Chapter 202- Trip to the East 21

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AROUND THE SAME TIME IN THE HOMERIC ACADEMY. It was a late afternoon and a sunny one at that. The Sun's rays cascaded down the puffy clouds that hovered over the academy in a melodic timbre of crimson and amber. Its brilliant, iridescent hue left an impactful impression on all those who looked up at the sky as the sounds of students chattering across the fields of the Academy echoed within it. Some students were actively participating in one or two combat practices, while others performed magic combat training. Their voices could be heard across the academy, and it filled it with a lively presence from their youthful energy and prowess. While some participated in physical classes, others were busy in their classes, listening to their lecturers for the last time of the Day, while some others skipped through it to have heartfelt conversations with their friends. All this while, the D.E.C was busy with mostly nothing to do, as they all lounged at different positions in the club room while they enjoyed the silence that suffused around them. Jane could be seen seated at the President's table, his legs crossed neatly on it while he sipped a cup of tea with a satisfied smile. Darell was on the couch, reading a book, and the others were in their usual spots. With the addition of Tiara, who was seated with Mariam and Louis. They enjoyed their company in silence, after all, on a Tuesday like this when their classes meant nothing but elementary studies, they would rather prefer to be here in the presence of unlikely people than in their classes to learn something they don't wish to. Well, that was until Darell looked up from his book, his brows furrowed in frustration. The book was titled *HOW TO TREAT AN ELVEN PRINCESS* and he was lost in those pages for quite a while. 'This book makes no sense! Half of what they say I should do doesn't work on her!' he cried out in his head in frustration as he glanced at Tiara, who was serving tea to Mariam with a smile on her face. A pang of annoyance filled his chest as he stared at them, but it conflicted with the satisfaction he saw when he saw her smile. 'Fuck, Tiara. You're going to serve the person I dislike the most' he thought with a sigh, when the two girls suddenly snapped towards his direction with glares aimed at him. He flinched and looked away, while Jane's soft chuckles broke the silence. "You're making things hard for him, Tiara," he said with a chuckle as he dropped his cup of tea and picked up a scone. The golden elf shook her head and puffed her cheeks, before turning away, while Darell sighed further in defeat. His head was spinning with images until he recalled someone. "How long has it been since Elsie left?" He asked, and the people gathered in the room turned in his direction in unison. A tense silence followed before Jane clicked his tongue and dropped his legs. "It's his fault, you know! How could he plan a road trip in the middle of a school session?! And not take his obsessive girlfriend with him?!" he mumbled under his breath, but the silence was loud enough for them to pick up his words. "You have a point, but he instructed us to take care of Elsie while he was gone," Darell retorted with a light smile. "Besides, it'll be bothersome if he returns and doesn't find her". Just then, Ciara peaked down from her usual spot, a reading glasses resting on her nose. "She left because she picked up his scent. We don't know anything about the Darkpelt tribe, but she was confident in finding him" She interjected. Raph's gaze widened in shock as he stared at the ground below them. They were quickly ascending into the sky with the wind, as if she were walking on air, and soon left the collapsed surface of the earth. "Void walking?!" he wondered. 'But isn't this something only performed by Martial Artists?' "No, my dear. This is wind walking, a skill of the Darkpelt tribe, whose affinities are darkness and wind". She replied with a giggle. "You must have noticed by now, but I am an eight circle. I am quite capable of protecting my mate when it comes down to it, am I not?" Her playful voice was nearly contrasted by her motherly tone, but he found it intriguing. Of course, he had an idea of her abilities since he could see them with his eyes all the time. 'When we first met, she was in the 6th circle. I wonder what she went through for her to get this strong so quickly' With a sigh, he lowered his body on her back and rubbed her fur with his tired hands. 'I have to admit. I did push myself to the limit this time' he thought as his gaze slowly turned blurry. "Elsie" he called with a tired tone in his voice. "Yes, my husband?" She replied. "Wake me up the moment you need my help" He instructed, as he felt the breeze that slowly caressed him into his tiredness. "Of course. Sleep well, husband". She replied before he slowly drifted into sleep. Elsie's lips curled upwards, revealing a row of canine white teeth as a giggle escaped her lips. She continued forward, away from the destruction while she rode Raph to safety. Soon, the sky began to darken as the Sun and its ambient rays retreated for their temporary slumber and were replaced by the Luminance of the Moon, with all its cold wonder. Elsie continued her journey in the air, marching forward towards a cliff as the glowing moon cascaded on her onyx fur, causing a brilliance to shine upon the world. Her gaze shifted towards the end of the Rocky Peak. Two tall mountains of stone, with a rugged peak that stretched towards the sky. It was larger than the rest of the mountains that followed its trail and held significance to this certain area. It was the landmark that gave this particular area, which spanned 27 kilometers, the name Rocky Peak. However, about a kilometer or so caved in, forming a pit crater in the middle. Elsie landed behind it, where three males were waiting quietly under a tall boulder. "You're back, Great Wolf," Rodrick said with a small smile as the three men, of which one was tied up, looked up at her in reverence.

Chapter 202- Trip to the East 21

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