"So in which class and grade have you came now?" Kyosake asks Ark while playing cards with him on the ground behind the guest house. "I'm studying in NUU. So can you understand?"
"Of course I can. I was a elite in my time." Kyosake said. "Was?" , "yeah I left academics for some reasons." , "oh, practically I just started school though I've learned few things earlier." , "Yeah, that's a must for NUU. After all NUU needs their students basics to be cleared."
A/n:NUU is a place where suspected geniuses or wannabe comes. It takes few effort as the child needs to be elite in some subject, atleast 2. Cia cracked almost every subject and Ark was good in designing and top body coordination. By the way Kyosake here is not wearing his face mask, and Ark knows that he wears one for not attracting much crowd, though.
Then Zhenwu came out in backyards to see what they are doing. "I wonder how to brothers are engaging? Is the older one teaching something to younger one?or is it that they are simply playing huh?" He's in a good mood as he can hear the laughs from meeting room that is a outdoor guest room. When he reached the place where Ark and Kyosake was, he just can't mutter up words. "What the??" They both are just laying down on ground at some distance. Zhenwu came running shocked, "what the heck are you two doing?! Laying on ground?? This is not even that ean!!" , "come on teach, it's just ok anyway. I'm tired from all the talking." Ark replied. The Kyosake became curious. "Teach?" , "Yeah, this is my mentor in martial arts. He lives with us too." Then Zhenwu also looked at kyosake and realized that this kid may look just like another 12 year old but his muscles are actually pretty dense. "Hey, your name is Kyosake right?" Zhenwu asked and Kyosake sat up. "Yeah." He tilted his head, "Interested in a spar?" Zhenwu smiled a little and nodded. "I'm curious to see your techniques." , Kyosake stood up dusting away his clothes, "I may not be that good though, I learned 2 martial arts at some intermediate level." , "Have you now?"
They both took their fighting stance. Zhenwu in some weird pose tha only he knows and Ark a little, on other hand Kyosake took pose of Silat. And then both rusjed forward in a decent speed, few punches and blockes to the count of 6 and then Kyosake dodged 2 kicks while Zhenwu had to deal with some weird locks and flowing hand gestures. In a fraction of a minute they both understood what are each other's technique and how may they can handle it. Their little fight covered the whole backyard that was on equal footing to a tennis court, Ark walkwd away and saw from a littel far. "I feel like he would never teach me that." In a way of admiration Ark started looking carefully at their precise moves. Till now they both seemed to be equal but now Zhenwu is gaining his feet on ground more. "Give it more kyosake! I know there is more to your technique." He said while smiling, Zhenwu just can't rest at ease now that he is excited to see what Kyosake is capable of. And then Kyosake also thought of giving it a try, with a forward push he started redirecting Zhenwu's attacks and started landing few critical hit, though not really working on Zhenwu and suddenly Zhenwu realised something, This kid is holding back too much but the question is not why the question is how? How has this much experience at this age. Kyosake so realized that he is revealing too much and decided to end it quickly as one can easily state that a fight is like a conversation. A fine and precise conversation.
Kyosake made few consecutive mistakes to lead the stakes high and indulge fight to his own benfit for the next move and now was about to land his twisted punch. Zhenwu also sensed it and his instinct kicked in, making him to use his devine arts to counter, Zhenwu never wanted to use this but his body made this decision on its own looking at the situation. And he pushed Kyosake few meters away with a quick palm attack covered in his technique though not fully visible. His expression broke and suddenly he realized what he has done, "oh s-sorry Kyosake!" He quickly ran to help quickly stand up. "It's fine. I was not ready for that. But what was that?" , and Ark jumped in. "His personal techniques. Not to bother much, are you ok big brother?" , "yeah I'm fine." He stood up with help of given hand by Zhenwu.
