Sévir Is A Pariah!

Sanguinex

There used to be 2 people that were the faces of the Stepan Empire, those two were Emperor Zigo and Empress Ivene. Emperor Zigo was considered one of the most prominent, most formidable magicians in history

In total, they had five children, four were boys, one was a girl. By the time they reach five, they are to bond with the magic species to acquire magic, the family always made sure they get the Rangic subspecies.

The rangic are magic subspecies that are white, the other subspecies are colored based on what magic element they hold. Rangic is short for "Random Magic", which means they can only discover their magic when they bond.

The first three just gained one magic element, those were fire, wind and light.

But the other two, the youngest ones were different, the daughter which was the youngest gained 2 magic elements. Water and wind.

But the fourth son was the most different, he acquired all magic elements by the time he and the rangic started the bond, those who knew were astonished.

The father quickly went to work to forge a sword, it wasn't just any typical sword, it was going to be his finest work to date.

For 3 years, he spent blood, sweat and tears making the sword, by the time he was finished, he gave it to his fourth son.

The fourth son was happy and quickly started to train with his new sword, this new sword had rare features such as to become other melee weapons if the fourth son wanted to, at the expense of mana.

He later found out that his sword can turn to a human, which was by far the most special feature of this sword.

His father made it so that the sword will stay by his side until death, through joy, sorrow, anger, you name it. He gave the sword emotions, the sword is essentially human, but two things made it different from the others.

The sword can't use magic without the wielder giving them magic, the other was the most remarkable one.

Between the blade and the hilt is the Heart of the Blood Moon, not a lot is known behind why it's named that way other than it making a reaction when exposed to lunar eclipses.

The Heart of the Blood Moon is a very rare gem, deemed indestructible, it stored mana and magic in very large numbers.

And this Heart of the Blood Moon.. It's the heart of the sword, whether it's in weapon form or human form, the sword is alive because of the gem.

The fourth son was very happy to find out the sword can turn to a human, he finally found a new friend! To start off their new relationship, the fourth son gave the sword a "birth" name and alias: Sword of the Blood Moon.

She vowed to be with the fourth son until his death, if he dies, then she will too by killing herself.

But as time went on while they tried surviving on their own after the tragedy in their house, he thought less and less of her, to her eyes, he only considered her as a weapon, a weapon to help him move forward..

...

Behind the closed door of the changing room are two people who seem to be deeply focused in their kiss, both hearing nothing in the room but their breathing getting louder as time goes on.

However, as things are about to get a little more.. Intense, the door in the entrance opens and closes, the voice of another girl can be heard saying "I'm back!".

The two quickly stop and pull away. "I- I think this is enough now." said the girl in the changing room, they both leave the changing room to greet the other girl that has returned.

"Welcome back Zephyr." said Sévir after he closed the door of the changing room.

Zephyr observes Sévir and the girl he was just with intently. "Uh.. Zeph? What's wrong?" said the girl with a curious tone.

"So you guys were.. Kissing."

"Make no mistake Zephyr, I was just giving Sanguine mana." Sévir waves it off.

"Was your job that big to the point Nex needed to replenish mana this way?" Zephyr sits down in the bed as she takes off her bag.

"Pretty much, Sévir messed me up real hard in the job site, it's quite a memory to uphold!"

Sévir smacks her in the head the moment she said that. "Sanguinex, don't say things that can be misunderstood." Sanguinex holds onto her head with both of her hands as she rubs where she was smacked. "Oww! I was just joking!"

"Anyway, what were you doing outside?" Sévir pulls the chair from under the table, sitting down and crossing his legs.

"Nothing much, I was just roaming around the district." Sévir knits his brows. "Zephyr, what did I tell you about roaming around the south of the district alone?"

Zephyr's eyes widen and her mouth opens as she tries to find words to reply back. "H- How did you know I was in.. The south?"

Sévir stands up and leans forward to Zephyr, Zephyr leans back. "Your smell, it reeks of the south."

Zephyr looks down and sniffs herself. "I don't really smell anything different."

Sanguinex sits down beside Zephyr in the bed, curious on how she smells, she leans closer to Zephyr and sniffs her for a few seconds. "Yup, she reeks of the south." Sanguinex said with a rather enthusiastic voice.

Zephyr is trying her best to understand what they're trying to do or say, trust me Zephyr, I'd react the same as you if I were in your situation!

"Zephyr, please tell us if you're ever going there for whatever reason, Sanguinex will go with you." said Sévir.

Sanguinex and Zephyr looks at each other. "Don't worry, I may not be able to use magic because you can't channel it through me, but I still have skills in other sorts of combat if things go south!" Sanguinex smiles and gives her a thumbs up.

"Okay.. I'm sorry brother. I'll avoid going to the south alone next time."

"Thanks."

However, Zephyr wasn't convinced just yet, she looks at Sévir, straight into his eyes, Sévir knows what's happening.

"Brother, why do you keep trying to have me avoid going to the south of this district?" Curiosity, Zephyr is curious now and she won't back down unless she's given an answer.

"To put it simply, the neighborhoods there have the highest crime rate in this district, having you roam around there will attract a whole lot of criminals for sure. I spent some time finding this inn to make sure it's far enough from said neighborhoods."

Sanguinex clears her throat. "Basically, what he means is that he doesn't want you to get in any danger, even if it's something you can just run from."

"Oh, okay. I see." Zephyr still feels curious, but she decides to drop it for another day.

Sévir walks to the door with his hand on the knob, before he opens the door, he looks back at Zephyr and Sanguinex. "Zephyr, are you hungry?"

