I wake up with a weird feeling on the top of my body. I yawn and look at someone sleeping on my stomach.

...

Why the hell is Luke sleeping on the top of me?!

“Gu-gu-ga-ga!”

...

What the hell is going on? Why is Jack sucking on his thumb?!

XXXXXX

“Good morning!” Carly and the girls are sitting downstairs where I arrive. The inn seems to be brimming with costumers.

“Look at how messy you are Danny boi!” The innkeeper, Grandma Laurie says.

I sigh, “That’s how I always look when I wake up.” I say as I sit along with the girls.

“Pfft!”

The girls seem to be laughing, “What’s wrong?” I ask.

“Sorry Sir Dan, but your hair’s funny.” Izumi says as she chuckles.

I turn on my phone to look at myself.

Why the hell do I have an afro?!

XXXXXX

“So, what are we planning to do today?” Carly asks.

“Carly, I want you to train Luke, Izumi and Horrell with their physical body. I believe I can leave them to you.” I say.

Carly nods, “Understood, what about my shitty brother and this girl?” Carly points towards Elena.

“Those two, I am going to give them magic training.” I smirk.

“I see...” Carly says with a smile.

“So I will leave my shitty brother to you.” Carly says as she gets up.

“Alright, Izumi, Horrell, get that Luke guy and come with me.” Carly says as she moves out of the inn.

XXXXXX

“So Mister Handsome, what kind of magic are we going to use today?” Elena asks.

I smirk, “The special kind.” I say with a smile as I hear, “WAHHHH! I WANNA SLEEP! WANNA SLEEP! I WANNA SLEEP!”

Carly is dragging Luke out of the Inn...

*Yawn*

“I heard you are training me with some magic shit, teach.” Jack says as he arrives downstairs.

I smirk, “Yeah.”

XXXXXX

I, Elena and Jack are walking, “Carly and the others will be helping people rebuild this town. They will train their physical body.”

I stop at an empty ground, the same empty ground that the old man used to bring me to. “We will be training your magical capabilities.” I say with a smirk.

Both Elena and Jack look at each other, “Jack, I told you to do 100 push-ups every day in your training paper but you didn’t and that’s why you will be doing 1000 pushups today.” I say with an evil smirk.

“HUH?!!!”

“Elena on the other hand, you are going awaken it.”

Elena’s eyes widen and she backs off. She seems to be scared.

I sigh, “You are one of them aren’t you, the cursed ones, just like Horrell.” I say.

“WHAT?!” Jack seems to be surprised.

“How did you know...?” Elena asks me.

“I am a teacher, I have sources.” I say to Elena with a smile.

To be honest, all I did was ask that Ulric about her before coming here. He gave me every bit of info he had on Elena. I wanted to be sure that she isn’t some sorta spy or something but even if I trust Carly, I can’t trust Jack, I don’t even know much about him. Ulric gave me files on him too but I didn’t have time to read it.

I sit down on the ground, “Jack begin your pushups and Elena, awaken IT.” I say.

“Seriously...”

Jack begins his pushups, “Your training is the same as that shitty old man...Freaking hell...What am I expecting both of you are master and student.” Jack seems to be mumbling.

“I don’t want to do it...What if I someone?!” Elena says as she holds her chest tightly.

“It’s okay, I am here so no one’s gonna get hurt.” I say with a smile.

“Sir Dan...I...”

“Just activate it, I promise everything will be fine.” I say with a smile.

“I can’t do it...It’s too much of a burden...It’s a curse-“

“JUST DO IT WILL YA?!” Jack says as he continues to do more push-ups and interrupts Elena.

“Huh?”

“That’s your teach you know, he knows what he is doing...” Jack says.

I smile.

XXXXXX

What am I saying? Why am I siding with this teach? I know cursed children are death wish but...There seems to be a calming aura around the teach which makes me comfortable even around the cursed ones.

XXXXXX

“Cursed one or not, you are still more human than those scums who left this town in shambles and that’s what’s important.” Jack says as he continues to do more pushups.

I smile, “Good job Jack, I agree with what he says. I will protect you no matter what happens. After all, you are my student.” I say with a smile.

Elena nods, “Please...Forgive me, Sir Dan...” Elena says with a concerned face.

Elena slowly begins to transform into something monstrous and Dan looks at it with a smirk.

