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nThe spirit jingled around Trevain for a while and then smiled.

nSuddenly, a summoning circle appeared beneath the spirit and the bond was formed.

n“Hah! I did it?” Trevain was surprised, more than anything. He hadn’t expected the whole thing to end with him being bonded.

nTo begin with, he hadn’t expected the spirit to bond with him at all. Congratulations poured in from all sides, and he nodded a bit with an embarrassed look.

n“Alright, name and power. Go on,” Tessa said from the side. She wanted to know what she missed.

n“Powers… hmm, it’s this,” Trevain said and opened up his palm. Suddenly, a very bright light came out of his hands, illuminating the shadows around them.

n“I can create light it seems,” he said. He then thought for a moment and moved his hands over him.

nSuddenly, his entire body disappeared from view. “I can also make light pass through me, so I can go invisible as well.”

n“Oh, so you have the power of light,” Tessa said.

n“If it’s light, then you should be capable of creating illusions too,” Ning suggested.

n“Yeah, I should,” Trevain said and tried, but what formed was a blurry image that barely resembled himself. “I still need some more practice.”

n“What about the name, brother?” Ori asked.

n“Hmm, light? No. Shine? Bright? Thinking of names on the spot is hard,” Trevain said.

n“How about Ray?” Tessa suggested.

n“Hmm, that’s… not bad, actually,” Trevain thought to himself. “Ray, how do you like it?”

nThe spirit jingled a bit, letting them know that he indeed liked it.

n“Great!” Trevain said, happily.

nNing smiled. “So, do you want to stay, or do you want to leave?” he asked.

n“What?” Trevain turned to look at him with surprise on his face.

n“You and your sister got what you two wanted, so I don’t see the point of you staying here in danger any longer. I can take you two out of this island and back to wherever you want to go,” Ning explained.

n“I can also change your hair color if you want to hide the fact that you have a spirit now,” Ning said.

nTrevain thought for a moment before nodding. “I will take that dye. Ori, you should dye your hair too,” Trevain suggested.

n“O-okay,” she said.

nNing waved his hands, and suddenly their hair changed to blue and yellow respectively.

n“Then, about leaving?” Ning asked.

n“Can’t we just leave with you, brother Ning? We’re going back to the same place after all,” Trevain said.

nHowever, Ning shook his head. “I’m not going back to school. I only joined there to get a spot for this place. Now that I have come, I have

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n“I…” Trevain didn’t know what to say. He had forgotten that he too had come because of the same reason. He had gone to the school with the same thought in mind too.

nHowever, along the way, he had forgotten that his home back in Ranadar city was empty.

n“I… I wish to go back to my home, brother Ning,” he said.

n“Great!” Ning said. “Say your goodbyes, as you won’t see them for a long time.”

n“Oh,” Trevain looked around and thanked everyone for helping him, and said his goodbyes.

nOri thanked everyone too. “I will come to visit you all as showing new and exciting places is what I have promised Silver,” Ori said.

n“Come, Ray. Time to see the outside world,” Trevain said.

nNing grabbed them both and vanished. He arrived outside the island to the left and then disappeared again to go to Ranadar city.

nThey appeared at the back of the house and Ori looked around curiously. “This is your house, brother?” Ori asked.

n“Yes,” Treavain said.

nOri smiled and spoke, “It suits you.”

n“Ori, do you want to go back home, or do you wish to stay here?” Ning asked.

nOri thought for a moment before asking, “What did you tell father after you took me?”

n“I left them a message saying that I had taken you to the island and that you will be missing for a month,” Ning said.

n“Ah, great,” Ori suddenly became happier. “Then I won’t have to return home until the month has ended right?”

n“I suppose so,” Ning chuckled a bit. “Then you can stay here.”

n“Thank you, brother Ning.”

nNing shook his hands to say that there was no need to thank him. He was about to leave when Trevain stopped him.

n“Brother Ning, will I see you again?” he asked.

n“Definitely, but not for a long while,” Ning said. “After I leave the island, I will look to getting Saphandra settled down. After that, I will go roam the various countries and cities of the world. Go to interesting lands.”

n“I will come to visit once in a while, but you won’t see me for a long time I guess,” Ning said.

n“I see,” Trevain got a little sad, but he handled himself. He bowed toward Ning and said, “Thank you for everything you have done for me, brother Ning. I will never forget your help as long as I’m alive.”

n“Don’t worry about thanking me. I’m only doing this because I can,” Ning said. “Goodbye.”

nNing disappeared before either of them could say anything, and only left them with a confused, melancholic feeling in their heart.

nHowever, that disappeared the moment the young butler came running out of the house. “Young master? Young lady? How are you

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n“Hey, Drefan. I see you’ve taken good care of the house. I should treat you with some expensive fish tonight,” Trevain said as he walked toward the young man.

n“Of course not, young master. I only did what I was tasked with,” the young butler said.

n“Haha, it doesn’t matter what you say. Tonight is a night of celebration. How much money do we have? Actually no, that doesn’t matter. Loan some if it’s needed. Tonight we feast on the most expensive fish in the entire city,” Trevain said as he walked into his home with his sister and long-time friend with a massive smile on his face, 2 spirits floating behind them, and a heart with absolutely no worry. 𝑂𝒱𝓵𝐞xt.𝗰𝚘𝓂

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