Chapter 230 – A Warning Look
Alan froze immediately and he said to his father still feeling embarrassed : "I'm sorry you saw me in this state, it won't happen again."
Nolan smirked and wanted to tease his brother but his father gave him a warning look and said to Alan : "Everyone has the right to break down … When Nolan almost killed Kelan he refused to talk to him for months and he hid every time Kelan came just because he was ashamed of what he had done and was afraid of hurting him again."
Alan gave his brother a quick look, Nolan who had just been cut in his tracks, didn't seem to please that their father was revealing this kind of pass to him.
Yet, despite the reproachful look he gave to their father, Dilan continued as if he hadn't noticed anything : "It took me months of patience to get Nolan to accept that it wasn't his fault and that it wouldn't happen again if he could control this new energy."
Alan opened his eyes wide finally understanding what his father had just implied and he looked at them in turn as he said to his twin : "So you inherited this ability unique to our family is that it ?"
Nolan nodded and said : "It happened the day of my twentieth birthday … Our twentieth birthday and Kelan told me to stop sulking and that he missed you too."
Alan couldn't help but smile, he knew his twin's temperament well and indeed Kelan must have really pissed him off by saying that, which must have been the trigger for him to inherit this ability.
After all, this ability, unique to their family, allowed whoever inherited it to channel and transform all negative feelings he felt into a kind of energy that could be used to become much more powerful.
He then said to his father : "Kevin was right when he said you made the right decision … If it weren't for my banishment, Nolan might never have developed this ability and I would never have met Erik, my friends, or the new bearer of the Pentagram Mark…"
He stopped dead and said to them : "Axel and Kevin just got back, I told them to come to meet us here as I don't want to leave Erik alone."
He saw his father nod and he said to him with a sad smile : "If I had known, believe me I would never have accepted your banishment … Not for the fact that you met Erik and your friends, but I never wanted any of my children to develop this ability, let alone be the one to meet the new bearer of the Pentagram mark."
Alan found it hard to put himself in his father's shoes but he was very happy with his life, despite what had just happened he didn't regret anything, and he told him so to appease him a bit.
He then asked him before Axel and Kevin joined them : "And Kelan, how is he ?"
He saw his father frown and he felt Nolan tense up next to him, he looked at his twin sideways and even after all these years he could still detect the slightest change in him so he asked again : "What's going on with Kelan, is something wrong ?"
Just then Axel and Kevin arrived and they immediately sensed that something was wrong, but they took the time to greet Alan's father and brother and Kevin then asked him while looking at the wall : "Who did he try to kill ?"
Alan followed his eyes and fell on his partially destroyed wall and he said with a smile : "I warned my brother not to move but he just couldn't stay still."
Kevin smirked and then he asked him more seriously as he sat down with Axel on the other couch facing the three of them : "Did you manage to calm him down easily ?"
Alan just nodded and said : "He's asleep in our room and he seems fine … Kev, how long do you think he'll stay unconscious ?"
Before answering he asked Axel through their telepathic link why they all looked a little tense and Axel told him that apparently there was a problem with Alan's older brother but he didn't know what.
Kevin then replied to Alan : "Don't worry it shouldn't take long, you managed to stop him before the red in his aura reached a critical point, so there won't be any negative consequences on Erik, a good night's sleep should be enough to get him back on his feet."
Axel then asked him when he saw Alan breathe a sigh of relief : "And you, how are you feeling ?"
Alan felt really embarrassed about his behavior now that he was feeling better so he told them : "Guys, I'm sorry, I let you down…"
But Kevin cut him off immediately : "Don't be sorry, you have been amazing, you saved Erik when even with my Warrior Spirit skill I couldn't … I'm the one who's sorry and it won't happen again I promise.
I almost forgot my master's teachings about the danger of relying on visions alone, next time I'll listen more to my instincts."
Nolan then asked him confused : "What is the Warrior Spirit skill, aren't you a mage ? And what master are you talking, I thought Alan was your tutor …"
He still wanted to ask him about his visions but he felt he was beginning to be nosy, so he shut up and wait for someone to explain to him.
And Alan who was about to give his brother a quick explanation of what a Warrior Spirit was and what they were capable of stopped short when he saw Kevin raise his hand.
Kevin looked at Nolan and said : "I'm sorry, but there will be time later to explain to you everything, just know that I'm someone you can count on, your brother trusts me so try to do the same."
Nolan nodded his head, if this boy was indeed the bearer of the Pentagram Mark, he was his King so he didn't really have the right to ask questions anyway.
Kevin then turned to Dilan and asked him : "What's going on with Alan's older brother ? Is he in danger ?"
Dilan then asked him : "How do you know, did you hear us ?"
Kevin smirked and said : "I didn't but I'm married with a legendary wolf so he is the one who were listening to your conservation, he didn't mean to be nosy though, he was genuinely worried about Alan."
Dilan nodded he knew that Alan and Axel were as close as brothers so he asked Kevin because he really couldn't see him as a mage : "Are you really the bearer of the Pentagram Mark ? Because you act more like a fighter than a mage to me."