Chapter Three What are grenade holes

Leif's POV

" is that anyway to treat your guest?" She demanded with a tone of authority in her voice.

I looked over at Kurt, what had that fool done now? He was clearly annoyed with her snobbish attitude but he had to get used to it as long as he was staying here.

" I apologise for his rudeness Lady Quizz. Please ignore his arrogance and come to the round table inside where the meeting would take place." I tried to be polite.

She snapped her head at me and sized me up before asking.

" And who do you think you are....peasant?"

" I'll have you know that you are talking to the Crowned Prince Leif Ravana, future king of the Tribe of Gostom and Second son of King Diazepam!" Livius snapped before I could respond.

I could tell she was surprised and a bit embarrassed by the slight blush on her cheeks.

" I am afraid I was unaware your highness. My apologies." She stated dipping her head in a bow.

" Lady Quizz Durand, you are welcome to Gostom. Please accompany me to the round table where the meeting will commence." I replied simply.

I walked towards Kurt first and told him to know his place before heading towards the upper room.

Kurt's POV

What the hell? After barging in the middle of my duel with Bertha calling it a 'childish brawl' this good for nothing side chick with her unruly yellow hair suddenly teleported to the green field and started screaming and yelling like an oversized cockroach how we were shooting spells at each other like ' madmen '.

   What a spoilt brat. I would have given her a spark to the head to roast her faulty brain but I figured there was no need for something so rash....yet.

I stared with distaste at the yellow haired lady that was dressed in a beautiful blue gown draping over her shoulders. She looked a bit thin and pale. But her skin glowed brilliantly making me rethink if she was an elf.

Her body wasn't all that overwhelming like I had seen other elves have. Instead she had the appearance of an impatient kid.  Why am I even studying her. Quizz. That's what Leif called her.

I turned back to look at Bertha but she was gone. When did she run away. I sighed and flopped on the grass below me that couldn't be any greener. I let my body relive the images that had happened earlier today.

I hated the stupid test ' they ' made us undergo. After placing me in this overbearing team we end up getting separated through that stupid hole. It was the second time I was ridiculed by that stuff. Arrrgh.

After the fight with a Blue Lord that uses proykinesis, which was pretty annoying, I managed to be sucked into a hole that lead me straight to these two dumbasses. How could a washed up doll practice thoughtography it's freaking!

" Hey?"

I turned my head to see the same white haired boy with orange eyes that had excorted Leif during our arrival. I think his name was Panix or something.

" Uhh sorry to disturb your rest but I wanted to ask something"

" Go on" I motioned.

" What's it like outside the fall!" He exclaimed with pure interest 

The fall? Oh he must mean the water fall on the northern side hiding the village from view on the outside. Well not like anyone plans on coming to the corner of an ocean that it hunted by Banshes( screaming spirits).

" Haven't they told u?"

" Only a little. I asked Master Livius to teach me more but he just snapped telling me that it will pique my curiosity and get us all killed" he receited with glimmering eyes.

" Wow! That sure sounds like him. Anyways there's nothing intriguing about outside the fall. There are more Grenade Holes now though and a bit more terrifying I think."

I sat up to face his eager face.

" What are Grenade Holes?"

I stared at him amused. Did this kid seriously not know what a Grenade Hole is? Well I guess Livius might have thought it best to keep him in the dark. What if the whole village was in the dark though.

" Well..how do I explain this. Grenade Holes are kinda like a Black Hole. You know, sucking things, people and stuff in it. Except that this ones take you to a different location. A bit dangerous because you don't know where you are gonna end up.

      And once you are within rage of suction there's no hope Panix. It's almost as large as the palace but is dark and always swirling.  "

I chuckled at the kid's amused face. He was really enjoying himself. So I made myself comfortable to tell him a whole lot about it.

" How do you enter one?"

" I don't think you would want to enter one intentionally. I mean if you have enough bad luck you could end up in the Netherlands. And do u know what happens to kids who go there?" I asked feeling excited too

He furiously shook his head in the negative.

" Well they never come back. And even if they do they soul has been annihilated and they turn to wandering ghosts." I muttered smirking at myself.

The boy let out a surprised gasp and kept looking at me expectantly. I felt as if I was telling him some kind of bed time story.

" Well lemme see. Grenade Holes are everywhere though. It could be in the ground and you won't know you've stepped in one until it sucked whole being into it. And trust me the ride isn't sunshine and rainbows.

  There will be a feeling of your soul being ripped apart, and if you don't have enough spiritual energy it will actually be consumed by the Hole. But of course there weren't that many until a few years ago. But it has caused a lot of unnecessary souls to pass on. That's why we have the Kenji Society."

"Kenji....?"

" You are not gonna rest are you. They are the ones in charge of disabling them. Afterall each Hole has a Blue Lord surrounding and controlling it. Kill the Lord, and you've destroyed the Hole. The Holes themselves aren't too destructive unless a blue Lord uses it to directly gain blood.

    You know how we eat food to live, that's how the Blue Lords are. They sometimes lure or place people in it every chance they get. As the Hole rips their soul out, they are indirectly consuming it and become stronger—"

" But—"

" No buts! I'm exhausted. A 10 year old kid shouldn't feel his head with unnecessary stuff. " I said standing up happy to be free from him.

" I have so many questions! How do grenade holes appear? How do you kill a Blue Lord? How strong is the Kenji Socie—"

" Boy go learn to write or something. I'm going to grab a snack. " I said nonchanlty

I walked away from Panix ignoring his disappointed groan. I would have loved to talk more but I couldn't. I didn't know much either.

How does a grenade hole appear? I didn't know. All I knew was that I had to disable as many as possible before they eat anymore souls. It was my job after all.

How do you kill a blue Lord? But destroying their core obviously. After wreaking it to pieces it's as good as dead.

How strong is the Kenji society. I also wanted to know. We still had a lot of tasks ahead of us before being totally accepted.  For now we were just Prancers. Kinda like a student version of them.

But I needed to get stronger if I was going to venture into the Blazen Lands on my own and find ' him '.

" Wait!!!! Kurtis-kun!!!"

I turned back to see Panix still running after me.  Didn't the brat have anything else to do? After gasping for breath a few times he finally spoke.

" I....I....sorry but have you seen his fiancee? I heard she came here through a TPG."

" Who's fiancee?" I asked quizzically.

" Lady Quizz. The Crowned Prince's Future wife"

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