On other side of the house, in the guest room Arnest got a message. And he messaged it to Antonio who was standing outside. "Hm? Arnis R. Magentania(that big sister's mom) and Adam B. Magentania(Shino's dad) have arrived on airport?" Antonio said to himseld and sent a signal to tell his people to go and take them from airport.
On the Airport, they both with Arnis's daughter Aoron came out of the Aeroplane and walked out of the whole area, then a car arrived to take them. Lier-v8. (A/n: I guess you guys understand what variant this car is.) They all sat in it and under half an hour arrived at the housing site. Aoron stared at all the surroundings and suddenly she realized that a few days ago she talked to Ark, the main branch Heir. Though that only felt like childish talk to her. Then Antonio came to greet them and shortly after Arnest came and guided them to guest room. "Was it a sound travel?" He asked genuinely to others while walking, "It was certainly." Arnis replied with a smile and gestured her daughter to and may play with children and also gave a hand sign saying "FAK". Aoron read the sign in her mind, find about kyosake? Why that? Alright I'll then also see this Ark kid too. She is not really a bad natured girl but does not want to do too much work, a lazy girl one can say.
She came on the backside and saw a weird but quite warming scene. Kyosake and Ark are playing cards really happily, Zhenwu standing there giving the kids some hints for their move, with a nonchalant but moody face. Ark's laugh is like Angel's voice, kyosake good face features shining in the sunlight. Warmth of the scene can be felt really easily.... but she is still feeling somewhat uneasy.
Then scene shifts to Vermillion Bird Country.
In a Church like building many people were entering it. A hall full of prayer benches lined up with a front stage. A man in coat was standing there. "Please sit down everyone. We will start the holy prayers of Monday today." He clasped his hands and shortly after everyone settled on the seats. Many rich people and middle class people came here together. Under the beliefs of their God they started singing a song together. With most repeated lines as "We the children of your creations, shall offer ourselves." And "allow us to swallow the excited drink of your gentle hands" they clapped hands once then together twice then again thrice.
What everyone is eagerly waiting for is God's grace drink. And for that the man in coat said "I , the head Archbishop now orders you all to...." he putted his finger on lips, "shhh." Then whispers "Silence." Then the curtain behind the stage opens up and 2 giant wardrobe rails type structure held on wheels started coming out with no noise. But the the noises started coming. "Mm! Mphhmmm!!" or something like that. Instead of giant clothes just like giant rails, the things that are hanged on the rails are the little children with their body and mouth tied up. They all alive but their eyes and mouth are covered. And with the clap of Archbishop, the knot over their necks started tightening. Their muffled sounds of desperation started echoing throughout the grand hall. Everyone seated on the benches watched the showdown in awe, tears coming in their eyes with a smile. In fact they believe that this is the process of making the Grace drink.... from their excited blood.
Their bodies hanged up squirming in air started calming down one by one. These are children who are either choosen by society to be sacrificed or given themselves willingly or even worse, sent here by kidnappers. They don't kill them they sentence them to this Church in exchange of money and of course the beloved Grace drink.
After some moments every body that is hanged up calm down. 10 on each rail. Total 20 of them. This happens every Monday. Sometimes children are not so much and sometimes this much that they are being held for next week plans. No wonder there's not much poverty or overpopulation issue.
Then each of them are putted down, extracting their blood with the help of other Archbishop and then another Archbishop came with a service cart full of milk bottles. Thney started mixing it with the excited and boiling blood making a vow mixture with symbol of innocence. This is the Grace drink. Which is then distributed in between the people in the Church.
It's their belief that the most profound thing is the excited blood that comes with utter pressure in someone's body and mixing it with milk shows that they aren't drinking this because they like blood instead this becomes a sign of innocence with the addition of milk. It shows that they aren't some vampires and are just interested in God's Grace Drink.
This is the Wide Network of Church of Sovereignty of Vermillion Bird Country.
"Hope you visit us everyday for our next, new, and profound performances." Head Archbishop bows , greeting the leaving people.