Fallon
tried to probe harder and harder to no avail, my barriers stopped all
attempts. I could see the worry on his
face, but it stirred no emotion in me.
With the lack of emotion I noticed a new clarity of thought. I saw the problem and all aspects positive
and negative around it. Losing emotion
was losing identity but being able to rule and think without emotion was
something every ruler sought. Emotion
was both a hindrance and a blessing, but I found strength in this newfound
coldness. I could feel raw energy coursing
through my mind and wondered what I could do without emotional restraints in
place. Fallon’s attempts were getting
more furious with each passing moment, wanting to test myself I pushed my
barriers outward towards Fallon’s mind, and he fell back into his chair as if
someone pushed him.
“Calton!
Stop! The more you do with your barrier
in place the more permanent it becomes.
You cannot do this, remember Regun.
You wanted to know what pushed him to the edge, look at yourself now. This is just a taste of what you can do when
you remove emotion.”
“A
taste, I will get stronger? How can this be bad? To rule without emotion, to solve the
kingdoms problems with logic alone. I
could create the perfect world.”
“The
perfect world, what about Raea? I thought your perfect world would be with her
by your side. So quickly you embrace the
power, but you ignore your own life, and the history that brought us here. Look deeply at it all, think about Regun,
think about your own life. To take down
the barrier we will need your help and your strength, it is of your own making
and only you can fully remove it. Do you
want to life without Raea and your family, never enjoy her touch or be able to
feel the love of your Mothers embrace.”
Pushing
the barrier out again Fallon fell to the floor.
“With
this strength I do not need that. I can
set all of our peoples fear to rest, ruling without emotion will allow me to
help them all and not let love or hate cloud my decisions. I will take our race
to new heights, without fear stopping me.”
Walking
towards falling, Raea burst into the room with a few masters in tow. I could see the fear on her face as I stood
over Fallon. Fear and worry stopped her
in her tracks.
“Cal,
what are you doing?”
The
masters ran in behind her and formed a circle around me and I could feel their
touch on my barrier. With a bigger push I
sent the five of them onto their knees.
Their attempts seemed like pinpricks to me. This was all the strength the Masters had?
They were weak and I knew it now. My
people needed a stronger person to lead them and teach them, and now that
person was me.
