-Is that Rekka over there? – Asked Mari.
-He is with his friends and didn’t invite us! – Said Mira.
They both ran to them.
-Please, become my master Rekka-sama! – Pleaded Ren.
-Here we go again. – Thought surprised Rekka – W-what are you saying Ren? You’re Golden like me!
-That doesn’t matter Rekka-sama! The difference in our power is absurd! I want to catch up to Ichika, but the academy isn’t letting me. – Ren put his head on the ground – Please, teach me your ways!
The people around were watching in confusion. Mari and Mira were left in shock.
-What’s going on here? – They asked.
The kids looked over.
-Mira, Mari. – Rekka waved his hand – Don’t worry, this is a misunderstanding.
His friends were amazed.
-Doesn’t Ren have any pride? – They thought.
-Please Rekka-sama! I can even pay you, or do anything you want! – Ren stood up.
-Why are you going to a such degree? You can find a strong adventurer to train you. – Said Rekka.
-Because you looked cool. – Ren took Rekkas hand suddenly and his brown eyes shone brightly. His brown hair covered Rekkas vision of the twins – Your fighting style, your appearance, It’s way more cooler than anyone else I know!
-I’ll think about it Ren. – Said Rekka and put away his hand.
Ren nodded his head and zapped away. His friends were out of words.
-That was something. – Said Kaito.
-Yeah. – Said Sora – Is Rekka that powerful that even Ren wants to become his subordinate? – He thought.
The twins and Maeko didn’t say anything. They started heading back home.
-Hey hey. – Said the twins – You won’t believe what happened today. We…
Rekka arrived at the mansion and undressed. He laid on the bed, exhausted. Whitebolt knocked on the door.
-Come in. – Said Rekka.
-How was your first day?
-Tiring. I couldn’t learn anything new too! – He was irritated – I thought I would become a lot stronger there, but everyone keeps approaching me when I just want to learn.
-What did you expect? – Whitebolt leaned on the fancy wall – A kid with red hair suddenly enrolls, is the strongest in the academy and can wield a massive sword. I warned you to not to be flashy. – Whitebolt sighed – Want to quit?
-No. – Quietly said Rekka – Not yet.
-It’s your choice. You can already become an adventurer and enter dungeons, but if you want to be in the academy, I won’t force you.
Whitebolt left the room. Rekka was contemplating about his decision. That day, he didn’t go out. The night came and he went to sleep, in hope that the next day wouldn’t be the same as this one.
*Meanwhile*
Isvell was training. A couple of years have passed since his encounter with Oneiros. He was slowly reaching the designated PL, but was worried. What if he became Oneiros servan? He wondered what kind of despicable things he would have been forced to do. However, he wanted to see his family happy and continued on.
Isvell suddenly felt a bad gut feeling, like something bad was going on. He started rushing back home. He got terrified after he felt Oneiros presence. He saw tall flames coming from his city. Isvell ran in the city. He remembered the last time this happened and was anxious about his family. He wanted to find them as soon as possible. Ashes of fallen people were scattered around. The town was in ruins and the sky was red.
-No, NO, NO! – Shouted teared up Isvell.
He ran around the town, but couldn’t find his family. The city was empty. Isvell slowly started turning around. Oneiros flew down from the sky.
-Isn’t it my wonderful servant. – He said and made an evil grin, showing his red teeth – I could never forget you.
-WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY FAMILY!? – Shouted Isvell from the top of his lungs.
-Your family was living here? Sorry then. – Oneiros giggled – I BURNED EVERYONE HERE!
Isvell became silent. He clenched his fists and bit his lip.
-YOU MONSTER! VOID CONSUPRION, EMEDIS! VOID CONSUPTION, REMIA!
Portals appeared around Oneiros. From them, Void Arms came.
-So you learned some new tricks while I was gone, impressive. – Said Oneiros with a sinister tone.
Before the Void Arms could grab them, he created fireballs and blasted them away. Isvell lost hope. He fell on his knees. Oneiros jumped on the ground. He walked up to demoralized Isvell and kicked him in the face.
-Don’t go all depressed on me now. – He said and giggled – You have been bestowed a great title, to be my servant!
Isvell snapped. He ran at Oneiros and tried to punch him, but Oneiros grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up.
-Do you want to die?
Isvell spat on him.
-I WILL NEVER SERVE YOU, KILL ME! KILL ME NOW!
Oneiros got mad and threw Isvell on the ground with such force that it broke. He started punching him again and again until he got knocked out.
Jetos opened his eyes.
-Those moments still haunt me.
He jumped from the tree and landed with his Void Arm.
-I’m getting close to her.
Jetos started running with full speed. He jumped over rivers and ravines. After a couple of hours, he arrived in a field in the middle of nowhere. He clenched his Void Arms fist and punched the thin air. Suddenly, it shattered. An invisible barrier broke down. Inside, was a massive, but broken down castle.
-I could never forget you for what you did to me, Ruination Of Manipulation, Juwy. – Said Jetos and ran inside.
The night light shone through the cracks. A women giggled.
-Jetos, my boy, I have been waiting for you to come back, impatiently.