His head was bowed low but that did not stop his eyeballs from its continuous scan of the place. “Where is the Supreme Elder, Teacher?” Tiny Slim asked after he stood before his teacher. They were almost a dozen of them now while a number of disciples stood outside the commotion and were content on watching the fun. Their flawed reason was for a den of survivors and not a haven for peaceful learning.“HAHAHA! You can’t get away now, pig!” the group of boys caught up to them. Their teacher allowed such discrimination and physical brawls as long as no one died in the skirmish. He was already face down on the ground after only five minutes of running.'Run, Maru! Get away from here now! Go!' Tiny Slim convinced his friend to escape from this place. 'Hahh Hahhh Hahhhh.' the gasping of Tiny Slim was endless while trying to force air into his lungs. Food was not meant to be looked at but eaten in full, she determined and prepared for the worst.'OOHHHHH MYYYYY!' Lucy exclaimed after a ball levitated then dropped into her mouth.'THIS IS.!!!' she thought while slowly discovering the effects of the seemingly ordinary spherical shaped food she was consuming.'Soul Essence!' Lucy concluded as four balls followed their counterpart. It was natural and unpleasing to the eyes but her curiosity got the best of her. I seemed to break if a heavier force would fall upon it. She tried pinching the top part of the brown balls with a forefinger and delighted in its softness. 'What is this?' Lucy frowned when she saw five odd looking balls inside the box. This woman was almost 10,000 years older than she was but the Who would have thought we'd end up this way, Fade?' Lucy said and there was amusement in her voice.'What is your point, Lucy?' Fade replied and remembered the countless times they'd faced each other in the field of battle. But here we are, fate has made fun of us to be together in this place and for how long, only the gods knew for sure. The years of competitions between us raised animosity that cannot be quenched anytime soon.

It was their first movement since they stood in the stifling confines of the castle.'You and I are familiar with each other. She turned her head and saw that Lucy had also met her stare with an unflinching gaze of her own. 'Why is that?' Fade uttered after three hours passed with ease.

Fade by Ais