“You can give up at this stage if you’re afraid of going through it! But you will suffer the consequences!” Master Lazarus is on the sidelines.“Is he serious?” Theo stared in disbelief. “Doesn’t he really care about all of us?”“I think he’s earnest.” Jared gulped his saliva.“We can stop, Jared. It is better to accept any consequences than to be eaten by crocodiles.”“I believe the consequences are as bad as being eaten by a crocodile. We must go through this bravely!”“Don’t worry, Jared!”Jared didn’t seem to hear Theodore’s warning. He grabbed the nearest rope and began to swing with all his might. At the edge of the pool, Theodore watched anxiously as Jared grabbed the next rope. Jared swung like a monkey, trying to avoid death. Theo then turned the other way. Some students gave up before reaching the first rope, and some coaches pulled them out of the arena. Theo doesn’t know what will happen to them, but he believes Jared’s words if he gets the consequences as dire as crossing
While Theo fights the crocodiles, Jared looks around and hopes to find a way out.“There! In the middle of the pool, we can reach a long rope!”Theo followed Jared’s direction. He realized a rope – the only longest rope that reached the pool’s surface.“So that’s why they put the longest rope in there?” Theo muttered. “This is indeed their goal. Let’s hurry to the middle of the pond.”The depth of the pool reaches their chest. It is enough for them to move without fear of drowning. Jared fights the crocodiles with a stick he found earlier, while Theodore fights with his own hands. They help each other. When a crocodile attacks Jared, Theo catches the crocodile and wrestles it until it dies. And when Theodore was suddenly attacked from behind by a crocodile while he was off guard, Jared immediately hit the crocodile with his stick. They continue to do so until they reach the middle of the pond.“You go up first,” said Theodore.“Got it.”Jared grabbed the rope and climbed up as fast as
The medics treated Theodore’s wounds. Sew up the skin torn from the bite of a crocodile. Apply the cream to Theo’s red palms. Sewed up a wide wound on his leg, bitten by the strongest crocodile. Theo felt more pain than he had ever felt before. Theo screamed in pain several times as the nurses touched his wounds until other students who were in the same room with him looked at him.“Your wounds are severe for a young boy like you,” said one of the nurses. “You must be powerful.”“I was just lucky,” Theodore said.“You are too naive, son. You have a rare eye, which is one of the signs that you have extraordinary strength.”Theodore had heard so much about his eyes and strength that he only smiled in response. The nurse said something unusual.“I haven’t seen red eyes like you in a long time. You must be a good sign for The Odd Eye Circle.”“You can’t say anything weird!” another nurse hit the shoulder of the previous nurse. “You’d better rest, Theodore, so your wounds heal quickly.”“T
Rank B is filled by ten students. Rank C is filled by nineteen students. The D rank is filled by twenty-five students. Finally, Rank F is filled by more students, namely thirty-seven students.“The Rank F students are the ones who withdrew in the middle of the exam. I feel sorry for them for what they got. However, a fair system provides equality for all students. Geniuses in Ranks A through B will get privileges. And the Rank F will lose some of their rights in this school. Those of you who are in the ranks of C and D do not get privileges, nor do you get a reduction in your rights.”Immediately, the room became crowded, and students talked about this with each other. Many of them felt that it was unfair to divide the ranks. Especially the Ranks D and F, they can not protest directly but just whisper. They may feel intimidated if they protest directly. Meanwhile, Theodore carefully watched the atmosphere, which suddenly became tense in this room. They don’t even touch the food in fro
Theodore appeared in front of the mirror in memory of his new tragedy. He is always eager to use new things to wake up faster than usual. In fact, he had already experienced himself in front of the mirror for about an hour. Theodore occasionally twisted his body while enjoying his new uniform. His uniform now made him look more like a reborn Prince. Theo refreshed the family from his room to find Jared's room. Theo entered the door with enthusiasm. Soon, the door opened, showing Jared inside. Only Jared's head was visible in front of the open door."Wow, you..." Jared died and fled Theodore's tragedy. "Come in."After Theodore entered, Jared immediately closed the door. Theo was a little surprised."Your uniform smells so good, buddy," Jared praised, but his face looked gloomy."You, too," Theodore replied, staring intently at Jared. "Blue suits you.""If you want to make me feel good, I will. But it would be better if I was ranked like you.""You're still searching because of yesterd
Professor James unbuttoned the top two buttons of the shirt. “Let me show you.” He then pulled the pigeon out of the cage, covered with black cloth. The Dove flaps its wings when the light shines on it. The pigeon looked panicked, perhaps stressed because it was locked in the dark. Professor James then began to look at the pigeon until the pigeon slowly acted calmer than before. And the poor pigeon really stopped like a mannequin. Professor James opened the cage and pulled the pigeon out like a toy. The pigeon froze like a lifeless object even as Prof James placed it on a table without brackets.“I ordered this dove to be silent like a statue,” said The Professor. “He obeyed my orders as he should have. Just like Theodore did yesterday. Which one of you can make it move again?”Professor James looked at the students one by one. Waiting for one of them to raise his hand to answer, but nothing at all.“Theodore, can you try one more time?”Theodore swallowed hard before moving forward.
“Is that true? Can you explain?”Theodore sighed and leaned back against the tree trunk. “I don’t think you need to know.”“Why? You’re no fun, man!”“Look...” Theodore shifted his body to Jared. “Have the professors ever talked about the outside world before?” Then Jared shook his head. “Didn’t they do it for a reason?”“They’re just unpleasant.” Jared folded his arms in front of his chest.“Well, I’ll tell you a little.”This story began three thousand years ago. When the world is going well when, in fact, it is the beginning of the end. Major disasters that come without prior warning. One of the giant meteorites shot to Earth and exploded until it split into several small meteor pieces. The meteor pieces were not enough to scorch the Earth, but the energy from the meteor had turned some people into different creatures. A monster–“Wait! I’ve heard that part.” Jared interrupts.“Do you want me to continue or not?”“All right... Please continue.”The Meteor energy that radiated has t
“Lift up your left wing,” Theodore commanded, and at once, the Little Owl lifted up its left wing.“Man! That’s so cool! How did you do that?” Jared shouted in amazement.“You just have to talk heart to heart.” Theodore put the owl on Jared’s Palm. “Show him your gentle side, and he will do as you wish.”“But from what I read in the book, we have to–” Jared dwelt, thinking aloud. “Maybe I should try it.”“The right decision, Jared. You can do it!”Theodore gave Jared room to concentrate. The blonde took a few deep breaths, reassuring himself. Then in the same soft voice as Theodore before, Jared spoke.“Look at me, little owl.”The owl practically turned to Jared with his eyes wide open. Inversely proportional to what previously happened. The owl seemed to understand Jared’s words because he really didn’t let go of his gaze. Jared again took a deep breath before beginning to manipulate the Little Owl. Jared ordered the owl to flap its wings, but it did not fly, and the bird did. Jared