THE COOK

Author was supprised when he was asked to cook so he seek for help from the System and the system gave him instructions on wich herbs and wich spice to use.

The girl took Author to her personal kitchen where he proceeded to prepare to prepare a new delicacy for her.

Author, instead of sweating, he had smile on his face as he cooked. The girl on the other hand stood some distance away, folding her hands while looking at Author's every move.

' What is this strange boy up to? What sort of new recipe is he trying to make? I am a princess of this Kingdom and I have tasted all types of recipes both far and near, but non were prepared using this process.' She thought.

After a long wait, Author's delicacy was finally ready.

Author presented it infront of the princess who had gotten bored and decided to sit else where.

The princess looked at the presentation for some time and decided to give it a little sniffing.

' Wow the scent is so marvelous and out of this world.' The Princess thought, trying to keep her composure so that Author won't notice her excitement.

" You will have to taste it first before I do" She said.

Author tasted it, ensuring her that it was good to go.

The princess proceeded and tasted Author's new recipe.

The princess eyes grew wide and saliva started dropping from her mouth after she tasted the meal. In no time, the plate was emptied.

" What is the name of this new recipe of yours?" The princess asked.

" It is called Pizza my lady. It was showed to me by my mother." Author replied.

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The very first time Author tasted pizza in the strange planet, the System registered the ingredients and it was followed by Author to make a version of his own.

The princess ordered for more pizza and it was served till she became satisfied.

" What's your name?" The princess asked. "I am called Author." He replied.

" I am princess Kora and today I decree that you, Author will be promoted from being a servant of the kitchen to being my personal assistant. I will pay you any salary you want." Said the princess.

Author could not believe his luck. Just a moment ago, he was running from Madam Mona, while being frustrated of where to go to and now he had been promoted, wich would give him more access to the inner parts of the palace and a greater chance of getting the last part of the crystal.

Author was given a room next to the princess's.

"As my personal assistant, you will live here so that I can easily get to you when I need you." Princess Kora said as she handed the keys of Author's room to Author.

Somewhere in a dark room underground, young people around the age of twenty are being trained by a master.

This young people are mixed with boys and girls. They are in groups and each group has different abilities.

One group is made up of those who can control fire, another is made up of those who can control water, and many other groups are present with manny different abilities.

Among all this almost two hundred groups, a particular group stands out. In that group, a particular boy stands out even more.

" This is the only one who can control up to fifteen different abilities at a time and I am not sure if that is his limit." The Master said to a woman while pointing at the boy who like the rest of the people in his group, had a limiter around his neck. This was to suppress his powers so that he could not attack his masters and escape.

" Is he ready yet?" Asked the woman.

" Yes, all that is left is to send him as a student in the Kingdom School and there he can fulfill our goals." Replied the Master.

Knock Knock Knock..

Author heard the sounds of knocks on his door, interrupting his beautiful dream.

" What is going on here where am I?" Author woke up and got confused of the strange building he found himself in before the memories of the previous day came to him.

Author went to the door and oppened it. He saw the princess standing outside of his room with a full set of fighting gear on her body.

She smiled and said " today I will be going to train and as my personal assistant, you will have to accompany me to the training ground."

Author's heart sank because he thought he could get some free time to go search for the crystal, for it was getting too late as the more time he wasted, the more time he was powerless to save the Duchess from a cruel fate.

" Alright let's go my lady."

" From today you can call me Princess Kora."

Author and the princess arrived at an arena and people could be seen sitting all around the arena at the audience section.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome our youngest princess, Princess Kora." Said, an orator.

" Today, the four princesses and three princes will compete in thier archery skills, to see who comes out on the top." He continued.

Princess Kora turned and looked at Author, then she said.

" Wish me luck."

" May lady luck be with you Princess Kora."

Princess Kora was the last contestant to arrive as the others were already in a line.

Each person was carrying a bowl and arrow and targets could be seen at the other side, some distance away.

The princesses and princes all looked like they were of similar ages.

But they also looked different from each other, showing they were from different queens.

The car began and the first to fire was a prince.

He stood opposite the first target board wich was not too far away and took out an arrow from his quiver, attached it to the string, then he pulled hard.

The prince let go of the arrow and it went straight through the golden spot of the target board.

The crowd roared in applaud as the eldest prince had proven his worth.

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See you next Chapter.