The Reawakened Mage

Chapter 9: The history of the precious stone.

Caelus stood before Logan, his ethereal form shimmering with an otherworldly intensity. "Logan, I want to tell you the story of the power you now possess" he began, his voice low and mysterious.

Logan's eyes widened with curiosity, there's a history behind it too? he thought as caelus continued. "I was once a powerful being in heaven, but my greed and ambition consumed me. I was cast out, and my powers were taken from me. They were sealed within a precious stone, a stone that you now have in your possession"

Caelus held out his hand, and in it was a glowing stone that pulsed with an inner light. "This is the same stone I gave to you, Logan. It holds the key to unlocking your strength"

Logan's eyes were fixed on the stone, his mind reeling with the implications. Caelus smiled, his eyes glinting with amusement. "But to unlock its secrets, you must first learn how to harness its power."

And with that he could perform series of magic and not get defeated. Caelus began to train Logan in the art of magic. They stood in a deserted alleyway, because caelus had told Logan the school won’t be a perfect place for the training, so they moved immediately.

The walls looming above them like sentinels. Caelus raised his hand, and a burst of energy shot out, striking the wall with a loud crack.

Logan jumped back, his eyes wide with fear. "Whoa, easy does it!" he exclaimed.

Caelus chuckled, his eyes twinkling with mirth. "Don't worry, Logan. You'll get used to it. Now, let's try something simpler."

Caelus held out his hand, and a small flame erupted from his fingertips. Logan watched in awe as Caelus manipulated the flame, shaping it into a tiny sphere that danced in the air.

"Your turn," Caelus said, nodding to Logan.

Logan hesitated, his heart pounding with fear. He raised his hand, focusing all his energy on summoning a flame. At first, nothing happened. But then, a tiny spark erupted from his fingertips, growing into a small flame that flickered uncertainly.

Caelus beamed with pride. "Excellent! You're a natural."

As the training continued, Logan grew more confident. He learned how to shape the flames, summoning them at will. But with each new trick, he couldn't shake off the feeling that he was playing with fire.

Literally.

As they trained, the alleyway around them began to change. The walls seemed to grow taller, the shadows deepening into dark, ominous pools. Logan felt a creeping sense of unease, as if they were being watched.

And then, without warning, a figure emerged from the shadows. Tall and imposing, with eyes that glowed like embers, it regarded Logan with a cold, calculating gaze.

"Ah, perfect timing," Caelus said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "Logan, meet your friend" Carlus said.

Logan's heart skipped a beat as the figure began to circle around him, its eyes burning with an inner fire. He raised his hands, summoning a flame that danced uncertainly in the air.

But as he looked into the figure's eyes, he felt a jolt of fear. This was no ordinary test. This was something far more than he actually expected.

On the process Logan signaled for caelus to grant him some moment of rest, caelus granted him and Logan went ahead asking series of questions. But caelus told him that wasn't time for questioning but rather the time to prepare him ahead of time.

"I know caelus, but I just want to use the opportunity to rest a bit"

Not wasting much time caelus told him it was time and he proceeded with showing more ways he can control the powers. when he saw Logan has mastered the use of the magic he sat him down.

”Now Listen Logan, you should never for any reason seen by the members of the royal family or else the precious stone would be taking from you"

Logan pondered on what caelus could actually mean by what he said then proceeded by asking caelus more questions. Which caelus gave him reasons why he should be careful.

"Remember I told you my soul was taking away from my body, and Locked up in the royal palace?" Caelus asked and Logan nodded his head. "Oh now I see, i promised to be more careful caelus"

Logan was still talking and didn't notice caelus left him already. His typical, when is he going to stop making me feel this way? Logan thought to himself as he headed home.

He was excited and could not wait to try his new found power in school, for the second time. And this time he was wondering what Aira's reactions would be, as he almost got her dumbfounded witnessing him defend Fiona from Jaxon and Remi with his then little powers.

In school Logan wasn't so surprised seeing Aira's eyes fixed all over him, he knew she needed answers to how he grew from being a weak mage to a strong mage.

She never took her eyes off him, all through they stay in school, to the point he kept bumping into her. Wait is she stalking me right now? Logan thought to himself.

Aira swore she was going to get to the root of it, she promised herself she would never rest until she found out where those strength came from.

She believes he had something under his covers and determined in finding out what that is, cause to her she believes powers of magic doesn’t grow in just a twinkle of an eye.

"Hey" She said, as she finally walked up to him for confrontation. "What makes you think you are strong now?" She asked but Logan pretended not to be the one she was actually speaking to.

"Off-course you know I am talking to you Logan, what makes you think you can challenge powers now?"

Logan looked at her and smiled. "Because I have them now Aira"