TAKI'S STORY.
"So…what did you say your name was?"
I turn to him while asking,
The beast falls to the floor behind me, he stares at me in absolute awe,
I smile;
-I am amused at his shocked disposition-
"Catch" I say, returning his knife to him.
"You…you just killed that thing" he stammers in unbelief pointing shakily at the beast, I shrug;
"And I thought mages had more experience with beasts than even we reverreds",
He somewhat blushes shamefully at my statement ;
"I suppose.... but I kinda used backyard methods to reach this level, I skipped Screening 1 you see,… so I practically don't know a lot about these creatures" .
His disposition is;
-Downcast-,
I stare at him in interest
-Backyard methods,?, His parents or what?-
I smile to myself,
-I know all to well about parents with influence-
"So…what family do you come from?" I ask,
He briefly looks at me, his eyes communicating nervousness.
"Fine, I'll trust you"
He mumbles decisively after a few minutes of awkward eye contact.
"I'm Yal…and I happen to be the son of the King" .
I don't even know why but, I start laughing.
He stares at me quizzically, then he looks offended.
"What's so funny?" he questions decisively
-I decide to be truthful-
"Nothing, it's just that you don't give me the airs of a prince", I blurt out,
He sighs heavily;
"I get that a lot…infact of all my seven brothers, I'm regarded as the most hopeless…that's precisely the reason they sent me here…to at least be useful…seems like I'm not going to meet up to their expectations…" he sounds forlorn,
I walk to him and pat him reassuringly,
"You will meet up… just work towards it"
He looks into my eyes gratefully,
"What's your name?" he asks,
I grin
"Taki…" I say simply,
He nods with a smile;
"Your family?",
I shrug
"Bazuk",
He is first shocked then he stares curiously at me after my response.
"You're royal too?, Well you're pretty strong for a female royal" He intones on a note of finality.
TAKI'S STORY END.
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THE HOODED ONE'S POINT OF VIEW.
I walk to the Reverred they call Netyisha,
-She is one of the few Reverreds that doesn't appear idiotic-
I stand beside her.
She stares at the horizon meditatively,
"What's the deep thought about?" I ask good-naturedly,
She turns to me in surprise that I have directly addressed her;
"Upper Mage sir" She courtseys respectfully.
I chuckle to myself.
"Don't bother with all the formalities"
She eases up a bit.
"When was the last time the mages had a Blood-core?" she asks sullenly,
-What a question-
"It's been a while…" I respond intrigued
-A blood-core always spells calamity…-
"We reverreds have never had a blood-core…but I sense the overwhelming presence of one among my girls…" she intones sounding worried,
"What happens if she succumbs?"
She adds after a while of silence.
-Succumbing to overwhelming dark essence and transforming into a monster; when was the last time that happened?-
"Wouldn't it be interesting though?"
I ask in a low voice,
She turns to me in surprise.
I smile
-Her concern at the 'negative' prospects of a blood-core amuses me-
THE HOODED ONE'S POV END.