21 Getting to know Cynthia II

POV third person

Julian stood on one side of the training arena as he stretched, when he seemed to finish he took out of his storage ring a sword with beautiful decorations and a single edge

"Hmmm although I appreciate the old man Virion for the gift I'm more of a double-edged sword" Julian said as he swung

"It looks like you're ready" this time Cynthia said

"Yes and if you allow me to give you some advice, don't lower your guard, the last person who took me lightly had a sword in his neck" he said getting into an advance position

After that a wave of cold invaded the surroundings and lightning bolts appeared from Julian's sword

An explosion sounded that blew cold air around covering part of the nearby garden with ice and when everyone managed to focus again, Julian was a meter away from Cynthia with his sword wrapped in lightning

Cynthia raises a fierce wind barrier to block the attack; when they clash a strong wave of destruction is generated in the surroundings

Julian generates wind around his body to improve his speed, coats his sword with finely pressurized water and wind magic

A clash of magic begins where Cynthia is forced to dodge, due to the pressurized cuts of Julian's sword

When she manages to generate distance she launches several tornadoes to attack Julian, after that she prepares a wide-range defensive spell, but before doing so she feels something strange in her body, it was not something that affected her magic or life, but she felt something inside her

She lifts her gaze to see Julian approaching and wondering if the feeling she had was due to him

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POV Julian Kingscrown

(Dryas did you manage to find a safe way to break the curse in her body) I said as I dodged the attacks launched by the director

(It's a somewhat complex curse, but it's possible I just need your help, for a second I want you to use the extinction to disable the spell itself and then apply some Vivum arts with the recovery arts of a Phoenix that should be enough) she answered me

I had asked Dryas before starting the combat with the director Cynthia, to enter her body and help me find a safe way to eliminate the curse that had been placed on her

(Is it okay if I apply the extinction on the back where her Runes are?) I replied as I approached Cynthia

(Yes) I heard the confirmation from Dryas

I created an illusion of myself running towards the director and used the sonic step to position myself on her back

Before she can react I use the extinction on my right hand that I place on her back and activate a surge of rainbow energy

After that the director sends me flying several meters and looks at me with murderous eyes about to kill me

"What were you trying to do" Cynthia said with a furious voice as the wind roared fiercely around her

(Did it work Dryas?)

At that moment a green fire, with purple tints and in the shape of vines, with flowers of different shades, begin to emerge from inside the director, I feel the rigid body due to the use of extinction

In addition, I felt that the energy was draining from me due to the arts that Dryas was executing

The director Cynthia looks at me again, her pressure decreases and her tornadoes begin to disappear

(I got it) Dryas replied

After hearing that and seeing the green fire disappear in Cynthia's body, I fall to the ground like a doll with the strings cut, breathing heavily

(Thank you very much Dryas) I replied as she returned to my body

(I'm glad to be of help, but we just used a lot of energy and I have to sleep for some time) she said as I felt her consciousness fading

"What did you just do?" Cynthia said, as she approached me cautiously

"I just got rid of a pesky mosquito that you had on you" I said to her as she tried to expand the mana in her body to feel any change

"You" she looked at me with very serious eyes

"This is not the best place to talk about your true origins director Cynthia" I said to her with an apologetic tone as my consciousness began to fluctuate

I lost consciousness due to the effort of removing the curse from Cynthia

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POV Agrona Vritra

Mmmm I don't feel the curse of that minor, I thought to myself as I opened my eyes

Could it be Epheotus? I have no information about them in Dicathen and Silvia with my daughter disappeared too what a nuisance

The only positive thing is that I was able to detect the other anchor, how stupid you were Silvia, to think that I wouldn't notice through Cadell, that you were the one who caused Grey to reincarnate out of my hands

But you won't stop me from using him, I repeated in my mind

As I checked the plans after sending Nico Severn to Dicathen several years ago

And as for that minor, should I silence her? No, it's not worth risking the planning of so long just for this change and no matter how much she resists she won't be able to change anything

I thought as I formed a smile on my face, for having in a few years the edict of destiny and putting all Epheotus on their knees

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POV Cynthia Goodsky

I was sitting in my office, meditating on what had happened a couple of hours ago

That boy, you were more than I expected, the last skill he used I don't know exactly what it was, but it felt similar to the skills of the emitters and his last sentence

I was very worried, I didn't know what to do exactly, after all no one should know yet about the continent of Alacrya and my true origin

But when that boy spoke to me at the end, his eyes told me that he knew everything, I couldn't get that look out of my mind because I couldn't hide anything from him

I felt the need to kill him immediately, since the only way he knew about me and his unclear origins could only mean one thing, he was an Alacryan, but before I could even do anything, the mana beasts crossed my path looking at me with hostility

After hesitating I decided to calm down and talk to him tomorrow, I could get answers from him with a little more wait, that's why I communicated to Vincent to take him tomorrow to the academy facilities

"Aaaahhh" I couldn't help but sigh, right at that moment Avier entered through the window

"Cynthia did something happen" Avier asked worried about me

"I guess so" I replied

"Is it something related to the boys you went to see today, I felt that your emotions were a mess after that"

