“He sure is working hard, eh?” The blacksmith sighted, looking at Kay’s back. The boy was trying to efficiently connect his Qi to his runecraft, but was finding no success, besides what he usually had.They watched him training like this since yesterday. Exhausting himself more and more, to the point that Zera had to drag him out of the forest, just so he could eat something.“While father would be proud… he would also worry about him.” The plant child chided, sitting in Zera’s lap. “He should rest, but it’s not on my place to stop him.”The Arcana kept quiet. She was thinking about what happened when Kay’s returned from the commercial district and frowned.He was pissed.Later that night, she was contacting Seth, along with other contacts, which led her to found out about Kay and Leon little meeting.She mostly let him train after that, since she knew he would have to get it out of his system, one way or the other. Her thoughts were unfocused but they would usually drift to Rosebury
In the middle of the night, in a run down church in the outskirts of the town, two high devotees were kneeling down towards a scholar, someone one rank higher.“What is the bidding of Janus?” One of them asked the high scholar, who had a grandfatherly smile, that didn’t fully reached his ears, on his round face.Taking out a stack of papers, he placed the list of the 21 candidates for the throne in the altar. Then, he proceeded to take four files, each marked with a blue stamp.“These are the ones lord Janus wants us to guide.” Both eyed the files that contained the Magician, Hierophant, Temperance and Star. “As you can see, this time, we have a very hopeful candidates…”“Sir… I was wondering… each of those have alliances to nobility.” He squirmed, feeling nervous at the spotlight. “The people of Amynistrad already hate the nobility… so, why would Janus choose these people… if they’ll most likely will be dictators?”The old man considered the question, his spectacles shining under the
Two weeks later, Kay was practicing one specific rune from his Grimoire,This was, perhaps, his most useful magic, but it also was complicated and difficult to use in battle.He rested his hand, his breathing labored, as he eyed the tree ahead of him, bound by blood. It was also rotting, slowly, but it was happening.He spat.The Blood Bind he was trying to work on was not supposed to corrode it’s target, but he couldn’t get that part right.Taking the knife, he made another incision on the palm of his hand, drew a magic circle on another tree, this time he tried to alter the runic array to something different than what was on the book, and proceeded to draw the same runes with his blood-empowered Mana.The red bindings emerged from within the tree and Kay felt the connection almost immediately.He smirked.The spell was, originally, a curse that rotted the opponent from the insides, in a way that consumed the Mana from both around and from within the target. That was why he needed to
It took a minute for Zera to realize Kay disappeared, and she immediately tried to locate him. She felt furious at the candidate and at herself, for she knew that she had to keep an open eye towards where he was.She also felt worry creep into her heart and crush it under it’s despairing grip.It took an hour, but she met Kay again. Zera was about to scold him, when she caught his eyes.There was guilt, shame and… fear.“What happened?” She asked, to which Kay embraced her. “W-w-what?” She stuttered, her face was in a deep red, she could only marvel at the beating of his chest.“We need to go…” He whispered in her ear, making her feel dizzy.‘It’s… everything it’s going too fast! He wants to do it now? And here?’ She was about to nod, but Kay had other concerns. He took her on his arms and begun running towards their home.“Kay!”He ignored her, focusing on jumping from roof to roof.“We’re in danger.” He whispered, trying to feel the humidity around him, checking for any movement.Th
Guiles Moria was a very intriguing individual. He honestly didn’t care for those around him. The world itself was boring for him, no interest was spared for the “masses”. For him, only those who caught his fancy were important. And, overall… he was not impressed with the youth in front of him. “Honestly… what exactly did she saw in you?” His voice was derisive and bored, like he was talking to an animal. “There’s talent, yes… you sure are brimming with potential… but… I don’t see any glimmer in you.” “What?” He asked, gobsmacked. “Need I repeat myself?” sighting, he made a gesture and Kay was sent away from there, waking in Zera’s flat. “The fuck did you say, you bastard!” His screams died out when he heard Zera surprise yelp. Looking on where he was, he was confused for a moment, and then, regained his bearings. “Huh.” “Don’t ‘huh’ me!” She screeched, massaging her temples afterwards. Sighting, she eyed the door, where his sister was eyeing him with worry clear on her features
“That was really stupid, you know?” Zera complained, for what seemed like the thousandth time. She eyed her protege with a small smirk hidden in her contempt.“I mean, I did cause an impression on them, I think.”She sighted, and then eyed the blue moon of Amynistrad. It was a full one, which was definitely a beautiful thing in the spring. She wondered how many more she would see until her next incarnation.“Besides, did you saw mother’s face? She could hardly believe!” He laughed, to which Zera’s smiled. Kay was a very simple individual, but he did had his quirks that made him endearing. Sure, his hatred for the Rosebury was a problem, but it was amusing nevertheless.“Still, you should try to make a better impression next time… I guess that we already have enough enemies as it is.”He eyed her, clueless as to what she meant. Releasing an annoyed sight, she reminded herself how stupid he could be sometimes.Still… she loves him nevertheless.“Try not to shock people like that again,
Took some time for him to map out Leon’s movements, but with his brother constant attacking, Kay felt like he got a good notion about how his opponent thinks. He kept quiet, slowly waiting for an opportunity, until he finally had the chance. Jumping out, he drew a quick rune and sent a wave of fire against his brother, whom blocked it with his shield. Then, Kay used the “Flame of Madness”, which shook the entire ground when impacted. This forced, much to his annoyance, Leon on his knees. Shooting waves of magical power, he expected to pierce the body of his older sibling, but the same sound of fizzling electricity filled the street. This gave him pause, until he heard the sound of a flame whip and grew his shield. Then, for his surprise, it was the ground that melted. Much to his annoyance, the molten rock shot towards his barrier, forcing him to dodge, lest he suffered more Mana consumption. How? He shot multiple waves, this time they were sent in all directions, hoping to pierce
Why! Leon though, sending burst after burst of energy, trying to hit Kay, with little to no success. Why do you keep running? Why do you always run away, like a coward? Like father? With a mighty cry, he let his Mana run wild. Myriads of Magical Circles formed, the waves destroyed the entire area. Panic screams followed soon after. “Where are you? You coward!” Kay ran. His arm lay limp by his side, useless. His Mana was used with the sole purpose to stay awake, to not falter. However, this proved futile, as he could feel his eyelids heavy, his mind was drifting towards eternal darkness. Not yet? He kept counting the seconds, drawing more and more runes to keep Leon at bay. The fire was running wild, charred corpses were laying there. The disgusting smell filled his nostrils, kept him awake through the whole ordeal. At his left, he heard a woman crying. At his right, a man was seeking something, possibly his child. Kay realised, with a grimmace, that this was war. His bod