Ancient Pasts - Tbate

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Seth Milview Pov

"Professor Grey!" Mayla called out as she ran towards him.

"Mayla?" He sputtered in surprise.

Mayla hugged his torso while the others around him narrowed their eyes on her. They were probably his friends and family, so it was understandable they'd be suspicious of a little girl that was hugging him like he was her father.

"Mayla, what are you doing here?" Professor Grey pushed Mayla back, making her squeal.

"Mr. Alaric showed up and took us here, so I assumed-" Mayla stopped herself from blabbering on. "I thought you asked him to bring us here."

"Alaric?" He echoed as his brows shot up in surprise.

Alaric walked up and snorted. "Looks like the little wogart is all grown up now."

Professor Grey pinched his nose. "And it looks like you still have a drinking problem."

Alaric rolled his eyes. "My dearest nephew indeed."

"And who are you?" A silver-haired woman with pointed ears asked Mayla.

"Eeep-" Mayla squealed as she straightened herself. "Sorry for not introducing myself. I'm Mayla Fairweather."

Professor Grey turned to what looked like a pitch-black rod floating in the air. "Cathan's plan?"

To my surprise, a sound came out of the floating rod. "Yes, Cathan called you a softie and contacted Alaric to bring them here."

Professor Grey shook his head with a feeble smile. "Smartass. I was planning to ask him to do it but guess he's faster."

"Swrt ass!" A toddler with pointed ears and light brown hair exclaimed.

Professor Grey's eyes widened in horror as he quickly whirled around and looked at the girl in the silver-haired woman's arms. The woman glared at him with a smile that didn't match her eyes as he covered the girl's ears.

"Arthur..." She spoke gravely, sending shivers down everyone's spines.

A tall man with platinum-colored hair, sharp features, and feline eyes gulped at this. "Uh, would you look at that? The Aurora Constellate is starting. We should get going."

The man didn't wait for a reply and grabbed the shoulders of a little girl around Mayla's age and Lady Caera, who was silent during all of this. He created a teleportation gate behind them and dragged them through the portal.

Before anyone could do anything, the woman placed the toddler on the ground and a purple dagger formed in the woman's hands as she stabbed Professor Grey's shoulder, making him grit his teeth before peeling the blade out.

"You don't have to do that every time..." He grumbled.

"Maybe I wouldn't if you stopped cursing in front of Chloe." She quipped.

"Young love." Alaric snorted, getting everyone's attention before walking away. "Enjoy your time!"

Hearing what Alaric said, my jaw dropped, and my eyes widened. Out of the corner of my eyes, I could see Valen had the same expression as I did while Mayla seemed relaxed.

It stunned me to learn that my previous professor, who I couldn't picture holding a woman's hand, was actually a father with a girlfriend or wife.

My surprise didn't last long as Professor Grey sighed. "These are my students. Mayla Fairweather, Valen Ramseyer, and Seth Milview."

"Hello, I'm Valen." Valen bowed slightly.

I clumsily followed suit. "H-Hello."

I could hear footsteps approaching. Without looking up, I knew it was Professor Grey. My heartbeat quickened as fear gripped my insides.