chapter 8: new looks
Silver opened his eyes and what they met wasn't pleasant , he was in a bathtub filled with brown thick goo instead of elixir and it wasn't smelling good releasing a bad stench " what the hell is this?" Silver asked with an annoyed expression noticing that it's level was even higher than the level the elixir previously was , reaching his chest area since the tub was quite a large one
Lola walked in and noticed the mess he was now in , wash yourself up and meet me downstairs , you are in such a mess" Lola said holding her nose trying to prevent the stench from entering her nose
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the sun was already out by the time he was done having his bath , his skin was more smooth and fair than it was , his muscles were more sturdy than they used to be what he didn't notice was that he had bloomed and had gained the features of the elf people , his hair grew longer but still remained the usual color although he noticed this he only shoved it aside as nothing, his eyes were now having a silver shade inside of his Iris coupled with his long ears it would be hard for people to distinguish between the present and past him
" Off to school" silver shouted walking down the stairs to leave but Lola didn't let him " take a good look at the mirror" Lola said throwing him a mirror and that was when his expression changed carrying a lot of shock, the mirror fell from his hand and just as it was about to touch the ground he moved swiftly catching it, he knew it would be better to bear the pain of a thousand needles piercing into the skin than to break her mirror which was a precious asset she held dearly and any slight mistake might put his head on a platter of gold
His looks shocked as he tried to understand what happened to him" do stress your brain too much, you have bloomed and gained the features of the elves" Lola explained for silver who recollected the past memory of when she explained it to him I ln the past"but I can't go to school like this"silver complained but instead of saying Lola raised her,. pointing to silver with her index finger which gave out a slight glow before a beam of light shot out of her finger entering his forehead
He felt a sudden rush of information entering his head followed but an electrifying feeling which was more painful than the one he felt when she passed knowledge to him the first time, he held his head, rolling on the ground screaming in pain as he hadn't felt such pain before" you make too much noise" Lola complained looking at how miserable he looked on the ground as if he was going to die soon, he continued in this manner until the pain eventually subsided
He sat down in a cross legged position studying the technique she gave and it was very simple to use , shape shifting him into his human form didn't take him much time, his long hair returned short and even his eyes returned making him breathe a sigh of relief.
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" Why are you late to school today?" That was the first question he was asked as soon as he arrived and obviously it was Alexa who asked wearing an angry expression which this time meant she was really mad not angry this time" I woke up late" silver lied but Alexa wouldn't want to believe him because it obviously sounded like one knowing him to be an early bird" trying to lie?" Alexa asked and silver was already on top gear trying to figure out a way out of the situation since he knew how much she was good at catching his lies" you stressed me out yesterday" silver managed to say but he could swear that he said it out of instinct and not himself
Alexa had to think about it, she really stressed him out to the fullest so it was normal for him to feel tired since he was also fragile and weak " ok I believe you for this one" Alexa said letting go of his hand which she was squeezing trying to question him" I hope you don't drag me to the furnace again" silver said in very low tone but she somehow got wind of what he said and a small smile appeared on her face" don't you like the refinement training?" Alexa asked looking at silver who raised his head on hearing her" yes , I do " silver replied with a tone of happiness but behind it was pain and suffering he didn't want to endure
" Well I'll share it, four hours for training which will be quad-triple the effort and five hours for preparing for our final exams" Alexa said with a mischievous tone which made silver let out a groan which was filled with pain , but just then he recalled what she said last and asked again, that was when she explained properly saying that it announced that morning when he had not arrived at school yet , the final exams are for those who want to get promoted to the tertiary institution after leaving the intermediate class and that was the class silver and Alexa were in but the school had a problem and that was it didn't have a tertiary around so would have to travel long distance to bigger city and places where they are found
The rules that year were simple, one would have to create a weapon or Mecha which would be scored by the teachers, those whose project is below average stays behind while others would be promoted and given their certificate which would be taken to the institution of choice .
" So when is it?" Silver asked, cracking his wrist trying to make it comfortable for his use " in six months' time" Alexa replied, causing him to smile , he had a huge project I'm mind and six months would be enough at least to be done with it and that project he wants to shake the school to its root.