The Lost Bloodline

Chapter 14 : Tournament weekend pt 1

They got to the library as their friends were about leaving" Brandon's regeneration skill had healed his injuries from the fight while they were at the gym,

"Oh, anyways, from what we heard you did something amazing at the end too Bruce" Angelo said,

"Noo, I wasn't even involved in the fight, I just stopped it" Bruce replied,

"With a skill, he made from scratch" Brandon said proudly,

"Wow, that's so cool, what's it called?" Maya finally spoke up,

"Thunderclap, he sent me and senior Levi flying" Brandon boasted,

"Come on, you are making it sound like some grand move, it only worked that well because you were both worn out" Bruce retorted,

"Still that thing packs a punch and it would be really useful for crowd control" Brandon said,

"So why were you guys looking for us?" Bruce asked,

"Oh we wanted to ask if you had signed up for the tournament tomorrow" Alec replied,

"Oh, we actually haven't, though I think I will sign up for weapons combat alone" Bruce replied,

"What about you Brandon?" Alec asked,

"I think I will just settle for the elemental combat and hand to hand" Brandon replied,

"I wonder if we would get to see Alec and Brandon fight" Maya said,

The two boys looked at each other and chuckled,

"So what do you guys have planned for the evening?" Brandon asked,

"Nothing, it's only two and a half hours before it gets dark, there isn't really Time to do much" Natalie replied,

"I guess we could just talk" Isabella suggested.

For the rest of the evening the group discussed various things like common interests and the likes till eventually, they had to part ways for the night.

The next morning, the students were woken by the loud blowing of trumpets,

"All 1st year students report to the gym to get your tournament uniforms and the match list" an voice said through the school speakers,

"Urgh, so they have to wake us up this early?" Alec groaned,

"Well considering the fact that we have a tournament of three parts in one day, I would said this is a standard time to get up" Bruce stated,

"Alright, let's just get ready, I don't want Miss Silver's 'you are late' glare haunting my thoughts" Brandon said,

They got ready and we're about to leave when they heard a knock on the door, they opened it to find Elvis with a box of muffins in hand,

"Good morning everyone, I would like to apologize for my behavior so far and I hope we can be friends" Elvis said with a smile,

"Oh well, that's nice of you Elvis, isn't it Brandon?" Alec said.

"Sure, sure thanks, we were about leaving, why don't we walk to the gym together?" Brandon suggested,

The trio got their weapons and left for the gym along with Elvis, Brandon couldn't shake this uneasy feeling he had, he decided to use his core eyes skill while stylishly interrogating Elvis,

"So Elvis, I didn't know you baked, those muffins looked really yummy" Brandon said,

"Oh I know I don't look like much but I am a man of many talents" Elvis said,

As he spoke smoke only Brandon could see rose about his body and formed words in the air,

"The muffins were ordered from a bakery under his parents influence" the words read.

"Well, what did you put in them? Is it just flour, sugar and butter or is there a special ingredient? I would really like to try the recipe sometime" Brandon asked while feigning curiosity,

"Oh it does have a special ingredient and since you are my good friend now, I will tell you, it's frost bee honey" Elvis said whispering the last part,

The Misty words rearranged itself,

"There is no special ingredient, only flour, eggs, butter, cream, regular honey and flavoring"

"At least, they are not poisoned but why did he come to our dorm room, he could have just waited for us to get to class after the gym" Brandon said to himself,

"It was sure nice of you to bring them all the way to our room, I really appreciate the gesture" Bruce suddenly said,

"Oh it's no problem, I figured it was better to appear humble, besides the muffins were all I wanted to drop off, it would have been awkward to send such a small package through a medium" Elvis replied,

The mist in the air instantly changed,

"The muffins weren't the only thing he brought with him",

"Oh, umm guys I left something back there, I want to go back and get it, I will meet you guys at the gym" Brandon said before bolting back to the room,

He looked around carefully to see if he could spot anything unusual, he examined the muffin box thoroughly,

"Urgh, what else could he have brought? and where could he have hid it?" Brandon thought,

He could hear the sound of loud boots coming down the hallway,

"Those can't be students, there are probably teachers or soldiers" Brandon panicked,

He then noticed that is pillow seemed to have bent to the right,he raised it up to find a nylon containing a shimmering blue substance Brandon had seen before, it was called Heaven's roar and as far as he knew it was an illegal drug,

The loud boots stopped at the door, Brandon hurriedly hid the substance in the bag containing his throwing knives,

The door was pushed open and a group of soldiers barged in,

"Halt, don't move a muscle, we have been informed that you, Brandon Flare have been using heaven's roar, a illegal drug used to enhance one's physical and elemental prowess" their leader said,

"Sir, that's a lie, you can search the whole room there isn't anything of that sort here" Brandon said,

He stood aside as the soldiers ransacked the whole room without any regards after a long 30 minutes, they concluded that the room was clean,

