NETYISHA'S POINT OF VIEW.
-What is this turn of events?-
Most Rev Host. Yulia evades eye contact with me, however Rev Host Misty bores holes into me with her eyes.
I look around the table, and suddenly;
-All respect I had for any of these people starts to thin-
I clench my fists, as beads of sweat form up on my forehead.
Most Rev Host Yulia takes a deep sigh;
"My hands are practically tied Rev Netyisha..." she mutters in a very contrite tone.
"This reaction is the exact reason I proposed leaving her in the dark...no teacher would just sit down and watch her student..." Rev Lotta stops in her speech rather painfully and turns her face away from mine just as our eyes meet.
"Let's hear what she has to say...not that it really matters" Rev Eny, another Rank 1 Reverred blurts as she picks at her claw sharp nails.
-I look around the room again, the fact that the four Rank 1 Reverreds are present tells me they probably had only just finished deliberating before sending for me-
"I don't see any point in the whole thing" I start almost impudently;
"Camada has Light Core Abilities with her specific category as LIGHT...she should not be labelled with having an UNCATEGORISED Ability" I am out of breath.
-The tension in this room is absolutely smothering, even if I am the major catalyst of it-
At first, they just exchange uneasy eye contact;
-SILENCE-
"It has never been heard of someone having an ability capable of bringing someone to life" Rev Hash stutters diffidently
"Besides, all they want to do is some research to know for sure the capacity of her abilities" Rev Botra adds matter-of-factly.
-I barely hold back my urge to scream-
"People who go through that 'research' NEVER come back the same, that is IF they come back... it's not like her ability is a harmful type, they're only going to wring her dry" I verbalise energetically.
-Another round of silence-
"Why can't we just say no, I mean, I thought we literally try in every attempt to ostracize ourselves from the shady gimmicks of the Government" I add trying to lower my voice and compose myself.
"Most Rev Hostess...do you still think it was the right call to tell her about this, she's still too immature to understand" Rev Eny turns to Most Rev Hostess Yulia inemotively;
"It's not that I'm too immature, it's that nobody is even trying to make me understand" I undertone;
"Watch your tone girl, it's a couple of more Destroyer beasts for you before you reach my rank" she snaps.
"Rev Lotta... even if no one else here does, I know that you understand the anguish of losing a Student, not even to an honourable cause like slaying beasts but to the pain and torture all in the name of 'research'" I turn to Rev Lotta, ignoring Rev Eny.
Her mood turns pensive and her expression sour;
-She knows best of all-
She opens her mouth to speak but is unable to say a word.
I turn to watch Rev Eny's expression dampen as well;
-She in particular has lost too many of her students and my former classmates to the special Government 'research' carried out on people who have UNCATEGORISED abilities, so much that as remedy to her guilt, she now tries to delusion herself that there is in fact nothing dark about the process;
Most Rev Host. Yulia expectorates and I turn my attention to her;
"Reverred Netyisharaä"
-It's years since I've been addressed by my full name-
"You must understand, that my hands are tied...the Government has it's ways of threatening for whatever they want...and they never give empty threats" she pauses and lets out a bout of guttural coughing that sparks concern in me;
"If I don't let one student go...then all of the students may be jeopardized..." Her head is down.
"What about the Head Upper Mage? He's also the King isn't he? Can't he influence the whole situation?"
-SILENCE-
"You should have figured out by now that Head Upper Mage Tark is nothing but a puppet ruler...we all know who ACTUALLY calls the shots"; Rev Botra pronounces starkly.
I sigh;
-Right now, the messy Government politics is my last concern, eventhough I'm quite curious about the concept of the King being a puppet-
"The decision has been made Netyisha... you have many other students to train" Rev Eny mutters breaking into the ensuing silence.
