59 The Hunt (10) **

"Fine. I need a few 'items'." Adrian smiled evilly.

"What do you need?" Rastia frowned.

"A pair of pliers." He replied.

"Pliers?" Her frown tightened. "Why do you need- you know what… I don't even want to know the reason."

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Five youths- three males and two females- were passing through the gigantic leafless trees, one by one.

All five of them were wearing light blue uniforms- the official uniforms of The Blue Oasis School. It was an institution situated at the extreme south of the kingdom of Nemphis, a few kilometres away from the borders of Darkshore. The thing that made it stand out from all the great Confederation institutions eligible to participate in the Hunt was that only commoners could enrol there.

"I can't believe half of the ones from our school were able to gather this early." A pockmarked faced young man said.

"Me neither." A petite and beautiful girl replied.