A lightning strike criss crossed across the sky of city rose, the dark clouds shrouded the streets, with a drop leading the way millions more began to fall on the capital city of empire voltrose.
“One more over here boy”. A customer yelled out while choking down a cup of wine and meat.“Coming”. Elias’s bass voice replied from behind the counter, he grabbed a tray filled with beer and leaped over the counter.Elias landed firmly with his feet’s placed on the ground. “Hey old man Ken, I heard you made a killing this time around”. Elias said as he dropped the tray of wine jars on the table.“Hahahha, Nothing gets passed Angel’s kid after all, my boys and I got hired to Assassinate some politician over in empire Mali, apparently he pissed off a prince of Bida, but what does the details have to do with us, money is all that matters”. Ken immediately erupted into wild laughter together with his companions.Elias chuckled lightly, “Well just try to be careful, Mom said she’s not taking in anyone’s kid if they get themselves killed”.“Well that’s Angel for you, Hahahaha”. The laughter of Ken and his companions shook the taverns walls.Elias dropped the tray at the counter, took off the apron he had on and went into the back, when he arrived Angel was already waiting for him.“Are those dumbass still drinking”. Angel said coldly.“Yeah, apparently they wanna party all night”.Angel snorted,”Hope they drown in all the leaker”.Elias smiled wearily, Angel really doesn’t like men that drink, especially when they do it in groups.“Alright enough with that, come over here”.Elias went up to Angel and sat in front of her, he gazed straight into her eyes without blinking.“Your hands”, Angel said.Elias raised his hands and met that of Angel’s, moments later golden mana free flowed into Elias from Angel, Elias’s brows crossed in pain. “Endure it “. Angel comforted.The session lasted for several hours until Elias finally gave out, not only was he panting like he ran a hundred meter marathon race but he was also drenched from head to toe.Angel stood up and went over to the shelve and grabbed a bottle of wine, she hated men drinking but it’s alright if they’re women.She filled her cup and took a sip, meanwhile Elias unbuttoned he’s shirt and took it off while still in the room.Angel didn’t really feel much of anything after all she basically raised the kid, but even she found it difficult not to admire he’s stunning physique.He’s arms were tough and veiny, not too large but just the right size, he’s abs were ripped and chiseled, he’s skin had a light tan probably as a result of Angel’s daily routines, he’s jaw line looked like it was carved out by a Greek god, he’s looks were already top tier two years ago and that was when he still had a semblance of childishness in him, but now not only is he a well equipped and responsible adult but an extremely good-looking one.“Go wash up in the back, don’t mess with my customers hygiene”. Angel said indifferently.......Sometime later, Elias came-out of the bathroom with a towel strapped around he’s waist, he looked around the room but Angel was gone, “Again”......The heavy downpour never really ceased in city rose which limited the movement of the citizens, but that only applies to ordinary citizens.A golden streak of lightning surfed through the air before landing in-front of a building on the outskirts of town.The area was worn down and littered with trash, unlike the interior this part of the city still had people in the streets, the people weren’t there because they wanted to but simply because they were too poor to afford houses.The groovy and worn-out area easily attracted criminals and aggressive gangs of all kinds.Angel knocked on a black door three consecutive times, there was a moment of silence before soft foot steps made their way to the door and unlocked it from the inside.The interior of the building was small, the only thing in it was a couch and a small table, but that wasn’t their destination.Both Angel and the man moved to the small room besides the living room, the inside was even smaller than the first one, the only thing in it was a table with a cloaked object laying on it.“So hows training going?”. The man said with a smile, clearly attempting to start up small talk but Angel wasn’t in the mood.“Not your business jack”.Jack smiled wearily while Angel moved up to the table and pulled the white sheet away.When the sheet was removed a wild stench invaded their nostrils causing them both to crease their brows, laying on the table was a corpse, the corpse looked like it has been moved to many different places even after it had died, not only were the clothes it had on ripped but it’s face also looked like it has been ravaged, not by a beast but by a fellow human.“Where did you get this specimen from”. Angel asked coldly.“From the frozen plains, the government was doing a good job keeping them out of site but secrets can only stay hidden for so long”. Jack replied somberly.“Do you have a catalyst with you?”. Angel said while plying off a bit of leftover ice on the fingertips of the body.“I can, but it will take about six years give or take”. Jack replied with a lazy expression.“Make it three”.“Four is all I can do, even with the sleepless nights included”.Angel frowned lightly, she really didn’t have much time to spare, but if you can’t do it yourself you might have well agree to the doers therms.“Four years it is then”.The next day, the usual heavy downpour on city rose regressed, even though the sun didn’t exactly shine like other places but a light drizzle is still worth throwing a party over.Elias and Angel were riding a carriage into the interior of the city, the city is divided into the interior, mostly for the wealthy, nobles and royals, and then there is the common region or the commoner region of the city, where the middle class and some higher class citizens live in, also the place Angel and Elias live, and finally the exterior, the most unstable place in city rose, mostly occupied by third class citizens of the city.Elias has never been in the interior before, so he kept on admiring the beautiful view of the city till it reached the point Angel was worried for her reputation.“You keep staring like that and everyone will know you’re a country pumpkin”, Angel said helplessly.“But I am a country pumpkin”, Elias said while smiling warmly at Angel’s annoyed look.While Elias kept on admirin
