gazing at

the large rings revolving around it. As he

stepped closer to the ring, a chill ran

through him.

He took a magnified look at the large

ring and saw three micro rings spinning

on their own axis. He watched them spinning until he remembered he hadn't

checked the source noise. He dove into

his heart, where he saw a large crystal

surrounded by a faint, spherical mana.

The crystal started glowing as if it

wanted to convey a message to him. He

walked closer, trying to touch it, but his

consciousness was instantly drawn back

out of his body system, his pupils

dilated, and his vision blurred as his

eyelids twitched, making him realise he

was out of mana and fall asleep.

The next morning, Drake felt a wave of

energy coursing through his body as he

regained his consciousness. He slowly

opens his eyes, trying to adjust to the

light. He tried standing up when he saw

Xena perched on his abdomen, her

hands pressed against his chest,

transferring some mana. Drake carefully

stood up, gently removing Xena's hand.

"What happened." He pressed his hand

to his forehead, trying to recall.

"Your body suddenly froze up from lack

of mana, so I decided to share some of

mine." Drake instantly remembered

everything from the previous night.

"Thank you very much." Xena's face

flushed red, and she quickly averted her

gaze.

"Don't mention." She mumbled, then

suddenly leaped onto Drake, crossing

her legs around Drake's waist with her

hands around his neck as her boobs

pressed against him. Drake's cheeks

flared like embers, and his heartbeat

echoed the tumultuous emotions that

rose within him.

"That is the benefit of living together."

She whispered. Drake cleared his throat

and tried to steady himself.

"Will you come down and let's prepare

for class?" Hearing this, Xena's eyes

narrowed, the corner of her lips slightly

downturned. She jumped down

reluctantly and started getting ready for

class.