Chapter 2: The Purple Flames

Emilia’s POV:

(Rayner) “BURN TO NOTHING!!)

I looked at Rayner when he said that, from his hand, a very abnormal looking fire came. It was ‘dark purple?’ The flames engulfed the Golem from its legs up to its head. Rayner, just stood there with his hand on the Golem’s leg as it slowly incinerated away into nothing while in the presence of the purple flames. I looked at Rayner after the monster disappeared and saw a dragon-like wing on the right side of his back. He looked at me then collapsed, so I rushed to him. By the time I arrived beside him the wing where nowhere to be found as if it wasn't even there.

(Emilia) “Rayner!? Talk to me please!”

(Rayner) “I’m okay, just need a little rest.”

We rested for about half an hour, then went back to the main street. We looked around and saw that people were cleaning up the debris of the attack. An old lady stopped in front of us and thanked Rayner, for saving them. In the corner of my eyes I saw the guards arriving, they spread across the market and helped the people. The commander spotted us and walked up to us with a confused face than said.

(Commander) “Are you responsible for this?”

He looked at Rayner in a somewhat furious way, probably thinking that he was the one who did this. Rayner looked at him, and closed the distance between them, and said.

(Rayner) “No sir, it was a Golem but it's already been defeated.” His eyes widened as these words left his mouth.

(Commander) “ What! How did yo--. Never mind are you guys okay?”

(Emilia) “We are now, I guess.” I looked at Rayner. (Ba-dum) `Why did my heart started pounding?’ I thought.

The commander didn’t say another word and walked away. After he had taken his leave we decided to go back to the academy. On the way back Rayner didn’t say a word and walked quietly in front of me. ‘Just what was that wing on his back. It had emerged from his back and looked very scaly and rough, like a dragon’s wing.’ I thought. The sun was already set when we made it back to the academy, so there wasn’t anybody on the courtyard or the park. We made our way to the nurse's office hoping that she was still there. I knocked on the door and thankfully the nurse was still in.

(Nurse) “Yes, come in.” She said.

We went inside and Rayner collapsed on the nearest bed and fall asleep. The teacher came by and asked:

(Nurse) “What happened with him?” she asked in a very curious tone.

(Emilia) “Well, it's a long story.”

Time skip:

I told the teacher everything except the purple flames and the wing. She seemed to believe me, but I could see some confusion in her eyes, she knew that I wasn't telling the full story. She took of Rayner’s clothes and examined him.

(Nurse) “I don’t see anything weird, he just needs to sleep.”

A few minutes later she left and I was left alone in the room with Rayner. I felt tired so I sat there for a few minutes then left. The next day, Rayner didn’t come to class so I decided to visit him after school. I was on my way to the nurse’s office when Reiyi stopped me and asked.

(Reiyi) “Hey Emilia! Are you going to the nurse’s office?”

(Emilia) “Hi, Reiyi. Yes, I was going to visit Rayner”

(Reiyi) “Do you mind if I tag along?” He asked as he leaned closer and whispered.

(Reiyi) “I heard a rumor that he had purple. Is that true?”

My heart skipped a beat when he told me that. how in the world does he know that? I thought. He looked at me then smiled.

(Reiyi) “Never mind, let us go.”

(Emilia) “Yeah sure,” I said.

Rayner’s POV:

(Rayner) “Wha- what happened?” I opened my eyes and noticed that I was in a room. I looked around and saw shelves with medications of different varieties on them as well as medical posters. ‘This must be the nurse’s office.’ I thought. I slowly sat up and looked around. The room was quiet, and big, at the other side of it, was the nurse’s desk with a huge pile of paper on it. On the left side of the room was a door with a small window. Right beside my bed was a chair with clothes on it. I looked down at me and saw that I was *****.

(Rayner) “Why am I *****?” I said in a tired tone.

I picked up my school clothes and noticed something strange about it. A hole...a hole on the back of my shirt. It must’ve ripped when I was fighting with the Golem.

(Rayner) “The Golem, what happened! Where is Emilia? I have to find her!”

I put my clothes on and walked towards the door when it suddenly opened, and Emilia and Reiyi came in. I rushed up to them and hugged Emilia, pushing away Reiyi. She turned bright red like a polished apple but I didn’t care and hugged her tighter.

(Emilia) “Ray- Rayner, you are awake!”

