Kellen Woods grew up never knowing a normal world. By the time he could walk, his mother and father had already sealed several serious gates that threatened the safety of his hometown. By the time his sister was born, they were famous worldwide. 

So the world held their breath for when Kellen and his sister came of age, waiting to see what kind of power they would awaken. 

His sister was just like his mom, same power, same class, while Kellen, woke up one day to find out what it meant to be special in a family the world watched. But in the worst way. 

Awakening weaker then your powerful parents wasn’t unheard of, but when your younger sister awakened at the same class as your parent, anyone would feel inferior. And Kellen, never one to ask for hand outs, left the comfort and safety of his hometown to become better than the weak brat everyone thought he was. 

Kellen went to the front lines, to where the gates normally broke out. From there, Kellen worked hard, and then worked some more until no one could doubt that he was good at his job. He got so good that even with his lower class, people would still hire him to help. But Kellen never took it to heart. He had learned a valuable lesson on the front lines. Classification only meant shit if you walked back out of the gate. Otherwise, shut your mouth and listen to those with more experience. They determined who made it out alive or not.

But Kellen was tired now. He had gotten everything out of his system, and the fast paced life on the front lines didn’t suit him anymore. Now, he wanted to go home, buy a house, maybe find a nice man to settle down with, and live a normal life. 

All the while, the yellow eyes he’d met on the front lines haunted him, no matter how much he tried to forget about them. 

Especially since the Esper they were attached to refused to let him go.

Trigger warning- mentions of suicide. Not anything graphic, but could be a concern for some people. Please read at your own discretion. 


"Ah, well, I know that sounds bad but…He shouldn't have remained here. Rhys was…" Kellen sighed. "No, it wasn't just Rhys. Hill, and everyone was worried about him. I was worried about him." Kellen glanced at Casper. "Did you know why they were monitoring him?" He didn't think it was a bad thing to tell Casper if he didn't know. 


If he did know, then Casper should understand a bit why Kellen had sent him away. 


Casper shook his head, his eyes hardening into grey stones and Kellen winced. Ah hell. 


"Probably because they wanted to keep an eye on him? Make sure he didn't run away?" Casper replied and Kellen sighed. 


"You're half right." He muttered. The wind was sufficiently knocked out of his sails. "Casper…I, you need to keep this between us. If Rhys finds out that I told you…" He trailed off and Casper tensed. 


Chapter 399 - Sometimes we all forget to communicate