"Search the bathroom, the hallway, the decking and the window stand" the leader said, the group split up leaving Brandon alone the the room,

"Alright here's my chance, luckily heaven's roar reacts quickly to fire" Brandon muttered,

He quietly reached into his bag and held out the substance, he conjured a fireball within his fist and tightly held his fist in place till the substance was nothing more than powdered ash, he quietly opened his fist and blew the substance around to disperse it, luckily for him, the smell of the left over nachos they had the previous night overpowered the smell of the ash,

The soliders gathered back in the room,

"We didn't find any traces of the contraband sir" one soilder said,

"Are you sure you searched properly?" The leader asked irritated, it was like he wanted to find a drug in the room,

"I mean no disrespect sir but we are the best of the scout unit, I assure you if there was a drug here we would have found it" a blonde soilder spoke up.

"Fine, move out, I will have my eye on you kid " he said before they all left.

Brandon sighed in relief, he knew that if they had found it, he and Bruce would have been expelled for sure.

He quickly left to the room, making sure to locked the door behind him and raced to catch up with Bruce and the others.

He met them at the cafeteria having drinks, it appears they were waiting for him, Elvis nearly choked on his drink when he saw Brandon walk in.

"Woah, Elvis, are you okay?" Alec asked,

"Yeah, yeah, sorry, I was just drinking too fast" Elvis said coughing,

"Hey Brandon, I got your tournament clothes for you, apparently it's made of a flexible strong yet light material for easy movement" Bruce explained,

"Sure, do you mind accompanying me to the gym?" Brandon asked his gaze not leaving Elvis for a minute.

"Sure" Bruce replied with a nervous smile,

The moment they were out of sight , Elvis hurriedly got up to go,

"I forgot to drop something off for a friend" he said.

"I knew it, that boy doesn't have a single bone of honesty in his body" Natalie said,

"What do you mean? You heard him, he forgot to drop something off" Alec stated,

"Come on, Alec, don't you find it a bit strange that he choked on his drink the moment Brandon arrived or when Brandon asked Bruce to accompany him to the gym to change or Elvis running off the moment they left" Natalie pointed out,

"I , well, it might not necessarily be related" Alec said with little confidence,

"Say what you will, I Know for a fact that he plotted something " Natalie said.

Meanwhile at the gym.

"Where are your clothes?" Brandon asked,

"What for?" Bruce asked with flushed cheeks,

"Please, just trust me, it's important" Brandon prompted,

"Fine, they are in locker no 5 bu-" before Bruce could finish his statement, Brandon had hurried to the locker and pulled it open destroying the lock

He took out the clothes and shook them until a suddenly a nylon with the same substance fell out of his trousers back pocket, Bruce recognized it as well

Brandon hurriedly grab it and burned it to ashe and disposed of the residue.

"How did that get in my pocket?" Bruce asked bewildered,

"Elvis, I will explain the rest later for now let's go join the rest" Brandon replied, he hurriedly changed and was about leaving when Bruce grabbed him by the collar,

"My locker?" Bruce said,

It was then Brandon realized he didn't even asked for the passcode,

"Oh, I am so sorry, you can put your things in my locker for now" Brandon said chuckling,

"Oh, so you think it's funny now" Bruce retorted,

"Okay, am sorry, let's just get out of here" Brandon said,

Bruce shoved his stuff in Brandon's locker, he always threw a tantrum when Brandon broke any of his gizmos , Brandon chuckled at how younger Bruce would chase him around the orphanage like an old lady chasing away raccoons.

They joined the others at the table acting like nothing happened.

"Right, Brandon your first elemental match is against some other first year named Cliff Leon, apparently his ability is Astral energy, apparently he can push your soul out of your body if he gets enough hits" Bruce explained, handing him a pamphlet.

"Oh, this should be interesting, am guessing he will be astral project his soul too" Brandon said excited,

"Are you guys seriously going to act like nothing happened after you both left for the gym together and came back with one of you being red as a tomato" Angelo stated,

Brandon couldn't help laughing at Bruce's still annoyed expression,

"I accidentally broke something of Bruce's and he's mad at me" Brandon said amidst laughs,

"Oh I see, so you guys going together had nothing to do with Elvis" Natalie poked,

As they were about to speak, they noticed a group of soldiers walk past them led by the same person that ransacked Brandon and Bruce's room,

"That's the 2nd time they passed today, maybe they are rounding up people who are trying to hide" Maya said,

"Maybe, anyways, it's time to head to the arena and I personally don't want to be late" Brandon said,

They left for the arena making a quick stop at their homeroom to speak to Miss Silver.

They got to the field where the tournament was to be held, it was unrecognizable, different Romanian structures made of earth and metal had been erected making it look like roman empire sprouted out of the ground,

"This is going to be fun, I can feel it" Brandon said,

"Sure it will, it never isn't, I heard we might see some 2nd and 3rd years spar" Alec said,

"Hmm, maybe senior Levi will be here" Brandon wondered as they walked into the bustling arena.