Kokperk holds his head as he tries to get on his feet and stumbles...
Vaidya catches him "easy now, you need to let your body heal. Your body has gone through a lot.
Kokperk as he sits down "Where is Master Monim?"
The Vaidya grabs a mashak full of water mixed with some special leaves "he left, he will be back in a few days, till then, you recover "
"So he just left us?"....as kokperk looks at Sharp "is he okay?" "He was stabbed"
Vaidya replies "His body is extremely exhausted, his wounds heal quick but it sure takes a toll on his body."
"But there's no need to worry, he will alright."
"Here" as he hands kokperk the mashak
"Drink this, it's a bit bitter so try to chug it down quick "
Kokperk takes a sip and spits the whole drink out on the Vaidya's Face "WTFFF is this, this shi is not edible!"
Vaidya stares Kokperk as his eyebrow twitches "i told you to drink it quickly..."
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meanwhile, At the Army Camp of the east division of AAE....
AAE HEAD's mouths is wide open in shock
"How did the exam end so quick?? Soldiers! Go check these applicants.."
"These kids...."
"I guess they won"
Multiple Vaidya check the unconscious applicants.
One of Vaidya as he is examining one of the unconscious applicants "his mouth looks dry and a little hint of purple colour..."
Hazy comes by "it's the combination of jungle red salt and the purple pineapple "
Vaidya looks up "You poisoned them!?"
Hazy replies "relax, i diluted the poison and you probably know jungle red salt decreses the effectiveness of purple pineapple's poison. I wasn't going to kill them."
Vaidya is amazed by the knowledge this 15 years old kid has "you have knowledge kid, are you looking to become a GuruVaidya?"
(Guru Vaidya is prestigious title given to some of best Vaidya of the country)
Hazy replies "uh... I just read a couple of books, iam not interested in becoming a full-time Vaidya .And also, like, i mean it's not like my extra knowledge will hurt me in any way, right?"
He smiles and walks away.
Faith puts on his mask as he finishes his meal.
His mask is made up of some wood, tied with the help of some long black cloth that hangs and flies behind his head. There's small space for the eyes and the mask completely covers his face, and his hair covers the upper part of his mask.
Hazy comes up to him "those girls are staring at you for a while now. Why don't you go and talk to them."
Faith replies "they always stare" he says as his beautiful hair moves in the wind and the girls blush at the most handsome, the shining, a male model, the girls magnet....Faith!
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meanwhile, at the army camp of the South division of the AAE...
Six of the applicants looked a bit different. All of them were wearing black robes with a symbol at the back, that looked like 2 parallel vertical lines drawn over a circle.
All of them had passed the 1st round along the other four candidates.
As all of these 10 candidates were standing in the army camp waiting for the next round to start, these mysterious looking people signal to each other and they start moving.
They make a hexagon like formation and all of them with their sharp nails, cut their other hands.
The other four candidates look confused.
"What the hell is going on?!"
The 6 mysterious looking candidates put their hand in front of them and they all say in sync
"Swallow us, lord"
WHIISHHHHHHHHH!
As the drop of blood touches the soil,
A dark cloud like stuff emerges from the ground and soon enough, it covers the whole ground . It shakes up the whole army camp, the army officials at the place are shocked and in fear. "What is this darkness?"
And in 20 seconds of rumbling , the dark cloud starts fading away, and the army officials along with the AAE head of the South division reach the ground...
"WHERE DID THE CANDIDATES GO?"
All of the candidates are missing!
The clouds ,they swallowed all of them.
"Whatt the hell were you doing!!, what happened here"
He yells to the soldiers.....
"This is a problem..."
"Send our fastest messenger to the capital.
Dark clouds, it's the 3rd time it happened in this month, who are these people!?"
"MOVE!"
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meanwhile, at the East Army Camp
Hazy and Faith are standing near the gates of the army camp, waiting for Master Monim to come.
Master Monim reaches the place on his "BOB"
As he munches on peanuts...
"Heyy, boys ! You must be Faith and Hazy ,hop up"
Hazy and Faith climb up and sit in the chariot
"Thanks for having us, where will we be going?"
Master Monim replies "to the south, to get your other teammates."
Hazy replies "isn't the south army camp of the AAE too far away, it will take us 4 days!"
Master Monim smirks "on a normal Chariot, not on bob!"
Faith - "this chariot is called bob? Seriously?"
Master Monim smirks "BOB! Let's show them!
ULTIMATE, BOB MODE, GO!"
and bob suddenly changes the gear and starts going at extreamly high speed.
Hazy and Faith hold on to the ropes as the BOB flies through the forests and fields"
Master Monim laughs "We will be their before night time!"
And they reach their destination. Bob is tired
"Well done bob, soldiers , make sure you feed bob the finest hay"
Soldiers "sure sir"
Master Monim turns around "what wrong with you boys?"
Hazy and Faith as they try to get up
"YOU FLEW THIS THING, I HAVE MOTION SICKNESS" shouts Hazy.
Faith says "I can't feel my hands"
Master Monim replies "Well ,Get used to it , because bob will be our primary source of transportation."
Let's go now!
As they walk into the Camp, hoping to look for the selected candidates, THE AAE head comes out of his tent and walks towards Master Monim. "Greetings ,Sir"
Master Monim replies "where are the boys?"
AAE HEAD looks down "all of the ten candidates....were kidnapped."
Master Monim's smile fades away "kidnapped ?"
AAE head replies "our soldiers saw nothing . No one entered the camp. The ground was empty. All they saw was a dark cloud that covered the whole ground. And when the cloud cleared , candidates were missing"
Master Monim replies "Dark cloud you say?,
Didn't the same thing happen a week ago around the south at a dojo?"
AAE head replies "yes. It's serious now. Someone is behind this and they are upto something."
"I had sent the messenger for help. Thank God you came. Please help us"
Hazy and Faith look around "a dark cloud?
I have never heard about such ability"
Faith adds "first the dojo, now the army camp, they are probably kidnapping Strong people. Or fighters?"
Hazy replies "No,if that were the case ,why don't they kidnap an actual soldier or dojo master?"
Some pieces are missing. So , do we have any other information about them?
We can investigate"
AAE Head replies "who are you ,kid?"
Master Monim interrupts "Hey, hey, calm down now ,he's a part of my squad. He's not your junior. Speak with respect...(Beast instinct: lions presence)....."
He says with a menacing aura....
Hazy asks "speaking of 23rd squad members ,where are the others?"