Chapter 13 :The Void Mark

Chapter 13  :The Void Mark

Erevos took Mateo to the void.

Erevos said, "Give me your hand."

Mateo gave it. A mark burned into his skin.

Erevos said, "This is the void mark. You will only keep this. Your third eye will be taken from you. You can use this mark whenever you want. No limits. You will have no need for anyone else's life."

Mateo said, "There is nothing else I need to know right?"

Erevos said, "Wait. I did not even tell you the abilities yet. The first one is mind control. The second one is illusion. The third one is face thief. The fourth one is creation."

Mateo said, "What does creation mean? How does it work?"

Erevos said, "With creation you can make food, water, and things from nothing."

Mateo said, "Can I make money and gold as well?"

Erevos said, "No. Not at all. Never mind that."

Erevos said, "Ok I think you should leave now. But there are two more things you must know. The first one is you can come here whenever you want. The second thing is that you have someone in your group who will betray you."

Mateo said, "What do you mean by group?"

Erevos said, "The people you are with in the exam right now. Those people."

Mateo said, "Then go on and tell me his name."

Erevos said, "No no no. I cannot tell you the name because I don't know it myself. The Chief only told me this much."

Mateo said, "Ok. I should head back."

Mateo opened his eyes.

Luar, Ofurd, and Kamil were all staring at him.

Mateo thought to himself, "Oh damn. That Erevos. I forgot to close the door properly."

Luar said, "Hey Mateo. I think you have been standing completely still for the past fifteen minutes. I wasn't sure if you were alive so I called Kamil and Ofurd."

Mateo said, "Hey guys I was just lost in my thoughts about the exam. Wondering how it will all go."

Ofurd said, "Hey Mateo the exam is about to start. We are supposed to go to room 406."

Mateo said, "Where did you get that?"

Ofurd said, "Remember that guy Gramwaer? He came back and gave us five cards. Look — our names are written on them."

Mateo thought to himself, "But why five? There are only four of us."

All four of them went inside room 406. The lights turned on. A screen came out of the wall and switched on by itself. The examiner was sitting on a chair on the screen.

The examiner said, "I have been with you for the past sixty-two hours. I should tell you my name. My name is Jabons."

The examiner said, "You were all told that you have to answer 250 questions each. There will be over one thousand questions for each team of four. There are eleven teams. One team only has two players."

The examiner said, "You have to complete one hundred thousand questions for each group. As you can see you were each given five cards. One card has already been used. Look at the other four cards — they have nothing on them yet."

The examiner said, "I want each one of you to hold one card in your hand and move it fifty times with one hand and fifty times with the other. When that is done double tap the side of the card three times. A medal will come out of it."

Mateo, Luar, Ofurd, and Kamil each moved their cards fifty times with one hand and fifty times with the other. Then they tapped the side three times. A medal came out of each card.

The examiner said, "Now look inside the card as hard as you can. Keep looking until your eyes get tired. The tears that drop from your eyes will fall onto the card. Then it will show your name and your ability."

Every player was confused. But they all did exactly what he said.

The examiner said, "Now you have the cards with your names on them."

Mateo looked at his card and saw something unexpected.

The examiner said, "You can also change your name on the card if you want."

Mateo wrote his name down using a blue glowing keyboard that appeared in front of him.