'Master Ryka? Could you help me focus more? I can't really put any speed in my flames. What am I doing wrong?'

'Zasha, it's not your focus. The speed limitation of your pyrokineses is because you're overthinking it. You're telling yourself that you want more speed in your flames and so you're pushing. But that will get you nowhere. Don't focus on the beginning, focus at your target. After that you need to observe your target closely. How fast it moves, how much it moves. Which way does it go? Left, right, straight ahead? Anticipate and than calculate. Like math.' Master Ryka explained.

Zasha stared at the moving target which was a robot. She calculated the movements of the robot in her head and then she fired the flames right at him. At highspeed it collided with the robot and struck him down. Zasha jumped high in the air from exitement and cheered. Master Ryka nodd his head with a stern face.

'So Kendric, how is your progress going?'

Kendric looked at him anxiously.

Which progress is he talking about? I haven't made any progress, I haven't even bin focussing nor meditating. We put so much energy in our B.O.T. that there just wasn't that much time. Well maybe there was time if I hadn't played so much on that holobox in our dorm with the guys. But well, we need to relax to right?

Master Ryka looked at him still with his stern face on.

'So, you think you need to relax like 3 hours every evening playing videogames? There wasn't -let me see- like 1 hour every evening to train your powers, to meditate, to get in contact with your guides, to go to the library and read up on things? You think because of the source who had gifted you with the knowledge that everything will come naturally? You can't be that stupid or naive. Maybe the source was wrong in thinking that you would be the perfect chosen one?' And Master Ryka stormed off to stand in the middle of the jungle, next to the fire.

'It doesn't take a genius to see that you are all tired, don't sleep much, hadn't done your homework assignments and only played on the holobox. None of you made any progress the last two weeks. Such a big dissapointment. I can't teach you if you don't do the work. Since you all didn't do anything, I send you to Master Batuo now. Let him fix this mess.' And Master Ryka stormed through the jungle out of the classroom.

They looked at eachother unsure what to do next.

'So stupid!' Zuberi said while kicking into the dirt ground.

'But hey, at least we had fun right?' Maynard said while he laughed out loud.

'How inappropriate! You do realise that he just refused to teach us right?' Kenji noted while looking furious at Maynard.

'Yeah so? I could use a break. We can play on the holobox some more before we get summoned by Master Batuo.' And Maynard gave a wink to the guys.

'Crazy fool!', Kendric said while laughing, 'anyway, I have to feed Axel so be right back.'

Kendric gave Axel a little worm and Axel swallowed the worm slowly. The worm slid in and out of his mouth and it kept repeating itself. Watching Axel eat was like watching a ruminating cow.

'I believe I'm in trouble Axel. I haven't bin practising lately. I don't have my priorities straight. Or maybe I lost focus because of B.O.T. or maybe I just have to much fun. Whatever...' and Kendric stared at Axel who was still busy with swallowing the worm.

'Do you think I have to much fun? Well anyway, I have to practise. Maybe meditate. I honestly have no clue where to focus on. Untill now I just went wherever fate took me. I've met so many new people and even extraterrestrials. I mean, my guides, Charlize, grandma, J.P. so many things have bin going on. But I guess the last couple of weeks were slow. I feel well rested, not rushed like the first months here at this freaky place. Is it really that bad that we have some fun together? I mean, life can't be all about doom and terror right?'

Axel had finally finished his worm and looked Kendric straight in the eyes.

'Yes, I knew you would understand me. I mean, can't we have a break for once? You see? I knew you would be on my side, right little friend?' And Kendric stroked him over his back.

'I have to go now, but I will come back soon. I promise. Maybe we can go outside this afternoon? You would like that, don't you?'

Kendric rushed himself to the messhall to meet up on the group. Before he arrived at the golden messhall he ran into Master Uruk.

'In a hurry Master Origins?' He asked but Kendric was caught off guard by the sudden appearance of Master Uruk.

'I'm afraid you have to skip your lunch. We have much to do.' And Master Uruk walked to his office and gestured for Kendric to come along. He created an opening through the smokescreen and let Kendric in. With his lizard staff he let the pillows reappear to sit on.

'Master Ryka gave me an update. I have to say, I am dissapointed in you. I expact greatness, not stupidity. Although I understand you all long for some fun, ofcourse I do! But I don't have to explain to you that a war is coming right?'

