Magic academy

chapter 39

Hesitating and fidgeting

Manik and Nandini returned back to their respective beds ..
Lucy who glanced at them exactly know what could have happened..

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Get uppppppp" .. Elexar went shouting near everyone..

The village head who happened to see that got quite shocked to see Elexar being like a child while he killed most people in the same village before ..

Ngh...Nandini woke up rubbing her eyes ..
She is still so sleepy that her eyes are dozing off ..

"Please wake up my bride" ..Elexar said kissing on nandini's hand

"Did you sleep well" ..he asked with a bright smile on his face ..

"Hmm..your eyes look still sleepy ..
Should I kiss on them for you to wake up completely ..
Oh my dear bride .."..he moved close to nandini face while manik grabbed his collar and threw him away..

"What's wrong with you, you fire boy" ..he asked angrily ..

"Just wanted to wish you morning"..manik said with a smile...

"You did that on purpose right"..Elexar smiled angrily..

"Now now ..what are you talking about dear black monster who distroyed this village before to prove himself as a bad boy ..
How childish" ..manik spoke with a smile ..

"You---" ..

"Stop it guys ...we have to get ready to get going" ..Lucy spoke seperating the two who are about to bite each other's necks off ..

They are too much injured before but the village head who gave them a magic healing potion by their food made them heal fast to move ..

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Everyone got ready ..

Nandini got her Taurus key and ajeel got a famous ice sword
While manik and Elexar are still fighting
Nandini tried to calm them down as much as she can ..

"Thank you so much"..ajeel spoke to the village head bowing

"Thanks for healing us too ..we are very grateful" Lucy thanked them

"I think these might help you later..please take it as our gift"..the village head spoke as he handed the powerful magic healing potions to Lucy ..

"Thank you".. Lucy replied while nandini reached them ..

"Sir, if you don't mind can I ask how you got the Taurus key"..

"This key was actually sold to us around 10 years ago by a man who used to stay in this village along with us"

"Can I know where he is now?" Nandini asked desperately..

"The last we heard from him was around 3 years ago
While he suddenly decided to leave this village ..
That day he was like a totally different person and he have a lot of wounds on his body ...
We tried to help and ask what exactly happened but he was too stubborn and shoved us all out of his house
He came back and said he was leaving the village ..
We don't know what exactly happened but it was like he was afraid ..
Or like he was running away from someone ..
Maybe this all can be just an imagination but he did stay with us here ..
That means he is like a family ..and that's why I couldn't forget of ignore
I heard that he got settled in the kanuar mountain from a merchant a few days ago ..
If you go there maybe you can find details about him .." ..

"Can I know how to reach there".. everyone gathered around nandini as she was asking the details so desperately..

"Yes...one minute"..he said and went inside his house ..

"Nandini what's the matter"..Lucy asked ..

"I am sorry guys ..
I know we should go back to school but i can't go with you" ...they got suprised as they heard that ..

"Here, take this map ..it will help you"..the village head said as he handed the map to nandini ..

"Thank you so much" ..nandini replied

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Everyone are walking silently

"Can we know what's happening now"..manik asked breaking the silence

"I ..I decided to find all the celestial keys that got shattered after my mom's death" ..nandini stuttered

"So?"..Lucy interrupted..

"So, i know ..this is a hard thing ..and just for finding one key we had to face so many monsters and Elexar who is more powerful than us ..
And I saw how hurt you got just because of my selfish request of accepting this mission..
I can't involve you guys anymore"..she lowered her head looking at the ground ..

Lucy hit nandini on the head ..

"What are you ? A tragic heroine?
Look we accepted the mission cause we want to know how much we improved ourselves this has nothing to do with your selfish or whatever actions you just spoke"..Lucy said patting nandini shoulders ..

"And also we don't have a certain path..
We are a team so if one has a path ..we will gladly follow them ..
Because of you I got a precious sword ..if you feel like we came here because of you and I want to thank you for that"..ajeel spoke

"This guy can speak?"Elexar asked shockingly

Nandini chuckled a little ..

"Look nandini, we know how precious your mom and those keys are to you ..
If you want to find the keys and the path follows danger do you think we are the kind to leave you alone and move our ways ?"..manik asked

"No ..no ..but" ..

"Don't take everything upon yourself ..
That's what Lara always used to say to me" ..Elexar said coming near her ..
"You have great friends really ..nandini ..
So just depend on someone if you have to ..
There is no wrong in that".

Manik, ajeel and Lucy came forward keeping their palms on each other and widened the hands towards nandini ..

"We will gladly follow you so believe in us and depend on us"..Lucy said with a smile ..

Nandini cried as she found how idiotically she was thinking all this time ..

The feeling of loneliness even tho there are many people around us is just a imaginative thing we created ourselves
Is what she thought as she caught their hands ..

"Thank you" ..she said as Lucy hugged her ..

"Between my bride ..i do think I will be more helpful than these punks".. Elexar spoke proudly ..

"You know black demon ..
There used to be a small child in the academy while we are still minors ..
He always used to say 'i am better than you ..i am better than you while he is the lowest ..
Just now for a moment i thought you are that kid..
I mean I know you are childish too"...manik provoked Elexar

"Ch.. childish??...me?"Elexar got shocked as nandini laughed at them ..