Serene’s POV
Ayrden and I headed down to the dining hall later and t the boys. They had saved us so lunch. I slipped into a chair beside Zeph. Zilver, Ziva and Alvene were there too. Ralph had his arms wrapped around Alvene.
They were also deeply concerned about and I had to reassure them that I was alright.
"Serene..." I turned around to find Arlo standing at a distance from our table. He was here.
"Heya! Arlo," I greeted him.
"Hey," he said softly his eyes held tenderness. "Artins Sensei wants to see you in his office." He inford .
"Right now?" I asked.
"Yes, I will take you." He replied in his serious voice.
"I will co along." Zeph stood up before .
"He didn’t call you, only Serene," Arlo told him rather dryly.
"I didn’t ask you if he called or not. I am going with her." Zeph glared at him while everyone watched them silently.
"Don’t worry, I won’t bite her if that’s what you are concerned about," Arlo replied ever so calmly.
"Ok, that’s enough you two. Zeph I am not going on a battlefield just going to Artins Sensei’s office and Arlo no need to act an." I stood between the bickering boys and sighed.
I turned to Zeph: "Stay here, I will be right back." He kept glaring at Arlo not wanting to go with him but he respected my decision and stayed.
"Lead the way Arlo," I told him calmly and we made our way out of the hall.
"Why do you feel the need to give him a hard ti?" I side-eyed him. His hair looked longer than before, almost shoulder length and was falling in his eyes as usual.
"You really have to ask that? How are you by the way? I heard what happened. Queen Vilarja is a cold-hearted tyrant. I am so glad you are safe." His voice held so much concern for .
"Yes she tried to kill , Kilamin anticipated their motives and was ready for her."
"That’s why he is here, I am guessing." He inquired and I nodded.
"Seems like you patched things up with him as well." He offered a small smile.
"Yes..." I didn’t want to indulge in this topic with him so I kept the answer brief. Thankfully we reached Artins Sensei’s office by that ti.
We knocked and entered the room after permission. I found Kilamin and Artins Sensei seated in the office.
"Good afternoon! Artins Sensei," I offered my greetings.
"Good afternoon! Serene, co on have a seat. He pointed to the seat next to Kilamin. I stepped forward and sat down.
" So Kilamin filled in with all the details and my guess was right that the range of the possession attacks will increase. Keeping that in mind we have formulated plans to keep soone with you, turn by turn so you won’t feel suffocated by the sa person. I will inform your friends but I trust Arlo, Kilamin and Ayrden the most. So I would prefer one of them to stay by your side at all tis.
Plus you will have one extra lesson with Kilamin, daily. I approve of his training thods so make the most of them." Artins Sensei provided with all the details. Of course, Kilamin spoke to him. He knew I respected Artins Sensei most and will never say no to anything he says.
"Yes Sensei, I understand," I replied.
"Good, if you face any problem you know my door is always open." I nodded at his words.
Arlo and I soon left the office and he dropped back at Dinning Hall where I joined our little gang.
"Was everything alright?" Zeph inquired as I slipped into the sit next to him. "Yes, Sensei just wanted to inform of my training schedule and advised on staying with soone at all tis. Sa old you know." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The rest of the day was spent gossiping and playing gas. All of us turned in early as we had classes the next morning.
The classes comnced, as usual, the next morning. First, we had Shumal Sensei, where we discussed the historical significance of different realms and how they were shaped.
After that, we had Mariela Sensei who taught us to make a nerve-damaging potion called "Trisite" which attacked the nervous system and rendered the enemy in a painful stupor state for half an hour.
Most of us were able to nail the potion in the allotted ti, those who couldn’t do it were asked to stay back and practice.
Ayrden and Zeph stayed with at all tis and Kilamin checked on every half an hour. As we sat down for lunch I saw Kilamin sitting at the opposite table from us. Although Senseis had a separate dining room, he sat there for my sake.
Next, we had Combat Class with Sarim Sensei. As we gathered around and waited for instructions on what we would practice today Sarim Sensei had an announcent to make.
"As you all know we are starting the second phase of your first-year training. We will be inviting so renowned Institutes from all other Realms for different contests between Institutes. Novices from each species will be selected to take part in the contest. There will be different battles spaced out over two days. It will be a test of your ntal and physical abilities. So prepare yourselves and start practising." There was murmuring and excitent between us.
"I wonder which institute will be invited from Folkshel Realm." Ralph thought out aloud.
"I think it will be "Wanison High" they are the only institute in Folkshel Realm which trains novices and they are pretty famous." Zeph gave his opinion.
"I wonder if ’Fairy Enchantnt Institute’ will be invited as well since I am the only Fae here," I added.
"Hopefully, they will be. It would be exciting to et more Fae." Ayrden replied enthusiastically.
"Yes, it will be very exciting to see and et new faces from all other realms. I wonder what kind of new werewolves and vampires we will et." I had a twinkle in my eyes.
Just then Kilamin arrived at our table and said: "Serene you will practice with today for two hours. I have taken permission from Sarim. Co on."
"But I have a Combat Class with my friends." Sadness fell over thinking I won’t be able to practice with Zeph. I was looking forward to showing him the new sword techniques I had picked from Kilamin.
"Next ti, right now you are with . Let’s go." His voice was firm now. I shot a sad look at Zeph who mid the words ’at night’ at and I smiled before leaving with Kilamin. He took to the training ground at the back and started our practice.
He put through a strenuous training session for two hours. Firstly we did so fencing then we moved on to aerial training. Zeph and Ayrden had gathered on the ground below after finishing their Combat Class and watched us.
Kilamin was attacking rcilessly with his projectile arrows. I mostly had my shield up to avoid being hit by them but it had a limit and once my energy got depleted I could no longer bring my shield up and got hit by his arrows. Although he was shooting blunted ones they still hurt when made contact and made grimace. I was unable to hit him today, his lightning-fast reflexes gave him an edge.
By the ti two hours were up, I felt like fainting from exhaustion.
"Take a break, we will continue in the evening," Kilamin announced before landing on his feet, folding his,wings and walking away. I landed after him and Zeph ran to my side.
"You alright?" Concern dripped from his words.
"I am fine just exhausted," I spoke while his eyes travelled to the bruises on my arms and his expression darkened. His jaw was clenched and I could see his neck muscles becoming taut.
"Did he need to hurt you while training?" His eyes turned dark as he spoke.
"He wants to make tough and he is ruthless when it cos to training," I explained.
"Serene, let ." Ayrden extended her hand towards and I placed both my arms in hers. She healed my wounds and in no ti pain and marks were gone.
"Thank you so much." I hugged her and she bead at .
"Serene, get so rest. He is going to make you train again. So energize your body." Zeph instructed .
"Yes, I am going to sit here on the grass for a bit. Nature always helps replenish my energy faster." I sat down with my legs stretched. Zeph sat beside .
"I have so howork to complete so I will et you guys later," Ayrden said and waved at us before leaving. We waved back.
I placed my head on Zeph’s shoulder and closed my eyes. I felt an instant relief wash over . He placed his hand on my face and let relax. His touch never failed to amaze and relax .
"You did great, your range has significantly increased and so has the ti limit of your shield. I am proud of you, Serene." His words of encouragent were music to my ears.
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