Chapter 27: the fighting spirit
"Hiss, hiss."
Nora hissed pulling Amber a little.
"What?" Amber said loudly.
Zia looked at them and Nora gave them an awkward smile.
Zia looked away returning the smile, while trying to find a way back again.
"Don't shout," Nora said whispering.
"Don't you think Zia was a little strange back there?"
"Strange?" Amber asked, being doubtful.
"Yeah! before the fight ...I saw her eyes glowing as she saw the monster... and she always acts like a little lamb but that fight...she was like a thirsty killer!"
"Aren't you overreacting a little too much?" Amber asked calmly ..
"Do you think maybe she have something like a split personality?" Nora asked looking at the back of Zia.
"Shut up and come quietly" Amber said angrily.
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Meanwhile, Will took out a cigar from his one pocket with a match box from another one. He lit it and took a large puff and released slowly.
"Did you forgot to put a time limit?" Charles asked sitting down on a small stone in front of the mountain entrance.
"It's their first task and we don't even know if they can fight so...keeping a time limit will only make them more nervous and frightened. Let them take slow... There is this whole day." He said and took another large puff of cigar.
"How is Zia now? ...Did she faint again?" Charles asked.
"No but---"
"But?"
"Well, nothing much but I think her fighting spirit is --" He said hesitating.
"Fighting spirit?"
"Yeah ...it's like her eyes are glowing always when she is using some kind of magic... Even though it's not that much of the magic that she actually has." He said and threw the cigar down.
"It's a good thing, right?" Charles asked doubtful.
"I guess ...at least she can fight now so...yeah nothing's wrong."
"Let's go inside." Will said walking to the entrance.
"What? why? This is a test, right?"
"Shut up and follow."
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"Ah!" Will sounded as he reached the room which have many mini cave routes.
"Which way now?" Charles said.
"Let's wait here for now," Will said while he heard some whispering sounds from one of the caves.
Zia, Amber and Nora came out of that cave with messy hairs and clothes a little torn and have dust all over themselves.
"Zia." Will walked towards Zia slowly.
"Sir, what are you doing here?" Amber asked and he just nodded.
Nora took out the magic stone and gave it to him.
"Oh wow ...good work guys!" Charles said so excitedly.
"We three have fought together and this stone belongs to a big monster...so does this stone count for us three?" Nora asked
Will looked at the large stone which is beaming with light.
"Yes, it will but.... a magic stone always obtained can be used to boost your magic power and as there is only one stone, only one of you can use this stone."
"Huh? Why not we break that into three?" Nora asked curiously
"Idiot." Will scolded.
"If you break a magic stone then it is no longer a magic stone, the power will be lost and it will just be a pebble."
"Sir, we are non-magic users, Zia is the only magic user among us, we depend on this necklace so it's best for Zia to have that stone." Amber spoke.
"Yes," Nora said with a smile
"Okay, Zia. Hold this stone." He said and handed it to Zia hands
"Close your eyes and try to absorb the power from the stone into your body."
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(A few minutes back)
Walking down one of the other long caves, Noah looked around bored. He still had not yet even met any other students or even any of the monsters at that. Feeling a little annoyed he kicked one of the loose pebbles that were all dotted around the dusty cave floor. Clearly no one had been down here for a long time now, monster or otherwise.
Quietly he listened to the pebble smack against the floor as it moved then suddenly it made a different noise. Instead of hitting rock and the sharp cracking noise that, that caused in instead sounded more like a thud...
Looking up he could see nothing at all. Then as he peered more into the darkness, he could have sworn he saw a pair of red eyes staring out at him, then there was nothing again.
Shaking his head, a little he soon continued forwards slowly. After a few more steps he came to a halt. There was nothing down this cave, he might as well go back and try to go down one of the other caves. At least that way he may actual find something to do and not be walking around aimlessly and bored.
Then as he turned around, taking a few steps back the way, he had come...
"Hehehe." A loud a sudden cackle echoed around the cave. Quickly he shot back around looking behind himself and seeing a pair of red eyes once more. Though this was soon was by more and more eyes. He quickly losing account at the number of eyes now being behind him, and on tip of that the noise of the cackling had increased enough to hurt even his ears!
Then the creates slowly walked forwards, its green skin showing itself as a goblin. The ugly creature was holding what looked like some kind of jagged and rusted weapon. The goblins slowly all started walking forwards, as if they were waiting for some kind of command or signal allowing them to charge forwards.
Noah, was not waiting for them though. Quickly he, using his magic conjured multiple spikes of earth up in front of himself. The all stood there hovering, the goblins who were at the front had seen this and stopped, but the ones behind who could not see only carried on walking forwards and this all lead to the wave of goblins to continue to advance.
Taking a small deep breath, Noah released his earthen spikes. They all tore across the cave and smashed into the goblins cutting through the first few lines and sending many more flying away. He did not stop there though and quickly conjured up more and more. The spikes constantly screeching through the air and tearing through the screeching goblins.
This could only be described as a massacre, by the time he was done. All Noah could see were the shattered remains of the goblins covering every part of the cave in front of him. He quickly scrunched his nose up at the smell to, going forwards to try and find something worth all of his effort.
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