CHAPTER 3

       I was wondering if Jesse knew anything about the 'the one' prophecy. I couldn't keep this question to myself and finally asked "hey, why do these people regard the prophecy with utmost respect and curiosity? Is it that important?". Jesse answered seriously "It's very important. The future of Algeshia depends on it" Jesse continued "'The one' is so powerful that he or she could destroy the entire Algeshia. The prophecy states that the 'the one' will either destroy Algeshia with Ifrux or will seal Ifrux and his Demon and Monster's army forever with the eternal blood seal, the most powerful seal in the entire universe. Not even the three heavenly sisters Only Lord Krios and his few trusted followers know how to use the eternal blood seal. Unfortunately, most of his followers died in the third war of Algeshians. The ones who survived the war escaped from Algeshia and are now nowhere to be seen.... Probably dead by now"

       I still had a doubt. I asked, “Wait... If no one alive knows how to use the seal, then how will ‘the one’ know how to use it?” Jesse thought for the while and said, “That’s a good question. But I, or anyone else in Algeshia doesn’t know the answer to this question.” I didn’t want to train right now, so to drag this conversation, I asked, “So, whom do the people consider ‘the one’?” “Well, some people consider me to be the one, some people consider Aria, that girl who just teased you, and a few people consider Lora, but as far as I know, her strength is quite limited. And the rest of the people think that he or she hasn’t arrived yet.” He didn’t mention my name. I don’t know why, it hurt me a little. I swept it off and asked, “Who do you think it is?” He answered “I think it you.... maybe” My heart skipped a beat. “Really?” “Yeah. Your novern powers are still unknown. So who knows how powerful you might be. And even though your physical strength might be a little weak, your brain level is really high .You are intelligent and with the combination of brain and novern powers, you could be stronger than most of us here”.

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         Listening to his words, my will power increased and I decided to train hard and increase my strength. I said, “Come on, let’s not waste time and train”. “Okay then. Come on”. Jesse picked up another sabre for him and moved towards the ground. We entered the training ground and started to warm up. Half of my energy was finished during the warm up itself. After that, Jesse began to teach me the basics. “Catch the sword only with your right hand or left. This is a SABRE. You can’t catch it with both hands. Now, keep your left hand a bit more higher and now, STRIKE!... again!” I kept striking again and again till one hour. I was getting hang of it now. Soon, Jesse taught me some more moves. After practicing for a few hours and taking endless breaks, Jesse told me to have a simple practice duel with him. “Remember, Keep your elbows bent and close to your body, and Balance, keep your body balanced so you can strike or parry without being hit. Okay?” I nodded in response. The duel started. I thought that I was fully prepared but Jesse was striking against me continuously. People who were seeing this fight were trying to hide their laugh.

       Apparently, this level of striking was soft according to them. Some people who were weak saw this as an opportunity to distract their dueling partners with my duel and attack them from behind. I couldn’t take the strikes anymore and fell to the ground. Seeing this, the other people started laughing aloud. I saw a blonde girl who was laughing most loudly. Aria. I went red with anger seeing her. I couldn’t bear this embarrassment. I ran up to my room and cried and cried until I slept.

Author’s note: Sorry for this chapter being so short. Had to attend to some issues. Have a nice day c: