Right now, the group was standing on another lush greenery littered by flora and peonies of varying sizes. The place was full of different colors giving it a festive vibe stretching up unto the horizon. It creates a great contrast from the other places that the group had been ever since they arrived in the arena. It looks like they had been teleported again to another place without them knowing. Somehow, Audrey had a feeling that the surroundings of the place that they were teleported to resemble the entrance to Iridos. Such lush greenery littered by colorful flowers that looks like tiny jelly beans from a distance is just like the first place that greeted her when she first set her foot on the Iridos. It definitely had a striking resemblance to the place that they were currently located.
The wind blows from the east and a light fragrance of flowers drifted in the tranquil and vast greenery. Not too far from where they are, another group of sorceresses was obser
"Nika, it seems that we are on opposing sides right now. I hope that you won't take it personally later once we defeated you."Selene was obviously part of this group. In fact, she seems to be the de facto leader of this school belles. It was she who spoke those provoking words."I bet Nika was having fun since she was able to join the best warlock group."Another sorceress butted in as she simpered. Her smile was too forced that it was not hard to notice how fake her smile was. The corner of the other sorceresses' mouth quirked up as they listened on the sidelines. Normally, if this was on the other occasions Nika will have her head held high with her nose sticking on the air. Her disposition will not pale in comparison even when placed next to this school belles. But due to her sorry appearance because of being trapped by the strangler vines in the cursed forest, her usual bewitching posture matched with her disposition of a femme fatale seems aw
On the other hand, Jace and the others were not sure how they should react to the situation. They seem to be cast out in the sidelines.The group of sorceresses seems to forget about their presence. Or it could be that they just don't see them worthy of their notice.It was like their world revolve around their own girl group as they continue to lash at one another spraying salt in each other injuries with their words laced with sarcasm.It took quite some time before Audrey and her friends managed to recover from their daze. They looked at the young ladies in front of them with a look that was even more shocked than they would have been if they had seen a ghost instead.It did not take long for a catfight to broke among them. The sorceresses fight within themselves and this left Audrey and her friends flabbergasted.How the hell did they end up fighting with their own team members?! Who in their right mind will lose their cool just a
However, just as when Audrey was about to reach out to Selene to take its token, Selene did a sudden somersault and attack Audrey. This caught the other party off guard for a second. Nonetheless, Audrey still managed to dodge the sneak attack coming from Selene.It seems that Selene has still a remaining strength within her and she was just feigning weakness and was bidding her time to get close to Audrey to launch her attack. Audrey was dragged into a fight and from the looks of it, it seems that Selene had the upper hand. Compare to Audrey who was just moving by her instinct, Selene appears to be more adept when it comes to fighting.This shows how properly trained she was in this aspect. Despite having a sword in hand, Selene was still able to overpower Audrey. As Audrey was not well versed in using a sword, Selene was able to make use of this to her advantage. She managed to snatch Audrey's sword and use the same sword to harm Audrey. She made h
'Gosh! Is my luck really that bad??? Can't it be a student please??!!!'Audrey was shouting inside her brain as she feels someone poking her in her side."Is he dead already?"A frightened voice of a girl sounded."Gosh! Thankfully! It is a human not, a beast."Since Audrey had her eyes close, she was not able to see the young lady standing on her side. The other party was holding a long stick and she was using it to poke at Audrey's sides lightly. Trying to gauge if the person lying in her front was dead or alive."Help me... please.."Audrey said weakly as she tried her best to utter those words."What happen???!"When the girl realized that the other party was still alive, she hurriedly helped him."You had a wound on your chest. Let me attend to it first."As the young lady thought that she was dealing with a man, she did not hesitate to rip its tattered clothes
"Everything?!!!!"Audrey asked in bewilderment. When she heard the other party saying 'everything', she feels like she had been struck by lightning."Err.. NO! I don't exactly mean everything, as in everything. Trust me... I'm only referring on your upper half, your bare chest. I don't go further down to it. Don't let your imagination run wild!"Realizing that she somehow misspoke, Fiona face flushed crimson from embarrassment. She was waving her hand and doing exaggerated hand gestures as she tries to explain herself in a hurry. On the other hand, hearing the other party's explanation, Audrey heaved a sigh of relief. Having a first good impression towards the other party, Audrey believed the credibility of Fiona's word without any hesitation.'Ohh.. At least, I was still fully chaste all throughout.'This thought cross Audrey's mind at that time. She feels like her chastity will be compromised if someone will managed to get
"Your friend had a deep wound across his chest. You better attend to it now before it gets infected."Fiona butted in when she noticed that the group was starting to change the topic. She purposely mentioned the matter about the wound in Audrey's body; hoping that the other guys will get the hint that all she was doing just a while ago was out of her goodwill and she was just helping out the other party to attend to his wound. She doesn't want to get her actions misunderstood so she tried to explain herself in a roundabout manner. Besides base from how they talked to each other, it was obvious that the group that arrived as well as the warlock beside her knew each other. Since that is the case, she believed that there is no longer a need for her to personally attend to the other party's injury anymore."Andrew, are you alright??? Let me help you..'Nika immediately volunteered. Since it was relatively dark inside the cave, Nika and the rest of the
Where did my breast go???!!!What happen? Did my face altering mask got an upgrade without me knowing that it could now even hide my breast? I even have six-pack abs?!!! What the heck!Audrey's jaw almost fell on the ground due to shock. She really finds it hard seeing her own body having well-defined six-pack abs. But when she thought about what could possibly lie between her legs this time around, another cold sweat runs down to her spine and it sends shiver to his body.Meanwhile, unaware of Audrey's dilemma, Fiona secretly watched her reaction. But seeing as how the other party's face was turning red at a moment and white in the other, clutching his chest at one moment and tearing at his hair in the other, the young warlock really looked mentally deranged. However, thinking that it would be disrespectful to point that out, Fiona conscientiously refrains on asking what was wrong and busied herself in wrapping the other party's
[Little lass, let me just remind you that it is indeed a fact that you are a poor girl blessed with below-average breast size, to begin with.]"Hey! That's not true! It is just that my body was still under development!"[Well, I think it is much more accurate to say that your body stops developing before it could even reach the stage of adolescence. But don't let yourself be discouraged about it. You, being a flat-chested at least works on your advantage. So far, no one until now suspects you from being a girl. Since it was hard to distinguish your lanky body apart from the appearance of a normal young man.]It was hard to infer whether Nero was saying those words at Audrey to console her or to tease her. But knowing that her cat's expertise and favorite hobby was to make fun of her, Audrey stops arguing with Nero. This is to avoid herself getting pissed off by her cat's teasing. Instead, Audrey observed the students who wer
[Distract them for me.]“Was it not only right for Steffi to get to use to eye whenever she feels like it?? I mean, she is older than the two of you so naturally, she was supposed to have more authority above both of you, no?.”“Ehhh… She’ll be fine. I’m the youngest so they should let me wear it more.” (Meredith)“The kid is right. The eldest should have the eyeball. She is a genius” (Steffi)Steve, on the other hand, seemed to get what Audrey was trying to do, so he said something that would surely add fuel to the fire.“But what about the middle child? I am sure, Ariel wants to have her turn too.&rdqu
“Now, where are we? Right, cooking.”Steffi changed the topic on purpose, before turning to her sisters.“I need the eye to check if it's ready, who has it?”“It’s around here, somewhere,”Meredith replied as she started to rummage through a pile of disorganized drawers. She felt obliged to respond since she was the last one to use the Magus Eye. Unfortunately, she forgot where she left it.“The last time I saw it, you put it in the utensils compartment, Meredith” Steffi insinuated using a lazy tone so the other party rebutted,“Don’t use that tone with my name.”Ariel on the other hand joined in this time to inform them that the eye was nowhere to be seen.“It’s not there this time.”After a while of contemplation, Meredith’s face lit up as she recalled something.“Aha! Steffi always put it in the dish cabinet:”And just like that, she found where her sister was hiding it.Consequently, the group found it interesting to watch how the three sisters could be talkative without having t
“I agree with Ariel. Why don’t we invite them over? This way, we could continue our chat there whilst they take their much-needed rest.” This time, it was Meredith who spoke and she deliberately told her sisters this. Nonetheless, she has spoken the words loud enough to be heard by others. The students, on the other hand, were beyond ecstatic when they overhear the ongoing conversation. But decided that it would be best not to allow their emotion to show on their faces. At this point, Meredith turned to the group and greeted them with a bow. “Let me apologize on my sister’s behalf. The thing is, it has been a while since we had visitors. As such, we are no longer accustomed to receiving guests.” She insinuated before she slowly approached the bunch of bewildered youngsters; careful not to bump her toe as she felt her way through the darkness. Her blindness was made obvious by her action and it made her appear pitiful to any onlooker. Truth be told, the Grae’s current act of displ