(Rayner) “Emilia are you okay? You are not hurt are you?” I said and looked at her in the eyes. She looked at me then turned away with a bright red face.

(Emilia) “Ye- Yeah I am okay thanks to you.”

I let her go and sat back on the bed and wiped off my forehead. She looked at me then to Reiyi, who just stood there quietly and grinned.

(Reiyi) “Well if it isn’t cute. By the way, how are you feeling? You slept for a whole day!”

(Rayner) “A whole day! What happened while I was out? The last thing I remember is me walking back to the academy.”

(Emilia) “Yes, we came back to the academy after the fight and we made our way to the nursery and you collapsed on the bed.” She said then she turned around and went to the table across the room. She picked up a folder with papers in it and handed it to me.

(Rayner) “What is this?” I asked her then looked at Reiyi who stood beside me and also looked at the folder.

(Emilia) “It’s the report the nurse did on your condition.”

I opened the folder and read what was inside.

᛫ ᛋᛖᛈᛏᛖᛗᛒᚣᚱ ᛫ 16ᛐᚼ ᛫

(September 16th:)

᛫ ᚱᛖᚾᚣᚱ ᛫ ᛏᚢᚴ ᛫ ᛞᚪᚹᚾ ᛫ ᚣ ᛫ ᛋᛏᚩᚾ ᛫ ᚸᚩᛚᚣᛗ ᛫ ᚫᚾᛞ ᛫ ᚱᚫᚾ ᛫ ᚪᚹᛏ ᛫ ᚣᚡ ᛫ ᛗᚫᛞᛄᛁᚴ ᛫ ᚻᛁ

(Rayner took down a Stone Golem and ran out of stamina.)

᛫ ᚾᛁᛞᛋ ᛫ ᛏᚢ ᛫ ᚱᛖᛋᛏ ᛫ ᚣᚾᛏᛁᛚ ᛫ ᚻᛁᛋ ᛫ ᛗᚫᛞᛄᛁᚴ ᛫ ᛈᚪᚹᚣᚱ ᛫ ᚱᛁᚴᚣᚡᚣᚱᛋ᛫

(He needs to rest until his stamina recovers.)

(Rayner) “The report seems not to be fully accurate,” I said.

20 minutes later we heard a knock on the door, and Itori-sensei came in. She walked up to us and looked at me in relief and said.

(Itori-sensei) “Rayner, you woke up! What a relief!”

(Rayner) “ Oh, sensei, actually I woke up a while ago.”

(Itori-sensei) “ I see. Well, it's good to hear. The headmaster sent me to tell you that he is expecting you in his office once you wake up.”

(Rayner) “Why would the headmaster wants to see me?”

(Itori-Sensei) “He heard about the incident. He would like to hear what really happened from someone that was there first hand and can explain the incident in detail to him.”

(Rayner) “I understand. I’ll go and see the headmaster right away.”

(Itori-Sensei) “Alright, I’ll take you to him.”

That being said she headed to the door and opened it. I picked up my stuff and hurried to follow her. The headmaster's office was on the other side of the building, so we walked through the main hallway. The hallway was full of people who stared my way and mutter. I walked quietly behind Itori-sensei when I heard the girls whispering.

(???) “That's the guy who defeated a Stone Golem in one blast.”

(???) ”Yeah, and I heard that he had purple flames instead of red ones.”

(???) “Is he single?”

(???) “I hope he is.”

I looked at them, and when our eyes met they caught their heads to the side, blushing. Not wanting to pay any attention to the glances and mutters, I just followed Itori-sensei until we arrived at our destination. I knocked on the door twice then I heard somebody saying “Come in please.” In a very odd tone. I swallowed and opened the massive door to reveal a boy sitting behind a huge desk. I looked around. The room was quite big with lots of books and scrolls as well as a variety of skulls and herbs. Behind the desk laid a big window with mysterious patterns in the glass. The kid looked at me and said with a smile on his face.

(Headmaster) “Welcome Mr. Rayner.”

I looked at the sensei and said.

(Rayner) “Umm… Sensei? I don’t want to be ill-mannered or anything but, whose child is he?”

Her eyes widened and said.

(Itory-sensei) “Mr. Rayner please let me introduce you, this is Xavier Loxtercamp, the head principal of the academy.”

(Rayner) “Wha-(cough).(Bow) Pardon my manners Sir it’s a pleasure to meet you!!”

