The gathering had to pass through the crowded polling area at the side where marketing of stones were going as smoothly as ever.
Stones of different levels, shapes, sizes, and colours where all sold in the market. This was the place were Derkile had firstly arrived .
People stared at them as they passed through. Derkile noted that all the people that were going on the expedition were about 80 - 100 people or even more , so that means that the king had gone all through Mehato to get this number of people for just one expedition . Well maybe it was worth it if it was to pick the best soilders Derkile thought
Tap, someone tapped Derkile. He looked and it was Bane, the short guy.
" Do you want to be a soilder??"
He asked Derkile.
" Of course, I have been waiting for this day ever since"
" Well me too, I also want to be one, Because I always want to fight against the evils that destroyed earth before..., Why do you want to do a soilder??"
Derkile didn't want to tell him the real reason was for revenge for his parents, so he lied a bit.
"Same reason here"
" Hmm , you look like you are hiding something"
' Danm it, has he figured out what I am. Wait, even I don't know what I am"
But this thoughts were cut short when the guards came to an halt
" Finally, we are here!!!" The guard leading them yelled. They had arrived at the front of a building, even though it wasn't as decorated with magic stones as the palace , it was a beautiful place. It was large and carefully built with several building designs and it had a large gate.
" All of you are to take a room each and start preparing to leave for the selection in 2 days time and tommorow all of you shall receive a special training before the selection . Everything you need has been provided for you here" the guard explained.
Then a man came out , he resembled a Butler. He had a fat body and bulging cheeks.
" Your food has been set in the dining hall, please come in and enjoy" the man who looked like a butler said as he opened the large door to reveal the dining hall.
Everyone moved in and settled down on each of the chair to have their dinner .
Derkile had settled down, Bane sitting next to him and they had began to eat their meals of many choices. Even somethings Derkile had never eaten throughout his life has an orphan.
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They were all eating when " bang!!!" A loud bang was heard from the back of the hall. The guard had left but no one expected a commotion so soon.
" Say you're sorry" a girl said calmly, a boy under her feet and his right arm been twisted by the girl.
" Aargh!!!, I am sorry please!" the boy cried .
" Who the hell is that girl and how is that even possible??" Derkile surprisingly asked.
" She's Luna Macardi, I know her before. We lived in the same place the selection"
bane replied, his face held a one of distaste.
" She's a popular girl known to have real natural magic stones in her own possession, maybe because of her parents influence"
There are magic stones that are found naturally and the one made by a soccerer. There is much difference between the two as the one the soccerer makes is for one purpose but the natural Stone has the ability to enhance the user's power and make them powerful. The stones can also be upgraded as the user gets stronger. They could even be forged into weapons .
" So that explains why she is able to do that" Derkile said pointing.
It seemed like she had left him alone but when the boy tried to stand up something like a barrier sent him back down. He tried to shout but it seemed to have blocked his voice.
Everyone laughed at this scene, it looked funny the way he screamed and struggled to get up. It seems like what happened here was that the boy wanted to hit on Luna but he got hit instead .
And that was how he was trapped until everyone finished their food and when he was released he had to manage the left overs.
The boy face looked like that of an angry hyena that was afraid to fight back.
Luna was quite a beauty, so Derkile saw the reason why the boy had done that, infact he was sure that any other simple guy with no quest in life would have done the same , as almost all the boys in the hall were only staring at her as she ate, and when she noticed it she stopped eating and left the dining.
But Derkile knew he couldn't be distracted by anyone because his goal wouldn't allow him to think of any other thing specifically
Derkile had finished eating, but he felt a slight pain in his stomach, was he still hungry? , He thought, so he decided to find a room to stay.
He walked out of the dining room and walked through the corridor. He saw many rooms, but wanted the one at the top . So he kept on going
Until he found a perfect room at the top of the building.
He laid on the bed put there, trying to think of all what happened to him. He understands that he is no longer a normal human, and that he has supernatural powers due to a lion and the magic stone . He knew that this powers would help him in the future so he focused on making himself stronger, so he could make those who murdered his parents pay for it.
He also tried to think about the dream but whenever he tried to think of it ,his head ached him so he decided to forget about it and focused on the selection coming up soon. He soon felt sleepy and wanted to take a nap. Just then a tingling sensation was felt in his chest, like something Live was in there. Derkile felt akward and a burst of energy ran through him. He felt more sleepy and his stomach hurt.
He soon fell asleep.....
.... The next day. .....
" Knock, knock. Derkile, are you in there. It's morning!?"
A voice yelled from Derkile' s room door.
" Yawn, wait a minute. Today is the training !!!"
End of chapter 5