One hour later....
Tarn wanted to dig himself a hole for an escape tunnel. He had done a whole lot of embarrassing things , frenzy shrikes and hasty swears that his trainers and his friend couldn't stop joking about it. You asshole people , if you weren't me , you wouldn't understand. And that dead boy just now...literally DEAD. Almost scared the shit out of him. What if he did something displeasing ,and it woke up to wring him in the neck?
"Phaya! Stop laughing now!"
He was still smoking hot even when cracking up , but Phaya shouldn't laugh at him like this. You should have stood by me and comforted me , not laughing you bustard
"Pffftt!"
Phaya tried not to laugh out loud , but still , the amusement he couldn't suppress shook his entire body
"Stop your sullen face already , man. Just...Ahhh! Don't come to me! Instructor...Help.. What! No way! I won't do it! Arhhhhh! Why do i have to do this? I'll do it... i'll do it." Mocked Khem
Tarn gave Khem a dead stare and chased after Kehm to beat him. Only when their trainer blew the whistle , they both stop and resume their formation. Now , this mission was accomplished by every soldier in this phase. They received both compliments and mocking from their trainer. Then , it was time to return to the training base and count down to hurl the log
The Hell Week was going to end in a few minutes...
Five...Four....Three...Two...One.....
SPLASH!
They all threw the heavy log on their shoulder into the sea before their yelling in triumph burst out in sync The Hell Week... was finally over
From thirty five candidates to the last twenty three men stood tall.
Phaya was left stranded in the woods. There were only sky high trees everywhere in sigh. Where... was it? His bare feet stepped onto the moist ground , and both eyebrows knitted together. He was so lost in the confusion that he couldn't stride any further. Why he was here?
"There's the truth to be told....'
This voice...its voice? Phaya swooped around vigilantly but couldn't see anyone or any creature at all
'Go! Go take a look with your own eyes....'
FLINCH!
Phaya's eyes opened wide , petrified , with his heart pounding. Two ice cold hands grab his face and force him to land his eyes on something before him. That thing started to distort and turned into a shore with a sizable bird lying dead on the rock pile.
As he looked skyward , two creatures from different breeds fought each other until the death of one another. As the red bird appeared to be in a position of advantage and was going to spear its enemy , unexpectedly , Phaya was floating above the ground as if he was sucked up , then he shrieked the name of someone he didn't even know. It just spilled right out of his mouth automatically
"Vassa , no!!!!"
GASP!
Phaya sprang up , sitting on the bed. He drenched with sweat and heaved frenziedly while groping all over his face as if to feel it. The Naga spit its venom on him in the dream!
Tremendously startled. Tarn suddenly stopped chatting with Yai and Khem and swooped to Phaya. The man breathlessly panting on his own bed. Tarn approached him
"Phaya ... Are you okay?"
He had a nightmare again? About that Naga? But why did Phaya have to shout out his name?
Phaya heavily gasped for air. The agony from the Naga venom still lingered a blazing pain inside of him through every limb. Phaya let out a sigh while nodding to Tarn as the asnwer
Yai who noticed Phaya's face had gone pale white said with concern
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"Yeah. I'm with Phi Yai. Your face is freakin pale and drawn." Khem agreed
Phaya might have been worn out from the training that he went unwell. Tarn stretched out his hand to tap on Phaya's forehead. The tall figure jolted a little but he still let Tarn do the examination. Tarn drew the hand back
"No fever."307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSe2SzXePMQ
"I'm okay."
Just be frightened by the realistic nightmare a little too much. Yai crossed his arms
"You had a nightmare..?" Phaya nodded "A nightmare that Tarn was doing something to you or what? Make you howl that loud?"307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurfpgD4IyF
Phaya knitted his brows "...What does Tarn have to do with it?"
Yai was confused so was Khem , but in a different interpretation. Yai looked at Tarn and switched his gaze to Phaya
"So , you don't know that Vassa is Tarn's first name?"307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZggps9mw3G
"Huh!?!" Phaya looked at Tarn "Your first name is Vassa?"
Too much coincident...? No...
He never had a nightmare like this before. His nightmare had never progressed from the drowning incident over and over again with a voice ringing in his ear. Until he had training here...Met Tarn...And that Naga tried to talk to him even more. Tarn dipped his head
"Yeah...My name is Vassa."307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHBUqO586K
"...."
The confusion clouded Phaya's eyes as he looked at Tarn. The Naga that spit venom on him differed from the one he met in the Mekong River. He could sense it...and that Naga....GULP...It got him a headache...Both hands rubbed against both temples
"Phaya , if you don't feel well , do you want me to take you to the infirmary?"307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgC8lOBU9H
"No...That's okay. Just let me rest here."
Phaya was lost and confused. What is this freaking nightmare , actually? And why was that green Naga's name Vassa...?
"Hey you haven't told me why you call out Tarn's name yet?"
Khem was still curious , but Yai slapped him on the head.
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"I want to know...."
Tarn shook his head to Yai and Khem disdainfully before turning back to support Phaya to lie down properly and arrange the blanket for the tall man
"Nothing. Just a duplicate name , i guess." Said Phaya to Khem in a low voice307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBZ3m84HUP
"No more talk. Sleep it off."
Phaya glanced at Tarn. He nodded while sending his friend a thin smile before gradually closing both eyelids. Tarn straightened up and looked at Phaya , trying to make sense. Yai , who watched Tarn look at Phaya with concern , dragged Khem out the door. Let the two take care of each other , and they shouldn't be the third wheel in their way
Tarn could sense that... Phaya's nightmare grew more suspicious each day...
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