8

"Why are you here? At this time?"

Viaan cursed his luck. The only time

he managed to sneak out was the time

he got caught. Luck was a weird thing.

When you didn't need a chance, it

favors you. But when you are stuck, it

abandons you. He had to think a reason

fast. He wasn't good at lying but he

had to try. It was dark in the hallway.

He was just navigating by using his

memory of the day's events. He could

say he was sleepwalking. But then again,

the voice was Vidyut's so he wouldn't

have to lie. Vidyut was his friend, and

he would understand his concern. So

Viaan took a deep breath, gambled in

his mind and answered. "I was just

exploring." He replied. "Oh Viaan, it's

you. I thought it was someone else.

You aren't asleep? I just arrived here."//

"Why don't you eat first? And where

are you going?" "Yeah I'll eat. But first I

have to put these documents away. You

can come with me." That was the best

outcome Viaan never expected. For the

first time, he understood his luck. They

moved in the hallway without making

any noise, but Viaan was waging a war

in his mind. He wanted to tell Vidyut

about the information he knew, but he

wasn't sure if he should tell. He could

never jeopardize his family's safety,

but Vidyut was his friend. He could be

trusted, right? Before he could overthink,

they arrived. The door had a lock on

it. Vidyut took a large bronze key and

turned the lock open. There was no light

in the room. Compared to the room the

hallway looked brightly lit. Vidyut found

the light Crystal and somehow turned

it on. The soft white glow illuminated

the stacks of books and papers which

were carefully placed. "You are acting

strangely, is everything alright?" Viaan

looked at Vidyut and saw the concern

in his eyes. Viaan couldn't keep it from

him. He had very few people he could

rely on now. He didn't want to lose

them because he was scared of opening

himself to them. He told him everything

and Vidyut listened patiently. When he

was done, Vidyut brought the concerned

papers and read them. He tore the

papers from the file and replaced them

with some white papers. "No one will

know that some papers are gone now.

Let's go somewhere else and talk about

this." Viaan nodded and followed Vidyut

to his room. Vidyut's room was as bright

as his personality. It was happy colored

and filled with books on one side and

his paintings on the other side. They

were so realistic that Viaan had to blink

multiple times. The scenery was very

beautiful, and very life like. Viaan was

very much captivated by each and every

painting. He looked back at Vidyut when

he heard him murmuring. "Sorry. I am

messy. I would pick them up if I knew

I would entertain you." "What are you

saying? These are awesome." "My family

doesn't like this hobby of mine. They

are all sculptors not painters. So I don't

leave them laying around normally." His

voice was so sad. Viaan wanted him to

smile like he always did. "If I want my

befuddled face expression captured, I

know who to ask." Vidyut grinned. "You

have many varieties of expressions

which make me laugh like a maniac. You

won't be able to keep a secret of you are

captured. You would give them away by

your reactions alone." "That's why you

keep me close, right?" Viaan spent three

hours brainstorming with Vidyut about

why his brother's logs were missing

and how his mother's powers were

extremely different than anyone. Vidyut

did not know what a super Elemental

was. Viaan had also told him about his

power and Vidyut was shocked. "Why is

everyone in your family a weirdo? You

all have unknown or possibly forgotten

powers. This would be very hard to

crack. I mean how can we know this?

Who can we ask?" Viaan thought about

that. He knew someone who knew

answers to many questions. "You need

to tell me something," Viaan said finally.

They were standing in front of a closed

door. Viaan wanted to knock but he was

having second thoughts. Will she be

awake at this time? She would be angry

for sure. She might hit them both. Vidyut

had already warned him but he was

adamant to meet her. Viaan summoned

his courage and knocked three times. He

waited but there was no answer. "Why

are you standing here?" That voice made

them both jump. She scared them and

they were very much scared to turn back

and face her. Nairiti was standing there

with a frown on her face. Viaan knew

it wasn't night anymore. He had spent

the midnight trying to sneak and then

he was trying to uncover secrets. Now

it was early morning. And Nairiti was

back from her early morning practice.

"Uh, we wanted to ask you something.

Can we come in?" Vidyut asked her.

She seemed to think for an eternity

before opening the door. Her room was

empty. No personal touch, or any prized

possession. The walls were bare and

white. There were a desk and a door to

the adjoining room. "Easy to pack, huh?"

She said noticing their wandering eyes.

They sheepishly sat down and pulled up the papers from the file. She glanced at

it and looked at them. "You tore them?" "Uh yeah." Vidyut answered her. "What about the magical powers? Do you know them?" "I know what's super Elemental. It's just the opposite of yours. You add power to anyone. Super Elementals can steal them. For example if a super Elemental touches me, then that person can use my power for some time." "That explains your powers. But you said your brother is a Whisperer. Why isn't that written here?" Vidyut asked Viaan. "Maybe because no one in your family practised magic later. You didn't know you could do it." "But I knew my brother did. And my sister too. I didn't knew I could do it." Viaan said. "Maybe no one was supposed to know about you. You

were the one kept secret."

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