Heirs of Magic

Chapter Three - Past

"Master, the dean is here" announced Napilla.

"How wonderful, help me dry it off" she asked, getting up from the bathtub.

The young half-beast took the soft towels and began to rub her master, she smiled as she felt her hands on her body, in addition to imagining what brought the dean to see her, "once her body was dry she wrapped it up" in the towel and continued anyway.

She appeared in what was the living room of her rooms, as soon as she saw her the dean smiled and greeted her, adjusting his hat, he didn't take his eyes off her who almost paraded to sit in front of him, Napilla remained standing behind her.

"Beautiful as always Onyx, and your shamelessness is charming" he praised.

"You are very well too, you haven't come to visit me for so long" she said "I thought you had forgotten about me.

"Ah my dear Onyx, it is impossible to forget you" she said "one way or another, and I see that Napilla is still well, despite what you do to her.

"She's the best toy I've ever gotten, she's tough and heals fast, ideal for me" she said reaching out to stroke her cheek "and her animalistic mind doesn't break easily, no toy has lasted that long.

With the caresses of Onyx Napilla smiled and wagged her tail, Androuet saw that almost nothing human was left in that crossbreed, she practically acted like a real dog that loves her owner despite the mistreatment.

" You haven't changed a thing in all this time, you're still the same "he said "you're still the devouring Onyx I knew.

" Oh wow, what a nostalgic nickname " she said making an excited face " it's been so long since anyone called me that.

"You earned such a nickname, almost 400 years ago you came into this world with the great invasion" he said "you survived and evolved into what you are now, devouring the souls of everyone you seduced, you earned this nickname when you devoured an entire village , without sparing even the children.

She smiled when she remembered the past, when she came to this world with the great invasion she was just a common demon, for having survived she evolved and turned into a succubus, her power allowed to seduce anyone and devour their souls, once she reached a village, with her power she conquered everyone and was being worshiped as a goddess, a goddess who demanded luxury and sacrifices.

" And then the dean of the academy at that time was called, he personally hunted you down "continued Androuet "but you always escaped him, to the point of turning it into a game.

" A game he played very well, spent 20 years on my trail following any lead "she said "whenever he heard about me he would personally look for me, I loved that!

" His fixation turned into obsession, and later into madness, he hardly thought about anything else but capturing you "continued Androuet "until finally he caught you, everyone thought he had exterminated you, but in fact he sealed here.

"To his own satisfaction, he couldn't live without me anymore" she completed "tortured me to satisfy his anger, but soon he changed torture for affection, whipping for kisses, and then...

" You turned him into your slave, even trapped here you manipulated him to do whatever you wanted "said the other "he went so far as to kidnap students to give to you, those poor children...

And later his madness was discovered, the dean was so mad that he fought the teachers killing many, he had to be killed to be stopped and the academy almost closed, a new dean took over and rebuilt the structure and reputation of the academy, Onyx, being considered very dangerous, was forgotten in the catacombs, until the new great invasion arrived.

With demons raining down upon the world the dean and teachers sought out Onyx, their goal was to interrogate her to learn everything they could get out of her, Onyx happily not only told her everything she knew but made her an offer, she would teach dark magic to anyone who had an affinity with her, the dean was suspicious of this but thought that having an extra resource wouldn't be a bad thing.

After the great invasion was controlled, the information that Onyx gave was very valuable, and her knowledge of black magic was essential, the dean then gave her the position of professor of black magic at the academy, something that shocked many.

"Tell me the truth, you manipulated him too, didn't you? Made him fall in love with you" asked Androuet "if you could manipulate" him why didn't he set you free?

"Perhaps a whim? Or maybe I like it here" she joked "it was nice to have this room full of students, idolizing me, going to bed with me... and knowing that it bothered you was even better.

" Then came my predecessor, a mage of light who wouldn't let herself be corrupted by you "said Androuet "she put you in your place and limited your influence, luckily the dark mages were getting rarer, that's why the magic course black was forgotten over time.