“Seriously, when will they stop obsessing over Cercei?”Tsking in annoyance, Steffi stealthily moved her slender fingers next to the Magnus Eye with the full intention of taking it back from her younger sister’s possession.“These people were getting on my nerves!”She purposely added this to appeal to her sisters’ sentiment so that their minds could focus somewhere else and they would not notice it once she started hogging the magic eye all for herself again. Meanwhile, her plan worked, as it always did. Ariel readily agreed to her and with a voice full of despondency, she said,“That’s how the mage community works. They fear what they could not understand and so they are set on destroying anything that they cannot control.”Ariel finished with an exasperated sigh. Meredith, on the other hand, could not help but clenched her fist as she was reminded of their good friend’s plight. Then with her brows knitted together, she roared,“The gal did not deserve all this hatred.”Meanwhile, t
On the flip side, rewinding the clock a tad, just a few minutes before Audrey’s group discovered that they unknowingly fall under a spell, the Graes were already watching them. “The eye! Who has the eye?” Meredith, the youngest, shouted at the top of her lungs. Steffi, on the other hand, stepped away from the giant cauldron before answering. “Over here. I had it with me.” She purposely put a safe distance between her and her two sisters before taking the eye out from her pocket. Afterward, she put the eyeball inside her empty socket. Meanwhile, Ariel, the middle child among the three sisters complained, “You again? You are always snagging our eyes by yourself.” “I know right? Give us a chance as well.” Meredith seconded. But Steffi only rolled her removable eye and mumbled, “Oh, shut up! Stop whining, it's because I have more use of this than the two of you combined.” Ariel no longer argued. But Meredith was different. “Give me that, it is my turn today.” She insinuated and
“But this was done in consideration of what was the lesser evil. News about how the petrifying monster has been terrorizing the Black Forest had already reached the ears of the masses and as a result, was causing mayhem among the people; both non-magic and magic practitioners alike. If it was not for that, the mage community would not make a move.” “Terrorizing, you say.” The Grae mockingly repeated Niccoli’s word that struck her noggin the most. Then with a contemptuous scoff, she added, “What an interesting choice of words considering that it was you, students, who made the first move against her. If you were to ask me, I think it is more accurate to say that it was the other way around. You all are the ones doing the terrorizing. You brought the melee with you and now that she retaliated, you turned her into a villain?” Everyone fell silent afterward but it was not because they were trying to come up with better arguments to refute the other party’s words. Rather, it was due to
Audrey was on her dormitory bed when all that happened, and she was absolutely oblivious to the problem that was headed her way. Meanwhile, the results of the examination were announced on the third day. The students gathered around the square early in the morning and crammed in front of the announcement board to check their results. They also wanted to find out which class they had been allocated to. Niccoli dragged Audrey into the heavily obstructed crowd and finally came before the Herbalist Division’s announcement board. Niccoli immediately found their names, and as expected, both of them had obtained the highest marks for the test. They were also allocated to the Herbalist Division’s violet class for that autumn enrollment. Niccoli was also excited to see the name ‘Andrew’ written on the top of the list. Everyone envied her marks. “Andrew! You are the first! You are the first!” Niccoli was extremely surprised and held onto Audrey’s shoulder. He was very excited, and it was as i
[Alright, I must admit it’s my fault this time. My bad.] “As you should!” Ultimately, Nero acknowledged the part he played in inciting the agitated hut to action. But he also did not forget to let Audrey know that he did not appreciate her tone. [Needless to say, raising your voice is completely unnecessary. Besides, getting mad at me won’t change anything, will it? You’re kind of embarrassing me, just you know.] The cat tried to reason out but with her and her friends’ lives at stake and almost put in danger, Audrey did not back away easily this time. “Oh yeah? Then swear to me that from now on, you will be mindful of your choice of words. We have to be careful with every word we are saying because it was not every time that we got a chance to take it back.” Meanwhile, Nero’s response came shortly. However, it was so brief. Moreover, it did not sound sincere either. [Okay. I promised] So Audrey prompted the cat to state the matter precisely because she did not want him to circ
“What if the Graes already took notice of us as soon as we entered their perimeter and right now, we are under a spell; making our eyes play a trick on us? What if what we are seeing right now is not real?”“Well, if that is the case, then I guess there is only one way to check it.”Audrey insinuated and without wasting another breath, she said the passphrase."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."Slowly, it dawned on the others as well what was possibly happening and so without waiting to be told what to do, they recited the same thing too."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."They whispered into the air one after another and almost immediately, the landscape changed into something else, right before their naked eyes.Everyone watched with an awestruck face as the trees turned into fences. At the same time, just a few feet away from where they were standing, they noticed how an empty lot from moments ago started to morph into what seemed to be an inconspicuou