(Xavier) “You don’t have to apologize, I get that a lot from the students.”

(Xavier) “Anyway, I summoned you here because I heard about the incident on the market and that you were the one who defeated the Golem, right?”

(Rayner) “Yes sir, the Golem attacked the market area and I was the one who defeated him.”

(Xavier) “I see.”

He turned around and walked to the window in such a manner that he appeared to be older than he seems. He gazed upon the courtyard to witness the students heading towards their dormitories. A minute later he turned around to face me, and looked into my eyes and said.

(Xavier) “Mr. Rayner, your records say that you can only use fire magic, am I right?”

(Rayner) ”Yes.”

(Xavier) “I heard rumors that your blaze has an uncommon color. Is that true?”

(Rayner) “Yes sir, it’s purple for some reason unknown to me,” I said

(Xavier) “So you don’t know the reasons behind why your flames have such an odd color.

(Xavier) “Interesting. May I see those rumored flames of yours?

I nodded then moved to the center of the office. I took a deep breath and lifted both my hands and close my eyes to concentrate. Then I thought of the flames, then they emerged from both my hands changing the temperature of the room with its blazing heat. Both the sensei and the headmaster were left speechless after gazing upon the distinct flames. I quickly put out the flames and put my hands back in my pockets. the sensei looked at the headmaster and they both nodded then they looked at me and said.

(Xavier) “Thank you, Mr. Rayner, you can leave now.”

(Rayner) “Did I do something wrong?” I said with a confused look on my face.

(Itori-Sensei) No, you did nothing wrong. It’s just that it’s already too late and we have some work to do, that's all.” She said in a slightly worried tone.

I exited the room very confused about why after I had demonstrated the flames to headmaster and Itori-Sensei, I was told to exit the room and go to my dormitory because of unknown reasons. ‘They must be hiding something’ I thought. However, I decided not to worry about it for now and headed back to the Boy’s Dormitory.

Inside the Office:

Itory sat down on the couch behind her, closed her eyes, and signed. Xavier walked to the bookshelf on the right side of the office’s door and pulled out a book, and opened it. He flipped the pages for a few seconds until he suddenly stopped and started to read it. He read the page but he couldn’t believe what he saw in it. Itory opened her eyes and noticed the frozen Xavier looking at the book in his hand. She walked up to him and glimpsed in the book.

(Itori) “What is it, Xavier? What did you find?”

The book looked ancient and was covered in dust. The name engraved on the leather front cover was blurry due to the immense amount of time it had been stored away for. The pages were yellowish and they were so delicate that you had to flip the pages slowly.

(Itori) “Do you think that maybe he is. Could he be?”

(Xavier) “I am not sure. However, we have to keep an eye on him and find out more about his past.”

They both looked at each other wanting their assumption not to be true. Then they looked outside the window on the courtyard where Rayner walked towards the Boy's Dormitory without a worry.

A few days later:

It’s been a few days since the meeting with the headmaster. I was sitting in my classroom, listening to today's lesson when the teacher suddenly stopped and looked at the class.

(Itori-Sensei) “ Before we end today’s lecture class I have something to announce. A month from now we are gonna hold a duel among the classes.” This duel is to determine where your current magic level is at. This is done to prepare you for a mission in the future. Also after the duel, we will go to the Hot Springs near the castle.”

As these magic words left the teacher’s lips the whole class began to go psycho over the great news. The boys instantly imagined all the girls in swimsuits. Some of them got a nose bleed from the mere imagination of the girls playing in the water, splashing the hot water to each other making them all wet.

We looked at each other with Reiyi who sat beside me, then I looked at Emilia who seemed a little annoyed but frightened at the same time. She noticed that I was looking at her so I gave her a smile and she smiled back with a light pink like blossom tint on her face then looked away. I faced forward once again to listen to what the teacher was about to say.

(Itory-Sensei) “Okay, class please calm down. As I said, the duel will take place on the 23rd of October. I understand your excitement but the class is still going, so be seated.”

We sat there for another 5 minutes or so when the bell rang, meaning that the lunchtime had arrived. The student stormed out from the class towards the cafeteria which was on the first floor. A few seconds later I was the only one remaining in the class. I was about to leave the class when a man in shiny armor and sword walked in. He stopped right in front of me and asked.

(Knight) “Mr. Rayner?” he said with a serious and intimidating look on his face.

