The dark guardian

C18

The day began and it was very strange to wake up without seeing Katsuro with his jokes in my room, I felt a great emptiness, after all I had gotten used to his company, but I had not forgotten what I had talked with Lakai either , but I had to going to college. I don't know how I was going to concentrate but I had to, in my mind there was only the idea that he was in danger, so much so that he could even be executed for what he had done. He still didn't understand the laws of that dimension.

I got up from the bed and went to the notebook where Katsuro had written , the page was just blank, as if they had never written on it. I suppose that when he left, the things he had left here would also disappear, but what they would not erase was the friendship that we had cultivated all this time.

—Good morning mom—I went down to the kitchen in search of something to eat.

"Good morning, James, is something wrong?" She approached taking my shoulder, mom was very observant as every mother knew her son perfectly.

"Why should something happen, mom?" I took out a carton of milk, shaking it a bit to make sure I still had it.

—I don't know son, your face looks a little sad—I take my chin, directing it to his face—James, I've known you since when you were in my womb. Do you think you can fool me?

—Seriously mom, I told you I have nothing, it's just been quite hectic days at the university—I poured the milk into the glass—the good thing is that soon I'll have vacations. By the way, where is dad and my sisters? They are scandalous and I don't listen to them.

—He was free today and wanted to go drop them off, but I hope your problems will end son—he hugged me, please always think of all of us here at home. We love you.

" Okay mom," I patted her back, it felt great that my mother cared about me , but I didn't want to be a burden to her either.

•

—As you will see here I have the final results of your tests that were applied last week, those who could not pass the course will be teaching summer classes, which means that those students who did not manage to pass will not have vacations. You know my methodology well, the tests we did had a percentage and in the end they were added, whoever has less than sixty points will have to take the summer course —said the teacher in front of the section going to his desk.— Mike, you have ninety-five points, Astrid, eighty-three, Harry, one hundred points, congratulations, Kai, ninety, James...—he observed under his glasses, shit, I'd have to take that course for sure—sixty—uf! I breathed a sigh of relief, I didn't care about the grade, the important thing is that I had passed the class.— Without further ado, you can leave.

I left the classroom heading to the cafeteria, I was a little hungry and my troops were grinding giving a very clear message.

"I congratulate you James, you were able to pass the class." Harry patted my shoulder with a little force.

"If that's your way of making fun of my grade I understand, I'm not smart like you " I put my lips in a single line

"I'm not making fun of you, James, I'm telling you the truth, but if I advise you to study more next time, I know you're smart, what 's wrong is that you're not diligent" he smiled and left.

Of course, if he had the hidden life that I have, I wouldn't be talking that way. I still feel weird believing that Katsuro will appear out of nowhere, but come on James, stop thinking crazy that won't happen.

—Hello James—they spoke behind my back, I turned my neck over my shoulder and saw that it was Astrid—How are you?— She bewitched me with her smile, she certainly made me totally stupid when she appeared.

—Well, I think so—scratch my never—how are you?

"I'm so glad, can we talk in a private place?" I wouldn't want people to listen to our talk—it was the first time he spoke to me like that, but if he did, it was for something important.

" Okay," he took my hand, leading me to a bench where there was a garden around us, everything was very pretty, there were even some little birds looking for food.

"You see, James, things have happened that I still don't have answers for, but I think you might. By the way, where is it ? Katsuro ?— He looked around in search of something.

"What did you just say?" I swallowed thickly, I didn't know how Astrid knew Katsuro , you seemed like it was something normal.

"Don't be scared James, I can also see spirits" he agreed smiling almost narrowing his eyes.

How long have you been seeing them?" I frowned , it seemed strange to me what was happening with her.

—Since you see that demon in that room, you were in armor and there was that other guy you called Katsuro , days later I had forgotten everything, but little by little the memories came until I managed to tie up all the ends. Also once a demon appeared in my room, putting me and Mell in danger , that day I also realized that not only do I have the ability to see spirits but I also have superpowers, I fought against it in a way that I had only seen it in science fiction movies.

"Are you saying you have powers to fight spirits?" I got up to see her face to face. It seemed that the spell Katsuro had used to erase his memory was no longer working.

