Chapter 41: Meeting
Ding
She took out her phone and checked it finding a pending notification.
{Let's meet up near High Haven Restaurant.}
She replied and closed her phone intending to exit the shop. Her gaze lasted a bit longer at Loki before she stepped outside. She couldn't curb her curiosity for now but she promised to inquire about it later.
Loki not knowing that he barely dodged a deadly bullet was just inspecting the broken artifacts expecting something good among them.
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"Yo! Nice to see everyone here." A young boy greeted everyone present in the room. The room consisted of four individuals including him.
There were three males and two females. From their attire, they were either from a rich merchant's family or a noble family.
He took a seat and exchanged glances with everyone.
"How is everyone doing lately?" He inquired with a cheerful smile. He was Mike Feinclaws, heir of the Tiger tribe.
"What's up with you? Why so cheerful?" another boy questioned with cold eyes, glancing at his smiling face.
"What do you mean, Zeph? I am always cheerful, Not like you who is grumpy and indifferent." Mike replied to the boy named Zeph. He was the heir of the Lion tribe.
"Tell me why did you call us here?" one of the boys inquired.
"I was getting bored, so thought why not call my friends and have some fun! Why? Were you expecting something, Leon?" he replied, a crazy smile on his face as he gazed at Leon, the heir of the Wolves Tribe.
"Yeah, I was expecting a battle invitation from you, not this formal meeting," Leon responded, not breaking eye contact.
"Hmm… It's been a while since I properly stretched my muscles, You want a battle?"
"I don't back down from a battle, Mike. I am always ready to beat the shit out of you."
"What do you say, Zeph?"
"Take your childish battle outside, I don't want to get involved in that."
"Tch. Scaredy cat." Leon mocked, clicking his tongue.
"Oi Ugly dog, You want some beating or what?" Zeph coldly stated ready to battle.
"Yeah, What can you do?"
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"Luna, You good? You seem to be zoning out."Elise, the heiress of the cat tribe inquired, looking at her friend's face.
"I'm fine. Just met someone interesting on the way and he piqued my interest." Luna replied, smiling at Elise.
"Hoo, Who was it that piqued your interest? I pity him now." Elise giggled, her cute voice echoing in the room.
The food had arrived while they were talking. Mike had prepared a feast for them to enjoy since it was not every day that the heirs of powerful tribes met together.
They enjoyed the meal while chatting with each other. The relationship between different tribes was quite good as they traded with each other.
Although, they engaged in multiple battles. It wasn't a war but simply a friendly competition to determine who was the strongest. Beastmen respect the strong so, they have the custom of battling each other.
Nobody can reject a battle invitation without a proper and valid reason. Those who reject battle are deemed cowards and humiliated. They have a famous quote.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once."
It just means It is better to die proudly on a battlefield rather than live your life as a coward.
They discussed various topics among themselves before finding themselves in the academy.
Mystic users can attend the academy when they turn eighteen. The academy takes an entrance test to pick worthy individuals. It is noted that most of the powerful individuals are trained from the Academy. Even Loki's parents attended the Academy during their teenage years.
Most of the nobles attend the academy upon turning eighteen. The academy doesn't discriminate against any race so various races send their talented children to the Academy for proper training.
All of them were going to attend the Academy in the coming years so they happily shared their information regarding the Academy.
Mike and Leon were just excited to have heart-pumping battles in the Academy. Talented individuals from all over the world would attend it so it was quite common to battle each other there.
After enjoying the grand feast, The boys rushed towards the Battle Arena to battle to their heart's content. The two girls visited the marketplace and did some shopping. Luna didn't meet Loki this time as he had already left the market empty-handed.
He spent nearly half the day at the old shop but couldn't find anything useful. All of them were junk and worthless trash. He finally gave up and returned to the inn to take some rest.
Next Day
Loki and Athena both stepped outside and moved towards the Battle Arena. Today, they were visiting the arena since their one week of vacation at Beastia City was almost up. They decided to visit the main attraction of this city before leaving.
The Arena here was similar to that of Dawn City in design but they were very different in terms of function.
In Dawn City, The Arena there focused more on reinforcing the magic aspect but etching various Eden-resistant runes.
In Beastia City, however, the main focus was the physical aspect. Beastmen preferred using their fists and weapons rather than spamming elemental skills.
They can cause mass destruction using just their fist, so to avoid that, the Arena is heavily reinforced with physical as well as Eden-resistant runes.
Loki and Athena took their seat and gazed at the center. They had heard some gossip that the heirs of some powerful tribes were going to battle today. It's not uncommon that heirs of beastmen tribes battle among themselves to determine their strength.
Loki was a bit sad since he couldn't witness their battle but he was enjoying the atmosphere nonetheless. The whole crowd was cheering loudly and excitedly. It's not every day that you witness such a grand battle.
The two individuals slowly stepped inside and waved their hands toward the crowd. The crowds upon witnessing them got even wilder as they were none other than Mike and Leon, the heirs of the tiger and wolf tribe.
They both took their battle stance and waited for the battle to start.
Mike and Leon had battled each other countless times and knew most of their skills. Although friendly, this match was going to be intense as nobody likes to lose, and winning is the top priority.
[Name: Mike Feinclaw]
[Age: 15]
[Physique: Berserker's Fury Physique]
[Title: Madman, Tiger Tribe's Heir]
[Tier- Rare]
[Rank: high-Silver]
[Affinities: fury, earth]
[Abilities]
[Infinite Slashes] [Berserker's Feast] [Earth cannon] [...]
[Copy condition: Defeat him.]
[Name: Leon Fenrir]
[Age: 15]
[Physique: Dark Eclipse Physique]
[Title: Prince Charming, Psychopath, Wolf Tribe Heir]
[Tier- Rare]
[Rank: high-Silver]
[Affinities: darkness, wind,]
[Abilities]
[Pitch Darkness] [Dark Depair] [Wind Blast] [...]
[Copy condition: Defeat him.]
"START!!"
A robotic voice echoed throughout the stadium, commencing the match.
There was a big screen above the Arena displaying the battle to the audience.
Loki was just going with the flow and cheering with others while Athena was carefully analyzing them.
Though not as much battle-freak as Loki, She loved to analyze other's battles and pinpoint their weakness.
Leon and Mike rushed towards each other and clashed their fist. Their battle was much more brutal and blood-pumping than other regular battles. They were at each other's throats continuously exchanging moves with precise accuracy.
Loki was blindly cheering them when he sensed a familiar presence.