Free Web NovelChapter 152: Chapter 151 - The Calm Before the Storm(Part 4)
Point-of-View: Dietrich Engel
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I...I did it. I really did it. I finally did it. I mastered Thought Communication! fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
I flopped onto my back with a tired sigh, as a sense of triumph washed over me, a grin spreading out across my mouth as I stared up at the ceiling and let out a slight laugh of disbelief.
It worked, I successfully sent out the telepathic link, and maintained it for several minutes...nothing connected, but it’s just a matter of trying over and over until something does connect.
I’m close...I’m so close to seeing her again. I can hardly wait. I felt worn out and exhausted, mainly mentally, but also, I couldn’t get much sleep over the last few days, so I’m physically tired too.
"I should...probably inform the others," I muttered wearily, as I sat up and stretched my arms, stifling a yawn.
I’m sleepy, but I know that I won’t be able to fall asleep until this is over. I stood up with a sigh, my legs wobbling slightly as I did, before I walked over to my door and swung it open, stepping out.
I let out a groan as the sunlight hit my eyes, blinking several times as I waited for my eyes to adjust to how bright it was outside right now.
"Oh, hey, Dieter, taking a break? Woah, you look incredibly exhausted," Came Zoraiz’s voice, as he approached me, X and the Werewolf guy trailing behind him.
Both he and X looked like they’d gotten beaten up, all bruised and scratched up. The Werewolf guy looked fine though...uh, what was his name again? Something with an F, I think?
"Actually...I finally mastered it, Thought Communication. It...it shouldn’t be long now," I grinned in response.
"Nice, way to go!" He replied as he gave me a high five.
"Oh? Did you manage to contact Petra yet?" Asked X, a hopeful look on her face.
"No, not yet. But I’ll keep trying until I do," I said with a thumbs up, as her expression turned slightly downcast.
She really is worried about my sister, huh...I genuinely appreciate that. We’ve always only ever had each other, the other Harmony Outliers were my first real friends ever.
I’m glad that Petra seems to have made friends too, despite being stuck in Eden. It probably made things easier.
"Have you informed Neo yet?" Zoraiz asked me.
"No, not yet, I literally just finished mastering it, like, two minutes ago," I informed him with a wry smile.
"In that case, why don’t you go get some sleep? I’ll call him and let him know," He suggested in response.
"Nah, that’s okay. I am tired, but I doubt I’d be able to fall asleep right now anyway," I sighed in response.
"You look like a zombie right now though...shouldn’t you be in peak mental condition or whatever to pull this off?" He pointed out.
"Well...yeah, it probably would be easier to focus if I got some sleep, but...," I frowned reluctantly.
Actually, now that we’re talking about, I do feel like some sleep would do me good. Oh, I get it...the reason why I felt like I wouldn’t be able to fall asleep was probably due to my elation and excitement over mastering the technique.
But now that it’s worn off and sunk in...I feel really, really sleepy.
"Uh, I think he’s only half conscious now," Came the Werewolf guy’s voice...seriously, what’s his name?
I feel like it’s on the tip of my tongue...but I’m struggling to think properly. Huh, it looks like the world is turning across all of sudden...
"Woah! That was close, you okay?" I heard Zoraiz’s voice floating into my ears.
Hm...? Oh, was I about to fall or something? I guess he caught me before I fell.
"Yeah...I’m okay, I...I think," I muttered in response, as I let out a wide yawn.
"Alright, come on, let me get you back to your RV, get some sleep, ’kay?" He replied softly.
"Hm...okay. You’re so nice...," I mumbled, as I felt my consciousness start to slowly fade...
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Point-of-View: Zoraiz Rafayet
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There we go...he had already passed out before I even brought him to his RV, and he’s fast asleep now. He probably won’t wake up for a good few hours.
Now, then, I guess I should call Neo. I left the RV and quietly shut the door, before taking out my phone and giving Neo a call, putting the phone up to my ear as it began ringing.
"Yeah, what?" He grumbled, as he picked up.
What’s up his ass?
"Uh, you okay? You sound like you’re constipated or something," I replied slyly.
"Zip it. Just get to the point. What do you want?"
He’s a lot more grumpy than usual...I wonder what happened? Well, it seems like he doesn’t want to talk about it, so I’ll do as he said and get to the point...
"Well, I just wanted to let you know that Dieter mastered Thought Communication. He’s asleep now," I informed him.
"Oh...that’s great news. Let me know when he wakes up," He replied, before abruptly hanging up.
Sheesh, what was that about? Did I interrupt him while he was busy with something? Or has he just had a bad day in general?
Maybe he assumed that I was calling to request him to deliver some stuff for me? He always gets annoyed when we ask him to do that.
Well, whatever, it doesn’t really matter. He’ll probably be back to normal in no time.
Now, then...what should I do now? Fenris said he was going to explore the forest a bit more, and X went to find Inoka for some healing.
I could probably use some healing too, I’ve got a bunch of scratches all over me, and a few bruises too.
After X joined in on our training, we took turns sparring one on one, and I kinda got my ego bruised when I realized I was the least competent among the three of us at hand to hand combat.
Well, I might have been able to beat X if I could’ve used my powers, but that was off the table since she used her Nullification.
And then she proceeded to get her ass kicked by Fenris. He was still able to transform even with her Nullification in place, which means that a Werewolf’s transformation ability is physical.
He couldn’t use his howl attack or that slashing attack from his claws, but then, he hardly ever uses those techniques during training anyway.
I did manage to put up a fight against X, but she definitely had the advantage pretty much the whole time. I mean, look, I get it...I’ve only been fighting for a year and a few months or so, while shebhad been doing so for most of her life.
And Fenris is a Werewolf, one who’s so much more powerful than other Werewolves that he was rejected by his own pack.
I’ll probably never get that strong, no matter how long or how hard I train for. But...I can still try to bridge that gap as much as possible. I still have a very long way to go, but there’s no doubt that I’m much stronger than I was back during that mission in Argentina.
I’ve still got a long way to go in reaching full control over my maximum output, not to mention that there’s plenty more techniques I could master too.
"Hey, dude, need some healing?" Suddenly came Inoka’s voice, snapping me out of it.
"Huh? Oh, uh, yeah, I’d appreciate that," I replied gratefully.
"See, that’s how you’re supposed to act when someone does you a favor," He said to X, who was walking behind him.
"Yeah, whatever. I’ll say please and thank you or whatever crap you want to hear next time," She responded sarcastically.
"You’re such a bitch," He sighed in exasperation, as he walked over to me and began healing me.
"Well, you’re an asshole, so there," She huffed in response.
"You sure seem to argue with girls a lot, don’t you? Aurora and those wearing glasses being the exception," I grinned wryly.
"I mean, it’s not like I’m looking to start an argument, you know. It just sort of happens," He shrugged sheepishly.
"Oh, by the way, Dieter mastered Thought Communication," I informed him, as he finished healing me.
"Yeah, I heard. This one told me," He replied, nodding at X.
"Hey, don’t call me ’this one’, I have a name, you dick," She responded with a frown.
"Oh, right, how could I forget, Z."
"...it’s X. You did that on purpose."
"Hm? That’s what I said...W."
"It’s X!"
"Right, S."
"X!"
"Y."
"X!"
"P."
"That’s not even close, it’s X!"
"D?"
"X!"
Wow, this is a stupid argument. I’m just gonna leave and let them tire themselves out with this crap...
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