Cerberus Blackborn

Chapter 6

Cerberus slowly opened his eyes, his back a bit sore from the constant shifting of his body while he was asleep. The view outside the window was dark which indicated that he had been asleep for a few hours since they departed from the city at around noon while now instead of the bright noon sun, the moon hung high in the sky. The night-time of this world was different compared to Earth's. For one, there were less stars in the sky but instead of one moon, there were actually two moons with one being larger than the other. The larger moon shone brightly with a silvery glow that illuminated the night and even though the moonlight could not compare to sun light, it was infinitely closer when compared to Earth's moonlight.

Cerberus felt someone grip his right arm and he shifted his gaze to the person next to him.

Circe was leaning on his shoulder sound asleep. Her beautiful face was illuminated by the moonlight which highlighted her beauty even further. She gripped his arm harder as the smile on her grew even more. One could obviously tell by her actions that she was having a pleasant dream. Her light snoring was further proof on the matter.

Cerberus looked at his sleeping sister with a tender expression before his senses alerted him of another person watching him. He looked around the carriage before finally discovering the culprit. It was a girl sitting across from him on the other side of the carriage with long brown hair and a beautiful face that did not lose to the idols on Earth. Her skin was light brown with a beautiful figure. Her body wasn't as mature as his sister's, but it was a bit more mature for her age. The beautiful girl with the face of an idol was currently staring at him, her brown eyes reflecting her interest.

When Cerberus made eye contact with her, she immediately looked away pretending as if she wasn't staring at him a few seconds ago. Cerberus ignored her behaviour and simply returned his gaze to the scenery outside the window.

After twenty minutes or so Cerberus caught sight of a large wall in the distance which grew the closer they got to it until finally the full outline of the wall was visible. The wall was thirty meters tall and served as the border of the academy's territory as well as acted as a method of protection from any outside forces. There were various rune formations on the wall that gave off large waves of mana that reinforced as well as served as a countermeasure and warning to those who may attempt to launch an attack on the academy.

Kreek….

The sound of rusted hinges moving could be heard as a large metal gate opened allowing the carriages to enter. Within the gate were various buildings each with different signboards such as "Alchemy" or "Summoning" representing the available courses of learning conducted there. The carriages soon arrived at an estate where a variety of buildings were lined up in rows. The buildings were four stories high and only a few meters away from each other. The estate was split down the middle with a ten-meter-tall wall that split it into two equal parts. The estate itself had its own twenty-meter-tall walls that surrounded it forming a rectangular shape. At the centre of the estate right was a section where the middle wall split into two branching out widely before reconnecting on the other side resulting in a large circular piece of land of land in the middle with a circular wall around it.

"Wake up! We have arrived"

The voice of Sharla sounded in the carriage. It was probably the effect of voice enhancement magic meant to communicate with a large group of people at the same time. A simple but difficult spell to use as a single mistake could result in the rupture of a person's vocal cords.

Circe slowly opened her eyes to find Cerberus staring at her. She immediately moved away from him while twisting her head but the students on the opposite side of the carriage could clearly see her cheeks red from blushing. A certain girl took note of the scene before descending from the carriage, her brown hair fluttering slightly in the wind. No one knew what she was thinking at that moment.

Cerberus was the last person to leave the carriage, his feet landing softly on the ground after jumping off the carriage.

Everyone gathered around Sharla who was standing next to two other people. One was a young man with short dark red hair and white skin. The man was handsome enough to be a model and his pearl white attracted the gazes of the female students when he smiled. Another was a woman with short light blue hair and a face that did not lose in beauty. Her slim figure was highlighted by the black pants that she wore and if one looked closely they could see the slight bulging of muscle that stretched her clothes to a certain extent. The woman was frowning most likely due to the lustful gazes of the male students.

"The young man here is Shawn and the girl next to him is Olivia. They are third year students who I have chosen to show you to where you will be sleeping as well as to explain a few things to you."

Sharla then said a few more words to Shawn and Olivia before departing on a carriage leaving behind an open area where only the students' luggage remained.

It was weirdly silent after Sharla left, only the sound of the wind blowing could be heard.

Sensing the awkward situation, Shawn decided to be the one to move first.

"Alright then, as you have all heard my name is Shawn" said Shawn smiling arousing some blushes among the female students. He truly was a handsome man. Only Olivia, Circe and very few other girls one of them being the girl with long brown hair that Cerberus had met, remained unmoved by his looks. Olivia even seemed to show a look of disgust on her face.

"I am here with my lovely companion" He emphasized the word 'companion' while looking at Olivia "to give you all a brief overview of the academy."

"Unfortunately, you all arrived at night so we will have to settle for a tour tomorrow. For now, we need to show you where you will be staying."

Shawn held his chin pondering about something after which his face cleared up.

"Ahh…. I should probably explain to you how the estate works. So, the estate is split into three zones: the left, right and central zones. The left zone is where the female students stay, the right zone is where the male students stay. The central zone however is a bit of a special area where only the elites stay."

Elites???