The Arks - Chapter 382

“You may not be old or seasoned enough to use it properly, but all you need is enough to defeat your opponents now. You are not close enough to use my exact Element but you can create your version to fit your style!”

With the child surrounded, there was no way he could get out of the men’s grasp. The current Bryan was hopeful that he’ll make it out but had no clue how. The kid was about to get nabbed as he murmured his favorite constellation.

“Call it now!” shouted the demanding voice within Bryan’s head.

Both the current Bryan and the child one heard it and felt the power seething through them. Aquamarine Elemental Aura surrounded the child as one of the men picked him up.

“Aquarius, Stars Of The Waterbearer!” yelled the child, with his eyes flying wide open.

The child looked dazed as he unleashed the spell. Twelve beams of aquamarine light rained down on the area, scaring all of the men. A second passed and the beams, now looking pillars, unleashed a torrent of water. The men scattered but the water seemed to have a mind of its own.

Rather, the Water Streams were being controlled by the little kid who had shining blue eyes and an Elemental Aura of an Advanced Mage. One look at his target and he shot out a hand with opened palms to signify for the Water to attack that particular person.

Water streams gave chase and turned into waves and engulfed each man. They screamed and shouted for help but the spell was relentless and ultimately killed them. The child sat there, surrounded by the dead bodies of the humans.

Panic kicked in as the other neighbors tried to find what was going on. He grabbed all of his drawings and bolted into the house. But the guilt was too much and he decided to run away instead. The current Bryan felt confused as he was transported to a plane of white.

“Why did I run away? Won’t my siblings be alright with me having powers? And wasn’t this the village that accepted Mages?” asked Bryan, trying to look for the voice.

“You were afraid that you would be put to death for murder. It didn’t matter if you had powers or not, you killed a bunch of people by drowning them. That made you panic and fled from the area.”

“But I remember I was found somewhere else… Nova found me… Why did she seal my memories up? I thought she said that my family abandoned me?” asked Bryan, beginning to feel nauseous.

“No, that was not the case. She sealed up your memories because you were thrashing around all night. Your powers activate when you are having nightmares. Have you forgotten that part?” asked the voice, sounding quite tired.

“Your powers act the same as your emotions. The more out of control your feelings are, the more wild and spastic your powers become. Nova must have had a rough time trying to deal with a problem child like you since you could casually flood the house while you are sleeping.”

Bryan was silent for some time before understanding what the voice meant. All those nights that he complained about not having any dreams… Was because Nova had to seal his memories away to stop him from having nightmares.

“You were never abandoned by your family. You looked rugged and were roaming around with no shoes. Your Elemental Aura could be seen miles away and you had roamed towards the Urnsfuield Domain, where people over there are not the most welcoming to Mages.”

“Thus, it wasn’t all her fault when she found you over there. When a child has powers, it was easy for their families to abandon them at the borders of the Urnfield Domain. She wouldn’t have thought so if she knew you were from the village near the Old Chapel.”

Another deep thought later, Bryan smiled and asked for the voice again.

“Then this would mean, my family is still alive? I want to go and find them!”

“I don’t know about your siblings but your father has been long gone. He died of a disease called ‘Consumption’. When you were about eight.”

Just then, Bryan shouted and collapsed down to his knees. He held his aching head with his hands and started screaming out of pain as the memories rushed back in. The spell that Nova placed on him had been broken and his body was getting wildly out of control.

It was also the main reason why he was able to get out of the Hyacinth Blasted Eyes spell. But he came out of the spell, thrashing wildly, scaring both Mavislin and Ysabeau.. He was screaming kicking as both lost memories and emotions poured in like a roaring wave.