Fragarach

Three hundred year old Legacy

“This humble servant greets the savior.” Says the young man jet black clothes.

Sweat started to break from Raven’s forehead as he look at the young man his age kneeling in front of him. He look around and notices that there are no other people passing by in that alley.

[That’s strange, I feel some fairly strong mana aura on both ends of this alley. Is this his doing? I don’t understand what is going on.] “Please stand up, this is embarrassing and people might see you kneeling in front of me.” he thought as he told the young man to stop kneeling down and stand up.

But the young man did not do any of his request and still continued to kneel in front of him.

“I have already dealt with that matter, I have placed my people to block this route, rest assured. No one will allowed to pass to this alley. So please do not worry about anything my lord.” The young man said with a dignified tone.

[What is wrong with this guy? He just won’t budge, how sure is he that I am the person that he should be keeling to? By the looks of his outfit, he must be a noble of royal blood, even his mana aura is strong enough to make me worry about my surroundings when I entered this alley.] “Please tell me what are you on about? I am very clueless of what is happening right n ow. So please explain what is happening and please stand up, I am not used to be kneeled down like this.” Raven head is overloaded by the flood of conclusions in his head as he beg for him to stand up and stop kneeling the second time. “I will not hear you out otherwise.” He added.

Raven saw the young man flinch after saying that he will not listen to what he has to say.

[I cannot fail and give a bad impression to him, looking for this person is the only goal of the Arcan family after the defeat of the demon lord three hundred years ago. I cannot let this opportunity slip of my hands.] he thought as he stand on his two feet.

“I deeply apologize for my hard headedness, I am just doing what we are trained to do for generations, we were not to leave a bad impression to the person destined to slay the demon lord on his wake.” He said with a composed tone while still looking at the ground.

Raven eyes widened once he heard the reason why the young man refused to stand up even when he requested him to stop.

[So when I threatened him that I would not listen to a word he say, he compromised and broke the training they had for generations? I feel bad for the guy, they must have nailed that to his head and here I am telling him to break what he has been taught since he was a child. He must be angry at me for breaking it huh? But why did he know that I am destined to defeat the demon lord. Is he connected to Aranx or something?] “Uhmm- with all due respect but, how can you say that I am the one that is destined to slay the demon lord when he wakes up?” he ask to confirm the young man’s purpose of meeting him secretly.

“That is- there is a memory that is being passed down to every generation of the Arcan family, every family members inherit that memory, and that memory is nothing long but a short one. It shows a person’s shoulder embedded by an unknown language on his shoulder that is translated to ‘The seal of the future’.” He said in a composed tone as he points his shaky finger on Raven’s right shoulder. “That is the proof of the savior destined to save this world from the ruins.” He added.

[I can’t believe it, a memory? From the past? Don’t tell me that he is a descendant from one of the main families that stood in the front line and lead the others to defeat the demon lord?! A memory passed down from generations to generations, a three hundred year old legacy!]

His eyes focused on his shoulders where Aranx put a seal before leaving the lake.

“Are you a descendant of one of the families that lead the people to defeat the demon lord?” he ask in a slurred tone.

“Yes my lord, I am Nyx from the Arcan family devoted to the destined person who will defeat the demon lord.” He answered immediately without any doubts.

[I never felt so honored to be of service of someone that is destined, the person who we devoted all our lives in training to be of some sufficient use in his conquest.] his eyes widen as he realized something that he had overlooked since he was overwhelmed by the privilege of meeting the destined man in his lifetime that his ancestors failed to do so.

Raven saw the sudden change in his expression, thought Nyx is blindfolded, his facial expression can still be seen by others.

[I know that this guy just realized-]

[-the demon lord will resurrect in this lifetime! The person who is destined to defeat the demon lord will not appear if the time of the demon lord’s revival is still far away!] he grit his teeth in disappointment when he saw Raven staring at him with a concerned expression then he realized that he may have gave off a disturbing feeling so he bowed down to hide his embarrassment.

[What a shame! I showed the most important person in our lives a pathetic sight of me. My ancestors might be cursing at me right at this moment for shaming our family and our dedication!]

[Meanwhile on the other side]

“Do you hear what our descendant tells himself? Is he mad or something?”

[Back to reality]

Raven saw that Nyx is struggling so he walk towards him and pat his shoulders lightly.

[Is everyone from his family like that? What kind of strict training did he went through no- what kind of hellish training did all of them went through just to wait for this day to arrive?]

Raven thought as he walk towards the ashamed young man and pat his shoulder.

“I trust that you already know who I am, but I will still introduce myself.”

Nyx’ eye widen as the outline of his eyes expand under the blindfold after hearing what Raven said.

“I am Raven Oston, a commoner. Nice to meet you Nyx Arcan.” Raven said with a smile on his face.

