Helios jumping down a slope turned to Azazel who followed behind panting. "Are you alright?" he helped him up.
"I'm fine… but this base. Is it a maze or something?! I am so darn tired. When will we even reach the headquarters?" Azazel wiped his sweat complaining.
"Soon, I think. The sign states that the headquarters are up ahead a bit further. Let's hurry." Helios replied.
"Coming back from the hill and reaching the headquarters from dorms was as easy as hell before. We didn't even bother to study the other routes. And now here we are, stuck." Azazel recalled.
"Hehe…" Helios chortled suddenly turning around alerted, "Who's there?"
The surroundings silent and empty with only trees and chirping birds in sight, Azazel too looked around confused, "What is it?"
"Just who's following us? It's a pain now." Helios thought cross. "It's nothing. Let's not wait anymore and head forth." he added.
The two of them once again running Helios glanced back, "As for nuisances trailing us… I'll pull them out in no time!" he glared threatening.
"Yikes! That was close Aaron. Just why aren't we showing ourselves and hiding like stalkers? And over trees on top of everything?" Noah questioned speechless.
Aaron jumped down pushing his hair strands behind his ear, "It's amusing that's why."
"Like hell it is." Noah headed down next, walking ahead.
"I want him to spot me. Middle schoolers 2nd king. I am placing my hopes on him." Aaron told.
"And here I thought you would go behind Poseidon. Moreover, in this way we'll really just send those two to the headquarters." Noah informed.
"Then let them go. We don't even have to stop them in the first place." Aaron stated, "We just have to greet them and stand beside Rauf. That's simple."
Noah wondering turned around, "Then what about the others?"
"As for the rest of them…" Aaron beamed caringly, "They might be teasing their juniors in their own way unlike us. Let's just say Helios Zadeh and Azazel Minhas are really lucky out of all." "Come on." he patted his shoulder, "Don't think too much."
Noah glancing at him uttered, "Is it because you don't want to play right?"
As if hit right on spot Aaron halted amid his steps. Looking to his left, Aaron's loving expression changed into a distant and jarring one he snickered coldly, "Yeah, you're right. There's no way in hell I want to play."
Noah at his sudden reaction gulped wordless.
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Zachariah furrowing his brow glared intensely at Xavier with his Azure blue eye.
"Wow~ how intense." Heber gulped entertained.
Aigou crouching beside him agreed, "Yeah, way too intense."
Xavier gulped. "Hard…" he thought, "I might give away in a second now if he continues to stare like this. Ah! right..." he instantly realized. Flicking his middle finger behind his back, he signaled Heber. Once, twice and thrice. Hoping he would realize. Xavier stared constantly in Zach's azure crystal eye. His eyes hypnotizing he thought puzzled, "Something's not right…"
Heber suddenly grasping his action smirked. Standing up he kept his bat on his shoulder, "Alright. Shows over now. Stop glaring will you? Respectable (Damn) senior. Or else, my Xavier is going to melt."
Standing before Xavier he whispered, "Joker Cage. Goal them!"
Aigou blinked. "Hey, Zach…!" he alerted however too late.
Behind Heber, Xavier uttered, "1st Ring of limitation… Binding red!"
Heber's joker cage instantly trapping Zachariah and Aigou inside his circus room. They were binded by Xavier's red ring of limitation.
"Oh dear~" Aigou pouted his cheeks surrounded by circus walls, accompanied by Zachariah. "Those little…" he commented at a loss of words.
"Haha! Good work Xavier." Heber clapped his hand together with Xavier's. "Thanks for keeping up with him. I was able to prepare my joker cage in the meantime." he revealed his plan. "Haha! Didn't knew senior Aigou would be such an airhead." he mocked.
"Hey, I can hear that." Aigou complained, "Tch! just let me come out of this place. Then I'll beat you up!"
"Haha." Heber chuckled turning around, looking at Xavier his expression sank. Xavier with his expression widened stared at the ground stunned his hands trembling and heart thumping fast. "Hey, what's wrong?" Heber inquired bewildered, "Are you alright?"
Zach standing inside the cage looked at the red ring which vanished like thin air around his waist and arms, releasing both of them. Zachariah rubbing his wrist stood stern.
"You thought we didn't knew about your plan little ones? We are your seniors after all. Freaks freakier than you!" Aigou threatened.
Xavier shaking his head assured, "Don't worry let's go… I am fine." Sweat dripping his forehead ceaselessly. Heber assisting him ran ahead. "Are you sure?" he inquired nervously. Xavier shaking his head nodded, "Yeah…"
Aigou turning to Zachariah narrowed his gaze, "Did you do something, Zach?"
