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CHAPTER 160. NAP .
Zachary let out a short, sharp laugh."Gee, thanks. That explains everything." He snarked, eyes rolling. Honeslty speaking to him was useless.He turned to face the front again, staring at the back of the black pickup that was towing him. The truck was maybe twenty feet ahead, its tailgate down, its tires kicking up small clouds of dust. The tow line connecting them was thick and metal, and it clinked softly whenever they hit a bump.'Maybe if I can talk to the driver,' he thought. 'Maybe he'll be more helpful than Marcus.'The driver's window was up and the glass was tinted so dark that Zachary couldn't see inside at all. He could feel the driver's energy, though. It was a steady, controlled burn, like a banked fire waiting for fuel. Another Obsidian-born. Another unknown. Another variable in an equation that was already too complicated.He thought about calling out, about yelling through the gap between the cars, about trying to get the driver's attention. But what would that acc
CHAPTER 159. THE JOURNEY
Without his say so, his eyes drifted to the side mirror.Marcus Zhao was there now, his black pickup having shifted from behind to beside him at some point while Zachary had been climbing down the living ladder. He hadn't even noticed the movement. One moment the truck had been tailing him, the next it was matching his pace, its driver's side window rolled down, Marcus's profile sharp against the grey interior. The man's presence was a warning.But how did he know? Zachary was innocuous about his channeling, so how did-'SERPENT BLOODLINE,' Zachary honeslty felt like breaking something as the pieces clicked into place. That particular bloodline limit were capable of sensory abilities and stealth with the talent to go unnoticed to their enemies until it was too late. It was no wonder the man had managed to sneak into an heavily guarded event so easily.Marcus could tell he was channeling. But even if he had sensory abilities, Zachary knew for a fact that his control was impeccable
CHAPTER 158. ENERGY.
Zachary followed the line of her arm down to his own stomach. He stared at the place where her palm met his skin, expecting to see... nothing. Just flesh. Just the ordinary, boring business of being alive.But then he saw it.His own Obsidian core.It was there, tucked beneath his ribs, pulsing in time with his heartbeat. It looked like hers, sort of, the same dark galaxy shimmer, the same crushed-crystal glitter but where her core was smooth and refined, almost polished around the edges, his was... rough. Unformed. Like a lump of clay that someone had only just started to shape.Compared to Master Yien's core, which Zachary had glimpsed during training once and had never forgotten, a perfect sphere, so smooth it looked fake, Seraphina's still needed work. And compared to hers, his wasn't even a proper shape at all. It was more of an impression. A suggestion. Like the universe had sketched out where his core should be and then gotten distracted.'No wonder I can't channel worth a da
CHAPTER 157. TOGETHER.
Seraphina's expression shifted. Her eyelids drooped, and her eyes went flat with exasperation."And you still can't channel?" she asked, her voice flat.He shrugged. "Seeing it and moving it are different things. I can see the river, but that doesn't mean I know how to swim."At that she almost laughed. He saw it in the way her lips twitched, the way her chest rose and fell with a breath that wanted to be a chuckle."No," she said, shaking her head. "Everyone cannot see Obsidian energy. Only those with the Energy Sight can. It's a gift, Zachary. A rare one. One that normally is passed down through the Paravous bloodline for generations but typically skips a few generations."She leaned closer, close enough that he could see the tiny lines at the corners of her eyes, the slight unevenness in her lower lip."The fact that you have it confirms that you really are my master's heir. You're a descendant of the Dragon Bloodline. The Sight is in your blood."She paused."But if you can use y
CHAPTER 156. THE SIGHT
"Damnit!"Zachary threw his hands up and let them fall hard against his thighs. The smack echoed off the grey walls, sharp and final."I can't do this anymore, Ms. Knowles! I've been at these basic drills for weeks now, and nothing is working! Nothing!"He pushed himself to his feet and started pacing, his bare feet slapping against the cold floor."Look, I get it. I need to condition my body. I need to strengthen my channels. Fine. But I already have the knowledge in my head! I understand it for a matter of fact! So why am I wasting my time on the simple stuff when I could be doing something that actually matters?"Seraphina stood with her arms crossed, watching him pace. Her expression was calm, but her eyes followed his every movement."Because knowing and doing are not the same thing," she said."Then tell me how they're different! Explain it to me!" He stopped in front of her, hands spread wide. "Because from where I'm standing, it feels like you're just making me run in circle
CHAPTER 155. BODY AND MIND.
"Which is more important?"........ "The body or the mind?”Zachary had not known the answer then. He had sat in silence, his mouth slightly open, his brow furrowed, waiting for Yien to provide it. He had been so accustomed to being given answers, to being told what to think and how to feel, that the idea of finding his own way had felt almost foreign.'Just tell me,' he had thought. 'Stop asking questions and just tell me what I need to know.'But Yien never told. He guided. He suggested. He nudged. But he never simply handed over the answers."They exist to compliment each other," Yien said, answering his own question, his lips quirking slightly. "The body and the mind are not enemies, not rivals for control. They are partners in the strange, difficult work of being alive. In some cases, one tends to have a greater influence on the other. Fear in the body creates panic in the mind. Doubt in the mind creates tension in the body. They speak to each other constantly, in whispers and s
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