(Rayner) “Yes, that would be me.”

After I confirmed that it was me he took out a paper scroll and opened it.

(Knight) “Rayner, the king has summoned you to the royal palace immediately.” He said it with a neutral look implying that it wasn’t good nor bad.

(Rayner) “ I can’t go now I have classes to atten--”

(Knight) “You don’t have to worry about that. The headmaster was already informed, and your classes for the afternoon were dismissed.”

Without saying another word we walked downstairs past the cafeteria and outside of the academy. We arrived at the main gates and a carriage stopped in front of us. The carriage looked new, it was painted white with gold stripes around it. At the back of it, the royal coat was painted along with the country’s flag.

At the castle:

After we arrived at the castle we headed towards the main room where the throne was situated. We entered the main chamber and saw a red carped that stretch from the door to the throne where the king was awaiting us. As we walked towards the king, I looked around and saw many paintings on the walls of landscapes and valleys. The ceiling and part of the walls were white with a golden part on the columns. When we got close enough to see the king clearly. He was wearing white fur, and a long red coat and on top of the throne a painting of him. I knelt down onto my right leg and bowed my head.

(King Mateus lV) “Raise your head child,” he said in a very deep voice. I raised my head and looked him in the eye.

(Rayner) “May I ask why did you summon me, your majesty?”

(King Mateus IV) “I was informed that a Golem attacked the market district a few weeks ago and you were the one who defeated it. Is this true?”

(Rayner)(nervous) “Yes, your excellency it was I who defeated the Golem,” I said looking into his cold eyes.

(King Mateus IV) “I see. So it is true.” He then stood up and walked to his desk and picked up something from it. It was a small crimson red box with golden stitching and with the royal crest on its top.

(King Mateus IV) “Please accept this small gift as a token for your service from the royal family and the people of Edinburg.” He said while holding the small box towards me.

I took the little box from his hand and put it into my pocket. I bowed again and thanked him then left the castle and went back to the academy.

At the Academy:

It was late when I got back from the castle so I headed to my room. Students watched me on the hallways and whispered.

(???) “Why was he summoned by the king?”

(???) “I heard that the king wanted to verify the person who defeated the Golem the other day.”

(???) “Yeah, I heard about the Golem attack. Do you think he might have been there?”

(???) “I bet he was the one who let the golem in and defeated it to look good in front of the king.”

It was a long day so I just walked past them. On my way towards my room, I bumped into Emilia. I smiled at her and walked past her. A few minutes later I finally entered the Boy’s dormitory, walked up to the third floor where my room was located and opened my door to reveal something very strange. ‘There is a maid in my room. Why do I have a maid in my room?’ I thought.

(Maid) “Welcome back, Master!” She said with a bright smile on her face.

(Rayner) “Sorry I think I’m in the wrong room,” I said. Then turned back and started walking outside when she grabbed my hand and said.

(Maid) “No master, this is your room!”

(Rayner) “Okay,” I said then walked up to my bed and sat down. I closed and rubbed my eyes then faced her.

(Rayner) “Can I ask who are you and more importantly, why are you in my room?”

(Maid) My name is Vivian Warf, and I am your personal maid assigned by his majesty.” She said with a delicate voice and a sincere smile.

(Rayner) “ Was this part of the reward I got from the king?”

(Vivian) “ Yes. I was told to introduce myself to you but I couldn’t find you, so I came to your room and waited until you would arrive.”

(Rayner) “I see. Well, I am tired so I’m off to bed, could we talk tomorrow?

(Vivian) “Yes but about what?.”

(Rayner) “Well about you being my maid.”

(Vivian) “But Maste--”

(Rayner) “ I said tomorrow. By the way, do you have anywhere to sleep?” I asked because when I entered the room I saw unfamiliar luggage, suggesting that she doesn’t have anywhere to go.

(Vivian) “Yes I can find a pla--” I interrupted her because I already knew where this was about to go.

(Rayner) “There is a bed in the corner that you can use tonight.”

(Vivian) “I can’t possibly ask--”

(Rayner) “Don’t worry about that just use it.”

(Vivian)(blushing) “Thank you, master,” She said in a sincere voice.

I nodded then slipped into my bed then slowly fall asleep.

The next day:

It was already the middle of the day and I was in the cafeteria eating my lunch. Reiyi sat in front of me looking at me with curious eyes as he ate his lunch. He kept staring at me so I looked into his eyes and said.

