It this healing?

Drake got a little bashful at hearing the praise for the first time in his life but then he said in a grave tone, "Oh, it's not like that, Kane. In those years, there were multiple times I begged for forgiveness. I barked like a dog, rolled on the floor, smacked my head to the wall, and even licked my stepmother's foot all to get out of hell. One time I even tried to commit suicide, but at the last moment stepmother found out and she punished me more for trying to commit suicide. I did not survive because I had a powerful will. I just have no other choice but to live in this hell." Tears were flowing out of Drake's eyes as he said that, but he went back to the poker face.

Kane had a wide grin on his face the more he learned. He knew that feeling, he could relate to Drake and this confession of Drake impressed him more.

He knew the lowest point one could go to and only a very few braves could survive that point. Kane only knew a handful in his last life and all those faces that lowest point much later part of their life.

Kane was the only one who survived that point in his teens, but now in his body was this kid who survived that point even before entering teenage. A deep respect for Drake came from inside Kane.

Kane asked, [So how did you collect yourself, Drake?]

Drake said while pointing to a metal gate, "Last year I went out of that gate. It was when I was 13, for attending the mysterious mana potential test. I learned the mana test had the power to change anyone's life. It was the biggest event for a person and family, and I got mid-potential in the mana test. At the start I was nervous as I saw there were few in the family that got high level, but then I heard my father's speech. He announced that those with mid and higher potential would join the Military Academy after three years.

My stepmother was mad with the result and increased my punishment from the next day, but I didn't care about that. I know just two more years and then I will be free to move out of this room."

[Won't your stepmother will kill you before that period?]

"You don't know, Kane, but if she killed me, she would face many problems within the family and also from the powerful academy."

[Oh, so this academy is special, I see. By the Drake, what's your family name again?]

"Duisberg."

'Duisberg'. He had heard this name somewhere, but right now nothing much coming to his mind kind, and this situation kind of felt like some novel situation that he read. For Kane, this was very fascinating.

He stopped talking and started to analyze his situation. He started sorting out the thousands of questions coming into his mind.

Through many years in prison, trying not to lose his sanity, Kane had developed a reading habit. He had developed this crazy interest in reading about humans, topics like biology, mentality, physiology, culture, history, and many other topics, even some complicated things like how to fight, the physiology of pain, how to control someone's emotions, make them happy, angry, and others.

After reading all that, he developed a unique way of thought processes that led to new crimes, making him one of the most famous criminals at only 22 years old. He did not have talent in reading or eidetic memory. Nope, he just read all the books on human emotions thousands of times. He had a big obsession with understanding all about human emotions.

He had experienced himself how, for a little fun, people did not care about others and destroyed their lives. In his last life, he learned these things after losing everything. Now, in this life, all this knowledge might come in handy to make this life more interesting.

Kane made up his mind to solve all the mysteries while going with the flow for now. It's not like he knew how to get out of the body, and he had no intention of going back, so he just planned to see where this situation led while enjoying the company of his new soul buddy.

Just like Kane, Drake was also in deep thought. This was the first time something interesting happened to his lackluster life. He had someone to take with him, someone to share his emotions with. Someone who could respond to him, unlike the walls and chains.

He also had this fear of losing everything to Kane, but what could he do? He had no power to change anything and their no one he could ask help for. Instead of living in fear, he decided to enjoy the new company he got. At least that way he would not be alone.

Both Kane and Drake decided to work together for an interesting and powerful future.

Tap tap!

The sound of footsteps came from outside. Soon, a person in the green robe entered the room.

Drake just glanced at him and then gripped the chain tightly with his hand. Kane focused on the guy and Drake's reaction with interest.

The man in a green robe took out a white powder in his hand and started chanting gibberish. To Kane's surprise, he saw the white powder in that person's hand change from white to red.

'This seems to be the healer. Is this magic?' Kane wondered.

The healer finished his chant and then blew the red power on Drake.

"aaaaahhh"

[Ahhh, what is this? ]

Both Drake and Kane screamed in pain. The healer clicked his tongue and kicked a part of a chain that started a mechanism and an extra chain came out of the wall. The chain became long enough for him to move around the cell with no problem. The healer glanced one last time and went out of the room, leaving the screaming Drake inside the room.

After a few minutes of uncontrolled screaming, Drake slumped down in exhaustion.

[What the hell what that?]

Drake said in a tired tone, "Healing."

Kane focused on the hand and saw there was a red layer on all his wounds and no blood was coming out of them. He asked [Is this the healing you are waiting for?]

"mm" Drake nodded.

[Damn it, I rather not take this healing than suffer so much.]

"Just two years." Drake's dread voice came.

Kane cursed and repeated after him, [two years]