Zach shaking his head replied, "Nothing… it's because he stared at my eye for long. It must have implemented fear in him."
Aigou scratched his hairs sighing, "Geez, even your azure eye is scary. Who knows what would happen to a person if you were to see him with the other one."
"You already know." Zach replied looking around the cage, "Now how to break this?"
Aigou hearing him jumped raising his hand, "Leave this to me!"
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"Now where did they go?" Orion looked around annoyed.
"To the headquarters." Haruf stated the obvious.
"I already know that." Orion replied well aware.
"Let's go ahead. They might be waiting." Haruf walked forward patting his head.
"Waiting?! Weren't we suppose to stop them? How come they are the ones waiting for us now?" Orion shrieked.
"Silly boy, I meant Rauf and the others." Haruf corrected.
"Hah? Then what about those two?" Orion pointed ahead referring to Ryan and Poseidon.
"They would be there as well. Everyone together, everyone happy!" Haruf gleamed over the peace song.
Orion twitched his brow marching ahead, "Forget it Haruf. At this rate forget about their execution, we won't even be able to catch those rascals. Tch, did I hear less the day they left, that here they are mocking us again and calling us servants on top of everything?!" "Let me just find them. I'm gonna make sure to break their legs and… whoa~!" he strolled off amid.
Dangling on Haruf's shoulder once again Haruf gleamed, "Please continue."
"Hah?!" Orion cried stuck up once more, "Hey! Let me down. Come on…" he hunged loose defeated, "Darn you Haruf…"
"Haha!" Haruf laughed heading towards the headquarters.
Ryan stopping amid his tracks turned around, "Looks like we are safe." "Seems so. Let's hurry." Poseidon advised charging ahead.
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"Seriously?" Elias stepped forward ruffling Adam's hairs, "Do you like apricots?"
Adam looking up replied, "Not just apricots. I like everything."
"Really? Like what?" Elias crouched before him amused.
"Let me see… bananas, grapes apples, mangoes, berries, watermelons and even strawberries…" Adam listed counting on his fingers. His face pouted adorably and expression engrossed.
Elias laughed voicelessly unable to take in the amount of adorability he emitted. "And Pomegranates!" Adam ended blushing red in happiness.
"Haha!" Elias laughed. "Yeah, yeah…" he ruffled his hairs.
Isa and Gabriel looked at each other speechless. Finally losing interest Isa turned around commanding Gabriel, "Go now. It's tiring already."
Elias standing up nodded, "Yeah, run now both of you." Wiping his tears he looked at Adam who blinked surprised. "Really?" "What about fighting us?" he pointed at himself and Gabriel.
"Forget that. Aren't your friends waiting?" Elias replied. "Tch, Hurry up before I change my mind." Isa rolled his eyes.
"Wow even devils have conscience…" Adam mumbled. "Come Gabriel! Sera, Sera, Cassiel and Ryan might be waiting." he ran ahead.
Gabriel suspecting Isa stepped forward. "Just what is this scamp thinking…?" he thought following Adam.
As soon as their sight vanished Isa glancing at Elias questioned, "Happy now…?"
"Pfft! Haha… cough, hehe…" Elias laughed nonstop, wiping his tears he coughed.
Isa blinking his eyes walked over, "Come on, stop laughing already or else you'll get a stomach ache." he cupped his cheeks with both his hands. Elias understanding agreed yet unable to stop, "Yeah, yeah, Haha… thank you your highness."
"For what?" Isa cupped his cheeks tighter.
"He-he… for- let-win-ng the-m go…" Elias mumbled.
Isa relived turned around, "You're welcome. It's not like I really meant to stop them." Elias smiled. "You're right. Come on, Rauf might be tired of waiting this long." he added trailing Gabriel and Adam. Isa followed.
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Alan standing before Kazuna smirked, "What's wrong? Surprised?" Ezekiel shape shifting into Alan stood beside Feng.
Nagi narrowing his gaze walked over to his tea table, settling down once again, "Haha, so this is how you play hun?"
"Nope, even worse than this. Right Feng?" Ezekiel glanced at Feng who kept his bat on his shoulder endorsing.
Kazuna frowned. "What? Do you want an over or two in turn to see how worse I got? Come on, I am waiting then." Alan pointed his bat before him.
Kazuna serious headed towards the smooth path. Ezekiel standing at the batting line turned to Feng, "I'm sorry it came to this."
"Nope. It's alright. Until you are busy let me deal with him." Feng peeked at Nagi.