In his boredom Daniel started to count sheep in his head while shutting his eyes off
a drowsy feeling came over him as he melted into a deep sleep
suddenly he was transported into a ground full of grass with a tree
this sudden change of scenery gave him a feel of calms, but that was short-lived
a storm of unimaginable proportions started to form over the tree while a whispering started
"crucible"
"tyrant"
"crucible"
"tyrant"
the storm started to become more and more intense as the lighting started to strike everywhere as the tree lit up in a pillar of flame
"my dear god" as he whispers grew louder and more afraid
boom, in a strike Daniel was touched by lighting which resulted in his body convulsing but he heard a voice a simple sound but filled with authority and power "tyrant" and "crucible"
"what" Daniel woke up shouting
everyone single person turned their eyes on him
"excuse me" he said is whisper and embarrassment, while he moved himself to the washroom
the washroom was what you would find anywhere as he looked at the 4 stall and entered and sat on the bidet
he thought about his dream, the tree, the storm those two things brought a single unified feeling fear
one so deep that his stomach turned cold and his hair stood giving him a feel of numb in his body while a feel of electric tingle went down his spine
he calmed himself taking deep breaths
"calm, calm Daniel"
"calm, calm down Daniel"
a single thought came to his mind about how the during the nightmare he was able to control his mind as he had lucidity
which itself was a weird and unnatural but the word crucible that stuck in his head and how he heard that when he left his staying quarters during the test
as wanted to piece these clues like a detective but he decided to visit a priest during the festival and report this to sir Gideon as he knew better than to deal with unnecessary problems
He exited the stall and moved towards the sink and pressed a button on the left side of it as water started to spray he cupped it with his hand and washed his face
He walked out of the washroom, he felts stares of everyone as he came to his chair and sat on it
He used his left hand to check for his bag in a moment of suspicion and fear
He decided to wait for the rest of the time until the space orbital arrives
he couldn't forget the word "crucible" and "tyrant" and he tries to search his memory for the last time he heard it but couldn't
While this was playing out the space orbital had arrived and the machine had already connected and people started to board it
Daniel left his idea of searching for that memory as he takes his backpack and follows the crowd into the space orbitals
Daniel looks outside the truck as he was approaching his home with it being in a middle of wheat plants and a white color with the next house being miles away but what mad his soul feel happy was the sky being bright with no Dyson sphere in sight and that terrible storm
"Daniel, i heard from your dad you became an inquisitor is it true" his voice was full of suspicion and malice and jealous
as Daniel knew that his son was sent to become an inquisitor but failed
"no uncle, i just passed my first test only there plenty more" the reason he called him uncle was to poke at his age despite not being related to him
"you better work hard ok boy" this response was filled with sarcasm and hate
during their conversation the truck had had been stopped due to them reaching Daniel home
He exited the truck, while grabbing his back pack
"thank you uncle for your advice, i will visit you during your 8 cycles anniversary" again he lied about it being his 8 cycles anniversary just to poke fun at him for his comments
He walked slowly to his home, then he rang the door bell
as the semi-automatic door crept open to reveal his 17yr old sister Melina as she gasped
"you came home"
he hugged her in a tight bear grip
"yeah, i missed you a lot"
"Melina who's at the door" a voice boomed from deep inside the house
Daniel entered the house while Melina closed the door
"its me dad, Daniel"
then in an avalanche two people flooded into the doorway a man of beefy proportions and a women who seemed to have seen better days
as both bear hugged Daniel and Melina, as the beefy man exclaimed in pure unadulterated joy and happiness
"my inquisitor son is back, my boy is back"
"oh leave him alone, you dark haired buffoon" as she joked
as everyone stopped their bear hug
"my boy, how was the defensive test and will you pass the written" his dad exclaimed
"didn't i tell you all this during the cell call" he joked
"yeah but i didn't hear it" his sister interrupted
"yeah and we want to listen to our son accomplishment as much as we can" his dad erupted
"first let him sit"
as his mom dragged him to the family halls
With it being cozy as possible with an entertainment device in front a massive cushion and a another small couch on the side with photos of their family plastered all over
"your ok right my boy, how was the orbital travel i hope it wasn't too bumpy and when you become an inquisitor tell them i wannabe be an inquisitor of the ven system ok, if you cant be an inquisitor be a logistic analyzer" her voice throughout that was of care and worry for her son
"mom i didn't work this much hard to be a logistic analyzer" his voice at this was definite
"let him breath maria, he just arrived"
"yeah mom" added Melina
"but you two were bearhuggin him and asking about his studies that ok" he said in a tone of anger
"just give the boy some soup, now he probably hunger" his dad added to change the topic and ease the tension
"yeah mom can i get a soup packet you know my favorite flavor"
"yea sure but we will talk about this later its about your safety"
as she walked into the kitchen just beside the small couch
Daniel let out a sigh of happiness and relief despite him knowing that his future struggles wont be simple he's got a family worth fighting for despite their struggles