Corrupt Creations

Elyra looked towards elder Gart, demanding for an answer. 

At first, he didn't understand why he was receiving that kind of look, but when a very strong pressure descended on his body, he finally realized that the male elf from before might have something to do with Elyra. 

"Argh!" The elder felt like a boulder was pressing down of his back and immediately knelt on the ground. 

"Forgive me, lady Elyra! I didn't think he would be really associated with you." 

The people watching the entire scene finally realized that Seth was truly connected to Elyra and couldn't help but remember his words. 

He said he was Elyra's boyfriend and now that she came to the scene for him, people started to think it was real. 

"Listen clearly. I'm allowing him to go as the tenth participant of the Allakiir family. Is there anyone against it?" 

Not a single sound could be heard. No one would dare to attract her wrath, the wrath of a Profound Mana Realm practitioner. 

"Good. As for you, elder Gart... I'll let my father decide on what to do about the things you were doing." 

Elder Gart felt exasperated, but he could only follow her commands silently. 

Elyra looked towards Seth and asked: "I guess he doesn't need to kowtow to you any longer, right?" 

"You're right. I wouldn't like to have an old man begging anything from me anyways. I don't have that kind of wrenched tastes." 

Elder Gart looked at him with anger, but this time he chose to stay quiet. 

'What does he think I would be begging him?' 

"Come with me, the group of people from the family is already about to leave. If you're going to participate in the preliminaries, you've got to accompany them." 

Elyra and Seth left that place, going towards the place where the other practitioners were waiting. 

While they were going Elyra stopped and confronted Seth. 

"Why did you say you were my boyfriend?" She was asking in a cold voice, but inwardly, her anger was not that great. 

Seth saw that she was mad at him, but he wasn't bothered by that. He didn't even try to deny it. 

"Why not? Do you have a boyfriend?" 

"No, I don't." 

"Then there is no problem." Seth said unperturbed. 

"How does that logic work? Are you trying to make a fool out of me?" 

"Sigh... Of course not. Then let's make it like this. Consider it as being the thing I would be asking if you couldn't arrange a meeting between me and the Elf Queen. I will be your boyfriend while we are working together. It will save us a lot of trouble." 

Elyra furrowed her eyebrows, but what Seth had said made a lot of sense. There would be a lot of questions regarding a certain masked elf, but she could shake most of the off with that answer. 

"Alright. However, make sure to not pass over the limits, or else I will be forced to stop it." 

"Don't worry, I will be the best boyfriend you've ever had." 

Elyra rolled her eyes after hearing his words. Actually, he would be the best boyfriend she has ever had, because he would be the first, even though it was a false relationship. 

Some minutes later Seth was already standing before a group of nine youngsters. They were all talented elves from the Allakiir family, but there were four that were looking towards him with hostile gazes. 

Inside their heads, this new elf was filling up the spot for their Elder Brother Haldir, the one they considered their king. But before Elyra left, none of them would dare to say anything, much less do anything. 

Elyra looked towards the ten elves and said: "You are the proud young generation of our family, the ones that were nurtured using every resource possible. Make sure to give your all and reach a good position in these Wild Games. Although there is one thing you must not do, and that is trying to win it." 

Seth heard her speech and couldn't help but shake his head. What kind of motivational speech was that? 

"We mustn't try to win?" 

"Why?" 

"It will soon be revealed to everyone, since there is an evaluation of your powers and age after the preliminaries ends, so I don't think it will be a problem to tell you this now. One of the humans participating on this version of the Wild Games, was invited by Elf Queen herself." 

"What?! The Elf Queen invited a human?" 

"Yes. They are usually invited according to the rules stated in the treat we have with them. However, this time, she opened an exception and invited a nameless human. Do you know why?" 

"No, we don't. Why would she invite him to the Wild Games?" 

"Actually, no one knows for certain, but I can tell you that he is very special. His cultivation is already at the Mana Control Realm." 

BOOM! 

Many bombs exploded inside their heads. 

"Impossible! How can a human reach the Mana Control Realm before the age of thirty? That's impossible!" 

"Yeah, that makes no sense." 

"It must be fake." 

Seth was hearing and watching their reaction. Only he knew how hard his path was until he was able to obtain the strength he had today, but watching their reaction was kind of funny for him. 

"Do you think I would tell you any lies? That doesn't matter though... Consider it as a warning. You don't need to compete to win, just try getting a good spot. Let's go, I will use my strength to bring us faster to the city." 

Elyra finished talking and enveloped the entire group in her Mana, supporting their bodies in the air. 

In less than ten minutes they were already inside the city, near the place where a multitude of people were gathering. 

"Look! The Allakiir family arrived." 

The group landed on the floor but there were no signs of Elyra between them. 

"Wait... Where is Haldir?" 

"What?! Haldir didn't come?" 

The youths from the Allakiir family were well-known among the people of the city, and Haldir was the most promising person between them. But his figure was nowhere to be found. 

Freda, Vena, Balin and Elrand, the closest companions of Haldir were feeling angered by the turn of events, giving Seth some cold stares.

Out of nowhere a person appeared in the middle of them. 

Elyra took ten green tokens in her hands and gave them to each person of the group. 

"I finished registering you for the preliminaries. That is the token that confirms you are able to compete. Soon, someone will come to instruct everyone, you just need to wait here. I'm not going to watch the preliminaries, so I'll be leaving in a bit. Make sure to give your best." 

Elyra vanished, leaving those words behind. 

Now that she left, it didn't take even a minute for the group of four friends to antagonize Seth. 

"Hey! Who are you?" Freda aggressively asked. Vena was by her side, doubling the aggressivity. 

Balin and Elrand were actually the ones that were supporting them. 

"Me? I'm lady Elyra's boyfriend." 

"L-La-Lady Elyra's boyfriend?!!!" Everyone seemed to have forgotten that they hated Seth, because they were thoroughly shocked. 

"Little ladies and gentlemen, the nine of you can work together to achieve greater heights in this competition and there is no need to bother with me. I'm a lonely wolf that knows how to take care of myself." 

Seth left their formation, while they were still in shock. He would rather be alone in this event, since he considered this first part as a playground. 

Sometime later, a male elf appeared before everyone, bringing the news that they were expecting to hear. 

"Greeting, everyone. I'm Instructor Durlan, responsible for guiding you all. I hope every single one of you, have already taken the green token that is being given to the people who registered in this section. It will be really important for the first part." 

Instructor Durlan continued to talk: "If you didn't get the token yet, there are still ten more minutes for you to grab it. After that, we are going to a different place." 

The crowd waited until the time was up and followed Instructor Durlan until they arrived before a forest. 

"Listen. The event you are about to participate is called Wild Games. What is better to start it with, than the old and good hunt? The forest before you, are full of wild beasts and dangerous areas. However, what you are going to do, is not only hunt them, but acquire their energy core." 

"Why do we need to hunt for their energy core, instructor?" 

"It's simple. When putting together the energy core and the green token you received, they will react and the token is going to absorb that energy, changing to the blue color." 

Instructor Durlan pointed towards the forest and continued to say: "Inside that environment, all you need to do, is to hunt for a single blue token and bring it back with you. If you bring it back, it's going to be considered as you have passed. But bear in mind that this is going to be a very risky task and you are not forced to do it. There is no problem working in groups, but the time limit is a single day."