28 That doesn'st sound so good

Riana got up from her knees and approached Leo as she followed his voice. Her eyes sparkled as the bright golden colour of his Qi got reflected by her eyes before being absorbed by the barrier.

"You seven are not supposed to be possible." Riana said in a very slow voice as she continued to stare at Leo.

"You yourself said I am dumb, professor. So, can you please explain what you mean?" Erina was hopping around after noticing that the Qi threads in her body changed their position every time she moved.

'The golden Qi and the thickness of your threads. They are not supposed to be possible.' Riana thought to herself as she diverted her gaze towards Erina who was hopping like a kangaroo all around the area inside the barrier, while occasionally bumping into it.

"I need to discuss something with an old friend of mine and my father before giving you any clarity."

"But the solution to your problem is pretty easy. You guys have to meditate a lot and try to control the amount of Qi you use. Usually, other students wouldn't exactly need to control their Qi this much. But your case is different."

"So we are special! We got special powers?!" Sai interrupted Riana with excitement only to be hit by Riana on the head.

"You need to learn some manners first. Don't talk when I am talking."

"But you aren't denying what I said. Hehe." Sai grinned at Riana but thanks to the barrier, Riana didn't see his grin otherwise another hit to his head would have been inevitable.

"I don't know. With the amount of Qi flowing through you, you seven are more like bombs than a normal elementor."

"So, you are saying that we might lose control and self destruct sending ourselves to kingdom bye-bye." Reeva presented her thoughts in an attempt to clarify herself.

"Yes. Exactly. You will pop like an overinflated balloon."

"'Gulp', that doesn't sound so good. Hahaha." Erina laughed awkwardly as she gulped down imagining herself blast like a balloon.

"You seven will be granted a special position due to your condition. I will talk to my dad later about this."

"Special Position! You mean we are going to be trained in an elite way or something like that!?"

"No, you are hereby banned from using your Qi until I say so. You seven are placed in the research group which doesn't use much of their own Qi but uses Qi batteries. I will notify the other professors that you are not allowed to use your Qi's."

"No! Please don't do that to me...I mean us." Sai fell to the ground ready to cry while the other six looked at him like a piece of trash.

"He's lost complete track of our goal." Leo said slowly to which the other five nodded while Riana ignored what Leo said.

"I am going to train you seven how to control your Qi every day in the morning except Sundays. You won't be in the research class for long. As soon as I classify you safe, you will be shifted to another section."

"See yourself to your dorms, I have some errands to run. And I am warning you seven, do not use your Qi." Riana released the barrier finally letting the seven see daylight. The seven blocked the sunlight trying to adjust their eyes to the sudden illumination and by that time Riana disappeared.

"You heard her. No Qi, unless you wanna get blasted to the netherworld. We will meet back at the canteen during dinner. Okay?" Leo looked at the other five for confirmation while Sai was still on the ground.

"Clint, grab that trash. Let's go back." Leo pointed towards Sai as he led the group back towards the dorms.

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"You should learn to knock. I heard there was an explosion. Were anyone hurt?" Edward said nonchalantly looking out of his window with his hands on his back.

"None. I believe you have an explanation for those seven." Riana said as she appeared out of thin air.

"They told me their origin. But surely they are hiding something. I can tell you what they told me, but I am afraid I can't tell you anything else." Edward didn't move from his position as he continued staring out the window.

"I doubt that 'The Wiseman', you, have no idea about their origins. Why not share it, father?" Riana approached Edward slowly as she glared at him.

"There are always reasons, my daughter. Always."

"Alright then, just tell me their story." Riana sighed in discontent as she stood on the spot.

Edward turned back and sat down on his char by the window as he signalled Erina to sit down. Erina wasn't surprised hearing the origins of the seven but only had new doubts in her mind.

"Something doesn't add up dad." Riana squinted her eyes as she looked at her dad.

"Yes. As the Wiseman, I am sure that I have covered most of our planet in my journey. But I have never encountered such a kingdom with no Qi."

"I am sure Lord Liam knows that too. Lord Liam isn't an idiot, so why did he believe the words of that seven teens even after knowing it all?" Riana was starting to lose her cool as she dropped thoughts.

"That man is a dark horse. Don't try to judge his motives through basic common sense. It is better if you don't try to figure out his motives otherwise, you will only have more headaches."

"Alright then, I need to visit someone. I will be on my way now." Riana disappeared into thin air as she said those words.

"I wonder how much he will tell you." A smile appeared on Edward's face as he went back near the window gazing at a busy academy.

"It's rare to see you visiting me. What's the occasion?" A man observing the busy academy just as Edward, tilted his head to his right as he saw Riana.

"Not an occasion exactly. I just had some doubts, Orion senpai." Riana looked straight at Orion, the Paladin, the protector of the academy as she walked towards him.