Third POV.
" My name is Aspen....." the stranger said.
Sylus looked at him as if he has three heads,
Aspen took one look at him and burst out laughing,
" she didn't tell you anything about me, did she?
Sylus just stared at him.
" you know Sylus, why don't you skip school with me and let's have some fun, just you and me and Asta " he said through laughter.
" I'm sorry man but I can't do that"
" I know that, but don't you want to know anything about me or the world you know as Albatrou or how I know you,
Asta don't you want to know why you're like this , or why are you what you are , I know you have questions lady Asha isn't answering I know you question your powers a times" he directed the last question to Asta, Sylus looked at him too and he glared at Aspen.
" Asta what is he saying " but Asta ignored him and continued to stare at Aspen. he laughed even more "looks like their is secret in the closest relationships".
" are you going to tell him or I should " he finally stop. Asta just looked more annoyed.
" look, I don't know who you are but whatever you think you know isn't the whole story " Asta responded.
Sylus just looked confused, 'what the hell is going on here', 'what are they talking about ', he wandered.
" Sylus how many sins are there " Aspen came back to him.
" seven " Sylus answered.
Aspen looked at Asta and said " are you going correct him"
" there's nothing to correct, we are seven and that's the truth " Asta shot back.
"sorry my bad, I should reframe my question, Sylus how many sins were there in the beginning ".
" what do you want " Asta shouted.
" nothing Asta, just a harmless question " Aspen said with a grin .
" Sylus get out we are already in school " Asta ignored him.
Looking outside the car was parked in front of the school gate. Sylus opened the car door but before leaving Aspen grabbed him.
" take this" he handed him a book " when ever you're ready to know anything about what you're doing read it , my card is in there call me wherever and whenever you don't understand anything ".
Sylus looked at the book and the man that looked like his captain he didn't know what to say.
" trust me , I mean no harm " he pushed the book in Sylus's hand. He noticed bandages on his hands all the way under his sleeves, looking at him carefully; it looked like he is covered in bandages all over his body, his dress covers it well.
" why are you covered in bandages?" Sylus asked out of know where,
" the same reason your captain is blind " Aspen answered.
" what , is there a reason she is blind " Sylus questioned." seriously, that's what you're interested in now" Asta shouted." get out of this car already ".
He took it and got out of the car, the driver drove away leaving Sylus at the gate questioning everything that just happened in five minutes .
Asta went back into the bag not after giving the book a long look that made Sylus uncomfortable.
" Asta... are you okay" he whispered.
" Don't talk to me till your ready to go back to Albatrou " his voice came loud and clear from the bag.
Sylus walked to class with his head down like always, not because he is timid but to not make friends that will question him too much.
He walked into class, afew students were seated talking and laughing the teacher wast present yet, he sat down on the chair at the back in the last roll that's where he always sits.
He place the book on the table, and questioned what just happened, one second it was cool and okey but the next second some stranger on this planet knows him from a different planet.
The book had a red cover with a golden embroidery patterns on it, the title ' THE SINBOUND CHRONICLES ' was written in wavey hand writing, the book was tick and old but somehow it looked like it's new. Sylus run his hands on the book and tried to open it.
" you might want to open it when you're alone " Asta's voice came from his bag " trust me you won't like the attention it will give you when you open it in public ".
" you know something about this book" Sylus whispered.
" I said don't not talk to me on till you're ready to go to Albatrou "
" come on dude, tell me something, who was that guy and what were you guys talking about, what's this whole thing about sins and Lady Asha "
* silent*
" fine whatever, I will find out by myself, I'm going to the washroom " Sylus got up and headed outside the class with the book." don't take long " Asta said but Sylus was long gone.
Asta himself isn't sure of what was going on, for some reason he knows that that guy knows too much, Lady Asha mast know him from somewhere maybe when they get back to Albatrou he can ask her who that man was.
The book he gave to Sylus ' THE SINBOUND CHRONICLES ' is actually written by Asha when she was young even before the team Kings became an idea, he don't know what's in the book but if Asha wrote it, then it's safe he guess .
If I remember correctly, she wrote fourteen books before establishing 'Kings ' , she doesn't just write with words, every letter holds power, emotions and life, opening it here would cause a bit of a storm.
Sylus walked to the washroom, luckily no one was there, ' I'll just open it and find out what it is before school anyone gets here, it shouldn't take long' he thought .
As he opens the book, the text on the page moved like it's alive. It doesn't stay still, shifting letters, twisting into new shapes.
The air grows heavy. A cold breeze brushes past, but all windows are shut. A distant whisper, not quite words hums in the background or maybe in his head, he couldn't tell.
The symbol of greed he got from his training to tame Asta glowed faintly on the back of his hand, he saw it
The symbol shimmered into view on the back of his hand, faint at first, then pulsing with a soft, golden glow.
It was a twisted serpent coiled around a jagged coin, its fangs sunk deep into the metal . The serpent's eye was a slit of emerald green, alive and unblinking. Surrounding the coin were three claw-like marks, etched like scars, as though something had fought to possess it… and lost., and it fades after a few minutes.
A quick vision flashed before his eyes a battlefield soaked in blood the sins were there, but there was something else like a force standing in the middle of the field.
The more he tries to read the worse the vision got, he could see himself there too fighting against someone but the person's face wasn't clear there was screaming and fire and chaos everywhere which made his head begin to hurt there was a soft voice , telling him to remember,.
Sylus closed the book and everything came back to normal, just in time as two guys entered, he didn't even know why or how he was sweating, but one thing was clear .
If he need to know what's in the book he has to see two people, Lady Asha or the stranger Aspen, he took the card Aspen place in the book, his contact information was there.
' no I can't trust a stranger, I have to talk to lady Asha first,'
He rushed to the class and shaved the book in his bag, all what he had to do is wait for school to be over...