Empire of Mayika

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CHAPTER 1

NAVYA

"FEAR is beautiful yet terrifying, it keeps you awake, its a wonder, a torture, evoking a human. it makes you its slave. Either you overpower it or it overpowers you, weakens you, kills you"

A chill runs down my spine as professor mishra explains fear, his voice low, scary as if its sunny and flowers are blooming in its glory but then gloomy clouds surrounds them, thundering and raining. Thats exactly how the atmosphere of our class right now felt like.

Professor arjun is a philosopher, a believer of things that will normally scare a human but he never cared. I can't tell how the topic went from talking about a frog to fear

Fear is not beautiful. Its horrifying, unhealthy and not so welcoming. The bell to the class rings and I pack my bag, being a little too careful with my glasses because Maa wasn't so thrilled about it when she heard i broke the old ones.

I get up from my desk, ready to leave the class when professor arjun stepped infront of me and i look up at him

"Yes professor?"
"Navya, do you mind talking with me for a minute?"

I look around, the half of the class already empty and i look back at him with a smile

"Sure"
"Your grades has dropped navya, are you doing alright? Is everything good?"

I refrain myself from scratching the itching back of my head and fidget with my fingers instead as i try to put on a smile

"Yes, everything is alright.."

He put his hands on my shoulder and smiles back at me

"Tell me if you need any help, you're my student and i should look out for you"
"Thankyou"

He nods and i look behind him, the class is empty now, zaria and devina must be waiting, they'll kill me if i get a second late

"I must get going now, have a great day"

I smile at him and walk out of the class. The professor has been utterly kind towards me ever since i entered this university, he has always looked out for the best for me. People called me a most privileged student since i was the daughter of 'The ranvijay rathore' but the truth was professor was a kind hearted man and im no privileged kid. I feel thankful towards him.

As i walk hastily past people, some of the students waved at me or smiled at me and i smiled back at them, exchanging a few words when i spot aviraaj, my older brother and zaria, my bestfriend.

Both were glaring at each other, standing neck to neck as none of them backed off. My brother aviraaj and zaria has never got along well whileas he was comfortable and goofy with devina. I used to think they will stop hating each other one day, they were only kids. But the hope faded in thin air as we grew up, seasons changed, years passed but they never reconciled.

"Bhai what are you doing here?"

I ask because he's supposed to be in his class, in the senior's part of building. Manyavanshi university have 4 buildings, on the east resides 2 buildings made solely for seniors, from its walls, furnitures, food and even bathrooms, everything was lavish. Made with the finest materials ever known to the 4 kingdoms. The rest of two buildings were for us, juniors and sophomores.