A body to a body, a skin to a skin. With the way we cultivate, it slowly consumed us in. The energy was suck that left us wet. The longer we remain, the stronger it gets.
We set a goal to rest and stop, yet it seems impossible with the current us.
The day has dawned contrary to when we start, as the pain has numb that led us to be apart.
A heavy breath engulf the room that leave us nothing but some breathless feeling.
"Its coming, I could feel it. its here, its coming!"
We reach the peak with a moaning sound. Now we could say that we won't fall behind. As what befall us was the achievement we crave. Yet when we act, we forgot we were naked.
"Penny, thank you. Thank you, thank you so much for your effort. If not for you I won't achieve 1 star so easily."
"Don't be too hard to yourselves, you also did your best."
"Penny...!"
It's eyes that glowed from the deem light around, yet I push him hard when I felt his thing, so hard, so alive!
"S-so sorry!"
"Worry not, that doesn't concern me. Just be careful, cause I know this ain't also beneficial to you."
"..."
Your silence where nothing to the growth I'm finding. Yet I can't deny that I also felt a tingling of heat from that touch that awaken my sleeping pet. But this should be stop as early as it does, cause only us will fall to doom if we continue this act as farther as it goes.
"We should quickly leave."
Now I know the reason why this choice was made for us to do. Cause it only consumed little time yet produce more success than the normal way.
"Yes."
...
"We left for a weak so we won't disturb your time yet it seems only some achieve what we expected. But the one on top who should lead did not advance a single digit? What is wrong, Azile!"
Azile stand at the back of the lined with his partner at his side.
"It wasn't my fault." Simply said it which made the instructor frowned.
"Mia, what is this?"
With shivering voice and body, Mia replied. "I... I'm scared, I'm scared!"
The instructor was confused, bit then when he look over to Azile he finally understand the reason why.
"If you can't do it, you should have said so. You waste too much time. You even hold that guy from his cultivation. Is this the proper procedure of someone who want to be a master?"
"That... instructor... it was..."
"Silence! The next part of the training was to chose your sprite. But because some weren't able to achieve 1st star they will be left to continue their cultivation. I expect everyone to schieve 1 star in a weak but now, another hassle was made. Shit! Redoing groupings is making me feel shit."
The surrounding become silent that even the wind seems to be afraid of flowing inside.
"Those who haven't achieved a single star go to the left side of this ground and those who have one and higher star will go the the right. We will do number picking, so if there is any questions regarding the group ask, don't just remain. Right, Mia?"
"Yes."
"Then I expect that I do not need to redo your groupings again after this. As the dual cultivation will continue till everyone leave this caved."
The process of picking numbers in a form of folded leaf on a box was quickly being processed which start from those who didn't achieve a star. After done with the picking numbers they quickly go to their appointed room. And those that was left were only 14 individuals who was granted to choose a sprite.
Maui Shiva
Beasts Mark: 1
Cultivation: 1 star, peak-stages
Natsu Shiva
Beasts Mark: 1
Cultivation: 1 star, low-stage
Shusi Shiva
Beasts Mark: 1
Cultivation: 1 star, middle-stage
Aria Shiva
Beasts Mark: 1
Cultivation: 1 star, low-stage
Azile Shiva
Beasts Mark: 1(?)
Cultivation: 1 star, low_stage(?)
Andy Shiva
Beast Mark: 1
Cultivation: 1 star, middle-stage
Penny Shiva
Beasts Mark: 1(?)
Cultivation: 1 star, low-stage(?)
At the current, only a single mark was shown to my body. And my energy was limited to a low level stage one star because of a secret technique.
"Now, we should go." The instructor said which quickly questioned by someone.
"Master, are we not gonna pick our number too?"
"Oh, we will do that after choosing the sprite."
Without further question we entered another path that opened from the walls on stage.
"To think there is a another caved here"
Guided by the instructor, we delve deep into the caved that reek of creepiness and odor of death.
Natsu, "Penny, what do you think of the reason why we didn't pick our numbers when we enter this caved?"
"I do not know, but if I were you I will be careful of my surrounding."
Natsu tilt its head from confusion, but it wasn't just him who was confused. Because choosing a sprite wasn't that easy, specially when they feel an uneasy feeling.
Well, the reason for their uneasiness was pretty obvious. This ain't your regular caved like the other.
After stepping on a large open place, the instructor spoke.
"The rules are simple, choose your sprite and survive."
"Survive? Why do we need to survive when we were only task to choose a companion?"
"Right, is choosing a sprite that hard now? Hahaha"
Instructor, "Fool! Do you think everything is free and easy? No! This world were made not for that free word to exist. As there is a gain, there will always lurk some danger that act as a payment. So if I were you, I will start to choose my own group."
Suddenly, the surrounding become noisy. Choosing a partner to enter, and so on.
"The maximum group of individual permitted to enter those caved was 3 heads."
The caved that was mentioned was those caved that was line in landscape. A maximum of 9 caved was presented before our eyes.
It wasn't mentioned that we can't enter alone, so I will go with me, myself.
"If you have done deciding, don't you think you should go now?"
"Yes!"
The pressure started to bit us, cause we don't know what was waiting on the other side.
Now everything would be decided once we choose a sprite. Yet is it only me? Why does I suddenly feel weird?