City Rose, interior.Elias, Kuluwa and Geoffrey stood before a massive black gate, the top of the gate had a black rose edged at the top and the black steel the gate was forged from gave the academy an ancient and heavy air, and the fact that barely anybody is sighted around the area or even walking in and out of the gate added an ominous vibe to the already cold exterior of the magic academy.The person amongst the trio with the most exaggerated expression had to be Geoffrey, he’s mouth looked like it was about to suck in a river as he marveled in awe.“So should we go in or?”. “Let’s go”. Elias answered Geoffrey without any hesitation, he seemed so determined that Kuluwa had to give him a second look....The interior of the academy wasn’t as big as they expected, in-fact they only saw one or two buildings in site, and in front a slightly less disappointing building that seemed like a reception of some sort.The trio didn’t waste time mincing words and went straight in.The first t
Within the dark hallway.The trio silently followed the male guard in brown uniform till Elias finally broke the fragile silence.“If I may, I would like to pose a question that has bothered me for a while now?”. “Go on ahead”. The man replied calmly.Elias swallowed softly, the mans overly serious expression pressured them, but that didn’t stop Elias from imposing.“What is the school actually called?, some people call it the military academy for mages while others call it the academy of mages, what is it exactly?”.The guards expression was still as indifferent as always. “That’s two questions, but I’ll still answer them both...”. The footsteps of the guard echoed through the quiet hallway as the trio held their breaths in anticipation, and then finally he began to speak.“Firstly the schools name isn’t what the masses call it nor does it have any peculiar fancy titles, it’s not reserved to a specific group and the name is simply Academy, and as I said the school isn’t reserved fo
The skies in the interior of city rose were deem, the dark clouds hugged the sun and sheeted the sun light from the city.“Rachel Almshouse, come forward”. A guard in brown uniform called out to which a young female enlistee rushed out and responded.“Here sir”.The guard looked this girl over, the kid looked really clumsy, seeming like one of those klutzy middle aged teachers from a degenerate romcom.“Activate your magic and strike down the target in front of you”. Rachel took in a sharp breath and glared at the circular arrow head target in front of her, Rachel was so grim that even the guard was starting to feel nervous.Rachel lifted her hand and aimed squarely at the target, she skewed her eyes into slits.Astonishingly, A cluster of small fireflies looking objects that glowed with a white light began to materialize in-front of her.The more focused Rachel seemed the more tensed the crowd became, suddenly Rachel screamed, startling Dawn Allen, causing the guy next to him that
Empire voltrose is one of worlds leading powers, grand and ancient, powerful in its military and magical attainments and its capital city Rose has stood for over a thousand years, the blocks used to build the cities magnificent architecture stands proudly as a testament to its long standing history. The city looks incredibly identically to 18th to 19th century Europe. Same with the dressing of the passing peasants. The whether in city Rose never changes, always dark, gloomy and wet, “And want to know something else that never changes, it’s the bra size of our very favorite waitress Angel ahhhhhh,” The perverted young man screamed in horror as he was flung from his sit all the way to the entrance of the broken down tavern. Everyone glanced at him before looking back at the valiant warrior that flung the rascal like a sack of cotton and suppringly it was a woman, a perfectly well proportioned waitress in a short dress. “Good throw!!!”. The crowd praised unanimously.Angel huffed wit
Within the commoner region of city rose the endless shower never seem to cease, making the streets desolate of human presence. but nevertheless as the cry of the early morning rooster pierced through the dark clouds the people of city rose finally began to go about their daily lives.A crack of lightning could be heard as the pouring shower became a drizzle, but this sound didn’t come from the sky but from a particular house in the neighbourhood, everyone around the area were already used to it so they only sighed and thought to them selves.”Here we go again”.Elias burst through the door of the house quickly followed by yellow lightning, “get back here Elias”. The voice of an angry woman could be heard all the way to city gates with the guards themselves smiling wearily after realising who it was.Angel jumped down from the stairway with a flip, accompanied by charging electric currents, she punched towards the door at Elias.Elias’s hairs stood on end as he felt an electric chill run
Elias lent a hand to the cloaked individual, He noticed that the person doesn’t seem to be that older than him or possibly even younger.“You alright bro, didn’t hurt you did I”. Elias subconsciously spoke softly as he felt the innate and physical weakness of the person he was grasping ahold of.“Hmm Hmm”. The person responded, clearly still not fully recovered from the concussion.They looked deeply at Elias’s pure clear eyes, his silky black hair and well defined features, the person was incredibly handsome even as a fourteen or thirteen year old.“Oh no”. They suddenly jerked, grasping Elias’s arm and attempting to continue running, it was like they were afraid someone will come kidnap them.But how can they possibly pull someone like Elias without his consent, Elias didn’t even budge an inch from where he was standing.“What’s wrong, is your mother chasing you as well”. Elias inquired patiently.“We don’t have time to waste, he’s coming and when he does he’ll definitely kill you”.
Elias fully knew the terror of a mage, especially when they ain’t trying to raise you into an outstanding adult, so he didn’t even wait for the shop owner to even finish screaming before he once more grabbed the cloaked girl and bolted towards the old clock tower, Elias knew full well that getting to a high vantage point will allow Angel to instantaneously spot him from anywhere in the city, as for how she does it, he didn’t really know but somehow she does and that was all the comfort he needed at the moment.The stairs of the old clock tower were weak and worn out, Stepping on the wrong place could immediately send someone down several feet’s to their graves, naturally Elias already mastered the exact pattern needed to reach the top but you can’t say the same for the fragile little girl besides him.Elias didn’t wait to ask for permission, this wasn’t a cliche mid nineteenth century romcom, he immediately proceeded to carry her in a princess position and began hopping from stair to