Divine Heritage: Only I Can Judge The gods-Chapter 54: Fourth Squad

Ark stepped into the house, his feet sloshing in his shoes. The exhaustion of the day was finally weighing on him, and all he wanted to do was take a hot shower and hop right into bed.

His body still felt sore from the fight with the ants and his mind was weary, at least the good news he had received helped to alleviate his mood.

That was when Ark suddenly remembered something...

"My clothes!"

He had completely forgotten that he was meant to move today, his things were still back at the center.

Thalia took off her shoes and said:

"It’s in the trunk, I’ll get someone to take it up to your room later. We already got you some new clothes as well."

Ark let out a relieved sigh, nodding slightly before asking:

"How did you know my size though?"

Thalia shrugged, "I can tell."

"..."

They were currently in the Anteroom that led to the main living room.

Ark took off his wet shoes and placed them by the side before running his hands through his wet hair. His clothes were no better either and clung to his slender frame like glue.

Thalia took her long hair in her hands and wrung it before pushing them away from her face.

She pushed the door to the living room open and paused, as they both stared at the scene in front of them.

Sitting on the couch was a girl with wild wavy orange hair adoring her face. She wore a loose fitting shirt that exposed her left shoulder, bringing her unblemished light brown skin to light.

Her light green eyes glistened like rubies, and currently, those eyes stared into space, focused at the area in front of her.

She had a wired earpiece in her ears, and she looked completely serene as she took bites off a large juicy apple.

Ark recognized her immediately, the girl he had run into on the very first day.

But that was not why they paused...

It was the other girl that caught their attention, or Thalia’s attention at least.

A girl with shoulder length black hair and a mischievous glint in her hazel eyes was slowly creeping towards the girl.

She walked right in front of her line of sight and yet the latter did not seem to notice.

This continued until the girl was right in front of her, and then she reached forward, her movements completely silent and grabbed the fruit out of the girl’s hands.

Whoosh!

The dark-haired girl disappeared into thin air, appearing at the other side of the room. The orange-haired girl reached forward to grab her but it was already too late.

She ripped the earpiece out of her ears and rose to her feet, stamping her leg to the ground in anger.

"Elise! Stop messing with me!"

The other girl snickered as she took a large bite out of the apple.

"You stole my Apple first, this is payback."

The orange haired girl turned around, trying to locate the source of the sound.

It was then Ark realized why she had not noticed their entrance, she was blind...

The girl turned her face to where the girl was and suddenly blue sparks appeared around her, and with it came an ornate longbow almost as tall as the girl herself.

She dragged the bow string taunt and pointed the arrow right at the girl but before she could release the arrow, the dark haired girl teleported once more, this time right in front of Ark and Thalia.

Her eyes widened as she locked gazes with the vice commander, but she was already disappearing from that spot.

Whoosh!

Thalia pushed Ark’s head slightly to the left as an arrow whistled past his face, tearing right through the door and continuing its path through the rain.

"Woah..." Ark stared at the hole, what if that had been his head?

"I said no arrows in the house!" Thalia said as she walked into the room.

Both girls stiffened as she did, unsure of what to say.

"Vice- Thalia... you’re back..." Elise said, hiding the apple behind her.

"Vice commander?!" The other girl asked before dismissing her bow. "Umm... Elise started it!"

"Hey! I was jus... mine!" She said in between mouthfuls.

The orange haired girl turned around, listening to the environment for some time before moving towards Elise.

"Don’t eat the whole thing!"

Thalia sighed.

"Introduce yourself at least! We have a new member in our midst!"

The girl paused, her body pressed against Elise’s, her hand already reaching for the apple that the latter was desperately trying to keep away from her.

"I’m Emma, nice to meet you!" She rushed over the words as she continued reaching for the apple.

"Elise," the other girl said, her voice slightly more strained.

Thalai shook her head slightly.

"These kids... Gather everyone in the dining room in thirty minutes for a proper introduction."

"Sure..."

They both said simultaneously.

Thalia and Ark took their first steps, up the stairs only to be met by Kiera, who was descending.

She watched them with an unreadable expression, taking note of the fact that they were both soaking wet from head to toe, and dripping water on the steps...

An accident hazard.

Her eyes shifted from the wet floor and onto Ark.

’So he made it after all...’ She thought.

Although she was relieved, she did not let it show on her face.

Kiera had been worried when Ark was not chosen by any squad and had even tried to use her influence to get him into fourth, but to her surprise, Thalia was already interested in him.

Thalia looked relieved at the sight of Kiera.

"Thank goodness you’re here, help me take him to his room."

Not giving her time to reply, she quickly climbed past Kiera, leaving Ark behind.

Kiera nodded, not really saying anything before she turned back and began to ascend the stairs.

Naturally, Ark followed her.

There was an awkward silence between them.

’What kind of question do people normally ask in these kinds of situations?’ Kiera wondered with each step they took.

Nothing was coming to her mind so she just opened her mouth and spoke:

"How was your drive here?"

’Such a stupid question...’ Kiera mentally scolded herself.

"It was pretty nice, not very eventful though."

Ark waited for a response but was met by silence, it seemed she had said all she wanted to.

They continued onward, with only the sound of the rain present between them. And then finally, Kiera led him up to a room on the second floor, opening the door as they got to his room.

Just as Ark entered the room, she held onto the edge of the door and began closing it, only to pause when it was half closed.

"Lunch will be served soon." She paused. "Welcome and congratulations."

She then shut the door behind her, leaving Ark alone in his room.

The room was considerably better than the room in the wielder’s center. It was more spacious, had far more appliances and a view that oversaw an entirely beautiful landscape.

Ark took off his wet shirt and trousers immediately his eyes landed on the bathroom door, but once he saw the inside of the toilet, he paused.

’Hot shower...’

He was staring at a small water storage up on the bathroom wall, the water heater.

"How do I use it?"

He had always had his bath with rain water, save for the shower in the wielders center which he always used cold, he had not experienced anything similar before.

He could not use this machine...

And yet he needed a shower!

An idea quickly struck him and he ran over to where a towel was, he wrapped it around his waist, picked up the wet shirt and wore it as well.

Ark then pushed the bedroom door open and almost ran out of it, his eyes searching for Kiera. Luckily for him, the girl was just inches away from going down the steps.

"Kiera!" Ark called, his voice slightly louder than usual.

The girl paused and turned to face him, a viable look of displeasure in her eyes.

"What?"

Ark scratched his head.

"I need your help with something... come and check it out..."

Her eyes dropped down to his towel and up to his soaked shirt.

She shook her head slightly, as though wondering what she was doing, before following him into the room. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"I wanted to take a shower but I’m not sure how to make it hot."

Ark watched Kiera’s shoulders visibly drop. "That is what you called me for?"

He nodded with childish curiosity and for a brief second, although she tried to conceal her fascination, he saw the sides of her lips tug slightly.

"This is how you do it..."