The train came to a stop in the station for the school. The brother-sister pair got down of the train. Miraya was literally shaking. Ben was shaken, but he had suppressed his fear with a great effort and was now trying to calm down his sister. He did not understand what happened like all the general public. There had been losses to property. Luckily loss of life did not happen. Only very few understood what had happened. But some explanation had to be given to the public. The city administration was furiously working with the law & order officials and disaster management division to manage the aftermath. Some reserve army unit also made its move given the gravity of the situation.
Ben managed to calm his sister down. He also answered messages from his parents telling both of them are fine. Soon both of them reached school and went to their classes. Ben asked Miraya to wait till his final class so that they can go back home together. She agreed.
Soon, Ben found himself among his clique of friends. They were discussing the happenings of morning.
Saarsh said " Man it was really horrifying. What was that?
Jim : I saw many people bleeding through their eyes and nose. But I only experienced intense pressure.
Roshin: I hallucinated and also felt the pressure.
Rais: What did you see?
Roshin: I don't know. It was a black sphere with a sword inside it.
Ben : What was that?
Roshin: I have no idea. Just before that terrifying feeling appeared, I suddenly fell into a trance and saw this. I could feel that it was calling for me.
Jim (In a knowing tone) : What did you use? Can you get us some? That sounds wonderful.
Rais: If I was in his place, I would have dreamed of a girl calling me. You are pathetic man. Dreaming of some sword ball.
Roshin: I am telling the truth. And all you think about is girls.
Ben: As if you don't! We saw you ogling at Tara!!!
Jim: Yeah. That too during that class. You were lucky the teacher did not tell anything."
Thus the friends teased each other for some time. While all these were happening the school announcement for first period rang. All the students went to their seats. The final year students were treated differently than others. They were under the same discipline regime as the army cadets. They should report on time to the class. They cannot be late and the punishments will be in military standard. Soon their first period started. Everything was going normally.
The class before the last period was Physics. Their physics teacher was Ms. Sylvie Revera. She was an exceptionally gifted teacher and an accomplished scientist. Teaching was literally her hobby. She was working for a well known company, and was their star researcher, who had a meridian root which enhanced the analytical and observational capability of the person.
At the end of the class, 5 minutes before the martial class Ms. Sylvie said,
" You have your first martial class today, right?"
"Yes" everyone said in unison.
She looked seriously and said, " Well I don't have to tell you anything about the importance of that class. You are in capable hands."
Saying this she looked at a group of students in the class. They were a group of 10 students, both boys and girls, who came from affluent and rich families.
Sylvie continued "Some of you have been in circumstances where you know more than others and think they are above everyone else. You think that you can get away with many things. He acts as if he is a just normal P.E teacher in a school. Don't be mistaken by his facade. Believe me, he is not your regular school teacher. There is a reason he is trusted by the educational department of this city and was scouted by many famous universities. "
The students looked at her stunned.
"So don't get on his bad side. No amount of influence or power you have will be able to save you from him if he is provoked. Be good students, at least in his class."
Suddenly the announcement for last class was made. Sylvie bade the students good bye. Soon the students moved to the indoor stadium of the school. When they went there, they were asked to move down to another floor under the indoor stadium. It was large. As the students moved, they felt as if they passed through a membrane. Then they saw a large space. It was as large as half the school. There was a slightly high stage . A man was standing there. He wore a grey outdoor shirt and a black training pant. He was not exuding any energy. Nor did he have any flashy clothes that made him stand out. But every student was extremely tensed. They saw Mr. Mahaansh in a new light after Ms. Sylvie's information. He opened his eyes slowly. He looked at everyone. Then he stood up. When he stood up, they felt it. Everything became silent. It was as though every matter in the large room was staying silent in reverence to this man.
He said, " You are one minute late."
The students were stunned they had come here as fast as possible, after changing to their workout clothes. They could not understand why they were being punished.
One of them said, " But we came as fast as we could"
Suddenly his aura flared," If I say you are late, you are late. Now get your **sses out and run you maggots."
The students understood now, the real martial class had begun.