Dotato

Chapter 72

Leonidas would slowly open up his eyes the next morning and attempt to move his leg before feeling pressure on his leg. "...Eh?" He'd look to his left and right to see Taiga and Kagura resting their head on his chest. He glanced down to see Maci resting her head his stomach and Ayita resting her head on his leg. "..." Leonidas would remain silent as he jerked his leg causing Ayita's head to bounce and waking her up.

Ayita would quickly jump up staring at Leonidas angrily. She'd begin to yell something in a foreign language. Most likely her native one.

Leonidas would stare at her before beginning to respond in an alternate language as well. The two would begin to go back and forth slowly becoming louder as time passed.

Maci would slowly open her eyes and sit up her normal smile replaced by a look of annoyance. "It's too early in the morning for this." She'd lay back down on Leonidas's stomach closing her eyes.

Ayita would go silent and stand up before walking away to get dressed mumbling.

"I can understand you!" Leonidas would yell loudly.

"Shut up!" Maci would yell with her eyes still closed.

Back at their normal hideout Erick would be standing in the backyard wearing a gardening hat made of straw.

Nitro would stand behind watching Erick in pure confusion. "....What are you doing?"

"I'm training." Erick responded beginning to rake the field. "If you care for the earth the earth will card for you."

"....What?" Nitro would raise an eyebrow. "What is the correlation between how strong your ability is and the earth?"

"Well." Erick would say as he stopped. "My power is rock and the earth is rock." Erick would nod.

Nitro would go silent staring at Erick. "....That...that makes no sense."

"Yes it does. You just have to think about it." Erick would continue to rake.

"I am thinking about it!" Nitro would yell. "It makes no sense!"

Leonidas would be sitting at a table with Cain having a conversation.

"So how old are you exactly?" Leonidas would ask.

".....Old." Cain would respond after pausing for a brief moment.

"Alright." Leonidas would. "Why did you decide to find me?"

"Well when the entire clan is pronounced dead and you find out about there being another living member you kind of want to find them." Cain would say leaning back in his chair. "Anything else?"

"Let me see your back." Leonidas demanded.

"What? No." Cain responded.

"I'm of a superior ranking then." He'd cross his arms smirking. "Since I come from the main branch of the clan. So show me your back."

Cain would go silent and stand up and pull off his shirt turning around to Leonidas to reveal the same type of tattoos on his back.

Leonidas would widen his eyes in shock. "....I guess I'm not of a higher rank. So I have a favor to ask of you."

"What is it?" Cain looked at him tilting his head.

Ayita, Taiga, Kagura, and Maci would having a conversation.

"So are you ready to compete in the tournament Ayita?" Maci would tilt her head.

"Mhm." Ayita would nod. "In my own tribe we had small competitions too but nothing like this of course but it's still interesting."

"I won the tournament back when I was eligible to compete ya know." Maci would cross her arms smirking.

"Ohh." Ayita would nod. "Well hopefully when this is over I can say the same thing."

Leonidas would walk into the room a few hours later. Leonidas would walk in shirtless. "I got a new one." He'd say pointing to a new tattoo of a tiger on his outer thigh. "And this." He'd point to another one of the word Amber above the tiger.

"Awww!" Taiga would yell loudly grabbing Leonidas and beginning to hug him tightly. "You're such an amazing little brother!" She'd continue to hug him as tears began to fill her eyes. She'd begin to repeatedly kiss his forehead and cheek. "I love you so much."

In the hug Leonidas would struggle and flail wildly before suddenly freezing and going limp showing as usual that he passed out.