" Still she didn't get rid of me, and then you came " she said " and here we are, but you came just to talk about the past?

" Let's talk about the present, how was it with your new student? "he asked "I wanted to see what kind of young man he is.

" I loved him, he faced me straight on without backing down once "she said "ah yeah, maybe he won't be able to attend class tomorrow.

"What? Don't tell me you and he already...

" Oh no, I just kissed him, to feel the taste of a young man after so long "she said "he left here dragging himself, give him a break for the next class ok?

"I'll inform the professor about it" said Androuet imagining Derek's state.

"Do you know anything about him? Even I didn't get anything out of him" she asked.

"No, it's a complete unknown, but I feel there's a tragedy in its history" said Androuet "try not to spoil" it like you did the last one.

"Oh my dear, the last one has already been spoiled, I only helped him" she said "but you know that nothing good comes out of black magic, you can't expect me to form a model student.

" My predecessor wasn't stupid, she left you here for some reason "he said "that's why I also decided to leave" her, don't make me regret it.

"Regret? You never regretted coming to visit me and sleeping with me" she teased.

"Her... I was young and inconsequential, and you... are all that" he said all embarrassed and lost.

"You may have a beard and wrinkles, but you're still beautiful, I wouldn't mind warming you up today" she said crossing her legs.

" I have to go, lots of things to do! "he said getting up soon "oh yes! I brought you a present!

He made a gesture with his hand and a large bottle appeared, he put it on the table and teleported to his office, Onyx laughed and took the bottle checking the contents.

" It still reminds me of my favorite brand, what a love! "she said taking the cork "hey Napilla, bring the glasses, today you will drink with me!

"Yes master!" replied the other happily.

"And later I'm going to try that new whip on you" she completed.

"Yes master!" she was still happy.

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"That bitch, she's going to pay me for this!" Derek said with his face on the table.

"You're pretty much done, what happened there anyway?" asked Urick in the kitchen "when you came back it looked like you had been beaten, and now it looks like a hangover.

Derek had to be woken up by Emílio after dawn, hours after dusk he came back dragging himself and leaning against the walls, he didn't even take off his uniform and fell into bed and then blacked out, now he was suffering effects similar to a hangover, while Emílio took care of breakfast morning he took a shower to wake up.

" Here it is, as we don't have much time I made eggs and bacon " he said " luckily we have toast and butter, coffee is to help " you wake up.

"Thanks a lot man, I'll leave the meals to you" Derek said already eating "in exchange I'll take care of the cleaning.

" Thanks, there's nothing beautiful about cleaning and tidying "replied the other one, sitting down "but preparing a fancy meal is an art!

Derek laughed and ate the meal, while he ate Urick asked how the class was, Derek was going to talk but remembered Onyx's warning, that if he talked about her he would suffer a thousand times more in the next class, so he just "said it was difficult.

"What about your inspiration magic class?" Derek asked to deflect the subject.

" 337 students in a room, all seeking their own art "he replied "the teacher is a very eccentric guy, he uses poetry to activate his magic.

And that's how the magic of inspiration worked, it wasn't necessary to draw arcane writing to use it, but it manifested itself through some form of art or literature, the most practical way to use it quickly was through song, instruments musicals or poetry, they could also "trap" the magic effect in sculptures, pictures, books and scores, a composition created by an inspiration magician could activate its effects even used by an ordinary person, it was enough to use the inspiration contained in it.

"I want to master magic at a higher level, so that when I write my books their effects will last forever" he said "I will write stories that will take your reader into it!

"Just don't go writing horror stories" asked Derek laughing.

" Well, even terror is inspiring "replied the other "those who like it would love to be in the story to be scared by the characters.

Derek and Emílio took their study material and went to the central tower, then to the classroom designated for them, many students were still arriving but the teacher was already there organizing the material to use in class.

"Derek? I thought you weren't coming today" said the professor in surprise "Mister Androuet said you had a good time yesterday.

