12 Prologue 12 (2/2)

It took a long time before I got near the completion, cocoon that used to be the same size as I was now smaller when my soul was when I just moved it.

It was then that it started to glow more intensely like a lonely star in the black sky. The strings that still surround it began to disappear as they were absorbed by the soul. This was the last transformation after this is done the soul will become condensed.

This lasted for a while until the soul stabilized and became clear again, as there was no soul essence it now the shine was dim, but the beauty of it was still there.

Now like a gas tank it will be able to hold the same amount of soul essence in a smaller volume.

When I opened my eyes it was almost evening, I started at around noon… more than a day passed. I was hungry and tired. My soul essence was only now slowly recharging.

Where to go was the problem. I was already blacklisted in every all-you-can-eat restaurant in the town. And going to traditional restaurants was too expensive, but I was left with not much choice.

I ended up in a restaurant opposite the MCA, sitting on the second floor, looking over the street and people passing over. I started eating when a group of four entered the second floor, on their chest, there was a pin with a crest.

Golden shilled with a blue fireball on it. It belonged to the university that I was familiar with. The two founders of the school, one was a Martial Artist with earth elemental essence, carrying a golden shield with him at all times, the other was an Arcane Artist, his elemental essence was mutated, it was a type of fire elemental essence called Sky flame, blue in color.

The University of Martial and Arcane Arts, the best university in the country based in Ottawa. The university that I was rejected from because I had an empty soul.

Well, it didn't matter anymore. They looked around, but there were no free seats. They then looked in my direction whispered something to each other and started walking in my direction. It smelled like trouble.

”I'm sorry, we wanted to ask if you are finished yet?” one of the girls asked.

Her voice was pleasant and eyes honest. She didn't seem to have any bad intentions. But I looked at the table, and there was only one dish left. But there was still more coming, it was then that I realized that their assumption was reasonable, there were quite a few empty plates there already.

”I'm sorry, but I will be staying here for a while.”

”Come on man, you are basically finished…” waiters came up at that moment with dozens of plates full of food. It was much more than I usually ate, much more. But the food was coming into my stomach and like if I had an endless pit in my stomach I couldn't fill it up. I knew why was that, the booklet did say that my appetite will grow a few times after the condensation, fortunately, it will be only for a day or two.

I also realized that the soul in the body must somehow speed up my bodily functions; otherwise, my digestive system wouldn't be able to keep up.

”How the hell can you eat so much?!” the man from the group spoke again. He was the only man in the group surrounded by three good looking women. He certainly was lucky.

”I have no intention to tell you, but as you can see, I will be here for a while. If you want, I don't mind sharing the table.” I said while looking at him. He seemed… stupid? Or dense?

”Really? If its fine with you…” he said.

”It's ok. Just don't touch my food.”