JASON
I adjust my sitting position on the couch for comfort and face Isaac motioning him to go on with a nod once I was okay. He nods back and starts
"Just as you already know we are on Taslania which is a planet in another universe a few lightyears far from your earth. On this planet we have two types of people and each person's place is decided at birth. In this planet you are either a Channeler or a Dormant.
The Dorms as they are called are those born as normal humans with no connection to the crystals or channeling power at all. They constitute about three quarter of tge whole population on this planet which is a lot by the way" he says and I was a little surprised. Looking at how much power propel were using here you would think most of the people are channelers.
"As Dormants they go through the normal education as your people and come out to become bankers, lawyers and all those plain jobs your people do. We have a lot of people like them in this palace so you would be seeing them well" he says and I nod in acknowledgement
"The other set of people are channelers which are people who are born with the ability to channel and manipulate the energy in their environment through their connection to the crystals. When we are born as Taslanians we go through something called the choosing ceremony which decide whether we are channelers or not.
In this ceremony the channelers are chosen by a particular crystal color and that determines your elemental branch and your power level. This will ultimately decide what powers you will have and how much it is." He says and I scoff
"So you are saying a test determines how powerful you are" I ask and he nods "so what do you mean by elemental branch, crystal color and power level?" I ask bombarding him with multiple questions and he smiles
"I'll explain it all" he says and I nod for him to continue
"Now as channelers we have 7 different crystal colors and 4 elemental branches. The colors are orange, blue, green, silver-grey, purple, light-blue and red. The Silver-Grey determines the Air Channelers who have the power to manipulate the invisible energy of the environment, their powers vary from telekinesis to teleportation, invisibility, flight and even chronokinesis." He pauses to catch his breath before continuing
"the Blue determines the Water Channelers who have the power to manipulate the connecting energy in the environment. Their powers vary from telepathy to empathy, aurakinesis, astral projection, precognition and others. The Green determines the Earth Channelers who have the power to manipulate the creation energy of the environment. Their powers vary from creating things out of energy to biokinesis, shapeshifting, and plant manipulation.
The Orange determines the Fire Channelers who have the most dangerous power of all, the power to manipulate the destructive energy in the environment. Their powers vary from heat energy projection to fire energy projection, to energy absorption and release" he says and pauses to give me time to take it all in before continuing.
"These crystals are powerful in the right hands but not as much as the rare crystals. The Red determines the Dual-Element Channelers who have the power to manipulate two or more of the major elements listed before. They are not only powerful but also very dangerous people.
The Purple determines the Ion Channelers who have the power to manipulate the ionic, atomic and molecular energy in the environment. Their powers vary from telekinesis to teleportation, creation, atmokinesis, electrokinesis, molecular combustion and differentiation, invisibility and many others." He says and I look at his hand where his purple crystal was and smile at him
"rare element hun?" I ask and he nods blushing a little out of embarrassment. He continues immediately
"The final and rarest of all crystals. The Light-Blue determines the Frost Channelers who have the power to manipulate the cold and cryo energy in the environment. Their power vary from Cryokinesis to molecular manipulation and many others." He says and I smile at him before asking
"I have seen one of the light blue crystals somewhere before and I can't remember so I don't think it is that rare" I reply and he was shocked
"you must be joking, we only have four frost channelers in the whole of Taslania and the only one who stays at the palace and the most powerful of them is the princess" he says and I nod in recognition
"yeah that was where I saw it with SUAP" I reply and he was a little confused but I don't let it get in before throwing another question his way
"so how do I fit into this whole circle of power please and what makes me special" I ask and he grins like he has been waiting all day for this.
"You are the most special because you are not a channeler but a manipulator. You are the second Gold in our universe and the most powerful being we have seen in a while. Golds are not only blessed with the ability to channel any crystal around them but also have the ability to manipulate 4 or more crystals at once.
The first and only manipulator we have seen was the father of all things channeling, he was the one who found out about crystals and was the first to channel them and also trained his brother and others on how to use it before choosing ceremonies were created.