" ahahahahaha I ended up recovering "he said with his hand behind his head "but if I dozed off in class please forgive me!

Derek looked for a place at the very back of the room, the students could sit wherever they wanted, so those who insisted on arriving early to get seats at the front, depending on the class it was even dangerous to sit too close to the teacher.

"Look at him there, it seems that the rumors that the professor of black magic is a demon are unfounded" said a student looking at him.

"I don't think there's even a professor of black magic, it's not in any record" said another student "besides no other dark magician is good, who would hire one of those?

" So what was he doing? Look at his face "said another "it looks like he turned all night.

The room was filling up until all 100 students arrived, the last person to arrive took the place next to Derek, it seemed that in this room the punishment for being late was exactly this.

"Relax, I'm not going to disembowel you or anything like that" Derek said to the girl next to him who didn't stop and looked at him out of the corner of her eyes.

The class continued teaching about each arcane symbol, the students had to draw "them releasing the Mana and saying their meaning, the three hour class was all used for this, some soon showed ease to draw"them, others made crooked scribbles, Derek it was somewhere in between, he could draw them right, but he was slow to do that since he was careful, a well-crafted mage can draw them in less than a second.

"Professor, when you make the symbols stay in the air" asked a student "but when we do they disappear right away.

"That happens because you are using the Mana in your fingertips like ink in a pen" he explained "you need to keep your concentration not only on what you are doing but also on what has already been done, you need to keep the Mana flowing into the letters that have already been drawn.

Merilda tried to do this, she drew a simple symbol that appeared in the air and then she was drawing the next one, she was drawing the 2nd symbol when the first one started to erase, when she finished the 2nd symbol the 1st one was gone.

" Nice try Merilda, the more you practice the more you will perfect the method "he praised "there is no tip for everyone to succeed, each one must find their own rhythm and focus.

The class ended with more exercises and also moments to clear doubts, when the bell rang the students were released, it was lunch time and many were hungry, effects of using Mana to write the symbols.

The cafeteria was gigantic to house all students of all years, 100 employees served food non-stop while a huge number of cooks prepared everything, as helpers for students punished for bad behavior.

" You know, I keep thinking about one thing, how do they pay all these people? "asked Derek "they don't charge anything for us to study here.

" The academy and its employees do not pay taxes of any kind, that alone is a great incentive to work here " explained Emílio "but the academy receives donations from nobles who want favors, and the teachers here still work for the royal house, so they receive a good sum every year.

" In addition, the academy does magical research and other work, they sell their results "said a student who passed through them "graduated students can also contribute to continue using the facilities.

The two looked at the one who was passing by, he was short and wore glasses, he was certainly the intellectual type, besides, on his plate there was only the food that was paid for, he must have had full pockets for that.

When he went to eat at a table the other two stopped paying attention to him, Urick and Derek continued eating until a group of 6 guys arrived, they immediately felt that things were going to get ugly soon.

"So you had your first dark lesson? Tell me how it went" said one of the bullies.

"It was easy and enjoyable," Derek replied.

"And who is the teacher of darkness? Is he a demon as they say?" asked another.

"Compared to certain people I've met, he's kind of nice," Derek replied.

The bullies didn't like the answers, they already showed their dissatisfaction with serious and aggressive expressions, those who saw from afar already expected a fight at any moment.

"Have you already drunk blood? Are you learning how to make curses?" asked one sitting next to him and staring at him.

" I heard that dark mages love to sacrifice virgins "joked another "be careful not to sacrifice yourself.

The joke was so bad that Derek couldn't hide the grimace he made, Emílio just laughed imagining how truculents like that entered the academy, it was certain that they would fail this year.

"A dark magician passed through my town once, he killed 11 people" said one sitting next to Derek "two of them were children.

Derek almost laughed at this, not because he found it funny that people died, but because this person was complaining to him about it, if he knew what Derek went through he would be embarrassed to comment about it.

