Tales of the Supremes 45 TASK

"If you don't want to fight one of us, then you may go!" The headband guy drove him away.

Like a good boy, Uno didn't force his way in.

He was going to turn around and went back when a soft voice reverberated to the surrounding saying, "Such a scardy cat."

Uno didn't pay heed to the words as he continues his way.

Seeing his action, the voice sounded again, "I guess all the companion of Kalipsi was just talk and like to grab the legs of those that have power."

Uno stopped his track, turn around to see who's talking. It was a lady with some similarities in face of Hangin.

The trio bowed in the presence of the lady.

With a darkened face, Uno looked at her, eye to eye, and said, "Senior Lamig, wanna fight!"

He can ignore those who belittle him, but not his friends and family. Though he knew that he was just recently achieved a breakthrough, it doesn't mean he was just so-so.

Lamig, the headband guy and the other two froze in surprised. It took them five seconds before they absorbed the words of Uno.

They all laughed simultaneously.

"Stop your taunting young man. Can't you see who's your talking to?" The headband guy said. "She's one of the creams of the crop of this school!"

Lamig approached Uno with her slanted eyes locked on him. "You have some guts after all. As your senior-" She was going to tap Uno's shoulder when suddenly, someone grabbed her wrist out of nowhere.

"If you ever think of touching him again, you will need to face my wrath." Kalipsi's piercing eyes were reflected in her eyes.

Unconsciously, Lamig gulped.

"Tsk!" Lamig wriggled her wrist to be freed and didn't stay any longer. The trio followed suit.

Uno sighed deeply. He thought he was going through a humiliation.

"Thank you senior Kalipsi," he clasped his fist.

"No need to thank me. We're friends after all."

'Friends!' Uno's ear became bigger as his widened eyes looked at the back of Kalipsi who was five meters away from him already.

Kalipsi looked back and said, "What are you standing there for. Come on."

Uno immediately caught up and walked side by side with him.

"By the way, drop the seniority between us."

Uno nodded.

A simple residence came into view. Kalipsi gestured Uno to walk inside. It was much bigger than the residences of the normal elite warrior which has its own courtyard.

"Do you want something from me?" Kalipsi asked.

"Ah, yes!" Uno hurriedly materialized a book and hand it over to Kalipsi. "Thank you for letting me borrow it. It helps me a lot."

"That's good. If you need any help, you can ask me anytime... and you can ask Tala too. He sure will help!" Kalipsi stated.

"Then, I will not stand for ceremony." Uno paused for a moment before he continued, "If you didn't mind, can we spar?"

Kalipsi laughed lightly and replied, "Of course!"

The duo head to Kalipsi's courtyard and they began to spar.

The sun was already standing above them, but the two didn't seem like wanted to stop until a messenger knock on his gate.

Though he was on the back of his residence, he can clearly hear that someone was calling his name.

"That's all for today. You can come here whenever you need me." Kalipsi tidied up himself.

Uno swept the sweat on his face. "Thank you for your time."

"No need to thank me. We're friends, right? Friends don't need to thank each other." Kalipsi strode towards the gate followed by Uno.

A lady in elite warrior robe came into view.

With his elite warrior robe too, the lady recognized him as Kalipsi.

"Senior Kalipsi, the 1st elder calls for the presence of the cream of the crop students. He is waiting at the Principal office." Saying so, the lady immediately walked out.

"Seems like I have something to attend to!" Kalipsi laughed awkwardly.

"It's okay." Uno smiled.

The duo head out the west side. Kalipsi stopped his track in front of the faculty building while Uno continues to walk towards the east side.

Arriving at the Principal office, Kalipsi noticed the presence of the other nine creams of the crop facing the 1st elder and Principal Tara.

In the presence of the 1st elder, Ada didn't dare to throw his tantrum. Salamuyak gestured a smile on him followed by Apa and Lani.

"Now that everyone is complete, I will tell you the reason why I call all of your presence." 1st elder swept his glance to each student. "I know that all of you have already heard about the selection, right?"

Everyone nodded in response.

"Good! In order to succeed in selecting the worthy one, I will assign each one of you to gather worthy students from different family. Bring them here to fight with their skills.

"Your role is to overlook the selection from the various families.

"Since there was a total of eight families, instead of grouping out by yourselves, each of you will form a group of three to be designated to a different family. You can choose any students you want to."

Hearing 1st elder words, Kalipsi already planned of forming a group with Tala and Uno.

"Since Apa and Lani are twins, I suggest that they will be in the same boat. Is there any objection?"

The students shook their heads.

1st elder nodded in silent. "Then, since Kalipsi is new, I suggest to pair him with Ulap."

Ulap has the reputation of a leader and a well-known student. 1st elder thought that pairing him with Kalipsi, they might learn something from each other.

Kalipsi fell into a dilemma. He wanted to form a group with Uno and Tala, but he couldn't just object. He will be branded as arrogant.

"Is there any objection?"

Before Kalipsi could raise his hand, Ulap said, "I do have objection 1st elder. I hope you don't mind." Ulap cast a glance at Kalipsi with disdain. "I don't like a companion to be dragging me down with him."

Ulap speculated that Kalipsi just made his way through 1st elder status, so he didn't like the sight of Kalipsi.

1st elder cast a sight at Kalipsi.

Kalipsi nodded in response. 'Well, that solves my problem.'

Ulap didn't care less to his answer. All he wanted to do was not to be tangled with Kalipsi.

1st elder felt the awkwardness. He could sense a not so good relationship between the two. He cleared his throat and said, "Before you leave this room, each of the group will be given a scroll. Written on it is the content of the selection to be held. Just hand it over to the Family Head and they will know what to do."

Before they disperse, 1st elder told them the content of the scroll and the things they needed to do and not to do.

The selection will be held the week after receiving the scroll. Students that were assigned to overlook has no power to interfere with the said selection unless if needed.

The scroll only indicated that those selected students will be instantly admitted to the Kingdom's school. It does not say anything about the selection that will happen three weeks from now across the land of the Celebes Sea Realm.

'Guess the higher-ups will inform them when they get here,' Ulap speculated.

As per instruction, the cream of the crop submitted their forms. Attached to it were the students they have chosen and the Family they all decided to assign to themselves.

Kalipsi unhurriedly met up with the two and talked about his assigned task. As he expected, Tala and Uno didn't reject his proposal to made a group with them.

With all the preparation he had done, Kalipsi met up with the two on the private land of 1st elder where Lipad was.

Uno was amazed to the warm welcome of the people under 1st elder. 'Kalipsi was really a favored one!'

It was the private land of the 1st elder after all that even the other elders couldn't easily step in, but with just the presence of Kalipsi, they can easily pass through.

What more he was amazed of was the landscape itself and a large number of tamed beasts!

Kalipsi continues his way ahead not realizing the amusement on Uno's face. Tala just following the two silently seemingly thinking of something.

"Lipad, long time no see!" Joyous expression was all over Kalipsi's face. Though it was just a week had passed, Kalipsi misses him that much already.

"This?" Uno didn't know what kind of beast Lipad was. For all the records of the beasts in the library, he hadn't seen one in that kind.

"This is Lipad. A traverse lightning beast. My contracted beast."

The last sentence of Kalipsi made Uno gulped a mouthful of blood.

"You...you already have a contracted beast?" Uno couldn't believe it. As far as he knew, only those who achieve a level of a master can be able to contract a beast.

"Yes. with the help of Tala." Kalipsi almost chokes himself remembering the help he was talking to.

Chapter end