Episode 32 – Firebird Flame Pill (1/2)
With lightning speed, like an airbalt player scoring a goal, Elaru flicked the pill right into Kiel’s mouth The pill shot like a ed itself in his throat
Kiel covered his mouth with his hands, his eyes wide as saucers, he let out quiet choking sounds He wanted to cough the pill back out, but it seemed to be firmly stuck
He quickly tried to accelerate it out of his throat, but the pill contained denseHis acceleration spell broke before it could form
Before he could come up with a way to solve it, the pill melted into a liquid which slid down his throat into his stoive up and attempted to throw it up
When he felt heat spreading through his body, he realized it was already too late
He looked up at Elaru, his aura dropping down into sub-zero His expression remained frozen, yet fury flickered in his eyes
Elaru’s previous annoyance seemed to vanish into thin air, and she snickered “Serves you right Did you think you’d get cooties from the darn pill?”
“Anyone in their right mind wouldn’t want soritted teeth Elaru rolled her eyes “Grow up”
Kiel clenched his fists and spoke out slowly as if he had trouble speaking “I Could Have Choked To Death”
Corinned “You are a genius e If you can’t even accelerate a pill out of your windpipe, you deserve to choke on it” She joked
Kiel’s voice rose up an octave “I’d like to see you cast a spell on a ical pill!”
Elaru shrugged “You could have just cast a spell on the air surrounding the pill and pushed it out”
Kiel’s eyebrow started twitching violently “I would have done that, but it melted too fast!”
Elaru’s eyes glittered ht Earlier you said you could have choked to death, and now you are saying that the pilllet alone choke on it You’re contradicting yourself iceblock”
The veins on Kiel’s neck bulged out “You arethe point!!”
Elaru shook her head and sighed “I can’t believe we are having this conversation”
“You can’t believe…?! I…” Kiel see so much that he found himself out of breath
“So sensitive…” This tiht, princess I won’t be rough with you again Probably…”
“Stop it with the nicknames!” The veins in Kiel’s eyes reddened
“Princess Iceblock” Elaru smirked
“Argh!” Kiel let out a cry of anguish, the last shred of restraint snapping like a rubber band
The hair on Elaru’s neck stood up, and she darted away from Kiel
The second she accelerated away, Kiel gave chase
Elaru wasn’t sure what he would do to her if he caught her, but whatever it was, it wasn’t good So naturally she ran like the wind, Kiel hot on her tail with his teeth gritted and red eye whites
What followed next was a h the forest
Which, instead of beco faster paced, turned quickly into a crawl because of the strong effect of the pills
Nonetheless, fast or slow, chase or crawl, it made little difference
It took several hours for the effects of the pills to subside By that time, both Kiel and Elaru were dirty and covered in sweat, however, at least they had ed to calm down
Kiel’s anger slowly dissipated as he felt the effects of the pill for he realized that Elaru ht indeed possess a powerful te effect
His hate disappeared along with his fury, and his ained clarity
Elaru was secretive, often insufferable, and with eccentric s, but her intentions weren’t bad Over these 3 days, she had helped hi in return
On the other hand, not only did he not return the favor, but he wasn’t really a joy to be around either So really, he had no right to complain
He wasn’t used to feeling a sense of gratitude It was a very unfa He didn’t quite kno to deal with it He opted to re that would squash the gratitude
However, the only result of reminiscence was an involuntary chuckle Wasn’t all of this…a bit…funny?
He had spent 3 days with Elaru, yet it felt like 3overly exciting There was no life or death battles, noed to be an eet anytime soon
Kiel sighed To was the start of the exams
In only a few days, his dreaet his peace back Once he entered Muni, he had no intention of hanging around Elaru They’d be in the same place, but they would be in different social circles
Yet, the thought of future peace and quiet failed to ht no pleasure nor anticipation It just left hiht now Kiel thought, rubbing his eyes as if to further confirm the validity of the fact
When Kiel saw the fa inn in the distance, his eyes lit up He wanted nothing et his well-deserved rest
As his eyes were glued to the building, he failed to notice the change in Elaru’s expression
The eradually vanished, replaced by a type of cal how expressive she usually was Her aura quieted and stilled as if it became void of emotion
It was the change in the aura that alerted Kiel and made him took note of her facial expression As he considered whether he should ask about it, Elaru suddenly slowed down and stopped
He halted too, turning around to look at her, about to voice a complaint However, the solemn look on her face made him stop in his track