Chapter 16

Chapter 16

So terrifying.

So amazing.

I am clenching my teeth so hard they feel like they are about to break. Goosebumps are all over my body.

I feel cold.

I am shaking.

It ́s hard to even think and [Focus] is only thing stopping me from running away.

Really, amazing.

How does it work? How did she get the skill? Is she using mana? How many emotions can she affect? How many people can she affect? Is it a level 1 skill? If yes, how strong can it get? And probably the most important question, can I use her to survive? Also, can she use it on monsters?

Did she use it only on me during the fight, or on the goblins as well?

Did she use it on the goblins to make them attack me instead of Hadwin and Damon, leaving three of them to deal only with the wolf and one goblin?

Maybe?

“Interesting...” I whisper, and I mean it. The feelings I'm experiencing at the moment feel so real. It's not hard to imagine how dangerous she will be if she gets time to develop her skills.

She could slowly manipulate someone instead of using raw power like she is now, her target wouldn't even have to realize it.

“DO. NOT. DARE.” she hisses through her teeth.

How scary.

“I will fucking kill you if you dare to touch her!”

“Good.”

“...”

“Think about it this way. For me, my mind is the same as for you is your sister.”

“...”Witness the debut of this chapter, unveiled through Ñôv€l--B1n.

“I hope you understand what I mean.”

“I... will kill you..."

I interrupt her, “I think we might have started in the wrong way,” I let her lean onto me, and we start walking towards our camp. Well, I am almost pulling her as she resists a lot.

Let's risk it.

Sure, I almost died because of her, but I am alive. In future her skill can become amazingly useful. Hell, it's super useful even now.

I pause and terrifying though flashes through my mind.

Is she manipulating me now?

Did I switch from killing her to using her because of her mind manipulation?

I will have to think about it later.

I know I am playing with fire, but I think I can now recognize when she is trying to manipulate my feelings, and her usefulness can outweigh all the risks.

Obviously, in a perfect world, I wouldn't have to be worried about all of that.

Now I will have to become stronger faster than she is. That way, she won't be able to control me.

I believe I can do it.

I trust in my decisions and my skill.

I trust in myself.

Just like that.

How?

How are they that weak?

Should I bother staying with them?

"Nat..."

I might be better on my own.

"Nat."

I am stronger than all of them.

"Nathaniel."

Should I even waste my time by helping them to develop? It might be better to invest all of that time into myself.

I feel someone touching my shoulder, and I feel as if I woke up.

What happened?

I notice my palm bleeding from my fingernails digging into it as I did squeeze my fist hard.

Oh.

Seems like Sophie isn't the only one shaken.

I glance at the blonde girl holding my shoulder. She is and always was taller than me, even though she is younger.

Her steel gray eyes are calm, and for a moment, we just look at each other.

She smells of cigarettes.

Focus on breathing.

I let out a little bit of mana and feel myself entering [Focus]. Just a little bit.

One heartbeat.

My heart pushes mana through my veins. It is flowing in the same pathway as my blood, just slightly faster.

Two heartbeats.

All unused mana is circulating back to my heart and then is sent back to my body.

Three.

Tension slowly escapes my body.

Four.

Slow and deep breath in. Yes, good.

Five.

I exit [Focus], and I feel as if the haze covering my mind and eyes disappeared.

"Can you hear me now?"

I nod.

"Good, let me help you with your wound."

She pulls me towards the bus, and I follow her without words.

My head hurts.