God's Incarnation

Episode 14 - Rejected Squad

Maki and Aerolith mixed in with their classmates. But Maki still can't get the voice out of his mind. The voice felt so very familiar yet it was the first he heard it. What's more, the voice more the voice got clearer, the more ominous it became. Especially the message it left him.

Maki: Become stronger, huh?

Aerolith: Huh? Become stronger? What do you mean?

Maki: Oh, that? Don't mind it. I'm just thinking if strength really does matter.

Aerolith: Of course strength matter. How can you protect your loved ones if you can't even protect yourself? You should have the strength to at least do that. If you don't have strength to back up your words, you will only be like a dog that barks but not bites. Your actions define your worth, but you will be worthless if you don't have the strength to go with your actions.

Maki: Wow. Nice preach there. Who taught you that?

Aerolith: Oh, you'll learn it by yourself if either of your parents aren't always there for you. I learned that only I can help myself in the end.

Maki: You got it hard, huh?

Aerolith: Yeah, it was hard at first. But once you get you used to it, it isn't actually that bad. I get to do whatever I want, whenever I want. But I always take point to not do what I want excessively or I might go down the wrong path. I just do what I want, whenever and wherever I want but I do it moderately. Enjoy the things that life offers but make sure to know when to stop. There is even a saying, "If you look at the abyss, the abyss looks back and then you'll never be able to return."

Maki: Scary. (shivers his body as if he's really scared)

Aerolith: Hey! I'm serious. (pokes Maki with her elbows)

Maki: Okay, stop. That tickles.

Mr. Yin: And that's why you should understand both of your Special Skill and Special Move to their strength and weakness so that you will know how perfectly balance them and will be able to create your very own Ultimate. Undertoood?

Everyone except Maki and Aerolith: Yes, sir!

Maki and Aerolith: Huh?

Mr. Yin: (looks at both of them and smirks as if to say this is why you should listen to discussions) Good. You can go take your lunch now. Class dismissed.

Maki: Uhh? What just happened?

Aerolith: Beats me. (leaves)

Maki: Huh? Hey, want to grab lunch together?

Aerolith: Maybe next time. I have something to do.

Maki: Oh, okay then. See you!

Leo: Oof! First rejection spotted. (puts arm on Maki's shoulder)

Maki: Get off. I can't believe you saw that. Where's your beloved Flora?

Leo: (blushes) Come on, dude. Keep it down. I don't want to be like you if she hears it. Being in the rejection squad is lame.

Maki: Haha. Very funny. Guess I'll tell her. (walks away)

Leo: Wait, what?! Hey! Please tell me you're joking.

Maki: I'm two percent joking.

Leo: How about the other ninety eight percent?

Maki: I'm going to find Flora and tell her. (disappears from Leo's sight)

Leo: What?! Hey! (follows suit) Don't do it, please?

Maki: I'm so lonely in the rejection squad. I need a friend. Boo Hoo!

Leo: Don't let me get you!

Maki: HaHa! Catch me then. (runs faster)

Leo: What the?!

Maki suddenly stopped at an entrance with the word Cafeteria written on it.

Maki: Whoo! I don't know about you, but I'm hungry. You coming?

Leo: (sigh) Fine. You win. You successfully tricked me.

Maki: Better luck next time, Mr. Lionheart. (puts an air quote as if to tell Leo that his Lionheart doesn't live up to its name)

Leo: Oh man.

Maki: Hey. Loser treats the winner lunch, right?

Leo: Wait, what?

Maki: Unless you want to join the squad.

Leo: Urg! Fine!

Both of them took their lunch. Maki didn't know what Mr. Yin talked about so he asked Leo.

Maki: Hey, what was Mr. Yin talking about earlier?

Leo: (realizes a chance for revenge) What?! You didn't hear what Mr. Yin talked about?!

Maki: Yeah. Aerolith talked to me about many things and I kind of got sidetracked.

Leo: Mr. Yin said that, if we look at the back. We will see a dumbass Human thinking that he has a chance on that beautiful Elf over there.

Maki: No way!

Leo: Yes, way. And he even said that the Human will invite the Elf for lunch and will be flat out rejected.

Maki: Damn you, Mr. Yin! I guess that's why he had that look on his face after class.

Leo: Good of you to notice, Mr. President of the rejection squad. HAHAHA!

Maki: HaHa. Very funny. Let's just finish our lunch and go to our next class.

Leo: (gets surprised and chokes) Hmpfpfpfppfpfpfp!

Maki: Oh no! Do. You. Need. This. Shiny. Glass. Of. Water. Mr. Lion. Heart?

Leo: (face turning green) Hmpfpfpfpf! (reaches for the glass desperately)

Maki: Wow. I didn't know your face color can change as well. Is that an ability? (gives the water)

Leo: (drinks the water hysterically) I'll. Get. You. Back. For. This. (pants)

Maki: Sorry. I don't choke. (says proudly)

Leo: Let's see about that. But seriously. You really have no idea about our afternoon activity?

Maki: Activity? Not class?

Leo: Are you sure you're attending at the right university? Your cluelessness level is high.

