Glass House

"I'm awesome.", Ruffus said while both of them were going out of the training ground. "I transced as you did."

"Yours is more complicated than I thought tho.", Archer said.

"Why?"

"You didn't notice that you have hidden elements?", the brunette said and the other looked astonished by these words. "You have the ability to crystalize the sand you control. This happen in nature because of two things basically."

"Heat and lightning.", the other completed. "But I only control sand."

"Yes. What I am saying is that your Magical Prowess can be either of these three.", Archer explained.

"You thought too deep. Why care?"

"Early you learn more proficient you become and more powerful on consequence.", the other looked as it didn't matter. "You want to be a punchbag again?"

"Okay. I get it now.", his eyes were like a predator now and only vengeance was running on his mind. "We'll show them."

"Yeah but first I'm going to buy books.", he replied.

"Books? I told you that is better to take missions to achieve feats."

"I didn't have much Magic before transcending so I need to study."

"Oh no."

"Oh no. What?", Ruffus responded pointing at Archer's body. "Oh no.", he understood. "I don't have a magical circuit that was the cause of the magic running rampage earlier."

"At my family they make the circuit on the birth which help while growing. So I can't help you at all on this.", his friend said.

"One more thing to study."

[Archer: Do you have any suggestion on what magical circuit build?]

[TFA: I don't know much about the differences but you can ask another one if you let them in on your circle of trust.]

[Archer: Show me all the acronyms and give me a resume for each one.]

[TGK is seriously looking after to make the strongest of all beings.]

[TFQ is looking for a person to hold its powers and more.]

[TMK is looking for fun.]

[TWT wants to look closely your development.]

[Archer: Block only the TMK. Do any of you have a hint on which magical circuit I should choose?]

[TFQ: The draconic will let you use more and more efficiently the Magic.]

[TGK: The phoenix is a good one too.]

[TWT: I suggest that you build one based on the water dragon, the immortal bird, the serpent tailed turtle and the white tiger.]

[Archer: The Four Guardians? They are said to live and protect parts on the Earth till today.]

[TFQ: A unique magical circuit takes time to build and master. So take this in consideration too.]

[Archer: But I would be able to master spells based on them. Which is vast and very adaptable too. Two of them were indirectly pointed by you and the TGK too.]

"Are you really going to buy books with all these credits?", Ruffus asked once again.

"Yes. Do you have a better idea?"

"You could buy weapons for the missions.", he said excited.

"I'm not ready for missions. So it doesn't matter for now.", Archer explained. "Help me. What books do I need?"

"Basic Magic. One to form a magical circuit. Maybe some of your spell speciality already could be good too.", he said looking sad.

"Don't worry I'll buy some for you too. What do you want?"

"If you buy the three I can stay longer on your place to pay up."

"Deal.", he said. "I'd return your credits but I'll take as advance payment."

"Okay. That's three days and a tip then."

"I'll come shortly don't make anything suspicious.", Archer said that and entered the library.

"Waiting again.", Ruffus was anxious to fight monsters as he knew some of the missions on the Board had them.

"Hey. Ruffus, was it?", it was Laura. "You didn't pay me up today."

"Yeah but.", he showed his watch without currency.

"I don't care, boy.", she said. "Rupert.", the red hair boy showed.

"So as you didn't transcend you need someone that did.", Ruffus made fun of her.

"Yes. Take him out but out of my sight.", she ordered.

"Not today, bitch.", since the transcend. Ruffus mutant DNA skyrocketed and he made all of her group be trapped on sand while he jumped inside the library.

"We can't fight him inside.", the red guy said.

"Use it and I don't care about the rest.", she ordered him.

"Okay, milady.", he went in the library after the boy. The sand had already stopped sucking them in.

While this, Archer was chosing his books as the ones for Ruffus were already set. A few minutes passed and his friend showed up in a hurry.

"What happened?", he probably knew but was good to confirm.

"Laura and the red boy."

"Can you create sand?"

"Yes."

"So listen to me...."

"You'll get me time then?"

"I'll do my best. Now go."

Ruffus left going upstairs. Archer know that he need about five minutes but that was unfortunately second to his prior objectives. So he went looking for books again. He found six books about circuits. The Draconian Body. The Water Dragon Body. The Revolving Phoenix. The Immortal Bird Wings. The Turtle Body and the Serpent Mind. The Metal Claw Body. All of them were suggested by his circle of trust.

"Plus the Basic and the three for Ruffus. It's already ten books."

"You said Ruffus?", it was Rupert. Finally he reached Archer's floor.

"Yeah. Why?"

"What are your relation with him?"

"He pays to live on my place."

"So you are the one that are taking, miss Laura's credits."

"What? Is he on debt with miss Laura?"

"Don't act like you didn't know. I remember you from yesterday, punk. Do you want to suffer again?"

"Do it!", Archer said. "We are on a library and probably you'll have more trouble doing this than following him."

"It's time for you grow eyes on your back then.", the boy said and left up stairs.

It was almost time for put the plan in movement. Ruffus was near the window on the opposite side of the library entrance. He was in doubt with the plan but Archer's words were encouraging him to do it either way.

'Trust in your powers not in me.'

The steps on the stair announced the coming of his tormentor. So he opened the window fully.

"Are you trying suicide?"

"Escaping only."

'He need to be close to use it without chanting.'

"Don't make any movement, boy.", Rupert started to approach.

'You need to make the first move.'

Ruffus jumped the window. The red boy rushed to the location but was late. The sand boy was shouting and celebrating. He was using the sand to fly away from that place. The boy in red started to chant.

"Thunderous God smite all the wrong doers from below the sky. Falling Thunder."

'He should use at least one cast on your way out. So...'

"There are two of him?", on the horizon there were now two blocks of sand flying. "You like to bet? That's okay. So do I."

A wave came from the sky and disintegrated the sand clone.

'... create another two blocks of sand to distract him while you use one of them as cover to go faster.'

"How he thought so in advance?", Ruffus said to himself.

Archer got his hand on ice and lightning magic books finishing the twelve. So he left the library. Greeted Laura and went to his dorm. While this the escape was happening on the other side of the building.

[TGK: How do you know so much about sand control?]

[Archer: I like vintage animations. So I got some ideas for him.]

Finally he got on his dorm and Ruffus was there waiting for him.

"That was amazing.", his friend said while he approached. "Maybe I can fight them on the next encounter."

"No. We don't stand a chance against them on a front battle.", Archer opened the door. "They win in power and in numbers. That's a massacre over us."

"But your plan worked."

"Only because they were unprepared for the unknown but now they know this move and mostly they bonded us as one unique problem to be solved.", he explained.

"Oh, you could leave casually because you weren't on their list."

"Actually, Rupert knew me but Laura was kind in a debt because of today."

"So she let you go as Rupert didn't report to her.", Ruffus concluded and his friend nodded a yes.

"Here are yours.", he passed the three books.

"Fire and Lightning I get it but it wasn't to be Sand over Crystalization?"

"There is no Sand Magic on the other side this bought will make only one book inefficent."

"That's true, thanks.", Ruffus got up. "But I'm leaving, buddy.", sand started to surround him. "Pass me the credits you have on you."

"You waited a whole day. That's impressive but.", Archer clapped and Ruffus lost all his balance falling on the ground. "Not today.", the bully forgot that Archer was recharging at the same time as him.

"Where I am?", Ruffus said on full darkness. The smell was horrible and he started to move. So he found a place that opened and he left looking back. "A TRASH."

"If he don't want I study the books for him.", Archer said while starting to read one of the magic circuits book.