Blissful Day
2208 Words
-------------------- [Lecture Hall] --------------------
“Once upon a time, the world consisted of various species that lived in their own region. Multiple species such as dragons, ogres, goblins, titans are categorised as the race of monsters. The monsters have traits superior to the human race such as large body sizes, sharp teeth, thick skin and scales, strong movement and most importantly, they are blessed with magical abilities. However, overpopulation caused problems such as food supplies shortage and space limitation for the monsters since they multiply rapidly. They had to fight for territories in order to solve that problem. One day, the monsters found the human race to be vulnerable and started taking advantage of them. The monsters also found human meat to be delicious and started to eat them on a daily basis. That is how the era of chaos for the human race started, the age of where the strong rule over the week.”
Currently, it is history class. So, um… this got to be boring. I guess Sir Atlas can teach history because he loves it. Well, I guess I should just be me instead of worrying about something so trivial like this.
“The monsters only see humans as easy meals and the humans could do nothing but hide in fear. Azaria was built as the last human empire in the midst of everything. Nevertheless, the human empire was still unable to protect themselves from the savage monsters. As the human race struggles to live in the age of chaos, the emperor of humankind, Will Maximillian Stardust dreamt of three blade wielding heroes who can save the humans. When the civilians heard about the emperor’s dream, they took it as a delusion the emperor conjured in the state of desperation. That is until signs of the dream coming true start to appear, and the so-called delusion becomes a prophecy. The tales of the three legendary sacred blades that fought with the heroes were engraved in the history of Azaria.”
That is one heck of a long paragraph.
“Mr. Evans.”
“Eh! Y… yes sir!”
“See me after class.”
“Yes sir!”
What did I do?
The whole class is looking at me, giggling, whispering like “Did he really say Eh?”, “He said Eh, hahaha, funny guy!”.
Nerds.
Unlucky day, I guess. But how did he noticed me being unmotivated in his class today?
“Everyone, you can stop glancing on Mr. Evans now, today we continue from…”
Thank you for averting those discomforting gazes just now sir, well, you are the cause of it though.
“Did you do something Evans?”
“I don’t know.”
“Maybe because you look so gloomy and sad, he wants you to cheer up. Don’t worry!”
“Eyes on the lecturer Quinn.”
“Yes, yes.”
Our conversation stopped there, and I start listening to the lecture attentively as usual.
And accidentally slept ten minutes later until the end of the class.
-------------------- [Sir Atlas Cubicle] --------------------
Currently, I’m at the front of Sir Atlas doorstep. All I need to do is knock the door and take a step to enter. That is all, but I cannot muster enough courage to do it.
I wonder why though. Maybe I should just turn back and go home. I afraid he will ask me why I did not come tomorrow ugh…
“Kreek…”
The door is opened from inside.
“Mr. Evans, I have been waiting for you. Come inside.”
“Yes, sir.”
He goes to his seat and lay his a*s on that nice comfortable-looking couch in his cubicle. So, I just standing beside the closed door, waiting for him to invite me to sit on something.
“You can just stand there if you like Mr. Evans or you could just sit here on this chair in front me.”
There is a chair after a small table in front of him, so I sit there without saying anything.
“Evans Reinhard, four days ago, your dad was attacked, yes?”
I nodded. I guess the lecturers and trainers may have already knows about it.
“I know how you feel. You don’t have to hide be so stiff with me. I also know that you get in touch with someone unknown.”
Eh, how did he know that? I am surprised by the way he talking as if he knows everything that happened that day.
“How… how do you know?”
“I see it. I see them get in contact with you.at the hallway yesterday evening, and that incident, I heard it from my friend.”
“I see. Then… what business do you have with me… don’t tell me you are the same as…”
“Wait boy, don’t jump into conclusion by yourself. I know about what happened but I’m not one of them. Say, have you ever heard of ‘Forsaken Union’?”
“I do, one of them greet me last night and tell me that he is from that group.”
“As I have expected.”
“…”
“What? You expect that?”
“Yes, sort of, their movement have been watched by the empire’s best spies after all.”
I am so confused. Not because of the matter, but identity of this history professor.
“Sir Atlas… who are you actually?”
“Me? I am no one, just a nerdy lecturer who taught his students about boring history that’s all.”
“Liar.”
“Hm…”
“Sir, as you are now, I convinced enough that you are not just a commoner who tells story about past occurrences in a lecture hall. With due respect, tell me what you know about the Forsaken Union. What is their objective? Why they are after me? Please sir, my family lives is at stake!”
“I know, hahaha, Sorry for teasing you. Well, I can tell you a little of what I know about the Forsaken Union, but I need to know, what did he says to you last night.”
And so, I tell him everything that happened from yesterday evening till last night conversation. He just nodded as he heard all of it.
“I see, so he said that you are their saviour, is that right?”