"I am."

"Okay. I'll get you the usual."

"You're not going to ask me what I want to eat? Sévir, you're so heartless!" Sanguinex crosses her arms and looks away.

"It's a waste of coins to get an extra plate for someone who doesn't get hungry."

Sanguinex sighs and raises her arms in defeat. "Alright, alright. I'll just have a bit from your plate later then."

"Fine by me." Sévir opens the door and finally leaves the room.

Silence fills the room not long after, Sanguinex stands up to grab a towel so she can wipe her sweaty face, that is until Zephyr finally breaks the silence. "You never told me how you were created. How and why were you created?" said Zephyr.

"That's a pretty random question coming from you. Oh well, I'll tell you now since you've told me many secrets before." Sanguinex sits in the chair Sévir sat on earlier, Zephyr will finally get to know the origin behind her friend, Sanguinex. She wouldn't want to miss this.

Sanguinex proceeded to tell her story, Zephyr was very attentive, she listened to every single word Sanguinex said.

As she continued, the atmosphere surrounding the room started to get more intense, Zephyr kept her mouth shut, she did not move a single inch, not wanting to interrupt Sanguinex in any way.

Silence filled the room alongside the intense atmosphere after she was done telling her story, the silence was rather, a depressing type of silence, Zephyr and Sanguinex refused to speak any further, this went on until Sévir returned.

"Uh, what happened?" Sévir asked the two after noticing the intense silence between the two.

"Nothing, we were just waiting for you." said Zephyr. She reaches out to the bag Sévir is holding that is filled with food.

Sévir pulls another chair under the table, sitting beside Sanguinex.

He grabs his bread from the bag, as he is about to eat it, he looks at Sanguinex, he draws away the bread from near his mouth and pokes Sanguinex's cheek with the bread.

"Open your mouth." Sanguinex looks at Sévir and the bread, she flashes a small smile and bites the bread. "Ohh man, I haven't ate food in a while, this one tastes good."

"That's because your stomach can somehow last for an entire month or more without getting hungry." Sévir bites the bread and chews in his mouth, he swallows it immediately as he is about to say something.

"Anyway, we have a job for tomorrow, Sanguine."

This catches the attention of Sanguinex and Zephyr. "What is it?"

"I'll explain the main details tomorrow, but we'll have to go to the central district tomorrow for the job."

"Who gave you the job?"

"West Capital Organization. The job will give us a lot of coins if we succeed."

The name catches the attention of Zephyr, who is now curious about this organization. "West Capital Organization? Is that where you get most of your jobs?"

"Correct. The old man and old woman also work for the WCO. Speaking of which, what have they been teaching you as of late?"

"They've been teaching me a lot of things about Visionary Style that you don't usually learn in schools."

"Heh, that's the old man and old woman for you, they never skip on things and they make sure you know a whole lot of bits about things."}

Zephyr grabs her notebook, opening the notebook to a blank page. "By the way brother, what style do you use?"

"Me? I use all four styles."

"Ooh I see." Zephyr quickly writes down all four styles in the notebook below Sévir's name, after she's done writing, she realized what Sévir just said and looks at him straight in his eyes. "D- Did you just say.. All four styles..?"

"Huh? Yeah? What about it?" Sévir asks with a curious tone, wondering why Zephyr is shocked he can use all four styles.

Sanguinex facepalms. "She's shocked because there's only a small percentage of people that can use more than one style, let alone all four styles."

After hearing that, Sévir seems to be surprised. "Wait, not everyone uses all four styles?" Sévir rubs his chin as he asks Sanguinex

"Yes, not everyone uses all four styles."

"Interesting.. I thought everyone can use all four styles."

"Anyway, Zephyr. You still want to go to Stepan Capital Academy right?"

"What? Oh, yes, I really want to."

"I see. Well, the amount of coins we get if we finish the job tomorrow might just be enough to fill my piggy bank."

"I've always wanted to ask, what's the piggy bank for?" said Zephyr.

"It's for your enrollment fee for Stepan Capital Academy."

"W- What? What about you?" They can both hear the worry in Zephyr's voice.

"Me? Well.. I've always wanted to go there too, but I know you need it more than I do. I wouldn't feel good if my 2 years worth of saving for this enrollment fee goes to me and not you."

Zephyr looks down with a frown on her face, clearly upset after what her dear brother told her.

Sanguinex sits beside Zephyr, patting her back. "In other words, he's trying to say that you still have a lot of opportunities compared to him, so he wants to make sure it won't go to waste."

"..I understand."

She stands up and walks to Sévir, wrapping her arms around him for a tight hug.

"Zephyr?" Sévir looks down, Zephyr's face is buried on his chest.

"Thank you, brother. I promise I won't let my chances go to waste."

This enough makes Sévir smile, he caresses her hair while his other arm is used to hug her back. "Make sure you don't, or I'll be sad."

Sévir clears his throat and pulls away. "Anyways, enough drama! We still have to sleep, tomorrow's a big day."

Sanguinex leaps and lands on the bed. "I call dibs on sleeping beside Sévir tonight!!"

Sévir grabs her by her shirt collar and tosses her to the opposite side of the bed. "I suggest you return to your longsword form." Sévir lays down on the bed.

"Heyyyy! Learn how to handle a sweet, cute little maiden in bed properly!"

"Shut up. Zephyr. Get to bed already."

"C'mere Zeph! Lie down between me and Sévir, we'll look like a family!"

"Yes, yes. I'm coming." Zephyr lies down between Sanguinex and Sévir.