Kendric didn't dare to look Master Uruk in the eyes. The sound in his voice was frightening enough. He stumbled on a few words. Not even words actually. More an uhm-uh-uhm-uh mumbling.

'Spare me the stuttering. You know as well as I do that you can't talk your way out of this and that there is nothing to gain with it. What will we buy with an apology?'

'Nothing sir.'

'That's right! You're planning to stutter when you're face to face with Mes-Sanuri as well?' And Master Uruk pulled one eyebrow up.

'Ok, I believe you got the message. Your friends are having the same sermon from Miss Bria right now in the messhall and believe me, you prefer mine since she will not spare any of your friends. But let's get to the point. I see you haven't bin in contact with the source. The connection has lingered, sort of speak. Get back in contact.'

'Right now?'

'Yes, or do you want to play on the holobox some more?'

'No sir, I will do it.' Said Kendric ashamed of himself for his lax behavior over the past few weeks.

He crossed his legs while he sat on the pillow and closed his eyes. He began with the breathing exercises and tried to ground himself. Master Uruk placed his lizard staff on Kendric's forehead and as soon as he did Kendric found himself in that peaceful place again filled with love and pure energy. He floated forward to a waterfall and went through the water. While he stood behind the water that was falling down quickly he saw a big orb floathing in a cave. He slowly came nearer to the orb and he felt a weird energy floating through his whole body.

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What is this? Is this the source? Yes it is, I can feel you. Like when Master Uruk is picking my brain, but why do you... wait, are you communicating with me?

The orb floated in front of Kendric and he felt him getting in deeper. Afraid for what was to come since the last time the source touched him it didn't went so great. But this time was different. Like the source unleashed something in him. Kendric didn't exactly know what it was doing to him but it felt great. He felt powerful, allknowing, like he could take on the whole world, heck the whole universe!

Then the orb floated back into the cave and dissapeared. Kendric opened up his eyes.

'Don't let this get to your head. The source, well there are no words to exactly describe what it is and how mighty it can be. But it just allowed you to feel a little bit of it's power.'

'But why?'

'To let you know that it's power is within you ofcourse. I'll advise you strongly to be more in touch with yourself and the source to establish a stronger connection. Do realise how extraordinary it is to be the chosen one, selected by the source. To be able to feel only a fragment of it's power, it's exclusive, reserved for a select few. You would be wise to cherish it and especially act on it!' And with those last words he let Kendric out of his office.

Kendric went to the messhall where everyone sat down quietly. The atmosphere was filled with many piled up emotions. Kendric could feel all the vibrations coming of everyone in the messhall. Fear, doubt, shame, regret...

'You've arrived Kendric, good. Since you've bin dealt with by Master Uruk, I don't have to repeat myself. But imagine my dissapointment when Master Ryka told me all of this, all of this, I mean, seriously? ALL OF THIS!' Miss Bria looked furious and Kendric realised he certainly was lucky that Master Uruk handled him. Miss Bria's fury was not to mess around with.

'You can continue with your classes and Kendric, after Master Batuo's class, come see me.'

On their way to Master Batuo's sacred temple/monistry whatever class, Kendric wondered what he could do while meditating. He still had no idea what he wanted to achieve during meditation. It always seemed like everyone had a goal before going in and he was lost all the time. He realised he never had a plan, always winging it. Being impulsive all his life, he didn't know how to change that.

'What are you thinking about?' Zuberi asked.

'What do you think about if you go in?' And Kendric stood still while the other students passed them by.

'I don't know, I just sit and most of the time I try to focus on my father. I call upon him, but without any succes.'

'What do you mean, you call upon your father?' But while Kendric asked Zuberi this question, he realised this could only mean one thing. Zuberi's father had passed away...

Zuberi stared at the ground.

'I am sorry brother, about your father.'

'You know, it happened all so suddenly. I wished he could see me now, he would be very proud of me being a truthseeker and best friends with the chosen one.' And he winked at Kendric.

Nice best friend I am, not even knowing that his father died. When did I ever ask any of my friends anything personal? I have bin focusing way to much on myself. It's a wonder they even want to hang out with me. Since when did I became so selfabsorbed? Wouldn't that be Maynard? What the heck happened to me?

