Titan's Throne

Chapter 71- Specialists

Chapter 71

Specialists

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Shasha, Bastian, Kai and Kenshin walked back to Shasha's abode in silence. Bastian had received word telepathically from Kenshin that they had no need to hide from their pursuers for now. Shasha was in a bad mood which made the air heavy.

Bastian had never seen the silly and childish Shasha look so serious. It did not feel natural, especially considering the fact that Bastian was a master at reading expressions. To him this sudden shift in character was too drastic.

It seems I didn't know as much about Shasha as I thought I did. But still, the change shouldn't be this bad.

Along the way they met with a few hindrances, but a look from Kai would scare them away. They arrived at Shasha's house only to be stopped by the door by Kai. Kai whispered something into Shasha's ears. Bastian did not know what Kai told Shasha and he couldn't hear a single thing that Kai had said. All he could tell was that Shasha's face was now far graver than before.

"Kenshin and Bastian, I want you two to stay outside for a moment. Don't worry, no one will disturb you. Await further instructions." After delivering a set of commands in a tone that did not seem to suit him, Shasha walked in doors with Kai following behind him.

They left Bastian and Kenshin out on the streets in public. It was sunset and they were in a rich area within the city that had wide roads with large gaps in between buildings, so the two were not worried about being trapped. Not to mention Shasha had guaranteed their safety. This still made the duo feel a bit odd.

"Tino is in the building. She is waiting in your office."

"Hhmm?"

Bastian heard what Kenshin had said and turned to look at his friend in surprise. "'Tino is in the building. She is waiting in your office.' This is what Kai whispered to Shasha." Bastian was shocked by the fact that Kenshin heard the message, but what surprised him more were the contents of the message itself.

Tino, what kind of being would make Shasha want to hide us? This is very strange.

Bastian was about to activate his e-vision when he saw some movement from Kenshin. The latter had formed a few seals, resulting in Bastian feeling the connection he had with Kenshin altered in some way. This was a new sensation but it didn't take to long for Bastian to understand what was happening.

He linked our senses! Or rather to be more accurate our hearing! How did he do this, unless he is a special type?

Warriors and mages, these were the two main vocations within the Sovereign Continent, but there were other vocations, these were called specialist vocations. These were extremely rare to find and even harder to train in, often requiring immense resources and special environments to train in.

Specialists had many strange abilities, for example, a warrior type specialist would be able to use some spells. Bastian didn't quite know how this was possible, but he did know it was true because specialists were in every major family.

There was a certain rule that applied to specialists, and it was this rule that made Bastian frown. According to his knowledge from the Tirius family, one could not become a specialist until the Foundation Stage. So Kenshin should not be a specialist according to his knowledge.

Well to be honest I'm not exactly normal either.

Yet right before Bastian, Kenshin had invoked high level soul magic. Bastian knew not to question Kenshin, so he simply focused on what Kenshin wanted him to hear.