It was pretty awkward as they walked along side each other. Jayden was taking him to some sort of fancy restaurant in the town. There weren't much people in this part of town so Arnos didn't keep his guard down.
They stopped at a building. It's lights were very bright and colorful. The entrance definitely looked like a place for nobles. They went inside and the receptionist asked.
"Master Jayden. A table for how many people?"
"Just two." He smiled.
"Oh alright." The lady at the counter waved to a nearby waiter.
The waiter took them to their seats. It was upstairs and the view was quite nice. Arnos grabbed a menu and looked at the food. They all looked and sounded very appetizing.
"Hey Jayden can you order for me. I'm not sure what to get."
"Sure thing. I've been here before. Would you like some champagne? Or wine or any alcohol?"
"No ahhaha, I'm underage. I'll just have some water."
"Underage eh? You must be younger than me then. Suit yourself."
Jayden ordered some things and shorty after. Masses of plates came in. A tall glass of water and more food. There was stew, meat, vegetables and many others.
Arnos filled his plate up with some things and was about to eat when.
"Are you not going to take of your hood?"
"Uhhhh, no sorry."
"Alright, any how I want to ask you some questions."
"Al-alright."
As they were eating Jayden proceeded to ask some questions to which Arnos replied with not so helpful answers.
"What is your real name?"
"Can't say sorry."
"Sigh, alright then. How old are you?"
"17."
"So you are indeed younger than me. Hmmm. What is your mastery?"
'Should I tell him. No cause then they will try research it probably.'
"Can't say."
"Aw c'mon. I need you to cooperate. Alright then how did you beat Alice?"
"Well I just fought her?"
"Hmmm alright but it seemed like you knew what mastery she was before you fought her."
"Well I just uhh guessed."
"Okay then. Oh also you know who we are right?"
"You mean, you and Alice?"
"Yes."
"Well you guys are nobles?"
"Yes we are and you hurt Alice very much. You humiliated her and she lost face for her family. So what I'm trying to say is. Her family is not happy that you bet her. Of course she herself is quite bitter too. They want to meet you. And well, have a chat."
"No way, are you crazy. They clearly are going to try hurt me or something. And is Alice your girlfriend or something?"
Arnos was nearly finished with his food. He wiped himself with a napkin and drank his water.
"Hahahah! You're funny, me and Alice? Pftttt she's like a sister who I've never had. Look they just want to talk you. If you don't want to meet them, then let me take a picture of your face. Yeah?"
Two men in black stepped into their room. The air suddenly grew chilly.
Arnos stood up out of his chair and looked around. Analyzing the situation and searching for possible escape routes.
"Look I don't want to do this but Alice's family and my family are very close. So yeah, I really don't want to do this. I admire you Silent User but I'll tell you one thing. We can do this the hard way or the easier way."
Jayden's face was very serious now. His eyes were cold. The two men pulled out what seemed like guns.
"They are holding Cyber Nuclear Shots. They are very painful, I'll tell you that."
Arnos's instinct kicked in. He used Shadow Vanish and tried to disappear and slip away but Jayden went in his way. The men fired their weapons and one bullet hit his chest.
'Ughhhhh, what the hell. This hurts so much, more than Danny's mace.'
Arnos grasped the wound and clenched his teeth. He had no choice but to defend himself. He used Triple Slash and hit one of them men. They went flying while somehow Jayden had his 2 blades out.
Jayden launched himself at Arnos. Arnos did a quick flip and dodged and proceeded to slip out the window. He was out when Jayden saw the window move.
"He went out the window! Catch him!"
They were too late, Arnos had already escaped. He went to the arena. Hoping the matches hadn't started yet. A sign was placed at the entrance.
Semi Finale and Finale tomorrow at 11:00am. We apologize in advance. We did not know the matches would be so long and exciting.
Semi Finale Timetable:
Silent User VS Mason Frey
Jayden Carth VS Charlotte Manning
After he finished reading he decided it was best for him to run back to the cabin. His stomach hurt a bit. After all he did just eat and then he ran.
'I need to learn the healing spell now. Gosh, my gear is so ruined. Good thing heals usually heal you and your clothing. It stitches it up.'
Arnos got inside and went to his room. He took off his hood. He placed the spell in front of him and followed the instructions. After a short time the spell disappeared.
Arnos activated the spell and ran around the room. He healed very quickly which surprised him a lot. It was almost too quick, which was not quite right. As he was thinking of why it happened he noticed his wrist was glowing a bright blue.
'Ehhhhh? What? Oh wait isn't it the bracelet I bought?'
He nearly forgot about it. Arnos rolled up his sleeve and looked at the bracelet. It had stopped glowing now but had a tint of blue around it.
"Is it a magic artifact? That's a shame, I don't use magic. It does help me heal much better."
"Woah! The cool down is already over. This definitely enhances magic affinity."
"If only it helped with my agility or strength." He sighed.
At least it has some power in it. Arnos checked the time. It was 5:20pm. The sun was setting outside. He turned on the lights in the house.
He definitely wasn't hungry and he didn't know what to do. Arnos went outside and saw that the sky was already dark.
Rustle rustle, the leaves made faint noises that were easily heard. Arnos had decided to hunt an animal. Since most dangerous animals hunt at night.
He heard howling that sent shivers down his spine.
'Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.' He thought.
The night war eerily cold and the trees blocked out almost any light. Luckily the moon was out. It was a full moon.
'CRUD! A full moon, oh no. Isn't there many dangerous beasts during the full moon. And don't they get stronger-' He screamed in his mind at his own stupidity.
A low growl sounded. Arnos took out his tralent a little too late. The creature leapt at him and scratched his back. It started bleeding. Arnos lured the creature closer to the moon light to get a better look.
It had deep crimson eyes. Dark grey fur and sharp canine teeth. It looked like your average scary wolf. If it didn't have two heads..
'What the fudge? Two heads? What kinda monstrosity is this???'
'The more the merrier am I right?'
Arnos used Leap and Shadow Vanish. He sent a Triple Slash and it hit the left head's eyeball.
ARWOOOOOO! It let out a horrendous cry. It's eyes went much more blood shot then it already was before. It leapt at Arnos trying to bite his head off.
Arnos dodges and then ducked as the second head tried to the same thing. Suddenly the wolf like creature ran at crazy speeds. It ran around Arnos very quickly. It was like he was in the middle of a tornado.
Halfway through he started having trouble breathing. He started gasping, the wolf was trying to cut off his oxygen.
'I need to- get out.'
He leaped into the air and out of the circle. With great precision and the help of his Presence Seeker he slammed down his tralent. It stabbed straight through the wolf's head.
It cried and tried to get free. He quickly took out his tralent and sliced the beast's head off. It growled and went crazy. It bit Arnos's arm. Arnos decided now was the best time to do it. He used Force Blast. The creature flew back several meters before hitting a tree trunk. Before it could get up, Arnos sliced its head off and it stopped moving.
"That- was close." He said while catching his breath.
He picked up the body and two heads and placed them in his void pouch and ran back home. He wasn't sure what to do with it so he left it in the beast cooler. He decided to wait for Master Romeus to come back before doing anything to it.
He activated Swift Mending and healed himself. Then he took a long hot shower and got dressed. The clock read 6:10pm.
"I should sleep now and wake up very early tomorrow. To train and get ready fo the Semi Finales."
Without delay he fell asleep.