(Rayner) “She is my maid assigned by the king. Don’t ask.”

(Reiyi) “You know dude, right now I am very jealous of you.” He said.

I just kept eating my lunch and when I finished it and was about to take the plate back, Vivian suddenly took it from my hand and walked back behind the counter and washed it. The other students watched her washing the plate, then looked at me. The male students gazed at me with extreme jealousy and anger as I tried to avoid their looks.

(???) “Since when did he have such a cute maid?”

(???) “What a lucky bastard.”

I called for Vivian, who ran to me as soon as she heard her name and went back to my classroom. The rest of the day went normally. After school, I went to the park and sat down to take a break and clear my thoughts. I sat there for half an hour when somebody sat down beside me. I looked over and saw Emilia sitting on the other side of the bench.

(Emilia) “I see you became quite popular since the incident. The boys from the whole school are talking about you.”

(Rayner) (sigh) “Yeah.”

(Emilia) “It's been a while since we talked. I was wondering if you'd like to talk?” She said it with a slightly red face.

(Rayner) I took a deep breath then began. “You know, when I first came to this school I never wanted this. All I wanted was to learn to control my magic and find answers about my flames, like why is it purple.” I said it while looking at the stars. “Don’t get me wrong I would save you again if you were in da--” I stopped and looked at her. “Hey, Are you okay?” I asked in a worrying tone because she just looked at her feet.

(Emilia) “Can I tell you something? She asked. I nodded then she continued. “When you used your flames to defeat the golem, I saw something emerge from your back,” said Emilia with a worried tone still looking in front of her.

(Rayner) “ What do you mean by...something emerged from your back?''

(Emilia) “ Well... It’s a little hard to explain. When you were battling the golem, shortly before you defeated it you grew a dragon-like wing on the right side of your back.

(Rayner)(surprised) “It's a little hard to believe, but that would explain the hole in my shirt because after I took a closer look, it looked very strange. ” I said then I remembered something about my past and spaced out.

(Emilia) “Rayner? Hey Rayner?” She said in a worried tone.

(Rayner) “So-sorry, I spaced out for a second.”

I looked at her and gave her a kind smile showing her that I was okay then stood up and said.

(Rayner) “Well it’s late so I think we should head back,” I said then yawned.

(Emilia) “Yeah, you’re right. Tomorrow we have a test so we should rest as much as we can.” She said with a forced smile on her face hiding the fact that she was worried about me. We said goodbye to each other then headed to our rooms.

A month later: October 22.

It’s been a month since I talked with Emilia in the park. The duel is being held tomorrow in the forest behind the academy. It was originally planned to be held in the gymnasium but last week a student had an accident there and now it needs to be repaired. Apparently, that particular student used too much of his magic without the barrier up and blow up half of the gymnasium.

Today we went out and set up the place where the duel will be. Students who specialize in protective magic set up a magic barrier with the help of a student council member from earth and wind. Three students built up a 13-meter high wall while the other four students with the council member cast Wind-Shield magic on top of it so it would reflect all magic that would go out of hand back to the arena. After we finished up the last adjustments for the arena we went back to the academy.

Shortly after we arrived back to our room we got a paper that said our opponents plus the order we are gonna go by. I quickly peeked in the paper looking for my name. I was to be the 14th, so this meant I would get to see my fellow peers duel before I would. After class, I went back to my room where Vivian waited.

Third-person POV:

Meanwhile, somewhere in the forest, two dark unknown figures talk to each other with their hoods on to avoid anyone discovering their true identity. The taller one holds a folder in his left arm while the smaller one sits on a fallen tree.

(??) “You got what I asked for?”

(??) “Yes, sir it’s here. Everything I was able to find is in here.” He says while handing the folder to the other guy. Not taking another minute he opens the folder and starts to read it then closes it.

(??) “It won't be long until all his dark horrific secrets will lighten up and everybody will know what kind of monster he really is.” Then he starts to laugh in a menacing psychopathic manner as he walks away from the other masked individual.

The Day of the Duel: October 23.

Rayner’s POV:

I was sitting in my homeroom along with all my fellow peers as Itori-Sensei was giving the last details about the duel.

