Seal of Light - Enlightened

Chapter 5: IV : Soul Drifter

The young man who just appeared just in time to save Mat looked back and broke a smile following a

thumbs-up sign.

"It's you! I knew it, I knew it…" Mat said with a very surprised expression and then finally made a quick

bow gesture.

"Hello Mat, I'm glad that you have finally arrived here.” the young master said.

"Master Navi'Sai, it is really you. I am so confused right now I could use some answers. Where are

we?, and what exactly are we doing here?, and how was I able to get here?”

“Whoa, one at a time Mat…wait let me see first that scratch from your arm” Navi’Sai replied.

Navi’Sai placed both hands on top of the scratch of Mat Adam. A little chant and then a flash of light

appeared, the wound closed but there is still a visible mark of a scar or might be a fresh skin.

“Wow oh my… how did you do that Master Navi?”

“Took me a long time to learn that, but I haven’t perfectly mastered it yet, it is supposed to leave no

scar or mark at all.”

“But you were able to close the wound and… and its just amazing…”

“You will learn it too Mat, don't worry…”

“Looking forward to it. Anyway, going back to my question, what and where is this place?"

"They call this the Crescent Island, an astral dimension that thinly resides on the human realm."

Navi’Sai said.

"An astral place, you mean to say, we are an out-of-body entity travelling here? and did you say ‘they’,

you mean there are others out there?"

"Yes we are in our astral form. Those who live here are the elves and dryads"

Mat was shut in silence for a moment, still trying to absorb the reality of what was happening.

"Listen Mat, the whole training that I gave to you back then, it was all preparation for this."

"Preparation? A preparation for what?"

"Come on follow me, I'll tell you on our way."

Mat jogged and followed Navi’Sai while looking at the huge whirling dark pillar that they were heading.

"Casus'Lucem, a Demon lord, who is about to be released from its prison, is planning to form a new

group of elite humans to be his pawns. He needs every ability and resources from these humans that

carries the Seal of Light. They will be led by his demon-pawns, Nezumi and Orochi. A battle is about to

take place here on the island and we don't stand a chance against them."

"Who are these carriers of the Seal that you are talking about Master Navi?"

“These carriers are called Soul Drifters, they have the ability to use the seal of light to defeat the

demons.”

“Soul Drifters?” Mat repeated.

They had reached the highpoint of the cliff where they could see the location of the huge black pillar on

the topmost part of the mountain.

"There are seven smaller black pillars located around the big one; each pillar contains a captive soul of

a Soul Drifter. The central pillar, which is the largest among them, is where Casus'Lucem is

imprisoned."

Mat is still in shock of what he is hearing, but he still keeps on listening from his young master Navi’Sai.

"Soul Drifters are extraordinary people. Each holds a special skill or ability that the demon-lord needs.

Each carrier inherited their seal from their ancestors, either from their grandparents or from a much

longer up-line in their family."

"So, what are we going to do Master Navi?"

"The two demon-pawns are guarding the north and south passage of the mountain, we have to split

and face them in a one-to-one match. These demon-pawns are the servants of the demon-lord

Casus’Lucem." Navi'Sai instructed.

"What? You mean I will fight a demon, seriously, at what chance do I have to win against it?"

Navi'Sai pointed on Mat's right arm.

"What is it Master?" Mat asked while looking at where his master was pointing.

Navi'Sai stretched his arm and pointed again on the symbol on Mat's right arm.

Mat saw a fish symbol on his right arm. "H-how did that...?"

This was the same symbol that was seen on their training temple.

Maybe Mat was right after all, that this symbol was meant to be his.

“Mat Adam, you are the carrier of the Fish Seal."

"I have a Seal of Light, that means I am a Soul Drifter?" Mat asked in a very confused and doubtful

sound.

Navi’Sai nodded in response.

"Wait, if I am a Soul Drifter then why is it that I'm not inside one of those pillars?" Mat wittingly asked.

His master frowned and shook his head, "Because you are different." Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

"Oh, is that so, I'm different, is that different can defeat or even face a demon?" Mat said in a broken

voice.

"You are different because you did not inherit it, you are a Gen carrier of the Seal of Light.”

"A chosen Gen carrier? I am so confused now..."

"So listen to me Mat, several lives are on the line, and they need our help."

"What are we going to do and what chance do I have to fight against a demon?"

"Ok, I'll tell you, at your current rate, you only have a very minimal chance to win."

"Oh great, really great to know that.." Mat said in a very hopeless tone.

"On the first pillar on the north, rescue the captive soul in there and he will help you find the great

weapon that is hidden inside the nearby cave, this weapon can defeat the guardian demon," Navi

explained.

"A weapon that can defeat a demon you say," Mat uttered.

"Use your seal to save the first captive, then if you are lucky enough to escape the first guard…”

“lucky? Our lives depend on luck now?” Mat reacted violently

“...then you can hide in the cave and find this weapon. Your seal will light up when you need to release

the captive from the black pillar. But remember that it will also consume part of your life force so use

the power of the seal wisely."

"You mean this will light up, like my body will produce the light for it?" Mat asked again in total

confusion.

"Yes Mat. By the way, there is a skill that I have taught you before that you can take advantage of this

place."

"What is it Master Navi?"

"Remember the quick leap?"

"Yes, but what about it? It is just only jumping two meters away from its current location, how can that

help?"

"Using a very minimal amount of energy from your lightened seal, you can jump as far as five to seven

meters in a second." Navi explained then suddenly demonstrated the quick leap in front of Mat,

jumping several meters away from him in an instant then returned back even before Mat reacted to

what he just did.

"Whoa! That was amazing. I never thought it would even be possible..." Mat said in a jaw-dropping

gesture.

"Same principle applies to your attacking power, your seal will double the amount of strength and

damage to whatever skill you will apply it to. Even you physical and spiritual barrier is increased by

more than 50%. That is way far above normal human level. It will increase more as you learn to control

your seal. But you still need to use it wisely because when it drains down to nothing, you will have to

wait for a while to be able to use it again."

Somehow, Mat is already playing with the idea of how he could use the seal to finish the mission, he

felt a boost of confidence after learning what he could benefit from his seal. He knew he could do this

mission, and had a better chance of defeating an opponent using his seal. But then he wonders... What

is this weapon that his master is talking about?

"OK Master Navi'Sai, I'm ready. So who are we going to save again?”