The crisp, clean air of the post-blizzard world was a stark contrast to the swirling chaos that had preceded it. Ash, her body still aching from the fight, walked beside Vanta, her gaze fixed on the path ahead. Raymond, his turquoise hair gleaming in the fading light, led the way, his steps sure and confident.
"So," Ash said, breaking the silence that had settled between them, "What's your favorite kind of pastry?"
Vanta, startled by the sudden change in topic, blinked. "Pastry?" he echoed, his mind still reeling from the events of the past hour. "I don't really have a favorite. I'm not much of a sweets person."
"Really?" Ash said, her brow furrowed in confusion. "I thought everyone liked pastries. They're so delicious! Especially those with a good flaky crust."
"I prefer savory things," Vanta said, a hint of a smile playing on his lips. "Give me a good steak any day."
"Steak?" Ash said, her eyes widening in surprise. "You're a carnivore? I thought you were a vegetarian."
' we've been eating meat these passed few days ' Vanta thought.
"I'm not a vegetarian," Vanta said, shaking his head. "I just don't have a sweet tooth."
"That's strange," Ash said, her voice laced with curiosity. "I thought everyone had a sweet tooth. It's a universal human trait."
Vanta shrugged. "I guess I'm just different," he said, a hint of a smile playing on his lips.
Raymond, who had been walking silently ahead of them, turned back, his expression unreadable. "We're getting off-topic," he said, his voice a gentle melody. "The exam is still in progress."
He gestured towards the path ahead, where the landscape seemed to shift and change, the colors swirling and merging in a dizzying array. "The exam is taking us somewhere new," he said, his voice a gentle melody. "Somewhere we've never been before."
"Where are we going?" Ash asked, her voice laced with curiosity. "What's the next test?"
Raymond, his expression unreadable, smiled. "The exam will tell us," he said, his voice a low murmur. "But I have a feeling that we're about to discover something extraordinary."
He quickened his pace, his turquoise hair gleaming in the fading light. Vanta and Ash followed close behind, their eyes fixed on the path ahead. The swirling colors of the landscape seemed to guide them, beckoning them forward.
The journey was long and arduous, the path winding through a labyrinth of strange and unfamiliar landscapes. They encountered strange creatures, both beautiful and terrifying, and they faced challenges that tested their skills and their courage, but they evaded any encounter to fight. They pressed on, driven by a sense of purpose that they couldn't quite explain.
As they journeyed, Vanta couldn't shake the feeling that the exam order cards were somehow guiding them, whispering secrets to them in a language they couldn't quite understand. He felt a strange pull towards them, a sense of urgency that he couldn't quite explain.
He flipped through the pages of his book, his fingers tracing the swirling symbols. He tried to decipher their meaning, to understand their message, but they remained a mystery to him. He felt like he was on the verge of a breakthrough, but he couldn't quite grasp it.
"What do you think they mean?" Ash asked, her voice laced with curiosity.
Vanta, his eyes fixed on the symbols, shook his head. "I don't know," he said, his voice a low murmur. "But I feel like they're trying to tell us something."
"Maybe we'll find out when we reach the next exam site," Raymond said, his voice a gentle melody. "But for now, we need to focus on getting there."
He quickened his pace, his turquoise hair gleaming in the fading light. Vanta and Ash followed close behind, their eyes fixed on the path ahead. The swirling colors of the landscape seemed to guide them, beckoning them forward.
As they journeyed, Vanta couldn't shake the feeling that the exam order cards were somehow intertwined with the exam to come.
The exam order cards were different from their students ID. It was made if glass but somehow they could see what was written on them.
What was their next exam going to be?? Vanta couldn't help but wonder.