Onward to the Sun

Chapter 18: To become an Official Celestel [Part 1]

Chapter 18: To become an Official Celestel [Part 1]

When we got back to our house, we went on our separate ways at the staircase that separated midway towards the left-wing and the right-wing. When I was already in my room, I hopped onto my bed, but I felt restless regardless of the acnologia that was activated on this bed. My mind was keeping me awake and I was far from feeling drowsy. This is why I decided to just open the door of my room’s veranda and I stayed there, staring at the constellations in the night sky and the moon too. I really am in a different world since I know the proper positioning of the constellations back on Earth, and the constellations here are different. The stars are scattered differently.

I closed my eyes with a sigh, feeling another attack of homesickness from within. A memory that is not so distant resurfaces.

"Hi, Dad. Have you eaten dinner already?"

"Yes." He replied, his eyes engrossed on the screen. "There are leftovers in the fridge." He spoke. “I tried waking you up.”

“And you failed.” I chuckled.

“Indeed, I did.” He replied.

"Anyway, I've already heated the spaghetti since that is the first thing I saw," I said casually. I sat on the free space of the couch at Dad's side and started to consume the spaghetti, "how was work?" I asked.

"Nothing out of the ordinary. Everything was typical and normal, as usual." He looked at me after, "By the looks of you, Luna, I am betting fifty bucks that you slept the entire day and that you still have not taken a bath." He raised an eyebrow as if telling me to confirm or decline his wild guess.

"You guessed it right." I pursed my lips after, "and it is cold... But don't worry, after dinner, I am going to take a shower."

"You better do."

When I finished eating and drinking the smoothie, I went back to the kitchen and washed the dishes. I just let Dad watch his favorite show and decided to go back to my room upstairs. I took my pair of pajamas and went to the bathroom, undressed, turned the heater on and played my song playlist on Spotify, and let myself be soaked in the comfort of warm water.

I felt tired already, my training regime today was more intense than the former days since every day, an additional hour is put towards my routine. Still, I cannot deny the fact that it greatly helped me improve. I can finally control my magic at will, and it only took me a week. Helios told me too that normally, it takes a whole year to master the basics of acnologia before proceeding to the more complicated phases and stages, and the more powerful it is, the harder it is to manage it as well. Which is why he dubbed me as a prodigy, but I told him maybe because I started old, and they were young ones back then.

When I felt exhaustion running deep on my body already, I decided to go back to my bed and lay down on it. I immediately fell into a deep slumber, when I woke up, it was already the next day and it was already time to prepare for breakfast.

As usual, the rest of my classmates and I walked together towards the Dining Hall, a lot of students were walking too in the streets of the academy, and all had the same direction going towards the Hall. The pathways were full of different people in blue and light blue uniforms, while there were only six of us who wore a dark blue uniform.

I am already getting used to the stares that people are giving already too, I guess it just becomes a part of you and you grow out of it. It never bothers me as much as it used to and to think it only took an entire week for me to be able to adjust like this... I fear that the more time I spend in this place, the more I will forget home. I was scared of that; I do not want that... Or so, that is what I am making myself believe because I cannot deny the fact that I am enjoying this world too much, I just do not let it show or admit because if I do, that will make things even harder for me to let go of this very beautiful place.

As a child, a magical world was my dream place and home. I also felt like I was born in a wrong world, but now that I am already in one—I hold mixed sentiments already. My father always told me to go and embark on an adventure because I am losing half of my life by remaining confined in my own room. He told me to enjoy my life and go out of my comfort zone because I am missing so much already because I am a shut-in, and I would rather spend the entire day in my room watching fantasy movies rather than going out for a short walk.

I can feel my heartbeat starting to go rapid at the very thought that perhaps my father knew that someday, I might also be forced to go out in a world, but a different world, and that is why he told me these things. It was only a theory, but what if? Was he actually telling me those words exactly for this very moment?

I sighed. Maybe I am thinking too much, and maybe he was right that I am missing half of my life being confined in my own room. Perhaps I also have to involve myself in this world and enjoy it while I still can. Since I am already here, I will not lose anything, right? As long as I do not get too attached, then that is fine.