BXBX NOVEL Chapter 238 Ray; Everyone's Hope To Safety
Next Day,
Morning,
A crowd of people gathered around in the main hall. They murmured amongst each other. Their eyes had a fine luster that shone within them. After all, it had been three days and these three days were most probably the most harrowing and tense among them.
They didn't know what the future held. Trolls were roaming around the corridors of the academy and if not for the soldiers stationed out of the infirmary gates and the huge barrier erected by the head nurse, they would have been troll food long since.
Even all that was bearable to some point. They were in a safe place and under the protection of countless strong people. Also, even they knew how to fight to some extent. The last straw was the rumors that had spread recently. Many discussed about the shortage of food and medical supplies and also that many strong ones had started to misuse their powers.
It was told that some male students had offered the timid and weak female students a larger portion of supplies in exchange for some intimate time. Hearing that, the females were not only disgusted but greatly scared as well.
After all, for survival; everything had to be done but doing that was the last thing they would do and they hoped that the time never came. Therefore, when the sun shone today morning. They got the best news they could have gotten.
The leaders were going to explain the whole situation to them and organize everything. It was also heard by them that many proposals were made and a whole meeting was held by the strongest students and even the head nurse was present.
Not only had a leader been chosen by the dean but also the person chosen was given the responsibility to lead them out of this place.
Although they were skeptical about it, they still trusted the dean's judgment and if anything went wrong, the head nurse was there as well.
"Yuri, what do you think of it? Will the so-called new leader be able to get us out of here?" A girl with ginger-colored wavy hair asked. Her eyes were sharp as a slight brownish glint shone in them.
"I don't know Gaby. There are a lot of possibilities but what could we do? Not having much to choose from, we can only see what he does. I just hope he can do something," Answered the girl called Yuri. She had dull black eyes and brown hair that reached her shoulders.
"Hopefully. It is just so frustrating and scary," She sighed with a slightly fearful expression. Her heart still trembled when she thought of those trolls following after them and eating anyone who would come in front of them.
Hearing this, even Yuri turned pale. She just hoped that they could be saved. She worried for her family. About how her parents and sisters were doing. She dearly wanted to hold her little sister who was only a few months old.
It was not only these two girls who wanted to get out of there. Various people like them had put their hopes on the strongest in a bid to be rescued out of there.
As the conversations happened everywhere, a dull metallic ring sounded it shook everyone to their bones.
Holding their urge to curse, everyone looked in the direction of the sound as they saw five people standing there. Looking at the five people that stood in front of them, they finally smiled.
Their hearts skipped a beat as the moment was finally here. They were going to get the answers to all their questions. The confusion they had and the nervousness they felt, would all be gone soon.
Of the five that stood, there were three women, of which two were young teenagers around sixteen or seventeen while one seemed to be around forty. Of the boys, they both seemed to be around the same age, about seventeen years old.
They didn't wear anything fancy and seemed just like everyone else but their composure was entirely different. The way they held themselves, their postures, and the aura they released, everything about them spoke of strength and their battle-hardened will.
The middle-aged woman stepped forward and looked at everyone else. Looking into her gentle yet fierce eyes, they felt obliged to hear each and every word she spoke.
"Good morning everyone," Greeted the head nurse in a soft, soothing voice. Her expression was gentle as everyone present put down their guards as soon as they heard her voice.
Their ears perked up as their bodies spoke of attentiveness towards her.
"I know it has been hard on everyone. Not only for you all but for us as well. After all, we are the ones who have been deciding everything and making plans to pull you all out from this harrowing place of danger and to safety," Spoke the head nurse. While she did, her expression turned serious as she was reminding everyone that they had to be thankful for the students who stood on guard for them and made plans for their safety.
Listening to the head nurse, everyone present nodded their heads. They understood every word that the head nurse spoke as something within their hearts made them agree with each and every word that the head nurse spoke.
"I won't burden you all with our worries anymore. It is our job and something that we will keep to ourselves. What we want is your full support. Now, onto our main topic. I want you all to greet our leader, it is someone who not only I am ready to trust and follow but someone in whom even the dean has full faith," The head nurse announced.
Hearing the topic about the leader. Everyone held their breaths in anticipation. Their eyes glistened as they looked around. Their eyes settled on the four students behind the head nurse as they thought of who amongst them would be their leader.
"Welcome our leader, the most promising talent of this generation that the dean hand-picked himself, Welcome Ray Xanders. The monitor of the elite class and the fastest one to reach the magical realm in the history of systems and magic. He is the one who single-handedly deferred hundreds of trolls and helped everyone to safety," As the head nurse introduced Ray and his talents.
The person in question walked forward. Ray did so slowly and with the composure of a leader. His eyes were clam like a lake as waves of energy radiated off of him.
With each step he took, his figure turned clearer. His demeanor was that of a warrior who had fought many battles, his eyes were sharp and his long silky hair that fell down on his eyes made him look even more charming.
The girls held their breath as they felt that their prince charming had arrived while the men who stood felt their blood boil. They were influenced by Ray and his composure. They wanted to be his soldiers and kay their lives for his sake. They wanted to follow him to the depths of hell and fight under his command.
They wanted to roar out loud and pledge their loyalty to him. In fact, some even clenched their hands into fists and beat their hands on their chest.
Only with the way Ray held himself, they had accepted him. Well, it was not the only contribution. His newly unlocked charm stat, his achievements, and the natural aura of a leader that he had, all worked in sync as they vowed in their hearts to follow him only.
Walking to the podium, Ray looked into their eyes. Lifting his hand, he put it on his chest and bowed to them as he spoke,
"My name is Ray Xanders and I will be the one who would lead you all out of this place. I will make sure to eliminate every danger that comes our way and make sure to take revenge for every single life that they had took. I will make sure to bathe the academy with their blood and let it be known to all that I keep my promises. If I do not, I will offer my head to you all," Ray announced. It was his pledge, it was his promise to them.
With each word he spoke, the people accepted him even more. The way he spoke and the emotions he displayed, made them all trust him. They knew that he was speaking from the depth of his heart and that he was the same as them. He was not some unruly noble who only cared for himself, instead; he was like them. He cared for them and felt the same way they did.
"So people, I ask. Do you trust me?" He shouted as he asked.
"Yes, we do!!" They all replied at the top of their lungs. Their exclamation reverberated in the hall as they finally replied to him.
"Do you take me as a leader?" he asked again.
"Yes, we do!!" They shouted once more and this time, even louder than before.
"Do you accept me?" he asked yet again.
"Yes, we do!!" The voice reached the limits as the hall wholly shook as everyone beat their chests in reply and stomped the ground in enthusiasm.
"Good! Then it is my promise to you all that I won't let you down," Ray smiled as he replied. He was really impressed by everyone's response and even shocked to some extent.
As for the words he spoke, they were all from the depths of his heart and something he felt truly.
Seeing all this, the head nurse nodded once again in acknowledgment. She had never doubted the dean's judgment and seeing the response everyone had to Ray and his words, she was sure that the dean was right. That the dean had finally found his successor and the chosen one who would lead humankind into a new era.
However, there was still time for that and she would wait until then and see if the boy would be able to grow into the leader everyone hoped he would.