" You know, the law says to kill dark magicians as soon as you find" them " continued the rebel "I almost hope for you to graduate, I kill you before you leave through the gate.

"You know what's funny? I can do the same thing" Derek replied "the difference is that I don't have to wait for you to graduate, because I think it's impossible for you to pass the 1st year.

Derek felt the movement behind him and tilted his head to the side, the hand that was going to punch him went straight and the guy lost his balance and fell, Derek quickly got up in time to see the guys surrounding him and attacking.

In an instant a confusion began, he hit as much as he was beaten but soon the disadvantage took its toll, in a matter of minutes he was on the ground being kicked, people screamed encouraging the fight until a teacher arrived, quickly everyone sat in their places while the brawlers were taken.

"That was quick" commented Aella sitting next to her cousin.

"It looks like they were the ones who provoked Derek," Merilda replied.

"Whatever, I hope he gets expelled" said another girl sitting at the table.

" No, they will be scolded and warned ", explained another "but I bet he will be expelled in three months.

" Bet on two "said another laughing "what do you think Merilda?

"I think it's unfair to expel him for no reason, but let's see how it goes" replied the princess "I hope he realizes his mistake and changes course as soon as possible.

The bell rang, it was the announcement that there were 15 minutes left for the classes, those who were still eating swallowed their food fast, the others were already heading to where they would have the class, this included Aella who went to the women's locker room to change clothes, the classes of combat magic wore practical clothes to move around, what she didn't like is that they were tight and sexy clothes only for women.

"Surely there's a pervert involved in this" she thought as she finished getting dressed.

The combat magic class was the busiest, this year more than 700 students attended the course, the teacher was an athletic and witty man who turned the class on magic into physical education.

"Shouldn't we be learning about magic?" asked the student falling to the ground.

"Combat magic is as the name says, you use it in combat "explained the professor supporting the wooden sword on his shoulder "we fight with armour, weapons and magic, we need to be the best on the battlefield.

"I like that, let's test your skills then" said Aella pointing the wooden sword at him.

" There she goes again, yesterday was the same thing " said an exhausted student " is she really a woman?

" I heard she's a military daughter or something " said another breathlessly " that explains her talent.

Aella started to attack the teacher who fought back formidably, after defeating all the students in groups of 10 she was the last one standing, that excited him a lot.

" I'm going to say something interesting, the combat magic class is the one that kills the most students "he said between one blow and another "when it doesn't kill a cripple, that makes up for the high number of students.

" Classes that kill!? Is that possible? "asked a frightened student.

" Of course, accidents, spells out of control, students who abuse their power... the causes are countless "he explained without stopping fighting "about 5% of students die before graduating.

"And how many teachers died here?" asked Aella, attacking.

"Apart from those who died in bizarre accidents? No teacher is stupid to die by the hand of a student" he replied "that's why.

He blocked Aella's attack with his sword, and with his other hand he released a wave of energy, she was knocked back several meters and fell stunned.

"All mages can use magic offensively, a high level mage can defeat an army in combat" he said "but only combat mages can fight and cast magic at the same time, you didn't even see when I cast the spell with one hand while blocking his attack with the other.

" Impressive..." said Aella perplexed on the floor.

"In my classes you will be beaten a lot, but you will learn to use one part of your brain to fight, and the other to conjure magic" he said "when you are formed you will use battle movements to conjure the spells.

Everyone was impressed by this, ordinary mages had a huge disadvantage in a direct battle, but this teacher was teaching mages how to defeat soldiers.

"When you catch your breath we'll go back to class" he said "I'll explain the difference between casting magic normally and casting it as a combat mage.

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" hehehe a little oil on the joints helped a lot " he said pushing the door.

Derek was arriving late, after the scolding he went to the infirmary, picked up some things to take care of the wounds, he also went to a warehouse to pick up some things, including oil to put on the iron door.

