The dark guardian

C24

"I see that everyone is ready ," agreed the old man. Walking forward.

He stood facing the door activating it by means of a spell. The ground began to shake, the door changing colors frequently. Certain pieces of the wall fell little by little, the place seemed that it would fall soon and we had to cross it. 

"What's going on here?" We all held hands surprised at what was happening.

—don't worry, I'm just reactivating this door since it hadn't been used for thousands of years—the old man stretched out his hands, transferring a kind of energy that could be seen with the naked eye, he couldn't believe that an old body still had a lot of energy to to do that. 

The door began to take on another appearance until at last the flashing light emanating from it ceased. Now it had two statues on its sides, on one side there was an angel and on the other a kind of demon, it was quite gloomy, it gave an appearance that where we were going was a very dangerous place. 

—First of all I want you to master a technique as easy as any other you know. I need you to concentrate your energy in this way—he placed his feet together, his body was upright, his hands were placed in a bow, he closed his eyes and began to raise his power creating a kind of barrier at his side, a barrier of energy . It was golden in color.- This will be your protection when you go through the door, as well as when you entered the room and felt your energy weaken, to the dimension where you are going I bet there is a barrier that will weaken you much more than this, but by means of this protective shield the energy will be conserved. Do you think you can do it? - He observed us one by one. 

—come on, I'll try—Kai said, standing in front—you say I should adopt the same position you did, old man? —he made a movement. 

"That's right," he agreed and then sat down to see how the lesson would go. 

Kai placed himself with the same steps that the old man had done, he began to raise his power so that out of nowhere the protective shield surrounding his body began to be created — I did it ! —You could tell how animated he was. 

—Wait a minute—the old man got up, approaching Kai.—The boy did quite well, but do you notice something?—I touch the protective shield.—If you can notice the light that this protective shield emits is not strong, that is, it is not strong enough to repel the effect of that dimension—in an instant he grabbed his hand and hit the protective shield destroying it into thousands of fragments—this is what would happen if they go through it with this weakness, their bodies would be exposed so they would die quickly. Once again I will show you.— The old man took the same position, he began to raise his power, forming the protective shield again—come on, boy—he pointed at me—use your sword against me . 

-Than? are you sure you want to do that? Sounds crazy old man —I shook my head.— I don't want to do something that you later regret, I have a power that could end your life right now and you are the only solution we have until now. 

—Come on, don't be afraid, if I'm asking you it's because I'm sure of what I'm doing, now draw your sword and give me one of your best attacks—he sounded so determined to receive my attack. 

—if you say so…—I unsheathed my sword—I hope you're ready—I began to run quickly in his direction with my sword pointed at his head, for a moment I debated whether to continue or not, but an order was an order. The most surprising thing was that my sword did not manage to scratch him, my attack had been stopped by only the shield that he had formed. 

"Have you noticed how strong my protective shield is?" Likewise, I want you to concentrate and achieve it—the shield disintegrated.— It is strange that you have come here and cannot master a technique as simple as it is, until you master it you will be able to pass that door.

"Perhaps Lakai overlooked that little detail," Lord whispered, but I could hear him.

"I'll try," Mike said very determined. He began with the ritual, little by little his shield was formed from his feet forming in the air to surround his head, his shield looked solid—do you mean this? —he presumed —it was as simple as taking candy from a child .

—Bravo—the old man applauded, apparently this boy has a lot of concentrated energy and knows how to use it, how about you go, little one?— He pointed to Astrid—since we came here you have been very quiet and if you are here it is because some power hidden you must have. 

"Okay," she looked how nervous she was. "I 'll do my best, I was pretty nervous and I understand her, she wasn't used to these things. " 

—quiet Astrid—take her hands gently—I know you can do it, you're strong and brave. I trust you like you always trust me . Remember that we will be together all this time—it sounded pretty cheesy when I told her those things, but it was the truth, I needed her to trust herself . 

Immediately Astrid placed herself in the position of the old man, she closed her eyes and from her came a strong concentration of energy, her power increased little by little that the room where she was began to shake, a gust of wind hit us. We were all surprised at what was happening. Astrid, she had amazing power. The shield was created around him, this one was even bigger than the one the old man had made. 