'So summoning your father doesn't work during meditation. Have you ever used your divination power?'

But Zuberi shook his head with the familiar fear in his eyes if you mentioned his power.

'Oh come on Zuberi, you have got to have faith in your power by now. You did awesome things with it.'

'Yes, but not using it to summon the dead. That's like voodoo.'

Master Batuo floated cross-legged in the air. He didn't even seem to realise that all the students walked in. No one dared to say anything, afraid they would scare him and he would drop out of the sky. But Master Batuo came down slowly and landed safely on his feet.

'Ah yes, welcome back. So I have given you assignments, to hack eachothers meditation. Yes, a great assignment. How did it go? Did you all succeed?' And he watched them stuttering.

'So apperently you haven't followed my instructions, no you haven't. You didn't do the assignment, none of you trained. NONE OF YOU! This is, well this is just, unbelievable. How do you think you will acclompish things in life without self discipline? Your complete lack of it, unbelievable. No self discipline, lazy. Lazy it is!'

Yet again, another teacher's fury and they were all to blame. Ashamed they listened to Master Batuo's rampage on them, who went on and on about it. Repeating himself over and over again.

'Well, sit down, cross your legs, go deep and hack your partners meditation session!' He ordered.

No one had even the slightest clue how to accomplish that but they all followed his order and went into meditation. Kendric deeply inhaled a few times and found himself floating back in space again, staring down to earth. The globe was spinning out of control, then it stopped and it pinpointed some little island near Australia and underneath Indonesia. He flew down like superman and set foot on the island. It was a beautiful bounty island with little villages, children playing outside on the streets. He looked around and daw a familiar face walking at the beach.

'Cahya! Cahya!' He yelled.

Cahya turned around and looked suprised at Kendric.

'What are you doing here Kendric? We're not meditation partners.' She noted.

'I don't know. I had to focus and it let me to this island. What are you doing here? Did you create this place, like a safe haven?'

'No, this is my hometown. My island on Maluku. It's called Tanimbar, the spice Islands underneath Indonesia. Although we are close to Australia.'

'So we are in Asia?'

'Well actually, if you go back in our history, you will find out that we are from Melanesia.'

That explained Cahya's beautiful features in her face. She didn't look Asian at all, more indigenous. With high cheekbones and her body was build so petit. Everything was so tiny about her, right up to her perfect thin and small fingers.

'This is Tumbur, a village on the Tabimbar Island. I was born and raised here. The children you see playing around, some are my cousins. Look there, it's my little sister with her best friend.'

'Don't they see us?'

'Nah, our bodies aren't here. It's like watching them live on a television.' And Cahya continued strolling the beach.

'It' beautiful here Cahya, truly amazing! So peaceful, like far away from the world as we know it in the West.'

'Well, it's a total different lifestyle also. Life isn't as complicated here as it is in your countries. But you are born on an island as well aren't you?'

'Yes, but although it is small as in way different than living in a big city. We still have the stress from bills to pay etcetera. Just the unhealthy materialistic way of living. Somehow I think, on your island, it is less materialistic.'

'It is, allthough many crave the same consumer society as you have. They mistakenly think that it is better that way. That happyness comes with money and the things you own.'

Kendric smiled and shook his head.

'How do we wake people up Cahya? It starts early on, from a young age. Consume life...'

'I know, but with knowledge comes wisdom. Share the knowledge and just hope it will open their eyes.'

'I love it here. I could live here!'

Cahya smiled. 'Maybe one day, you will.'

Kendric opened his eyes and looked at Cahya who was sitting in the back. She had awoken to and smiled at him.

'Well done, yes well done Kendric and Cahya! That's how it's done. You see class? Visit eachother, yes visit and learn from eachother! Now do your assignments, exercise. Next time I want to see how you've learned from eachother and yes next time I will. Won't I?' Master Batuo asked with a questioning face.

Everyone nodded although no one besides Kendric had accomplished hacking eachothers meditation session.

'How did you do it?' Kenji asked Kendric while they walked to the messhall for dinner.

'So I float into open space, look down on earth. From there on, it pinpointed apperently Cahya's hometown. I flew down like superman and BAM!!! Hacked it!' Kendric told them proud.

'I will so imagine this the next time!' Marcellus said enthousiastic.