"Listen... losing this girl is going to be a terrible decision to take... apart from my bias for her as a teacher to a student... don't forget that this girl is going to be a serious help to us all, the 'research' they talk about is simply subduing abilties that are potentially going to be out of the Government's control, meanwhile her Ability isn't even offensive!" I pause; "It's been a week since I retrieved her from Mage Nox and I've analysed her ability...apart from the healing aspect...there is really nothing else she can do with it except glow...and the glow only slightly irritates Effonteries... she is NOT a threat to the system... isn't the whole point of a 'research' to find out if she's truly inimical to the System?"
I allow my words to sink in;
"Isn't she worth fighting for?"
-A pause-
"I think she is..." Rev Host Misty declares.
-I almost forgot Rev Host Misty was in the room-
"I'm the only example of a survivor of the 'research' that still maintained their sanity" she states matter-of-factly while looking into my eyes directly;
"I'd hate for anyone else to go through something like that if I can help it, and especially if the person has an ability not worth the trouble"
-Most Rev Host Yulia said Misty grew up in a bad environment...I never could have imagined it was that bad-
"I agree, w can't just sit down and always allow the madness of the Government affect us" Rev Lotta suddenly adds to my pleasant surprise.
"And not to forget, the girl will be a nice resource for us especially as we attempt to attack the WE SHALL SURVIVE terrorist group" Rev Brota remarks thoughtfully.
"I'm fine with any decision you all take really" Rev Hash trembles;
-It's almost as if, Rev Host Misty supporting me changed everyone else's outlook on things for the better, everyone except...-
"It's not going to be easy defying the wishes of the Government" Rev Eny mutters, her arms crossed, her shoulders tensed.
"But it's worth a shot..." Most Rev Host Yulia interposes.
NETYISHA'S POINT OF VIEW END.
CAMADA'S POINT OF VIEW.
I scratch at the back of my ear;
"Why does my ear suddenly itch?" I grumble falling out of my position.
"I heard that usually happens when a lot of people are talking about you without your knowledge, usually bad things" Sesugh responds with a grin.
Taki turns to the other group of people meditating not too far from us and scowls at the faces of her rivals;
"Well if was me, I wouldn't have trouble figuring out who" she mutters sourly.
"Or maybe this is some scheme by Camada to distract our meditation" Yal blurts stupidly.
"Meditation is supposed to help strengthen our Essence and yet Camada who needs it the most..." Yal is interrupted when Taki drives her foot into his stomach and he groans in pain.
-But he's right, I do need Meditation the most, since my ability is so weak-
I stretch my legs out from the Asana pose and stand up from the grass.
"Where are you going to Camada?" Taki calls out.
"I'll be back" I say and walk off.
"Was it something I said?" I overhear the insensitive Yal ask just as I walk away from their earshot.
I walk around the meadow, our centre for Meditation and admire the scenery.
-It's serene enough to almost imagine that I'm just in a regular school and not one for killing beasts and getting killed by them even more frequently-
A reminder hits me right in the face when I unfortunately catch sight of a shirtless individual doing pressups with the most obnoxious weights on his bare back.
His muscles are absolutely pronounced in a scary looking way, his biceps sweaty and pumped, the scars on his body extra visible as a result of sweat, but what hits me the most is the fact that he is not stopping eventhough I'm sure he's hit thirty press ups at a stretch.
"I assume nobody ever told you that it's rude to stare" a most annoying voice remarks;
That's Rave?
-I am very far off from him, how was he able to notice me?; More importantly, what did he just tell me?-
"Don't make me laugh, the last person to teach me about manners is you" I snap.
He jumps up from his exercising position and just glares at me.
"What do you want?" He asks letting out a deep breath.
I am sure my face has contorted grotesquely in a horrible scowl;
-It's just that this guy's audacity sets me off-
I march closer towards him and sit down on the grass,my back turned to him;
"It's not like you own the grass, I'd like to see what you'll do if I refuse to go"
"Suit yourself then" he blurts.
I turn to peep at him and see him walking away.
-Great, today I successfully got back at him-
"Off ya go you grumpy gloop!" I call out to him mischievously in victory.
CAMADA'S POINT OF VIEW END.