The Branlocks sat and conversed in their cabin to waste time before the children's departure to Alpa. The walls of the cabin were glass made so anyone who passed by got to experience the unbridled charm of the Branlocks, especially Vorden and Lith. Gamora noticing this couldn't help but smile mischievously. She then took two masks out of her ring and distributed it to her kids. They stared confusedly at the plain looking, transparent masks not knowing what to do with it. The masks were like transparent glass, crystal clear. "These are Charm Suppressing masks. Mostly, Vampires are the ones who use them to control their charm. Older vampires can control it but young vampires are like mood swings. Their charms just explode without them noticing so in the early stages, they use these masks. You two are more or like the same as them. But your charms don't come from you. They are from your blessings and genes. These masks will cancel that annoying charm you have on others but your good looks can't be canceled." Gamora explained when she noticed their confusion. "So you mean, even though our charms are canceled, our beauty will still be there. And they also have a charm on their own which can't be suppressed by anything?" Vorden deduced. Gamora just nodded in affirmation. "Hehe…I…Bro, err mum? Is there a way to exchange body parts?" Lith asked with a malicious glint in his eyes which sent chills down Vorden's spine. Lith was looking at him like a specimen. "Yes and no. Why do you ask?" "I just wanted to exchange my eyes with bro's own." Lith replied, matter of factly but his casualness turned into an expression of pain. Davies who was in a conversation with Uncle Flamod summoned a rock on Lith's head when he heard his statement. "I…I was just playing…Ouch…I didn't mean to" he cried in pain. It was no big deal as anyone who appreciated beauty would feel jealous of Vorden's eyes.
Their conversation continued for a while with Uncle Flamod giving Lith tips on using the Fire art and Davies and Gamora advising Vorden until the speakers in the bus gave an announcement for all parents and guardians to get off the train in the next 10 minutes. " I guess this is where we part ways. Remember, anyone who messes with you…." "Kick their assess…sob" Lith replied Davies while sobbing. Gamora looked at them with teary eyes and hugged them. "T..take care." Next was Uncle Flamod but the kids were shocked by his actions. He was crying. "Uncle Flamod? Are you crying fire?" Lith asked in shock. "It's a skill. I will teach you later…. Take care champs."he said and hugged them. They had one huge family hug and left the room, leaving the kids in gloom, especially Lith. As they were basking in their gloom, a boy entered their cabin. He wore all black clothes and a black nose mask. He had dark green spiky hair, violet eyes and short black horns with shiny black scales on them. His ears were a bit elongated and his skin was pale. He had black bags under his eyes. In all, he had all what dwarves had with the exception of the black horns. "C…can I come in?"he asked in a stammer. "Sure…feel free." Vorden said. "T..thanks." "By the way, I'm Vorden Branlock and this is my little brother, Lithium Branlock or Lith for short." "Ni…ce to meet you. I'm Radar Spike." "Woah! Cool name. Can we exchange….ouch!" Lith exclaimed. Radar couldn't help but smile behind his mask. For once, he was seeing people who were almost like him. Handsome, carefree,…. When he first entered, he was all alone and he was being chased away from the cabins of others but he continued to try his luck. When he came to this cabin, he saw the most beautiful people he had ever seen. He had almost the same beauty predicament though and he knew was it was related to his race but that was all. Even the Charm Suppressing masks couldn't hide his beauty and charm so he could only succumb to a nose mask. But in this cabin, he could see people with the same predicament and he could they were using Charm Suppressing masks but it wasn't doing too much. They sat in silence as the T.S.T started moving.
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"The T.S.T will be moving in a minute. Please fasten your seatbelts, sit back and enjoy the ride." A sweet female voice sounded over the speakers in the train. The T.S.T moved down the rails slowly while gathering speed. Within two minutes, the T.S.T was moving at the speed of a sports car. In the next few minutes, it was moving at what could be classified as the speed of sound causing everyone to close their eyes. The speed was too much for them to follow and they could even feel their eyes tearing as it was now moving at the speed of light. Outside the T.S.T, the runes on the vehicle had all lighted up causing the vehicle to glow in a silver light. A silver portal formed quickly 5 meters away from the train. It started spinning quickly, creating a magnetic force which pulled the T.S.T into the portal. The passengers in the train felt their bodies stretching but for a few seconds and it left. "We've reached Alpa. We'll be heading towards the main base, for your tests. Good luck." The same voice announced again. The passengers opened their eyes and could see a whole new world around them. It looked more sci-fi than the city they were from. They could make other T.S.Ts, probably from the other kingdoms moving to same place as them. In front of them were tunnels for each train to pass through. The train moved at a good pace, to allow the to-be-students a good scenery of the place. Eventually, they came to a city after exiting the tunnel. Two huge signs were floating on the city. The strange thing was even those who were not looking could see them. One read,"ALPA." while the other read,"KING'S DOMAIN." They were in the capital of Alpa, the home and seat of the White King, the head of Alpa.