Chapter 7
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"Good morning little brats, guess it's your first day at Palaestra"
Seren was awoken by the voice ringing in the air. It belonged to the dorm master. His name was Sir. Brad Pitts
"Good morning Sir Pitts" Ketil said as he yawned.
"You guys are hopeless. Imagine you're still in bed at this time, you guys won't make good example to teens out there" Sir Pitts commented.
"But we've technically had a rough time yesterday and we were basically worn out" Alen tried to explain
"Hmph, spare me those explanations. Here, these are your novice uniforms"
He handed over the uniforms to them. The uniform comprised of a plain black long jacket with white trousers and black boots to match.
"Um, how do you know it's gonna fit, I mean you haven't even asked for our measurements before preparing the uniform?" Ketil asked.
"The wears magically fit perfectly. They are made from a magic crystal that enables ot adjust to the owners body"
"It better does coz I hate wearing an oversize" Ketil said as he put on the trousers.
"So how's it?" Alen asked.
"It fits perfectly, I can't believe it"
"See, told ya. Now get dressed, as I was told the four of you are going to appear before the saints council"
"Saints council, what's that?" Seren asked.
"The saints are regarded as the keepers of Palaestra. They maintain law and order in this place and they're strong when it comes to power. There are 12 saints in total and they request an audience with the four of you"
"Wow, that's cool, so we get to meet the bosses of this place? I can't wait" Ketil said already getting hyper
"Listen, whatever you do, do not display this kind of character with them. Don't show any sign of familiarity okay. They can be brutal especially Lord Harbinger. He doesnt take s**t" Sir Pitts advised.
"Roger that"
"Thanks for the warning sir" Seren said after putting on the long jacket.
"Um, pardon me but you got problem with your eyes, coz the glasses" Sir Pitts asked.
"No my eyes are good" Seren replied.
"Oh my, nerds these days. Son take those filthy glasses off your face. You look terrible!"
"Finally someone agrees with me that the glasses are terrible" Ketil whispered.
"Oh shut up" Seren said as he took the glasses off.
"Now that's better. You're looking sharp" Sir Pitts commented
"Do I, I really preferred the glasses. Somehow it gave me some courage and esteem"
"Oh please leave that crap behind and move on!!" Sir Pitts said as he crushed the glasses.
"Now hurry along or you'd be late"
"See you later in the day" Ketil waved before running off with the rest.
"Sir Pitts is interesting, I mean he sees what I see" Ketil said.
"I thought you criticize adults"
"But this adult is different. He understands the trend that's going on"
"Hurry or we'll be late, remember he told us about the temper of the 12 saints?"
"Oh please, the saints are bluffing, they're just trying to instill fear inside us, they're nobodies"
"Really??" A voice was heard from behind.
A guy about their age stood there, adorned in white.
"Who the hell are you,all dressed like an ancient prince?" Ketil asked.
"Um my name's Davion, what were you saying about the saints?" He asked.
"Oh, the saints are bluff, or are you going to snitch on us?"
"No, that's childish. But if I were you, I wouldn't think like that" Damion said.
"And why is that?"
Davion brought out a hand fan and spread it open. He then walked forward to a wall and split the wall in half with the fan.
"Woah, that's amazing!!"
"This is a small fry for a saint" Davion said.
"But it seemed like a small fry for you" Seren said
"U-um--"
"Lord Davion, where have you been, the saints are gathered and you're the only one left" Davion's personal attendant said running towards their direction.
"L-lord Davion, hey old man, aren't you belitting yourself??" Ketil asked.
"Are you hearing yourself speak. This is Lord Davion Myles, the youngest saint in the history of Palaestra, so treat him with respect!!" The butler said.
"S-saint???, you're a saint?"
"That's why splitting the wall was a piece of cake for you" Alen commented
"Lord Davion, I've always told you not to belittle yourself with commoners but you wouldn't listen"
"Not now old man Rocco", he turned to face them.
"Now you know me, how about giving me the privilege of bringing you before the council?"
"A-alright" Alen reluctantly agreed
"Oh, I feel so embarrassed, please forget whatever I said about the saints bluffing" Ketil apologized.
"It's okay, just that next time don't judge a book by its cover, okay"
"Okay, once again I'm sorry"
"Lord Davion, Lady Gitara was also invited"
"Lady Gitara, it seems she's one powerful person in palaestra" Alen commented.
"Oh she's the greatest diviner Palaestra has ever known. She had previously said in this age, the crystal glory, the feathered serpent god, the nine tailed tiger demon and the winged four tailed fox would be reborn and the crystal glory has awakened" He turned to face Mirana.
"It's an honor to finally meet you, your grace" He took a bow.
"U-um can you stop, it's kinda embarrassing" Mirana said, already blushing.
"So it's remaining three"
"Yep, and these three are easily worn over to the dark because they are from the dark. They're demons"
"That's hard"
"I know, and the one we should be wary of is the nine tailed tiger demon or the shinenju as it is fondly called" Davion elaborated further.
"We're here" Davion said as he opened the door of the hall.
"Welcome to the saints council" Lady Lyka spoke.
"Um you're awfully late Davion, it seems youthful exhorbitance is making you neglect your position and duties as a saint" Alanna said.
"Oh Lady Lyka, forgive my lack of discipline" He took a bow before moving to the seat designated for him.
"I'm sure you must be wondering why you were summoned" Lady Lyka said
"Yeah sure, apart from Mirana, the rest of us are not so important" Alen said.
"Actually, you all are important, tarveren or no tarveren. As children of Valda we all are important because we illuminate Valda's light upon this dark cruel world" Lady Lyka said.
"We heard you battled with the flower demon, one of the top generals in the dark army"
"Wait, Hibana was a general, and he got her ass handed over to her by kids??, the dark is filled with weaklings" Ketil said as he burst out laughing.
"I'm afraid not. From your battle, I could see she had an intense attachment to you guys and that made her weak" Alanna explained.
"Yeah, she almost killed us if not for Kirigan and Mirana's crystal glory" Seren said.
"Yep Kirigan deserves a reward" Alen added.
"Well we would see to that. The main reason you're here in Palaestra is to prove your worth in the forth coming battle with the dark. You are to prove if you're an asset or a liability to us"
"If we're no use to you, what would you do to us?"
"Well we'll return you home with your memories of us erased, but if you turn to the dark, I'm sorry but we'll have to eliminate you" Lady Lyka said.
"Also, crystal glory all eyes are on you, in your last life you chose the dark because you fell for such trivial matter as love, we're hoping you wouldn't make the same mistake" Alanna cautioned.
"I don't know what the future holds for us, I'm just here, no, we're just here to reclaim a brother whom the dark stole from us, am I right guys?" Seren asked.
"Yep"
"On point"
"That's true"
"So we say you bring all you have to us, we won't back down until we've succeeded" Seren said, showing their resolve.
"Interesting, I look forward to seeing your accomplishments" Davion said.
"One more thing, I received a vision" Lady Gitara who had been silent all along finally spoke up.
"Um I'm sorry your grace, it seemed we forgot you summoned us please forgive us" Lady Lyka apologized.
"No worries, as long as you fill my jar with sake, I wouldn't mind"
They burst out laughing.
"So what did you want to say to us?" Lady Alanna asked.
"The wheel is turning at a fast rate. It seems Valda would join us in the fight against the dark"
"Meaning?"
"Valda has been reborn"
"What!!, that's good news"
"Not only Valda, Asphod too has awakened. It seems the forces of nature are about to war"
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