Storm's friends stared at him in disbelief, their minds racing with questions. "Where did you hear about the Power Orb?" Erika asked, her voice laced with skepticism.Storm's mind raced as he concocted a lie. "I overheard some people talking about it when I was heading home," he said, trying to sound casual. "They mentioned that they were searching for the Power Orb."The group exchanged confused glances. "But why were you looking it up in the school library?" Lyra asked, her brow furrowed.Storm's lie grew thicker. "They said that the Orb was hidden somewhere in the school, and they wanted to use it to gain power." He paused, trying to appear nervous. "I was nearly caught eavesdropping, so I had to run away. That's why I came to the library to learn more about it."His friends looked at each other, seemingly convinced by Storm's tale. "Wow, that's crazy," Erika said, her eyes wide with excitement. "Do you think they're still looking for it?"Storm shrugged, trying to appear nonchalan
“What should we do now?” Keith asked, his eyes widening. He was terrified but he didn’t want the others to see.“Well, it’s not like we can tell Mr. Bradley,” Kave pointed out, reasoning that it wasn’t a good idea as Storm had suspected him on several occasions.“Say something, Storm!” Tana shrieked. She had been scared upon hearing about the orb and how powerful it was.She couldn’t understand why they were all so calm and why Storm looked unbothered.“Look, Tana, you’re not the only one scared so quit acting like a baby!” Lucy yelled, having had enough of Tana’s tantrums.She had been quiet, patiently thinking but Tana was making everyone worried, just like she always does.“What?” She turned sharply to glance at her sister. “What did you just say? A baby?”The others, even though they didn’t say anything, they were equally fed up with Tana. She seemed to be freaked out about everything.“Look! Guys! Let’s just calm down!” Storm yelled in a bid to calm them all. He knew that Tana wa
“You all want to go after the orb? Seriously?” Storm couldn’t hide his disappointment. He was really disappointed at them and their behavior.He had expected them to not think about going after the orb, but instead going far away from it. But what he was hearing was very disappointing. They all wanted the orb and although it was for a good cause, the orb was too dangerous and powerful. It had the ability to turn the hearts of men and other creatures alike. No matter how they thought they could resist it, the orb was way too powerful and they would end up being possessed by it.“Don’t worry bro. We now know if it’s powers, we’ll be very careful and you know us, we’re the good guys,” Kave said and the others, except Xavier and Tana nodded in agreement.Tana was scared and Xavier was uncertain. If the orb was as powerful as Storm had said it was, then even Storm being the system bearer might not be able to withstand the orb’s power.“Yea, Storm. You know us. We’ll be able to control it
As the group stood before Lilliana, they shared a moment of profound understanding. Storm's words had struck a chord, and they realized that the Power Orb was indeed a treasure worthy of protection. The fact that Storm, an ordinary student, had stumbled upon the information was a testament to his luck and determination.With a newfound sense of purpose, they turned to Lilliana and nodded in unison. "We're ready to take the training seriously, Professor," Erika said, her voice firm and resolute.Lilliana's eyes gleamed with approval. "Excellent! I knew you had potential. Let us get started."Storm, however, was taken aback. He had exhausted all avenues to dissuade them from this path, and now they were more determined than ever, he felt like he was losing control, and his mind raced with ways to undermine their resolve.As the training commenced, Storm participated reluctantly, his heart not fully invested in the exercises. He couldn't shake off the feeling that he was being pulled in
Storm was walking sluggishly back home that night, the weight of his friend’s decision still tormenting him.He had unwillingly agreed to let them find the orb and even join them in searching for it, even though it was something he didn’t want.He was thinking of a way to ensure that they never found it, but his friends were smart and it would only be a matter of time before they found it out.“System bearer.”Storm halted in his tracks immediately, realizing whose voice it was. It was the voice of the person he dreaded the most. After that day when they had spoke, he kept thinking of a way to get rid of him quietly as he couldn’t find him.He turned around after a while, feeling the magebreaker behind him.“Magebreaker,” he swallowed hard, trying to mask his nervousness from the creature. He was afraid of it, but he didn’t want him to know.“How’s your search going? Any leads?” He studied the boy. He could smell his fear and he inwardly laughed. Although, he had to give it to him, h
When Storm joined the others that morning, he had bags under his eyes and they looked at him with concern.They had all come out for the training and seeing Storm’s face, Tana was about to suggest that he goes back to his room to get some more sleep as he didn’t look good at all. The dark circles were too visible and it looked as though he hadn’t slept in weeks.“What happened to you?” Lucy asked with concern and Kave burst out laughing.“Dude! You look like you just jumped out of a lost battle! What happened?” He asked, earning a glare from Storm.“I couldn’t sleep,” he muttered loud enough to hear. He knew that they were going to question him and had thought of what to say to them.The only thing that he could think of saying to them was that he couldn’t sleep. It wasn’t as though he had lied, but it also wasn’t the entire truth.“You couldn’t sleep?” Keith questioned, his voice laced with disbelief upon hearing the statement from Storm.Both he and Keith burst out laughing. They we
Lillian glanced at Storm. The others had noticed her when she joined them, but he seemed to be thinking about something and she figured that it was related to the strange creature that was in the academy which she was still unable to detect.“Care to tell us what it is that is taking your mind from wanting to train with us?”He smiled and shook his head. He was tired and would rather not train, but he had no choice as he would have to give a tangible excuse as to why he was absent from training. He was even more pained with the fact that despite his late night, he couldn’t find the Orb.“And why do you look like you didn’t sleep last night. What were you up doing?” Lillian questioned, glaring at him suspiciously. She could see that he was hiding something.There was just something about him that she couldn’t read and she knew immediately that it was because he was with the starve creature, that was why she couldn’t even see anything.She grabbed his arms quickly and stared into his ey
The others were talking about the orb and how difficult it had been to find the orb, but Storm wasn’t listening, his mind was somewhere else.He kept thinking about the orb and where it could possibly be. He kept glancing around the library, wondering where it could’ve been hidden at in the room.No matter how hard he thought about it, he just couldn’t figure it out. He knew that it was because of the dangers of the orb that it was this hidden and a pant of guilt hit him as he thought of the fact that he was going to have to bring such evil out.The others didn’t notice that Storm wasn’t listening, it was when Kave told a joke and the others laughed that Lucy’s eyes went towards him and she saw that he seemed to be thinking about something. She wanted to forget about it in the meantime and ask him later, but then, Kave’s eyes followed her and he saw as well that Storm wasn’t even with them anymore.“Hey bro. Are you okay?” He asked, making Storm break his reverie and glance at him.He