The Chosen of Helment

Chapter 14

After entering the portal, we were thrown from the other side where we hit ourselves a few times on the ground, which luckily and thanks to the fact that we have armor, we do not do ourselves significant damage, as in the case of Alfred, who did not break his head when hit. with a column because his helmet prevented it. Or mine that I fell on top of several of my huddled companions.

The only ones that nothing happens to them are Elizabeth who just before she reached him she teleported inside the portal and then she did it again at a safe distance. The other one who was unharmed was Steven who used his ability to reduce the force that propelled him to the point that he very calmly falls to his feet.

I get up in pain and after verifying that we did not reach the minimum number stipulated to pass, I fearfully ask my friend who massages the back of his neck, half stunned at the same time that he rejoins leaning on the column with which he impacted, "Alfred, we are 29! That means that...!"

My partner and the rest of us look very scared to think that at the last moment we failed.

A boy explodes in panic, "Surely the Administrator is going to kill us!"

Steven expresses disappointment after snorting, "In the end, so much effort and sacrifice was in vain"

The girl who had discovered his new ability mentions between tears, "Even though I discovered my ability, it was not enough! This is not fair!"

Luther intervenes, approaching with a big smile of satisfaction, "It seems to me that they have been very precipitated to the events boys. For starters ..." He pronounces by raising a finger as a cue to punctuate at various points, "If they had failed, the portal that brought them back would have closed immediately leaving them at the mercy of those demons. Second, you managed to meet the requirements to reach the end and for at least three to discover the power of your holy weapon that five of you fully met."

I say confused, "Five ?!" I start to count again those I saw do it and verify that there are only four. Then I correct him, "Instructor, it seems to me that he was wrong, there are four, not five, who discovered his power"

"You sure boy?" He replies while he points to the ceiling.

I direct my gaze upward and I can see a young man hanging from the ceiling by means of some sheets of iron from his armor, which carries a rectangular-shaped hand mace with spikes on the sides.

So I say without reasoning too much, "A metal manipulator."

"Alchemist, that's exactly what he's named" The instructor corrects me, "Now it only remains to check if he is only capable of manipulating iron or is capable of doing it with all metals." He then speaks to the young man with very identifying South Asian features with dark skin, hair and eyes as well as being moderately thin, "Why don't you come down here?"

He thinks doubtfully how to do it for a second and responds, "Okay let me see how I do it."

Then the sheets of iron begin to lower the boy, stretching until he is gently on the ground and then return to join his armor without leaving any trace of his transformation.

"Very good boy, excellent" He congratulates him by patting him on the shoulder, "And by the way, what's your name?"

"Hayden, sir."

The instructor stares at him for a few seconds and suggests pointing at Steven, "So Hayden why don't you try to do something with his armor?"

"What do you want?" He asks confused.

"I don't know, the first thing that comes to mind."

The boy looks at him thoughtfully for a moment and trying to concentrate while making movements with his hand that pulls something, makes the armor fly towards him after leaving by itself the body of its user and falls into Hayden's hand.

Luther comments in wonder and clapping his hands with a big smile, "Fascinating, just fascinating. We don't have just any alchemist among us guys, but an absolute manipulator. His ability of him will be able to be of much help to them to overcome the game and even more when they arrive at Helment. That I myself know from my own experience."

Hayden asks excitedly about how special his power is, "That means you know someone with the same ability, right?"

"I knew; To be honest he was my best friend and I assure you he was very, very strong."

"And what happened to him?" He asks, he even more motivated.

The burly man sighs regretfully and speaks to him in a slightly sad tone, "He got carried away by his ego of being very strong and wanting to deserve everything to end up betraying us. Then I had no choice but to end his life"

Then he points to the huge scar on his chest, "This you see here he did to me that day that he decided to abandon all the ideals that we defended because of his greed for power and wealth. At that time I was very close to death but our healer saved my life at that time. And there's another..." She points to his eye patch, "The one I pierced through the mail with my sword."

The boy is perplexed with the news of how he ended the one with whom he shares his own power of his and fears for his life.

Luther speaks to her again in his eloquent way. "But don't worry, I don't plan on killing you or anything like that."

He leans close to her ear and says quietly and very seriously, "For now. Show me that you are not going to be corrupted and you will have nothing to be afraid of, because otherwise until then you will be breathing." Then he looks up and communicates to everyone, "After clarifying the doubts, I recommend that you go to rest as much as you can so that in four hours we will meet in this same place for your next training session" Luther turns around and speaks to him with obvious double standards as he leaves, waving his hand goodbye, "Keep improving Hayden, I have high expectations of you."