Kai pulled out the floorboard and set it on the floor. He stuck his hand under the wood, and found-

-a dusty old envelope.

He tore it open and pulled out the paper.

It read:

Miss Nya Smith ~

I am quite pleased with your progress, Miss Smith. You have shown great effort and hard work. I believe you will become as successful as your mother.

You mastered the art of fist, now I would like to guide you through casting spells and using dark magic.

I understand you do not think you are ready for using dark magic. I disagree. You have shown me the strength and courage it takes to cast these spells. It does not come to you lightly.

It has also come to my attention you do not want to mess with a force so...powerful, if you will, and that is because you are worried about hurting the ones you love. I used to understand that feeling, as I had a family once as well.

You think you will succumb to the so-called glory, the evil temptation.

And you believe that it will corrupt you.

It will not, my dear, because you have demonstrated the strength, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally as well.

You have the ability to use dark magic for a good cause.

I do not want you to follow my footsteps, Nya. I want you to use dark magic as a way to bring good to enlighten this darkened world.

I hope you will consider learning.

~ Sensei Clouse

Kai could not believe what he just read.

Clouse? Wanting Nya to use dark magic for a good cause?

What's his deal?

Kai set the paper down and kept rummaging.

His hand connected with an oddly shaped object.

He pulled it out.

It was...some sort of messed up book.

He opened it, but it was...

...it was in the same language the papers in his parents' secret room had been.

Kai frowned. Had Nya known that language? Had she lied to him? If she did, then why?

What didn't Kai know?

What did everyone else in his family know that Kai didn't?

Okay, two chapters for you.

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