Fervent Bite

A New Chapter

(Sorry for the Hiatus! I was travelling often and had my uncles wedding!)

Karasu could never understand how his body's circadian rhythm works. Due to the after effects of his power, he was always sleepy, but can't sleep sometimes. Even when he went a full day or three without using it, it's always like he activated it not long ago.

He had tried sleeping pills, didn't work for hours until he suddenly fell asleep in the middle of training. Nearly injuring himself while he slept for over thirty hours. And after he awoke, he felt refreshed for the next sixteen.

"Oh. You're still awake?" A voice spoke to Karasu.

As he spun his head towards the voices direction, Madhav stood there awkwardly, "Calm down...I'm not going to hurt you. Even if I wanted to, I probably can't."

"What makes you say that?"

"Just in my gut...What's your name again?"

Karasu stood up before fixing his shirt, "Karasu Yūga. And you're Madhav Nathersa. Am I correct?"

"That you are." Madhav took a seat near the table, "What's keeping you up at night?"

"My circadian rhythm is fucked up." Karasu answered.

"Damn. Mind I ask why?"

"No."

"Fair enough." Madhav sat quietly near the table. Just pondering about the new members. Most of them are asleep right now, "So...You work out often?"

"Me?" Karasu questioned.

"Yeah you." Madhav confirmed, "Earlier this afternoon, we accidentally entered the Training room and saw you working out. Gotta admit, you're pretty buff."

That's the first time anyone said that to him, in Karasu's case, the other kids his age in Hanlerk's base, and his other friends, He's on the lower side of buff. Compared to them, he feels like a twig, "Thanks man. Appreciate it."

"May I ask about the scars?"

"No."

"Fair enough-"

Just as Madhav finished his sentence, the front door unexpectedly opened up. Two figures entered the room with their hands interlocked with each others. Madhav and Karasu turned towards the source of the noise as their guests came into view.

It was Aziroth and Marlen. The two of them froze up as Karasu and Madhav stared at them. Especially the detail that they're hands are interlocked with each other. Karasu had learned about his friends allies as they were travelling here. Aziroth was mentioned and he was debriefed about the type of person he is.

Karasu decided to tap into his inner Donovan and make up something, "Hey Madhav. Did you see anything?"

"Huh?" All three of them spoke at the same time.

"Yeah, I think the door just opened by itself. Should we close it?" Karasu stood up and walked past Aziroth and Marlen. Promptly closing said door, "I really gotta get to bed at this point. My brain is so burnt right now..."

Madhav realized what he was doing, and promptly followed the plan, "Yeah. I guess I should as well. We didn't see anything."

"Yeah definitely." Karasu grabbed Madhav by the collar and pulled him up. He was surprised by the sheer strength of Karasu's grip and pull, "We should go to bed. Or atleast try to."

Karasu and Madhav entered the dorm hall before shortly going into their own door specifically. Leaving the two new lovebirds dumbfounded, "Uh...I don't care if we're found out. But what bout you Azzy?"

"I just hope they can keep their mouth shut. They're doing so excellently in a way." Aziroth answered, "But we should go to bed as well. It's already like one AM."