Tales Of The Supremes 28 Eastern Integrated School

Inside the kingdom, four flying beasts landed on private land at top of a mountain as figure after figure jumped out from its back.

It was the group of Lima.

Stables greeted their eyes that stretched throughout the foot of the mountain, housed with a hundred of beasts.

In just a glance, one would tell they were like in a farmland.

Six middle-aged men and an old woman, with 12 students following behind, welcomed their group. They immediately take care for the beasts without waiting for the order of elder Lima for they knew their job.

They brought the beasts to the main stables with Lipad.

Elder Lima ordered his men to pa.s.s a message to the Sultan for a private talk. He led the two youths to the school and personally a.s.sisted them of their needs.

Without further ado, Elder Lima ordered his men to prepare a Kalisa.

The kalesa looks like an inclined cart and was drawn by a single horse. It has two round wheels, one on each side, and two rows of seats that can accommodate four persons as such there was one more room available.

The Kutsero sat on a block of wood located at the front of the cart near the horse.

Then, he traveled towards the school with Tala and Kalipsi.

Leaving the mountain, rows after rows of houses and hushed roads came into view.

They halted in front of the school's gate.

"This is the Eastern Integrated School. Citizens from age 5 to 25 were admitted here to learn different fields," Lima explained to the two young men who followed behind.

They pa.s.sed through the imposing Iron Gate that was guarded by four warrior students.

The students that were tasked to patrol bowed down when Elder Lima pa.s.sed by. They were puzzled to the two youths who followed behind.

The school was divided into east, west and north side. The east side stood four one-story building surrounding a platform. Each building was divided into 3 rooms. The west side was the same in structure to the east side. The only differences were that, the west side was wider in terms of land, more majestic in terms of structure and firmer in terms of durability.

The north side was the building of offices for faculty.

The back of each side were the residences of the students and the faculty.

The trio strolled towards the north where the admission room was located.

"Lani (Apa) pays respect to 1st elder," The duo who were tasked for the admission thingy clasped their fist as they bowed.

"You can rise now," 1st elder waved his hand. "These two young men needed residence here inside. Arrange it now. I'll leave the admission things of this two to the both of you," he ordered.

When 1st elder left, Apa arranged their residence without further ado. He did not ask nor probe the existence of the two.

"This will be your temporary residence. 1st elder ordered us to do the admission things, so you need not to be bothered by it," Apa stated. He did not know the level of the two, as such, he arranged them in the elite warrior residence that was located at the back of the west side, in consideration of 1st elder status. Though he thought of arranging them in the warrior residence that was located at the back of the east side, for he deduced that the two were on the level of warrior utmost.

Luckily, there was no shortage of residence or else, conflict will arise.

The residences of the students were lined up with just a single solid wall that separates each room.

Kalipsi's residence was just next to Tala's.

"You will be transferred anytime depending on the result of the test tomorrow," he added.

"Sorry for the bother and thank you," said Kalipsi.

"It's nothing. If you need anything just tell us. Gonna go," Apa bade farewell.

"Kalipsi, purify your energy." Tala instructed.

"I'm tired. Can't I sleep first?" Kalipsi retorted.

"No!" Tala raised her brows.

"Okay! I will do it," Kalipsi pouted.

"You can survive two weeks without sleep," Tala stated as she walked in her residence.

"I know that, but we have been traveling for 10 days!" Kalipsi shouted to the disappearing figure of Tala.

Tala surveyed her room. What greeted her sight was a plain living room with four seats surrounding a low-level table. The living room and the bedroom were just separated by a wooden wall. There's no kitchen nor dining room, and only two windows beside the door and next to the bed.

There was something peculiar to her room. There were stones that were resting on every corner. It looks ordinary, but it actually a plain formation stones that prevent someone from neither peeking nor disturbing the owner.

'A simple one indeed!'

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Two armored clad middle-aged men standing vigilant on each side of a door of the main hall inside a palace. Every hour, four armored warriors pa.s.sed by their sight, patrolling the surroundings.

An old man with 10 followers entered the hall.

A red carpet stretched to the other end of the hall where the seat of honor was located. Sitting on it was the Sultan with his intricately woven crimson red robe and a crown lying on his head.

"What is this important thing you want to talk in the middle of the night?" Sultan Alab knitted his brows. No one wanted to be disturbed in the middle of their sleep.

Their Sultan looked displease for him barging in.

"I'm very sorry Sultan Alab. After my reason is conveyed, this man asks for your forgiveness." Lima breathed deeply and explained, "Sultan Alab knew the mission of mine 20 days ago. I have finished it, but I found out something terrible. That mission was only a ploy to kill me. 1st elder went straight to the point.

"Are you sure?" Sultan Alab asked with widened eyes.

"Yes, Sultan Alab. This man dared not to lie and my trusted aide was my proof."

Lima narrated their experience omitting the scene where Tala appeared.

Tala has already told them that she just wanted to be an ordinary student in their kingdom.

"Do you know who was behind it and do you have any evidence?" Sultan Alab did believe in him, but in order to punish the one behind the scheme, he needed evidence.

"That's why I'm here for. I would like to ask your highness for your permission to investigate this matter for my trusted aide testimony will not suffice," Elder Lima bowed his head.

His trusted aide did the same.

Sultan Alab pondered. If he gave his permission, it just means that he was giving permission to the 1st elder to infiltrate every guild which visibly means that his side was on the 1st elder.

1st elder handle the school guild and also the Head of the beast guild who tamed beasts. They have accepted the mission for the armed forces had been busy securing the north gate for intelligence said that the northern kingdom had planned on attack.

1st elder already deduced that it was just false to lure them to accept the mission. It had been 1000 years that no one dared to attack their fortress when they accepted to be ruled under the Celebes Sea Realm.

"Your Highness, I know that this is not a light favor of mine, but I beg for your permission. HE planned of killing me. I don't want just to be a target of him to bully at any moment," Elder Lima did his best to persuade the Sultan.

"Are you suspecting the 2nd elder?"

Sultan Alab felt the raging fire of Elder Lima emphasizing the word 'HE' in his words.

"There's no reason for not suspecting him. Everyone knew the conflict between us," 1st elder remarked.

"2nd elder has his own armies and forces. If your attempt to bring him down did not succeed, he sure will not just sit idly. Come back tomorrow. I will tell you my decision." Sultan Alab wanted to think it over and over again. He does not want to instigate a civil war without a solid proof reason.

"Yes your highness," the group of Lima left the hall immediately. Instead of sending his trusted aide to their homes, he gathered them in his residence to think of a plan to bring that man down with or without the Sultans permission.