Chapter 6 Solomon

Robert dropped his bucket, wiped his hair and took a deep breath with wide smiles.

"Don't you just love Saturdays Poison?", He opened his cupboard and brought out a cereal to eat.

"Nah, I don't like Saturdays. During my time I had to plough my father's farm with the cows, that was my worst job. Every Saturday I'll just prepare myself for a new round of work and my dad would walk into my room with his whip and order me to go to the farm, oh I just hate Saturdays", poison said angrily.

"Well, welcome to the 21th century where you don't have to plough your farm with a cow", Robert laughed out loud.

"Speaking to yourself again?",Robert looked on top of the bunk bed.

"Dora how come you are here", he released a guilty smile.

"Don't lie to me Robert i clearly saw you talking to yourself", she looked at his eyes sternly.

"Um, I'm just imagining where I have a pet dog, and usually I'll talk to it in my imagination but to those who don't know they'll think I'm talking to myself".

"Well what does a pet dog have to do with ploughing a farm with a cow?, like who does that these days?", She asked with an inquisitive look.

"You know what Dora, let's forget about that. What are we going to be served for breakfast?", He released the warmest smile he could release in order not to offend her.

''Beans",she said as she climbed down the bed.

"I'd better get ready for breakfast I'm sure you're not going to the dining", she turned to leave.

"Well I'm allergic to beans, anyway have fun at the dining bye".

The bell for breakfast was rung and the students went to have their meal. Robert ate the cereal in his cup and washed his cup. He locked his cupboard and prepared to go to the class when suddenly he felt an icy cold air from his back. He turned around and saw a huge ,monstrous looking humanoid staring at him.

"Solomon", Poison cried in his head. "He's the servant of my father that guy is very powerful", he explained and made Robert to back away.

"Well, well, well. So you're the lucky generation of poison who got his ancestor's soul. I would have killed you a long time ago but I want to teach you and your ancestors soul a big lesson, Poison you coward I'm sure you can hear me from within and you little boy I'll meet you in the night, wanna test your strength".

The monster turned into gale and immediately Robert was sent flying with an invisible punch and he slammed his head on a wall. He ignored the blood on his head and looked at where the monster was but he couldn't see it. He felt the injury and as expected it was already healed.

"Poison, tell me everything you know about that ancestor soul".

"Well he's my father's servant's ancestor soul and he's specialised in ice magic. Sorry I forgot to tell you that we all specialise in a particular type of magic during those times I was specialised in earth magic which includes, super speed, strength, invisibility, healing and some other minor powers. My brother was good at fire magic and he could smelt his limbs into any weapon he wants but they were crude weapons. He also had super strength and he could also throw fire balls but our servant was proficient in ice and wind magic and he has wide varieties of powers and I think his generation is that new kid", Poison paused.

"You mean Oliver?"

"Yes that one. Remember when his eyes turned golden?"

"Yeah,yeah, but he said he'll meet me during the night shouldn't I avoid him?"

"Noo,during our time anyone that chickens away from a challenge would be considered a coward not worth living, I say we fight". Robert's hands turned into a huge, muddy hand.

"What's that?" He asked frightened.

"Hahaha that's your manifestation of me you see ancestor souls are immaterial till they merge with the body of their generation. If they merge with someone who is not related to them they wouldn't be able to display their true power. But if they do not merge with anybody, they would be like ghosts, immaterial and invisible so if we merge with a generation's body the person would have the power to turn to the magic part of the ancestor called an elemental. Boy, your classmates are back from the dining, prepare for war this night. I want to teach Solomon a big lesson, he's treated me badly when I was a kid I think it's about time I revenge".

Robert stood up and went to his corner. The boys were already returning to their hostel from the dining while the girls went to theirs. Robert saw Vanessa walking into her hostel looking very sad. He rushed downstairs and pulled her back as she was about to enter into the hostel.

"Vanessa what's wrong?, Why do you look down?". He let go of her hands when he saw Dora coming and luckily she passed by without noticing them thanks to the girl named Stanley who she was discussing with.

Vanessa didn't notice that Robert was on edge when Dora was passing, she also didn't notice Dora either.

"Robert it's just that I'm hungry and the food we were served at the dining wasn't enough for me",tears gathered in her eyes.

"There's no need to worry I have some cereal In my cupboard here take my keys go have some". He took out a key from the book he was holding and gave it to her. "Thank you Robert,I love you", she said and gambooled to the boys hostel.

It was really normal for anyone to visit any hostel except during bed time, one could even sleep in another hostel as long as it's not past 7pm which was the time the kids normally observed their prep.

The night soon arrived and Robert walked back from his class cautiously afraid that he would be taken by surprise by the ice monster. He took a path that students didn't normally follow to the hostel as he pointed his torch to the back for the ninth time to make sure that he wasn't being followed either by a student or by the ice monster. He paused as he noticed movements in a hibiscus flower two meters away from him. Suddenly an ice cold wind blew in his face and he got ready for war knowing that the monster was near but to his surprise he saw Oliver.

"I knew it was you I never expected you to be like this". Robert retreated slowly. But Oliver just casually said "at last"and tuned into an ice monster as he walked towards him.

"Poison do something!". Robert panicked but he began to feel like a a drill was digging out of his body as his skin turned brown like the soil and he turned into a tall muscular huge monster.

"Solomon, we meet again,but I'm afraid this is the last time I'll see you". The huge seven feet tall poison said as rocks floated on front of him. He pointed towards Solomon and the rock flew at a terrifying speed towards him. Almost before it hit Solomon the icy guy turned into air as the rocks passed though him and hit a tree,the poor tree fell due to the terrifying speed of the rocks.

"Is that all you've got actually I planned to kill you with my bare hands and not with magic",Solomon said as he rushed toward poison. He threw a reckless punch which Poison dodged but to Poison's surprise the other fist landed on his face and sent him flying. He got up from the ground and rushed towards his opponent. He threw his fist to the other guys abdomen and Solomon was forced to take a few steps backwards.

"You're actually strong". Solomon commended and in reply Poison released an intimidating roar. "But not strong enough", Solomon concluded and turned into the wind. Poison turned invisible but a loud sound echoed as Poison became visible and he saw a blue hand holding his neck.

"I'll let you off easily this time but next time I would surely kill you", Solomon condensed an ice Dagger and stabbed Poison's chest with it.

"I hope you still retained your healing ability, that power surely gave me alot of trouble those days", he threw Poison towards the hostel and turned into the wind and appeared in the dark hostel as Oliver. The students were still at the chapel praying for the night.

Meanwhile Poison looked down and saw that he would land on top of the chapel. He turned into fine sand and landed softly on the ground. Then the sand turned to Robert who looked around and realised that he was in the center of the field.

"Poison how do we defeat that guy?", he asked anxiously.

"Don't worry I'll think of a way just go have some sleep, I'll speak to you in the morning", Poison said with a tone of finality.

"No problem, till then, this brief fight sure made tired". He laid on his bed and within seconds he fell asleep.