(Itory-sensei) “As you all know this duel is about to assess your current knowledge about magic and martial arts. Usually, it would be held at the beginning of the semester but this year due to some circumstances we had to postpone up until now.” She said then turned around and started to write on the board. “You will each fight with your assigned adversary. The duel will continue until your opponent yells or becomes unable to fight. There will be nurses to take care of the injured ones so you don’t have to worry about the injuries you get.” She said. After a little while, she turns back facing us and then points to the board.

(Itori-sensei) “Yesterday I gave you a paper which said your assigned opponent, and number. However, if you lost that paper then you can see all the information on the board.” She said it then sat down.

I pulled out my paper and looked at it once more because yesterday I just checked my number but didn’t care to look who my opponent was. I unfolded the paper then looked for my name. Once I found it I looked to the right side of my name and saw my opponent’s name. I couldn’t believe my eyes upon seeing who was my opponent. “Why him of all the students in my class? (big sigh)... It had to be that arrogant ****, Ashford.” I murmured underneath my breath. I took a deep breath, then looked at Reiyi who sat beside me as usual ever since the market incident. After the meeting in the nursery, we became friends so we always sit beside each other.

(Rayner) “Hey, who’s your opponent?” I asked.

(Reiyi) “Apparently I got your buddy’s friend, Raymond.” He said then smiled. “It will be a piece of cake.” He said with a smirk on his face.

(Rayner) “Yeah right.”

Time skip:

I was waiting outside the arena by the hole like entrance where the competitors go in. I was the next in line to compete so I took some deep breaths. A few moments later the teacher in charge called for my name which means that I can go in now. I went inside and looked around. The roof and wall glowed because of the extreme concentration of wind and earth magic in them while transparent so the viewers could see and not be harmed. At the top of each corner, levitated one high-level third-year student trained in the arts of defense and protection meditating with full concentration to keep the barrier up in order to keep the fight in the arena so the viewers would not be harmed while watching the fight.

I went all the way into the center of the arena and stood where the teacher showed me to stand. After that, he called for Ashford’s name and a moment later he came in as well with a very odd expression. As he walked towards me, he never took his eyes off me. Once he got closer I could see his face and he was grinning.

(Teacher) “You know the rules. The match is over when the loser is not capable of fighting anymore or the opponent surrenders,” He said then, with that he flew up meaning that the match started.

I quickly jumped backward and stood up into my defensive position. However, Ashford didn’t move at all, he just stood in the middle of the ring. A few moments passed by before he finally moved, moved but instead of attacking me he grinned then turned towards the student and said.

(Ashford) “My fellow classmates and teachers! Let me tell you something about my opponent Rayner here!” He said it then pulled out a folder from under his coat and opened it.”He is not the person who he claims to be.”

(Rayner) “What are you doing Ashford? We are in the middle of a fight here.” I said with a confused look.

(Ashford) “Don’t worry Rayner I’m just gonna reveal your dark evil secret!!”

My heart skipped a beat when I heard that. He looked at me and chanted a magic spell. “What the!?” The floor beneath suddenly cracked open and two roots curled around my arms holding them down behind my back then he continued.

(Ashford) “You see our Rayner is a psychopathic murderer who slaughtered his entire family and village!” He shouted towards the student.

Upon hearing that I could feel rage within my awakening. My legs started to shake and I clenched my fists.

(Rayner) “Ashford I think you should shut up!” I said it in a very angered tone.

(Ashford) “He brutally slaughtered his parents and his LITTLE sister when he was seven using the same purple flames he used to incinerate the Golem!.”

(Rayner) “Shut up you don’t know anything!” I said while the anger consumed my heart.

(Ashford) “His little sister was only five years old and he burned her to death!”

(Rayner) “Shut up!”

(Ashford) “Tell me, Rayner, how it felt to slaughter your sister and parents in cold blood? I bet you enjoyed it, didn’t you?!”

(Rayner) “SHUT UP, BASTARD!!” I shouted at him with rage.

I heard the crowd’s gaps and I could feel their fear and anger towards me.

(????) “You! How could you kill your own sister!!!” Somebody yelled.

(????) “You are a remorseless monster!!”

(????) “How can such heartless people exist.”

(????) “We thought that you were a good person for defending the city!”

I looked up, and saw Emilia with tears in her eyes and holding her hands in front of her mouth. At this point, the rage and anger fully filled my heart and my vision became blurry, up until I couldn’t feel my body and everything went black.

To be continued…

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