Aspiration to the Heavens: Becoming the Supreme Mage Vol 2- Descent of Darkness

Episode 90: Arrows of Wind

*Lei*

I stretched my hands up to the sky as the sun rose over the horizon.

I grinned. "Another day, another medal to be won!" I shouted.

"Why are you so loud this early in the morning? It's barely six," Yen asked, rubbing her ears.

"Yeah," Kun said, nodding as he rose from his bed. We had spent the night at the imperial palace of Rios, the original home of our modern universal empire.

I scoffed. "You two always complain about me not waking up early, yet when I do you start complaining about that." I sighed and shook my head. "Seems there's no winning against you two in this regard."

"Or any," Kun said, snickering.

I laughed. "Oh yeah? I'm certain that I can defeat you in battle."

Kun summoned his wand and transformed it into a sword. "Then let's see you try, little bro!" he said, grinning.

I summoned my butterfly knives. "Bring it!"

"You dolts! You'll destroy the room!" Yen yelled, stepping in the middle of the wide gulf between us. "Also, how could you have never gotten up this early for school? Even when we took the entrance exam, I had to wrestle you awake."

I rubbed my neck. "Please don't remind me, I saw my life flash before my eyes."

"Poor little brother," Kun said, walking over to me. He pulled me in for a hug. "Don't worry, I'll protect you from our mean sister."

I smiled. "Thanks, Kun. But I can protect myself."

Yen grumbled. "Since when did I become the villainess here?"

"Well, you do have that glare down," Kun and I said in unison.

Yen closed her eyes. "I do not!" she said, opening them.

We laughed. "You blinked just now!"

Yen walked up to us and smacked us in the chest with the palms of her hands. Sound waves vibrated outward, pushing us toward the glass window.

"Wahh!"

Kun and I covered our backs in wind to stop ourselves from crashing through the window.

"T-that was close," I said, lowering my head.

Yen smiled. "Well, this villainess is off to eat. Don't worry, I won't leave you two any honey foods."

"What? You evil person!" I yelled, standing up. I ran for the door as she opened it.

Yen giggled. "You know I wouldn't actually do that to my adorable little brothers."

I sighed. "Oh good. You looked serious when you said that."

"Wait Lei, she might say that she wasn't actually kidding," Kun said, walking up to us.

Yen raised an eyebrow. "That seems like something you would pull, not me."

Kun grinned. "Well, maybe..."

"Kun is the bad guy!" I said, backing away from him.

"Well, he does wear a masquerade mask and attacked us out of nowhere when we met," Yen said, trying not to laugh. "So he definitely has the villain get up."

"I'm no villain," Kun said, putting a hand on his chest. "I'm a hero!"

Yen and I just stared at him.