The Summoner's Mark (First Draft) (Book One)

An Unwelcome Intrusion

Once again, Sin and Sandrin made their way through the Academy grounds though by this point; they were already trekking through the halls of dorm. While they were doing this, Sandrin was trying to pull information out of the older male.

"Why did you drag me all the way to the arena, just to drag me back out mere moments after we arrive?" Sandrin bellowed as he swung his arms around with unrestrained annoyance.

The volume of the younger male's voice made it near impossible for Sin to miss what was said, as well as any other student that was within the dorms. Though while he heard the words, he had chosen to keep himself quiet considering that he was trying to wrap his head around what has transpired the last few days.

Considering that Sin couldn't really understand what has happened that caused the substantial amount of hate that was rising within Athesa, let alone Academy. With this failed understanding, Sin decided that it was time to respond to the words that Sandrin had thrown around them which might help keep the younger male's voice from booming around once again.

"Two of the worst enemies for our kind within Kanerra, are Sten Cusha and Balor vas Korgak..." Sin explained though kept his voice at a much lower volume than Sandrin had. "...when we arrived at the arena, I noticed that they were in the arena and considering that they didn't have any witnesses around; they may have chosen to take this chance and kill us."

As his words faded away, Sin could feel the silence descend upon them and from the force of it; it felt as if his lungs were being constricted by a python.

By this time, Sin and Sandrin had arrived at their destination and as he reached for the knob of his door; he felt as if something was off and while he stopped for a moment, he eventually continued with his initial goal due to him feeling as if the strangeness of the last few days were messing with his senses.

Pushing past this feeling, Sin quickly turned the knob and opened the door that would allow him to enter his dorm. Once he stepped inside, Sin something that he never wished to. Plastered throughout every inch of his dorm were the same parchments that Sandrin had given him earlier in the day. Besides the parchment, painted in crimson and dripping like blood were the words Get out or die!

Reading the words caused fury to rise within him and he immediately wanted to search out the intruder that had caused such a harrowing action upon his domain though upon sighting those who were within the dorm; the fury began to ebb away. Those that he considered to be his closet friends within Kanerra and possibly the entirety of Everia, were currently scrubbing at the wall as well as tearing the images free from the wall.

Upon hearing the door squeak open, his companions turned to face him. "Sin. Sandrin..." Castien called out as he started making his way towards them. "...you shouldn't be here. Neither of you need to see this!"

Regardless of the reason, Sin wasn't willing to be forced out of his dorm and as such pushed his way further inside. As he did so, he held his hand up in a manor that informed Castien that he wouldn't be leaving. The moment that he fully made it inside of the dorm, Sin immediately started ripping every piece of parchment off the walls that his eyes met.

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When the last of the parchments were freed from the walls that they made their home upon, Sin left the others to clear away the paint while he confined himself behind the door to his room.

The moment that Sin was fully closed off behind the door and he was cut off view from the others, he could feel the rage that had been feeding every movement that he had taken since returning to his dorm rescind and in its place; was an agonizing sadness that consumed him entirely. As the tears left trails slithering down his cheeks, Sin collapsed upon his bed as he began to become lost in his pain.

"Why do they feel the need to not only harass me in class but now..." Sin wept and as he was speaking, he had to cut himself off as another tirade of tears came tearing out of him once more. While he couldn't gain control of himself right away, Sin was eventually able to stop the flood that was streaming down his cheeks and when he did, his voice once again flowed around him. "...but now. Now they have the audacity to bring their hatred into the only place that I have genuinely felt at home."

As he concluded his words, Sin was pulled from his thoughts by the placement of a hand upon his shoulder. This startled him considering that he believed that he was alone within the room and didn't hear anyone come inside.

Turning his attention to the owner of the hand, Sin set his gaze upon the oldest of the students within Kanerra that practice in the school of Black Magic; Nohki Yue.

Before Sin was able to ask Nohki about why he had come inside, the older male dropped down to sit beside him on the bed. Throughout the entire movement that Nohki completed, Sin kept his eyes firmly placed upon him which allowed him to eventually stare directly into his eyes.

"Everything will be fine..." Nohki whispered as he glided his hand across Sin's back to comfort him. "...you will survive this. You just need to keep pushing through it."

Considering that this was the first comforting moment that Sin has had in the storm of hate that has been surrounding him; his body reacted before his mind was able to catch up and stop him.

Rushing forward, Sin placed his lips upon Nohki's. Heat spread throughout the entirety of his body which helped combat the pain and sadness that was dwelling within him. While the only lasted a moment, it felt as if it lasted an eternity and by the time that Sin was pulling away; the tears have completely dried.

At first, Sin felt a wondrous joy flood through him though it quickly disintegrated when his mind fully comprehended the action that he had just taken which could be a mistake that turned Nohki against him. Noticing the expression that was plastered across Nohki's face, Sin could tell that the older male was battling with the emotions that were present within him and he hoped that he wouldn't be one of the casualties from this battle.

"Please forgive me for that..." Sin bleated as he started panicking once again as he thought that he might have just ruined one of the friendships that he had managed to acquire since coming to Kanerra. "...you were just being kind and I allowed myself to think that it meant something more than that."

As Sin got lost in the words that he was flinging into the world, he failed to notice that Nohki was getting closer; at least not until it was too late.

Looking into Nohki's eyes, Sin was feared that something dreadful was about to happen between them and when Nohki grasped the front of his shirt; this fear only increased.

"Quiet!" Nohki growled before he smashed his lips upon Sin's once more.

While the first kiss that the pair had shared was a gentle one that calmed the emotions that were swirling within him; this second kiss ignited a passion within the depths of his soul that he felt would surely burn for the rest of his life, though surely would burn for the rest of the night.