"How did it happen?"
Ash paced around the room as Selene's question twirled in his head. No one knew he had captured that creature unless someone had tattletale on him or even released it for it to escape but who and why. It was not a normal creature but a good conduct of raw and unfiltered energy and affinity. Anyone capturing it only wants to use it for evil.
"Someone plotted the whole deal"
Zayn sat down on the floor as his eyes followed Ash's movement and he bent his head before raising it up "What do they intend using it to do?"
Ash's face morphed into a big frown, his brow arched and he shouted "You wouldn't want to know what they want to use it for?!"
Zayn's mouth formed into an O and he drew his let up, he wanted to leave but Selene didn't let him leave. He wasn't useful here and they were stressing him. After some shuffling and sighing he finally stood up, dusting his bum "ok I think I need to leave. I don't think I'm useful here"
"And what then are you useful for?" Ash walked to his face, gritting out "We are busy saving your ass from being eaten from creatures and destroyed in this war, even willing to send you back to your damn world or whatever you call it but what are you doing? Nothing" he spit out, his face turning to Selene who silently watched "That creature must be freely roaming around or in the lair of our enemy in this war either way I would not sit and let this guy over there" he pointed at zayn "Create trouble or try to make—"
"You don't get to talk to me in third person. I. Am. Here. I never wanted to be here, I didn't want to be here. I wish I was never here but you don't get to come into my face and talk rubbish about me. You hear me. My mum is back at home in a situation I don't even know and you…" he wheezed, exasperation clawing at his chest and mind "Yeah, I don't know what to do. You never gave me anything to do but sit here everyday while you carry yourself around and blame your problems on people!"
Ash's eyes almost popped up, his fist opening and closing as he closed his eyes, his lips curled up in a smirk before he snickered like what he said was a joke. Flexing his right gloved hand, at the tip of his forefinger, a blue light formed, flickering like a flame caught in the wind.
Selene who'd been quiet stood abruptly almost jumping right in front of Ash "Stop" she didn't tell but it was enlightening to cut through the tension. Ash smirky face turned to her and his eyes twitched "Yes princess"
"Stop what you are trying to do Ash. This isn't how things were supposed to go." The blue light at his tip forefinger cackled and died.
"This isn't helping. You are helping Ash. We aren't helping. You don't just come up and start blaming people or…or…Zayn or because of what?"
Ash tsked chuckling as his eyes went to Selene, unblinking he said "It's nothing new you are supporting him. You've always been this way. Hmmph" he turned away, jaw clenched as he breathed hard going to sit down.
Zayn stood still, his shoulders heaving from everything "I didn't ask for this" he muttered, almost to himself but they heard it. His family was in chaos and he was here.
The last person he was supposed to take care of was back home in a state he didn't know if he should be worried about or not. Selene sauntered to him, her face sullen, her dress sweeping the floor. "None of us did zayn but…but that creature isn't just some normal creature with a lot of energy and power with a very strong affinity and mana, it's a link. A link to something not even ash would want to unfold. Something evil that when consumed, I don't even know what to think or say what will happen if it had gone into wrong hands"
"Then what can I do?" Zayn's shoulders slumped in defeat. Back at home, his father had always looked like a burden. Like he was a load. Back in his class, no one ever checked or looked at him. No one.
"Nothing. There is nothing we can do now but there's something you can do" his eyes glowed a little in question and she answered "Train"
"Train?"
"Yeah, train. You are practically useless to us and everyone in this place. We move places and wouldn't want you dragging us back like some baby" this time it was Ash that answered leaving the room.
Zayn's eyes followed him before going back to Selene's "how can train. I'm already training in swordsmanship, what do you want me to do again?"
Selene breathed out. This was hard. They didn't even know if he had any affinity to train but she would have to try. He was maybe human.
"You need to try to train as a mage Zayn. I think that's the only way for you to help not just yourself but a way to go back to your world by helping and trying to stop the war" she winced at that word.