Charlize updated Master Uruk and Miss Bria by return. As they discussed the matter for some minutes, Kendric felt tired and longed for his comfy pillow. His eyes were rolling in the back of his skull, at least it felt that way.

'Well done master Origins. Go to bed now.' Master Uruk said while he let Kendric out.

Kendric waved at Charlize and walked as a zombie to his dorm, thankful to Master Uruk for sending him off. At the dorm he went straight for the showers.

Sandstorm shower it is.

'Kendric? Brother?'

Kendric heard Zuberi softly calling out his name, as if he wanted to share a secret. Kendric stepped out the shower as soon as the Sandstorm program had ended and gestured Zuberi to speak, not surely what to expact.

'Ok, so I have to say this you.' Zuberi whispered.

Kendric squeezed his face together in an attempt to understand him since his whispering was so soft that it was nearly impossible to hear what Zuberi was saying.

'So when you were gone. We had class with Master Batuo and Yrsa, well...'

'Yrsa what exactly Zuberi? Tell me!' Said Kendric impatiently.

'Well, no wait. Let me start at the beginning,' and Kendric sighed at Zuberi, 'so Miss Bria told us that at the end of this week they had organised a new years ball.'

'Wait, what? When is it New years eve?' Asked Kendric in shock of how time has passed him by.

'At the end of this week! Meaning this Friday. But anyway, so Yrsa. We were in Master Batuo's class and you never know what happened.' And Zuberi was signing with his eyes to the left.

Kendric looked at the direction where Zuberi was signing at and there he was.

No he didn't. No he didn't!?!?!?!

'Uhuh, yes brother. Maynard asked her to go the the ball with him after Zasha refused him like stone cold, right into his face.' Chuckled Zuberi.

'Well???'

'Well what?

'What did she say?'

'Oh uhm I don't know.'

Kendric's face got red hot.

How can he not know? How?

For a few minutes ago he longed for his bed and now all he could think about was idiotic Maynard snapping away his girl. He stared at the ceiling, counted sheep while hoping that would do the trick to fell a sleep. He felt so tired but the frustration got the better of him.

After a long night, a rollercoaster of emotions and a headache, Kendric followed the boys to the messhall for breakfast. At the table he had a hard time keeping his eyes open.

'Kendric?'

Kendric turned around and Yrsa and Cahya came up behind him, trying to get his attention.

'Did you here about the New years eve Ball?' They both asked in unison and Kendric nodded.

An awkward silence fell at the table. Kendric was way to tired to mindread anyone and he uncomfortably signed Marcellus and Zuberi to help him out by pulling up his shoulders, while widing his eyes multiple times.

'Uhm Cahya, do you already have a date?' Zuberi asked while he grinned at Kenji.

'No, not yet.' She said shyly while she tried to avoid eye contact with Kenji. The guys gave Kenji a push against his shoulder.

'Oh right, uhm, yeah, uhm... Cahya... Will you do me the honor of going to the Ball with me?' And Kenji got up while he asked her out as his date.

They were all impressed how quickly he recovered from being 100% shy and emberassed, into the perfect gentleman. Cahya said yes and the girls at the table behind them had to giggle. Now Yrsa stared at the ceiling from the left to the right and back again. The boys signed at Kendric with their eyes but he didn't show any sign he was going to take action.

'Uhm Yrsa, how about you?' Marcellus asked while signing again at Kendric.

'Well, uhm, where is Maynard?' She asked in an awkward way, as if she wanted to share something, only under the condition that he wasn't there.

'He is still sleeping.' Zuberi said.

'Well uhm, I said no to Maynard last night.'

Kendric didn't dare to turn around and avoided eye contact at all cost. The awkward silence fell back in place and Zuberi kicked against Kendric's leg underneath the table.

'Ouch!', he yelled but he got the message and he got up, turned around to face Yrsa, 'Yrsa, would you go to the Ball with me?'

'It took you long enough!' Yrsa snapped and she walked back to the girls table.

'Was that a yes?' Kendric asked confused to the boys but no one knew exactly what just happened. He actually didn't care, he was way to tired for all this girl drama.

Stupid Ball!

