Chapter 13 - 13: A Visit

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After escaping from Clark's clutches, Grey ran as fast as possible back home while boosting himself with his wind magic making him run faster and better while also avoiding unwanted people. He kept on running while sometimes using the wind spell he learnt from Clark to propel him forward. Contrary to what people would think about constantly using spells thinking it would drain their core quickly, Grey's core was already expanded beyond the average mage's core so he could use the skill repeatedly than before. Finally! After a few minutes of running, Grey was now in front of his shabby house that was looking as if it was on the verge of collapsing. Entering in, he could perceive a sweet aroma in the house making him aware that his mom was around and she was preparing dinner. "Mom! I'm back." Grey called out and his mom was seen walking out with a worn out apron tied around her body. "Grey! Where were you?" Clara asked. "I went to train." He replied. "Train? Train for what?" Clara asked coming over. "Trying to see if I can unlock my magic powers." Grey replied. "Honey, you know that you don't have an affinity, so why are you stressing yourself?" Clara said while patting him on his shoulder. "I know mom, but I just feel like if I practiced more, I might be able to get something." Grey said contorting his face in a way to make it look somber. Grey hadn't told his mom that he had unlocked his magical powers and he also met the first ever mage who told him that he had five affinities making him stronger than the average mage. Clara sighed as she had given up trying to talk some sense into Grey and she was about to head into the kitchen when Grey stopped her. "Mom! I got something for you." He said and then he removed something from his worn out pant's pocket bringing out a small pouch. Clara looked at her son weirdly wondering what was in the pouch when Grey jiggled it making her eyes glow. "Is that what I think it is?" She asked as she inched quickly towards Grey and took the pouch jiggling it herself and even opening it up to confirm. "Yup, it's money." Grey smiled. "Silver coins? Where did you get them from?" Clara asked as she finally snapped back to reality. "I earned it mum." Grey replied. "How the hell did you earn 12 silver coins Grey?" Clara questioned. Grey took in a deep breath and decided to narrate to his mom the same lie he told the shop vendor. After a minute of lying, Grey sat down. "I see, so you came across a dead beast when you went training. And then carving the skin out, you went to sell it and brought home these." Clara summarized. "Yes." Grey replied. Clara heaved a sigh of relief as she had been worried that her son was doing something dangerous to earn this much amount of money. But hearing his tales, she was finally relieved as she went into the kitchen to continue preparing the dinner. 'pheeew! Thank goodness she got convinced.' Grey thought in relief. 'I could see the smile on her face when I gave her that pouch. It has been long I saw that genuine smile. If I want to keep seeing that smile, I better man up and try support the house like dad did. I can't let her take all the household responsibilities on her shoulder, I need to help her and for that, I need a job or something so I can earn money for her. But where the hell do I start from?' He thought confused as he paced around the small living room. Then he just tiredly walked back to his room thinking of what to do and where to start from. 'That will have to wait now, for now, let me practice my the fire magic spells I learnt from the library.' Grey thought as he stood in front of his room's door. Pushing the loose knob, he walked inside his room and then he was blinded by a huge flash of white light. After a few seconds, he slowly opened his eyes as he didn't feel any pain or something. Looking around, he could see that he was still in his room and not somewhere else. "For a second there, I thought the first mage was about to take me away like he did that day in the forest." Grey said with a chuckle when a noise interrupted him. Another white light appeared in the room. But this time, it wasn't huge and blinding although it was bright to the extent Grey had to shield his eyes with his hand, the white light was still mini compared to the other time. "What the hell is going on? Am I about to be attacked?" Grey thought as he started swirling his mana around his body while activating his fire magic around his hands ready for anything. Finally he could see again and the white light that stood in the middle of his room slowly receded to show a single man standing in the room with his flowing white gown and his long white beard with long white hair that was flowing as if being blown by the wind although there wasn't any. Seeing the man, Grey just sighed as he cancelled his fire magic and finally relaxed. "Oh! It's you." He said nonchalantly. Sёarᴄh the NôvelFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "What?" The man said. "I remember the other day when you found who I was, you were practically grovelling at my feet and now, you are acting nonchalantly?" Grey sighed and walked towards the man that stood in the room and looked him in the eyeball then his next actions surprised the man. "Oh please pardon me great mage!" Grey said as he bowed down slowly. "You can rise." The mage said. The man in the room was the first mage that had revealed to Grey that he had magical affinities. "What brings you here?" Grey asked as he sat down on his bed while the first mage clicked his fingers and a white throne like chair appeared in front of Grey's bed. Then sitting down, the first mage decided to talk to Grey. "I won't beat around the bush because I don't have a lot of time right here so I will get straight to the point. Grey, I have been watching you for the past two days since you unlocked your potentials." The mage said then Grey quickly wrapped his hands around his body. "You silly boy, I do not watch you when you are bathing or stuffs like that!" The mage shouted and finally Grey relaxed. With a sigh and a shake of his head, the mage continued. "How did a silly human like you got these amazing powers? Anyway, we have been watching you and I have to say, I'm impressed by what I see especially when you fought that level 3 beast with only wind magic. That was truly impressive and I can see you growing strong in the nearest future but it isn't enough. So I'm here to tell you to grow stronger quickly because they are starting to make their moves." The mage said. "Making their moves? Who are those?" Grey asked with a raised brow. "The otherworlders." The mage said.

Chapter 13 - 13: A Visit

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