Day One of Five.
Running through the woods, Kendra passed the trees at a steady pace; she is, at the moment, using a D-tiered wind skill called Fleeting Feet. It's an augmentation type of magic formation; it lightens up the movements in the body, making it easier for Kendra to sprint and hop.
She gallops, springing her legs through the branches of the trees like a fleeting wind, then leaping her foothold on top of the boulders. Soon, chirping birds and water streaming down the rocks echoed in Kendra's ears.
After Kendra bid farewell to Faye and Emilia; Kendra chose to make her way to the water streams. Because there are many fire type monsters that lurk around the water area. After all, fire type monsters also need water to survive, and it brings balance to their fire attribute.
Which is why Kendra went to a nearby stream.
It didn't take long for Kendra to reach the place. Kendra stood on the edge of the clifftop, gazing down, and immediately, one fire type monster came into sight.
Roaming her ocean blue eyes around the vicinity, Kendra smiled to herself seeing that the monster is currently alone. It doesn't seem that the other teams have been in this place, so Kendra decided to take her chance.
Taking a deep breath, Kendra climbs down the edge of the cliff as quietly as she could, so she won't alarm the monster. Kendra uses the vines to lever herself down slowly, making her movements light and mute.
Shortly, Kendra descended down and waited behind the bush, kneeling down on the wet ground on one knee. She held her breath; inhaling and exhaling air through her nostril as silent as possible; concealing her aura.
Not too far from Kendra is a Bellpepper plant monster, a fire type plant monster that loves sunlight and water, and this is how most plant monsters nourish themselves.
Plant monsters have different varieties of colour; from green, yellow, and red; with green being the lowest-grade, yellow the middle-grade, and red the highest-grade.
If its body has a green colour, then the plant monster hasn't fully matured yet. Which means, the Bellpepper monster is still at the infant phase. Additionally, green Bellpepper monsters have less nutrition and also have a bitter taste when cooked.
Yellow Bellpepper, on the other hand, has no bitter flavour. However, compared to the red Bellpepper monster, the Yellow Bellpepper monster is less sweet and less citrusy.
Right now, the Bellpepper monster bathing on the water stream has a red body. Which means that this red Bellpepper is at its healthiest and at its most prime taste. A red Bellpepper is a high grade mythic monster, and this is what Kendra and her team needs in order to win the competition.
But this also means that the red Bellpepper monster is far more dangerous than the green and yellow ones. Because red Bellpepper monsters have lived the longest and have more fire power inside them.
Red Bellpepper monster's ejects lava juice and fire from their mouths, spewing it on anyone who attacks or approaches them.
And Kendra, who can't stand the sight of fire, is struggling on how to catch the red Bellpepper monster alive; without it noticing her approaching, so Kendra could avoid fighting it.
Kendra pursed her lips, knitting her brows slightly. Because Kendra isn't sure if she could fight in a stable mind with any fire type monsters.
Not to mention that Kendra needs to catch this red Bellpepper monster alive, otherwise, the red Bellpepper monster will not be as fresh when day 6 comes. And Kendra is sure that what judges want is something fresh and not something rotten.
To make sure that their team wins this competition, Kendra has to make sure that they only cook the best of the best ingredients. However, the problem is that Kendra isn't confident that she could win against a fire type monster. Not because Kendra is weak in general, no, that is not the reason.
Kendra is confident that she could win against any attributes. Anything at all.
Well, anything…except for fire.
Fire attributes used to be one of the best assets that Kendra had, and fire attributes used to be Kendra's favourite element. Because fire attribute is one of the strongest types of element, and there is beauty in fire.
And Kendra likes staring at beautiful and aesthetic things, so Kendra had mastered all sorts of skills with her fire attribute before time travelling to the past.
In addition, Kendra mastered the fire attributes in order to impress that scumbag princess. Because Cliopatra's attributes are fire, wind, and earth; with fire being Cliopatra's favourite element. And since Kendra is blinded with love, she mastered the fire element.
Right now, Kendra is already feeling her palms sweat from anxiousness. Her intestines are twisting; Kendra is nervous and scared. This is Kendra's first time feeling uncomfortable in her heart again after time travelling to the past. The last time is when Kendra died with Lory on that blazing fire.
