༺| 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍 |༻

𝟶𝟸

Y/n was holding his tray of food, looking around at the cafeteria, trying to find a seat.
A few people waved at him, offering a seat next to them, although before he could get to them, he heard a familiar voice calling out for him.

"Y/N! RIGHT HERE!!!" ...It was Tom. The obnoxious jock waved at the older student, and immediately, Y/n recognized the mushroom head at the table– Mash, was it?

He decided to walk over to their table, leaving the other students biting into their fists in disappointment.
One of the first-years next to Mash, a boy with a familiar colour of hair somebody Y/n knew, was surprised at Y/n's presence,

'Y/n...The school's most respected student...With the headmaster being his guardian...' His sweat drops, 'And he's at our table! I don't know if I should feel honoured or scared!'

It was rather chaotic. As Tom kept yelling at Mash to practice...A yellow-haired girl asked Mash to study with her. While the half black half-yellow-haired boy and Y/n stayed silent...Until Y/n decided to ask the boy,

"What's your name?" He tilts his head slightly, the boy stammered, "A-ah! Uh...Um...It's– it's Finn Ames, sir– I mean, uh..."

"Finn Ames! You're Rayne's little brother, right? I only heard you from Rayne once."

"You know my brother?" He whispered, "Yup! He's a cool guy. I've fought alongside him before. Sadly, I don't see him as usual." Finn looked at Y/n before looking downward, "...Yeah."

Before Y/n could ask any further, an unfamiliar face walked over to their table...Wait, Y/n recognized this guy.

"Mind if I join?"

Lance Crown...
The one who ranked first in the entrance exams this year. Y/n heard a few good things about him, he saw him around before but never got the chance to talk to him. 'He has gravity magic...How cool!' Y/n thought.

"You're out of luck. No fun here." Mash spoke bluntly.

"I see...Then let's do something that is fun." Lance remarked as he retrieved something from his robe.

"You mean...Hide and seek?"

Y/n's eyes dilated as he saw a magical tool that Lance was holding. His rabbit instincts tell him the first year is up to no good.  Y/n's keen eyes saw Lance about to open the bottle, and before it was open, something grabbed onto Y/n and tugged him back. Far back.

"Hey–" Y/n grunts as he falls onto the cafeteria floor. A few meters away from where Mash stood. Finn, the yellow-haired girl and Tom got sucked into the magical item Lance was using.
The three trapped students banged their hands onto the glass, "Nooo!!! Stuck in a small space with two guys?! This is problematic!"

"Y/n! Stay away from this guy!"

Lance bluntly told Mash to meet him in the forest behind the owl house if he wanted his friends back...Before he disappears into flames. Y/n glanced at Mash, who was unsurprised by the 'kidnapping' of his friends.

"I'll help you out."

. . .

Standing before them is Lance, a gust of wind made their encounter dramatic. They were also standing near a cliff, it didn't look safe, to say the least. Plus, Lance definitely doesn't have good intentions, he didn't seem to appreciate that Y/n was here to accompany Mash.

"You're after them too, aren't you?" He showed two silver coins at them– or, Mash specifically.

"Let's bet our coins in a fight. We'll go until the loser surrenders or can no longer continue. Any other duel involving magic is considered taboo in this school. And..." Lance stares Y/n straight in the eyes, "Do not get involved in this, this is between me and him."

"Well, you're picking a fight for no reason...Why wouldn't I help him?"

"Because you're nothing but a teacher's pet. Y/n Baigan."

...

"Excuse me?"

"What?"

"I'm sorry, but...I'm not the Headmaster's son...My last name is not Baigan."

...

"This is kinda embarrassing," Mash uttered.

Dodging about the fact that he's wrong, Lance continues, "Not that you have a choice to accept. Not as long as I hold this, that is." He gestured to the bottle. "And judging by your personality...The fact that I even possess this plays to my favour."

(Yap yap yap)

Finn, Tom and the yellow-haired girl were shouting at Mash to not accept Lance's offer. However, Mash seems to be silent...

"Hmm? Too scared to respond?" Lance asked mockingly, "No. I'm just waiting for you to start." Mash bit back.

"At least you got spirit." He raises his wand to cast a spell. Y/n got to see the first year's student gravity magic for the first time. Lance cleared out the trees around them, for more space for them to fight. Y/n could feel the vibration of the gravity magic from the ground– sending shivers down his spine.

Mash directly charged at Lance, attempting to punch him. But Lance uses his magic, the gravity forcing Mash to lie on the ground.

"Umbracast. Morph!"

Y/n's own shadow slowly ascends from the ground. With its pure white eyes and mouth, it morphs into Lance. Like the shadow version of the first year student.

'Y/n...Adler's second best. With an outstanding shadow magic...He can control shadows and morph his own to be someone else.' Lance narrows his eyes, 'He can easily use my magic against me.'

"Graviole!"
"Graviole."

...

Nothing happened.

!

"What–"

"Mash!"

Slowly, Mash pushes himself to stand, followed by a root that he pulls, splitting the ground. Y/n's shadow had cancelled out Lance's magic just by the two of them activating it at the same time...It was sort of a distraction.

Lance slipped because the root was just pulled beneath him. Mash stood over him, "Oh? I didn't know...You like rolling on the ground too."

...

(A/n; writer's block is fucking me up rn)