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Chapter 3

|Time Skip - Two Years|

It's been three and a half years since me and Sylvie moved to the beast glades, and we've gotten considerably stronger. I started to learn swordsmanship because I was tired of always having to fight with my hands. Learning swordsmanship also led me to start learning how to blacksmith because almost every sword I used would crumble as soon as I injected aether into them. 

Personally I think I have a talent for weapon creation because of my creation edict. And I also use it to train my aether control, by adding delicate patterns to the blades. My current blade is made almost purely out of aether with a little bit of Sylvie's decay mana, making it adapt a sort of shadowy look. The handle is a vibrant purple with a hint of crimson, while the blade is a pitch black with purple and gold runes covering it. 

Currently me and Sylvie are out hunting for dinner, looking for any mana beast that's big enough to satisfy my gluttonous friend. Looking towards my friend I asked, "Hey Sylv, don't you think we should have some fruit today instead of just meat? I mean if you keep eating so much meat it coul-" I was cut off my Sylvie turning to me with a smile that said, 'Finish those words and your dead.' then she haughtily said, "Meat is just superior to every other food in every way, why would I eat some plants, when I can taste heaven itself." I just sighed and said, "Can't dragons live off mana alone? We could save some time if we stopped huntin-" I was cut off again, but this time it wasn't Sylvie. 

'What's this pressure!?' I thought, as someone's intent fell on both me and Sylvie. looking in the direction of the pressure, I found a middle aged man with pitch black antler like horns, and red eyes. "I found you~" he said as he walked in our direction. Fighting against the pressure I asked, "W-who are you, and what do you want?" The man stopped for a second then said, "I'm Agrona Vitra, and I'm your friend's biological father." I looked over to Sylvie whose eyes were wide in shock. Then the man continued speaking, "And as for what I want with you... I would like to make a deal."

"A deal?" I asked, unsure if I should trust his words. "Yes, because of a certain pact I can't kill you, but there's nothing saying that I can't recruit you to my side." Agrona said. Thinking about his words for a second I asked, "What pact, and what side are you trying to recruit us to?" He thought for a second before saying, "In this world there are three continents, Epheotus, Alacrya, and Dicathen. I made a pact with the rulers of Epheotus saying that I can't kill or harm anyone in either Epheotus and Dicathen. However I, the ruler of Alacrya want to recruit you to my side for when war comes."

"What war, and what makes you think that we'll join you." I asked. "I have a grudge against the asura's of Epheotus, and in order to get back at them I need to conquer Dicathen. As for why I'm confident that you'll join me... I noticed that you have some resentment towards the people of the continent, and what better way to get back at them than to conquer their home." as he finished those words, I could feel Sylvie grabbing the hem of my shirt. "Let's join him." she said, in return I just nodded and said, "Fine I'll join you, but the Leywin's and the people related to them are mine to kill." He nodded and then said, "Ok that's fine, the first thing I need you to do is to enter Xyrus Academy and help bring down the school. When you enter the academy find a boy named Kai Crestless, have him help you join the student council or the disciplinary committee when they create it. " After he finished his words he disappeared into smoke. 

I turned to Sylvie and said, "It seems we got ourselves into some deep shit..." She just nodded and said, "Indeed we have..."

|Time skip - 4 years| (Final large time skip for a while.)

I slowly opened my eyes to see platinum blond hair sprawled across my chest, and I looked down to see Sylvie's angle-like face as she slept. 'Ever since we started dating, she's been really clingy.' I thought, thinking back to the day when she confessed her feelings to me. 

|Flashback|

I was currently training with my aether, trying to replicate different types of magic when Sylvie came up to me. 'I wonder what she wants, she's been lost in thought all day.' I thought, looking at her unfocused eyes. Her eyes quickly went from unfocused to determined and she looked me straight in the eyes and said, "I like you and I always have. will you be my boyfriend?" Hearing those words I became so flustered that I was unable to speak, and my shade went a shade crimson that probably wasn't humanly possible. Seeing my reaction she smiled having her answer, she then moved her face closer to mine and whispered in my ear, "No need for words, I have my answer." then she kissed me. It wasn't a long kiss, but for me it felt like an eternity, then she broke the kiss and licked my neck. And as she did so I felt a burning sensation as a bond mark appeared, 'You're mine now.'  

|Flashback End|

"Ahh, good times." I said out loud remembering that moment. Then I turned to the sleeping Sylvie who was clinging to me like a baby koala and said, "Hey Sylv, it's time to wake up~" She shook a little, then grumbled, "Do I have to?" I placed my hand on top of her head and said, "Yup, we start school today, and we have to be there for orientation." She turned her head to face me and with tears in the corner of her eyes she said, "Meany!"

'Damn, she's too cute.' I thought as I looked at my pouting girlfriend. "Sylv, we're in the middle of the Beast Glades and we only have an hour to get to school. If you get up any letter we'll be late." I said, lifting my hand off her head. 

"Fine!"

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Ok, I need people to vote as to whether I should have Sylvie go to school as a student or as Lucifer's bond. 

-Student

-Bond

That's all for now.