“Yes.”
“I think I get the gist of it. The real truth of the ‘Great Subjugation of the Dragorath’, is what driving them to act now.”
“What do you have in mind sir?”
“Okay, listen, I will tell you what the Forsaken Union is, and what is their objective.”
“I’m listening attentively sir.”
“Good.”
So that evening, he tells me everything he knows about the union. Basically, the Forsaken Union is a cult that follows a belief by its predecessor called ‘The Forsaker’. There is backstory from its name.
Five hundred years ago, during the fight with the Emperor of Monster, Dragorath, the three of them was able to kill it with their omnipotent, sacred blades. They fought together, combining their strength into one and finally succeed to put Dragorath down to the ground. Arthur, the first wielder of Atroxia was dead after try to sacrifice himself as the bait. Alisa, the first wielder of Teroria and Prince William Maximillian Stardust, a royal blood and the first wielder of Dominia to land a deadly attack to Dragorath. Basically, that’s it but there is extension to it. Arthur was killed by both of them.
The Forsaken Union was a group of believers that hold upon the truth of the history and apparently, ‘The Forsaker’ was a woman next wielder of Atroxia. She built the ‘Forsaken Union’ to convey to everyone about the truth of death of Arthur. But she was condemned and exiled from the empire, even her husband does not believe her.
What a sad life. But the reason ‘shadow’ called me chosen was still vague, I don’t understand and why he said that. And if it’s true, then Atroxia already have its master. Sir Atlas also added, “For the time being, only I know that you are being targeted, make sure you don’t tell anyone.” So basically, he is one of the Imperial Security Army, an elite. But he is working at his own pace. I guess I can trust him.
-------------------- [Academy’s Front Gate] --------------------
I’m currently on way back to my house just about to pass the academy’s front gate. Ah… what a tiring day. The sun has start to set, maybe I am the last student to walk pass the academy’s gate.
“With the setting sun came a sky of fire, the orange of every wintry hearth. It was the battle cry to the gathering night, that the only achievement of darkness is to show starlight all the more clearly.”
That was a quote from a novel I read. It sounds really nice and romantic. Saying that here makes me feel like a philosopher.
“The orange gold stretches far and widening across the skyline, the colour of fire hearths and tangerines. It is but the reflection of the dawn, the promise of the rising sun that comes after the velvety night has had it say and the land has rested once more.”
Wait. That wasn’t my voice. I quickly turned behind me to identify the person who continued my cool phrases I have taken from a novel, which was the same from the one that I read. What more important is, that is voice of a girl!
“Who are you?” the voice asked.
“Um, I think that was my question…”
Adorable.
Simply adorable.
I have seen lots of girls who are actually beautiful and super attractive face supported by great-shaped figure with curvilinear waist but, she was different. The fire-red like sunset light before the night engulfing the day into dark sky with streams of twinkling stars, she appeared before my eyes with irresistible enchanting aura, her straight hair was midnight-black, flowed over her shoulders with her enticing unique aqua-pupils shining through the reddish dusk. Her smooth white skin, slender waist figure become clearer to me as she walks towards to me in a fast pace. A set of dazzling, angel-white teeth gleamed as she tried to open her small mouth decorated with puffy blossom-soft heart shaped lip. While she is standing in front me, I reckoned her height must be around 155 centimetres, a rather good height for a girl with cute appearances.
“Hey!”
“…”
“HEY!”
“Eh, yes! What is it?”
Wooh, I almost getting caught staring at her…She even called me twice with slightly louder voice on the second one, it’s still sounds soft though…
“Why are you staring at me?”
I successfully failed my mission.
“Aaa… ah, sorry… I can’t help it, you are so…”
“So…?”
She asked me that while widened her round blue-eyes. So adorable.
“No, it’s… it’s nothing…”
“You have not answered my question, who are you?”
“Oh, please forgive me. My name is Evans. Evans Reinhard. Nice to meet you. What is your name?”
“My name?”
“Yes, your name.”
“You don’t know me?”
She asked me that as if I should already know her like she is a celebrity. But I do know her now, my adorable angelic crush.
“Sorry, I don’t…”
She put her hand to her mouth, trying to resist herself from laugh for something, slightly exposing her unbelievably pretty smile.
“I see… well… see you around later at the academy Evans, bye!”
She turned around and make a small run to her home after bidding goodbye to me.
“Eh… wait, how do you know I was from the academy?”
I asked her with curiosity and mixed feeling of don’t want to let her go back home yet. Then she stops her small run and turn her head to me.
“Your uniform! I went there too but today I am sick, so I came with my casual clothes! Oh, and about that phrase, I read that novel too!!”
Her sweet, soothing voice trying to shout softly, mesmerised me as she went her own way and gradually lost from my line of sight. I can’t believe my eyes today. I think I found my love at first sight.
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