Once again he plunged into that dark world inside the dungeon, he already had a notion that that darkness was magical, because the light that entered through the door disappeared a few meters ahead, and nothing could be seen after that.

"Close the door" ordered Napilla's voice from inside.

" Leave it open anyway, it doesn't make much difference " he said " where's the bitch?

"The master is sleeping, she sleeps during the day" replied Napilla.

" But how is she going to teach me like that? "he asked worried "I have to go back to the dorm at dusk!

"Mistress told you to use the books on the table" replied Napilla.

Derek grumbled and went to where he remembered the table, as soon as he entered Napilla closed the door, once again he was lost, but this time he came prepared, from his backpack he took a lamp and lit it, its light only illuminated him and about 2m around it.

" Why can't we have normal classes like everyone else? "he asked himself as he sat down "and what books are those? There's more dust than the entire basement at home.

He put the lamp on the table and opened the books, he read the text trying to understand the content but ended up getting lost, he really needed the teacher to explain.

Derek spent more than half an hour just reading the book without understanding anything, he then took a break and looked around, with the limited light he could only see the table where he was and a little beyond, he also noticed Napilla moving to one side For the other one tidying things up, it looked like a party had taken place there.

"Hey Napilla, do you know how to use magic?" he asked sprawled over the chair.

"A dog shouldn't learn that" she replied, still cleaning.

" Stop it, don't talk about yourself like that " he asked "I know you're half animal, but you shouldn't call yourself a dog.

"I am the master's pet, nothing more" she said "don't talk to me.

He felt sorry for her, Derek couldn't say if it was her animal mentality or the way she was raised, but she definitely led an undignified life here, he went back to studying trying to assimilate some content, Napilla then went to clean near the table, when she passed close to the light Derek got scared and got up quickly.

" Napilla! Who did this to you!? "he said holding her by the hand "look at those wounds!

Her body was all marked, marks of whipping, scratches and punches, it looked like she had been tortured for hours, and even bleeding she was still forced to clean up, Derek then took his backpack and took bandages and ointments.

"Stop, don't do that" she asked "I drank something called wine and broke things, it's my punishment.

" How could I leave a girl like that!? Just be quiet and behave!" he ordered.

She stopped fighting and so Derek started to treat her, passing the ointment on the wounds and then wrapping it with a bandage, he was very embarrassed to touch her body, after all she was still a girl and was almost naked, he was even more embarrassed when he found a bite mark on her thigh, he rolled his eyes and rubbed the ointment over her thigh, smoothing it gently.

" “Damn it, don't have such thoughts!” "he mentally criticized himself as he bandaged her thigh "is it better now?

She didn't answer, she seemed embarrassed by the situation, Derek imagined that even she was embarrassed to be taken care of by a boy, when he put a bandage on her face he ended up running his hand over her head, he squeezed her ear lightly and saw which she seemed to like, he then petted her and she closed her eyes and wagged her tail rapidly.

"Oh no, I ended up playing with her like a dog!" he said "what kind of idiot am I?

" The clueless type " replied Onyx leaving the room " I didn't give you permission to play with my toy.

Napilla ran to her side while Derek stared at Onyx, the succubus liked his insolent look, the look of someone who would not bend to her will, because the more the person resisted, the more interested she was.

"I imagine a demon like you doesn't understand, but stop hurting her like that," he said.

" I think you're the one who doesn't understand demons, if you ask me to stop I feel more like hurting her "she said smiling evilly "maybe next time I'll do it in front of you.

" Got it, I'll stop meddling in this "he said sitting down again.

" Huh? You're not going to protest? You conform very quickly "she said confused.

"I didn't conform, I just know that I don't have any power to do something" he said "those who don't have power can't do anything, that's why I need to learn this dark magic soon.

" And when will learning make me stop?" she asked sarcastically.

" When I learn I'm going to do with you twice as bad as you did with her "he replied "now come teach me since you woke up.

Onyx felt a shiver go up her back, she showed such an evil smile that it scared Napilla, she also licked her fingers as if she wanted to taste something.