Normally, I wouldn't answer him, because I felt that the curse after just thinking about revealing something was activated, but this time I didn't feel that

"That boy" after thinking a little about the spell he used and that apparently I thought had no effects, I came to an approximate idea of what he did

But if it's what I think, why? Is there any meaning behind his actions? Or is he like me? I had no way to confirm my suspicions, I had to ask him directly tomorrow

"Cynthia" Avier said taking me out of my thoughts with a worried tone

I gave him a smile feeling more calm than ever since I came to this continent and replied "tomorrow I think it will be an important day for me"

"If you say so" Avier said as he began to talk about his day in the beast clearings

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POV Julian Kingscrown

And I fainted, the burden of removing the Curse was bigger than I thought, I meditated as I opened my eyes and left behind the drowsiness I had

(Are you okay, brother?) Silvie asked me by my side

(Yes, just a little tired, how long did I sleep?)

(A little more than twelve hours, it's around four in the morning) Silvie said as she approached me

As I caressed her I asked her (Did anything else happen yesterday?)

(Cynthia tried to kill you, but then she seemed to calm down and asked to see you tomorrow at the Xyrus academy) she said with a somewhat annoyed tone

(Thank you for worrying about me) I said as I smiled and caressed her head

After that short conversation I prepared my things to leave the mansion and rested for another two hours to go out to train on the assimilation process in the backyard

After a while Tabitha came out with a somewhat worried face and asked me "Are you sure it's okay to train after yesterday? I heard from Alice that you had no injuries but a lot of fatigue"

"Thank you very much for your concern, Mrs. Tabitha, but I'm completely fine, the collapse yesterday was due to me pushing myself a little and I'm still in the middle of a process with my core" I said trying to reassure her

"Well, it seems that you're fine, but if you feel any discomfort you can tell us" she said as she gave me a smile

What a beautiful smile, will Lilia look the same when she grows up? No wait, focus, I say in my mind as I gave myself small slaps on the face

"Of course, Mrs. Tabitha" I said answering her

After finishing the assimilation process, I went to have breakfast and saw Lilia waiting happily for her breakfast

I got behind her and said "Lilia, it seems that you like food a lot".

She almost jumped out of her seat because of the scare I gave her

"Don't do that, you almost made my heart jump out" she said as she sat back normally and ignored me

Was it too much? It can't be, it was just a little scare

"Lilia you're not mad at me, right?" I asked her as I sat next to her

"No, what's wrong with you, I'm just waiting for my breakfast" she answers me with her eyes rolling

"Ok, ok don't give me that kind of look" I replied

"Are you okay?" She asks me indifferently as she watches the cooks

"If you mean what happened yesterday yes" I said as I followed her gaze

"How did you do that" she said as she gave me a look with stars in her eyes

"What?" I replied in a confused tone

"That green fire with the flowers was amazing, my dad said he never saw anything like it" Lilia said in a very excited tone

"That's a trade secret" I said as I played with Lilia

"Tell me how you did it" she said as she grabbed my shirt and shook me like a maraca

"I'll explain it to you later, right now I can't do it" I replied as I grabbed her small hands and stopped her from shaking me

"Does that hurt you?" she said worried

"Not at all, I just need help from something inside me and after using it yesterday it needs to recharge" I said as I moved my hands in a sign of denial

"I've never heard anything like that" she said as she looked at me and tried to figure out if I was lying to her

"Wow, when did you become so close" Arthur said as he approached us with Ellie

"I could ask the same thing with Tes..." Before I finished speaking, Arthur hit me on the head

"Hey, not here, nobody knows" Arthur said in a nervous tone looking at his mother in the kitchen

"You owe me one" I said with a malicious smile

"What are you talking about" Lilia asked curiously

"Arthur's dark past" I replied as I received another hit

After that I said goodbye to everyone, put everything in my dimensional ring and headed to the Xyrus academy facilities

Vincent wanted to accompany me, but I told him it was no problem, he finally decided to send me in a carriage so I wouldn't get lost and for safety

And here I was in front of the gates, I hid Silvie inside my jacket, because if I remember correctly Kai Crestless is here since this year and I don't know where Draneeve is

But I don't plan to stop them, I'm going to humiliate them in the worst way possible when they attack the Academy, I swore to myself with a contained rage that lay deep within my feelings, it was not like the other times now I could keep these feelings under control

I still don't know what these emotions are that arise from time to time, but I'm going to burn them as fuel for my determination, I'm going to break the whole scenario of this world

As I began to walk towards the director's office after being instructed by a worker, I noticed that someone was following me, but I ignored it, it was a core in light red class, some curious student, I thought, until I heard a voice behind me

"Aren't you too young to be in the academy?" I heard a bold voice

When I turned around I saw a cute girl with scarlet hair tied in a ponytail, gray eyes that radiated positivity with a friendly smile

It was Claire Bladeheart, a much younger than I can remember in the comic, with an immature face, but full of nobility and charisma

I smiled in a complicated way remembering her fate and that in my mind the views of the destruction of the academy were repeated

"No, miss, I'm here by invitation of the director to have a chat" I said to her