At first, everything was easy for Finn. He just had to go back and forth the well on top of the mountain and back to fill his tank, while holding two dippers in his hands. But after a while, his steps started to feel heavy, and he wobbled from time to time. It felt like someone was holding his feet and dragging them down.He couldn’t count how many times the others went past him. He didn’t have the energy and strength to look at them anymore. He forgot that this was part of the training. The only thing in his mind was how to finish this or he wouldn’t have enough water for that day. Those two hours felt like years. His tank was only half-filled, and he already lost track of the time. But when he made it back, he saw that everyone was done, and were only waiting for him to finish.“Is my time over?” he asked through ragged breathing. Before he could get to his tank, he tripped on his own feet and stumbled on the ground, spilling the content of the dippers. Unable to use both hands, hi

The Night Hunters stood before the huge man-made arena in the middle of the forest. In front of them was a protruding stage shaped like an uneven circle made of a carved stone. They were surrounded with trees, which made the place quite eerie and uncanny.“I asked Day to orient our newbie a while ago,” Ronim stated. “I hope you’re aware of what's going to happen this afternoon, then?” Finn only nodded. “Since you’re now an odd number, I was thinking of a way on how to do our afternoon training, and this is what I thought.”“You’re still free to choose the opponent you’d like to fight against, and I’m still going to choose for those who are undecided. As for our newbie…” Ronim stared at Finn and continued, “You’re going to be fighting against me.”Everyone gasped, especially Finn, who was conflicted for a moment. The first thing that entered his mind was how ridiculous the idea was. He looked at the instructor’s seve.red leg, and he thought it wouldn’t be fair for the latter.Finn was

Finn held his chest, trying to stop the fast pounding of his heart. But it was futile. He could hear it throb faster and faster as time went by. Who wouldn’t? He was facing their instructor right now.Seeing Ronim’s missing leg, Finn tried to convince himself that he could somehow put up a good fight despite being a newbie. But this was their instructor. He was no instructor without a reason. After years and years of teaching night hunters, he must have seen a lot already. Finn believed that experience was second to hard work, not talent.Whether he admitted it or not, there was a possibility as well that Ronim was a good fighter not just because of experience. Someone was telling Finn that there was something about Ronim that was why he became an instructor of night hunters. He just couldn’t put his finger to it yet.Finn stared at the gun he was holding. He decided to pick this since this was his best choice right now. He wouldn’t have to attack Ronim head on with this. He couldn’t

When Finn’s group reached the town, they used their masks to cover their faces. Instead of walking like normal mortals, they hid behind shadows. They hopped and jumped from one roof to another. And it was only possible since the houses here were almost the same height.They needed to find information about the Four Arc Shadows, who escaped from the Aysgarth Prison. Day already oriented Finn about the four prisoners, and they just had to gather information from the townspeople.“This is where we separate,” Day said. “After an hour of gathering information, we’ll get back here at this inn and discuss what we’ve gathered.” Finn raised his hand. “No need to raise your hand. Just speak your mind.”Kiel snorted. “Are you in grade school?”Finn ignored him. “Can we not use a disguise while gathering information? I think it’ll be more effective for me to ask around instead.”Day nodded. “It’s up to you on how you’ll do it. Just don’t get caught and act like a normal mortal.” He nodded. “Any m

Sphere opened his eyes slowly, trying to make out her surroundings. They were no longer in their opulent mansion. Instead of the familiar white and blue, the environment was now vibrant and colorful. Strange creatures, some with two, four, or many legs, roamed the area. "Oof!" she grunted as something heavy hit her stomach. "Sorry," a voice apologized. She looked at the person beside her and realized she wasn't alone in this crowded place they found themselves in. She wiped his face and stood up. She left the captain, who followed suit. "What's your plan?" Jikan asked while observing the surroundings. They went to a part of the place where many homes were visible. Structures almost covered the moon. Many people were just preparing to close their shops, but there were some who were just about to open. "I don't know." "You don't know?" Sphere just nodded and continued walking. "Why did you leave the palace if you didn't know what you were going to do?" "That's the point. I didn