"This is the story of a mage. A mage who has seven children under his wing, children who were all very talented. Its just that, none would bother to take notice of their talents, and so they were left undeveloped."
"But, you noticed, Master. You he...
"Let's work on that barrier." Kael pumped his fist upwards.
The group stood outside the castle gates, earning stares and murmurs as civilians crowded around.
"Are those the heroes?!"
"What are they doing here?...."
"I never thought I'd get to see all of them in one place!!"
"But who is that one with the long silver hair?...."
"Isn't he the one with that giant wolf?! You know! Back at the gates!"
"That's a male?!"
"How does he keep his skin so smooth like that?! So jealous!"
"Nys, can you give me the ingredient you collected?" Kael turned toward his disciple.
"Oh, here master." Nys took out a bundle of dragon scale flowers and handed them to Kael.
"Great!" Kael grabbed the flowers and started entwining the stems together, making a crown.
"Huh?..... What are you doing?...." Lero tilted his head as he watched his master hum a tune as he weaved the flowers together.
"Making a flower crown! Aren't these flowers pretty?!" Kael held up a few of the flowers to Lero's nose, the disciple taking a deep breath inhaling pollen, causing him to sneeze. Luckily, Kael pulled the flowers away in time, if not, they would have been surely destroyed by the loud sneeze.
"But master..... Aren't you going to cast a barrier spell?......" Ian went behind Kael. Wrapping his arms around his master's waist as he rested his head on Kael's shoulder.
"Huh? I already did." Kael lifted an arm and ruffled the dark locks of his disciple.
"Hah?! HAH?!?!!!" Everyone, including the civilians and guards, gaped their mouths at the silverrete's words.
"When?!?!?" Euan screeched. His wide eyes and gaping mouth, disbelief clearly written on his face.
"When Nys was pulling the flowers out." Kael replied nonchalantly as he smiled and resumed weaving the crown.
"T-then what did you need the ingredients we got for?!?!"
"For distraction of course!" Kael grinned brightly as he lifted the flower crown he completed, his eyes sparkling as he giggled.
"You..........." Lero's eye twitched as he held back his trembling fists.
"Unbelievable......." Euan face palmed as he shook his head.
Ian pouted as he held onto Kael tighter, "I'm not falling for that again!".
"Tee hee!"
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"Do it again!" Holo puffed his cheeks, stepping in front of his fellow disciples as he pointed a finger at his master. "Not fair! Do it again!!"
Holo is a beastman, a red fox to be precise. He had red fox ears on top of his head with red hair to match. Fur covered the sides of his face, arms, and legs. He has long claws on his fingers and his legs resembled that of a fox's hind legs. A bushy tail swung back and forth as he walked. Kael found him at a village. Holo was running away from the enraged villagers. A troublemaker basically, was Kael's first thoughts about the fox beastman.
Kael apologized to the villagers and fixed everything the small fox destroyed. He then took the small fox with him.
"Why would you want a brat, a savage beast, a disgrace, a trouble maker, to accompany you?........" The small fox trembled, his fists gripping onto the torn and dirty cloth covering his body. "Hmmm......." Kael closed his eyes and crossed his arms as he thought. "I dunno!"
"Hah?!?!" Holo stood up annoyed, a frown on his lips as he stared at the odd human.
"I dunno. But one thing is for sure, you're my trouble maker now!" Kael grinned. "So let's train!!!" Kael yelled as he stood up, pumping his fist upwards as he dragged the fox.
"This odd human!! This human is so weird!!" Holo struggled against the grip of the human, but his small stature provided no strain as the human kept the fox in his arms as he hummed.
"Well, master might not have thought of anything of the words he said back then..... But...... Being finally accepted for my nature.... Is a really good feeling...." Holo watched his master utter words. "Having someone try to understand you, when no one else would even spare a glance....is great....." He smiled softy, Kael noticing the smile, returned one of his own.
"Eh~ Well double might be more secure so....." Kael got ready to flick his finger when he was startled by a scream.
"Do it properly!!!!!" Arca screamed as she hit her master on the head.
"Okay! Okay!" Kael chuckled as he rubbed the spot his disciple hit. "She sure has gotten stronger." Kael thought with a smile.
"Everyone of them has gotten stronger!" Kael smiled softy, then began to chant the spell. "I just wish its enough........"
Quick sketch I did in like ..five minutes..lol.. I've been wondering if people would like sketches or full colored pictures of the characters? Or maybe I could fit a pic in between the chapter, like a manga or webtoon?
Well that would require my lazy ass to be lifted from my bed, but I would definitely do it..lol