"Boy, don't tease me like that," she said breathlessly, "I'm looking forward to it right now.

She went to the table and picked up the book Derek was reading, she found it extremely boring and discarded it, she would teach more directly and in a didactic way, all to see what he could do with the power he would conquer.

"How long does it take to learn some magic?" he asked.

"By the end of the month you need to get at least the easiest spells" she explained "in the first year the student must learn one spell per month, at the end of the year he must have all the most basic spells in his path.

" So I don't have time to lose, if you sleep during the day I need to change my class schedule "he said "would it be that if I ask the dean he will let me change it?

" Let me ask, I'll ask nicely "she said laughing "but in exchange I want to know something, tell me what happened to you in the past.

Derek made a surprised face with this request, he turned his face away as if he didn't want to talk about it, but since it was the condition he decided to fulfill her request, Onyx then paid attention to him.

" When I was 10 years old a demon appeared in the village where I lived "he began "it was very sudden, in a short time he had already killed all the men, we tried to flee while some were buying time, but we were captured by two monsters that the demon brought, it didn't take long until there were only women and children left.

"And what happened next?" asked Onyx like a curious child.

" He started torturing the women, it didn't take long because they died soon, when he finished he took all the girls and put them in a caged wagon "continued Derek "as for the boys some he killed, others he left unharmed, we were at the point of going crazy trying to know if he was going to be spared or killed.

Derek lifted his uniform shirt showing his chest, there was a scar where his right lung should be, an ugly, disgusting scar as if it had been done with acid.

" I don't know if it was on purpose or not, but I didn't die with the sword piercing my chest "continued Derek "I survived and saw him taking my younger sister along with the other girls, I have no idea why.

" Maybe to play with them later, it's the kind of thing I would do " she commented "or maybe he has a more complex objective, you said he used a sword didn't you? So he's a demon warrior, an evolved version of the servants.

"I need magic to find" him and kill "him" explained Derek "and save my sister too.

" Was that 5 years ago? If she lasted that long she's nothing more than a human wreck now, look at Napilla for example "she said looking at the servant "she's been with me for 12 years, if she wasn't half beast it wouldn't have lasted so much, and if she had she would no longer be human.

" 12 years? You got a baby by chance!? "he asked angrily.

" hahahahaha Napilla ages twice as slowly, in fact she is twice your age "she explained "but like I was saying, don't get your hopes up to find your sister alive.

" I know, saying I'm going to rescue her is something that makes me stay focused " he replied "but there is still hope, I can't just give up believing.

" But you're very unhappy, you know? Dark magic doesn't work against demons "said Onyx "any other magic works better, especially light magic.

" hahahahah i wanted to be born knowing light magic, but i can't do anything about it" he said laughing dully "if dark magic is the best i can do i'll focus on it, and somehow i'll win in the end!

Onyx laughed a lot at that, it's not like she sympathized with his story, in other conditions it would be her doing it, but what she liked was the irony of fate, she was dying to know how this story would end, if he would be corrupted by dark magic or if it would fulfill its objective, anxious for the outcome she promised to take the teachings seriously.

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" There is definitely nothing more inspiring than our moon " said Emílio looking at the sky.

He looked at the moon that was entirely made of crystal, it was like a colossal diamond floating in the sky, this world's moon reflected part of the sunlight even at night, it was enveloped in a multicolored aura, even in the middle of the night the clarity was enough for people to walk at night without needing extra light, moreover because it was made of crystal and being enveloped in this aura it was always full, there were no lunar phases in this world.

" Our moon is really beautiful, my father told me of other worlds, but none with such a beautiful moon "said Merilda "and the spectacle it provides us at the beginning of the year is unique.

She was referring to the first day of the year, exactly at noon" on the first day the moon passed in front of the sun, when that happened she shed a rainbow" over the world, for an hour the world was bombarded by such intense light which killed the weakest demons, it was the biggest party they had all year round.