[He is the destined man, something like this is already given.] he thought as he decided to face Raven and saw him smiling at him brightly.

[Ancestors, I, Nyx Arcan, your proud descendant manage to meet the man we devoted ourselves to, will never fail to meet your expectations even if you are in the next life. Please look after me as I fulfill our sword duty for generations.] he prayed as he closed his eyes.

“Let’s talk more at our house, I feel uncomfortable talking about important things out in the open and I don’t want to strain your legs by standing here.” He invited with a smile as he grasp Nyx’s shoulder.

He felt Raven’s warm hands when he grab his shoulder and invited him to his house to discuss everything. [He is such a warm person. I thought that he is a scary person since he released that tremendous pressure inside the academy earlier. I still have goosebumps whenever I recall what happened.] he thought as he followed Raven while rubbing his arms to warm himself up.

“Tell me Nyx, did I also bothered you earlier with the pressure of my mana aura?” Raven asked while scratching his head as he flash an awkward smile.

[Did he just read my mind?]

Nyx was hesitant to answer his question at first and Raven noticed that he is struggling what to say.

[What should I do, if I say that I was being crashed by the pressure of his mana aura earlier. He might think I am useless.] he told himself while imagining Raven’s angry face yelling at him for being weak. [So scary!]

Raven sees him struggling so hard to hide his nervousness in front of him.

“You don’t have to be so nervous, I was not aware that I had bothered other students at the test grounds, it was so insensitive of me to do that. You see, I was so excited that I will get to meet other students that has the desire to defeat the demon lord so I wanted to do what everyone was doing.” He said with a sad tone. “And sadly it ended up being a huge disaster.” He added.

[He is unexpectedly a considerate person. I completely thought that he is over his head when he made an instructor run away but he didn’t, this person is humble.] he thought after hearing what Raven thinks about what happened earlier so he decided to speak up.

“To be honest, I was also having a hard time breathing under that immense pressure, it felt like an eternity to me. I am sorry for the disgraceful display of pride by my fellow demi-humans, I deeply apologize in their stead.” He confessed as he grovel on the ground.

[This guy, I told him to stop doing that but he still did it, is it because of his training that is etched on their minds or is it out of habit?]

Raven asked himself when he look behind him.

“Come on, please stand up. It was given that the demi-humans will take pride in that aspect. Demi-humans are superior in terms of mana manipulation in the first place. It is up to the individual if they want to flaunt the things that makes them different from other races.” He explained.

“I am humble apologize for continuously disobeying you request.” He said in a humble tone.

Nyx stood up by Raven’s request and followed him quietly.

[He is also a very understanding person. Wait- does he know that I am a demi-human as well?]

This question popped into his mind as they walk out of the alley.

[So he really did something to prevent other people from entering that alley huh?] Raven thought as he glance at everyone in front of them.

A line of strong persons block the alley to keep others from entering it before their young master leave that route.

“It’s the young master, he seems to be following someone. Don’t tell me he is that person.”

One of them whispered to the others as he poke his elbow to the one beside him.

“Hurry, line up properly.” One of them said in a superior tone.

The instant the others heard him say that their young master had exited the alley, they lined up to greet him.

“We greet young master.” They said in unison.

Nyx’s guards were unaware of the identity of the person their young master is humbly following.

“Who is that person? How did he manage to make our young master follow him silently?”

One of them whispered in a soft voice. “I don’t know him myself, all I know is that senior Mars commanded the head to prevent anyone from entering the alley at all cost because young master is going to meet a very important person.”

“Good afternoon.” Raven said to the guards with a bright smile. “Good afternoon.” They replied with a bow.

[I can feel a rather unpleasant aura coming from the back.] Raven thought as he look behind them.

Nyx also noticed the murderous intent coming from the entrance as well. When one of his guards was sent flying towards them.

“ARRRGH!”

*Boom!*

*FWOOP!*

With Raven’s excellent reflexes, he manage to catch the demi-human an inch from landing on the store beside the alley.

“Ah!” the demi-human groaned in pain. “Thank goodness I caught you, are you okay?”

[Broken bones and internal bleeding, this guys is seriously injured!]

He saw the status of the demi-human’s body.

The other guards were alerted after they saw their comrade flying out of the alley. Nyx immediately ran towards Raven, concerned if he was injured by protecting on of his guards.

“Are you hurt anywhere my lord?’ he said in a shaky voice.

[My lord?!] the other guards exclaimed in surprise.

“Oh! I’m fine, you should take this person to the nearest medical station first, looks like he is badly injured.” He said with a concerned face.

[He really is a kind person.] he thought as his guards took the injured guards.

Nyx grit his teeth in anger as he bare his fangs to the group of person coming out of the alley.

“Your kitty was in the way so I move him out. Was that okay Little boy?” a man with an arrogant voice said.