—something like that?— Astrid smiled, raising her hands in the form of peace—point in Astrid's favour.—she jumped like a happy girl who had done it perfectly. 

—Incredible, this is... incredible !— the old man looked surprised—I hope that all the power you have, miss, you always use it for good—he advised her. 

—it's my turn—I took a step forward, I was sure this would be a piece of cake for me—stand aside, lest I hurt you when I raise my power.—I began to raise my power little by little the place began to flinch the same way Astrid had, but the strange thing is that it only raised my power without creating the protective shield around me. "What the hell is going on old man?" assumes my power is great enough to create that stupid shield. 

—I think you're not concentrating enough, James.— the old man stood up—remember the basic principle of every warrior. The most powerful weapon is not your sword, it is your mind, if you manage to concentrate on that you will see that everything will be much easier for you. 

—Look at this then—I continued to increase my power more, I could see that a certain part of the ground was rising, my power was impressive—What the hell? —still nothing was formed, stopping increasing my power—can you explain to me what is passing?—I approached the old man. 

—You are just not concentrating enough, you are blinded believing that the more power you have, the easier it is to create it, but it is not like that, the power resides in the mind and then in your body, if you do not connect your mind with your power so You will only be like a ship without direction, that is the basic principle of every young fighter—he smiled at me—now go and do not be discouraged, we learn from mistakes. 

The hours passed, my body was tired of trying the same thing so many times without getting results, it was the most frustrating thing that had happened to me so far, sometimes I felt encouraged by the things I had achieved, but in other circumstances I also felt bad since everyone made it and I was still here like a complete idiot. 

—James trusted you, I know you will achieve it as you have achieved many things all this time—Astrid had approached me , took my hands and took them to her chest—I believed in yourself—she had those bright eyes that always I looked at her, she helped me get ahead—you said that we would be together and we would overcome any kind of obstacle, so this is nothing compared to what you can achieve if you put your mind to it—I liked this girl more and more, so much so that the physique changed a background. 

I closed my eyes and began to hear a voice inside me that echoed in my head, a voice that no doubt felt some kind of encouragement to continue. 

"James, it's me, can you hear me?" I am your conscience, who has been with you in your worst moments. Remember very well the reason why you are here, remember your mission well. There is a soul to rescue and only you can do it, now just let all that power flow, do not be afraid of anything, the courage that has accompanied you all this time has been achieved by you alone. go ahead! 

My face was expressionless, this time I was determined to make it. My strength increased immeasurably. I fisted my hands and just let everything flow, I felt like an aura was around me in the form of a tornado. 

LORD

Demons! James's power is increasing more and more, but there is something strange about him , I could analyze that the color of his eyes was changing, apparently the demon inside him was trying to get out, I was worried once again that he could not dominate it and that here it would cause damage and could even attack any of us. 

—old man, something must be done before his inner demon takes over him—the place was starting to shatter due to the amount of power that James' body was releasing—if we don't control it from now on, it will destroy this place together with us , please do something that can stop it—I asked for your help when I saw that it was too big. 

—binding spell !— The old man moved towards James, used two fingers by inserting them into his side, making a small opening, a large amount of power came out of there, it was black. Little by little James came controlling himself until he regained his consciousness. So he had created the protective shield around himself. 

—I did it—you could tell how happy he was, but the strange thing was that he acted as if he didn't know anything about what had happened, could it be that his conscience sleeps when that demon takes hold of him? 

"What did you just do with him ?" I whispered to the old man as you approached me. "How could you control his power?" If he was in an uncontrollable state.

—If you mean the small incision I made on his side, I only did it to release a little of that energy contained in his body, he still hasn't mastered it perfectly so that if he didn't, his body would explode trying to contain everything that power and if you also noticed the color of that power is different from the common power, it was black because it is a fused power, you remember that his body has two halves right? This is just his demonic side. —Very good guys—he brought us together—I think everything is ready, all of you can master the technique and can pass through the door successfully. I wish you the best of luck.” He raised his thumb in approval.