Chapter 19: The orphanage

After that, the man in normal clothes, brought Matthew his clothes. After Matthew dressed, he took him into the main hall of the orphanage. There, many kids were playing around, and as they were walking through, since the man was taking him to his own room.

Matthew noticed a particular group that was eyeing him at the moment. Their gaze looked menacing, and their stars seemed to pierce into his entire being. Matthew thought as he looked at them, 'Hmph! So these will be the ones that will cause me trouble? To be honest, they look a little scary!'.

'Will I really be able to fend them off for good, with just one simple spell? Well, even though it's not a strong one, it is fatal, and could kill them, with the current control of the One Power I have, I could probably make three fire bolts, one after the other, but not at the same time, and then, I would be very tired!'.

'And if my life depended on it, I could squeeze out a fourth, but then, I am sure that I would lose consciousness afterwards! Still, it's not like I plan to kill them, well, it does depend though, if they try to do anything to me, I will have to fire at them!'.

'I don't want to do something of the sort, but if it comes to it! Well, I know that dad said that killing is bad! But, I will kill to protect myself, and to kill those bastards from the Black Tower!'.

'Ah! Anyway, I hope they get scared by the only spell I know, Fire Bolt!', with that, Matthew and the man had already walked out of the main hall, and were now in a long hall that had many rooms on each side.

The man said to the small boy walking beside him, "Since you're a special case, I will try to protect you from the other boys, though, don't expect much from me. The most I will do, is well, first off, you will have your own room, you will dine at your own table, and, if you do good in your lessons with the Magician I will employ...".

"Then, you will have your own bath, instead of being grouped with the others. Finally, if you perform extremely well in your lessons, let's just say, that you will be living like a middle class commoner, instead of a normal orphan!".

Matthew smiled, as he said, "I will do my best to not disappoint you!". The man also smiled as he replied, "Let's hope that's what happens!". After walking for a bit more, they reached a room numbered 25.

The man, again, started going through the keys he had with him, until he finally found the one he needed. He opened the door, and said to the little boy beside him, "This is your room from now on!".

Matthew entered the room, and was surprised to find it clean. But just like most of the walls and the ground in this orphanage, the problem was not the cleanliness, but the stability of it.

Matthew entered as he thought to himself, 'Hah! We don't even need an earthquake for the buildings to collapse, I could probably do it if I punch the wall a few times!', he chuckled a bit at his own joke, and looked at the furniture provided here.

There was a bed, it looked to be made out of rocks when Matthew touched it, still, it wasn't in the end. Beside the bed, on the left side, was a small desk, that looked to not be able to support even a small book being put on it.

Yet, the man behind Matthew said to him, "I know what you're thinking, that this place is all done for, and that it could fall at any time, and well, you're right! But also, you don't know how lucky you are, you should see the other kids's rooms, before you judge your own, boy!".

With that, the man turned around and said, "The toilet is far after you continue walking down this hall, there are multiple ones, some for the boys, others for the girls, make sure to look at the signs before you enter, also, even after you do, whenever you enter, look to see! If the bathroom is clean, then just get out of there!".

Matthew was a little confused, as he asked, "But why?". The man smiled and said, "Because all clean bathrooms belong to the girls here, and, the signs might have been switched by some other kids that want to prank you!".

Matthew was very surprised by this. He smiled and nodded at the man, who then got out of the room, and closed the door behind him (Not with the key, just a normal shutting of the door).

Matthew was left with one finale word from the man, and that was, that dinner would be served in an hour, and that whenever Matthew hears the sound of a ringing, it means he must go to the canteen, as for how he would know where it was situated, he just needed to follow the other kids.

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The man also advised him not to leave the room, else, he would get bullied by the other kids. Matthew nodded, and lied down on his bed, his stone bed. 'Hah! The Manos sisters are living like nobles, and I am left here, still, it's better than I thought, I am being treated way better than all the other children here, and I will even have a Magician to teach me from now on!'.

'To teach me... magic, right? But, why do I want to learn magic? Is it because, mom and dad were killed by those bastards from the Black Tower???! Yes, they... they killed them, I won't ever have them talk to me again, nor will we smile and eat dinner together!'.

'I won't ever...', but before Matthew could continue thinking, and as he was about to tear up, the door to his room opened. Matthew immediately started concentrating on drawing three currents of the One Power floating around him.

From the other side of the door, there were four kids. Three of them boys, and one girl. The oldest of them looked to be 14, and the youngest was probably around Matthew's age.

Matthew didn't pay them much attention as he concentrated on creating a spark of fire. The oldest of the group, which was the girl, had a scar on her face, and she seemed to be very angry at the moment.

She spoke, her voice cold, and her words threatening, "So, you got an entire room for yourself, han? While I get raped! Great, just amazing! You, unfortunately, have very bad luck waiting for you, I am sorry, but, I can't allow you to have a good time like a king here, while we get beaten up, and raped daily!".

'And what do I have to do with that, what did I do to you, han?', thought Matthew to himself, as he ignored the girl and the other three boys, and continued focusing on his spell.

'Still, I can't say that to her face, or else, she will attack me before I even finish the spell I am working on, and also, it will make her probably hate me even more, which will no doubt be worse for me while staying here, for who knows how long?'.

The girl cracked a smile as she said, "Think I don't know what you're doing there? You're driving the One Power to yourself, right? I can't see it, but I know about it!". Matthew's heart was about to stop from the fear he felt in that moment.

Yet, he stopped himself, and continued working on his spell. He heard the girl continue, "So, it seems you're a genius, is that why they are treating you like a king among us? Go on, do it, I want to see what you can do!".

Matthew's heart shook again, as he looked at the girl that looked fourteen, and had a scar on her left cheek. 'She... She knows? Dammit, I really hope this will do the trick!', thought Matthew, as he felt a little scared by the cold gaze the girl was giving him.

The second-eldest boy in the group, and the one that seemed to be the second in command of this small group, opened his mouth, and said, in a stressed tone, "Are you sure, Max? If he knows how to use magic, shouldn't we stop him before he does whatever he's trying to do?".

The girl, that was called Max according to this boy, cracked a smile, as she said, "Doesn't matter what he does, I can kick his ass, just wait and see, haven't I done the same thing multiple times before?". Still, the boy that looked to be 12 years old retorted.

"But, none of the others know how to use magic! And, ah!...", as he was speaking, a spark had lit up in Matthew's hands. He looked at the four in front of him, as he slowly transformed that spark into a ball of fire.

He said to the girl that seemed to be the leader of the group, "I don't care why you want to hurt me, but if you do, I won't hesitate in burning you, and I mean it!". The girl looked at him and said, "Hah! Go on, do it!".

With that, the girl started walking towards him slowly.

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