Scene 6 - A Secret to death

In a flash, three days had passed and both Vince and Rune made major improvements by increasing the purity of the elements contained within their magic cores.

They each learned a total of six spell of their respective elements and were even able to form a fourth core. In those three days both attempted to use the branded magic gifted to them by the old gods, only to find out that their level of power was simply too low to invoke even the slightest bit of their acquired magic.

The siblings exited the domes they had been in around the same time, and were greeted with the sight of their teacher Master Mo and senior apprentice sister Marley. Master Mo’s eyes gleamed with a profound light, causing his tattooed lunar eyes to seem more enchanting.

With a small smile Master Mo gave them a little nod, “Humph, good job my disciples. You did well for your first closed door training session. To even reach fourth stage core formation.... how do you two feel?”

Vince stepped forward and clasped his hands as he bowed towards his master, “I feel much stronger master, but still feel that I have a long way to go! But how are our siblings? We've been gone for three days so they must have worried.”

Rune nodded, having wondered about the same thing. Master Mo chuckled softly before responding, “Haha, as expected of my disciples! Remember that feeling, the road of enlightenment is long and full of hardships. You never know when you'll come across someone stronger than you so never get arrogant! Now go and rest, your brothers and sisters are waiting for you. Marley will lead the way, and we'll resume training tomorrow so don't even think about slacking off!”

The two reunited with their siblings in time to eat dinner, and were able to relax until it was time to sleep.

Rune and Vince slept side by side in a single bed, as they normally do. The rest of their siblings were asleep, but Rune suddenly whispered, " Hey Vince, you awake?"

There was no response. It seemed Vince had already fallen asleep.

But Rune didn't seem to care if he was awake or not. All she wanted was to get her thoughts out, “I think I remember some of my past Vince... I saw an endless field of absolutely breathtaking water lotuses! And a boy surrounded by four adults. I couldn't see his face, but something told me that I need to kill him, even if I die in the process. Weird, right? Do you think... that as we grow stronger, I'll be able to find out who I am? ...Never mind. It's a silly thought and anyways I'm the happiest when I'm with all of you. Goodnight, Brother.”

Vince on the other hand, was wide awake with a pained expression plastered across his face. He didn't care that she wanted him to die, as it was something that he himself wanted. What pained him the most was that for all these years, he's been lying to her. She called her greatest enemy, the one that took everything from her, brother and even held his hand while sleeping so peacefully. Just the thought of her reaction when she finally found out the truth tore him up inside.

It was a long time before he could get any sleep that night.