"I fai-failed?" Draxus’ hands trembled. He cut off his two fingers and yet Pablo said he failed. Why?
"Why, Czar? Why did I fail? What did I do wrong? I did everything you said." Draxus asked. He pleaded for answers. That was unfair to him.
Pablo, however, said nothing. He just peered in Draxus’ eyes.
"What do you want now, Czar? What else should I do to pass? Just how miserable do you want to be before taking with you? Tell , Czar." Draxus pleaded but Pablo still said nothing.
"I am on my knees, Czar. Don’t do this to . My father was beheaded in front of everyone. Help . I still get nightmares of that day. My father cos in my dreams and tells to grab the throne. Help in my revenge, Czar. Help and I will kill the entire world for you! Help and I wil-"
"You passed."
"Huh?"
"You passed." Pablo said again.
"I did?" Draxus couldn’t believe it.
"Yes. You passed. I forgave you for your lies." Pablo laid back.
Draxus heaved a sigh of relief as well. Last few minutes were very tense for him.
"Why did you say I failed, Czar? That scared , you know."
"I was trying to see how badly you wanted to keep you with . What can you do just to keep yourself with . I was waiting for that. And when you said you will do anything for , that’s when you passed. Make sure you stand by your words now."
"I will. I am not my father." Draxus bowed his head again.
"But tell this, Czar. How did you know I lied to you about my story? That day you believed . What happened during these days?"
’I saw your mories.’
"I have my ways. Don’t worry about that. I can know everything if I put my mind into it."
"Okay. If you say so." Draxus won’t ask further. Pablo wasn’t telling him so he won’t force.
"And tomorrow, make sure to tell all this true story to Flashy. We all should be on the sa page."
Draxus’ brows flinched. "Do we really have to do that?"
"I know what you are thinking. But that guy sses up even when he knows everything. So I don’t know what he will do when he has an entirely false story on his mind. He might start a war if he said to soone that King Damascus is an evil man who killed his elder brother by backstabbing."
"I see your point. I will explain to him in simple words. And if I am allowed to say, I am still not sure how you can keep soone like him with you. I don’t think you are the kind of man who keeps unnecessary baggage with you."
"He has his uses. Ti will co when he will be the most valuable asset to . And don’t forget, he is going to get a symbiote. Who knows, he might be on his power up journey."
"Maybe. And what about Sera? Do we have to tell her as well? She seems to like you a lot."
’Like is an understatent. She is obsessed.’
"Yes. We have to tell her as well. She is crucial for your quest. And I think she will play a big role for us to get ahead in the military as well."
"Whatever you say. I am surprised you can think so far ahead. I wish I could see inside your mind just to know what you are thinking."
’My mind is not a nice place to be.’
"Don’t think about things you can’t do. And now I am going. Do whatever you want for the night." Pablo got up from the bed.
Draxus also stood up from the floor.
"Before you leave, Czar. Tell this. What type of assignnt will you choose?"
Pablo stood near the door and he stopped to answer.
"The hardest one."
Draxus smiled. "Take care."
Pablo nodded and Draxus with a snap removed himself from the shadow.
Pablo then opened the door and finally left the room.
Cupid followed behind him and Pablo went inside the shadow again.
After a few seconds, he entered his room again and sat on the floor.
Cupid floated behind him and she was yapping about Draxus.
"I can’t believe he lied about his story. I was even pitying him. His father was the evil one. And how can you help him get his revenge? The Gods didn’t send you here to create more chaos, Pablo. If you keep doing this, you will receive the punishnt."
’Tell sothing I don’t know.’
Pablo started doing push ups and Cupid kept talking about all the bad things that could happen to Pablo.
After one hour, Cupid was on Pablo’s bed and Pablo was still on the floor doing pushups.
"How long are you going to do that? How many do you do?" Cupid asked. She watched Pablo continuously. He was covered in sweat.
’One thousand. This body is not that strong so it’s taking ti. If it were real , I would have taken no breaks and done one thousand in one ti.’
"How many are left?" Cupid asked.
’Five.’
’Four.’
’Three.’
’Two.’
’One.’
Pablo finally finished one thousand push ups in one hour.
He laid on the floor, breathing heavily.
’I am so fucking weak. This body will break if I push it more. It only gets motivated when sothing is related to revenge. What a pain.’
"Drink so water and rest. Tomorrow is also a day off for you. You should relax."
’There is no relaxation here, Angel. Let tell you what will happen tomorrow.’
Pablo got up from the floor, drank so water and jumped on the bed.
He then looked at Cupid and shared his intuition.
’Tomorrow, there will be a feast or so other kind of party. We will see so new instructors along with that old man Graham and Diablo. They will tell us to make connections and have fun. They will tell us to beco friends with each other. Tomorrow will be a fun ti for everyone. Everyone who is…’
Pablo paused and continued with a smile.
’Short-sighted and stupid that is.’
"Huh? Why are you saying that? Is it so wrong to make friends? Having fun once in a while isn’t stupid."
’No. No. There is nothing wrong with making friends. Everyone will share each other’s stories tomorrow. They will bond with each other. Their connection will deepen. But the chaos will begin the day after tomorrow.
The day after tomorrow all hundred candidates will get their assignnts and after they get their assignnts…’
Pablo’s smile turned wider as he ended his prediction..
’Friends would beco just a re word for them.’
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