Akademya de Majika

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"M-Mister—"

A young man was cowering in fear, but he gathered up all the courage to talk to the seemingly deadly Caoem Crest.

Caoem Crest, that man on the corner, drinking, looking as if he have lose his mind... Well, he really was about to lose his mind.

Hanggang sa kasalukuyan kasi, hindi niya mahanap si Blue.

He had no idea where she was, he had no idea if she's fine, he had no idea if she was still alive— That sudden thought enraged him.

Binato niya ang ikasandaan at siyamnapu't walong bote sa ere. Mabilis na nabasag ang bote sapagkat babasagin iyon.

Nagkumahog sa paglayo ang takot na takot na weyter ng Kiddie Flavored Milk and More Shop.

Yes, milk shop... and for kids. Ang kaninang binatong bote ni Caoem Crest ay bote ng banana milk. At his age, people would be guessing he drinks his frustrations out with alcohol, but no. He does it with milk, for one, he can't stand the bitter taste of alcohol and two, Blue will get mad at him if he drinks such—in Blue's words—terribly awful drinks.

Magdamag nang si Caoem Crest na naroroon, nakatambay at nainom sa milk shop na 'yon. Milk is his comfort drink, and so as Blue's, and that's the only thing that's calming him down right now. Normally, it would be Blue.

Napapikit nang mariin si Caoem Crest. Napakuyom din nang mahigpit ang mga kamao ng binata.

Unti-unti na lamang at talagang mauubos na ang pasensya niya.

Nawawalan na ng epekto sa kaniya ang banana milk...

Bumalik na naman sa isipan niya ang naging banta ni Sky Lunaless Stonelight... Oh, how he wants to tear the latter into pieces.

He was just waiting for someone... and that someone have finally arrived. He got up from the floor where he was seating. At saka niya sinalubong ang lalaking kapapasok lamang ng shop.

He was expecting good news, but then... "Young master, we have looked everywhere but—" Hindi niya na pinatapos ang lalaki sa pagsasalita.

"They took my queen," He began, his voice chilling. His face darkened and his jaw clenched.

"Gather all elementalists of age," He commanded. "This world shall be darkened and land and waters of all forms shall turn red."

"Y-Young master—" In the elder man's voice, there was hesitance... and fear.

And so, he said with finality...

"Para bellum."

— a Riddlestory —

"The law shall bow to the sky!" Skylar declared as she drew out her sword, The Ruler's Katana, and aimed it to the man in front of her.

Lonan smirked as he readied his needles. "Make me." He challenged the woman in front of him.

He then attacked her.

He threw six needles in her direction.

Using her katana, she drew the needles away from her. The clashing of the needles and katana made sounds that brought excitement to her.

She fired his attack back to him. He managed to easily dodge it and as he did, he threw more needles toward her. She whirled in the air to avoid his second needles attack.

Then she floated straight towards Lonan, aiming her katana to him. He stood there, relaxed, hands inside his pockets, waiting for the arrival of her attack and there was boredom evident on his face. Clearly, he was belittling her... That made her feel upset.

So she stopped mid-air. She watched as his face contorted into confusion. She smirked and he raised an eyebrow at her.

She made her katana vanished in a second with her left hand, and right after the katana was nowhere to be seen, she attacked him with her magic power using her right hand. He saw through that, so he glared at her. "Hey! No using of—"

He wasn't able to finish his sentence for he needed to dodge the attack of her wind.

Hindi pa man nakababawi ang binata, pumalibot na sa kinatatayuan niya ang pabilog na apoy. He quickly jumped to get out of the circle.

But then as he was on the air, lightning made its way to him. Thankfully, he was able to vanish before it completely hit him. He appeared right in front of her, expecting to caught her off guard. Unfortunately for him, she have already expected he'll do that.

Tinampal ng dalaga ang noo ng binata.

Water came out from her palm and the gushing water hit him right on the face. Ang binata ay napaubo, napapikit at nawalan ng balanse, kung kaya't dumausdos sa sahig.

Tawa nang tawa ang dalaga. Maririnig sa apat na sulok ng silid para sa pagsasanay ang kaniyang napakalakas at nakaaasar—para sa binata—na tawa.

"I won! I won! I won!" Paulit-ulit pa na litanyang nang-aasar ng dalaga.

It took a moment before he was able to breathe normally again. The water really took him by suprise and it made his nose runny and hurt and he was continuously coughing with all the water that make it through his mouth. Nabasa pa pati ang kaniyang unipormeng suot.

He brushed his hair backwards then he glared at her. "You cheated, so no, you did not win."

"Eh?" Skylar was mindless. She just watched Lonan brush his hair back like that...

Wew. That was hot.

Napakunot-noo ang binata, nagtataka sa biglang pagtulala ni Skylar. He then started worrying when the thought of her thinking of all the past happenings once again came into his mind.

He walked towards her and the moment he's in front of her...

"Aray!" Biglang sigaw ni Skylar.

Pinitik lang naman kasi siya ni Lonan sa noo.

She glared at him. "Ba't ka ba namimitik?"

"You cheated. You deserve that." Lonan simply said.

"Cheated, cheated," Yeah, she did. Tuloy hindi niya malaman kung paano babawi sa binata. Their training of the day was of the usage of weapon accessories and using of magic power is not allowed. "At least I win against you!" Kaniyang pagmamalaki.

Napailing na lamang si Lonan. Akmang aalis ang binata upang magpalit ng damit dahil basang-basa na talaga ang kaniyang suot at hindi siya maaaring magkasakit, pero pinigilan siya ni Skylar.

She then tiptoed and whispered on his right ear, "The law shall bow down to the sky." She repeated what she have said before their fight, but now, jokingly. Still, she was expecting him to bend down and bow to her.

But never did she expect for him to be on his knees. She looked at him, her mouth ajar in shock.

Lonan smirked and bowed his head. "Lonan, the law, bows down to Her Majesty Skylar, the sky."

Bigla namang umeksena si Ronan. "Kuya! Kuya! Kuya! Kuya! Kuya! Kuya! Kuya! Kuya! Kuya! Ku... A-Ate... n-nakaaabala ba 'ko? Hehe." Napakamot sa ulo ang dalaga.

Lonan got back on his feet and walked towards his sister. "What's with the urgency, Ronan?"

Ronan quickly showed the former headmaster's crystal ball to her brother. "Look!"

Inside the ball, it was normally white and calm, but now, it's red and chaotic... and there were floating fiery writing in it.

Lonan held the ball in his hand and stared at it with his famous cold gaze.

Skylar slowly walked towards him, also staring at the ball. Her breathing started to get uneven. "W-What... is that?"

Lonan stared at her, and his stare gave chills down her spine... She gulped. There was something in his stares at the moment.

"Para bellum," Lonan began, reading the writing inside the ball. He let out a deep breath before translating the phrase...

"Prepare for war."