Serene’s POV
I lay in bed and thought about what had happened today. I couldn’t believe my ears when Kilamin said he was proud of . What did Artins Sensei say to him to make him act nice to ? This was Kilamin I was talking about. He didn’t do nice and he brought chocolate as a peace offering. Sothing was wrong with him.
I drifted off to sleep. The night was restless and there were continuous nightmares today, I saw my bloodied hands and soone’s body laying upside down. I couldn’t see who it was but I knew it was soone close to . I woke up drenched in sweat and my heart beating like crazy in my chest.
There was no point in sleeping again. It was almost dawn outside so I made my way to the bathroom to shower and change. I had chosen black leather pants and a skin-fitted black and gold leather top for today, which covered my neck. I tucked my necklace inside so it would touch my skin. I took my bow and wore my backpack.
Ayrden was still sleeping, as she had been upset since her defeat yesterday. I didn’t want to wake her up. She was pretty beat up about it and had slept rather late.
So I waited till Alvene ca to fetch and both of us went downstairs. Kilamin was waiting for . Alvene left with him and went off to find Ralph.
"Did you sleep well?" He inquired.
"Sadly, no. I had too many nightmares. But I am ready for my match." I told him with a sigh. His forehead got creased at my words but he didn’t dwell much on it.
"Let’s get you sothing to eat so you feel energetic." I nodded as we made our way to the dining hall.
It was still pretty early so the hall was almost empty. We took so sandwiches and juice and settled down to eat.
Kilamin went on to give so final tips and we went over our plan one last ti. Soon the hall began to fill and Zeph, Ralph, Mikasim, Tanzil, and Ayrden joined us. Everyone wished good luck as they ate their breakfast.
Zeph sat down next to and whispered in my ear: "Was he alright with you? I hope he didn’t give you a tough ti."
"Surprisingly he was and he even apologized," I whispered back as Kilamin was busy with Ralph and Mikasim, giving them tips.
"Serene, thank you for supporting yesterday. I will surely be cheering you on today." Tanzil placed her hand on my shoulder and said with a smile.
"Thank you Tanzil and you were phenonal yesterday." I bead at her. I was glad that we were able to patch things up. If only I could do the sa with Dria but Arlo had instructed to stay away from her and I hardly ever saw her.
Thinking of Arlo his match was before and I knew he was facing his bully today. The Sensei of Red Valtire had apologized on his team’s behalf yesterday and they were allowed to remain in The Contest. I wanted to wish Arlo good luck, but like always he was nowhere to be seen.
Druine, Trikile, and Layla were sitting at a table near us. Druine walked over and introduced himself. Everyone shook hands with him.
"Good luck for today, Serene." He gave a small smile before sitting down with Kilamin.
"Sa for you," I replied as my eyes fell on Layla. She was giving weird looks.
Finally, it was ti for us to head to the battleground. The do had been brought down to mark the entry point for participants. We took our seats and waited for Arlo and his team to arrive. All the other teams from different institutes were seated with their Senseis. All of our Senseis were present too and had taken their respective seats, Kilamin joined them and let be with my friends.
Our Vampire Team arrived shortly after and I was surprised to see Arlo had tied his hair in a ponytail, away from his face. Sahala from Ralph’s team, Aronis from Athyst Strikers, and another male vampire from Azul Skyriders completed the lineup.
"We should wish Arlo and his team good luck," I spoke up and others nodded. Zeph looked reluctant but I forced him to accompany .
They were happy to see us all and promised to give their best. They had co to know how Red Valtire had tried to corner yesterday and were furious. We spoke for so ti and as the ti drew near for the battle to comnce, everyone made it back to their seats.
"Good luck, Arlo. Don’t forget the shield." I whispered to him before returning to my seat. He understood what I ant and smiled softly.
Shumal Sensei took the podium and announced:
"Welco all to the second day of The Contest. I hope all of you are as excited to see today’s battle as I am. Because it’s the day for the Vampires to flex their skills and show their dominion. (crowd erupted in cheers and hoots at her words)"
She continued: "Today’s battle will be to test the speed and endurance of both teams. Team Red Valtire will be given Green bands while Team UIMB will be given Red bands. Each mber will wear the band on their wrists and the other team has to collect the bands from their opponents. The battle will end when Red Valtire had collected all red bands or UIMB would collect all green ones. Use whatever ans you like to succeed except killing your opponent. Good luck to both teams, don’t you dare disappoint ." Shumal Sensei was clapping her hands in excitent after the announcent while Lavaria Sensei stood by her, smiling. The crowd cheered.
Both teams entered the dos and were given the bands that they adorned on their wrists and huddled together for the group discussion. After 10 minutes the horn sounded to announce the start of the battle between vampires and a hush fell over the crowd as both teams faced each other.
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