The Inheritor

First he went through a pathway which was filled with trees on either side. The pathway was carved out in such a manner that it wouldn"t disrupt the forest"s normalcy.

The small pathway led them to a huge tower; the whole tower was black in color and made out a smooth marble. It had many floors and a gigantic gate as the entrance. Fran went near the gate and stopped. He turned around to see the kids looking at the tower in awe.

"This is a Refining Tower for body refining students to train and practice their techniques. It has 11 different layers for tempering the body. You will come here to practice after you start your body refining."

Fran did not enter the tower; instead he quietly walked to another pathway near the tower. After sometime the students realized that their teacher went missing and searched for Fran.

Fran was standing behind a thick tree on one-side of the path which perfectly concealed him. The students started to panic as they were not able to find their teacher. After searching a while they found him behind the tree were he waiting for them.

All the students ran to him ignoring the tower like lost kids seeing their parents. Seeing the kids running towards him Fran was a bit shocked. He hid behind the tree to test the kids a bit, he walked soundlessly so he was sure that no one would have notice him.

Though Fran was caught he wasn"t embarra.s.sed as he was thick-skinned and the students were naïve enough to believe that it was their fault that they missed their teacher.

Quinn was watching the drama before him and felt even the teacher was a bit irresponsible to put such an act. In fact, Quinn was the one that gave a hint to his fellow student who was searching for the teacher about Fran"s where about.

Quinn didn"t lose sight of his teacher even when Fran soundlessly escaped, it was his instinct to be aware of the surrounding thus he would never neglect such things.

The reason he spoilt Fran"s test is that few students started to cry when he found that they have missed Fran. No matter what Quinn tried to convince none of them wouldn"t stop crying and his roommates were also on the verge of crying.

Quinn was surrounded by crybabies which was really very annoying. Hence he decided to sabotage Fran"s little test to escape from his sticky situation before he lost his mind.

Fran was a bit confused but he somehow managed to restrain his curiosity and let them to the next stop. This time they saw an ordinary 2building it was like an open auditorium, there were tall stage with numerous chair in front of it.

"This place is the a.s.sembly Hall of Dusty Zephyr Island, monthly once all the students must gather here. It is a kind of interaction session between the senior and junior students."

"You will receive notification before the a.s.sembly, it is compulsory and those who miss it will be punished." Fran suddenly started to walk without telling anything but this time the students were vigilant as they kept an eye on their teacher. So when Fran started to move they all followed him.

After going rounds around the kids were tired but they were even more curious about the new building they were going to see. Surprisingly all of them came back to the nameless old building.

All the students looked at Fran with doubtful face. Fran saw the kids and shook his head.

"These are all the places you need to know at present. The cla.s.sroom, training tower and the a.s.sembly hall are the only places you will need to visit. Everyone collect your private Flying Cloud from me."

Fran took many small flying clouds and distributed to all the kids. The kids were excited as if they were gifted a unique toy. The flying cloud was like a big cotton candy. Though it looked very fragile and flexible it was actually very strong.

Even Quinn wasn"t able to tear it apart let alone other kids. Fran saw the kids who were playing with the Flying cotton without any surprise or shock as he sees such scenes every year.

"Your School Ring will be updated with the cla.s.s timings, School map and Dusty Zephyr Island map. You are free to explore the island but there are many forbidden and restricted area where you would lose your life if stepped into it carelessly."

"One more thing your Flying cloud can only carry one person so don"t try anything funny. Okay this is the end of today"s cla.s.s see you tomorrow. Report to the cla.s.s as per the timings given to you.

The fog around the island will automatically clear, all you guys must do is show your school ring."

Then Fran turned around and walked into the old building leaving behind the students who were shocked and stunned. These kids were standing in the middle of nowhere with a brand new vehicle, which they didn"t know how to start much less use it to return to the dormitory.

All students were panicked and fl.u.s.tered as they were again left behind by their teacher. Since they saw Fran entering the old building they rushed to the door and knocked it.

But no one responded the whole building was eerily silent like ghost house, after knocking for some time a student shouted for his teacher even then Fran didn"t come out.

Though the kids were confused and slightly scared they did not cry or make a fuss like the last time as some smart kids understood that this was some sort of test given to them.

Moreover, the Flying Cloud was like a new toy so the students were enthusiastic to discover its secrets. Afterward many of them tried to start the Flying cloud. They ordered it like other devices but it didn"t respond; some tried to stand on the cloud;

One idiot even tried to drip a drop of blood because of over-enthusiasm he bitted his figure deeply ad cried from pain.

Quinn was amused seeing their childish attempts and felt like he was entered some playschool back on earth. Though Quinn felt that their attempts were stupid but he copied what they did instead of criticizing them.

He was sure that their teacher was watching them and he didn"t want to attract Fran"s attention. Quinn remained low-key as he was aware that the tallest tree will have most broken branches.

After few hours the kids got tired and lost their interest on flying clouds as their tries were all meaningless. Moreover, they were all hungry; some desperate students even banged the doors, forgetting their manners.

Quinn wasn"t affected and he stayed calm, earlier he thought of consoling his roommate but then decided against as it was their test. Seeing the commotion Quinn was tempted to calm them and put their heads together to find a way out.