So, in her current situation, Kendra feels afraid of what might happen. Especially when Kendra is aware that there are many upperclassmen students watching her at this moment, and one of these students are probably cult members like Zelda Kikimorah and Lilith Salvador.
Which is why Kendra is feeling hesitant whether to continue this ordeal or not.
If Kendra tries to force herself to face flames again, then she isn't confident that she could control her emotions on her face. Kendra fell in a trance, staring at the red Bellpepper monster in contemplation.
While Kendra is busy in her thoughts. Kendra is also watching the red Bellpepper monster's movements, so Kendra can study on how to approach this red Bellpepper monster. By reading the movement patterns of the red Bellpepper monster, Kendra can think of a plan or a strategy to catch the red Bellpepper monster alive.
The red Bellpepper monster walks with four limbs, and its limb is green and has a lot of leaves. And its feet are like the white roots of plants, walking on the water streams. On its head are four white horns
The red Bellpepper gazes at the sun, spreading its leaves on top of its head to get energy from the rays of the sunlight.
Seeing these movements from the red Bellpepper monster, Kendra's ocean blue eyes lit up, and suddenly, an idea bolted in Kendra's mind. That is to wait for the sun to come down.
[Wait until twilight comes.] Kendra thought in her mind enlightened.
Bellpepper monsters or any fire type monsters used the energy from the sun to create fire. And without the energies from the sun, fire type monsters are at their weakest.
Because without the sun, any fire type monsters can't use their fire attribute. After all, any individuals or creatures can only use their mana if the attributes of their mana are also available in their current environment.
So, night is the best time to catch fire type monsters, and in this way, Kendra won't have to see fire.
Kendra raised her lips as she peered her eyes. Like a predator, just waiting for the right moment to bare its fangs to its prey, Kendra stealthily concealed herself.
No footsteps, no breathing sounds, and no aura leaking out.
Throughout the day, Kendra patiently moved in silence blending in with nature itself, following after the red Bellpepper monster wherever it went.
Meanwhile, the red Bellpepper, who had been oblivious the whole time, went to the shady woods of Greenfield when the sun came down.
Kendra, who is hiding behind the tree, narrowed her eyes seeing this, preparing herself to pounce as soon as the sun disappeared in the sky. Yet, to Kendra's surprise, the red Bellpepper gathered twigs, sitting next to it, and spewing fire on the collected twigs.
Instantly, it made Kendra's palms sweaty. With every beat of her throbbing heart, Kendra remembers the blazing fire melting her body into ash.
The vivid memories of her being burnt alive came back in Kendra's mind and made her intestines twist upside down. Kendra wanted to vomit as she felt nauseated.
Fortunately, Kendra already considered this kind of thing to her plans. In case everything goes opposite to what Kendra had expected; she already forms a back-up adding them on her calculations.
Still, Kendra remained composed on the surface, and step by step, Kendra quietly retreated so as to not alarm the red Bellpepper monster.
After getting out of the red Bellpepper monster's zone; Kendra still did not dare let her guard down as she plastered a pleasant and gentle smile on her face. Because Kendra knows that there is still surveillance on the surroundings.
Despite feeling nauseated, Kendra walked on a relaxed face to the nearby bush. The back-up plan is to hide; in case she could no longer control her emotions being displayed in public. Although it may still seem suspicious, Kendra has no other choice, because the worst scenario is being seen in public.
And hiding inside the bushes, where the surveillance couldn't monitor Kendra's figure or movements, is the perfect hiding place for Kendra to pull herself together then calm her emotions.
After a while of walking in a leisurely manner, Kendra finally reached the inside of the bushes, and immediately, Kendra threw up everything in her stomach. The vomiting lasted until the only thing left to spit out is her saliva.
Feeling empty in her stomach, Kendra sat down on the ground inside the spacious bush, a little distance away from her disgusting puke.
Hugging her knees together near her churning stomach, Kendra gags still feeling nauseated.
The platinum hair sticking to the side of her delicate face is covered in sweats, oozing out from her milky white skin.
Kendra panted heavily, burying her chin on top of her knees. Her ocean blue eyes watered and reddened from gagging. Rather looking like a weak and sickly patient; Kendra appeared yet more captivating on the contrary.
Anyone, who would glimpse at Kendra's fragileness at this moment, would feel like they need to protect the enchanting maiden. However, since Kendra hid inside the bush, no one could see her frail-looking tantalising appearance.
Except for one.