We took the back door at one corner of the library to get out of there. We came down at the back of the palace near the garden.

The guard went back to the palace leaving us to make our way towards the room.

I looked at the garden and the weird dream from yesterday night cane back to me, I started walking inside the garden to where I had seen that place before.

The garden was lit with lamp post and there were fireflies flying around like usual when it was night.

For some reasons today I felt the need to be extra carefully rather than the other times. This wasn't my first time down here at the garden during night but, I doubted if anyone knows about this.

Cyril knew, afterall we had met here before he was called for his first mission.

Dumbo wait!!!

I stopped and became alert, ready for any attack.

What do you think you are doing idiot

"You were the one who told me to stop and be alert" I retorted.

I said to stop, not to be alert. There's no hidden enemy around calm down dummy

I calmed down, feeling like an idiot. I started my walk towards that place.

"Why did you tell me to stop" I asked, looking at my back paranoid.

I was having a thought in my mind, that's why...

I didn't say anything waiting for him to continue and eleborate.

I mean wasn't Cyril sent to scout the area ahead. If he has returned then he must've done the scouting and found some callen...

I nodded not exactly getting what he wanted to say.

... Well if he has returned with the knowledge about the callen's around the place. Dumbo wasn't it you, who was suppose to fight and kill them...

"Yes, you are right. No one has told me anything about going on a mission yet" I said finally getting the point he was trying to make.

Yes, it could mean only two thing. Either they think you're not ready for the missions yet or the callen's were so weak that Cyril himself managed to kill them all.

"Well if he did that's all the more better for me" I said with a shrug.

I had entered the back forest now. The two trees could be seen infront of me.

No it's not dumbo, if you continue to prove yourself useless the king might assign you as the next target for Cyril.

"He wouldn't do this..." I said stopping in my tracks.

You don't sound so sure of yourself,

He was right, I steadied myself and startwd walking once again.

"Let him try to kill me, we will see who will end up with his eyes rolling inside his head" I said confidently, crossing the trees.

Your confidence has certainly got a boost idiot but, you are just all talk. Didn't you see how easily he aced the test while you lost it.

"Stop with all this, will you. I just need to train harder than him and then I can beat him too"

And how do you plan on doing that. Already he is catching upto you in the tower practices. If this continues I have no doubt that you will soon be a target boy.

"I think you are wrong" I said adamantly as a thought came into my mind.

Really, why

I rolled my eyes. I could practically hear his cockiness as he asked me that question.

"I think Master K is behind this. I told him that I wasn't going to kill, didn't I"

That you did but, what makes you think he is holding back because you are afraid of killing. He isn't the type idiot

"I disagree. He cares about us callen and that's why he doesn't want me to kill against my wish"

You are as naïve as a lily, I pity you idiot

"Whatever you say......." I couldn't say a word because the invisible arena had re appeared.

It was same as before the equipments ground and the log in the middle of it, standing tall.

I blinked my eyes several times just to confirm that it really was real this time. It was still there.

It's no dream idiot, there really are equipments around you.

"What the hell is this place, where did it disappear in the morning" I said spell bounded by the place. I moved towards the log in daze.

I reached the log only to see that there was something shining on top of the log it was a dim purpulish glow. I squinted at it to look properly.

It looked as if it was embeded deeep into the log.

Must be some kind of a button, why don't you try and press it.

I pressed the gem without any question this time. Partly because I doubted it was a switch and I was right the gem didn't go down like a button.

It stayed there as it was, embeded.

So, it isn't a button then, what could it be then. A show piece.

"I highly doubt this...." I said voicing my doubt.

"What do you doubt sire" a voice came from my left and I quickly turned in the direction.

There was a figure standing there. There were many things wrong with him that made me up my guards.

First thing was the blindfold around the old man's eyes and his old and wrinkled body. Next was the green glow around his body third was the six arms that he had.

And then the figure moved, shocking me even further.

Because when he moved his legs never moved it was as if he was gliding towards them.

That was enough for me to take out my sword to face this moster. I placed my sword infront of me in a defensive position.

"Sire why did you take out your weapon against me. Do you want to do a practice spar" The old man said stopping only a little further away from the swords reach.

Instead of waiting and talking I took this moment to attack him. Pointing my sword forward I ran into him. The sword sliced through him and I stopped pulling back my sword with so much force it should've cut hard.

"You should've told me before attacking sire" the old man said. He was perfectly fine.

I saw then man's form ripple where the sword had slashed him and then become stable again.

"N-no way, yo-you are a gho-ghost" I said treading back carefully my sword held out infront of me for defence.

"Who ghost sire, I am not a ghost but, a humble servant of yours" the man said and went on his knees.

Either he is the ghost of a dead soldier or he is the ghost of someone as mad as you.

Shutup, I shouted internally to my conscience to keep him quiet. I needed all my focus to myself now.

"Okay get up and explain yourself" I congratulated for keeping a firm voice as I said that.

"Sire are you alright, why are you joking with me. You were the one who created me and this place so that you can train yourself"

"Really" I said more to myself, I was impressed.

"Yes sire, don't you remember the nights we have spent training together" the old man said passionately.

"Ah.. I-I remember them now" I said putting on a show. I didn't knew a thinfmg what this ghost was talking about but, it did help that he thought I am his master.

"Yes sire, you grew stronger and stronger as we trained. The strongest and mightiest in the entire land of Aldgaris" the old man praised him.

"Um-er-right....  Wait how did you train me if you are blindfolded"

"I use the senses of the warrior sire, you were the one who wanted me to be blindbolded don't you remember" the old man said still standing in attention.

"I remember.... It-um.... really has been a while" I said trying to cover myself up.

"It suerly has been a long while sire, I have waited for many nights waiting for you to come but, you never came" the old man said with a regretful sigh looking up.

"I tried to come here in the morning to meet you but, didn't find this place" I said trying to make up things for his sake.

The man kept quiet for sometime making me wonder if I had said something wrong.

"Are you alright sire... are you joking with me... you know that this place is only accessible after eleven in the night and as soon as the first rays of the sun hits this place it disappears"

"oh-er-yes.... I tried to change this once, looks like that was unsuccessful" I lied to cover up.

"Oh, it must be reason. You must've thought that if this place didn't appear in the morning then it must've gone.... I am so sorry for doubting you sire" the old man said and again went on his knees.

Seeing him kneeling to me was really weird but, I didn't commented so that I don't say anything elese that made him doubt me.

"So, what is your name old man. I seem to have forgotten it over the time" I said authoritively. Guess I should become his new sire afterall.

"Sire, I don't have any name. I am just your humble servant" the old man said still kneeling.

"Rise up then Astral, for that is what I am going to call you" I said immating a high king.

Your dramatic ass

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Okay so some people has asked me to do the recap of all the alive callens in this book.

Here are they

Dylan: myself

Cyril: My partner in crime

The blinding typhoon: unknown first apperance in tournament

The callen with three weapon: unknown first mentioned by a boy in hailing town

The real master of the ghost: unknown

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