Numbered and Factions

Chapter 10

Lavender is interesting to say the least, she's almost done with her modified qualifications to become a nurse at only 15. She's always been interested in medicine since she was 4 and helped her father save someone from a car crash. She does virtual classes taught by some of the top professors in Bireshire's medical university, somehow she's even top of her class. She uses the old medical textbooks in our library to fix anything she hasn't been taught. Her abilities also allow her to do operations and some surgerys without most of the risks a normal doctor has. If she cuts the wrong vein she can simply heal the cut right there. She's a giver and helper at heart. Some compare her service to others like an angel. She doesn't tell us much about when she first turned. All we know is that she was a part of the WolfSong faction and ran away to us.

Her family is wealthy, her mother is a criminal lawyer while her father is a judge in the state court. They live in the wealthy district of Bireshire with a large mansion. It's her parents that unknowingly supply us with a majority of our food and supplies. It's surprising that they haven't figured out that their daughter had become a Numbered. Of course her appearance and name have changed, as well as her not being seen much by the public.

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Me and Lavender ended up just being with each other for a few days. I'm sitting in the infirmary watching her treat one of the regulars for a broken leg. Her technique is swift and graceful. She takes his leg and snaps it into position with a clean CRACK. The man with a bear's head screams and roars. Lavender quickly puts her hands on his leg as they light up a dazzling purple. The man calms down as his leg heals. Lavender smiles and sits up.

"There you go. Good as new"

"Thank ya missy.." The man seems embarrassed about his actions.

"And for next time, be mindful of who you spar. Rabi is small but she's much stronger than she looks."

"I know that now.. That girl is fast."

I snicker quietly as the man speaks, he doesn't notice.

"It shows you why she's one of the Elites now doesn't it" I smile,

"Yeah yeah. I still had that wolf boy pinned the other day"

"And then he shocked you silly" Lav points out,

"I thought we ended the set alright,"

"You need to stop picking fights with the Elites sir. You've lost every time."

"Maybe I will maybe I won't"

"Just know I cant raise the dead"

The bear man stands and leaves the room with a huff. Me and Lav look at each other and laugh a bit. She's at least calmed down since that scene a few days ago.

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A spark and a flame, the two elements clash and mix to create a field of sparking fire. The wolf and the fox circle each other with their own versions of a canid smile. The wolf charges forwards with his mouth sparking like a thunderstorm, the fox hops back with the flames engulfing her front. The wolf staggers and shakes his tail free of a flame that stuck to it. The fox yips with a fireball erupting from her nine waving tails, the wolf dodges with an electrical step. The wolf jumps at her with his mouth open, grabbing her by the flank and throwing her to the ground. The fox yowls and bites back with burning teeth. The wolf hops on his hind legs and stamps down with the force of a lightning bolt. The fox falls for a second dazed, she's back on her paws and creates a vortex of dancing fire. It moves and swirls like a ribbon towards the wolf, who counters with a shockwave. The vortex dissolves with the fox leaping from it, she grabs the wolf by the neck and pins him. Despite her size she's strong when she wants to be.

The wolf unshifts to Storm, he pushes the smiling fox off of him. The fox unshifts to Kit as she smiles.

"That's me 3 you 2, you're getting soft Storm."

"Shut it, I'm letting you win."

"I don't know man, you really didn't seem that focused."

"I don't want to hear it"

"You're tired aren't ya"

"What do you think?"

"Yeah, you're tired"

Storm groans and yawns. Kit puts her hand on his shoulder.

"Come on big man. Go lay down."

"Fine mom"

"I am the furthest thing from your mother Wolfboy"

Storm smiles and steps away. He walks like he hasn't slept in days as he leaves the sparring hall. Kit yawns and heads to the other door as another duo of Numbered enter to settle a dispute.