SWNOVELS Chapter Twenty one.
She turned towards us and spoke,
" Now the conditions you'll be training in today is similar to what you'll face tomorrow. I'm going to make grow some trees that you'll have to climb. There will be a spell that will cause those trees to act like cameras so we will be watching your every move. You'll be fighting duplicates of Seb and I but we'll tone down their powers. Remember even though you are divided into groups you're still a team." She said and we nodded.
" Change into your armours." We changed into our armours and held our weapons ready for the training.
" Divisi!" Iris and Seb said and they split into duplicates. There were 50 duplicates with a duplicate Iris as the troop leader.
The real Iris touched the ground and raised us up on a platform. Tall trees began to grow from the soil and we began climbing them. Once we were all in our positions, I signalled to Iris who was on the ground with Seb.
I glanced at Jenny and saw how pale she was.
' Wow!, She must be really scared of heights.' Claws said.
' So now you decide to talk to me?!'
' I was mad at you because you let another guy take our mate!'
' Claws I can't deal with this right now. We'll talk later.'
" Go!" Iris's voice echoed in the forest.
The troop started marching and since Iris and Seb were not with us, Rose and Logan took their place. Rose jumped first and then Logan followed. They tried to talk peace but the troop didn't listen so they signalled to us and we jumped.
Well, The rest of us jumped, Jenny floated with the help of an air elementist. They attacked and we fought back using everything we had been taught. We finally immobilized them and tied them with thick vines.
" Great job guys. I'm actually really impressed." Iris commended as she materialised next to Rose. Rose jumped back a little but sighed when she saw it was just Iris.
" Your speed was superb, your accuracy was fantastic and your teamwork was spot on. But there's something you missed."
" What could we have possibly missed?" Rose sighed.
" Magicians wield elements too."
The duplicates of Iris and Seb suddenly broke free from the vines and cast an immobility spell on us.
" If this was a real mission, you'd probably be in Magician prison by now and the shifter camp would have been destroyed. Why would you use vines?! They wield earth too!"
She reversed the spells lowered the platform and made the trees disappear.
I finally got to look at the faces of the crowd. Their eyes were widened and their mouth was slightly ajar. Rose and the other warriors noticed this too and we all smirked.
" This must be how Iris feels whenever she wins a fight." Rose said and I chuckled.
" So, do you guys think you can do half of that?" Iris asked smiling at the students. They shook their heads frantically and she laughed.
" I thought so." She said and then she turned to us,
" You have today and tomorrow off. Use it wisely."
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Today was our day off and I've been chilling alone. I didn't know where my friends were so I decided to look for them.
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Iris's POV.
" Hey beautiful." Seb greeted giving me a side hug.
" Hey."
" So what are you up to?"
" Nothing."
" Perfect." He said grinning.
" And how is that perfect?"
" It's perfect because we are going on a series of dates."
" Hmmm, interesting."
" Shall we proceed to date part one?" He asked offering me his hand.
" We shall I replied taking it."
He took me to the arena where there was a picnic waiting for us.
" I hope you don't mind?"
" I don't. Seb, it's amazing."
We were halfway done with our food when the sprinklers went off. We quickly packed the food into the basket and Seb ran towards the elevator but I lingered back.
" Iris come on!, Let's go." Seb said his hair had started sticking to his forehead and his tee was getting soaked. But I just laughed. I controlled the water from the sprinklers and made I made it move like water from a fountain.
" Come play with me!" I yelled grinning. He smiled, dropped the basket and played with me.
The sprinklers stopped after a while and we were soaked. I was able to dry our clothes and we moved to date part two.
" Okay so date part one didn't go according to plan but I hope this one does."
" So where are we going?"
" To the cinema. Come on."
***
" What do you mean you're closed?!, It's just 2pm!"
" I'm sorry man but we had orders from above to close early."
Seb huffed angrily and I sighed.
" Come on Seb. Let's go."
I took him to the training area and he sighed.
" Looks like date part two didn't also go according to plan."
" Why follow the plan when we can forge our own?" I asked smiling. I cast a spell that I had found in one of the Elders' old spell book. The entire room went dark and it looked like we were outer space with the stars and the planets and galaxies. We started floating like we had zero gravity.
" This is awesome!" He exclaimed laughing.
" I know right!"
" When did you learn this?"
" I found it in an old spell book and tried it in my room."
" You've got to teach me how to do this."
" Only if you can catch me." I replied grinning cheekily. I moved further away from him and he moved closer and closer.
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" Okay the final part." He said as he led me towards the beach in the arena. The were two beach umbrellas and chairs with a cooler waiting for us there. Seb changed his clothes from his t-shirt and jeans to a tank top and board shorts. I also changed into a sundress.
We were about to sit when the waves started picking up. The thing about the ocean in the arena is that it could be controlled in the control room of the arena.
And since no training was going on here I was confused as to why it suddenly changed settings.
" You have got to be kidding me!" Seb exclaimed in frustration.
" Iris I am so sorry that this isn't going a according to plan. I-"
I cut him off with a kiss and pulled back smiling. I changed my sundress into a wetsuit and made a surfboard appear.
" Woah!" I yelled as I ran into the water, paddling before I began surfing.
Seb grinned and took off his tank top and joined me.
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Cole's POV.
" What are you guys doing?" I asked as I entered the control room of the arena.
" Cole what are you doing here?" Bryan asked smiling nervously.
" I asked first."
" Oh nothing." Rose replied smiling.
" Why are you guys sabotaging Seb and Iris's date?" I asked and they tensed.
" Whhaaatt?!" They drawled and I scoffed.
I brought out the list I had found and showed them.
" Bryan must have dropped that."
" Good going you idiot." Savannah said smacking the back of his head.
" Oops!" Bryan exclaimed and they glared.
" Why would you do this?"
" Because you and Iris are meant to be together. Not her and Seb." Chris stated and they nodded their heads in agreement.
" But did I ever complain?!, Look it's my fault Iris and I are not together. Not Seb's, not Iris's. And I'm not going to break them up. If Iris is happy with him, then I'm happy."
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Nyob zoo!🤗,
How are y'all doing?
I hope you're good.
I wish I can change my clothes without removing them like Seb and Iris 😑.
What about you?
Which power do you wish to have?
And also a big thank you to everyone who added my book to their reading list.
Stay safe 😷
Bye!!