Samara" Master Duran finally said, and Samara fainted.
"Sam!" Ruthie quickly knelt beside her, raising up her head.
"Sam stop joking" she said, and Samara's eyes opened slowly.
"Seriously? Does this look like a joke? It's a suicide mission and it'd be better if they just kill me!" She shouted and stood, but Master Duran left already, and she inhaled.
"This institute is not for me, but whenever I think about leaving, then Superior Aragon's face comes to my head" she said, and that was when she noticed the disciples surrounding her.
"Hi, I'm Peony" Peony waved.
"Purple hair? You're a witch too!" Samara said cheerfully.
"Yes, we could be triplets" Ruthie replied.
"Raven, nice to meet you" Raven smiled.
"Krishna" Krishna said, and Cat jumped out of his pocket.
"So cute!" Ruthie gushed in admiration for the black cat.
Ceres and Agatha walked away at the same time, not bothering to introduce themselves.
"Well the shortest one is Ceres, and the second one is princess Agatha of kingdom Sullivan" Ruthie said.
"Royals are allowed in here too? Whoa! I guess it's not as bad as I've been thinking, I'm starving!" Samara held her tummy.
"We should go eat before showering for real" Ruthie replied, pulling her away from the assembly.
Peony followed them, and Raven smiled.
"I guess things will get interesting this night in the woods"
"Why did you say that?" Krishna faced him.
"Heard the first test is always cumbersome" Raven replied.
"We have Superior Aragon" Krishna frowned.
"He'd only guide us till the entrance, not protect us. We're to protect ourselves from the danger, that's the main test" Raven replied.
"I don't even wanna think about it" Krishna said.
"Whatever" Raven replied as they left the assembly together.
"Who'd be the first to come out of the woods?" Echo asked Merlin.
"If it's me, you'd sleep on a wet bed tonight. I'd be the one to pour the water" Merlin said.
"If it's me, I'm eating your dinner tonight" Echo replied, and they stuck hands.
"Deal!"
*
PAVILION*
Orion sat alone on the steps, staring into space like he has been doing for over one hour now
He's neither blinking nor moving. He's like a statue as he sat still, looking like a ghost.
He didn't blink till he saw Aragon coming from a distance, and he stood from where he sat.
He made to teleport, but Aragon super sped to him, holding his right shoulder.
"You're to lead the whitehead to the test entrance this evening" he said, and Orion glared before shaking him off.
"I don't want to, why would I be in charge of her? I might just kill her" he said bitterly.
"If you're guilty about Astrid's death, then take responsibility for it instead of finding who to blame, she's not the killer" Aragon's eyes sparkled in blue.
"You've been blaming me for years about his death, when the f**k will you stop! You were there too that day! We ran to the woods together but he was already dead!" Orion shouted.
"If only you followed him!!!!" Aragon yelled, and his blue eyes becoming deeper.
"If only you followed him that evening. You knew he was human, and it's dangerous in the woods for just him, you killed him!" He continued.
"Stop saying that! I hate hearing that the most! My only fault was not following him cos I was reading! I didn't kill him and it wasn't my fault that he was born as a human!" Orion yelled.
"You didn't kill him? Then why did his blood curse you? Why did a demon rise from his blood to curse you with loneliness that evening? The demon has been following you around and that's why no human can even survive colliding into you and anyone who forms a relationship with you will die!" Aragon shouted.
Orion hardened his jaws and started climbing down the pavilion, but Aragon ran to block him.
"You're leading the whitehead, it's an order from the master" he said.
"Stop talking about her!!!!!!!!!!!" Orion yelled, and the redness of his eyes boomed at once, then a loud thunder clapped in the sky.
A sudden rain began falling as a result, and Orion smiled wickedly.
"Don't test my patience, Aragon" he muttered before walking down the steps.
He stepped into the rain, but the rain wasn't even touching him as he walked in it till he went out of sight.
Aragon's eyes returned to normal, and he heaved calmly.
*
MELODY HALL*
Melody hall is Chief Feathers hall, surrounded by tall trees, and on the tall trees, there are thousands of birds singing, so it's always noisy.
Master Duran came in and met her with Chief Water already, and he took his seat before anything.
"Why did you put the whitehead under Orion even after knowing the harm he'd cause her?" Water asked.
"Orion will never agree to lead her" Master Duran replied calmly.
"Then... she's going alone?" Chief Feathers said, sending the bird on her shoulder away to join the others on the trees outside.
"Yes" Master Duran replied.
"That's dangerous, Delos woods aren't easy. There are vampires, zombies, wolves and other dangerous animals, even beasts" Chief Water said.
"She's a witch, remember" Master Duran replied.
"That doesn't count. Her powers aren't even active outside the bathroom like you explained" Chief Feathers replied.
"That's why something dangerous is needed to trigger it, and about why Orion is her personal superior, it'd be found out in the future" Master Duran replied and stood.
"I'll see you both after the test" he said and walked out of the hall.
"Duran's aloofness and Orion's aloofness, which is worse at this rate?" Chief Water said, grabbing a beaded fan to start fanning himself.
"Orion was a normal boy before Astrid's death, but Duran...his aloofness began right from birth" Chief Feathers replied.
"I'll see you tonight too" Chief Feathers nodded, walking out.
Feathers walked to the door, sighing as she took a long look at the singing birds.
"It's been a while since the dark forces showed up, what are they planning?" She said.