Apperently Marcellus had asked Harlow as his date immediatly when they arrived at Master Batuo's classroom. Zuberi had his eyes on Zasha.

'I thought you hated her?'

'I don't brother, but yeah she annoyes me. But my eyes don't deceive me, she is a beauty and she intrigues me.'

They all laughed but Zuberi was blood serious. Kendric wasn't feeling it though. New year was a special time. Normally he would be with uncle Jerry, it was really their day where they had their own rituals developed over the years. First they sit and talk and drink some while eating all the delicious food that his aunt had made. Uncle Jerry would continue with beer and soon after they would hit the karaoke machine and sang their hearts out. In the evening they would watch the fireworks show but not before counting down from ten to 1 as loud as they could. His mom always stucked her fingers in her ears when they screamed like that while jumping up and down on the couch like it was a trampoline. He didn't want to miss out on that, certainly not this year. Uncle Jerry was with the family, but no one remembers him. He would be alone and missing him, without anyone to talk to. Kendric got up and left the messhall without a word. Deep in thoughts he wandered through the hallways, bummed out about New years eve and that stupid Ball.

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'Kendric?'

He looked up and Yrsa stood right in front of him. Apperently he had walked in circles.

'So, if you don't want to go out with me. You can just say so, you know?' Yrsa said insecure.

'It's not that Yrsa. Ofcourse I want you as my date. It's just that...', and Kendric stared out of the window, 'New years eve I have my own traditions with my family and I just miss them.'

'We all do. Normally on New years eve, we have bin working all day for our huskies to keep them safe. Not that there is much fireworks in our place but still. So we try to keep them calm and comfortable all day. In the evening we are always with our dogs and we cheers in the dogshed. I hug them all which takes like forever you know? I would give anything to be with them.' Yrsa said while she wiped away a tear.

Kendric didn't know what to say. Ofcourse they all missed their families and some their pets like Yrsa. He didn't thought that far along and felt stupid for it.

'Shall we just make the best of it?' He asked while he put up a frugal smile and Yrsa agreed.

The colourlines appeared through the hallways and the Didgeridoo was played again, filling the Hallway with its low tones. Yrsa and Kendric said their goodbyes for now as they both walked into different directions.

Strange, why is our colourline going to the messhall?

As Kendric entered the Messhall, his colourclass stood in front of Master Uruk and...

Oh no what is she doing here?

Reluctantly, Kendric approached the others and joined the group. They all faced the ground and apperently no one dared to watch her straight in the eyes. But Kendric didn't had any problem with facing her and as he looked at her, she grinned. Not trying to hide it either.

'So today Narua Niginna is going to teach you how to fight.'

Awesome!

Kendric sighed and rolled his eyes. Zuberi gave him a poke but Kendric couldn't care less. He wasn't trying to hide his so called "enthusiasm". Narua looked furious at him, but that didn't hurt him either. He wanted to sleep, his bed was all he cared about.

Could this day be over please?

Master Uruk now looked at him with his one eyebrow almost flying of his forehead while raising it and he cleared his throat at him.

'So I leave you here and promise me you will give it your all.' And he looked serious at them as if there was a hidden message in his remark.

'Yes, be sure to give your best because we will.' And the Negatives appeared out of nothing as soon as she said it.

'So what did you learn?', she asked them but they all remained quiet, 'really? Nothing?'

'I can do Kung Fu.' Kenji noted while not being sure if this was the answer she was looking for.

'I mean with your powers young fool!' She snapped at Kenji who felt deeply emberassed now.

Kendric and Maynard had to chuckle but Narua gave her the "I kill you with my eyes" look. Again, a whole room filled with awkward silence.

Twice within one day, this is promissing.

And Kendric stepped forward: 'let me guess. You will show us and need a volunteer. Well, here I am.'

The Negatives lauged out loud and one tall guy pushed him back in line. Kendric was shooting fire out of his eyes at the guy who walked back to the group and Narua quickly made some waving movements with her arms to desolve the fireballs into smoke right before they would hit the clueless guy in his back who turned around now and yelled at Kendric with fury.

