Tales Of The Supremes 59 Lakan Family's Selection 2

The corner of his eyes dropped tears that he didn't even notice.

...

At the middle of the night, 12 figures were sitting on a round table with Datu Lakan sitting at the high back chair arranged for him.

Eight of them were old men, they were the elders of the Lakan Family while the three of them were wearing their red blood robes with a young complexion, they were the students of the Butuan Kingdom.

Each elder handed over pieces of paper to everyone presents containing the name of the top ten and their scores.

Datu Lakan and his seven elders were puzzled seeing the result of the Beast Hall selection.

Yan isn't in the list?

They simultaneously looked at Elder Katin-aw, but immediately diverted their gazes to the paper to avoid being sensed by elder Katin-aw who was busy skimming the result.

Kalipsi read the name of Laz who also pa.s.ses.

When everyone was done skimming the content and hearing no complaints, Datu Lakan said to elder Tali, the elder of the Education Hall, "Prepare letters for these top ten and deliver it tomorrow before the dawn."

"Yes, your highness." Elder Tali bowed respectfully.

"The next round is where these top ten will group each other into eight with each different skills.

" We will let them choose their group." Datu Lakan cleared his throat as he asked the trio, "Because there is an excess of four, could you consider them?"

"It's no problem, as long as they qualify," Kalipsi replied.

"Thank you!" Datu Lakan surveyed his elders and said, "As you all heard, because of the consideration of these three students, we will have three top three groups."

Everyone present nodded in understanding.

Elder Katin-aw restlessly surveyed the faces of everyone presents. He was hesitant to say something, but he eventually gathered his confidence. He opened his mouth to say something, but a young voice suddenly sounded made him close his mouth.

"I have someone to recommend," Uno said. He looked at Tala and Kalipsi asking their permission.

Understanding his gazed, Tala and Kalipsi nodded.

Katin-aw was waiting patiently to finish Uno's word.

"Who it is?" Datu Lakan asked respectfully.

"It is Yan, from the Beast Hall."

'Yan?' This name echoed to the ears of the elders, especially Elder Katin-aw. What he wanted to say was to recommend his own disciple Yan. His eyes shone bright waiting for confirmation.

Before Datu Lakan can approve, Tala said, "As the next round needed each group right members, we should also recommend other partic.i.p.ants to each Halls." Didn't wait for others to say something, Tala continued, "I recommend Puti from Stone Hall, Atu from Apothecary Hall, and Dawag from Physician Hall."

The partic.i.p.ants Tala recommended weren't that great but she believes they can stand a fight.

'This...' The elders a.s.signed to the three Halls were stunned. All the name Tala have recommended were unfamiliar to their ears.

'New partic.i.p.ants or from the tribe under their Family?'

All the students on their Halls were either they have met them or heard their name. But because the three names was neither the two, they made a bold guess that they were from tribes.

"I recommend Cite from Artisan Hall, Sada from Fighter Hall, and Sul from Poison Hall," said Kalipsi.

Cite and Sul were familiar names to the elders, but Sada wasn't.

"I recommend Ali from Education Hall," said Uno.

"That's great! I accept your recommendation." Datu Lakan immediately sounded. He was afraid that the three wouldn't notice any of the students in the Family, but hearing their recommendations, it made his heart be glad.

They were all the strongest students he has ever seen.

The elders also felt the way he feels.

Elder Katin-aw was the happiest of them all for his disciple was given another chance to win.

'What did he do to caught the interest of Uno though?' Elder Katin-aw was curious. He suddenly has the urge to ask his disciple right after their discussion ended.

After the discussion ended, they all went back to their respective room.

As usual, Tala didn't sleep. Instead, she sneaked out to her room. She found a waterfall just at the back of civilization. Surveying her surroundings and finding no presence of a human, she began to meditate.

She put up a wall formation and sat cross legs. Purifying her energy was becoming hard especially to the place that lacks heavenly energy.

No other choice, Tala materialized twenty energy stones and surrounded herself from it.

The energy stone floated around her. Then, its energy was slowly absorbing by Tala's body.

Tala was absorbed to her meditation that she didn't realize that another asterisk was showing a sign of appearance. But after all the energy of the energy stones, we're absorbed, the asterisk vanished.

Tala could only sigh. 'Not enough.'

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At the Butuan Kingdom, two figures strode discreetly outside the private residence of Saba.

The two perfectly blended with the darkness.

This happened in succeeding seven days, but the two didn't happen to meet their goals. This time, they will achieve the result they were waiting for.

Two black-clad men with masks that only their sharp eyes were visible, dashed unceremonially inside the private room of Saba.

Saba who was sitting seemingly waiting for someone, look up the dark sky with a gloomy face as if there's no hope that will befall before him anymore.

With the whisper of air, the two masked figures stood in front of Saba.

"Saba, here's the poison." A black-clad man put ten bottles on his table.

"I can handle it myself. I don't need your poison." Saba denied the man.

"Just in case, take it." The other man insisted.

"I said I can handle it." Saba furrowed his brows.

"Our plan shouldn't be delayed because of you. If you fail, then I believe that the head of your grandson will be delivered soon." The black-clad man threatened.

"I know what to do. I don't need the help of my disciples. I can do it." Saba insistently denied the poison. His grandson was in predicament situation already, he couldn't add another innocent especially his disciples.

The man materialized a wooden box. It looks like a jewelry box but inside made Saba quiver in fear. That was the storage ring of his son that he gave to his grandson.

"If we don't see any result in this week, the chopped hand of your grandson will next to be put in that box." Finis.h.i.+ng his words, the two men vanished without a trace or they thought so.

Saba who was immersed in watching the ring in the box jolted as he heard a familiar voice as soon as the two black men vanished. Is it a coincidence or she has seen everything?

But the worst nightmare came like a heavy rock smas.h.i.+ng his head.

"I heard everything." Salina sat quietly confronting Saba.

Saba immediately surged his energy ready to fight Salina who was sitting nonchalantly in the visitors' chair.

"No rush Teacher Saba. I'm not here to fight with you, but to offer help." Salina looked at him indifferently.

"Help? Who do you think you're kidding?" Saba didn't want to drag anymore person as he believes that they can do nothing against those monsters. "You should just stay away and I will not pursue this matter of yours barging in."

Salina didn't pay any more heed to Saba as she examines the poison in his table. Saba tried to pull it off but Salina insisted on examining it.

"They're planning on killing the strongest fighters in the capital using human mediums?" Salina realized that the poisons were like bombs. If someone takes it, he will surely die when he uses his energy. Not only he will die, but even those five meters away from him will surely meet their end too. Even the top-notch fighter in the capital will not survive. It was only a low tier poison, but the energy of the people in the land didn't amount much. Salina did not dare to open it.

One hour had pa.s.sed and the two kept their mouth shut.