Bataille De La Magia (Auregon Trilogy Book 2) - UNDER REVISION

Chapter 16: Blue, Yellow, Red (Revised)

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*5 years ago*

The town of Levian is where Claude's life began and ended. Living in this small town found coastal side of Clove. He woke up, barely awake as her sister bombarded her with shouts he cannot comprehend. He ignored his sisters yells and tucked himself away in his blanket.

Claudia scooted up the stairs, towards her brother's room, only to find him tucked away in his blanket. She crossed her arms and stared down at the sleeping bdy of his brother before proceeding in waking him up in the most annoying ways. She approached him, pulling his blanket out of the way.

"Ano ba, ate!" Claude gushed.

"Gumising ka na diyan bago pa tayo ma-late sa training natin." Wika ni Claudia.

"Sabado ngayon."

"And its time for us to go." Claudia replied. "Tayo na!"

Inis na tumayo si Claude mula sa higaan niya at masamang tiningnan ang kapatid bago dumiretso sa banyo. Claudia sighed and left the room to have breakfast with their parents before leaving. Their parents were leaving early the same day because of their merchant work. Their father helping out the town chief, both who are former members of Blue Tigers.

Nang makababa si Claude ay dumiretso ito sa hapag at kumain. Dull and tired, he moved his way across the table, picking only a piece of bread and a glass of milk. Claudia finished eating after his brother arrived and immediately pulled and tugged him out of the house.

Nagpaalam sila sa mga magulang nila bago nagtatakbo papunta sa bahay ng kanilang guro. The cool breeze of the saltwater sea sprayed at them as soon as they left the house. The sun hasn't risen and they were running in the freezing cold of the morning.

Claude was 11 at the time and Claudia was 14. Claude tucked himself away in his warm and cozy blue scarf before tailing behind his sister. They ran pass streets and alleyways that took 10 minutes before arriving to an old looking house in one of the town's secluded streets.

They catched their breaths, panting in the middle of the street before knocking on the door. Kakatok pa lamang sana si Claudia nang bumukas na ito at iniluwa ang isang babaeng nasa parehong edad ni Claude. Her hair short and pitch black, ang kaniyang mga mata'y singkit at matangos na ilong.

Ngumiti ito sa kanila at binati saka pinapasok. She was their teacher's daughter and also one of the students. The three of them are pupils of their teacher and the only ones who've endured it's harsh training so far. "Inaantay na kayo ni papa," wika niya.

She led them inside and guided them to the back porch of the place where their teacher is waiting.

"Are you going to be training with us as well, Shura?" Claudia asked.

"Yeah," tugon ni Shura. Binuksan niya ang pinto sa isang dulo ng hallway at naroon ang kaniyang ama na nakahandang turuan sila. Nakaluhod ito sa isang imahe. Ang imahe ay ang asawa ng kanilang guro at ang ina ni Shura na nawalay sa kanila ilang taon ng nakalilipas. Hindi ito inabutan nila Claude at Claudia. Pero kahit hindi nila ito naabutan ay mararamdaman mo pa rin ang presensya nito sa loob ng bahay.

They stepped into the room, hands behind their back. Their teacher glanced up at them, giving them a frustrated look. They stepped back, one foot out of the room. Claude hid behind behind his sister's back, while Claudia cower in fear.

"Freak!" they thought.

"Took you long enough to arrive," Akira, their teacher stated. "Don't just stand there, we have a lot to catch up on so let's get started."