Chapter 171

Chapter 171
Ivan

“What does that mean?” Keo asked. 
“It means that the memories you get, he can completely shatter them. Basically leave you a shell. I can block memories and hide them. Ryker can destroy the memories. He breaks people’s minds. That’s probably why Ivan didn’t remember him. He’s probably done something to prevent Ivan from remembering him completely.” Drake explained. 
“But if he can destroy the memories, how were we able to get that back? Why would he train me? Does that mean he knows who I really am? Why wouldn’t he turn me into Boss if that’s the case?” I asked. 
“I’m not sure. I don’t think he destroyed your memories completely. Unfortunately, getting those memories back is going to be nearly impossible. They’ll have to come back on their own. I think the one we got back was only because it was ready to come back. I’m not sure the extent of his ability. I just know that he can destroy the memories. So there’s no way of telling if he sees your memory before he destroys it.” 
It wouldn’t make sense if he couldn’t see the memory. How would he know what he was destroying? Ariya asked. 
I told the others what she said and Drake responded, “Ariya’s not wrong. The only reason why that memory was probably able to be brought back is because it was probably still within my barrier. If that’s the case, he probably can’t destroy or see the memories that we block. But that’s not guaranteed.”
“The only thing I can think of is that he can’t break what he can’t see. That’s probably why it was only partially broken. As for training you, he probably didn’t have a reason not to. If you didn’t remember anything because Drake had blocked everything he probably didn’t see it. Breaking your memory of him was probably strategic. It might have been because he became an Enforcer. It might be because he just doesn’t like people knowing anything about him.” Keo thought out loud. 
Keo’s right. There’s a limit to each ability. Th
at’s probably his. Which means fighting him is going to require us to be able to protect our minds. Ariya thought and I had images flash through my head for the training she had in mind. 
I told the others and Drake flinched, “That’s going to hurt all of us for sure. But it’s definitely worth it. Keo and Ariya need to learn how to block memories as well. If we can fight off a mental attack, it’s likely that we can get past fighting him. But there’s 7 other Enforcers we have to worry about. We don’t even know if he is an Enforcer or what number he is.” 
“What do you mean number?” Caleb asked. 
“The Enforcers are numbered based on how strong they are. The weakest is 1 and the strongest is 8. Think of it as levels you have to pass to be able to move on. A couple of them actually work together though. At least that’s what I heard once. I’m not sure how accurate that is.” I explained. 
“Looks like we have our work cut out for us.” Keo said. 
“True. We’re done for tonight though. Everyone needs a break. We’ll start back tomorrow.” Drake said. 
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We had decided on meeting tomorrow evening so we could practice some more things. We ran through the idea of working on a couple things at once with each person so we didn’t overstress one aspect. Ariya wanted to start working out in the room but I was slightly worried about Boss noticing. 
If it’s subtle he might not notice. Ariya told me. 
Yeah but it probably won’t be subtle, Ari. He doesn’t see you everyday. He only comes in here and there. If he comes in and suddenly you’re a lot different size wise, he’s going to know that something’s up. I would have to tell him you were working out. I told her. 
Yeah but if I start working out, he’ll want you to work out more too. Which means you can work on different things at the same time and no one would question it. Ari pointed out. 
True. I could do that regardless. No one would question it. I don’t even think Boss would. He would think that I was just trying to stay in shape. 
Possibly, but it’s better to make sure that they aren’t really suspicious of anything. If Boss thinks it’s his idea, he’s less likely to be suspicious. 
You’re right about that. I just don’t want someone trying to get me to teach them how to do anything because then we’re adding more people to fight. I explained. 
I think everyone is too scared of you to ask you to teach them. Ariya giggled. 
Do you know if Link and Mya are still with you? I asked her.