One week has passed and time for the kids to leave for the camp had arrived.Alex and Asher where waiting for their transport that was supposed to take them to the camp. The place was rowdy as the kids who hasn't seen their selves for a week now, were shouting and rambling about their personal experience at home."Wow, I never imagined we would be this numerous", Alex spoke to asher surprised."According to my dad's analysis we would be about six thousand", Asher said with a nod."That much, I think we should forget about searching for the rest, we would meet at the camp", Alex said as his eyes widened at the number of kids Asher mentioned.After awhile, there was an uproar amongst the kids as some of them pointed to the sky shouting, Alex and Asher raised their heads, they were also shocked, a small object in the sky enlarged rapidly as it approached. As it came into view the kids were shocked and amazed to see a black airship in its humongous glory, it had a large silver flag and co
Derek walked into his stationed room, he opens the door and saw, William, John and Alex chatting casually, William and John were on their beds while Alex was sitting on the only chair and table kept in every room. Facing Alex's back derek spoke softly"I'm sorry for shouting at you that way, Alex", Derek kept his head down and fumbled with his hands waiting for Alex's reply, but what he heard was Alex choking in shock, he grabbed a cup and drank the water "close your eyes for a moment Derek, I have something to show you", Alex said with a deep voice while removing any food crumbs from his mouth. Derek closed his eyes, john and William's face were as red as a shrimp, they struggled to hold their laughter. WHOOSH!, Derek felt someone pass him with speed, BAM!, The door was shut. Hahahahaha!!, John and William broke into laughter, William even choked on his saliva but he could not stop laughing. Derek opened his eyes and saw that Alex was gone, staring at the laughing duo he sensed somethi
After two months at the camp, Asher had finally accepted that he was no match for their commander, he was always setting traps at places no one would imagine, he even changed the slippery part of the road and casted it back a little, Asher who was running at top speed so he could jump over the slippery part he had memorized stepped on the slippery ground, his head jammed the ground before the could say "one". The result was staying in the infirmary for a week, which brought him back to his senses. After that incident he swore to win against the commander despite Alex persuasion and this was result, after two months of struggle he lost without a single win. And he thinks the commander takes pleasure in seeing him fail so miserably."I told you that going against the commander was foolish, but you were as stubborn as an oaf, seems like you have finally had enough, I was beginning to think you love the pain", Alex scowled at Asher while lying on his bed gazing at a small pendant his dad
On the way to the infirmary John woke up, he first sight was the bright blue sky, from the corners of his eyes and study silhouettes of his friends appeared he spat blood as he struggled to speak"ugh!.. Pu!.. y.. you guys..came..".Alex glanced at John and said with concern vividly written on his face "do not talk, it will cause more pain wait a little we will soon reach the infirmary". He couldn't watch John suffer just so he could speak, 'it was all Ulrich's doing if he catches him, the pain Ulrich would suffer will be worse than John's '.Soon the infirmary appeared at the front, it was a huge two story building with light towers adorning its large compound. John was given a room where he would be attended to whilst the others were told to go back to the training ground.A verdict on Ulrich's act would be made there and all the kids were to attend. John couldn't go because of his state so Alex and the rest bade him farewell and left, on their way back Derek spoke."I can't believe
Alex opened his eyes groggily, jumps down from his bed and staggers to the table, scoops a crystal clear water with his hands and rinsed his face, wiping away any trace of drowsiness. The rune light had not been lit, the only source of light in the room was the moonlight from the window, he looks around none of his friends were in the room. Moving to the other side of the table he sat down and ate his food which had gone cold, the cold food did not bother Alex whose mind was on a different case, he kept hearing the sound of deep growling and it seemed like the growl of a huge creature, its anger and hatred felt too real to be a dream, finally the name skyrax has become his nightmare, it was everywhere it's like it wanted to imprint it's name in his brain."What kind of story did that old man write, why can't I have a peaceful sleep for once", Alex cursed in anger."Argh!", he yelps when he felt a stinging pain at his lower back, he hurriedly removed his shirt and touched the area he f
Two days passed and everything returned to normal except John who was still recovering, Alex and his friends were walking towards their first lesson in the camp, they arrived at big hall made completely out of stones neatly arranged with beautiful flowers decorating the compound, there was two huge pillars and a huge door at the front, the door was currently opened as kids flocked in.When they entered the hall, Alex and his friends sat at the back, the hall was made in a way that the back seats are higher than the front ones so it had a stair system. They came late because Derek wanted to see what happens when you ask for extra food at the canteen and the result was the lady gripping Derek's ears and reprimanded him for almost 30 minutes even Alex wondered if mouth ever felt painful. It was horror for Derek who stood with an unbelievable wide eyes, the boy preferred to be flogged than endure this torture, the word 'never again' rang continuously in his head. The hall was rowdy, some
One thousand two hundred kids were standing outside a cave that was covered by a water screen, they were all excited when they first came, but orders where given for them to stand outside and they have stood under the hot sun for awhile now, some kids were already complaining."We have been standing here for so long, we should just go back to our rooms and wait till they're done", a lean kid complained while wiping sweat off his forehead. The sun was pretty hot as it was high noon, the hottest time of the day.Alex and William kept silent while staring at the other kids around with blank eyes, they had nothing to do so staring at the others as they complained was the only thing of slight interest. William was thinking about the spar he had with Arthur and ways to improve himself, he looks at Alex and asked."Alex, at what stage is your sword mastery?, Arthur has reached the 1st stage he's now a strong competitor". William also explained the reason he asked his question, he wants to le
Two years had passed since Alex got missing from the cave. The whole camp erupted in chaos when Derek, Asher, and William reported the news, the entire camp was turned upside down, and fear was in the hearts of the commanders and instructors, this has never happened before and for it to be the chieftain's son was more disastrous.After two months of searching everywhere they could think of the chief commander had no choice but to tell the chieftain the truth, if the chieftain finds out himself he will die cruelly. When he reported to the chieftain, all he received was the chieftain's indifferent gaze which lasted for almost five minutes, then the chieftain sent him away, he was confused, he kept thinking that he was not understanding something.At the training ground, many kids were training, some sparing against each other and they all wore thick black clothes, these black clothes were rune weights which they started using this year as their Spartan training had begun. Even with Alex