The Majarlican Demigod

Dodge it!

The Majarlican Demigod

Chapter 4: Dodge it!

“Althea, are you alright?" Hans helped me sit straight again.

A guy runs to us- This skinny thug again, "I'm sorry bro..." he said, talking to Hans, "Hey, I'm sorry," he then said to me.

"How was that out of the pitch, men?" Hans asked, defending me. Or so.

"That wasn't on purpose, dude. I'm very sorry, Lady of West," the skinny guy repeated.

"Captain Hamilton, is everything alright?" The dodgeball coach came to us.

“I'm fine. Thanks to Talia." I said while glaring down the arrogant 'captain.'

"Fine?" Talia exclaimed. "The ball was blazing! She might have died!"

Talia easily panics over things. We told her that the ball had absorbed the fire and was only a visual effect.

"Look, that wasn't on purpose Miss... Whoever you are. And besides, that would not happen if you watch from the bleachers," this skinny captain has that gut when he's at fault.

"Is that how you apologize, huh?" I asked, "Well, I tell you what, I don't need it."

"Hamilton." The coach looked at him, signaling him to stop talking. "Are you sure you're okay, Lady Althea?" he asked me.

"I'm fine, Maestro," I replied.

"That's good to hear. Don't worry. I will have my team captain disciplined for this. Accidents are unavoidable, so I hope you will read precautions too." He points his finger to the 'For players only' signboard on the entry, "And moving forward, I will try to make a better pitch shield." The coach stated.

"Thanks, Coach Florence," Hans said.

"And you, Hans, I hope you will join the team again." He said to Hans.

Then, they all followed their coach to the pitch.

“That bastard guy!" Talia whispered with squinting eyes. "Tsk..."

"Calm down now, Talia. I’m better than fine," I told her.

"Watching the game isn't really the best idea," Hans said. "Let's go to the cafeteria?"

On our way, I noticed Kori and Phrias heading out from the campus with other people.

"Is that the Council?" I asked Hans.

"Huh?" He looked at the gate, "Where?" he asked, trying to look for it.

"They are on the left side towards a carriage," I said. "You do not see the council?"

"Are you sure your head isn't hurt?" Talia asked in confusion.

Hans looked at me, "Althea, there's no one there." he pointed in their direction but seemed not to notice.

They don't see it, so it's senseless.

"Maybe my head was hurt," I said. "Or maybe I'm hungry."

Talia looked at her watch, "Yeah. Still, fifteen minutes before dinner, but I guess we can go there already."

“Let's go." Hans started walking, and so we followed.

Clueless as to why they don't see the council, I'm sure what I witnessed was not out of my imagination. Where are my cousins and the others heading to? It could have something to do with the Youngsters Chief position or something else.

The cafeteria here in the dorm is different from the one on campus. Instead of a regular table and counter, we have many long tables and more fine dining. You could see candles and fruit decorations on each table and giant chandeliers on the ceiling. A yellowish wall with a brown accent makes the ambiance quiet and peaceful. There were large paintings, antique vases, and indoor plants to touch up the look. The food is catering style, which is fancy for me; you won't get this type of dinner at home.

"Is this a restaurant or what?!" Talia blurted out. "It's luxurious!"

"Where would you like to sit, ladies?" Hans asked.

"Let's sit there!" Talia pointed to the table on the right side, near the food service. Then we walked to it. I noticed that our classmates were also at that table.

"They looked exclusive to me. Who are those guys?" Talia whispered to us.

"They are the Pandoras. Grandchildren of the late Col. Pandora, he's also my grandfather's friend." Hans said. "The girl with straight long black hair is Lady Hasmin Pandora– a half mutant who goes through a wall like a ghost. The other girl with wavy brown hair and a very bright complexion is Lady Heavenly Victoria Pandora Admeirre, who has healing tears is the daughter of the new military commander. And that guy in the center is the only son of Col. Pandora's middle child, Lord Randall Pandora, who is also one of the elemental commanders in our class— he can control earth, like rock, soil & minerals."

"Wow!" Talia silently screamed. "That family is cool! They must be wealthy."

"Indeed, Talia," Hans answered. "But, isn't Lady Althea's family cool? They are literally a family of rule makers, and her grandfather is the grand duke of the West."

"I know," Talia said. "But I never heard of this Pandoras before, and besides, they look the out-of-my-league type."

"Alright," Hans said.

Then, another group of three came to this table.

"Hi!" the most beautiful one greeted the Pandoras. "Can we join you?"

"Sure!" Hasmin replied.

"Who is that other girl?" Talia asked in awe of the other girl.

"That's Lady Ninna Adorre. She's the daughter of the Minister's assistant, and her mother is also a maestra for the minors. And she's made self rich because of her skill— her tears become pearl when it dries." Hans said.

"No way!" Talia is really amazed. "Is she a mutant?"

"She's one of the supernatural group," Hans answered. "She's the Centralis' Muse for an obvious reason."

"Very beautiful." Talia looking at Ninna.

Hans gave me a look. I am trying to figure out what he's trying to signal to me. Then, someone took a seat beside me.

"Zup, Brye!" Hans greeted the person next to me— Brighton.

"Good," Brighton answered.

I noticed that most people are now looking at this table. That's weird.

"Hello!" The guy who looked like Brighton greeted me as he sat on the table's other side.

"Talia, Althea, this is our classmate Brighton's younger brother Raphaelli Franz who happens to be my cousin." Hans introduced.

"Hi, Raphaelli! I'm Talia." she greeted.

"Just call me Elli." He warmly smiled.

Another set of guys took the seat in front of us. Among them is Hamilton, the thug dodgeball captain, with three other younger guys who look like dodgeball players.

"Where's Juliano?" Hans asked.

"He's with his sister Zera. Probably closing the stall." answered a skinny, tanned guy beside him.

This thug is a head-turner as other girls are waving at him. They have a bland taste. I saw those girls with Ninna waving at him, and he waved back.

The bell rings for our dinner. So we fall in line and get to the service to take what we want. Once we have our food, we can start eating. Since we only got two hours in the dining area, we cannot wait forever for each person to have their turn.

What can I say? The food here is generously served for everyone, and it's all organic and tasty. They might have used Special Skills to keep this fresh straight from the farm since the only one here in Centralis is 10 miles away. Most servings are chicken, beef, vegetables, and root crops. They don't use palm oil, or I can't taste it. More likely, they use olive oil or vegetable oil. No fried food, only steam boiled or with sauce and baked.

We finished our food fast because we could only talk once we finished what was on our plate. Then, one by one, people exit the dining hall. I'm a slow eater, so I feel the thinning of noise due to the absence of people. Talia is slowing down to wait for me. Hans and the rest of the people, except for the Pandora Ladies, are already out.

Another bell rings-- Meaning we only have an hour left. If we do not finish in the next 30 minutes, we will join the dishwashers, and no one likes that, so I tried to finish all these on my plate.

As soon as I finished, Talia and I went out for another slow walk.

"I will not take as much food like that again. I'm gonna vomit!" Talia said, "But the food is so good."

"You're right, Tal." I said, "I thought I could not finish, but glad I did."

"I made the right decision to study here!" She said, slightly laughing.

"You're odd," I said.

"And the odd is with you," she responded. Not a good pun, though.

"Did you hear that?" she suddenly asked.

"Huh?"

We listened closely to the sound coming from the roof of the girls' dorm. The person is using a loud speaking device. I looked around as the sound grew louder and louder... It's a voice coming from a girl humming an unknown lullaby. People were falling asleep to the ground, even Talia.

She yawned, "My brain is full of oxygen." she said as she lay on the ground.

(To be continued)