" But right after that we have a moonless night, and then we are in the greatest darkness "said Emílio "I think this is very poetic.

"I called you here to ask a question, since you're his roommate" said Merilda.

"You want to know about Derek? Why the interest?" he asked.

"Maybe it's because I'm a light user," she replied "I've never seen a dark magician before.

"Derek is no different from us, he seems to me the most normal person in the world" replied Emílio "sometimes he has a distant look, but most of the time he is always attentive and helpful.

" Maybe it's too early to know yet... "Analysed Merilda with her hand on her chin.

"All dark magicians are evil, so Derek will be too" he said "is what everyone thinks isn't it? Everyone is waiting for him to revolt and show his true face.

"I want to pass a fair judgment on him, but dark magic is so... dark!" she said.

"How strange, you seem very interested in his character" commented Urick "do you have any interest in him?

Merilda couldn't say why, she was interested in all the promising students and the troubled ones, she wanted to have a good list of options for when she became empress, she wanted to have the best people on her side and watch over the troubled ones, Derek was in the top of the list of troublemakers, but she didn't want to condemn him for having done nothing wrong.

"What noble family did you come from?" asked Urick.

"Huh? What tells you I'm a noble's daughter?" she asked a little nervously.

" There's no way to disguise it, both your way of speaking and acting "he said laughing "besides that you seem to have an enormous sense of justice, you seem like someone who sees himself above others.

She gave him a weak smile and tried to hide it, but her embarrassment only made it more obvious.

" Another thing that denounced you is that you spoke about other worlds, only high society has that information "he said "I know because my uncle is a bard, he knows many things and tells me many stories.

" Please don't talk about it around "she asked "I want to prevent my status from becoming a nuisance.

"Of course, I understand how things work" he said "in return I want you to tell me about your family one day.

"Okay, so keep an eye on Derek for me" she said "if he's different from other dark magicians I want to know.

" Do you have plans for him by any chance? "he asked interested.

" And for you too, if you manage to graduate "she said greeting him as she left.

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" I see, so that's what happened " said Androuet " poor guy.

" So that's it, I want you to allow him to attend my class during the night " said Onyx " so he doesn't wake me up and catch me in a bad mood.

" hahahahah no one likes that anyway "he said "okay, since a teacher requested it I'll make an exception.

Onyx was still in her dungeon, she actually sent her shadow to talk to the dean about the request, now that everything was resolved the shadow could already withdraw and return to its creator.

"Are you helping him out of pity?" asked Androuet.

"For fun, I'm interested in the ending of this" she replied "good ending or bad ending, both will be fun for me.

"Actually, a well-intentioned dark mage is something unique," said the other "I'm curious about the outcome of that as well.

" I would like to know how the other one is doing "said Onyx "he was so cute... he became very famous out there.

Androuet knew this, the previous student had so much darkness in him that no one knew how he managed to hide it, everyone thought he would be a normal student who could change the history of dark magicians, unfortunately he turned out to be just as bad as the others, and after graduating he showed his face, became "an assassin who kills for money or pleasure, a mercenary who has even killed some kings.

" The great invasion is approaching, everyone is already preparing "said Androuet looking at the moon through the window "last time the kingdom almost fell, I hope we are better prepared this time.

"If I were you I would have already given up, the black star will always pour demons into this world "warned Onyx "every 200 years you are taken to the brink of defeat, but for us demons this is just a matter of time.

" hahahah it's true, there is no kingdom that can withstand this forever "said the other "but I feel that a turning point is approaching, if not this time it could be next time.

" Would it be stubbornness or hope? "asked the other "crushing someone's hope is an incomparable emotion for us.

" On the other hand, when we keep hope and prevail is incomparable for us " he said smiling "I'm going to bet my chips on this boy.

Onyx's shadow disappeared leaving Androuet alone, now he knew Derek's history, and it made him think about the possibilities for the future, it was possible that a light was being born within the darkness.