He was able to manipulate the 4 major elements which made him the most powerful being we have seen. He finally became the king of Taslania and other royals descend from him." He says and this made everything else he has been saying and even the attack on my life meaningful and worthwhile
"so he was the one you told me about in the grassland?" I ask and he nods before replying
"His name was Lord Mel Whoi and he was very powerful and the best king we have had. He made this world a better place to live and also gave us a place we can survive without shame and disgrace. He made the bsat out of this world as a king." He says and I smile
"How exactly did you know I was a manipulator anyway?" I ask and he cocks an eyebrow surprised I would ask such a thing after all I had seen "well you didn't bring me from earth just because I was chased by mercenaries" I say and he chuckles
"It was during the accident you had. You were channeling our crystals to protect yourself. You were using a level ten master dual magic like it was natural and if that wasn't surprising I don't think anything else should be" he says and it all made sense. I have been asking myself how I survived such an accident. I now know that was how I came out of a fatal accident without a scratch.
"How the hell did you know what happened during the accident? Even I didn't see anything" I say and he shakes his head
"You are a questionaire aren't you? General is the most powerful Air channeler in the whole of Taslania so he has Chronokinesis which helped him go back in time to see what exactly happened" he says and I nod taking in the new information "any other question" he asks and I nod making him grumble "what do you want to know" he asks and I give him a sheepish smile
"Are all channelers born by channelers" I ask and he shakes his head.
"No not all of them. We have three different types of channelers. The first are the born channelers who are born by channelrs and are also channelers on their own. The second are the awakened channelers who come from a long line of dormants but finally awaken connection to a crystal at birth.
The final ones are the transferred channelers who are born by powerful channelers but don't have a connection to any crystals. They can be given power over a crystal by their pare t through a transfer process" he says and I heave a sigh of relief. At least I can scratch out adoption or having a channeler for parents.
"what did the king mean by war" I ask again and this time he visibly stiffens
"I'm sorry I can't tell you about that" he replies and I was shocked, I see the look of fear that crosses his expression and it scared me more than his silence. What could be so scary about the war that would make him want to hide it from me. I was about to press when a knock on the door draws my attention.
"Who is there please" I ask and Conroe's annoying voice replies. That guy just knows how to disturb a peaceful conversation
"my lord I bring a message from his highness" he says and I roll my eyes as I walk up to the door and open it for him, he enters and bows and I shake my head.
"Didnt I tell you to please stop calling me lord. What message do you bring?" I ask in a very stern and firm voice and he speaks in a shaky voice.
"His highness requests your presence in the private royal dining hall my... Jason" he says and I wasn't surprised because I already expected such
"Why the impromptu meeting?" I ask and he continues
"I dont know but you are to have dinner with the king and his family" he says and I smirk
"Tell the king I'm busy, maybe we could do this another time" I reply and Isaac walks up to us and glares me down before facing the boy
"When is he expected?" he asks and the kid looks at his watch
"In 15 minutes sire" he replies and Isaac smiles and replies him
"Tell his highness he will be there shortly" he says and I cock my head to the side but he ignores the action as the kid smiles and walk out the door after bowing to us. Once he was out the door I face him and rant
"What the hell was that for? You know I can answer my calls myself thank you" I reply and he frowns
"You are going too far with this shit, you do not turn down the king no matter who you are. This meeting is also very important in staking your place in the power rank because no one has ever had dinner with the king and his nuclear family in their private dining hall, not even the King's mother" he says and it all sinks in and I liked it. if I have dinner there that means I have the same direct access the king's nuclear family has to him placing me higher than even the elders nice to hear.
"Ok I'll do this and hear them out" I reply and he smiles. I don't need the power or shit. I just need the backing of the king If I want to survive in this planet. Such a backing will keep me protected until I can be powerful to protect myself. Being the only manipulator in this world I will have those who envy me and the dangers of envy is something you can't survive alone.
"Well I guess now I can take my leave" Isaac says and I nod
"I'll gist you about the dinner tomorrow" I reply and he shakes his head before going a little cold
"I'm not sure that would be possible. I don't live in the palace and my family have been expecting my arrival, I really have to go back home to see them." he says and I shake my head
"Please stay a little longer, I can talk to the king to make you my personal assistant or something. You can't just leave me alone here" I say getting a little angry and hurt
"Don't do that. I already do what I love and if we are to meet again I'm sure we will" he says walking up to me and giving me a bro hug "thank you for making me witness history been made" he says, turns and walks out the door before I could say anything.
Can today get any worse, first general and now Isaac my only acquaintance here too. How can they just bring me here and dump me alone, assholes. I fall face first on my bed. Life is really a mess. I get up after a few minutes to get ready for my dinner.
Now to feast with the royals.