'Yes! That's what I was talking about!' Narua said enthousiastic while she walked up to Kendric.

Kendric was a bit shocked about his temper and how soon this had escalated. Luckily he didn't kill the dude, he thought, not that he was thankful for Narua's quick thinking.

'I know Master Ryka and Master Batuo and their teachings very well. You are learning from them for months now, so you should know how to tap in to your powers and I don't mean by accident or triggered by any upsadding emotion. So show me what you got!' She yelled.

They all showed her their development and she walked pass them one by one without saying a word. Marcellus projected his remote viewing on a screen with help of his little flying UFO. He showed them the constellation Gâr and zoomed in on multiple planets. Maynard disappeared and reappeared behind her and then behind all the Negative members one by one as quick as he could. Kenji concentrated, did his breathing exercises and lifted every table in the room a few meters up. He then let them fly around in circles and softly got them back on the ground again. Cahya stepped out of her body and astral projected. She flew around through the messhall and stepped back in her lifeless body although Kendric wondered who else could see her. Candace clapped her hands together and flew up like a genie and landed softly on her feet again. Gemma took out a knive and asked for Narua's hand which she offered without a shadow of a doubt. Gemma made a deep cut into the palm of her hand and then waved with her hands over the cut. They all stared at the bleeding cut in Narua's hand which was regenerating now. You could see the cells of her skin flying forward, covering the whole cut. It was extraordinary to witness it.

It was Zasha's turn and she let a bear of fire appear which growled loudly through the messhall. She conjured an eagle from fire which flew by so near to their faces that they could feel the heat burning their skin and they all ducked away. Lada, the girl from Bora Bora took an object from the table that someone left there and began to read it's history. Kendric couldn't see what it was, it looked like a bracelet, but Lada could tell exactly when and where it was made, by whom, why and how it became a present from a madly in love man for his fiancé. It was impressive how well she had developed in her psychometry power.

'That leaves you Zuberi.' She said with an ice cold voice but Zuberi refused.

Kendric didn't understand why though. Zuberi learned a lot since the day they arrived and recieved their powers. His divination power even helped them out multiple times and he had found more acceptance for his power over time, so what exactly was the problem? And apperently Narua Niginna wondered the same thing while she asked him why he refused roght down to the man.

'I reserve my power for my own, as it is my right to do so and not for you to know nor see.' And Zuberi left the messhall.

Narua was flabbergasted as they all were how abruptly Zuberi had left the building and just refused her right in her face while reciting his rights. Narua scraped her troat and told her guys that they all had to pick one student to train with. But Kendric didn't want to train, he wanted to follow Zuberi and ask him what the hell was going on. But a tall guy got before him right when he wanted to follow Zuberi, telling him he would be his teacher for now and train with him while Narua walked out of the messhall. She probably would fill in Master Uruk, or follow Zuberi or anything. Kendric wondered how that confrontation would be, when he suddenly was hit by a ball of light.

'What the...'

The tall guy had this stupid smirk on his face which was partially covered by his sleek lock and Kendric made two large fireballs in his hands and threw them to the guy who ducked away and let the fireballs flew right into the wall where a painting got hit and got up in flames. Everyone turned around and stared at the painting but not Kendric, he had a set of new fireballs glowing in his hands. The tall guy, made two whirlwinds and send them to Kendric which pulled the fireballs out of his hands and he could see them circling in both whirlwinds. The guy lowered down them down.

'You've not trained your other powers.' He said while he walked to the painting and said something in a strange language, it didn't sound human, it sounded Anunnaki. The painting renewed itself as if it had never happened.

'You're strong with your pyrokineses but weak with your other gifts. For someone who caries the knowledge of the source, you have little to none skills. And yes I do know how the focus here lays on breathing exercises which is the basic skill with what you need to unlock everything else. But I can also tell that you haven't done anything to connect to the source to guide you. How stupid you must be, to have the source on speeddial and not to call on it.' And the tall guy was firmly holding his attention by looking him straight in the eyes.

'I don't know how.' Kendric admitted. He actually couldn't care what he would think of him, he just told him the truth.

'Yes, I can tell. Follow me. The rest, continue!'