Whispers of Worlds Beyond: A Series - Chapter 114

Chapter 114: Extra Training
Sevan sighed, finally looking up. “Shiloh happened.”

Adrian immediately rolled his eyes at the sound of Shiloh’s name. “Of course, it’s that brat. It’s always him. Everything has to be him or he’ll die without the validation.”

Sevan nodded. “He ambushed me.”

“Did you fight?” Aiden asked, his eyes narrowing.

Sevan shooked his head. “Not exactly. He wanted me to ‘switch sides’ or whatever nonsense he’s obsessed with.”

At this, Adrian let out a short laugh as he was pouring out some water for his plant. “What, does he think like he’s recruiting for some elite faction?”

Sevan gave him a dry look before continuing. “I said no, obviously. Then he threw a card at me.”

Adrian’s fingers twitched slightly, a faint spark of fire flickering between them before he clenched his fist. “Did he hit you?”

“No. He didn’t. I mean he did, with one grazing my shoulder but like… hit hit? No. But he didn’t intend to let me leave, either,” Sevan exhaled. “He told me if I wanted to settle this, we’d do it properly- with a duel.”

Adrian grinned, patting Sevan on the shoulder, unconsciously, forgetting that Sevan had a graze there. Sevan’s shoulder twitched instinctively, prompting Adrian to remove his hand. “Oops, my bad. But that’s hilarious. I bet you’re gonna wipe the floor with him. He’s going to lose.”

Sevan rolled his eyes. “Thanks for the confidence, but I wasn’t finished. Right before I left, he tried to keep me there longer, so I had to resort to something to give him an ultimatum.”

“What kind of ultimatum?” Aiden asked.

Sevan smirked. Seeing him smirk, Adrian grinned like a maniac. “Oh gods, what did you do?”

“I told him to let me go or else I’ll let Lochan and Ambrose drown.”

Adrian let out a loud bark of laughter, nearly knocking over his plant in the process if it weren’t for Aiden who had anticipated his reaction and had hold on to the plant’s pot. “No, you did not!”

“Yes, I did.”

“You didn’t.”

“I did.”

“Really? You? Sevan Wasterfall? Who don’t want to do anything that breaks the rules?’

Sevan shrugged. “I might’ve made sure a few puddles followed them when they left the restroom. Just in case.”

Before Aiden could respond, Professor Ylang-Ylang’s voice ran through the gardens.

“Alright class, hands off your plants! It’s time for today’s evaluation.”

The three boys fell silent as the small professor made her way toward them, her Divatas fluttering around her like shimmering stars, who, just like the professor, took it upon themselves to also evaluate the students’ flower pots.

After class, as the students were gathering their things, Amihan approached Aiden, Adrian and Sevan. Her long white hair shimmered slightly under the soft afternoon light filtering through the garden’s large trees, her amethyst eyes reflected concern as she looked at Sevan.

“Hey,” she waved at the boys, before turning to look at Sevan. “You’re never late.”

She said it as gently as possible, tilting her head. “Are you okay? What happened?”

Sevan, who had just finished adjusting his bag, hesitated for a moment before shrugging. “Just got caught up with something. Nothing really serious.”

Amihan frowned slightly, clearly not convinced but also not wanting to press too much, she replied, “If you say so… but you know you can always talk to me about it, right? If whatever you’re caught up with is academics or such.”

Sevan gave her a small smile, appreciating her concern. “Yeah, thanks Amihan.”

Amihan nodded in agreement. “I won’t pry, but if you ever need anything, you can come to me too.”

She then turned towards Aiden and Adrian, who was awkwardly standing beside Sevan, trying to busy themselves with anything they can find. She pointed a finger at them. “And why did you leave Sevan?”

Adrian defended himself. “He told us to go first to tell Professor Ylang-Ylang he wanted to take a big shit.”

“No, he did not,” Aiden replied at the same time as Sevan replied to Adrian with a “No, I did not!”

“That’s the opposite of what I told you to say.” Sevan side-eyed Adrian.

“Hmm,” Amihan thought before nodding. “Alright.”

Sevan chuckled at her. “You sound like my mom.”

“I’m just looking out for you lot. You’re not exactly the well-behaved type.”

Adrian snickered. “You do have that motherly vibe.”

“Shut up, Adrian,” Amihan huffed, crossing her arms, but there was no real malice in her tone.

As they walked back towards the academy, Amihan turned to them and asked. “Are you guys free this afternoon? Before Professor Pippa’s class, there is a free period.”

“Depends. Why?” Aiden asked.

“Ivara and I are going to train in the Training Hall,” Amihan said with a small smile. “We figured it’d be good to get some practice in before all the dueling starts getting serious. Plus, Ivara asked Jarek for a duel, so she’s trying to get inside the Top 10.”

Aiden nodded. “Makes sense. The Training Hall will probably be packed with students from the upper-years, seeing how everyone’s bound to challenge each other soon.”

“You can come train with us if you want,” she offered. “It’d be nice to train with more people.”

The three exchanged glances before Aiden nodded. “Sure, alright. We’ll join you, Amihan.”

“You can just call me Amy. That’s my nickname. Figured it’ll be easier to say that since Amihan is a mouthful.” she laughed.

“Can’t let you two have all the fun.” Adrian smirked.

Sevan sighed but relented. “Fine, but I’m not fighting unless I have to.”

Amihan beamed. “Great! We’ll meet you at the training hall after lunch. Don’t eat much, you’ll get a stomach ache if you train after.”

She gave them a small wave before jogging ahead to catch up with Ivara, her long white hair flowing behind her.

As she disappeared into the crowd, Adrian let out a chuckle. “Looks like we just signed up for extra training, knowing we have another tomorrow morning with Professor Anwar.”

“You need it,” Sevan quipped.

“Well, if it’s gonna make me win, then I don’t really care how much sore my body will be.” Adrian laughed.

Aiden rolled his eyes. “Show-off.”