Maki: Just get on with it. (drinks his water)

Leo: (sigh) You really are-...Hey, Ms. Aerolith!

Maki: Haha. Not going to work, buddy. (drinks again)

Aerolith: Hey, Leo. Do you need something?

Maki got surprised by Aerolith's sudden appearance and spit out his drink in a spray all over Aerolith's clothes.

Aerolith: What the?! (slaps Maki so hard he flew out of the cafeteria window) YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!

Everybody in the cafeteria was surprised at the sudden event that transpired. But they still continued their eating because it's normal for somebody to be slapped in this place at this time of day. Aerolith walked away stomping her foot with every step and with fumes of steam coming out from her nose and ears. Leo approached Maki.

Leo: How's that, Mr. I don't choke? (with a mocking face)

Maki: Touché. Urg! That's going to leave a mark.

Leo: Yep. I can already see it. (:-3)

Maki: Well, care to explain about the activity you spoke of earlier?

Leo: Oh, right. You were slapped so hard that I forgot all about it. (:-3)

Maki: (sigh) Okay fine. I admit it. You win. Now explain it to me please?

Leo: That's better. That wasn't hard now, wasn't it? The thing is, we don't have classes in the afternoon.

Maki: What? So we get to go home then?

Leo: What?! No! That's why I said we have an activity.

Maki: Oh. Please elaborate then.

Leo: Our activity now is to go to the Cultivator's Guild and register as an official Cultivator. That is where we will get our permit to be able to do Quests legally. Because if we do Quests without permit, we will be captured by the authorities and our harvest or gains will be confiscated from us.

Maki: Hmm...Seems reasonable enough.

Leo: Okay, let's go now to register.

Maki: What? As in now?

Leo: Yeah. It's already ten minutes to one o' clock. We will be late for the orientation.

Maki: What? We still have an orientation? Give me a break here.

Leo: No use complaining. Rules are rules. Let's go.

Maki: (sigh) Fine. Let's go.

Maki and Leo made their way to the Cultivator's Guild. It was not too far away in school. It was made that way so that students will have a little bit of warm up by walking from the university to the guild before embarking on a quest. But this Cultivator's Guild is only a branch which is made solely for students. The main branch's location is kept a secret and only cultivators who reached the Blue Essence knows its true location. Maki and Leo just in time as the orientation was about to start. The orientation was held at a big spacious stadium that fit all the students from the different universities. The Interracial University was held in the highest regard because it is the number university in the area, so some of the students where feeling pressured from the piercing stares of other students from other universities. When Maki and Leo entered the stadium, all eyes were attracted to them. Leo felt a sudden pierce from the stares and all the hairs in his body, including his mane-like hair, to stand up. Maki felt indifferent and just walked casually to his classmates.

Leo: H-Hey! Don't leave me here! (makes the voice like a whisper and a shout at the same time)

Maki: (looks at Leo and smirks) See you!

Leo: Damn that bastard! I can't believe I have to walk all the way there with those eyes locked unto me. I'm going to get back at you for this.

Leo slowly made his way to his classmates while looking down, not having the courage to look around because of the sheer pressure he felt from all those gazes. When Leo made it to his classmates', Flora greeted him with a smile and complimented him.

Flora: Well done, Mr. Class Rep. Ya just survived yer very first pressure. How was it? (smiles)

Leo: If anything, I don't want to do that ever again.

Maki: I got to admit, you looked way more of a cat than a lion earlier. HAHAHA!

Flora: What the?! Ya again ya rascal! Imma teach ya a thing er two!

Leo: Stop it you guys. This is not our territory. Let's just behave and listen to the spokesperson, okay?

Flora: Fine. Me'll listen just because it's an order from ya.

Maki: Well somebody's very obedient. Well, I'm just going to relax a little bit until this orientation is over. I want to have little nap before accepting a Quest. See you later, Leo and uhh? Feisty little one?

Flora: It's Flora not Feisty ya nitpick!

Leo: Come on. I said stop it! I'm not in the mood for this.

Maki: Well I'm not the one who has anger issues so, I'm out of here.

Spokesperson: Hello, everyone! I'm Belial Lucius, the Manager of this Cultivator's Guild - Student Branch. I'm at the Silver - Gold Essence - Third Peak Stage. I'm a Fifth Order Demon. And I possess the Dark Magic.

Students were surprised because the Silver - Gold Essence is even rarer than the Silver Essence. If there's only a hundred or so people in the Silver Essence then Silver - Gold Essence is about a quarter of it. The only other Silver - Gold Essence in the area is Principal Boareas Godfrey at the Silver - Gold Essence - First Stage Peak. Silver - Gold Essence can singlehandedly wipe out a whole country by just releasing their aura. So people don't talk about what if Sir Lucius of the Cultivator's Guild and Principal Godfrey of the Interracial University fights, because if they do fight, they won't live to tell the tale. Maybe the whole country will even be engulfed by their fight and ends up being destroyed too. So the people in the area made it a hidden rule not to talk about it since even walls have ears. (A Chinese Idiom that means be careful of what you say, some people may be eavesdropping)

Episode End.