𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 [ 𝐆.𝐈 𝐱 𝐓𝐖𝐒𝐓 ]

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫

❝ 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐢𝐭. ❞

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calx lowered his head, muttering a quick apology and goodbye to vil before he finally returned to his room.

right after they finished the quest of retrieving the stone, they got interrogated by the headmaster. and right when he returned to his dorm, he got scolded by his dorm head. today seriously isn't his day.

he just want to know more about the history of chi.

well, what's done is done.

he hoped to never see those three around the school again.

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calx stared blankly at the book opened before him. he just finished reading the history of chi and for some reason, he felt. . . nostalgic.

almost as if this isn't the first he read about this subject.

"i must've read something similar before," is what calx said before brushing off the strong nostalgia.

but even so, he still isn't capable of getting rid of the bubbling feeling. for the entire day of school, he is distracted. he keeps zoning out and his mind would wander back to the book.

walking through a silent hall (its lunch break and everyone is at the cafeteria) calx venture through the gardens of the school.

a dead flower captures his attention. a small flower stomped onto the ground after it has been plucked too early.

kneeling down, calx took the flower in his hands, holding it so delicately as soft glow emerged from his hands. no longer than a few seconds, the flower returned to its rightful glory.

"from dust, a new birth can emerge." calx's head turned to his side, eyes looking with deep purple ones, "that's what alchemy is, no?"

the person isn't wearing their school uniform. instead, the boy - who seemed to be both his age and height - have matching purple eyes and hair. and is wearing a clothing that is made of luxury.

calx remained silent.

the stranger showed him his palm, revealing a burnt ash of a flower, seconds later, emerged a beautiful white flower that calx is unfamiliar with.

"alchemy sure is amazing, isn't it." the stranger admired the white flower he had created. again, calx remained silent. he hated how both the stranger and the flower is too familiar. and yet, he have no idea who they are.

"calx!" calx and the stranger looked at the direction of the call. epel is waving at him, a tray of food in his other.

"hm, guess that's my cue to leave. see ya, 'calx'."

"wait a minute," calx turned his attention away from his brother to stranger, as he did so, the soft wind brushed pass him, and only the white flower remained.

"calx, where were you? are you planning on not eating again? if you do, im gonna kill you." of course, epel didn't mean that. he is just too worried on how many times calx 'forgot' to eat because of how busy he is with studying.

calx only let out an, "oh."

"sorry, i forgot."

"yeah sure, whatever you say." epel playfully rolled his eyes before giving calx the tray of found he brought. a meal, a slice of apple pie for dessert, plus an apple juice.

"eat up, class is gonna start in fifteen minutes." epel sat down beside calx, happy to escape vil and to spend some time with his brother.

"thank you," calx nodded in appreciation before he starts to eat his meal. epel laughed, tapping him on his back, "no problem, brother."

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idk what is
going on in this
chapter lmao.
but any guess on
who the mysterious
person is?
i think it's quite
obvious hehe.