—That's right, but tell me, where is your friend?— his eyes shone in an innocent way—I'd like to talk to him.

" Katsuro ..." I lowered my eyes quite sad knowing deep down what was happening with him .

—Yes ?— he took my chin—come on, tell me. I see you very sad, it is not good that you keep things to yourself, I think that this way the loads are lighter. You can trust me , I'll be with you through thick and thin too, James.

—They came for him , you see, he appeared in my life for a long time, I thought that only I could see the demons. In a fight that there was appreciation and he presented himself as a vigilante with the mission of guiding me to the underworld to establish order since many things are happening there, he also told me that I have a cursed seal, my soul is made up of half a wolf and half demon making me the only one with the power to achieve that, but as time went by I discovered certain things about myself , my power had increased and that night you saw me was just a transformation that I have. But what happened is that other vigilantes came for him since he was becoming more human than a scumbag, which is a serious sin for them, so much so that he will pay with his life .” I shook my head.

"You say they murdered him?" He put a hand to his mouth.

—not if I prevent it— I clenched my hands.

"And how are you going to save him?" I frown .

—I will have to go to the very underworld for him , even if I have to lose my life, but I will not allow him to die in vain. I still haven't fulfilled the mission he had said—I withdrew

•

—Here I am Lakai , punctual as you said—I got to the point where he had quoted me.

—Very good James, I'm glad you 're here, now we have to go to a place I've prepared for you—he took my hand transporting us to a different dimension, it was empty, it had no ground, it seemed that we were wandering in the universe.

Where are we?" I wanted to know as my body floated in the air.

—We are in a training room as I told you, to begin with you will adopt this position—I stand in a meditation position.

"Seriously, do you think I'll do that stupid thing?" Come on I came to fight not to meditate—renegade

— hey, you if you are very impatient, everything is in due time—he snapped his fingers and immediately the gravity had changed, it was very heavy and I couldn't even move a little.—come on, adopt this position — he could move easily.

-this cheap trick will not be able to with me Lakai -as I opposed heavier I felt

"Do you know what this is ?" He smiled . "It is a gravity that allows you to reach a state of relaxation as you try to oppose it, it will become heavier and heavier, but if you just start to relax you will see how it does not affect anything. Take a deep breath and let out everything that bothers you, this way you will know how to attack your opponent in a very delicate situation.

I started to do what Lakai said and indeed the gravity was lowering, I had never been in this state.

you are learning, now , adopt this position.— He placed himself in a meditation position.

I placed myself in the same position closed my eyes.

“Now I want you to focus on the oldest thought you've ever had in your life.

I searched through my oldest memories and saw myself as a child running in a garden, when they took advantage of my weakness, the older boys always beat me and I always promised myself that I would overcome all those obstacles, but because of my own fear I did not.

Now remember your last thought.

I kept looking inside myself and saw when Katsuro left, that face and that smile. Suddenly my thoughts disappeared, I could see a small candle that was there with a flame almost going out.

—if you see a flame in your thoughts let me tell you that is your soul, as you increase your power it will grow even more.

All the images of my friends, my family and all those people I had to protect went through my head. The flame kept growing bigger and bigger, so much so that it went from a candle to a huge bonfire. I opened my eyes and my body was alight in a hot and intense fire.

—Perfect James, what I expected from a boy as strong as you , now relax and the fire will cease. What I tried to do with you in this first step was for you to find your true self, leaving fears and insecurities aside. In extreme cases of battles you must be calm, brute force is not always the solution to our problems. That's why I asked you to look inside yourself, if you noticed something, the fire started, it was very small, that's how your soul was, lost and confused, but after you found yourself, you could see how that little flame grew so much, turning into a fire, what happened to you? Body. We're doing great." He raised his thumb in approval.

- now if we will go to the underworld? - I wanted to know

"You've just learned to control your anger, there's still a lot of evidence left" he snapped his fingers and we entered another dimension. It was dark and cold. Suddenly I felt an enormous attraction towards a wall, my body adhered to it as if it had a magnet , in front of me a pointed spear was positioned that would pierce my heart.

- As you can see that spear advances little by little, if you don't get out of the spell you have on your body let me tell you that everything we have been doing will be in vain and I will have to pick up your body. Luck—he complained with his arms crossed