Sévir Is A Pariah!

Magic: Species that were discovered 500 years ago and turned the world into a frenzy, these species and the abilities it possessed were so revolutionary that it changed almost everything humanity had up to that point; Social hierarchies, wars, weapons, nations, mentalities, you name it. People are not naturally born with magic, since they are separate species, you have to find one of them to engage in symbiosis, you are their host, they will live with you until death. The majority of people with magic only have 1 magic class, that majority makes up literally most of the people, leaving only less than 39 people with more than 1 magic classes in this world.. Sévir and Zephyr, they are one of them. She possesses wind and water magic, which makes 2, Sévir possesses.. All of them. Fire, water, earth, wind, light and miscellaneous classes, nobody but their "old man" and "old woman" know that Sévir and Zephyr have more than 1 magic class. 7 years ago, Sévir van Doren was removed as the fourth prince of the Stepan Empire following a coup d'état led by the nobles and the House of Trysta which at that point was his family's greatest rival. He witnessed everything, the "Grand Swarm", not even the guards stood a chance because they were fighting numerous people and Stepan's best magicians, and his father who was known as the "Most powerful magician of the generation" was sick which extremely weakened his magic. He saw every single one of them die, children and adults alike; His parents, his siblings, his aunts, uncles, cousins, servants, childhood friends.. All of them, he could only watch them die at that time, he escaped with his sister which he nonchalantly knocked her out so she won't have to hear or see the chaos. Since then, he lived in random places around the capital for 7 years. He went to all sorts of jobs that he can get his hands on, whether it's to pick up the trash and throw it away, whether it's to search and retrieve lost items, whether it's to be a gravedigger in cemeteries, whether it's to hunt animals down, cut down trees, that's only the tip of the iceberg, for the bigger coins, he can even kill people! Well, at least those in the middle class and lower class, gang leaders and such, in return, a certain old man taught him many sorts of combat and all sorts of... Things, and of course money to continue feeding his sister. Since the coup, he became the breadwinner of what remains of his family, he became her parent, her sibling, her best friend, her guard, her teacher, he wants to let her live a better life than how it's led right now, she doesn't deserve this type of life after all. Since he is a pariah, or in other words an outcast, he is basically a free criminal who roams around the capital, you wouldn't believe how much he's been stared at, one with fury, with fear, with disgust, you name it. In that regard, his sister Zephyr is a pariah too, but she's less known compared to me as she never really went out back then, so most eyes are on him, which at least makes him feel relieved. The Doren house faced the coup after constantly ignoring the cries of the people to end the war with the neighboring countries to their west, the Kingdom of Atlas and the Canarian Kingdom, which they have been fighting for 2 years at that point. Not only did it affect the lives of the families of the soldiers, it started to take a toll on the economic output of the country, since most of the conscripted already had stable jobs. The coup took place when the Anti-Doren Coalition stormed the royal palace and killed most of the people there, the Doren Administration was replaced, the new government swiftly took control of the army and made one final push to capture the capital of Atlas, following the capture of the capital, the 3 countries brokered a peace agreement and ended the war in Stepan's favor. ... The rain pours down from the roofs of several houses, the rain water landing on the roads, flowing through the gutters near pavements. Zephyr impatiently taps the table non-stop as she watches the flow of the rain from outside the window. "He should be back by now, where is he?" said Zephyr, her eyes go everywhere as to check whether Sévir has already returned or not. She drops to the bed, sighing as she lets her body relax. "Where could he be right now?" As relaxed as she is right now, she still can't help but feel worried as her older brother still has not returned, she stands up from the bed, walking around, peeking out the window every now and then for hours. At long last, as the rain stops, the door to Sévir and Zephyr's room opens, Zephyr can't help but turn around immediately with nothing but sparks and a big smile on her face, before she could think, her legs makes her run to Sévir the very moment she sees him. "Brother! You're back!" she says as she leaps and wraps her arms around Sévir tightly. "H- Hey, I'm dirty right now, so I'd rather you not get too close to me until I'm done cleaning myself." said Sévir as he attempts to get Zephyr's arms off him. "Fineee, just for now." Zephyr lets go of Sévir as she steps back. "By the way, you arrived home way later than usual, what job did you take?" "Oh, just some job that pays more coins than usual." Sévir drops the coin bag as he strips off his clothes while walking to their changing room, which happens to be their bathing room too. "Hmm? Was it anything shady???" "Nope, not at all." Sévir lets out a disappointing sigh. "-is what I would've tried saying, but you can see through me anyway so I can't lie." Zephyr takes a peek at the changing room as she returns to him a disappointing sigh. "Why must you take these type of jobs? Won't it make things way harder for you outside when they find out you're behind such jobs?" "I've considered it, that's why I'm extra cautious when I'm doing the job, it also gives us a bit more money which I can't really say no to given our current situation." Sévir lets out a short, monotone sigh as he wipes down his body with a warm towel. "Also, I do not adhere to this 'taking a peek at your sibling while they are bathing' thing, please quit it." "Damn, you already knew I was peeking without looking back, you really are something else." Zephyr turns around, walking away to the direction of the bed as she yawns. "Have you ate already? I'll make some food if you haven't." "I'm not hungry, and you sound sleepy, so please go sleep." "Okay, I'm taking the right side of the bed, facing the wall. Good night." Zephyr immediately jumps into the bed, covering herself with sheets as she shuts her eyes. It doesn't take a while until Sévir changes into his pajamas, he silently walks as to not disturb Zephyr as she sleeps. He opens the coin bag, slowly and quietly counting the coins he earned. "Three.. Five.. Nine.. Fourteen.. Twenty silver coins and one gold coin... This combined isn't enough to continue staying here and to buy food for Zephyr." Sévir clicks his tongue, irritated at the amount of coins he's gained for this day. "Perhaps I should try hunting in the forest, that might be better." He places the coins one by one in his coin bank, heading straight to bed while yawning by the time he finishes placing the coins in the coin bank. As he lays down, his eyes turn to Zephyr. "Are you still awake?" said Sévir. "Mm, I am." Zephyr turns to Sévir. "I'm dropping you off in the old man's place tomorrow, I won't accept any objections." "Why?" "He'll be teaching you some things, I still have to do things tomorrow so I can't teach you." "Okay." After a while of silence, Zephyr crawls closer to Sévir, once she's right beside him, she wraps her arm around him, burying her face in his chest. "What's wrong?" "I was just wondering.. Will we ever be able to escape this type of life? We've been like this for 7 years, we were eventually supposed to go to Stepan Academy but then the coup happened." Sévir stares at the ceiling as he tries to find words to reply. "I know it will happen, I just don't know when. But leave it to me, I'll make sure we'll be able to escape this type of life. I'll get Zephyr out of this type of life, once that happens, I'll proceed on avenging our family.. The House of Trysta, the family that led the coup d'etat against our family.. I know the current Emperor stopped chasing us and left us alone, it'll make things way easier. The former emperor of the Stepan Empire, Bernard Trysta is still alive. He's one of many nobles that owe a massive unpaid debt to me. I should probably start planning how they'll pay their debt to me without getting Zephyr involved. Feeling quite sleepy at this point, Sévir slowly closes his eyes as he falls asleep, not wanting to sleep late so he can wake up early the next day.