The Bloodline System



Author's Note: Unedited Chapter

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"Elevora and Ria weren't the only ones who got harrased during the Beast Haven Challenge ," Glade suddenly voiced out from the side.

The group turned to stare at her with looks of confusion upon her utterance. 

"Those guys came looking for trouble," Glade added while pointing at her seven o clock.

There were all sort of participants from different groups all around them so it was hard to make out the exact individuals she was referring to.

"Which one of them?" Teemee questioned.

"Those guys we met during the Viondur Egg challenge that Gustav also had issues with," Glade didn't seem to recall the name of their species as she explained.

"The Xionsis?" Gustav voiced with a slightly surprised expression.

"Yes them... the transparent skinned weirdos," Glade responded with an irritated expression.

Glade and E.E had a nack for insulting other species that irked them in the most natural way possible but no one too heed of her subtle word jab at the moment. They were more interested in how her encounter had gone with them.

"Two of them i came across ambushed me and are also responsible causing my disqualification," Glade stated.

"You just bumped into them on a random or..."

"I bumped into them on a random and they were out to get me at the cost of getting disqualified because of their teammate I and Falco battled the other time," Glade went on to narrate her experience and how she had to make use of her attacks to protect herself from them.

"They acted like a deranged bunch, coming at me with so much animosity," Glade finished recounting her experience causing the others to shoot intense glares in the direction of the Xionsis.

"I suddenly feel uncomfortable," One of the Xionsis voiced while rubbing his skin.

"Its the earth participants," Another one of the announced after spotting the multiple eyes glued to their direction. 

"Why are they staring at us like that?" The vice captain of the Xionsis questioned with a clueless expression.

"I hope no one did anything stupid," Captain Illumo questioned but the lack of reply made him overlook the whole situation. 

By the sides Five of his subordinates stared at each other with hidden intentions.

On the side of the earth participants, Gustav was addressing the issue.

"Listen guys, its obvious that we have garnered spite and dislike due to our current position along with the conflicting situations we have found ourselves in during each of these challenges. Everything you faced in the Beast Haven Survival Challenge was also to be expected because in the end only one planet can win. We are a threat to everyone, it wouldn't be beneath them to try every tactic to get rid of us," Gustav said lengthily causing them to nod in understanding. 

"However, since you all know me well, you should also know that i won't let the latest events go by without appropriate payback. The Xionsis will be dealt with first. As for Captain Strum, I'll take care of him when the time comes," Gustav added.

"How are we dealing with the Xionsis?" Glade questioned while squeezing her fist. She was just as angry as Elevora and wasn't interested in letting things slide.

"Attention Participants..." Handler One began addressing the bunch from the platform above.

"I'll brief you guys later," Gustav stated.

Although the group who had been with Gustav before IYSOP didn't really care about Glade. No one had forgotten and forgiven her for what she did back then. However, this was a team matter.

They couldn't ignore it or such would continue. It was also obvious that Glade wasn't the only one being targeted by the Xionsis. Teemee had also been a part of the battle where he had given one of their teammates an injury they still hadn't recovered from completely till now.

Gustav felt they were out to get both of them and he wasn't willing to let anything of the sorts happen to Teemee.

"...Five Thousand points to all teams that survived till the end of the challenge as well as a hundred points addition for each team member left..." Handler one continued briefing them on the gains gotten from finishing the challenge.

He congratulated the groups that managed to make it to the end as the scoreboard displayed the additional points added to every group based on the number of teammates they had left at the ending.

Gustav already suspected that something like this might happen but there was no helping it since only five teammates, himself included, managed to make it to the end. He wasn't too bothered about it since it was only one hundred extra points per head.

Earth had gained five thousand, five hundred points in total after the tallying of points. Planet Tribetes had extra one thousand, two hundred points due to the number of participants that finished, bringing them to a total of six thousand, two hundred points acquired.

They gained the highest in this challenge while many planets had only a hundred extra points due to having just one participant left at the end.

The Draconets especially were feeling bashful at the current turn of events and internally blamed their captain since a lot of them got disqualified due to his unbrazen acts.

"Hmph, this is nothing but a victory for cowards! Be proud that we shamed not our great planet," Captain Strum voiced strongly causing everyone to display looks of disgust and discomfort. 

Those who had gotten disqualified earlier had witnessed how captain Strum laid waste to a lot of the beasts within the Haven. He was no doubt one of the strongest captains but they also felt he was too prideful and hotheaded.

It was only a matter of time before that caught up with him according to their thoughts.

The main scoreboard was displayed a few seconds later, showing the current change in scores of every planetary group.

Earth remained number one while a few others beneath had changed places due to the current addition in scores. Planet Tribete had climbed to fourth place by a couple of points but it seemed like earth's number one position was still indisputable. 

Handler one made it clear that they had just finished the first half of IYSOP and the next challenge would be the start of the second half of the competition. 

Performing their best in the second half and being above earth in almost all major challenges was really the only way to surpass earth current number of points for those below.

Based on the image Earth had built for themselves, it was looking like a difficult task, however the moment the next challenge was announced, everyone began to see a glimmer of hope.

"The next major challenge has already been pre determined," Handler One announced.

Everyone paid even more attention after hearing this. It was no doubt that pre determined major challenges were usually more complicated and had the best gains like the Viondur challenge.

They knew it most likely wouldn't be as lengthy but they were looking forward to it as they knew, acquiring a lot of points would be possible if they performed well.

"Points Acquisition Versus Matches," Handler One announced with a loud voice.

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"It will hold the day after tomorrow, and as for the information on everything you need to know about this challenge, I will of course be explaining everything on that day," Handler One added.

This caused another loud ruckus across the arena. The participants as well as the spectators knew well that there was definitely more to the challenge than what the name made it out to be.

It looked like Handler One just wanted to leave them curious for the next one day. The participants only knew that the long awaited versus battles where they might have the chance to face an opponent one on one might have finally arrived.

Not knowing the full details left them with questions as to how they would choose to make this. Would it be as simple as getting a certain number of points from winning against another opponent? Or was there something else they had in mind?

Gustav thought about how the challenges had been so far and shook his head. There was no way it would be just as simple as acquiring a fixed amount of points after winning against an opponent. The Handlers definitely had other plans in mind besides that.

Either way, there was no doubt that planets would be facing each other in the coming challenge appropriately. 

'Maybe I can finally use this to deal with Strum,' Gustav didn't think he'd get the opportunity to do so this soon but since the opportunity was presenting itself, there was no way he'd squander it.

"Let's head back... we have a lot to plan for," Gustav voiced after Handler one finally finished with his speech and briefings.

The arena began dispersing at this point as everyone returned to their accommodation areas.

"Gustav," A familiar voice called out to them on their way out of the arena.

"Miss Aimee," Gustav responded with a warm tone before his eyes darted to the person next to her.