“Oye! Oye! Oye! Oye! You didn’t say that this was the thing you were speaking of...” Jack says.

“Continue your pushups.” Dan says with a smirk as he looks at Elena.

“Time to train!”

XXXXXX

In the town,

Carly and the others are working hard to restore the town.

“COME ON LUKE WORK ON!” Carly orders as she picks up two huge planks.

“Thank you, Carly.” A vegetable vendor says to Carly.

Carly smiles, “It’s my pleasure, Miss Sandy.” Carly says as she begins to build the door that was broken at the vegetable shop.

“She is a hard worker, isn’t she?” Izumi asks Horrell as she is trying to fit the board of a saloon.

Horrell nods, “She surely is and it’s not like she is forcefully doing it, she is enjoying it.” Horrell says as she is measuring a plank.

“Luke can I get the saw?” Horrell asks Luke.

“Sure!” Luke says as he passes the saw.

HALF A DAY LATER,

“I think that’s enough for today.” Carly says with a smile, “You guys worked well.” Carly appreciates everyone who seems to be exhausted.

“The city is rebuilding and if those god damn bastards show up again, I will kill them with my own hands.” Carly says as she looks at the city.

XXXXXX

I make my way to the town, “Wow, You guys really have made some good renovations to the town.” I say with as I enter the town.

Carly and the others look at us, “Sir Dan...”

Elena looks away and Jack seems to be totally out of energy.

“Why the hell are your clothes all torn?” Carly asks.

Suddenly, Carly’s eyes widen, she runs towards me, “Your bleeding!” Carly says as her eyes widen again. She runs behind me to see five claw marks on my back which seem to be bleeding.

“Dan, just what the hell were you fighting?” Carly asks with her eyes widen.

“Don’t worry, I am fine.” I say with a smile.

“Sir Dan, is everything okay? Did you fight those bastards all alone?!” Luke asks.

“No, no, that’s not it!” I say with a nervous smile.

“I did it to him...” Elena suddenly steps into the conversation.

“I have a confession to make...” Elena says with a nervous face.

“What is it, Elena?” Izumi asks.

“Just like Horrell, I am a cursed child as well...” Elena says with a sad face.

There was a brief silence.

Carly sighs, “That Dan is an idiot!”

“Huh?”

“Cursed child? That’s just a myth. I mean Sir Dan has proven it, hasn’t he?” Luke says with a smile.

“That’s right, there is no such thing as a cursed child. If it’s your mistake that Sir Dan has gotten injured than it’s not a big deal. I mean its Sir Dan, he isn’t going to die.” Izumi says with a smile.

I think so I should die right now...

“Come with me...I will heal you...” Horrell says as she goes inside the inn.

I smile, “I guess I will go and get healed...” I say with a nervous smile and begin making my way to the inn.

“Dan!” Carly calls Dan out.

“This Elena kid, what kinda power does she have?’ Carly asks me.

“You will see it for yourself when the time comes.” I say with a smile as I enter the inn.

XXXXXX

Horrell is healing me inside my room, “You are an idiot...Just how many times am I supposed to heal you?” Horrell asks.

“I am sorry...” I say.

“Huh?!”

“I mean, it must be frustrating to heal me over and over again...” I say with a smile.

“I didn’t say that!” Horrell says as she gets all flustered.

“It’s just that...You make me worry whenever you get hurt...” Horrell says as she looks to be all red.

“I will try and not get hurt if you say so...” I say as I smile.

Horrell smiles, “Understood...”

“THEY ARE COMING! AN ARMY! IT’S COMING THIS WAY!!!!”

We hear someone screaming outside.

“EVERYONE GET INSIDE YOUR HOUSES!”

It seems to be Carly, it seems Groloph who was scouting the city saw an army coming.

I get back up and put on a t-shirt and my black jacket instead of blue which got torn this time around.

“Let’s go, Horrell!” I say.

“UNDERSTOOD!” Horrell says as she follows me.

XXXXXX

I stand with Carly, Elena, Izumi, Luke, Mayor Green, Horrell and Jack in front of the street that is used to enter the city.

Several men are arriving.

One of them is the King himself, King Fracia. King Fracia comes in front of us on his mount.

“King Fracia...”

What does the King want with the city? Is he here to destroy the city or some other motive...? Only time will tell...